Chapter 863 The More Pain, the More Relief
After leaving Chengqian Palace, Nan Yan did not immediately return to her Yiku Palace, but turned and walked towards another desolate place.
Cold Palace.
Although it is spring outside, this place still looks so desolate and deserted, as if it has been forgotten by the world.
In fact, this is indeed a place forgotten by the world.
Ran Xiaoyu accompanied Nan Yan inside. They originally planned to go to Nanny Su's residence first, but when they were halfway there, they met Nanny Su walking straight towards them.
"Your Highness."
Nanny Su came over and kowtowed.
Nan Yan nodded and said, "Madam, please get up quickly."
Nanny Su stood up, then looked up, glanced at Nan Yan with a complicated expression, and said, "Your Highness, you came here to see Ning——"
Halfway through her words, she remembered that the title of Concubine Ning had been abolished.
"You're here to see her, aren't you?"
"Yes."
Nan Yan was not surprised at all. She guessed her purpose and asked, "Where is she?"
Nanny Su was silent for a moment, then said, "She's right in front, but she said she doesn't want to see the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"So let this servant come here and ask the imperial concubine to go back."
Nan Yan's brows were furrowed.
She said subconsciously: "Why doesn't she want to see me?"
But as soon as she finished saying this, she seemed to understand it herself.
Everyone has the right to lick their wounds alone. If she were reduced to Qin Ruolan's current situation, she would definitely not want to see anyone, especially herself.
But--
She still had many doubts in her mind and wanted to ask Qin Ruolan.
For example, was it true that she had been deceiving Zhu Feng from the very beginning, even willing to destroy her own innocence and devote herself to Zhu Feng, so that he would lose the battle with the prince?
Does she really have no feelings for him at all?
Although, it is meaningless to say this now.
But as a mother, she thought about the pain she had gone through over the years facing Zhu Chengxuan but not being able to recognize him; and this time, she was willing to sacrifice herself for her son.
It would be great if I could resolve this issue and find a way to get her out.
Just as she was thinking about it, Nanny Su said again: "Your Majesty, please go back."
“…”
"She chose to be like this now. Perhaps the more pain she suffered over the years, the more relief she felt."
Nan Yan never thought that people needed such "liberation".
One can imagine Qin Ruolan's pain.
Maybe no matter how hard I try, I just can't understand it at all.
She was silent for a while, then said: "Okay, I'll go, then she has been-"
Nanny Su smiled faintly: "With this servant in the cold palace, your Majesty can rest assured about these matters."
Nan Yan herself laughed.
Yes, Nanny Su was one of Concubine Qin's followers after all, so she was naturally closer to Qin Ruolan than herself. How could she let her suffer in the cold palace?
She said, "Then I'll come back in a few days. If she wants to see me, please ask Madam to send a message."
Nanny Su nodded and said, "I understand."
Nan Yan then turned and left.
Ran Xiaoyu walked behind him and whispered, "Why is the queen so good to her?"
Nan Yan turned around and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Ran Xiaoyu said: "The way she treats the Empress and the way the Empress treats her are completely different."
Nan Yan smiled, she knew that Ran Xiaoyu was speaking up for her.
In the past, Qin Ruolan's attitude in front of him was indeed not very good.
However, one's attitude towards others rarely depends on others' attitude towards oneself.
Most of the time, it depends on how you think.
She didn't want to take advantage of her misfortune now. On the contrary, facing such a mother, she had a good impression of Qin Ruolan.
What's more, she hasn't forgotten her grandmother's last words.
The origin of the Qin family and herself has not been clarified yet, but she vaguely feels that there is some relationship between herself, Qin Ruolan, and the Qin family.
And this case—
She chatted with Ran Xiaoyu all the way and soon returned to Yiku Palace.
At this time, Tingfu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice has sent someone to collect the case files and seal them for archiving."
"oh……"
Nan Yan remembered that she had not returned the files she had taken back from the Ministry of Justice.
This time the case has been solved, so the Ministry of Justice will naturally record it.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said to Ting Fu, "Send word that I'll have to wait another day and ask them to come get it tomorrow."
"yes."
Tingfu immediately ran out to pass on the message.
Ran Xiaoyu watched Nan Yan walk to the table and start to organize the files on the table. Instead of picking them up, she picked up a pen and paper and began to copy what was on them.
She asked doubtfully, "Madam, what is this——"
Nan Yan said: "This case is not over yet."
“…”
"It's not just me. In fact, the emperor is also very clear that Concubine Ning stepped forward to confess her crime in order to save the King of Wei, but we have not yet caught the real mastermind behind this."
When this was mentioned, Ran Xiaoyu frowned.
She said: "This person hides very well."
"Um."
"But now that Concubine Ning has confessed her guilt, can we still catch him?"
Indeed, since Concubine Ning has already confessed her guilt, it would be useless even if the truth was discovered.
Nan Yan gritted her teeth and said firmly, "Whether it's useful or not, I still have to distinguish right from wrong."
“…”
"No matter how deep this person hides, as long as I think about it, I will find him one day."
Ran Xiaoyu stood by and nodded seeing her determination.
Come over and help her organize the pages one by one.
The next day, after she had copied all the files and put them away, she allowed the Ministry of Justice to come and get them. The Ministry of Justice sent a newly promoted head of the Ministry of Justice, a young man with fair skin and handsome features.
His name is Liu Yueze, and he is Gu Tingqiu's disciple.
As soon as he walked in, he politely greeted Nan Yan. Nan Yan looked him over and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
After saying that, he asked Ran Xiaoyu to hand the sorted files to him.
Liu Yueze said, "Thank you for your help, Your Majesty."
After saying this, he bowed and was about to leave.
Nan Yan said, "Wait a moment."
He immediately stopped again and asked, "What else do you want, Your Majesty?"
"This case has been solved. What about those officials who were previously arrested in the prison? Have they been released?"
"The Emperor has already released some of them, but some are still in custody."
"Oh? Which ones?"
Liu Yueze recited the names of the imprisoned officials one by one.
Nan Yan was a little surprised.
Firstly, she had already heard that Zhu Feng wanted to catch all the officials who had previously opposed the relocation of the capital; secondly, she was a little surprised that this young man actually remembered everyone.
He is a promising talent.
However, after listening to it, Nan Yan found that one person was missing.
He asked, "Where is Master Jian Ruocheng?"
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