Chapter 2262 What am I afraid of?
"There is never a shortage of favored concubines in the harem."
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"There is never a shortage of crazy women vying for favor."
Ran Xiaoyu looked at Nan Yan solemnly, seeing her confused and somewhat helpless eyes. After a long while, she said, "This servant knows, Your Majesty won't do that."
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"The Queen's nature is still kind after all."
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"Other people would definitely make excuses for themselves at this time, saying that she is the imperial physician after all, so it is reasonable for her to wait for the Empress. They might even say that she has it all to herself. After all, Nian Qiu really just played a little prank, and the Empress was truly unaware of it."
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"But the queen will feel guilty."
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"This state of mind... I don't know how to describe it, but Your Majesty always feels for others - no matter who they are, their suffering will make Your Majesty feel heartbroken. This kind of heart is -"
Nan Yan glanced at her and said with a wry smile, "Compassion."
"Yes, Your Majesty will always have compassion for everyone."
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"Then, how could the Queen become the person she least wanted to be?"
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Nan Yan was quiet for a while, then looked up at her, smiled and said, "Your words really comfort me."
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"I hope it's as you said."
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"Xiaoyu, if one day I lose even this little bit of compassion and am about to do something evil, you must remember to wake me up."
In the dim candlelight, her smile seemed a little weak, yet very gentle.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her smiling face and whispered softly, "I'm afraid you won't do this even if I go to hell."
"Um?"
Nan Yan looked up at her: "What did you say?"
Ran Xiaoyu shook her head.
She sat down on the bedside again and tucked in the quilt for Nan Yan to prevent any drafts from leaking into her bed at night. Then she asked softly, "My Lady, there is one thing I haven't quite understood."
Nan Yan looked at her: "What's the matter?"
Ran Xiaoyu asked softly, "Why does your Majesty care so much about Xue Yun?"
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When Nan Yan heard this question, her breathing paused.
It was as if something in my heart was hit, and my whole body was shaken.
Ran Xiaoyu was puzzled and asked seriously, "I am hostile to her because I have experienced so much in the past and I want to protect you. But you, my lady—I know that unless someone harms you or plays tricks on you, you rarely feel hostile towards others."
Otherwise, with Nan Yan's identity and means, she is enough to make the entire harem miserable and barren.
"As for Xue Yun, at least from now on, she has never done anything to the Empress."
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"Even during the Wu family's rebellion, it was thanks to her that the Empress was able to safely give birth to the prince."
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"Even if she admits her feelings for the emperor, there are so many concubines in the harem, and even many palace maids, who also have feelings for the emperor."
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"Your Majesty knew something like this would happen from the first day you met the Emperor."
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"Your Majesty could have advised the Emperor to visit Concubine Hui, and you could have helped him consider taking concubines and enriching his harem. Why are you so wary and hostile towards Xue Yun alone?"
After hearing her question, Nan Yan remained silent.
His face gradually turned pale.
Ran Xiaoyu felt that Nan Yan's mood was not right. She also knew that she was in confinement after giving birth and should not be tired or stressed out. She was also afraid that her words would make her angry.
She quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking too much."
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Nan Yan looked up at her, a hint of fatigue in her eyes.
After a while, she shook her head and said, "It's okay."
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"I...I'm a little tired and want to rest."
"yes."
Feeling that she was somewhat resistant to this question, Ran Xiaoyu didn't dare to ask any more questions. She hurriedly helped her to bed, tucked in the quilt, lowered the curtains, and blew out the candles in other places in the room.
Then, he carefully left the bedroom.
When she heard Ran Xiaoyu's footsteps fading away, she was the only one left in the entire bedroom. The quiet breathing and lonely heartbeat made Nan Yan feel an indescribable loneliness.
She curled up in her quilt and looked at the only candlestick left in the room.
The candlelight flickered slightly, illuminating her deep eyes.
She recalled the questions Ran Xiaoyu had just asked. Every word and every question made her even more anxious.
"Yes, why am I so hostile towards her alone?"
"What am I afraid of?"
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In the next few days, Ran Xiaoyu would leave the palace every day and rush to the jade shop to guard it.
But nothing was found.
In the end, even she felt that perhaps Nan Yan's plan to "lure the snake out of its hole" had failed this time.
There was no "snake" that they wanted to lead out of the hole.
In other words, this "snake" may not be in the Xu family.
When Nan Yan heard Ran Xiaoyu come back to report this, she sat on the couch with a frown on her face. After a while, she sighed softly.
She looked like she was full of sorrow, yet also seemed relieved.
Ran Xiaoyu asked, "My Lady?"
Nan Yan glanced at her, was silent for a moment, and then forced a smile and said, "That's fine."
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"This way, Her Majesty the Queen can rest in peace even in the afterlife."
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"But this matter is troublesome again."
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"Who did it? Almost all the people involved are gone now. It would be extremely difficult to find out."
Ran Xiaoyu comforted her, "No matter what, eliminating a wrong answer is also good for the queen. At least, the Xu family won't be wrongly blamed."
Nan Yan nodded: "That's true."
As she said this, Xu Shizong's overly pale, sickly face and his overly bright, shrewd and restrained eyes flashed before her eyes again.
There is a hint of hesitation in my mind.
Looking at the complicated expression on her face, Ran Xiaoyu knew what she was thinking, but she could do nothing about it.
At this moment, Aunt Tongyun walked in from outside, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Wang is here to check your pulse."
"Doctor Wang?"
Nan Yan was stunned, and when she looked up, she saw Wang Baizhi walking in from outside.
He bowed to her and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan looked at him in surprise, then looked behind him. Apart from a young eunuch who helped him carry his medicine box, no one else followed him in.
Nan Yan couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Doctor Wang, isn't it usually Doctor Xue Yun who takes my pulse? Where is she?"
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