Chapter 1259: Heart Covered with Dust
"Look, here he comes!"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan's heart couldn't help but tremble, and she quickly turned her head away.
At this time, the ceremony in the hall was about to begin. The guards patrolling around had already taken up their respective posts, and the people who came to watch the ceremony had also arrived at their respective positions.
Gradually, more and more people gathered in front of the Chong'en Pagoda.
And from that row of houses, a large group of people walked out.
When Nan Yan saw the clothes of those people, her heart skipped a beat. They were all wearing gray and white long gowns and square scarves on their heads. The clothes were very distinctive and were the uniform of the students of Zhujian Academy.
Sometimes, clothes make the man.
If these students just walked out like this, people might not be able to figure out their identities, but when they were dressed so neatly, everyone recognized them immediately.
"They are the students of Zhujian Academy!"
"Really them?!"
"I heard before that at the grand ceremony opening the Da Ci'en Temple, the emperor ordered them to come and participate in the sacrifice and chant. I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true!"
"But, haven't they always been—"
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"What else could be going on?" At this point, someone couldn't help but scornfully say, "Are you just a bunch of cowards?"
"Don't say that. Are you not afraid of death? If you are not afraid of death, why did you come here anyway?"
"I--"
"But speaking of it, these people are really something. They were so courageous before, especially their teacher. I heard that the emperor had his entire family exterminated and even wanted to exterminate all ten of his clans. But now, they still come here obediently."
"yes……"
Listening to these people's words, Nan Yan's eyes kept searching among the crowd.
Immediately, I found the familiar figure.
Although he was also wearing gray and white clothes, he was still a little different from everyone else. Not only was he taller and had a more upright and handsome figure, but his elegant and bright temperament also stood out among the group of people.
As soon as Nan Yan saw him, she felt her heart sink.
At this moment, perhaps because he felt her gaze, Jian Ruocheng, who was originally walking at the back of these students, looked at everything in front of him with a somewhat bewildered look. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked over here.
The two people's eyes suddenly met, and their breath was held for a moment.
Jian Ruocheng stopped where he was.
Although the sun is shining brightly and the weather is hot today, fortunately there is wind. Nan Yan is sitting in the pergola, and the white gauze hanging around her is constantly fluttering in the wind, like layers of clouds, lingering between him and her.
In a trance, he seemed to see a dignified and beautiful imperial concubine, who looked like a fairy concubine, sitting there.
She was so far away from him.
It seems like they are really in heaven and underground.
Looking at her so far away, Jian Ruocheng's already confused mood became even more tangled at this moment.
At this time, the student Qian Xiuwen beside him whispered, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
The sound gave him a slight jolt.
He raised his head again. The wind had just stopped at this moment, and the flying white gauze slowly fell down. He could see clearly again that it was Nan Yan sitting upright inside. She was not some fairy concubine. Her face still showed joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Even when she looked at him, there was a gleam in her eyes.
Nan Yan murmured, "Second Young Master..."
They were so far away that they could hardly see each other's faces, but Jian Ruocheng seemed to hear her calling him, and the expression on his face was slightly stiff.
He murmured: "Nan Yan..."
She is still her.
Although they had no way to get close to her, she was still her after all.
"Master?"
Sensing Jian Ruocheng's distraction, Qian Xiuwen called him softly again. Jian Ruocheng turned around and looked at him with a complicated expression, "Xiuwen, you said yesterday that the bamboo is still the same bamboo. However, when it is in people's hearts, the human heart is clouded by dust, and the bamboo is no longer the same bamboo."
“…”
I don't know why he suddenly started talking about the study of things at this time.
Qian Xiuwen was a little confused, but still nodded.
"Yes."
“People’s hearts are covered with dust, so the people and things in their hearts are no longer what they originally were.”
“…”
"But, are those people and things that have changed, or are they people themselves, or are they people's hearts?"
"Master...?"
Listening to Jian Ruocheng's mumbling, Qian Xiuwen also felt a little confused. He didn't know why he would bring up this at this time. He could only look at him in surprise.
At this time, Jian Ruocheng seemed to come back to his senses.
He looked back at Qian Xiuwen and smiled faintly, as if all his previous caution and worries were blown away by the wind at this moment, and there was a hint of indifference in his eyes.
This made Qian Xiuwen even more confused.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay. I'm fine."
After saying that, he glanced at Nan Yan again, a faint smile appeared on his face, and then he turned around and said, "Let's go."
So, he walked forward with all the students.
Nan Yan looked at his figure. Although the two of them were so far apart and had no idea what was going on with each other, at that moment, she seemed to feel that something had changed in Jian Ruocheng.
It’s really strange, why do I feel this way?
She frowned in surprise and looked at his back. At this moment, a familiar voice rang in her ears: "Mother..."
When she heard this voice, Nan Yan's eyes suddenly lit up.
When I turned around, I saw Xiao Xinping!
Several palace maids and a wet nurse who usually took care of her brought her over. As soon as they put her on the ground, she threw herself into their arms.
It’s heavier again!
These past two days, she was busy with the affairs of the academy. In addition, after she became pregnant, Zhu Feng was very cautious. She was also pestered by the people from the Imperial Hospital for a long time and had no time to take care of her daughter.
As a result, she gained a lot of weight and her belly became round.
"Xin Ping, my little heart is calm!"
Nan Yan hugged her and kissed her chubby face several times. Xiao Xinping hadn't seen her mother for a few days and missed her very much. At this time, she was completely glued to her: "Mother!"
Nan Yan kissed her and asked the nurse, "Why is she here?"
The nurse knelt on the ground and said softly, "The Emperor originally arranged for the princess to stay in the palace, but when he saw that the queen was alone, he brought her here to be with the queen."
Nan Yan smiled.
Xinping was too young, unlike King Wei, so she didn't have to attend the ceremony, but Zhu Feng still asked her to come and stay with him, which showed that he had good intentions.
Just then, a drumbeat was heard from the front.
Nan Yan's expression changed.
The ceremony has begun!
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