Chapter 2435: How much is favor worth?
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a clang.
The bowl of porridge in Nan Yan's hand suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Empress!"
Aunt Tongyun was frightened and rushed over to grab Nanyan's hands to see. Fortunately, the weather outside was still cold, and the porridge was no longer boiling hot when it was delivered from the imperial kitchen.
However, some of it still splashed onto her hand, leaving a red mark on the back of her hand.
"Quick, bring cold water and a handkerchief!"
Aunt Tongyun shouted hurriedly, and Nianqiu and Ruoshui did not dare to delay. They hurriedly brought things over and helped Nanyan deal with it in a panic. Fortunately, she was just a little burned and not injured.
Ruoshui came over again and cleaned up the debris and porridge on the ground.
Aunt Tongyun held Nan Yan's hand, feeling extremely distressed, but when they were dealing with these things, Nan Yan just sat there with a pale face, as if she felt nothing.
Nian Qiu said softly: "My Lady..."
"Stop talking!"
This time, Aunt Tongyun was really angry. She turned around and yelled at her, "Isn't this a mess? What's the point of you saying this?!"
"I--"
Nian Qiu bit her lower lip and could only lower her head in grievance.
But Nan Yan spoke, her voice was cold: "Why are you scolding her?"
"Mother?"
"Even if she doesn't tell me, I'll still see it if I go to Wuying Palace."
“…”
"And, you saw it completely unprepared. Are you trying to embarrass me in front of everyone?"
Aunt Tongyun was stunned.
She hadn't thought of this either, and only said softly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
“…”
"However, since this matter has been decided, Your Majesty should not think too much about it. No matter who the Emperor takes as his concubine, his affection for Your Majesty will remain."
"mutual affection……"
Nan Yan sat there and suddenly laughed.
There was an unspeakable sadness in that smile, as if her whole body was trembling slightly, but when she opened her mouth, the words she uttered were as cold as hard ice.
"How much is this thing called affection worth?"
“…”
"If he really disregards the affection we've shown over the years and insists on conferring the title on that woman, then what's the point of me keeping this affection to myself?"
“…”
"Not as good as, not as good as..."
When she said this, her voice became lower and lower, but the indifference and despair in her words could not be concealed.
Nian Qiu looked at her like this, said nothing, and just lowered his head.
Aunt Tongyun said softly: "My Lady..."
After an unknown amount of time, Nan Yan finally took a deep breath, raised her head and said, "Let's go to Wuying Palace."
"But the queen hasn't had breakfast yet."
Ruoshui had just dropped a bowl of porridge, and she immediately asked the imperial kitchen to send another bowl.
Nan Yan only glanced at the food on the table, her eyes dull and without any desire to eat. She only said lightly: "I can't eat it either, so let's just leave it like this."
“…”
"It's better not to eat. Otherwise you'll get nauseous and throw up."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
Aunt Tongyun had no choice but to hurry up and after two steps, she stopped again and glared at Nianqiu who was about to follow and said, "You don't have to follow today. Clean up this place."
“…”
Nian Qiu could only say, "Yes."
After saying that, he stopped where he was and watched their backs disappear outside the gate of Yonghe Palace.
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On the other side, the Wuying Hall was already bustling with people.
Although the emperor did not make an official announcement, rumors had already spread in the harem, and everyone was sitting in their seats, talking about it.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Yeah, I'm confused too."
"Then Doctor Xue, isn't he and Concubine Kang having..."
"Shh, keep your voice down, you're going to die."
"Oh. Anyway, isn't it about that? I thought the emperor had already dealt with him secretly, so why did he suddenly call him back now? What on earth is the emperor thinking?"
"Who knows? I heard that the Imperial Concubine even confronted the Emperor about this matter."
Although everyone lowered their voices, the entire Wuying Hall still seemed noisy with so many people talking.
Even Concubine Shun, who was usually taciturn, frowned.
She glanced at Concubine Yi beside her, and Li Pan'er also looked at her and shook her head gently, indicating that she knew nothing about it.
The only one who sat there without saying a word but smiling calmly was Concubine Jing.
It seemed as if everything that happened today was under her control.
Just when everyone was feeling uneasy, a voice came from outside.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived."
Everyone immediately stood up and knelt down to greet the Imperial Concubine who slowly walked into the gate: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan walked in and said calmly, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Madam."
Everyone stood up. Originally, everyone wanted to see her expression, but when they saw her expression, they all lowered their heads.
The imperial concubine's face was so pale that it was completely bloodless.
Especially her eyes, which were originally a pair of eyes as flexible and gentle as autumn water. At this moment, the autumn water seemed to have frozen into ice. She looked at everyone with her icy eyes, without any warmth.
When everyone saw her like this, no one dared to say anything.
Only Concubine Shun stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, are you okay? You look so ugly."
Nan Yan said calmly: "It's okay."
After saying that, he walked to the side and found a chair to sit down.
After she did this, no one dared to talk anymore. They were discussing heatedly before, but now they didn't even dare to breathe. They could only sit back in their seats, looking at each other.
Jingpin Shen Lianxiang sat diagonally opposite the imperial concubine.
There was a calm smile on her face without a single ripple, and when she saw the imperial concubine's distraught expression, the smile in her eyes deepened a little.
Women are women after all.
Since they entered the palace, this imperial concubine has been like an insurmountable mountain standing in front of them. Life and death are all in her hands.
I didn't expect that she would be so heartbroken now.
Chen Lianxiang smiled, thinking to herself: This is how it should be. The more devastated she is, the better. The more she is like this, the more vulnerable she will be. How will the emperor deal with Xue Yun today? Even if it is just to confer a title on a small beauty, it will be like a slap in the face of the imperial concubine in front of everyone. When that happens, will she still have the dignity to be the imperial concubine?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile.
He could only cough lightly, and wipe the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief to wipe away the smile.
At this moment, Eunuch Yu shouted, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up again.
Chen Lianxiang looked back and saw that the imperial concubine's face had turned even paler. She hesitated for a moment before immediately prostrating herself on the ground with everyone else.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a gust of cold wind blowing.
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