Chapter 1152 The Emperor's "Revenge"
Nan Yan's nose felt sore and tears were about to well up again.
Just as her eyes were blurred with tears, she suddenly noticed that a faint, almost invisible smoke was coming out of the wick of the motionless candlestick on the table.
"ah!"
She gasped and practically lunged forward.
She supported herself on the table with both hands, barely holding up her body. When she rushed over, she brought up a gust of wind that blew away the little bit of smoke in an instant.
Ran Xiaoyu was startled by her: "My Lady, what's wrong with you?"
"Xiaoyu, did you see that?"
"What?"
"This, this candlestick was smoking just now. Someone lit it!"
"ah?"
Ran Xiaoyu also came over and looked down, but there was nothing.
She sighed deeply and said softly, "My Lady, I know you must want to see Mr. Jian, but—he is not here."
"No, he must be here!"
Nan Yan said anxiously while looking around: "Just now, I clearly saw light in this room, and there was smoke coming from the candlestick. He must have come back here!"
After she finished speaking, she shouted loudly: “Second Young Master, Second Young Master Jian!”
“…”
"I know you're here, can you please come out?"
“…”
"I, I know you're sad, and you need someone to support you right now. Can you please come out? At least let me see that you're okay."
Her voice was trembling with sorrow, and it seemed even more desolate in this empty and cold room.
However, no one responded to her.
Nan Yan became even more anxious and even wanted to walk to the door and shout at the deserted and silent garden in front of her, but Ran Xiaoyu pulled her back. Her eyes were red and she whispered, "My Lady, stop shouting."
“…”
"Second Master Jian is really not here."
“…”
"There's no one here anymore."
Nan Yan stared blankly at everything around her, her lips trembling slightly. Without saying a word, tears rolled down her face again.
Could it be that I really saw it wrong just now?
But she just hoped that Jian Ruocheng would come back, even if he said nothing and did nothing. He had lost all his loved ones and was immersed in great pain. He should not be so lonely. He also needed support and comfort from others, didn't he?
Looking at the dark sky in front of her, she said bitterly, "Where would you be?"
Ran Xiaoyu said softly: "My Lady, don't be too sad, let's go back first."
"……Um."
Nan Yan sniffed her red nose and walked out with her.
But just as they approached the mourning hall, they suddenly heard the originally quiet mourning hall in front of them become noisy, as if a lot of people had gathered there.
Someone shouted, "Where is the imperial concubine?"
"We're still waiting for her to give us an explanation!"
"Yes, Master Jian can't just die in such an unclear way. We want the court to give us an explanation!"
It turned out that the people who were outside just now had all come in.
Ran Xiaoyu's brows knitted together as soon as she heard their voices. Sensing the anger in the crowd, she grabbed Nan Yan and said, "My Lady, I'm afraid someone is going to cause trouble."
“…”
Nan Yan frowned as she looked at the chaotic figures in front of her.
Just now, when she was outside, she felt it too.
Although there were people yelling at her like this before in Crane City, at that time, it was because Crane City was about to be breached and everyone was on the verge of life and death, so they were desperate. But now -
Ran Xiaoyu said, "My Lady, do you still want to go over?"
"certainly."
"But if we go like this, there's no guarantee that something won't go wrong."
Nan Yan said firmly, "But if I don't go, some rumors will be confirmed today."
"this--"
"I have to go."
After saying that, she took a deep breath and walked forward. Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip, knowing that she could not avoid it, so she could only follow closely and protect her carefully.
The two people walked into the mourning hall.
Sure enough, all the people outside came in, and the originally quiet courtyard was suddenly crowded and very noisy. Several students who were originally guarding the casket inside, as well as the Jinyiwei, all stepped forward to stop them, but the more they tried to stop them, the more excited they became.
"We want to see the Concubine!"
"That's right. The imperial concubine said she would give us an explanation. Is she just going to leave like this without saying anything?"
"If this is true, I'm afraid the court will also let this matter go!"
Several Jinyiwei were about to get furious when they suddenly heard Nan Yan's voice coming from behind -
"You can rest assured that the court will not let this matter slip away."
Everyone looked up and saw Nan Yan slowly walking out from behind.
The corners of her eyes were still a little red, but at this time, facing so many people, her eyes became firm and unwavering again, even with a bit of strength. As soon as they met her gaze, the noisy people around her immediately quieted down.
Nan Yan slowly walked in front of them.
With a cold glance, he said, "I will not allow anyone to get away with it!"
Shocked by her aura, the entire hall suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The atmosphere also became a little tense.
After an unknown amount of time, the crowd swayed slightly. The old man who had led the questioning came up, bowed briefly, and said, "Since the Imperial Concubine is so adamant, I wonder if you can give us an explanation."
Nan Yan looked at him: "What do you want to explain?"
The old man said, "We want to know why the Jian family was wiped out?"
Nan Yan frowned.
The old man continued, "Before, Elder Jian offended the current emperor because of his upright character. The emperor once ordered the extermination of all ten clans of the Jian family. We all remember this very clearly!"
Nan Yan said: "So what?"
"Then may I ask, is this situation still related to that incident?"
“…”
Nan Yan's breath became heavier.
Before she could say anything, someone next to her continued, "That's right. The emperor wanted to execute all ten clans of the Jian family, and now the Jian family has been wiped out. Is that such a coincidence?"
"Also, we also heard that Second Master Jian was dismissed from office by the Emperor for no reason."
"He is still working for Prince Ning."
"I'm afraid it's—"
This time, Ran Xiaoyu couldn't help herself. She frowned and said coldly, "Prince Ning rebelled and has been captured. Why are you talking about this?"
The old man sneered and said, "We want to know whether the emperor is taking advantage of Prince Ning's rebellion to exact revenge!"
"Yes, that's definitely the case!"
"The Jian family died so unjustly!"
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