Chapter 609: Cold Palace
One night stand.
The next morning, Zhu Feng left a passionate kiss on her lips and then left.
Nan Yan was left lying on the bed, supporting her weak body. After a long time, she managed to sit up and put on her clothes.
Although she could let Ran Xiaoyu and others come in to serve her, she didn't want to.
Wasn’t it enough that they laughed at me yesterday?
After much difficulty, she managed to put on her clothes properly, but when Ran Xiaoyu and the others came in to clean the room, the expressions on their faces still made her feel ashamed and angry.
It’s all Zhu Feng’s fault!
She sat in front of the dressing table angrily. Turning back, she saw Aunt Tongyun making the bed, and said, "Aunt, prepare some hot water for me. I want to take a bath."
"Bath?"
Aunt Tongyun heard this and came over and said softly, "Your Highness, please don't take a bath yet."
"Why?"
"It's not good to take a bath immediately after sleeping with the emperor."
"Didn't I wash it yesterday?"
Seeing her bewildered expression, Aunt Tongyun leaned close to her ear and whispered with a smile, "Bathing after serving the emperor is not suitable for women to get pregnant."
“…”
"Yesterday, because it was your Majesty's first time sleeping with me, you might feel unwell, so I asked you to take a bath."
“…”
Nan Yan's face turned red.
Turns out, there is this.
Could this group of people be eavesdropping outside again? They knew Zhu Feng was making trouble until dawn again.
She subconsciously touched her stomach, and her face felt hot.
Aunt Tongyun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please eat something first."
However, I was sweating all over and it was really uncomfortable.
Nan Yan said, "Forget it. I still want to take a shower. I feel uncomfortable with all the sweat."
Aunt Tongyun wanted to persuade her, but Ran Xiaoyu beside her said quietly, "Aunt, since the queen wants to wash, let her wash. Anyway, our queen doesn't care about this once or twice."
Nan Yan was so angry that she wanted to pinch her.
After laughing and joking for a while, Nan Yan finally got her wish and took a hot bath.
After washing comfortably, she changed into a white long dress and sat in front of the dressing table. Ran Xiaoyu stood behind her and helped her wipe her long hair.
After a while, Aunt Tongyun came back.
Nan Yan looked up and saw that her face looked a little strange, so she asked, "Aunt, what's wrong?"
Aunt Tongyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I just went to return the Nine-Curved Mandarin Duck Pot to Madam Su."
"oh……"
Nan Yan remembered that there was still one hundred taels of silver pledged with Nanny Su.
I don’t know how much was returned.
He asked with a smile, "How much did you withdraw?"
Aunt Tongyun said softly, "No."
"What?"
“Not a penny was returned.”
“……!”
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment.
She still remembered what Aunt Tongyun said, that if it was someone she liked, Madam Su would return the money, or even more; but she didn't get a single penny back of her one hundred taels of silver.
In other words—
"How dare she!" Ran Xiaoyu was furious: "How dare she look down on the Imperial Concubine!"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Why didn't she retreat?"
Aunt Tongyun said solemnly, "She didn't say anything specific, but I think it might be related to Concubine Xia."
"Xia Zhaoyi? What happened?"
"When I went there, Concubine Xia had just been sent to the cold palace."
"What?"
Nan Yan was startled: "She, went to the cold palace?"
"Yes."
"How come?"
Ran Xiaoyu and the others were also shocked. Aunt Tongyun sighed and said, "I just made some inquiries. After returning home last night, Xia Zhaoyi became ill. She became mentally unstable and spoke incoherently. She was in a tantrum all night."
“…”
"During the day, I sent the imperial physician to see her. He said that she seemed to have—"
"how?"
"Already, crazy."
Nan Yan's heart sank.
Is Xia Yunting crazy?
Xia Yunting has gone crazy!
Last night, she wanted to make an example of Xia Yunting to scare Wu Wan and Gao Yurong so that they would stop doing tricks behind her back and to make Xia Yunting behave himself.
But she didn't expect that it would scare Xia Yunting crazy.
Aunt Tongyun said, "The matter has been reported to the Emperor and the Empress. I heard that the Emperor didn't say anything and just ordered her to be sent to the cold palace to recuperate for a while."
“…”
Nan Yan didn't say anything.
She was sent to the cold palace for recuperation, but the cold palace was certainly not a place for rest and recuperation.
This means that he has given up on Xia Yunting.
She sat there. Although she had just come out of a hot bath and felt relaxed all over, a chill rose from the soles of her feet and froze her whole body in an instant.
Of course she knew how many times Xia Yunting had hurt her, especially that night. If they really succeeded, if Zhu Feng didn't trust her—
I'm afraid that now, my fate will not be much better than hers.
This is originally a life-and-death struggle.
However, it is still a very uncomfortable feeling to truly know that you have driven someone crazy with your own hands.
Nan Yan's heart was in a knot.
She didn't want this, she really didn't want this!
At this moment, a steady hand fell on her shoulder. When she looked up, it was Ran Xiaoyu.
That cold, baby-like face was now filled with calmness as he said calmly, "You will suffer the consequences if you bring trouble upon yourself."
“…”
"It's not the Queen's fault."
“…”
Nan Yan still didn't say anything.
She remained silent for the rest of the time. Although she hadn't eaten all night, she had no appetite at all when the people from the imperial kitchen brought her breakfast.
The food was delivered and then returned almost unopened.
Aunt Tongyun couldn't bear to see her like this. She was about to persuade her when Nanyan suddenly said, "Aunt, I want to go to the cold palace."
Aunt Tongyun was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, what are you doing——"
"I want to go and see it."
“…”
"Look at Xia Yunting, and also look at that Madam Su."
"this--"
Aunt Tongyun hesitated and said softly, "But that place is filthy."
“…”
"People in the palace would walk around it when they passed by, for fear of being contaminated by bad luck."
Nan Yan said calmly: "I don't mind."
Aunt Tongyun looked up at Ran Xiaoyu again. Ran Xiaoyu probably knew that Nan Yan was still thinking about this matter and it was hard for her to let it go. After thinking for a while, she said, "I will also go with the queen."
Nan Yan nodded.
So the three of them packed up and left Yiku Palace.
The cold palace is located deep in the harem. After leaving the six western palaces, we took a long detour and finally arrived at the palace gate, which looked very old and even a little dilapidated.
There isn't even a plaque.
Although it was not taboo, the moment the door was opened, Nan Yan still felt her heart sink into a cold pool.
There is a bleak scene before my eyes.
Here, there are many women, standing under the eaves and lying on the windowsill.
Some people even sit on the ground.
Some of them were imprisoned here as punishment for committing mistakes, and once they entered this door, they would be forgotten.
One level may last for ten, twenty years, or even a lifetime.
White-haired palace ladies can be seen everywhere.
At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly pounced in front of him.
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