Chapter 118 That Night She Replaced Herself
The next day, Zhu Feng went to court early.
Until the end, Nan Yan never asked, and he never said, how to deal with the defeat in Yongzhou.
Nan Yan returned to Shou'an Palace with a heavy heart. As soon as she entered the palace, she saw Xia Yunting coming towards her.
She saluted hastily: "Zhaoyi."
Xia Yunting had dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well last night. As soon as he came over, he asked, "You didn't come back last night. Where did you go?"
"In reply to Zhaoyi, this servant is going to keep watch for the Emperor."
"Stay at night? How do you stay at night?"
"That's right..." Nan Yan was a little confused. Xia Yunting had been there overnight before, so why did he suddenly ask this?
But after thinking about it, she suddenly understood something.
Back then, it was that night that she took his place to sleep with Zhu Feng, so—
Her heart felt as if it had been stabbed by a needle, and her breathing became unstable, but she immediately forced a smile and said, "I will just be guarding in Wuying Palace. If Your Majesty wants water or tea, I will naturally make it."
Hearing her say this, Xia Yunting's expression brightened slightly. He glanced at her again, then smiled and said, "I'm worried about you. You haven't recovered yet, so why did the emperor let you go to work at night?"
Nan Yan smiled and shook her head: "I'm fine."
After she finished speaking, she whispered, "Actually, I wasn't seriously injured to begin with. Coming here has disturbed Zhaoyi's rest. I plan to move back to the Ye Court today."
When Xia Yunting heard this, he immediately said, "No!"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then she quickly said with a smile on her face, "You were beaten so badly, how could you recover so quickly? You should stay and let me take good care of you. At least make sure you are well before you leave."
"But--"
"Don't say but, it's settled."
After Xia Yunting finished speaking, he pulled her back to Chunxi Palace.
Under her enthusiastic persuasion, Nan Yan agreed to stay for two more days.
Xia Yunting returned to his Shou'an Palace. He hadn't slept well the whole night, so he was feeling a little restless and irritable. He sat on the couch, still feeling a little upset.
Fulan knew what she was thinking, so she came over and whispered, "Zhaoyi, don't be anxious. The emperor just didn't come for one night."
Xia Yunting looked up at her and said, "I'm not in a hurry about this."
"Then why did Zhaoyi——?"
“…”
Xia Yunting herself couldn't explain it clearly, she just felt suffocated. Fulan looked at her and said softly, "If I were to say, it's Si Nanyan who's restless. She knew Zhaoyi was looking forward to the emperor coming to Shou'an Palace day and night, but she didn't try to persuade the emperor last night when she went to the night watch."
“…”
Xia Yunting's brows furrowed even tighter.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Don't talk nonsense. Nanyan is my sister."
Fulan watched her say this weakly and said no more.
At this moment, the magpie walked in from outside and said, "Eunuch Yu is here."
Xia Yunting stood up hurriedly and saw Eunuch Yu walking in from outside. He smiled and said, "Eunuch Yu."
Eunuch Yu bowed to her, then ordered the eunuch behind him to come forward with a tray. Xia Yunting looked and saw a string of bright red coral bracelets on the tray.
Xia Yunting smiled and said, "What a bright thing."
Eunuch Yu said, "This is a tribute from the Meng Kingdom, a special gift from the Emperor."
Xia Yunting's eyes lit up: "Is it—a special reward for me?"
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