Chapter 852: Human nature is difficult to conceal
In a blink of an eye, two days passed.
This morning, golden sunlight shone on the table in front of the window.
Ran Xiaoyu walked in and saw Nan Yan sleeping on the table. She hurried over and whispered, "My Lady, My Lady?"
Nan Yan suddenly woke up and raised her head: "Huh?"
When I raised my head, my neck twisted.
Ran Xiaoyu saw the files on the table and the book she brought back from Chengqian Palace yesterday, especially her eyes, which were full of bloodshot, and knew that she must have not slept all night.
I said distressedly, "How can the queen stay up late like this?"
Nan Yan yawned, patted her neck, and said, "There's no other way. This is the only way to find the opponent's weakness."
After all, she was not a great scholar like Jian Tongguang, nor did she have experience in managing documents. She had no talent, so she could only rely on hard work.
It took a whole day to compare word by word.
"Looking for flaws, what flaws?"
"The handwriting is different."
Nan Yan picked up the book and the letter sent by the Ministry of Justice, comparing them to hers and said, "Did you see? Although the handwriting is very similar, almost 99% of it is exactly the same, there is one difference."
Ran Xiaoyu squinted her eyes and looked at it, but couldn't see anything at all.
Especially on the Seven Martial Arts Classics, Zhu Chengxuan made annotations in very small characters. If you don’t look carefully, you can’t even see the characters clearly.
She could only ask, "What's the difference?"
Nan Yan pointed at one of the tiny characters and said, "This 'zhi' is the final stroke. The King of Wei's stroke was more cautious, while the stroke on this counterfeit letter is more flying."
“…”
"Handwriting reflects the author's personality. The King of Wei was kind and gentle, cautious and careful, and this sentiment was reflected in his writing. However, the person who wrote this forged letter clearly does not have this temperament."
“…”
"Although, he imitated it very carefully, and even said that he was suppressing it."
“…”
"But it's hard to hide one's nature."
Ran Xiaoyu was secretly amazed when she heard this.
But she immediately said, "Then, can this be used as evidence to prove that this letter was forged by someone else?"
"Not yet."
Nan Yan shook her head and said, "Using only this one handwriting as evidence, I'm afraid it won't be completely convincing unless we can find the person who wrote it. But—"
"But what?"
"But if it really was Duke Cheng, would he have forged the letter himself?"
Ran Xiaoyu thought about it and shook her head, saying, "He must have his own men, mentors or something, or even hired someone from outside to impersonate him. After the job was done, that person left and we couldn't find any clues."
"That's right."
Nan Yan looked at her with a smile: "You've made a lot of progress."
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Then what should we do?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "On the one hand, I have to continue looking for clues from the handwriting. On the other hand, I hope to find the whereabouts of the deceased palace servants in Chengqian Palace."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "Then, will it be too hard?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Nothing is easy in this world."
After saying that, she stretched, got up to wash up, leaned against the head of the bed to rest for a while, and then got up again to continue her work.
At noon, Zhu Feng brought Xiao Anping over.
Ever since she started to get busy with things here, Nan Yan had left her daughter to Zhu Feng. After all, she hadn't seen her mother for a long time. When little Anping saw her mother, she still extended her two chubby little hands to her affectionately: "Aoao..."
As soon as Nan Yan saw her, all the tiredness in her body disappeared.
He immediately took the meat ball and said, "Oh, my little Anping, do you miss your mother?"
Little Anping was held in her arms and rubbed for a long time. He seemed to remember something and turned around and stretched out his hand to Zhu Feng again: "Aoao..."
Nan Yan looked up at Zhu Feng and said with a smile, "Anping still clings to the emperor more."
Zhu Feng walked over with a smile.
The family of three stood together, teasing the child. Although she had such a heavy burden on her heart, Nan Yan still felt very happy.
Zhu Feng stayed in Yikun Palace for lunch.
The delicacies on the table tasted even better because the whole family was eating together. While eating, Zhu Feng looked back at the table by the window.
On the table were files sent by the Ministry of Justice and many books.
He glanced into Nan Yan's eyes again and said, "Didn't you sleep last night?"
"Uh, I didn't sleep well."
"You."
Zhu Feng shook his head.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Well, have you found out anything?"
Nan Yan thought about it and felt that there were not enough clues now. If she only took out one clue at a time, it would not be enough to convince him completely. Instead, it would make him think that she was biased towards King Wei.
So she said, "Your Majesty, please give me two more days. Once I have thoroughly investigated the matter, I will explain it to you."
"All right."
Zhu Feng didn't ask any more questions, but just picked up some food for her, and Nan Yan happily ate it in big mouthfuls.
Just then, Nian Qiu came in hurriedly from outside.
When she reached the door, she saw them eating. She hesitated for a moment and then retreated. Nan Yan had already caught a glimpse of her from the corner of her eye and immediately said, "Nian Qiu, what's going on?"
Nian Qiu glanced at Zhu Feng and stammered, "This—"
Zhu Feng said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you being so sneaky?"
Nian Qiu had no choice but to walk in, bowed to them, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Queen just sent a message in that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei--"
When Nan Yan heard the name "King Wei", she immediately became nervous: "What happened to King Wei?"
"The Queen Mother said that the Prince of Wei has had a high fever for the entire day."
"ah?"
Nan Yan suddenly became nervous: "How could this happen?"
"The Queen Mother said that the prison is... cold and damp, and the King of Wei might not be used to it, so..."
Nan Yan frowned and subconsciously turned to look at Zhu Feng.
But his face also darkened, and he put the dishes and chopsticks in his hands back on the table.
His brows also furrowed.
He murmured, "Are you sick?"
Nan Yan hurriedly said, "By the way, Your Majesty, when I went to visit His Highness in the prison earlier, he was feeling a little...uncomfortable."
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't say anything, but his brows furrowed even tighter.
Nan Yan said carefully: "Your Majesty, can you..."
Zhu Feng asked, "What do you want to say? Do you want me to release him?"
“…”
Nan Yan said softly, "King Wei, you are still young after all. You can't endure such suffering."
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't speak immediately, but just thought with a serious face.
However, Nan Yan still saw that his eyes flickered slightly, and seemed to be a little relaxed.
At this moment, Xiao Shunzi suddenly ran in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ning requests to see you."
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