Chapter 3512: The one being attacked should be——
"My lady, do you want to go to bed?"
Ruoshui had asked for the third time. It was only midnight, and Nanyan wouldn't normally go to bed so early. However, she had seen how the Imperial Concubine had lost both food and sleep over the past two days because of the princess's situation, becoming increasingly haggard. Especially today, after the Emperor's departure, she had sat alone in the corridor, gazing at the gray sky, looking so lost, as if her soul had been drained away.
Ruoshui felt so distressed that she wished she could rest soon.
But Nan Yan was still sitting in the corridor, one hand under her chin, and she said lightly: "Don't rush me."
Ruoshui had no choice but to go into the house and get a piece of clothing to put on her. Nanyan pushed it away anxiously, saying, "It's not cold."
Ruoshui said firmly, "The dew is heavy at night, and it's still colder than during the day. Your Majesty has been sitting here all the time. What if she catches a cold?"
Nan Yan said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense."
Ruoshui also knew that she was in a bad mood and would not have the time to chat with her at this time. She could only stand aside timidly, holding her clothes. Nan Yan sat quietly for a while, as if she could sense Ruoshui's grievance behind her. She looked back at her, sighed, and said, "Give me the clothes."
Ruoshui immediately smiled and diligently put the clothes on her.
Nan Yan reached out to straighten her clothes, then looked out at the dark night. She couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, where is Xinping now?"
“…”
"Is she, is she cold?"
“…”
"Will the person who takes her away treat her well?"
These words have become a taboo in the entire South Courtyard in the past two days. No one dares to mention Princess Xinping anymore. Although the people below are about to turn the entire Yongzhou City upside down, the danger will linger in their minds for one day if they cannot find Princess Xinping.
Ruoshui could only say, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Her Highness is blessed by good fortune, and nothing will happen to her."
"Tian Xiang?"
Hearing this, Nan Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Even if I were a god, I couldn't stand up to her being so willful and mischievous."
Ruoshui said softly, "Your Highness is still young, so it's inevitable that he's a little willful."
Nan Yan shook her head: "Still young? Not young anymore."
“…”
"Even if she is really still young, as a princess, I cannot tolerate her acting so willfully. She has already hurt herself, and I'm even more worried that she will bring trouble to others."
This was the first time Ruoshui heard Nan Yan say such words.
She hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Just give the princess a stern reprimand after you return this time."
Nan Yan smiled bitterly: "As long as she is willing to listen."
Seeing her mood getting lower and lower, Ruoshui still bravely said: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should go to bed early. You haven't had a good sleep in the past few days, and your eyes are red."
Nan Yan couldn't help but look outside again: "Your Majesty..."
Ruoshui said, "Didn't the emperor say when he got up early that he might not come back today?"
“…”
Nan Yan sighed, and finally got up and walked into the house.
But just as she was about to step into the room, a deep roar suddenly came from the distance.
It was like a thunder roared from the distant horizon. Although it was deafening, because of the distance, only a little echo was left when it reached here, but it still made people's heartbeats sink.
Nan Yan was very perceptive and immediately turned her head to look into the distance.
Unfortunately, the towering walls surrounding the South Courtyard blocked her view. She could not see anything and only felt that the originally quiet night suddenly became noisy.
"What's going on?"
Ruoshui was also stunned for a moment.
The sound just now did sound a bit strange. She even felt as if the ground beneath her feet was shaking, perhaps it was just her illusion.
She murmured, "Could it be thunder?"
Even as she was speaking, another roar echoed from the distance, and this time, it seemed a little clearer.
Nan Yan frowned: "That's not right."
She walked a few steps into the courtyard, raised her head and looked around, as if trying to find the direction from which the sound came. At this time, the lights in the side rooms on both sides lit up, and Aunt Tongyun and Delu came out with several young palace maids and eunuchs.
They obviously heard the sound just now.
Aunt Tongyun hurried to Nanyan's side, bowed briefly, and then said, "My Lady, that voice just now—"
Before he finished speaking, another roar was heard.
This time, the sound was louder and more deafening.
Moreover, the people in the garden clearly felt that it was not their illusion, but that the ground was actually shaking slightly. The few young palace maids had never seen much of the world and could not tell where the sound came from. They just felt that it was a little scary in the middle of the night and whispered, "Is it going to rain?"
"Is it thundering?"
Nan Yan's expression was solemn, and she shook her head solemnly: "No."
Everyone looked at her in surprise. What else could such a sound be but thunder?
On the contrary, Aunt Tongyun, who had been with her the longest, also had a gloomy expression at this moment, and whispered: "My Lady, this, this can't be--"
Nan Yan lowered her voice and said word by word, "Someone is banging on the city gate."
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked.
De Lu was the quickest to react, saying, "Could it be that the Yue people attacked at night? If so, the army—the emperor is also in the army, so he should be able to send troops to support us immediately, right?"
Several young palace maids around also hurriedly said: "Yes, it will definitely happen."
"The military camp is not far from the South City Gate. They will definitely arrive soon."
"My lady, why don't you go back to the house?"
However, Nan Yan's expression darkened.
She looked up at the pitch-black night. Because of the darkness, their judgment was a little slow. Just now, they couldn't even tell where the sound came from, but this time, she seemed to hear it clearly.
She said, "No."
Everyone looked at her in confusion, and Ruoshui said softly, "My Lady, it's nothing?"
Nan Yan said, "It's not the South City Gate."
“…”
"The one being attacked should be——"
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"North Gate?!"
When the news reached the army, the already solemn atmosphere became even heavier. Inside the big tent, Xiang Yuanbo's face suddenly darkened when he heard the soldier's report.
"Say it again!"
The soldier lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "The 20,000-strong Yue army is attacking the north of Yongzhou City."
Everyone present gasped.
They had calculated so much, even thinking clearly about how to rush to provide support if each city gate was attacked, but they had never expected that the Yue people would actually attack the north of the city.
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