Chapter 1863 Blind Eyes, Blind Heart
Just when he frowned and remained silent, Chu Xin said softly: "I, I came to see you. I was worried that something happened to you."
Li Lai said: "I'm fine."
"I'm glad you're okay."
Hearing him say this, a smile appeared on Chu Xin's face, and he said: "This matter is over, can we--"
Lee came to look at her.
He suddenly interrupted her and said, "Didn't you tell the imperial concubine and the others that you came here like this?"
Chu Xin said coldly: "What's there to say to them?"
“…”
"You and I, this is between us."
“…”
"I don't need to explain to her, and she can't control me."
As she spoke, her voice softened again, and she whispered to Li Lai, "As long as you're okay, I'll be relieved."
Her words were gentle and considerate, but after hearing them, Li Lai remained silent.
At this moment, the pitch-black night could not hide the sharp light in his eyes.
He said, "Okay, very good."
“…”
"I knew you were always like this."
“…”
"After all these years, nothing has changed."
Hearing this, Chu Xin's face showed a bit of embarrassment, and she said softly: "Now you know, in fact, I have never changed."
“…”
Li Lai looked at her for a while, then said, "Then let's go."
After saying that, he took her hand, turned around and walked forward.
But after just two steps, Chu Xin felt something was wrong: "Hey? Why is this road going inward?"
“…”
"Aren't we leaving here?"
Li Lai didn't look back. He just held her hand and walked inside, saying, "If we go out this way, there must be someone guarding the outside. We can't get out at all."
“…”
"It's right to go in now. Thermidor is filled with ravines and gullies, like a maze. I know there's a way out, and those people will definitely not be able to find us."
"So that's how it is."
Chu Xin nodded and followed him.
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"My Lady."
Ran Xiaoyu came back from outside and saw the door was wide open. Nan Yan had actually moved a chair to the door and sat on it, looking at the snow outside.
She hurried forward and said, "It's so cold, my lady, what should you do if you catch a cold?"
"No problem."
Nan Yan simply raised her hand and said, "How can I be cold like this?"
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her. She was not only wearing a coat, but also a thick fox fur cloak. She seemed to be immersed in the soft fur, so she was indeed not cold.
Ran Xiaoyu only said: "Your Majesty should take care of yourself. You are pregnant now. Maybe it will be a noble little prince."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "It's because I'm pregnant that I'm not afraid."
“…”
"With this baby in my belly, I have a fever every day and I'm not afraid of the cold at all."
After saying that, he stopped arguing with her about this topic, just looked up at her and asked, "How is it?"
Ran Xiaoyu was silent for a moment before she said, "I just went to the west wing to check."
"Um."
"Just as the Empress guessed, that original intention is gone."
“…”
Hearing this, Nan Yan took a deep breath.
The eyes that originally had some worry now showed a hint of coldness, as if covered with frost.
Ran Xiaoyu said, "The Queen just withdrew the people guarding the door, and she actually ran away impatiently."
“…”
"Moreover, from beginning to end, she never said a word of warning."
Nan Yan said coldly: "I thought my heart was made of flesh and other people's were all flesh and blood, but it seems that it is not necessarily the case."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "My Lady, could she be among them too——"
Nan Yan shook her head and said, "That won't happen. She's so blind. Even if the bandits are daring, they won't use someone like her."
“…”
"She is just a person who is blind in both eyes and heart."
Hearing this, a layer of frost appeared on Ran Xiaoyu's face.
Said: "But, speaking of which, Your Majesty has always been very sympathetic and compassionate to her. When did you start to doubt her?"
Nan Yan was silent for a moment before she said, "Actually, she didn't reveal her flaws at the beginning. It was Li Lai's fault."
"Li Lai?"
"good,"
Nan Yan said, "Do you remember I told you that Xue Ling's crime was established by the crossbow found in the kitchen ashes? It was you who set the kitchen on fire."
Ran Xiaoyu coughed lightly.
Just pretend not to care and say, "So what?"
Nan Yan asked, "Do you still remember who was the first person to rush into the kitchen to put out the fire?"
Ran Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Li Lai!"
"That's him."
“…”
"And at that time, his leg was injured. How could someone with a leg injury, who had no vested interest in the Duwei Mansion, be the first to rush to the scene when a fire broke out?"
“…”
"At that time, I felt something was wrong."
"Then how did the Empress suspect him and Chu Xin?"
Nan Yan said, "Because of that firefighting incident, Li Lai wasn't injured anywhere, but his throat was damaged by the smoke."
“……!”
Ran Xiaoyu suddenly opened her eyes wide and immediately understood.
"Really? He and Chu Xin have such a relationship, and Chu Xin is blind. The only way to recognize him is his voice. But he can't not speak."
"So, taking this opportunity to mute your voice is the most natural way."
“…”
"It's a pity that he was so deliberate that it made me doubt him."
Ran Xiaoyu let out a deep breath and said, "Since the Queen suspected that he was Jiang Qu, and Chu Xin hated Jiang Qu to the core, how did you guess that she had been bribed by Jiang Qu, or rather, persuaded by him?"
Nan Yan looked up at her and said, "Actually, after I knew about it, I have been testing her."
“…”
"Unfortunately, she couldn't stand it."
“…”
"I just told her about my plan to go to Bailong City, and then Li Lai went to settle the score with Xue Ling. Who else but her could have spread the word so quickly?"
Ran Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "But, it's also possible that Li Lai heard what others said."
"Of course, that's possible."
“…”
"All of this is just speculation, but Chu Xin himself betrayed himself from the very beginning."
"oh?"
Ran Xiaoyu opened her eyes wide in shock and looked at her: "How did she betray herself?"
Nan Yan looked at her and said, "Do you remember, ever since she found out that my true identity is the Imperial Concubine, what has she called herself every time in front of me?"
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment.
Nan Yan said slowly: "She calls herself - a common woman."
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