Chapter 2483 It’s a pity——You don’t want
"He didn't want me to go down that path and become like that."
Nian Qiu's face gradually turned pale.
Nan Yan continued, "And I didn't want to become like that either. So from that day on, I woke up from my anger and jealousy and began to look at myself and the people around me."
Nian Qiu was shocked.
Said: "Since that time, you have begun to doubt me?"
Nan Yan's tone gradually grew colder, like frost. She said, "I just said it, originally, it should have been earlier."
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"But I don't want to believe it. I don't want to believe that the people around me would do such a thing."
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"There are even times when your words clearly lead me down a dead end, but I... I still believe that you are just young and ignorant."
At this point, she said painfully: "I really shouldn't have done that."
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"If it had been earlier, we wouldn't have waited until Shen took action and hurt Xinping!"
When he tried to calm down, Nian Qiu trembled violently.
Nan Yan said, "Haven't you always wanted to know when I found out about your collusion with the Shen family?"
Having said that, she reached out and gently lifted a strand of hair from the back of Xinping's neck.
Nian Qiu's expression changed immediately.
Although Xinping was lying down with the back of her neck almost touching the mattress, her neck was too thin and the fingerprints left by the adults' hands could be seen even from the side.
Nan Yan looked at the fingerprints which were much lighter than when she first discovered them, and she still felt heartbroken.
Her voice was a little hoarse as she said, "After Xinping fell unconscious, you were the first one to clean her body. You should have been the one who noticed most carefully if there was anything unusual on her body. At that time, there was a faint bruise on the back of her neck."
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"But you didn't say it."
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"You didn't tell me, and I didn't notice it."
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"If Xue Yun hadn't been so careful, if she hadn't been so well versed in medical knowledge, and if she hadn't found a way to reveal these bruises to me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have suspected you yet."
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"Logically, everyone, including me, thought she fell into the water, but the bruises on the back of her neck clearly indicate someone had assaulted her. You're so smart, it's impossible for you not to have made that connection. Even if you hadn't, you should have reported it to me immediately after seeing it."
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"But you didn't."
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"In other words, you want to hide this matter, to hide the truth that Xinping didn't fall into the water by herself, but was strangled and pushed into the water, causing her to drown!"
At this point, Nan Yan's eyes turned red. She turned to look at her and gritted her teeth and said, "Am I right?"
Even though Nian Qiu was still trying to defend herself just now, when she got to this point, she was speechless and even a little afraid to face it, lowering her head in shame.
Nan Yan looked at her, feeling angry and disappointed.
She said, "Nianqiu, you have been by my side for so many years, and Xinping has grown up under your watch."
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"You, treat her like this?"
Hearing this, a look of guilt appeared on Nian Qiu's face.
She was not without regrets in this matter.
Even though she resented the emperor for being merciless to her, and was even more angry that the imperial concubine did not protect her at all and scolded her after she was beaten with a stick, she really had no intention of harming Princess Xinping.
By the time you find out, it's already too late.
At that time, she was already in the same boat with Shen. If she was not protected, she would sink with her.
Therefore, when she saw the faint marks on the back of Princess Xinping's neck, she could only pretend not to see them. After all, these marks were not easy to detect and should disappear soon. In this way, no one would know that the princess did not fall into the water accidentally. Even if Concubine Kang was found, Shen would not be implicated.
But unexpectedly, Xue Yun found out and told the imperial concubine.
Thinking of this, she whispered with a hint of shame: "Slave..."
But at this time, Nan Yan seemed to no longer want to listen to any of her explanations. She only said coldly: "Now, I still want to ask one thing."
Nian Qiu looked at her tremblingly.
Nan Yan said in a deep voice, "Did you pass on the solution to the mulberry farmer problem to the Shen family?"
“……!”
Nian Qiu's heart sank again.
And this sinking was a complete sinking into the abyss.
Nan Yan looked at her with eyes that were empty for a moment, and then she understood.
In fact, this question almost doesn't need to be asked again, but she couldn't help it after all and wanted to do some final redemption at the last moment.
From the moment she saw the bruise, she began to suspect Nian Qiu, and she began to look back and examine every word she had said, every thing she had done, including what had happened around her, since she had plotted against Xue Yun and the emperor had caned her.
The biggest thing is that Chen Lianxiang has taken over.
This was because her father had resolved the problem of the mulberry farmers' unrest before the court issued an order, and this solution was exactly the same as the one the King of Wei had mentioned to her.
There may be coincidences in this world.
But when there are too many coincidences together, it becomes abnormal.
But now seeing Nian Qiu's expression, there was no need to ask anymore.
She sighed softly and said, "Surprisingly, it's really you..."
These words were filled with indescribable regret and melancholy. Nian Qiu's heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. She raised her head and was about to say something when she heard Nan Yan say, "Come in."
“……!”
Nian Qiu was stunned for a moment, then he heard the door of Yonghe Palace being pushed open.
When I turned around, I saw Tingfu walking in with a tray. On the tray was a bowl of medicine.
She understood it in an instant.
She was so frightened that tears streamed down her face. She knelt down in front of Nan Yan and cried, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare this servant! I will never dare to do it again!"
Nan Yan looked at her calmly: "Forgive you?"
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"Then how am I going to explain this to Xinping, and how am I going to explain this to the Emperor?"
Nian Qiu was already panicking. She hugged Nan Yan's legs and begged desperately, "Your Majesty, doesn't the Emperor know yet? Please, Your Majesty, spare my life. I will serve you like a slave and will never have second thoughts again."
Nan Yan looked at her calmly and said, "The Emperor doesn't know? Do you really think the Emperor doesn't know?"
Nian Qiu was startled: "Huh?"
Nan Yan said: "Ever since he caned you, the emperor has been wary of you."
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"Today in the Imperial Study, the Emperor didn't touch you because you are close to me. If I can't even manage the people around me, I don't have the face or qualifications to take over the Phoenix Seal and manage the harem."
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"So, the emperor has given me some dignity."
As she spoke, she looked down at Nian Qiu and said, "I originally wanted to leave you some dignity, but unfortunately—you didn't want it."
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