Chapter 2302 Someone has been staring at the Queen
Ruoshui looked up at her.
"Master said he wanted to meet the Imperial Concubine."
“……!”
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in surprise.
You know, although the Xu family was not actually convicted of the matter of the Goddess of Childbirth, this incident caused her and the emperor to be wary of the Xu family.
Saying "be careful" may be a bit too serious.
But at least pay attention.
Xu Miaoming had never returned to the Xu family in all the years since she became a nun. This time, she came back because of the funeral of the late Queen, and this was just one of the three things she had to do.
One of them was actually to come and see me.
She actually put meeting me and seeing off the late Queen on the same level.
Is it so important for her to see me?
Thousands of thoughts flashed through Nan Yan's mind in an instant. When she came to her senses, she saw Ruoshui still looking at her with a pair of clear eyes. There was no trace of gloom in those eyes. Instead, a trace of vigilance arose in Nan Yan's heart.
Of course, her face remained expressionless.
She smiled and said, "Why do you want to see me? I don't think your master and I have much contact."
"Yeah, I find it strange too."
"Or... do you know where she heard about me, or if anyone mentioned me to her?"
Ruoshui thought about it seriously for a while.
Then he said, “I don’t know.”
"have no idea?"
"Every year when she preaches, Master would go to some places alone, and I didn't always follow her."
"oh……"
Nan Yan nodded.
Whether this girl is hiding something or she really doesn't know, it seems that there is no way to get to the bottom of this matter.
I won't ask any more questions to avoid causing any other trouble.
She looked at Ruoshui again and found that the little girl was looking up, looking around, her eyes full of expectation and envy, so she asked, "What are you looking at?"
Ruoshui said, "My Lady, the palace is so beautiful."
“…Of course.”
"From childhood to adulthood, all I've seen are thatched huts and dilapidated buildings. Even when my master went to preach, he only went to some remote villages. I have never seen such a beautiful place."
“…”
“It would be nice to live in here.”
Nan Yan looked at her with some amusement, thinking that there were many palace maids in the palace who were counting the days with their fingers, hoping to be pardoned and leave the palace, but she wanted to live here.
So who in this world can tell?
She laughed and said, "You want to live in the palace? But not everyone can enter the palace."
Ruoshui nodded and said seriously, "I know."
“…”
"Master told me a long time ago that her elder sister—the Empress—had a very difficult life."
Life is not easy...
This is really sad.
Ruoshui continued, "But I still like it here. It's really beautiful... If only there weren't those people staring at me all the time."
"Someone who stares at people?"
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately asked, "What do you mean?"
Ruoshui said, "Just now, there was someone behind the Majesty, staring at her."
"ah?"
After hearing this, Nan Yan turned around.
But behind her, there was nothing but emptiness, and no one was in sight.
Ruoshui said, "That person has already left."
Nan Yan turned around and looked at her, and asked, "Did you see who it was?"
Ruoshui said, "I saw it clearly, but I don't know who that person is."
"That person, is he a man or a woman, and what does he look like?"
"It's a woman, very young. Not as pretty as the Empress, but pretty too. She's wearing a white dress like everyone else, but I noticed her collar is pink underneath. Oh, and there seems to be a very small mole at the corner of her mouth."
After hearing her description, Nan Yan immediately understood.
Shen Lianxiang.
I was busy with the things in the Yan Hall today and didn't pay much attention to my surroundings, but she was staring at me.
What are you looking at?
Or, are you planning something?
Thinking of this, she looked back at Ruoshui in surprise. Although it was the first time they met and they were so far away, Ruoshui could accurately grasp the characteristics of a person and describe it easily.
She is very careful.
Nan Yan said, "You are quite accurate in judging people."
Ruoshui smiled and said, "I often follow my master to preach outside, and I have met many people. I am used to it."
Nan Yan looked at her again.
Just then, Ran Xiaoyu came over with clothes, complaining as she walked over: "You told the queen to stay where she is and then walked away. I have been looking for her for a long time!"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Okay, stop complaining."
Ran Xiaoyu came over and was stunned when she saw Ruoshui. She could tell that she was not a palace maid and was dressed like a commoner. She asked, "Who is this——"
Nan Yan said, "This is Taoist Master Miao Ming's disciple."
"oh……"
After hearing this, Ran Xiaoyu looked at Ruoshui, who said to her, "Hello, sister."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded, draped her clothes over Nan Yan, and said, "My Lady, it's windy here, so don't stand here. Don't you want to go shopping over there? Let's go."
"Why."
Nan Yan agreed, then turned back to Ruo Shui and said, "You should stay in the side hall and don't wander around. Your master has gone to the main altar with the coffin and won't be back until later. If there's anything inconvenient, you can ask someone to come to the bedroom and tell me. Just say it was me who said that."
"Yes, thank you, my lady."
Ruoshui agreed obediently and returned to the side hall.
Nan Yan was supported by Ran Xiaoyu and turned to walk to the other side.
As they walked, Ran Xiaoyu said, "What does the Queen have to say to that little girl?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "She said that she likes the palace and it would be great if she could live here."
"She? Wants to live in the palace?"
Ran Xiaoyu frowned when she heard this.
Nan Yan just smiled, but did not continue the topic. Instead, she said, "By the way, she said she saw someone secretly staring at me from behind. According to her description, it looked like Concubine Shen."
"Concubine Shen? Shen Lianxiang?"
"Um."
"Last time, the Empress let her off the hook during the Sishan Sect incident. What else does she want?"
"I want to know too."
Thinking back to the things that Chen Lianxiang did silently before, although they may not have had any impact on me, I probably didn't know that she had caught my attention. So these days, I often heard that she was coming to pay her respects to me. It was obvious that she was trying to show her goodwill and wanted to rely on me.
If the Queen were still alive, even if she didn't like such a person, she would have to meet him so as not to offend him.
But she——
I really don't want to get close to people like this.
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