Chapter 2258 Standing Punishment
Early the next morning, Ran Xiaoyu left the palace from the Nangong Gate with a bundle in her hand. Before dawn, she arrived at the shop of the most famous jade craftsman in the capital.
The store door has just opened.
When Ran Xiaoyu walked in, she stopped for a moment and looked back.
It was just dawn at this time and there were not many pedestrians on the street. They were walking in groups of three or four, with their heads down and necks hunched. No one noticed her.
It seemed that no one followed her.
Ran Xiaoyu frowned, thought for a moment, and then walked into the shop. The people in the shop had seen her before and immediately came forward to greet her.
"Miss Xiaoyu."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded, walked in, and handed the bag in her hand to the man.
She walked into the shop and sat down. Someone offered her hot tea, but she didn't drink it. She just asked, "Boss, has anyone come here to inquire about the Goddess of Childbirth?"
The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head, saying, "In the past two days, apart from you, Miss Xiaoyu, who came to ask for instructions, no one has inquired about the matter of the Goddess of Childbirth."
"Not a single one?"
"No."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu frowned again.
But she still said, "Well, go do your thing, I'll sit here for a while."
"Then I'll stay with you for a while."
The shopkeeper opened the bundle, took out the severed white jade hand, weighed it carefully, bowed to Ran Xiaoyu, and turned to walk into the shop.
Ran Xiaoyu sat at the table, drinking tea and paying close attention to everyone who passed by the jade shop.
Time passes by little by little.
In a blink of an eye, it was almost noon.
After watching Ran Xiaoyu leave early in the morning, Nan Yan has been sitting on the couch, wrapped in thick clothes, looking out the window, listening to the whistling wind, and soon began to doze off.
When Nian Qiu walked in, he saw her banging her head like a chicken pecking at rice.
So he walked over, gently supported her shoulders, and wanted to help her lie down. Nan Yan immediately opened her eyes: "Huh? Xiaoyu is back?"
Nian Qiu smiled and said, "My Lady, didn't Sister Xiaoyu say that she would be back a little later today?"
"oh……"
"Your Majesty, I am so tired of looking at you like this. You should get some sleep."
"What time is it now?"
"It's almost noon."
"Why am I so sleepy?"
"Your Majesty, didn't sleep well last night, did you?"
"……Um."
Although Zhu Feng left early in order not to disturb her rest, because of the matter of the fertility-giving Guanyin statue and the fact that she had just had a meal with the Xu family in Chengqian Palace, she recalled the expressions on everyone's faces and what they said at the banquet.
Especially, Xu Shizong's pale, sickly face.
After all this, although she was extremely tired, she couldn't fall asleep. She tossed and turned until people started walking around outside, and then she managed to take a nap.
After a while, Ran Xiaoyu was going to leave the palace as planned and go to the jade craftsman to carry out her plan of "luring the snake out of its hole". She didn't get enough sleep, so now, she has been dozing off.
Nian Qiu said distressedly, "The queen is still in confinement after giving birth, so she can't be too tired. If you're sleepy, just take a nap and don't strain yourself."
"Well, alright."
Nan Yan only said: "If she comes back, remember to call me this palace."
"I know."
Nian Qiu helped her to sleep and tucked the quilt in for her.
Then turn around and walk out.
As soon as I went out, I saw Xue Yun coming towards me.
She was carrying a medicine box in her hand. When she saw Nianqiu coming out of the bedroom, she immediately came forward, bowed to her, and said, "Miss Nianqiu."
"Is it... Doctor Xue?"
Nian Qiu glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
In order to prevent any accidents from happening when they were together, Ran Xiaoyu found a time to tell Nian Qiu and Aunt Tongyun about Xue Yun's true identity, where she came from, and her interactions with the emperor and the imperial concubine when she was in the northwest.
The two were shocked.
Only then did I realize that this seemingly gentle and amiable Doctor Xue was actually a woman.
No wonder the emperor was confident in entrusting the concubine's pregnancy to her care.
Aunt Tongyun smiled wryly and said, "This really gave us a fright. You know, that night Wu caused chaos in the palace, especially outside our Yikun Palace, where she spread rumors about the relationship between Doctor Xue and the Empress. Although the incident didn't become a big deal, it still worried me for a while, fearing that the rumors would get out and cause trouble. Now that I know she is a woman, I'm relieved."
But Ran Xiaoyu said, "Don't worry? It's because she is a woman that makes people worry."
Aunt Tongyun and Nianqiu didn't understand what she meant and asked her what was going on.
So, Ran Xiaoyu told them both what Xue Yun had said to the imperial concubine on the night she gave birth.
After hearing this, Aunt Tongyun was silent for a while and then sighed.
But Nian Qiu felt very dissatisfied.
Although jealousy is a bad thing for the concubines in the harem, no one would really be so foolish as to think that the emperor would be their own. Even the imperial concubine, who was so honored, did not have such an idea.
But concubines are concubines.
She was a woman who came from a different background, and now she was walking around the palace disguised as a man, yet she actually had such thoughts about the emperor.
When Nian Qiu looked at her again, there was not much kindness in his eyes.
Xue Yun didn't feel anything at all, and only asked in a friendly tone: "Is the Imperial Concubine here? I'm here today to check on her pulse."
Nian Qiu’s eyes rolled.
Then he said, "Master Xue, why did you come only now? The Queen has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Oh? Then I'll go in right away."
"Hey, wait a minute."
Nian Qiu stopped her and said, "The Queen has been waiting for you for a long time. She is tired and just fell asleep."
"Asleep? Well, I'll come back later."
"Later? How late?"
Nian Qiu showed dissatisfaction on her face and said, "Come back later. It's time for the queen to rest again."
“…”
"You must know that the queen is in confinement now, and it is the time when she needs to take care of her health."
"Of course."
Xue Yun felt that the other party was a little unfriendly, but she didn't say much.
He just said, "Then, I will wait for a while."
"That's right."
Nian Qiu smiled at her and said, "It's just that there is no side hall in the emperor's bedroom, and there is no place for you, Lord Xue, to sit."
"No problem,"
Xue Yun said: "It's still early, I'll just stand in the yard."
"That's good."
Nian Qiu looked at her standing in the yard, right in the wind, covered her mouth with her hands, smiled, then turned and left.
Xue Yun stood there, feeling the cold wind blowing into his collar and cuffs.
She shivered, but could only bear it.
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