Chapter 93 The Emperor Dined with Her
Xiao Shunzi responded from outside, then turned and walked out of Wuying Hall. Looking back, he saw Si Nanyan following him out, so he said, "Lady Si, you're not going in?"
Nan Yan shook her head: "The Emperor is going to dine with Empress Zhaoyi, what's the point of me standing there?"
Xiao Shunzi walked forward to both sides, but couldn't help but stop, turned around and said to her: "That tea just now, it was clearly you who made it, how come -"
Seeing his regretful look, Nan Yan chuckled.
"Why, do you want me to steal the credit from Empress Zhaoyi?"
"That's not the case, it's just—"
"Alright," Nan Yan waved her hand and said, "When we do these things, there's no reward if we do them well, and if we do them badly, disaster will befall us. If Empress Zhaoyi sends them in, we can at least get some 'reward', which is a good thing, isn't it?"
Xiao Shunzi glanced at her and said, "You're really open-minded."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Go and tell them quickly. If those two get hungry later, it will be your fault again."
Xiao Shunzi responded and hurried to the imperial kitchen.
Nan Yan looked at his back for a long time before she sighed softly and returned to the Ye Ting.
After a while, the other palace maids also came back complaining.
Nan Yan listened to their complaints and just opened the door when she saw Ran Xiaoyu standing at the door, also sweating profusely. She hurriedly said, "Why are you so tired?"
Ran Xiaoyu walked in and sat down. She didn't complain, but she looked very tired. Nan Yan poured her a glass of water and heard her say, "Today we have to clean the Imperial Garden, and we have to tidy it up completely. With just a few people and such a large Imperial Garden, it's certainly hard work."
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Oh, I heard there's going to be a banquet in the Imperial Garden tomorrow, but I don't know who they're inviting, so I'm in a hurry."
She said a few words and couldn't help but reach out and tap her shoulder.
Nan Yan said, "Let me help you massage it."
After saying that, he walked behind her and massaged her shoulders.
Ran Xiaoyu couldn't help laughing and said, "You are a female official of the Shangbao Palace. Not only do you live with me in this shabby place, but you also massage my shoulders. Are you trying to shorten my life?"
"I hope you'll have a short life."
After spending so many days together, the two of them had already become familiar with each other. Nan Yan also knew that Ran Xiaoyu's cold and arrogant personality was just because she didn't like to talk much with irrelevant people. In fact, she was a very nice person. After getting to know each other, the two of them would joke with each other from time to time.
However, her words made Ran Xiaoyu calm down.
After a while, she said, "I was destined to have a short life."
Nan Yan was moved by her words.
These days, I often hear her say such things. She is obviously just a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old, but she always has a cold and gloomy expression.
Nan Yan said softly: "Xiao Yu, you——"
Ran Xiaoyu's eyes, which had been somewhat lost, suddenly became clear again. Putting aside the emotion just now, she turned around and looked at her: "You came back so early today, didn't the emperor assign you any errands?"
Nan Yan shook her head: "Xia Zhaoyi is here, and the emperor is having dinner with her."
“She…”
When Ran Xiaoyu heard Xia Yunting, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
Nan Yan knew that ever since Xia Yunting slept with Prince Yan and was later canonized as Zhaoyi, many people in the palace were dissatisfied with her. Not only the concubines in the harem, but even the palace maids who were originally selected as concubines often spoke ill of her behind her back.
But what she didn't expect was that Ran Xiaoyu seemed to despise Xia Yunting as well.
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