Chapter 2241 This is what it means to grow old together
The next morning, Nan Yan got up early. When she sat in front of the dressing table and asked Ran Xiaoyu to comb her hair, she asked, "What day of the funeral is today?"
Ran Xiaoyu said: "It's the third day."
“…”
"After today, officials outside the capital can take off their mourning clothes. However, civil and military officials in the capital must still wear mourning clothes. They can only take them off after a month and must wear plain clothes for a hundred days."
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"No matter whether they are officials or common people, they are not allowed to sing or dance during the sacrifice."
Nan Yan nodded and asked, "After today, can the princes and ladies of Sishanmen go home?"
"Exactly."
Nan Yan said, "Tell Nian Qiu to go to Sishanmen and tell Madam Xu not to return for the time being. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is hosting a banquet for her and the Xu family at Chengqian Palace tonight."
"yes."
Ran Xiaoyu immediately passed the message out, Nian Qiu responded and ran out in a hurry.
While combing her hair, Ran Xiaoyu asked, "So, what about General Xu and the late Queen's brother?"
Nan Yan said, "The King of Wei will pass on the message."
"oh."
After a while, her hair was combed and Nan Yan looked around at herself in the mirror.
Suddenly he smiled faintly and said, "I'm a lot older."
When Ran Xiaoyu heard this, she immediately said, "Your Highness, you are talking nonsense."
"you do not say,"
As Nan Yan spoke, she looked at the familiar yet slightly unfamiliar face in the mirror, pointed at her cheek and said, "Look here, little by little, spots are appearing."
Ran Xiaoyu also glanced at her.
He only said: "To be exact, Your Majesty is already pregnant for the third time and has given birth to her second child."
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"Other mothers have dark circles on their faces, but you just have a few spots. Ask Aunt Tongyun to prescribe some medicine for you, and it will be gone after you take it."
Nan Yan laughed and said, "It's not that easy."
Aunt Tongyun just came in with some hot tea. Upon hearing this, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Madam. The spots can be removed. It just takes some time to recuperate."
Nan Yan said: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether it disappears or not."
“…”
"I didn't rely on this face..."
Having said this, she herself hesitated for a moment.
Of course she knew that she was not the most beautiful woman in the harem. Qin Ruolan alone was stunningly beautiful. If Zhu Feng was really a person who was obsessed with beauty, he would not have chosen her.
However, women dress up to please themselves, so she began to care a little.
After looking in the mirror for a long time, he said, "Can it really be eliminated?"
Aunt Tongyun and Ran Xiaoyu exchanged a glance and said softly, "It really can. In fact, there are many recipes circulating in the harem that can make the skin white and smooth. They are very popular. Only the queen has never paid attention to them."
Nan Yan said helplessly: "Before, I relied on my youth."
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"I can't do that now. There are so many young and beautiful women in the palace. I already have two children. How can I dare to act young?"
Thinking back to the last time when I went to act coquettishly with Zhu Feng, he said that she was already a mother and still had the nerve to act coquettishly.
It made her feel embarrassed.
Hearing her say this, Aunt Tongyun and Ran Xiaoyu became more cautious.
You know, for the women in the harem, age is a very sensitive and dangerous topic.
A young girl entering the palace is as fresh and lively as a water chestnut, which is naturally a big advantage. Apart from anything else, Nan Yan herself is ten years younger than Zhu Feng. In the past, she acted like a spoiled child in front of him without mercy, and Zhu Feng seemed to like it very much.
But now, as a mother of two children, if I want to act like a spoiled child, let alone whether it is justifiable, I have to first consider whether it is appropriate for my age and status.
There were many concubines younger than her.
Once the concubines realize the issue of age, it really means that their youth is over.
I felt that they had all fallen silent.
Nan Yan glanced back and saw that Aunt Tongyun and Ran Xiaoyu were both cautious. She couldn't help laughing and said, "You don't have to be like this."
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"I don't really care."
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"Actually, if you're old, you're old. We're not monsters, so how can we not age?"
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"Besides, if I'm old, wouldn't the emperor be even more——"
At this point, she remembered something and said, "You may not know, but when I was sitting with the emperor that day, I saw something shiny on his temple. Later I found out it was a white hair."
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"He has white hair too."
Aunt Tongyun hurriedly stepped forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will just tell you about it."
As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at herself in the mirror. Indeed, she was different from when she first entered the palace and followed Zhu Feng, when she was young and fresh, with an innocent look in her eyes. Now, there was no innocence in her eyes anymore, but instead a bit of gloom.
Maybe it's because I have too many things to think about and calculate.
It would be strange if he didn’t age.
She looked in the mirror and said calmly, "I'm not afraid of getting old, nor am I afraid of the emperor getting old."
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“Sometimes, I actually hope that time will pass quickly, so that all the worries, sorrows, and even all the difficulties in between can be ignored and I can grow old quickly.”
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"But then I start to think, if everything is just passed over, what's the point of growing old together in the future?"
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“To grow old together doesn’t mean to just wait until your hair turns white.”
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"It's about walking hand in hand through the years when our hair turns gray, going through all the ups and downs without giving up or separating. That's what it means to grow old together."
When Aunt Tongyun heard this, a smile appeared on her face.
Said: "The Queen really understands life."
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"Other concubines are only anxious to get the final result, and would avoid the difficulties in between if possible; only Your Majesty understands that the result is false, and the experience is the truth."
Nan Yan glanced at her and smiled.
At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside. Several people turned around and saw Nian Qiu running back hurriedly. He bowed to Nan Yan and said, "My Lady, something happened at Sishan Sect."
"oh?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows immediately furrowed.
Something happened at Sishanmen?
She asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
Nian Qiu took a deep breath and said, "Early this morning, Concubine Xi sent her eunuch Deli to Sishan Gate to look after the mourning of the princes and noble ladies. He ran into Concubine Shen's eunuch Dou'er. I don't know what the two of them said, but Deli beat Dou'er."
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