Chapter 1864: Surrounded by wind, frost and sword
Nan Yan said slowly: "She calls herself - a common woman."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu suddenly opened her eyes wide and murmured, "Common woman...?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help laughing, but it was a sneer.
Nan Yan asked, "Are you coming to your senses?"
Ran Xiaoyu sneered, "If she really hated Jiang Qu to the core as she said, she would certainly not be willing to acknowledge him as her husband, let alone consider herself his wife. For her, that marriage was simply a nightmare and a great humiliation."
"good."
Nan Yan reached out and wiped the corner of her clothes that was lifted by the wind, and said lightly: "But she calls herself a commoner."
“…”
"It can be seen that she accepts the other party from the bottom of her heart."
“…”
"By that time, she had already lived in the West Wing for some time. I suspected that Li Lai had already used his sweet talk and persuasion to convince this woman."
Ran Xiaoyu sneered and said, "I once heard that when emperors of past dynasties conferred titles on empresses, concubines, or princes, they would write the words 'human character is precious' on the edict. I found it strange that human character could be precious."
“…”
"I understand now."
“…”
"In this world, it is rare to find a person with precious character. But for some people, the character is not so precious."
It was rare to hear Ran Xiaoyu speak so sarcastically, and Nan Yan couldn't help laughing.
But I also knew that she was speaking up for herself.
I, as well as the people in the Duwei Mansion, have not been unfaithful to our original intention.
She was blind, and Nan Yan had people take care of her and was particularly attentive to her daily diet and daily life. But even so, knowing that she and the emperor were plotted against by the sand bandits and might die, Chu Xin did not say a word of warning from beginning to end.
If tonight, the emperor will be defeated.
Then can we let those sand bandits go?
"Then why did the Queen let her go?"
Nan Yan was silent for a moment before she said, "Because she is a trouble."
"trouble?"
"That's right. Once tonight's matter is over, and Thermidor has been eliminated by the Emperor, it will be difficult to decide what to do with her. She simply didn't tell us, but she didn't harm us. So, it's not easy to deal with her."
“…”
"If we really punish her, punishing such a blind person, it will be bad news if it gets out. I'm afraid the emperor will even be branded a tyrant."
“…”
"But if I don't punish her, I won't be able to let go of the anger in my heart."
“…”
"So, just let her go and let her go where she should go."
Ran Xiaoyu said, "But how can Her Majesty be so sure that if she leaves like this, she will receive the punishment she deserves?"
Nan Yan was silent for a while before she said, "Because I think the emperor's words make sense."
"What did the Emperor say?"
"He said that the path a person takes is their own choice; whatever they encounter along the way is also their own choice, and they cannot blame anyone else for it."
Ran Xiaoyu smacked her lips for a while, and seemed to understand something.
She said, "Your Majesty means that Li Lai—also known as Jiang Qu—has his own way."
Nan Yan said: "Whether it is true or not, we will have to wait for news later."
As she spoke, she let out a light breath and said, "I'm a little thirsty."
Ran Xiaoyu hurried into the house, poured her a cup of hot tea and handed it to her, then looked into Nan Yan's calm eyes, as if thinking about something.
Nan Yan looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Ran Xiaoyu said softly, "This servant feels that Your Majesty has become much more resolute in her handling of matters than before."
Nan Yan smiled.
There was a hint of coldness in the smile, but it seemed particularly firm.
She said, "It has come to this point, how can I still be soft?"
“…”
"If I continue to be soft, I will be at the mercy of others."
“…”
"The emperor is surrounded by swords and frost, let alone me? I must make myself strong, not only strong, but also become stronger."
Ran Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at her: "...Mother."
Nan Yan took a sip of tea and looked up at the falling snow in front of her. No one had expected, not even she when she was praying, that after the beginning of spring, this late spring cold snap would bring such heavy snow.
After a while, a layer of white mist covered the surroundings.
Nan Yan said softly, "I wonder how they are doing now."
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Yang Dai arrived at the base camp inside the Hot Moon Crescent.
When he looked up, he saw flames rising into the sky in front of him. The main hall was completely engulfed in flames. The fire dragon roared and raged, even burning the surrounding cold and hard mountain walls.
In the firelight, Fang Buyuan walked towards him.
"Lord Yang."
"Commander Fang."
The two men raised their hands and saluted, but the atmosphere was not too warm. After all, the Duwei Mansion and the Jinyiwei were completely different factions. The two sides were just cooperating in the battle and there was no deep affection between them.
Yang Dai looked around and said, "How's it going here?"
Fang Buyuan said, "The head of Hot Moon Bay, Wu Lun, has been killed."
"Oh? Who killed him?"
"Master Tong."
"Master Tong? He, he's still alive."
"yes."
"That's good, that's good!"
Yang Dai also breathed a sigh of relief. Their mission tonight was not only to attack Hot Moon Bay and clear out the sand bandits here, but also to rescue Tong Sinian alive.
After all, he is the imperial concubine's brother.
Now that I heard he was still alive, I felt relieved.
However, there is also——
He then turned to Fang Buyuan and said, "Then, what about the others?"
In the firelight, Fang Buyuan's expression darkened. Seeing his expression, Yang Dai's heart skipped a beat: "Huh? What's going on?"
Fang Buyuan said: "I have asked people to block all the intersections here as much as possible, but——"
However, the route within Thermidor is too complicated.
Although they have obtained part of the road map, it is only part of it. There are still many ways out that they don’t know at all.
For example, the place where Tong Sinian was just imprisoned, if Ji Santing had not secretly followed Wu Lun there, they would probably have had to search for a long time.
Hearing this, Yang Dai's heart sank.
Although the bandit leader is dead, there is still one important person they have not caught yet.
If we fail to catch him, there will be endless troubles.
Just as the two men sat in silence, a Jinyiwei suddenly ran over and said, "Commander Fang—Lord Yang? I've found a room over there, and it looks like someone's inside."
"oh?!"
The two looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
I hurriedly followed him.
I saw a room over there. The door was locked from the outside and it was pitch black inside, but I could clearly hear the sound of someone.
Fang Buyuan's eyes flashed, and he immediately stepped forward and kicked the door open.
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