Chapter 3077 This Path Is Your Own Choice
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Yan walked over and pushed open the half-closed door with a clang.
There was actually a person standing in that room.
"Sister Dragonfly?"
Duo'er, who was following Nan Yan, couldn't help but exclaim when she saw the person standing inside, and said in surprise: "Why are you here again? I didn't see you just now."
“…”
Dragonfly looked at them with a pale face.
Nan Yan also stood at the door, staring at her without saying a word.
To be precise, he was staring at her disheveled clothes, disheveled hair, and even the slender white wrist that was exposed from her sleeve, with the shocking bruises on it.
When Tingfu and another young eunuch Jiang Dahe saw her like this, they were so scared that they immediately retreated.
Tingfu stood outside the door and said, "Qingting, what are you doing?"
At this time, Nan Yan took a step inside.
Duo'er was about to follow her in, but she saw Nan Yan said coldly: "Everyone go out and guard outside."
Duo'er and Tingfu looked at each other. Others didn't quite understand, but Tingfu suddenly sensed something. He stretched out his hand and waved to Duo'er. Duo'er hurriedly retreated and closed the door.
Only Nanyan and Qingting were left in the room.
There was also a faint candle that had just been lit.
The candlelight flickered as Nan Yan walked closer step by step, and the light and shadow of the whole room swayed, as if the small house was also shaking and would collapse at any time.
As she approached, the dragonfly lowered its head and kept backing away.
Finally, she retreated to the wall. When her shoulder hit the cold and hard wall, she had no way to retreat. She didn't even dare to look up. She could only watch Nan Yan walk up to her and see her shrugging her shoulders slightly, as if she wanted to curl up into a ball so that she couldn't see her.
Of course, her bruised wrist, which I just saw, was also tucked into her sleeve.
But Nan Yan stretched out her hand and grabbed her wrist.
"ah--!"
Perhaps because she was frightened or because her sore spot was touched, Qingting groaned in pain, but she couldn't hold on any longer. Nan Yan grabbed her hand with force, and her sleeve fell down. The bruises on her wrists from being tied up were obvious, and the shocking pink scars on her fair arms showed what she had experienced during the time she disappeared. All of them were clearly displayed in front of Nan Yan.
Qingting's face turned red and white, and he didn't even have the strength to look up at Nan Yan.
I just tried to pull my hand away with all my strength.
However, the passionate fight, or rather the torture, just now had completely exhausted her strength. Even though Nan Yan was usually just a weak and pampered imperial concubine, at this moment, she was unable to break free.
He could only mutter, "My Lady..."
Her voice was also hoarse, the result of overusing her voice that night.
When she heard her voice, Nan Yan's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and a sneer appeared on her face.
She slowly let go of Qingting's hand, and Qingting immediately rolled down her sleeves to cover all the marks on her arms, as if she wanted to cover herself completely.
Nan Yan said calmly, "You actually came back alive."
“…Mother.”
"Then you are really lucky."
“…”
"I remember that almost all of those who served him before me died in his bed. The two lucky ones who came back alive also became insane and were later taken away."
“…”
"Now that I think about it, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago."
Dragonfly had been huddled in the corner, and when he heard these words, he trembled violently again.
Nan Yan slowly walked to the table and sat down, placing one hand on the edge of the table. Although she looked calm when she said these words, if you look closely, you will find that her fingertips seemed to be inadvertently scratching the table, using this method to suppress her emotions.
She lowered her eyes, staring at the flickering candlelight before her, and said, "That night when the Emperor entered Jinling City, I was also sent to his bed. I originally thought I wouldn't survive that night."
“…”
"But the Emperor saved me."
“…”
"After that, no matter how the relationship between me and the emperor changed, or even how much love and hate we had, there is one thing I have never forgotten: it was the emperor who rescued me from that man's bed and saved my life."
“…”
"He is not only my man and my lover, but also my savior."
When she said this, her eyes turned red.
Qingting raised her head and glanced at her tremblingly, and said softly, "Your Highness."
Nan Yan suddenly smiled, as if to bring her emotions back from the past, although at this time, her face was already pale.
Because, the man who once stood in front of her like a mountain, shielding her from countless storms, the man she thought would accompany her until old age and the two would never be separated, now, she dared not speculate whether he was alive or dead.
She was afraid that with just one guess, an unacceptable possibility would emerge in her mind.
She'll go crazy.
Thinking of this, she dug her nails into the table so hard that they almost dug into it. Even Dragonfly could see the veins bulging on the back of her hand.
After a long while, Nan Yan looked up at Qingting and said in a deep voice, "You can come back alive only because someone saved you."
“…”
"I think it's probably your parents' spirits in heaven protecting you."
The dragonfly shuddered.
Nan Yan took another deep breath, slowly stood up while holding onto the edge of the table, looked at her and said, "You chose to stay with me in the beginning, and now, you chose to sleep with him, too."
“…”
"Now that you have chosen, you must go on your own."
Qingting had been keeping her head down. When she heard these words, she finally slowly raised her head, looked at Nan Yan, and said softly, "Yes."
“…”
Hearing her say this, Nan Yan's breathing paused for a moment.
But then she turned and walked out.
As soon as she went out, she saw Tingfu still leading Duo'er and Jiang Dahe standing not far from the door. Although she didn't dare to eavesdrop, Tingfu had been with her for so many years in the palace and had guessed what had happened. When he saw Nan Yan come out, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty."
Nan Yan said, "Let her stay here tonight. We'll pack it up early tomorrow morning and send it to Wuying Palace."
“…”
"The three of you are enough for me here."
When Tingfu heard this, the huge stone in his heart pressed down heavily. He had noticed the changes in Qingting these days, but he never dared to believe it. But after seeing everything tonight, he had to believe it even if he didn't want to.
He glanced at the small house behind Nan Yan, which was so quiet that there was no sound at all.
He whispered, "Yes."
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