Chapter 1430 Can’t Be Spoiled
Zhu Feng looked at her and asked, "Why didn't you let me buy that bracelet for Xinping just now?"
“……!”
Nan Yan's heart skipped a beat.
She looked up at Zhu Feng, only to see that he was looking at her with a calm yet inquiring gaze. Although it was just a small matter, he seemed to have read something from her attitude.
"Why don't you buy it for her?"
“…”
"It's just a bracelet."
Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "It's just a bracelet. I just don't want her to be spoiled."
"Why?"
“…”
"I—my daughter, why can't she be spoiled?"
“…”
Nan Yan was silent for a while, holding the teacup with both hands, feeling the warmth brought by the tea, which indeed dispelled a lot of coldness, but she also knew that the warmth was only temporary. In such weather, the cold wind would soon take away the temperature of the water.
She said slowly, "Someone loves you now, but what if no one loves you in the future?"
“…”
"What will she do if the person who loved her leaves or changes in the future?"
“…”
"Instead of making her sad at that time, it is better not to spoil her from the beginning and let her know that this world is cruel and nothing will last forever."
“…”
Hearing her words, Zhu Feng frowned.
He vaguely felt that Nan Yan's words were not just about Xin Ping.
It seemed more like she was talking about herself.
After he lost his memory and met her, they had a very good time together. Not to mention that before he lost his memory, she was the only concubine who gave birth to his child after he ascended the throne, and he even risked the world's disapproval to canonize her as a noble concubine.
It shows how much they loved each other at that time.
How much I pamper her.
but--
What happened a few days ago and the grievances she suffered made her doubt everything, even herself. She believed that everything would dissipate and pass away, and nothing would last forever.
Her perception made Zhu Feng feel vaguely annoyed.
After a while, he said in a deep voice: "How do you know it won't happen?"
“…”
Nan Yan glanced at him.
But, nothing more was said.
She also felt that her words just now revealed her emotions too much. Zhu Feng was not a fool, so how could he not see what she was thinking?
How could an emperor tolerate being suspected?
So she held the tea, lowered her head and took a sip.
Seeing her indifferent expression, Zhu Feng's brows knitted even tighter. However, when he spoke, his voice was still calm. He said, "That bracelet—"
"Um?"
"Anything special?"
“……!”
Nan Yan's heart trembled slightly again.
She didn't even look up, but only looked down at the slightly trembling tea in the cup and said, "No."
"Then why are you looking at it like that?"
Nan Yan was about to refute and say that she was fine, but Zhu Feng said, "Don't deny it."
“…”
"I saw it."
“…”
"When you saw that bracelet, you seemed to remember something."
“…”
"What did you remember?"
“…”
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Nan Yan's thin shoulders, turning her around to face him. He said in a deep voice, "Last time, you told me that you burned those memorials with me in the cabinet treasury. But when I asked you what else you did, you refused to tell me."
“…”
"what else?"
“…”
"Is there something else, and is it related to the bracelet?"
Nan Yan's heart trembled, and she subconsciously looked up at him, her eyes flickering, as if asking: How do you know?
Zhu Feng said, "I've noticed that everyone in the palace, especially the Empress, Concubine Hui, and Concubine De, all have a bracelet of coral beads, but the newly promoted concubines don't."
“…”
"You were canonized when I first ascended the throne. Why don't you have it?"
“…”
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment.
I didn't expect that he would notice this.
She hesitated for a moment before saying perfunctorily, "That was a tribute, something the Emperor gave to the harem. I don't have it, so naturally, it wasn't given to me."
Zhu Feng frowned: "Really didn't give it to you?"
“…”
Although he had lost his memory, he still had feelings about the past, just like that day, when Nan Yan just mentioned the matter of the Cabinet Treasury, that feeling returned to his heart.
Similarly, if you lie to him, he will also feel it.
Nan Yan glanced at him again, sighed softly, and then said, "However, Ye Zheng gave me a string."
"oh?"
When Zhu Feng heard this, his eyes lit up.
Since it was a tribute and was given as a reward to the concubines in the harem, Ye Zheng certainly would not get a string for no reason, and he would not give it to Nan Yan for no reason.
He seemed to understand something.
So, he softened his voice slightly and asked, "So, where are the things?"
“…”
"Why haven't I seen you bring it before?"
That coral bead bracelet went through many twists and turns and eventually fell apart, leaving only one bead, which she made into a bracelet for Xinping.
It's like, their relationship.
Nan Yan coughed lightly, then said, "Disperse."
“…”
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows immediately frowned.
An uncomfortable atmosphere permeated between the two people, and Nan Yan seemed to have no intention of continuing the topic. She slowly walked to the side and sat down, taking another sip of the tea in her hand.
Sure enough, after the cold wind blew for a while, the tea had cooled down a lot.
Just then, the door opened.
The waiter walked in cheerfully, holding a tray with a few dishes on it, and said loudly, "Sorry to have kept you waiting!"
As he was about to put the food on the table, Xiao Shunzi and Ran Xiaoyu rushed in and said to him, "Just put it down, leave it to us."
The waiter had never seen anyone enter a restaurant with their own servants, but he could see that although they were dressed simply, they had extraordinary demeanor and were obviously not ordinary masters and mistresses. He immediately left obediently.
What was delivered were a few cold dishes and a pot of warm wine.
Xiao Shunzi said as he set the plates, "Master and Madam, please eat first. The hot dishes will be served soon."
Although the atmosphere was a bit cold at first, it became less awkward once the good wine and food came.
Zhu Feng turned his head and glanced at Nan Yan, saying, "Come and sit down."
“…”
"Aren't you hungry? Eat something first."
Nan Yan walked over and sat down, but she had no appetite and kept looking out the window.
He whispered, "Why haven't they come back yet?"
Zhu Feng also looked back.
Zhu Chengxuan took Princess Xinping to buy candied haws. They had been gone for quite a while, so it was time for them to come back.
He thought for a moment and said to Xiao Shunzi, "Send someone to take a look."
"yes."
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