Chapter 1267 Washing Hands and Making Soup
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in my ears: "What are you thinking about, my lady?"
"ah!"
Nan Yan immediately came to her senses and turned around to see that it was the middle-aged man named Li Lai who had walked to her window and was bowing to her.
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
This question can be asked by Zhu Feng, Ran Xiaoyu, and even by the people who serve him.
But how could he, a commoner who was rescued from a bandit's lair by Ye Zheng, dare to run to the imperial concubine and ask her what she was thinking?
This can be considered as an overstepping of authority.
Nan Yan narrowed her eyes slightly: "You, ask me?"
"yes."
Li Lai seemed oblivious to the fact that he had offended the Imperial Concubine, or rather, had touched her heart. He even smiled and said, "I was passing by and saw the Imperial Concubine gazing at the clouds in the sky, lost in thought. I wondered if there was something troubling her. I can offer my humble assistance."
“…”
Nan Yan looked at him for a while.
Then he smiled and said, "You are thoughtful."
“…”
"However, why do you think that when I look at the clouds in the sky, I am troubled?"
“…”
"Perhaps, I just think the weather is nice."
"this--"
Li Lai also turned his head to look at the horizon, then smiled and said, "I dare to say, Your Majesty, the weather is not going to be good."
"What?"
When Nan Yan heard this, she frowned slightly.
Li Lai pointed to the faint red glow on the horizon and said, "In the northwest, this kind of glow indicates the impending arrival of a major sandstorm. When a sandstorm arrives, it will obscure the sky and the sun, making it difficult for people to breathe."
"oh?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
She was not familiar with the celestial phenomena, nor was she familiar with the climate in the northwest. She just looked at the sky full of clouds, especially the fiery clouds on the horizon, and thought the weather was pretty good. Who knew that it was actually a precursor to a major sandstorm?
but--
Is this Li Lai here just to tell me this?
Nan Yan looked at him and found that although this man was middle-aged and had dark and rough skin, his facial features were still very regular. He must have been a handsome man when he was young. Moreover, apart from the fact that he just presumptuously asked her what she was thinking, he seemed very polite when he spoke.
Nan Yan thought about it, then said with a half-smile, "You are thoughtful."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."
"You said before that you were in business."
"yes."
"What business?"
"raw silk."
"Where is your hometown?"
"Yunnan."
"Born in Yunnan, now I've come to the northwest. That's quite a long way."
Li Lai said with a smile, "No one gets up early without gain. Now that the Emperor has opened the door to the northwest, we can trade with the Western Regions. The silk business is booming, so how can I be lazy?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "That makes sense. However, I'm afraid you won't gain much from this trip."
Li Lai sighed and said, "This trip, of course, is a complete loss."
"So, are you still doing business?"
"Of course we do."
"Aren't you afraid?"
"Look at what the Queen said. How can we stop eating because of choking?"
"That's true. You have a point."
The two chatted for a while, and Li Laizhu stood at the door with his cane. He seemed a little tired at this time, so he said carefully: "If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."
"You go."
"yes."
After saying that, he turned around and slowly left.
Nan Yan looked at his back, especially at his limping steps, and frowned slightly. At this moment, a familiar voice came from the side, saying, "Empress."
Turning around, it was Ran Xiaoyu.
She came over with a tray in her hand with a bowl of hot soup on it.
"Xiaoyu, when did you come?"
"I've been here for a while, but I saw the queen talking to that guy, so I didn't come over."
As Xiaoyu spoke, she walked into the room, placed the tray on the table, and offered the hot soup to Nanyan, saying, "Why did the queen call him here?"
"Why would I call him? He said he was just passing by."
"Passing by, passing by here?"
Ran Xiaoyu frowned.
But Nan Yan just smiled faintly.
Ran Xiaoyu asked again: "Then, what did he say to the Empress?"
"Talking about the weather, he said there might be a big sandstorm in the next two days."
"Is this true?"
"We'll know when the time comes,"
Nan Yan said, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and said: "Whether it is true or false, it can always be verified."
"Then the lady talked to him for a long time, what was she talking about?"
"I'm asking about his background."
"Then he—"
"He said he was from Yunnan and was in the silk business. It sounded pretty straightforward, and his accent was indeed from there."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu paused and did not speak immediately, but remained silent for a while.
Then he said, "There are only two outsiders in the entire Duwei Mansion. If he is fine, then the one with the problem must be the other one."
“…”
Hearing this, Nan Yan couldn't help but smile.
Of course she knew that no matter from which aspect, Ran Xiaoyu would not like Xue Ling, especially in the current situation, she had to use all her attention to be on guard against that girl.
So he didn't say much.
He simply said, "I said, whether it's true or not, it can always be verified."
“…”
"You don't have to be anxious."
"yes."
As she spoke, Nan Yan lowered her head again and looked at the bowl of hot soup that Ran Xiaoyu brought to her, frowning slightly.
Generally, when something is delivered to the kitchen, I will inform you in advance. Moreover, because of my own health, I am very familiar with the taste of the medicine in some of the medicinal soups delivered.
But this bowl of soup tasted a little strange.
It doesn't look appetizing.
So he asked, "What is this?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it.
Because Ran Xiaoyu's face darkened.
Nan Yan's voice suddenly softened, and she whispered, "This, this is—"
Ran Xiaoyu frowned and said, "Is it really that bad smelling and that unpalatable?"
"T-this is what you did?"
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu didn't want to talk.
She spent half a day cooking this in the kitchen, and then sent it over to feed Ye Zheng. Even though he was unconscious, he was determined not to swallow a single drop.
When it was sent to Nan Yan, she actually had the same attitude.
She said angrily: "Forget it if you don't want to drink it!"
After saying that, he took it away himself.
Nan Yan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
You know, although Ran Xiaoyu was born as a concubine like her and is now her personal maid, her strengths and interests are all in martial arts.
A girl like this can wield a sword, but asking her to cook is harder than climbing to the sky.
But today, she actually gave up her job and started cooking for Ye Zheng!
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