Chapter 3467 Visiting the Sick
Zhu Feng asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "We are already in Yongzhou. Are there any other officials' wives who can come and serve as guides for me?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh, Madam Li."
Nan Yan heard his tone was a little subtle, vaguely aware of something, and asked softly: "Why? Doesn't the emperor want me to get close to her?"
Zhu Feng said, "Why should I care about your women's affairs? It's just that she can't come to guide you."
"Why?"
"She's sick."
"Are you sick?"
Nan Yan was extremely puzzled and asked doubtfully, "When did you get sick? What's wrong? Is it serious?"
Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing and said, "What is her relationship with me? How could I know this?"
Nan Yan came back to her senses and smiled, but then frowned again and said, "She was fine when she accompanied me to the military camp that day. How come she fell ill after just a few days?"
Zhu Feng said, "Li Bushan said he caught a cold, and it happens once or twice every year. I originally said that you were alone here, and there was no one to talk to you, so I wanted her to come and keep you company more often, but after Li Bushan said that, I couldn't force a patient to do anything."
Nan Yan said, "Could it be that she caught a cold while accompanying me around the military camp that day? If so, then it's my fault."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and asked, "Why, do you want to visit the patient?"
When these words were spoken, Nan Yan was a little surprised.
He was not surprised that Zhu Feng proposed to "visit the patient", but he was surprised that the patient was Li Bushang's wife. If he wanted to visit the patient, wouldn't he have to go to Li Bushang's house?
Zhu Feng has always been wary of him like a thief, so why did he let go this time?
Nan Yan thought about it, and without asking any more questions, she just said, "Is the emperor okay?"
Zhu Feng said, "The couple traveled all the way from the capital to Yongzhou City to handle affairs with the Kingdom of Yue. They have made great contributions. Moreover, Li Bushang rescued Princess Xinping from the assassin's clutches. I was just wondering how to reward them. Now that his wife is ill, and you are here, it would be a great honor for them to visit her. If you want to go, go ahead."
Nan Yan looked at him with a half-smile: "Your Majesty really wants me to go?"
Zhu Feng got angry again when he saw her smile and said harshly, "Forget it if you don't want to go!"
Nan Yan immediately laughed and said, "How can I not go? This is the emperor's last chance to agree. If I don't go out and take a look, I will be letting His Majesty down."
Zhu Feng said: "Pooh!"
The two of them played around for a while, and then Nan Yan cleaned up the bowl herself and said, "Well, I'll come over later?"
Zhu Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let's go there tomorrow."
"yes."
Nan Yan didn't ask any more questions and left the study. After Zhu Feng rested for a while, he asked someone to call Cui Yuanmei. Fortunately, Cui Yuanmei seemed to know that the emperor would summon him again, so he waited outside the South Courtyard. After arriving at the study, he drafted the document at the emperor's instruction and issued it quickly.
The next day, Nan Yan got up early in the morning. The servants were surprised. But when they heard her say she was going to visit Madam Li, the others were fine. However, Aunt Tongyun, who was tidying the bed, showed a rare look of surprise: "The Emperor wants the Empress to visit Madam Li?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Why, is it strange?"
Aunt Tongyun bit her lower lip and said nothing, while Ruoshui looked at the imperial concubine in the bronze mirror with an expression of disbelief and said, "Isn't this strange!"
Nan Yan smiled and didn't explain much. She just urged her to comb her hair quickly. After she finished combing her hair and had breakfast, Nan Yan took her people and was escorted by a team of guards out of the South Courtyard and arrived at Li Bushang's house.
As no one had been informed beforehand, when the imperial concubine's carriage suddenly stopped at the gate of the Li Mansion, everyone in the mansion was shocked and panicked. The steward and a group of servants knelt at the gate and kowtowed repeatedly. When Nan Yan was helped down from the carriage by Ruoshui, she saw only a sea of heads on the ground. They were surrounded by a temporary yellow cloth to disperse the pedestrians. It was obvious that they had tried their best to come and pick up the imperial concubine at such a short notice.
However, Ruoshui glanced around and immediately frowned.
She pointed at the steward and asked, "Where are your master and your wife? How dare they not come to greet the Imperial Concubine when she arrives?"
The steward was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly, his clothes soaked with sweat. He said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. My master left home early this morning and hasn't returned yet. And my lady...my lady is unable to get up, so we have the audacity to come and greet you. I hope your Highness will forgive me."
Nan Yan frowned slightly: "Mrs. Li, can't you get up yet?"
It's just a cold, how can it make you so seriously ill?
The steward's eyes were in a panic, and he didn't even dare to look up. He just lowered his head and said tremblingly, "Yes."
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "Lead the way. I'll go see her."
"yes."
The steward got up from the ground trembling, and staggered a little when he stood up straight. He carefully led the imperial concubine into the mansion. Nan Yan walked in and saw that although the mansion was not luxurious, it was clean. However, despite the beautiful scenery, a dull atmosphere emanated from inside.
It was just like the aura that Xie Jiaojiao exuded when she came to visit him before.
This mansion seems to have no spiritual energy.
She didn't ask any questions and just let the manager lead her inside. She didn't know how many doors and corridors she passed before she finally arrived at a secluded courtyard, but it was not the main house.
Nan Yan asked, "Is your wife recuperating here?"
The steward lowered his head and said, "Madam lives here."
"Live here?"
Nan Yan looked at the yard. It was very clean, but the whole atmosphere was gloomy and depressing, making people feel a little breathless. Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this yard was not a proper large yard. As the lady of the Li family, how could she live here?
Nan Yan asked, "Then, where are your adults?"
The steward didn't dare to raise his head and said softly, "Your Excellency is very busy with official duties, so he usually stays in the study."
“…”
Nan Yan frowned.
At this moment, she actually regretted asking so many questions. It was hard to say anything after asking such a question. She just waved her hand and said, "Go and pass it on."
The manager finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over to pass the message, and then the door opened.
Nan Yan walked in slowly.
Although the room was large, the doors and windows were tightly closed, and the light was as dim as at dusk, giving the whole room a gloomy feeling. As Nan Yan walked in, she subconsciously took a deep breath and turned to see Xie Jiaojiao lying on the large bed in the inner room. The curtains were low, but they couldn't hide her pale face.
She whispered, "My Lady..."
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