Chapter 685 Return that “special” to Qin Ruolan
Nan Yan suddenly felt uneasy when she saw his gaze.
She turned her head away.
Monk himself seemed to come back to his senses and smiled faintly.
The two of them seemed a little awkward, but they couldn't tell what they were feeling. After a moment of silence, Nan Yan finished eating the remaining half of the peach and then washed her hands.
Monk asked, "What do you want to do?"
Nan Yan glanced at him and said, "I feel a bit bored staying in the room. I want to go out for a walk."
Monk smiled and said, "That's right."
“…”
"I'll go with you."
"OK."
Nan Yan did not refuse him. She waited for him to wash his hands, and then the two of them went out together.
Although they were walking side by side, Monk was a very easy-going person and basically followed Nan Yan's pace. Nan Yan followed the same path that Princess Baoyin took her the day before and slowly walked to the outside of the palace yesterday.
Just like before, as soon as I got closer, I heard the cooing of pigeons inside.
Upon hearing this voice, Monk stopped and said, "This voice is——"
Nan Yan said, "Let's go and take a look."
After saying that, he walked forward with him.
As soon as I walked into the palace gate, I saw the same scene as yesterday.
Lady Xiu Yun was standing on the grass, with pigeons perched everywhere on her arms and at her feet, and some pigeons were even fluttering around her.
She smiled and fed them with the millet in her hand.
This scene seems gentle, harmonious, and even has a bit of spiritual energy.
Seeing this scene, Meng Ke was stunned for a moment. Nan Yan stood beside him and said softly, "Your Majesty, there is such a beautiful scenery in the palace."
“…”
Monk turned and glanced at her.
At this moment, Xiu Yun also heard their voices, turned around and was stunned.
"emperor……"
Monk stood beside Nan Yan, still motionless. Xiu Yun hurriedly scattered the last bit of millet in her palm and clapped her hands. All the pigeons perched on her wrists fluttered away.
The wind blew the hair by her ears and the sleeves of her clothes.
She walked over gracefully and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Meng Ke thought for a while before he seemed to remember her name: "Xiu Yun? Get up."
Xiu Yun stood up and glanced at Nan Yan beside him: "Noble Concubine Si is here too."
"Do you know each other?"
"Yesterday, Princess Baoyin came here to see me, and Concubine Si came with her."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "The pigeons here are very interesting, so I thought of it today and invited His Majesty the Emperor here as well."
Xiuyun glanced at Monk.
Munch also looked at her, and then at the pigeons flying around.
After a while, he said, "Are you still feeding the pigeons?"
Xiu Yun stammered, "I, I like them..."
"ah?"
Seeing Monk frown, Xiu Yun seemed even more nervous and said, "If the emperor doesn't like it, I won't feed it."
Nan Yan looked at her and then remembered that Xiu Yun said yesterday that she had only met Monk once.
It seems that the two people are not familiar with each other.
That's why speaking is so awkward.
And she couldn't help but think of Zhu Feng again.
Thinking back to when the two of them were together, it seemed like there was no need to think about what to say or how to be cautious. I even lost my temper with the emperor when I was being willful and said some words that could lead to death.
But Zhu Feng endured it all.
Not only did he endure it, he even treated her differently than he treated others.
Therefore, Nan Yan always believed that she was special.
But, can that kind of "special" continue?
Or, should I return that "specialness" to Qin Ruolan?
She was distracted for a moment, but immediately regained her composure. Xiu Yun welcomed them into the palace with some nervousness, and everyone sat around the round table.
Soon, the maid brought tea.
Monk picked it up and took a sip, then asked, "Iron Guanyin?"
Xiu Yun said hurriedly, "This is the only tea we have in the palace. If the emperor likes something else, I'll ask them to prepare it."
"No need," Monk waved his hand. "This tea tastes good."
Hearing him say this, a slight smile appeared on Xiuyun's face.
She is very young, although not childish, but there is always a bit of girlish innocence on her face. When she smiles like this, she seems to reveal a bit of shyness.
Nan Yan was standing beside them, looking at them with bright eyes.
Although she came here today, she was actually still not familiar with Xiuyun and had nothing to say. She just wanted to bring Monk here.
Firstly, Xiuyun said yesterday that she rarely saw the emperor throughout the year.
Secondly, the way Monk looked at her just now made her feel a little uneasy.
There is nothing better than being able to help others and bring them together.
However, the two of them didn't seem to have much to say. Instead, Monk turned around and looked at Nan Yan and said, "Do you like this tea?"
"good."
"Then tomorrow, I'll have someone send some over to you."
"Uh-thank you."
They chatted dryly for a few minutes, and soon someone came to see Monk.
It seems like something happened.
Meng Ke put down his teacup, stood up and said to Nan Yan, "Nan, Concubine Si, do you want to go back with me?"
Nan Yan shook her head and said, "I still want to chat with Empress Xiu Yun for a while."
"Okay then. I'll be leaving first."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
Xiu Yun politely walked him to the door and saluted at his back.
Then, when she turned back to look at Nan Yan, with a slightly embarrassed look on her face, she said, "Why is Concubine Si here with the Emperor?"
Nan Yan tilted her head and looked at her: "Empress Xiujun, don't you want to see His Majesty the Emperor?"
"Of course not."
“…”
"It's just that he hasn't been here for a long time. I'm a little surprised."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "You are so beautiful, but His Majesty the Emperor rarely comes to see you. Aren't you sad?"
Xiuyun looked up at her for a moment.
Then, he smiled faintly: "What's so sad."
“…”
"Everyone in the palace is like this."
“…”
"If it weren't for Concubine Si today, I wouldn't be able to see the Emperor."
Although she said so, there was still a hint of loneliness in her eyes.
However, as if she didn't want Nan Yan to see her, she stood up and walked out again. Nan Yan followed her to the open space outside. When the pigeons saw Xiu Yun coming, they immediately surrounded her.
He would rest on her shoulder or wrist, cooing softly.
As if to comfort her.
Nan Yan asked, "So, do you usually hang out with these pigeons like this?"
"Yeah. Nothing wrong with that."
“…”
"They are very obedient."
"How obedient are you?"
Nan Yan said, glancing at her intentionally or unintentionally: "If we tell them to fly, they will fly wherever they want."
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