Chapter 2692 Meeting the Imperial Concubine
I didn't expect that people would come as soon as I mentioned it.
Tingfu and Ruoshui exchanged a glance, both finding it somewhat amusing. Ruoshui lowered her voice and said, "It's true that you can't talk about people during the day and you can't talk about ghosts at night."
Nan Yan also smiled.
But there was something else in her expression.
She waved at the two of them, and Ruoshui immediately came over to help her walk to the chair on the other side and sit down, and then Tingfu walked over and opened the door.
I saw Xiao Shunzi standing at the door, followed by a petite woman.
Nan Yan said, "Come in."
Xiao Shunzi gestured to the woman and walked her in, kneeling and saying, "Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
The woman did not bow down immediately, but stood behind him, looking at Nan Yan with her head tilted.
Nan Yan also looked at her.
If she hadn't just heard Fu say those words, she would have liked this pretty girl at first sight. Of course, even after hearing Fu's words, looking at this girl again, she still found her likable. She was so young and pretty, and even standing in front of her like this, not kneeling to greet her was already extremely rude for a noble concubine.
But Nan Yan was still not angry. She just smiled and endured her gaze looking up and down at her.
This girl seemed to be more curious about him than he was about her.
When Xiao Shunzi knelt down and heard no movement behind him, he turned around and looked, his face turned pale with fear. He hurriedly said, "Why are you still standing there? You have to kowtow to the Imperial Concubine when you see her!"
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, the young lady from the Xie family looked at Nan Yan again.
Then he imitated Xiao Shunzi, knelt down, and bowed, saying, "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan said, "Stand up."
The two men then stood up.
Nan Yan said, "Miss Xie, I heard that you are the head of the Xie family, one of the five major families in Bailong City. I didn't expect you to be so young. What is your name?"
"My name is Xie Jiaojiao."
"Xie Jiaojiao? Jiaojiao?"
Nan Yan listened to this somewhat strange name, chewed it over carefully, and said with a smile: "The girl on the upper floor is bright and clear, standing by the window - your name comes from an ancient poem, right?"
"I don't know, what is that?"
"It's a poem from the Han Dynasty, about—"
At this point, she hesitated, omitting the lines "in the past she was a prostitute's daughter, now she is a playboy's wife," and simply said, "It's about a woman who stays alone in her empty room."
"Staying alone in an empty room?"
When Xie Jiaojiao heard this, she immediately frowned and shook her head, "How could that be? I wouldn't do that."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I think Miss Xie is a strong-willed person. Naturally, she won't endure the loneliness of an empty room like the woman in the poem. She will definitely stand by her husband's side."
"Of course!"
Xie Jiaojiao said, then looked up at her again, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling with black and white, and said, "Your Highness, you know a lot."
Xiao Shunzi had been standing aside. When he heard her words were a little inappropriate, he frowned and whispered, "What are you talking about?"
Xie Jiaojiao glanced at him.
Xiao Shunzi whispered, "The Imperial Concubine is the head of the harem now, so her knowledge is naturally unmatched by ordinary people."
Nan Yan couldn't help laughing.
In fact, she could not be considered educated at all. She had never attended formal school at home. She only eavesdropped on Si Muyun and others' classes. Fortunately, her memory was good, and her grandmother would teach her some things when she was awake, so she had no problem reading and writing, but she did not have any deeper knowledge.
Fortunately, after entering the palace, she had time to read books, and Zhu Feng was willing to teach her.
Nowadays, although I am not considered a scholar, I can at least fool others.
So he laughed and said, "Xiao Shunzi, don't blow your own trumpet in front of me, or you'll be laughed at."
Xiao Shunzi smiled and said, "No, even the Emperor often said that Your Majesty is willing to learn and loves to study. Moreover, she never spends her time reading miscellaneous books, but only good ones. She is actually better than those people in the Imperial College."
“…Is that so?”
Unexpectedly, Zhu Feng praised me like this behind my back.
Although Nan Yan tried her best to control herself, she couldn't help revealing a smile at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. However, when she looked at Xie Jiaojiao again, she saw that she was still looking at her seriously, with her big eyes as if she wanted to see through her.
She covered her mouth and coughed lightly, wiping away the smile from the corner of her mouth.
Xiao Shunzi said from the side: "Well, now that we have come to pay our respects to the Empress, it is time for us to go back."
But Xie Jiaojiao said, "I don't want to go back."
"What?"
"I want to stay with the Imperial Concubine for a while longer."
"you--"
Xiao Shunzi frowned.
Just now, the young men and women from several families in Bailong City went to pay homage to the emperor. In addition to settling the people from the Murong and Xue families, the emperor also had a good chat with the young master of the Song family. As for the remaining Miss Xie, the emperor originally wanted to let her go down and rest first, but she suddenly proposed to come and pay homage to the imperial concubine.
Even the emperor was stunned.
However, for some unknown reason, His Majesty the Emperor agreed and asked him to bring Xie Jiaojiao over.
I thought she would back off after just meeting once, but I didn't expect her to be so clueless.
Xiao Shunzi was about to say something when he saw Nan Yan smile and say, "Okay."
“…”
"It just so happens that I have something to ask Miss Xie. Since you don't mind, please stay and have some refreshments."
After that, she said to Xiao Shunzi, "Eunuch Shun, please go back and do your work first. I will come to accommodate Miss Xie later."
When Xiao Shunzi heard her say this, he stopped talking.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he walked out.
Nan Yan looked at Xie Jiaojiao again and said with a smile, "Please sit down."
Xie Jiaojiao walked to the chair on the other side and sat down, while Ruoshui had already gone down to give instructions. After a while, someone brought hot tea and snacks.
Nan Yan said softly, "It must have been very hard for you all to come here. I heard that there was an accident along the way."
Xie Jiaojiao said, "Yes."
“…”
"However, Li Bushang has taken care of everything."
“…”
Nan Yan blinked.
She could more or less sense why this girl had taken the initiative to ask to come and see her, and she also had her own thoughts in mind when she kept her here.
A few days ago, she had mentioned to Zhu Feng the matter of letting Li Bu Shang settle down in the family.
However, not everyone can enter Li Bushang's heart.
Now, the appearance of such a girl made her heart move again.
Li Bushang was like a wolf brought back from the wild. Even Zhu Feng was not completely sure that he could tame him.
And the woman in front of me——
Nan Yan looked at Xie Jiaojiao and said with a smile, "I have also heard that he did a great job this time and the emperor was very satisfied."
“…”
"I also heard something new about you, Miss Xie."
“…”
"I heard that you can drive away wolves. Is that true?"
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