Chapter 854 He is my son!
In the huge Yiku Palace, there was only a candlestick lit on the table. The dim light shone on the faces of the two people, making their expressions seem a little wavering.
However, Concubine Ning's gaze was extremely firm.
They stared at each other for a long time.
Nan Yan finally spoke first: "Concubine Ning is visiting you late at night. Is there something important you want to talk to me about?"
Qin Ruolan looked at her, took a deep breath, and then said in an extremely calm tone: "Your Highness, I am here to surrender."
"What?"
Nan Yan frowned slightly: "Surrender?"
From what beginning?
She immediately said, "What do you want to surrender yourself for?"
Qin Ruolan said calmly: "Your Majesty, now the front court and the harem are only concerned about one thing. Could it be that there are other things?"
"You mean the anti-poem by the King of Wei?"
"good."
"What do you mean by turning yourself in?"
"What I mean is, I wrote that anti-poem, and it was me who framed the King of Wei."
“…”
Nan Yan's brows were furrowed.
From the moment Qin Ruolan appeared in front of her, to the moment she walked in and looked at her, to the moment she said those words, everything surprised her, but for some reason, deep down in her heart, she didn't feel too surprised.
It seems like there is a feeling that is both unexpected and reasonable.
It was as if, from the very beginning, no matter how "sneaky" Concubine Ning seemed, no matter how much Ran Xiaoyu suspected her, in his heart, he had never doubted Qin Ruolan.
Nan Yan thought about it, slowly backed away to the table and sat on the chair.
Then he said, "You said you framed the King of Wei? Then how did you do it?"
Seeing her calm expression, Qin Ruolan's originally calm emotions immediately became a little impetuous. She frowned and said, "I just imitated the handwriting of the King of Wei and wrote that poem. Then, I went to Chengqian Palace and put it in his letter. That's it."
"oh……"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
She didn't say anything, but picked up a piece of white paper and a pen on the table and handed them to Qin Ruolan.
"Then, please trouble Concubine Ning to rewrite that anti-poem in the Prince of Wei's handwriting."
"ah……?"
Qin Ruolan looked at her in surprise, a little dumbfounded.
Nan Yan asked, "What's wrong?"
“…”
"Do you think that turning yourself in is enough just by saying it? Since I'm under the Emperor's order to thoroughly investigate this matter, I naturally need to collect evidence."
“…”
"You must write that anti-poem. I will take it to the Ministry of Justice for verification. Only by confirming that the letter was indeed forged by you can the King of Wei be cleared of all charges."
“…”
Qin Ruolan bit her lower lip and brought the pen to the paper.
However, his wrist was shaking, and for a long while, he didn't utter a single word.
Instead, the sweat on her forehead condensed one by one, like beads with broken string, dripping down her pretty nose.
Nan Yan sat beside her and looked at her pale face.
After a long time, she said in a cold voice: "I can't write it."
Qin Ruolan looked up at her: "You——"
Nan Yan said calmly, "Do you think that just turning yourself in will do that?"
“…”
"Concubine Ning, this matter is already muddy enough. If you interfere, it will only make it more muddy. I will have to spend more energy and time than before to get to the bottom of this matter."
“…”
"Do you wish that?"
As soon as Nan Yan finished speaking, there was a click and the pen fell on the paper.
A splash of ink appeared.
It turned out that the calmness just seen was all Qin Ruolan's forced calmness. At this moment, once the mask was torn off, her panic was completely exposed in front of everyone.
Seeing her trembling, Nan Yan's heart sank even more.
The colorful ink flowers on the paper were like the haze that had been suppressing her heart all these days, gradually spreading and spreading.
Nan Yan only felt that her vision was getting darker.
After an unknown amount of time, she said, "Why are you doing this?"
“…”
"Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
Qin Ruolan seemed to have been pricked by a needle, and immediately said: "No, this matter has nothing to do with me. King Wei, King Wei has nothing to do with me!"
After saying this, she was so flustered that she turned around and left immediately.
Seeing that she had reached the door and was about to open it and walk out, Nan Yan stood behind her and said in a deep voice, "You can leave if you want. But if this matter really cannot be resolved, then the King of Wei will have to bear the injustice."
“……!”
Upon hearing these words, Qin Ruolan's feet seemed to be nailed to the ground again.
She held the door with her hand, but couldn't move it at all for a long time.
The atmosphere in the room was so tense that it was hard to breathe.
It was unknown how long it took before Qin Ruolan slowly turned around. Her bright eyes were now wet with tears, flashing with helplessness and even some sadness.
Looking at her like this, Nan Yan felt her heart sink even more.
It was as if there was an invisible huge rock pressing on my heart.
She said, "Why on earth do you want to come and confess your guilt?"
“…”
Qin Ruolan gritted her teeth hard. Nan Yan, who was standing in front of her, could almost hear the sound of her teeth clattering. In such a quiet night, the sound was particularly shocking.
After a long while, she finally said, "I want to rescue the King of Wei from prison."
"Why?"
“…”
"Is this also why you came to see the Emperor today?"
"Yes."
"Why? You completely ignored me before, but today, you're looking for the Emperor and me, even taking the risk of admitting guilt."
Qin Ruolan's thin body trembled slightly. After a long while, he said, "Because I know that the King of Wei fell ill in prison."
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
This news was just brought in by Xu Miaoyin today, and when she got the news, she had already come to ask to see Zhu Feng.
It can be seen that she has been paying attention to this matter and caring about King Wei.
But why has it never been discovered before?
She didn't seem to have any special behavior towards King Wei, so why did she suddenly jump out this time?
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said, "I'm sick, so what?"
Qin Ruolan shuddered again, then said, "It's not good for him to be sick like this. His health is not good. If it's just an internal organ injury, it's fine. But if the high fever doesn't stop and it hurts-"
Having said this, she seemed afraid to continue.
Nan Yan frowned and said, "If the brain is injured, it will be over, right?"
Qin Ruolan glanced at her in silence.
It is the default.
This time, Nan Yan took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Why do you know all this? If you don't explain it clearly today, I won't do anything!"
Qin Ruolan looked up at her.
Finally, he said slowly: "He is my son."
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