Chapter 1485 People in the Desert, Looking for Water
Before the sun came out, there were only a few palace maids in the palace collecting night incense and sweeping the snow. Xiao Shunzi hurried out with Ran Xiaoyu, holding a lantern.
After a while, after walking out of the inner palace gate, I saw a row of classrooms in front of me.
Xiao Shunzi said, "That's it."
Ran Xiaoyu stretched her neck to look, and saw that the doors and windows of those rooms were closed, but candlelight was on inside, and several shadows were reflected on the windows.
Xiao Shunzi asked, "Miss Yu, do you want to go there yourself, or should I go over and call the person out for you?"
Ran Xiaoyu thought about it and said, "Please ask Eunuch Shun to go over and call someone for me. It's not easy for me to go there."
"That's true."
Xiao Shunzi nodded, asked her to wait at the door, and walked over with the lantern.
Ran Xiaoyu watched him push the door open and after a while, the figure in the room moved again, and then a thin and tall figure followed him out.
But at this moment, Ran Xiaoyu saw a dark shadow walking towards the classroom on the other side.
It seems that he also came from the harem.
Ran Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and frowned slightly as she looked at the figure: Besides herself, is there anyone else in the harem who also needs to look for some adult in the classroom?
Who is it?
Just when she was confused, Xiao Shunzi had already come over with Heyi.
Following the light of the lantern, He Yi spotted her at a glance and walked over to her and said, "Miss Xiaoyu, does the Imperial Concubine have anything to tell you?"
Ran Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Master Heyi, do you know what happened last night?"
“…”
He Yi also hesitated for a moment.
He glanced at Xiao Shunzi, then at Ran Xiaoyu, and then said, "I heard the news when I just entered the palace. Concubine Ning was deposed and imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. The little princess..."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded.
He Yi sighed.
He was originally a monk. Although he had entered the secular world and became an official, he still had a compassionate heart.
He only said: "May the deceased rest in peace."
The other two nodded.
He Yi continued, "By the way, the Imperial Concubine—"
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "The Imperial Concubine told me to come and ask for your Excellency if I have any questions."
"Something? What's the matter?"
"Sir, something may be wrong with the Emperor."
"What?"
He Yi frowned, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his eyes. He said, "Is it possible that the Emperor has remembered something again?"
"It's hard to explain right now, but the emperor's condition—the servants are afraid he might hurt someone again, so we've come to ask for your help. My Lord, let's talk as we go."
"Okay, let's go!"
He Yi didn't waste any words and nodded immediately.
Although normally, as an outsider, he could not enter the inner palace without the permission of the emperor and empress, but he could not care less now. At least the imperial concubine had the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, and it was not an act of usurpation for her to summon him.
So he followed them in.
After walking a few steps, Ran Xiaoyu hesitated and looked back. It seemed that there was one less figure reflected on the window of the classroom. However, after turning the corner, she could no longer see anything.
Several people walked hurriedly and soon arrived at Jianfu Palace.
He Yi was stunned for a moment: "Is it here?"
Ran Xiaoyu said hurriedly: "After the incident with Concubine Ning yesterday, oh no, it was Feng Qianyan, the emperor has been staying here. The imperial concubine was worried that something might happen to the emperor, so she also stayed in the side hall here to rest. Originally, she thought that if anything happened, she could keep an eye on it at any time, but she didn't expect——"
He Yi nodded.
He walked into Jianfu Palace and soon arrived at the door of the side hall.
Eunuch Yu and several other people were still here, but they didn't dare to go near the door. Instead, they stood in the yard.
Everyone had hardly slept all night and was very tired. In the early morning light, their eyes were almost bloodshot and red.
But no one dared to doze off.
Eunuch Yu also whispered, "Everyone, please be alert and listen to whatever the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine say. Don't be lazy when asking for tea or water!"
Everyone could only nod in agreement.
Who would want tea or water at this time?
I'm afraid they will be beaten or killed.
After Eunuch Yu finished his instructions, he couldn't help but yawn. When he looked up, he saw He Yi and the others coming over. He immediately rushed forward as if he had seen a savior, "Master He Yi."
"Eunuch Yu."
He Yi walked up, looked at him, and then looked at the closed door behind him.
Then he said, "How are the emperor and the imperial concubine?"
"There's just no movement at all."
As Eunuch Yu spoke, he reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
He Yi frowned: "Is there no movement from the Imperial Concubine?"
Eunuch Yu still shook his head.
He Yi murmured, "Not really..."
Ran Xiaoyu hurried forward and said, "Too much happened last night. Your Majesty has been feeling down lately. She slept very deeply last night and almost fainted."
“…”
So, now I don't know whether she is still asleep or...
Ran Xiaoyu was already very worried at this time.
If she were here, she could still withstand a blow, but how could Nan Yan withstand that? She was most afraid that Zhu Feng would really lose his mind and hurt Nan Yan.
So he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Let's go in and take a look."
"No, no!"
Eunuch Yu was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat. "You've seen the emperor in that state. If you really broke in and got hit by him, would you still be alive?"
"But the noble concubine——"
"My Lady, it should be alright."
The one who spoke was He Yi.
When everyone heard what he said, they immediately turned around and looked at him.
He Yi stood there quietly, and said thoughtfully, "Just now on the road, you also told me that the emperor found this place on his own. No one has ever lived in this side hall. The emperor came here not because of this place, but because of the people here."
“…”
"He found the concubine himself."
Although this has not been confirmed, it seems that every time Zhu Feng encountered an accident, he would go looking for Nan Yan by himself.
Just like people in the desert, they will go to find water by themselves.
This metaphor may not be appropriate, but Zhu Feng's behavior is like this.
To him, the imperial concubine seemed to be more than just a favored concubine. There was always some deeper connection that neither of them could see but only he could feel.
He Yi said, "Wait a little longer."
“…”
When everyone heard him say this, they could only calm down temporarily.
"All right."
Time passes by little by little.
The sun came out and the sunlight shone into the quiet side hall.
A ray of light fell on a pair of hands.
And these hands are not the hands of one person, but two hands clasped together, with the index fingers intertwined.
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