Chapter 1275 The Imperial Concubine's Hidden Meaning
Just after calling twice, I heard a hoarse voice from the side -
"My Lady."
Nan Yan quickly turned around: "Xiao Yu!"
Sure enough, in the yellow sand and black smoke, a familiar figure was seen walking towards her. It was Ran Xiaoyu, and she was holding someone in her hand. It was not anyone else, but the man named Li Lai.
He had lost his crutch and one of his legs was injured. He was supported by Ran Xiaoyu and walked over limping.
Seeing Nan Yan, Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly let him go, walked over and knelt down in front of Nan Yan.
"My lady, this servant deserves to die!"
“…”
Nan Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Logically speaking, this matter should not be forgiven whether it happened in the palace or in any other mansion. Ran Xiaoyu was too outrageous to even burn down the kitchen.
What if the fire cannot be put out in time and burns down the Duwei Mansion?
This time, I can't let her off easily no matter what!
So with a straight face: "What are you doing!?"
Ran Xiaoyu lowered her head, feeling extremely regretful: "I know my crime."
Nan Yan said: "Tell me clearly what's going on!"
Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and said with shame, "I was just cooking in the kitchen, but today's sandstorm was so strong that it blew up the charcoal ash in the stove."
“…”
"The charcoal ash fell into the pot, and I went to clean it, but I didn't notice that the charcoal ash also fell on the haystack next to it."
“…”
"I was blinded by the yellow sand and failed to put out the fire immediately. By the time I could see clearly, the fire had already grown bigger, and then—"
“…”
Nan Yan glared at her.
In this case, it seems that we can't blame her entirely.
With the weather today, no one knows what to do. I heard that several places in the city almost caught fire, but fortunately they were all put out in time.
But Nan Yan still said: "Even so, you still did something wrong."
Ran Xiaoyu lowered her head and said frankly: "I know."
“…”
"I will accept your punishment, Madam."
Nan Yan said: "Although you are my servant, I cannot protect you in this matter. Manager."
The manager immediately stepped forward.
Nan Yan said, "Go outside the second gate and give her twenty lashes."
"yes."
Although this kind of punishment may cause serious injuries, it is actually light when it comes to punishment, and it can be considered an explanation to both the inside and the outside world.
Moreover, Ran Xiaoyu was a martial artist, so twenty strokes of the cane was just a minor punishment and wouldn't hurt her too much.
So, she lowered her head and said shamefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
At this time, Nan Yan's gaze fell on the man just now, who was Li Lai, who was kneeling on the ground and still breathing slightly.
So he asked, “Why are you here?”
Li Lai raised his head and wanted to say something to Nan Yan, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he started coughing.
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly said, "To answer your Majesty, there was a fire in the kitchen just now. He and several other people rushed in to put out the fire, and he was inhaled by the smoke."
"oh……"
Nan Yan heard the hoarse voices of those people along the way.
Unexpectedly, Li Lai was also infected.
So he sighed and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Li Lai hurriedly shook his head, knelt on the ground and said, "I dare not."
When she opened her mouth, her voice was like a broken gong. Nan Yan said, "Alright, stop talking. Get up. The ground is still cold."
He then stumbled to his feet. Perhaps his crutch fell when he was putting out the fire, and he looked very disheveled.
Nan Yan said, "I will reward you according to your merit. You can go down first. I will ask the doctor to come and see you later."
Li Lai bowed to her and left.
Nan Yan looked at Ran Xiaoyu again and sighed.
The people in the Duwei Mansion were very efficient. They cleaned up the kitchen immediately. Fortunately, the fire was not big and only burned one wall on one side. The roof also collapsed a little, so they immediately sent someone to repair it.
Pots, pans, and other utensils also need to be purchased separately.
Fortunately, the stoves can be used normally, otherwise we would have no food to eat today.
After finishing the things here, Nan Yan said to Ran Xiaoyu: "Go down and accept the punishment yourself. You don't need to come and serve me."
Ran Xiaoyu said, "I understand."
After saying that, he left.
Nan Yan then turned around and walked towards the wing room.
Although she was dealing with matters in the kitchen, part of her mind still followed Zhu Feng to the wing room.
After all, in such a windy and sandy world, I heard that even camels are unwilling to walk around.
How could a woman appear in the wilderness?
It was picked up by Gu Yiyou and others.
It feels a bit strange.
In particular, Nan Yan was still worried about one thing, which was what the mysterious man had said: his people would take the initiative to find Nan Yan, but she had been in Shazhouwei for several days and that person still had not shown up.
This made Nan Yan's heart always hanging in the air.
Can't go up, can't go down.
I wonder what's going on with this woman that Gu Yiyou and the others picked up.
Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and walked towards the wing room.
However, just as he reached the door, he saw a slender figure walking out from inside. The two of them bumped into each other face to face, and the other person immediately took a step back and lowered her head.
"This humble girl pays homage to the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
Nan Yan's footsteps stopped instead.
Xue Ling...
Although I knew that she went to Ye Zheng's room every day to visit her savior these past two days, nothing really happened, so I didn't pay much attention to her.
Basically, forget about her.
But this time it happened again.
Nan Yan's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Miss Xue, what are you doing here?"
Xue Ling knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "I...live here."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Look at my memory. I only thought that the side rooms of the Duwei Mansion were occupied by some visiting guests. I almost forgot that you were also here."
“…”
These words naturally have a deeper meaning.
Xue Ling was a perceptive person and not stupid, so of course he heard the hidden meaning of the imperial concubine.
Just smiled awkwardly.
Nan Yan added, "Someone was sent over there just now. You all saw it, right?"
"yes."
"This wing room also needs to be used properly. If there are a few more people, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate them."
“…”
"When the time comes, you will know what to do."
Xue Ling raised his head and looked at her, biting his lower lip, but did not dare to speak.
Nan Yan just smiled and said, "Where are you going now?"
Xue Ling said, "I...I'm going to visit Master Ye."
"Not today."
"Can--"
"Why, my words don't work here?"
“…”
Xue Ling knelt there, looking aggrieved, biting her lower lip and whispering, "I dare not."
After saying that, he bowed to Nan Yan and turned back to his room.
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