Chapter 2994 There is a man hiding in the backyard
Hearing these words, Ruoshui was stunned, staring at Nanyan with wide eyes: "Your Majesty, the emperor… he asked you to go to Xingluo Lake?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the two girls outside heard the sound, turned around and looked, and were immediately startled. The one who was gossiping especially fell to her knees with a plop, trembling and saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Nan Yan just glanced at them indifferently.
Then he said, "People who serve tea and water shouldn't have mouths. Next time, don't let me hear those gossipy women gossiping. If I hear you again, I'll help you cut off a section of that long tongue."
The girl trembled like a sieve and kowtowed repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
Nan Yan said, "Back off."
The girl hurriedly got up from the ground and crawled away with her companions.
Although she sent them away, Ruoshui turned around and looked at her with a shocked expression. She said in a hoarse voice, "My Lady, are you really going to Xingluo Lake? Is what they said true?"
Nan Yan glanced at her, turned around and continued walking forward.
Ruoshui quickly followed and heard Nanyan slowly say, "It's true."
"How, how can this be possible?!"
"Why not? Are you questioning the Emperor and me?"
"No, I dare not."
Ruoshui panicked even more, especially as Nanyan acted so matter-of-factly that she seemed to have so many flaws that the enemy wouldn't know where to strike. After the two of them took a few steps forward, she finally cleared her mind and looked up, saying, "Your Majesty, this is too dangerous! How can a woman like you do such a dangerous thing? Besides, you're the Imperial Concubine!"
"What's wrong with women? Aren't they supposed to enjoy themselves behind men's backs?"
"Well--"
"As a noble concubine, am I different from other women?"
"Of course, Your Majesty is a person of noble character and is deeply favored by the Emperor—" Therefore, it is even more wrong to take such a risk.
But before Ruoshui could finish, Nanyan continued, "I was granted the title of Imperial Concubine the moment I married the Emperor because I'm different from other women. Other women just put on makeup and wait for the Emperor's favor, but I'm someone who can endure hardships with the Emperor."
Zhu Feng wants to create a prosperous era, and Nan Yan is determined to accompany him.
But this "accompanying" him does not mean sitting in the harem, watching him busying around, watching him go through life and death, and then counting yourself as one of his companions.
The real meaning of accompanying is to stand up when it is time to take action.
This is what true companionship is.
In the future, if the prosperous times really come, she can also tell everyone with confidence that she is not a bystander in this prosperous age. On the contrary, she can leave her own name.
"But, but—"
Ruoshui was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. She knew, of course, that Nanyan was different from other women, but no matter how different she was, she was still a woman, powerless. What could she do when she encountered those bandits who killed people without blinking an eye?
not to mention--
Ruoshui said, "My Lady, there is danger!"
Nan Yan glanced back at her, then turned away and continued walking forward, saying calmly, "If there were no danger, there would be no need for me to take action."
"Empress!"
Ruoshui was really anxious this time, and she grabbed Nanyan's sleeve and said, "My lady, do you know what I am talking about?"
“…”
This time, Nan Yan stopped.
Looking at Ruoshui's conflicted expression, it was as if something was tearing her soul apart from within. The hand that was grabbing her sleeve was so tight that the veins on the back of her hand bulged.
Nan Yan was very calm and just said, "If you want to tell me something, please tell me clearly."
“…”
Ruoshui's eyes turned red. After struggling for a long time, she said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, I, this servant, don't know why Master would appear here at this time, and even bring the Emperor and Your Majesty here—but this servant can guarantee that Master is definitely not a bad person. She will definitely not harm the Emperor and Your Majesty!"
“…”
"It's just, it's just...Master, she must have some difficulties."
“…”
"Last night, I saw her go to the backyard alone again."
"oh?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
This was not surprising. Even she and Zhu Feng knew who was hiding in the backyard, but Xu Miaoming locked the backyard and didn't let them in. For some reason, Zhu Feng didn't investigate further. But if Xu Miaoming wanted to go to the backyard, it seemed to be her own business.
So he said, "So what? Did you follow him?"
Ruoshui gritted her teeth, struggling for a long time before she whispered, "I only saw her go to the backyard when I was delivering hot water to the Emperor and the Empress. But then, the Empress asked me to go and rest. I couldn't let go of her, so I sneaked over."
"Um?"
Nan Yan didn't expect that she would actually go there secretly.
Then, he looked at Ruoshui with a gloomy face and said softly, "What did you see when you went over there?"
Ruoshui recalled that last night, she left Zhu Feng and Nan Yan's room and secretly ran to the backyard alone. The door was still locked. She originally thought that Xu Miaoming had left, so when she was about to leave, she heard footsteps coming from inside.
She hid in the corner and saw Xu Miaoming coming out. He took out the key, opened the lock on the door, untied the chain and walked out, then locked the door again.
Then he left.
Ruoshui did not follow her immediately. Instead, after she left, she walked to the locked iron gate alone and looked at the pitch-black night inside.
However, she saw a figure through a small door inside.
Nan Yan asked, "Did you see the people inside?"
Ruoshui said, "I only saw a figure inside, but I couldn't see clearly who it was. It was too dark inside."
Nan Yan frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "So, what did that person do? Or did he say anything?"
Ruoshui shook her head: "No, that person was just standing in the door."
“…”
"It looked like he was sending the master out, but this person didn't go back immediately."
Having said that, she bit her lower lip and thought for a while, recalling the overly thin figure in the night, and then said softly: "I think it seems to be a man."
"man?"
Nan Yan's brows furrowed even tighter.
Is there a man hiding in Xu Miaoming's backyard?
If this happened to another woman, it would be hard to say, and Xu Miaoming was still a female Taoist priest - however, she also knew that Xu Miaoming was a Taoist priest of the Fire Residence, so they could get married.
However, there was a man hiding in the backyard, and they were meeting secretly late at night...
This made Nan Yan feel even more uneasy.
She asked, "What else did you find?"
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