Chapter 974 She Doesn’t Want to Be Jealous
In a blink of an eye, two days passed.
Early in the morning, Nan Yan got up by herself, washed up, had breakfast, and sat at the table obediently, waiting.
After a while, Jian Ruocheng walked in from outside.
He saw her, his eyes first looking into her eyes and then to her hands.
He whispered, "Is the burn healed?"
Nan Yan looked down and saw that it was just a small wound. He had used too much medicine, and since he had specially found such a good burn ointment for her, it had healed long ago without even a scar left.
He said softly, "It's okay."
"That's good."
As he spoke, Jian Ruocheng looked into her eyes again, was silent for a moment, and said, "Didn't you sleep well?"
"Well……"
Nan Yan subconsciously reached out and touched the corner of her eye.
Just now, when I was sitting in front of the dressing table and combing my hair in front of the mirror, I noticed that my eyes were red and bloodshot.
It’s not that I didn’t sleep well.
But I didn't sleep all night.
In fact, she hadn't had much rest these days.
Because during these two nights, Li Bushang would emerge from the darkness somewhere and guard her.
Originally, he didn't have such a habit, but he didn't know from where he got to know that Jian Ruocheng would sit at the door of this room every night to guard Nan Yan a few days ago, so he started to do the same.
Moreover, he was guarding her bedside——
Although I have always treated him as my younger brother, he is already eighteen years old and tall and handsome. I really can't look at him as a child anymore. Such a young man is guarding my bed while I sleep, staring at me with a pair of wolf-like eyes.
Who can sleep?
Nan Yan also protested to him, but Li Bushang said coldly: "Why can you be fine when Jian Ruocheng is guarding the door, but I can't?"
“…”
What else can I say?
Nan Yan knew that there had been unpleasantness between him and Jian Ruocheng since they first met, but she didn't expect that even after sending him to Jian's house for some time, the relationship between the two had not been eased.
Even within myself, there is such a "struggle".
I can only let him go.
And last night——
She didn't sleep all night last night, but it had nothing to do with Li Bushang.
Because last night, one thing had been churning in her mind, that is, today, Zhu Feng was going to re-enthrone Qin Ruolan.
She tried her best to conceal the impact of this incident on herself and act as if she was not sad or heartbroken.
However, you can deceive others but not yourself.
She couldn't sleep the whole night, tossing and turning, her mind full of Zhu Feng's gentle smile, his sweet words, and even every moment they had spent together.
Gradually, it became blurred in the darkness.
What gradually became clear in my mind was Qin Ruolan's face, which was as cold as ice and as beautiful as a peach or plum.
And her cold voice—
“I was once special, too.”
These words, like a curse, kept circling in her mind, almost making her fall into the abyss of darkness.
She didn't want to be jealous.
She still remembered Zhu Feng telling her that she could be jealous when they were together.
But now, she is not by his side.
She was not like jealousy. She did not want the fangs of jealousy to bite through her heart and conscience, and she was even more unwilling to let the poisonous snake of jealousy drag her into the abyss of reason.
So, she kept her eyes wide open, and even though her tears were streaming down her face, she still refused to close them.
Just like that, I waited foolishly until dawn.
At this moment, when asked by Jian Ruocheng, Nan Yan simply lowered her eyes and said lightly, "Nothing."
“…”
Jian Ruocheng didn't say anything, but looked at her with his calm eyes.
After a moment of silence, he said, "There are some things you shouldn't think too much about."
“…”
"Today, we should set off."
"Um."
Nan Yan nodded and stood up from the table. But perhaps because she hadn't slept all night, her body was a little weak. As soon as she stood up, she felt her legs go weak and she almost fell.
"careful!"
Jian Ruocheng rushed over and supported her.
He looked down at her red eyes and asked, "Are you okay?"
“…”
Nan Yan felt dizzy and swayed for a while before she looked up at him. Before her consciousness could react, she heard a gust of wind blowing outside, which made the green bamboo outside the window shake and the leaves rustle.
She quickly pulled her hand back from his and separated the two of them.
"I'm fine. Thank you."
Jian Ruocheng looked at her again, sighed softly, and said, "Sorry."
"No, nothing."
"let's go."
After saying that, he turned and walked out. Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously looked around. Although she couldn't see Li Bu Shang at all, she knew that Li Bu Shang must be nearby. He said that this time he would stay by her side to protect her.
He took a deep breath and followed.
When we arrived at the gate of Prince Ning's mansion, we found that Prince Ning and several of his close associates, including Zhai Yun, were already standing there. There was a carriage parked at the gate, and some followers were following them on horseback.
Nan Yan glanced around.
The Chief Clerk of Prince Ning’s Mansion, Shi Yiru, seems to be absent?
As if sensing her gaze, Zhu Xuan smiled and said, "What are you looking at?"
Nan Yan glanced at him and said, "Where is Shi Changshi?"
"Why are you concerned about my chief historian?"
"Nothing, I just haven't seen him for the past two days. It's a bit strange."
Zhu Xuan smiled and said, "The Imperial Concubine is indeed very sensitive about this matter."
“…”
Nan Yan frowned.
In the past two days, Zhu Xuan almost stopped calling her Imperial Concubine. Naturally, he didn't want too many people to know her identity, nor did he want to cause unnecessary trouble. But this time, when he called her, he deliberately emphasized the four words "Imperial Concubine".
Nan Yan asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness, you may have forgotten that today is the auspicious day when my brother, the Emperor, enthrones Consort Ning."
“……!”
Nan Yan's face suddenly darkened.
Originally, no one said anything and she herself didn't mention it, as if it had never happened.
However, when Zhu Xuan mentioned it, it was like a knife stabbing into her heart.
A dull pain came over me.
She was in so much pain that even breathing became difficult.
Zhu Xuan, however, seemed to think this was not enough and said, "As the emperor's brother, I must send someone to offer congratulations. Shi Changshi should have arrived in Beiping by now."
He said, looking at the sky: "The enthronement ceremony is about to begin."
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