Chapter 3587 The Best of All
Nan Yan and Aunt Tongyun looked at each other, and both couldn't help but smile.
Nan Yan gave a wink, and Aunt Tong Yun stepped forward, tugging at Ruo Shui's arm to pull her up, saying with a smile, "Look how scared you are! The Queen wouldn't really be angry with you. Hurry up and get up."
Ruoshui raised her head and looked at Nanyan cautiously: "My Lady..."
But there was no anger on Nan Yan's face, she just smiled at her.
Ruoshui asked, "Madam, are you really not angry?"
Aunt Tongyun said, "Silly girl, if the Queen is really angry with you, I'm afraid you won't even be able to see this bracelet!"
As he said that, he pulled her up.
Ruoshui had originally thought Nanyan's anger was strange, but after hearing Aunt Tongyun's last words, she felt even stranger. She couldn't help but lift her wrist to glance at the string, then asked, "What did Auntie just say?"
Aunt Tongyun smiled and told her everything that had happened before.
Ruoshui opened her eyes wide when she heard this, looking at her in disbelief. Then she looked at Nanyan, who was smiling brightly. She was stunned for a long moment before she whispered, "Did the Empress ask you to go?"
Aunt Tongyun smiled and said, "Isn't it?"
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"If the Empress hadn't asked me to explain things to Master Lu, do you think he would have come to his senses so quickly with his dull mind?"
Ruoshui's face flushed all the way to her ears, and she was both surprised and delighted. She was surprised that Lu Linchuan had suddenly changed his attitude and was so affectionate with her today, and she was delighted that the Imperial Concubine not only didn't blame her, but even secretly helped her. She thought for a moment, then knelt respectfully before Nanyan again, her face and eyes reddening even more as she whispered, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nan Yan looked at her with a smile and said, "You have been with me for so many years. Now that you have found a good place, I am naturally happy for you."
Ruoshui felt warm in her heart.
She hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's too early to say that. I only exchanged a few words with him, how can I say that he has found his whereabouts? I still need to stay by your side and serve you well."
Nan Yan smiled at Aunt Tong Yun and said, "Oh, it seems we are the ones worrying too much, but she is not worried at all."
Ruoshui's face turned even redder.
Nan Yan personally reached out and took her hand to help her get up, saying softly, "Don't worry, I am also worried about you. At your age, if you don't get married, it will really be my fault."
"Your Majesty..."
"In fact, I have had this thought in the past few years, but it's hard for me to find any of those princes and nobles that I like. Besides, even if I do find one, if you don't like him, your marriage won't be smooth. Now it's rare that Lu Linchuan knows me well, and you two are interested in each other. What's even rarer is that he is close to the King of Han, so your marriage won't be considered far away. I don't have to worry every day. This is the best of all worlds."
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"As for your affairs, I will take care of them for you once we return to the capital and settle down."
Ruoshui was naturally happy, but sadness followed.
She had never expected that the man she secretly yearned for, who had been at odds with each other just a few days earlier, would suddenly have a complete change of heart. But before she could even rejoice, the Imperial Concubine learned of the matter and even tried to bring them together. Although marrying her beloved was every girl's dream, she had grown accustomed to living by the Imperial Concubine's side, being cared for and served by her. The thought of suddenly changing this life made her retreat unconsciously.
Ruoshui said softly, "I can't bear to leave you, Madam..."
Nan Yan smiled and pinched her: "You, it's not too late to say this on the day you get married."
Ruoshui felt embarrassed and ashamed, turned around and ran away with a red face.
Nan Yan looked at her back and couldn't help laughing: "This girl, now that she has a place to stay, she has become arrogant. She dared to run away before I even finished my meal."
Aunt Tongyun said with a smile: "Your Highness, please stop laughing at her. After all, she hasn't even married yet. How can she stand it after hearing what Your Highness said?"
Nan Yan picked up the bowl while smiling.
After taking two bites, she seemed to remember something, looked up at Aunt Tongyun, and sighed softly.
Aunt Tongyun was serving her food when she heard her sigh and asked, "What's wrong, Madam?"
Nan Yan said softly, "Come to think of it, you are the one who was delayed."
Hearing this, Aunt Tongyun was stunned for a moment, but immediately laughed. She picked up an egg with chopsticks and put it on the plate in front of Nanyan. She smiled softly and said, "Why are you talking about me again, Your Majesty?"
She had been with Nan Yan for the longest time. Even after Ran Xiaoyu left, she still stayed. It was only because she was already quite old when she entered the palace. After the Jingnan Campaign, she had the opportunity to leave the palace. However, Nan Yan was canonized soon after, and she needed some reliable and loyal people around her, so Zhu Feng chose her for Nan Yan. Nan Yan's life was not peaceful in the following years, so naturally he could not take care of their lifelong affairs. When Nan Yan's position was stable and she no longer needed to fight with others in the harem, Ran Xiaoyu followed Ye Zheng, but she was already past the age for marriage.
Nan Yan said: "Have you never thought about your own affairs?"
Aunt Tongyun thought for a moment and smiled gently, "It would be a lie to say I didn't think about it when I was little, but after entering the palace, every day I just thought about how to get through the day, how could I dare to think about anything else. When I was by Her Majesty's side, I had to help Her Majesty think about things, so naturally I couldn't think about those things. And now—"
"How are things now?"
"Now, this slave really doesn't want to leave. I have been serving the Majesty all these years, and the Majesty is all I can think about. I stay with the Majesty not only to make a living, but also to have a happy ending."
Nan Yan said softly, "Over the years, it's thanks to you that my life has been so smooth."
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"Tongyun, I naturally hope to have you accompany me for a long time. But if you want to leave the palace, I will be the first to agree, and I will let you live comfortably for the rest of your life."
Aunt Tongyun laughed and said, "Your Highness, please stop joking. At this age, my roots are already in the palace, by your side. If I were to be uprooted and thrown outside the palace walls, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive a single day. By your side, I'm a respectable maid. What better life could there be?"
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile and said, "If you are willing to stay with me, that would be great."
Aunt Tongyun nodded, turned her head and looked at the sky, then said: "Your Majesty, you should eat quickly. It's getting late and we should prepare to set off."
Nan Yan nodded and lowered her head to start eating.
After a while, breakfast was over and the Emperor was ready. Nan Yan accompanied him out of the South Courtyard, and the Emperor left Yongzhou and headed north.
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