Chapter 3071 Where is the dragonfly?
Nan Yan was not angry, she just glanced at her indifferently.
Then he said, "Don't be afraid."
“…”
"You're not the only one who has this thought. Even I had the same thought when I first entered the palace."
“…”
"When a woman enters the palace and follows a man, she has no other way to survive except to serve him with her beauty."
Dragonfly whispered, "But the Queen is not."
“…”
"Your Highness, you know everything. You know what you need to do, what you should do, and even how you should do it."
Nan Yan glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "Why, do you think I'm too idle?"
Dragonfly shook his head slightly.
Said: "I just feel that I may, perhaps in my entire life, never be able to be like the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan propped herself up and sat up straight, looking at her seriously: "Can't you just be yourself? Why do you have to be like me?"
“…”
Dragonfly lowered his head and said nothing more.
Nan Yan looked at her for a long moment and said, "You are still young."
After that, the two of them didn't say anything else. Qingting stood under the eaves and watched as the sky got darker and darker. Tingfu came back from outside and told Nanyan in frustration that he hadn't heard any news at all.
Nan Yan thought for a while and said, "It seems that the war is still intense."
Tingfu nodded.
Unfortunately, they are too far away from the river. Even if the fighting reaches the sky over there, they can't hear any sound here. They can only wait for the final result.
Tingfu stood there for a while, then suddenly said, "By the way, although there's no news from outside, I heard that after the Empress left, Zhu Chengjin sent another group of people out, apparently to do something by the river."
"oh?"
"My lady, what do you think he's going to do?"
“…”
Nan Yan thought quietly for a while, then sneered, "If the eye drops I used on him earlier were effective, then his biggest concern right now should be Xu Shifeng crossing the river."
"General Xu crossed the river?"
"Xu Shizong has wronged Empress Renxiao and must be feeling guilty about his only brother. He certainly wouldn't be able to kill him on the battlefield, but continuing to keep General Xu in Jiangbei will only bring greater trouble here."
“…”
"If I'm not mistaken, he wants to capture Xu Shifeng alive and have him cross the river to serve Zhu Chengjin."
When Tingfu heard this, his expression changed: "Really?"
Nan Yan sneered and said, "Xu Shizong is loyal to his orthodoxy, but Xu Shifeng also has his own loyalties. On this point, the two brothers cannot reconcile. Otherwise, after the incident, Xu Shifeng would not have caused such a big commotion in Jiangbei."
Tingfu thought for a while and said, "I also believe in General Xu."
"Um."
"So, Zhu Chengjin will stop Xu Shizong from doing anything?"
Nan Yan said: "Of course he will."
Tingfu frowned.
After that, he ran out twice more, but still no news.
Even that night, Zhu Chengjin did not invite Nanyan to Wuying Palace for dinner. After dark, the imperial kitchen sent some food over. Nanyan ate it briefly and sat on the bench under the eaves for a while. She still did not receive any reply. Qingting and the others urged her several times, and she went back to the room to rest.
But everyone knew that that night, not only them, but even the people in the entire Jinling City would not be able to sleep well.
On a quiet night, every time a breeze blew outside, Nan Yan suspected that it was movement on the river.
Even when she was half asleep, she seemed to see a figure swaying in front of her.
“Who is it…?”
Nan Yan opened her eyes a little in confusion, and looked at the wisps of green smoke rising from the incense burner placed not far from the bed, which dissipated in the air with a slight breeze. She tried her best to open her eyes, but felt extremely tired.
Until a hand reached out and gently stroked her forehead.
He even gently wiped her eyelids.
She seemed to be comforted, and soothed by a familiar breath, she slowly closed her eyes again.
However, after sleeping for a while, she suddenly woke up with a start, opened her eyes and looked at her empty and quiet room. There was no one there, only the cold moonlight shining through the window, and the bedside was white, as if covered with ice.
"Someone come!"
Nan Yan broke out in a cold sweat and suddenly shouted, "Someone come!"
There were only a few people in the Jinling Imperial Palace's harem to begin with. Her words startled the entire Yikun Palace into a state of alert. Voices were heard outside, and soon, several lanterns swayed closer. Tingfu and the others, while putting on their clothes, approached her door. "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"Where are the people?"
"Who?"
Tingfu had no choice but to bring another little palace maid in with a lantern. They saw Nan Yan sitting by the bed, covered in cold sweat. Although the little palace maid usually didn't dare to approach Nan Yan, there was no one else around at this time, so she had to come over, lift the curtain, and hold a handkerchief to wipe Nan Yan's sweat.
Tingfu stood far away and asked, "My Lady, what happened?"
“…”
Nan Yan frowned, looking at the pale faces in front of her that were illuminated by the lanterns, like ghost faces. Fortunately, the little palace maid immediately took the candles and lit all the candlesticks in the room, illuminating the entire Yiku Palace. Only then did she calm down a little.
He glanced around and murmured, "Could it be that I saw it wrong?"
Tingfu whispered, "My Lady, what's wrong?"
Nan Yan looked at them, her expression changed, and she finally came to her senses. She shook her head and said, "Nothing, I just had a nightmare."
Tingfu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After the maid brought the clothes over for Nan Yan to put on, he dared to move closer and offered her a cup of hot tea. Nan Yan took a sip and looked outside again: "How is it? Any news?"
Tingfu shook his head.
However, he leaned close to Nan Yan's ear and whispered softly, "But tonight, Zhu Chengjin will be staying in Jiaotai Palace."
"oh?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows when she heard this.
She hadn't forgotten that Zhu Chengjin had asked Ye Zheng to choose a concubine for him in Jinling City. After all, they had to prepare for the upcoming coronation ceremony. It seemed that tonight was going to be -
Thinking of this, Nan Yan frowned again.
She did not forget how she was sent to Jiaotai Palace.
It is difficult to change one's nature. I wonder who will be sent to Jiaotai Hall and the gates of hell tonight.
At this moment, she suddenly thought of something, looked around, and asked Tingfu: "Where is the dragonfly?"
She has been serving in Yiku Palace, and whenever Nan Yan has something to do, she always runs away quickly.
But tonight, she was nowhere to be seen.
Tingfu was also stunned for a moment: "Yes, where is she?"
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