Chapter 2479: Concern and Chaos
Before she could ask, Zhu Feng said, "There's one more thing I want to ask her."
Nan Yan looked at him, then at Xue Yun.
I didn't ask too many questions.
She only said softly: "Well, I'll take my leave first."
Zhu Feng nodded and watched her leave the imperial study. As soon as she left, Eunuch Yu, who was standing outside, closed the door of the imperial study.
Nan Yan walked a few steps out, but did not leave immediately. Instead, she stopped and looked back at Eunuch Yu who was closing the door. Eunuch Yu turned around and saw the imperial concubine looking at him like that, as if he had something to say, so he hurried forward.
"What else do you want, Madam?"
“…”
Nan Yan looked at him for a while, then said gently, "Eunuch Yu, I want to thank you very much."
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu immediately revealed an expression of deep trepidation and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. How could I possibly deserve such a thank you from you?"
Nan Yan said calmly, "Although I know what to do, sometimes I just can't control my emotions. This time, I almost ruined everything."
“…”
"If it weren't for my father-in-law's reminder that day, today's matter would not be so easy."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu stopped refusing and simply chuckled, saying, "Your Majesty has always been calm and wise, but this is a matter concerning the Emperor and the Princess, both of whom are most important to you. It's only natural that you'd be upset. As the saying goes, concern breeds anxiety."
Nan Yan looked at him with a smile: "But when I see you, eunuch, you never get upset."
"Ouch."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu was even more shocked and said hurriedly, "I am old now. My body is old, and my heart is even older."
“…”
"This chaos is going to cause a big mess."
Nan Yan said, "If I grow older, will my heart be less chaotic?"
“…”
This time, Eunuch Yu didn't interrupt. Instead, he thought for a moment, then smiled and looked up at Nan Yan and said, "Being upset is a bad thing; but being able to be upset isn't necessarily a bad thing."
“…”
"That at least shows that Your Majesty still has someone she cares about."
“…”
“Having someone to care about is a blessing, no matter how tiring it is.”
“…”
Hearing these words, Nan Yan's heart trembled.
After thinking for a while, she seemed to have some feeling. She smiled slightly, looked at Eunuch Yu and said, "The fact that you can still say this proves that your heart is still young."
Eunuch Yu chuckled and said nothing.
Nan Yan continued, "My eunuch said that I was too worried, and that's true. I have always been concerned about the Emperor and the princess. I cannot escape the blame for Xinping's current condition. If anything were to happen to the Emperor again, I would truly wish I had died."
"ah?"
Eunuch Yu didn't expect her to suddenly say such a thing.
After a moment of shock, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, where did you get this from?"
“…”
"Isn't the emperor always fine?"
"All right?"
Nan Yan's eyes suddenly turned colder. She looked at him and said calmly, "If the Emperor is truly well, why does he summon Doctor Xue to the Imperial Study several times a month so that the two of them can be alone together?"
“……!”
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu's expression suddenly changed.
Nan Yan then said, "If the emperor really has feelings for her, whether I tolerate her or not is entirely up to me. But why did I just find more than one needle hole on the emperor's hand?"
“……!”
Hearing this, Eunuch Yu's heart sank again.
He almost didn't dare to look up at Nan Yan, but he could feel that Nan Yan's eyes were fixed on him. The sense of urgency was so strong that he couldn't even breathe.
Nan Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?!"
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The atmosphere outside the imperial study was depressing, and the atmosphere inside the imperial study was no more relaxed than outside.
Although he couldn't hear Nan Yan's questioning of Eunuch Yu, Xue Yun couldn't help but look at Zhu Feng's hand. Of course, he was looking at the wound on his fingertips that he had pierced himself.
Although this tiny needle hole is small, not much blood will flow out.
But as a doctor, she understood that the fingers were connected to the heart, and piercing the fingers with silver needles was more painful than breaking bones, which ordinary people could not bear.
Zhu Feng remained silent.
However, as soon as the imperial concubine left, his breathing became noticeably heavier than before, and cold sweat was clearly running down his forehead.
Xue Yun stepped forward cautiously and said softly, "Your Majesty, your injury—"
Zhu Feng looked down at his fingertips.
His voice was calm, but also a little tense, as he said solemnly, "It's okay."
“…”
"It will be fine in a while."
Xue Yun lowered his head and said softly, "It's all my fault. Everything is my fault."
A cold light flashed in Zhu Feng's eyes.
He said, "Is it really your fault?"
“…”
"Are you really going to admit that you brought that drugged incense into the palace and placed it in my incense burner?"
Xue Yun heard this and quickly shook his head: "No, it's not."
“…”
"I would never dare to do such a thing."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said calmly, "I doubt you would either."
Xue Yun said softly, "Your Majesty is wise."
But just as she finished speaking, Zhu Feng's face suddenly darkened again. He stared at her with a pair of hawk-like eyes and said, "If it's not you, then who is it?!"
This sentence is obviously not a conversation, but an interrogation.
Xue Yun's heart sank again.
She raised her head and looked at Zhu Feng, only to see that his expression was gloomy. His sharp eyes seemed to see through her heart. He said in a deep voice, "You didn't do it, and the Shen family has no right to enter my imperial study. There is only one possibility: someone put drugged incense into your box without your knowledge, so you lit the incense in my imperial study without knowing it."
“…”
"So, I'm going to ask you now."
“…”
"Who is it?"
Xue Yun couldn't help but shiver.
Sure enough, the emperor is more difficult to fool than the imperial concubine.
As soon as this matter came to light, she had a bad feeling in her heart and vaguely guessed who did it; but fortunately, she was diverted by other things just when she was questioning. Later, the truth about Chen Lianxiang came to light and everyone was relieved. She also hoped that she could get away with it and ask clearly when she got home.
Unexpectedly, the emperor still remembered this incident.
She stammered, "I, your humble servant—"
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "Shen has been imprisoned. I have ordered the Ministry of Justice to interrogate her. With all the witnesses and evidence, she will have no way to argue and will confess everything soon."
“…”
"If you don't tell me, this person will be on the list of the Ministry of Justice, and they will arrest and interrogate him at any time."
“…”
"By that time, it won't matter who you belong to."
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