Chapter 2814 The Jian Family and Bamboo
A light flashed in Pang Hu's eyes.
"It's the guards at the palace gates who are the most important."
“……!”
Hearing this, Li Quan was stunned at first, then shocked. He looked at Pang Hu with wide eyes and said, "You, what do you want to do?!"
Pang Hu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what we want to do."
“…”
"The important thing is that Eunuch Li should figure out what he wants."
“…”
"Should I accept my fate and become an insignificant little thug guarding the palace gate, never making a name for myself until my death? Or should I seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
Li Quan looked at him with a complicated expression and did not speak immediately.
Pang Hu approached him, lowered his voice, and said with infinite temptation: "Eunuch Li, if you can be used by our Earthly Immortal Society, thousands of acres of fertile land and tens of thousands of taels of gold will be at your fingertips. In the future, you will no longer have to kowtow and serve as a slave at the feet of others. You can be an idle rich man. Isn't that wonderful?"
“…”
Li Quan still didn't speak.
However, when he looked up at Pang Hu, a haze seemed to flash across his eyes, and like the sky outside, it gradually darkened.
Soon, it was night.
The entire capital city was still silent, but this silence was only an appearance.
Beneath the surface calm, countless undercurrents are surging.
It seemed that she sensed those restless auras. Although she had been tired all day and her whole body was as weak as if all the bones were pulled out, Nan Yan still couldn't fall asleep when she lay in bed.
She looked up at the curtains above the bed.
The cold moonlight illuminated the patterns finely embroidered with gold and silver threads on the curtains. She looked at the faint light flickering in the dark night, but her eyes were dim.
The complicated events that happened in the past two days really gave her a headache.
If the people from the Earthly Immortals Association really colluded with the people of Dian, what would they do next?
Where would that team of thousands of people hide?
What clue is that cluster of bamboo leaves?
When will Zhu Feng wake up...?
Thinking of this, her heart skipped a beat again - in fact, what she was doing now was less than one-tenth of what Zhu Feng usually did, but she was already so tired.
Until now, she still didn't quite understand what his mood was like, as he could still face the people and things in the harem with a smile every day after coming down from the front court.
If it were me, I would have killed someone out of frustration.
Just thinking about this, she immediately raised her hand and knocked her head hard, muttering, "What are you talking about? He is no longer a tyrant, so you have become a 'tyrannical concubine'?"
No matter what, from now on, you can't kill people casually.
Ge Yunli was an accident. After Zhu Chengxuan killed him, it not only shocked the ministers in the court, but also exposed his connection with the Earthly Immortals. Both the court and the palace had to be on high alert.
But the most troublesome thing right now is the team of thousands of people.
Where are those people?
After thinking about it for a while, she became even more upset. She tossed and turned in bed. At this moment, Ruoshui's voice came from outside the door: "My Lady, don't think about it anymore. Go to bed early."
Knowing that there has been unrest in the palace recently, Ruoshui, Tingfu and others take turns patrolling the corridor at night.
When I heard her sigh, I knew she was not asleep again, so I couldn't help but comfort her.
Nan Yan could only say "hmm", close her eyes and force herself to sleep.
Fortunately, after a long time, I finally fell into a deep sleep.
However, the dream was still not peaceful.
That night, Nan Yan had many strange dreams. Many bizarre lights and shadows flashed before her eyes. The strangest thing was that she dreamed of someone she hadn't dreamed of for a long time, or in other words, someone who hadn't appeared for a long time.
Jian Ruocheng.
She dreamed of the first time she met him, the handsome and elegant appearance of the second son of the Jian family.
I also dreamed of his miserable appearance after his entire family was wiped out.
And now he...
Nan Yan suddenly woke up from her dream. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the sky outside the window was already turning white and it was almost dawn.
She turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, frowning as she recalled what she had just seen. She couldn't help but feel flustered. Now it was such a critical moment. Even though she had always been worried about Jian Ruocheng, why would she dream about him again?
She sighed and turned to the dresser.
At a glance, I saw the cluster of bamboo leaves that I had placed on it last night.
Probably because they have been away from the branches for some time, the tips of the bamboo leaves have turned yellow and dry.
Bamboo leaves...where do the bamboo leaves come from?
Nan Yan picked up the bunch of bamboo leaves and looked at it carefully for a while. She couldn't help but get distracted again. Many people and things from the past emerged in her mind, such as -
Jane family.
She still remembered the first time she visited Jian's home, noticing how lush and green his courtyard was, planted almost entirely with bamboo. As the saying goes, "No meat makes one thin, no bamboo makes one vulgar; I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo." It was clear that Jian was well versed in the ways of a gentleman.
It's a pity that such a stubborn and lovely old man...
Thinking of this, her heart ached again.
At this moment, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
bamboo?
The Jian family likes bamboo.
Their mansion in Jinling was filled with bamboo, and when they later moved the capital to Peking, I heard they also had a lot of bamboo there. Even when Jian Ruocheng's family was exterminated and he fled to the south, he taught at an academy called Bamboo Academy. When Nan Yan visited, she saw it filled with clumps of verdant bamboo.
Could this be——
Nan Yan immediately stood up and shouted to the outside of the door, "Ruoshui."
Ruoshui was waiting outside. When she heard Nan Yan getting up, she immediately went to prepare hot water and a towel. When she heard the imperial concubine calling her, she pushed the door open and came in.
"My lady, let me help you wash up."
"No hurry yet,"
Nan Yan said, "First, have Tingfu pass on the order to summon Jinyiwei Commander Fang Buyuan to the palace. I have something to say—"
Before she could finish her words, Tingfu had already walked to the door.
The imperial concubine hadn't washed yet, so he certainly didn't dare come in casually. He just stood at the door and greeted her, then said, "Your Majesty, Lord Heyi has come to the palace to request an audience."
"Um?"
Nan Yan was stunned.
Not to mention that He Yi should be busy with state affairs now. It's so early, it's not even dawn yet. Even if he has something to report, he shouldn't come to the harem to see me so early.
I'm afraid it's something important.
So he put the matter of Zhuye aside for the time being, and immediately asked Ruoshui to help him dress and wash. After everything was ready, he asked Tingfu to bring Heyi in.
As soon as she sat down, she saw Heyi walking in from outside.
He knelt and said, "Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan looked at him and said, "Lord He Yi, why did you come to the palace to see me before dawn? Is there something important?"
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