Chapter 915 Jian Ruocheng
Because the garden was arranged very well by Ning Wang Zhu Xuan, it was just after 3 p.m. when they settled in.
It was still early, and the sun was out today, which was rare. Although everyone was a little tired from the journey, no one wanted to rest so early.
But unlike the adults, Xiao Xiaoping, who had been excited all the way, was tired at this time. Nan Yan asked Aunt Tongyun to accompany her to sleep, and she left the yard and went out for a walk.
A world of ice and snow.
Nan Yan wrapped her fox fur tightly around her body and walked all the way into the garden. Although there was a lake here, the surface of the lake was frozen. There was a very tall tree on the shore. Probably because it snowed before she came, there were even icicles on the tree.
Crystal clear, just like the jade trees in the Moon Palace.
Nan Yan walked under the tree and looked up at it. She couldn't help but think of the tree she saw on the way from Beiping to Hecheng when Zhu Feng took her there last time.
It is so tall and so crystal clear.
And what happened at that time—
Just as Nan Yan was standing under the tree, concentrating on recalling the things that happened more than a year ago, and couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded, she inexplicably felt that someone was following her.
This look was just like the one the crowd had seen when their ship approached the harbor of Daishindo.
Focused, and even a little... familiar.
She stood under the tree, dazed for a moment.
I have never been to this city of Tianjin, including this garden, so how could he be looking at me with such familiar eyes?
Is it just an illusion caused by mental tension?
Just when she was in a trance, a gust of wind suddenly blew, shaking the tree beside her. She heard a creaking sound above her head, and the trunk swayed gently, and the snow on it fell down with a crash.
"careful!"
A familiar voice sounded in my ears.
As soon as Nan Yan turned around, she saw a figure rushing in front of her and raising his arm to block her head.
The snow fell down with a loud noise, hitting the man's shoulders and arms.
“……!”
This scene has happened before.
It was at that time a year ago, just as she was recalling, that Zhu Feng had blocked the snow that had fallen from the trees for her, halfway from Beiping to Hecheng.
What happened that day was unforgettable for her.
Not only the joy of her and Zhu Feng laughing and playing in the snow, but also the sadness brought by the departure of another person is always engraved in her mind.
And at this moment, the figure in memory was standing in front of him.
He lowered his head, looking a little nervous, his eyes full of concern as he looked at himself.
"Are you okay?"
“…”
Nan Yan was completely speechless.
She opened her eyes wide in astonishment and looked at the familiar face in front of her. He was still as handsome as ever, and the temperament of the bright moon and fresh breeze in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows had not changed at all.
But--
How did he get here?
"Lord Jane?"
Nan Yan couldn't believe her eyes.
But the person standing beside her, raising his arms to protect her, was clearly Jian Ruocheng.
Hearing her calling him, Jian Ruocheng seemed to be sure that she was fine. He smiled slightly, as if relieved, put down his arms, and brushed off the snow on his sleeves and shoulders.
"Your Highness, I apologize for my rudeness."
Common people...
By the way, he had been dismissed from office a long time ago. He was no longer the Right Prime Minister of the Secretariat, but an ordinary citizen.
But how could an ordinary citizen appear here?
Jian Ruocheng, why are you here?
In just a short time, countless questions were already swirling in Nan Yan's mind. She stood in front of Jian Ruocheng and whispered, "Second Master Jian, why are you here?"
Jian Ruocheng blocked the falling snow from his body, restored his usual elegant appearance, took a step back, and kept a proper distance from her.
Then he smiled and said, "I have always been here."
"Always?"
Nan Yan frowned and looked at him, she was in a daze for a moment, and suddenly understood something.
I heard before that he left Jinling, but no one knows where he went. Could it be that -
"You, you came to Prince Ning's residence?"
"That's right," Jian Ruocheng said with a smile, "I am now an aide to Prince Ning's Mansion."
“…”
Nan Yan was speechless.
He actually came to Zhu Xuan's side and became his aide.
Of course, if it was an ordinary official, retiring to his hometown, or being dismissed from office to work as a staff member in the home of some webmaster, this is a very common thing, but -
He is Jian Ruocheng!
That person is Ning Wang Zhu Xuan!
These two people are people that Nan Yan would never have thought they would be together, not even in her dreams.
Nan Yan looked up at him and said foolishly, "Why?"
"Why?"
Jian Ruocheng repeated these three words, and a half-smile flashed across his face, as if he found the question very funny.
He said, "Why not?"
“…”
"Although I have been dismissed from office, I still have my own ideals and things I want to do."
“…”
"Since I can't do it in the court, I'll do it somewhere else."
“…”
"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. Isn't that normal?"
Yes, this is normal.
But when it comes to him, it's just abnormal.
Nan Yan felt her breath was disordered, her brows slightly furrowed, she looked up at him, her tone was tangled and heavy: "Why?"
She seemed to be stuck in this problem and couldn't get out.
If it were in the past, if it were someone else, she would understand the saying "a wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in."
But before my eyes——Prince Ning——
Nan Yan said softly, "Second Young Master, are you serious?"
Jian Ruocheng looked at her with a smile, his eyes appearing calm and serious: "I am very serious about everything I do and I give it my all."
“…”
Nan Yan was completely speechless.
At this time, a joking and laughing voice was heard next to him.
"Ruocheng, what are you talking to the Imperial Concubine?"
“…”
"You're being so serious, like you're swearing something. Don't scare the Imperial Concubine."
Hearing this voice, Nan Yan's heart trembled slightly.
Jian Ruocheng immediately turned around with a smile and said calmly, "Your Highness."
The person who slowly walked up from behind them was Ning Wang Zhu Xuan.
But in just a moment, he changed his clothes. The collar of his snow-white robe was decorated with some fluffy feathers, making him look warm and luxurious.
He still looks like a graceful and elegant young man.
Jian Ruocheng turned to him and said with a smile: "Ruocheng is talking about tonight's dinner."
"Dinner party?"
Nan Yan looked at him in surprise.
Zhu Xuan walked over with a smile and said, "That's right, Noble Concubine. Since the Emperor and the other ladies have come to my villa, I naturally have to follow the etiquette to receive them. I hope you will do me a favor and attend tonight's welcoming banquet."
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