Chapter 2918: Fate is determined by heaven, destiny depends on human effort
She put the book down, looked up, and was immediately startled.
Eunuch Yu, who walked in from outside, was actually wearing casual clothes.
Although the eunuchs in the palace often went out to do business, they did need to change into ordinary clothes. However, Eunuch Yu was old and was the chief eunuch, so he was almost never allowed to go out of the palace to do business. Even when Zhu Feng visited other places in the past two years, he was not allowed to accompany him.
Now, he was wearing casual clothes and holding a bundle in his hand.
Seeing him like this, Nan Yan stood up subconsciously.
"Eunuch Yu, you—"
Eunuch Yu walked in and immediately kowtowed to her, saying, "This servant greets the Imperial Concubine. This servant has come to bid farewell to the Imperial Concubine."
"Goodbye? Where are you going?"
Aunt Tongyun beside her was also startled, but she immediately said to Nanyan: "My Lady, please let the eunuch stand up first."
Nan Yan finally came to her senses. She was so busy asking him that she forgot to ask him to get up.
An old man like him really can't kneel on the ground for too long.
Nan Yan then hurriedly said, "Eunuch Yu, please stand up quickly. Please listen to my wishes and take a seat."
Eunuch Yu stood up tremblingly. Tingfu immediately brought a chair over and helped him sit down. Eunuch Yu smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat."
Nan Yan asked, "Eunuch Yu, you are saying goodbye to me. Where are you going?"
Judging from his appearance and the bag he was carrying, it was definitely not as simple as just leaving the palace to do some business.
Eunuch Yu said softly, "This servant will carry Madam Qin's coffin back to her hometown."
"oh……"
Nan Yan nodded slightly.
Zhu Feng would not feel at ease if he entrusted this matter to anyone. Looking at the current imperial court and harem, probably only Eunuch Yu could do it.
So Nan Yan said softly, "It's so hot outside, please be careful on the road and take care of yourself."
"Thank you, my lady."
"When are we leaving?"
"After bidding farewell to the Empress, I will leave immediately."
"So, when will you be back?"
Eunuch Yu glanced at her and said softly, "Once I leave, I will never come back."
"What?"
Nan Yan was stunned, staring at him with wide eyes. Eunuch Yu smiled gently and said, "The Emperor has graciously granted me permission to retire and return home. This time, I will bear Madam Qin's coffin. After she is buried, I will return directly to my hometown."
“…”
"I've been so grateful to you for your care over the years, so before I leave, I came to say a few words to you."
Nan Yan immediately felt reluctant to leave.
Regretfully, he said, "You, you are leaving."
Eunuch Yu laughed and said, "I am old and unfit for important positions. If I stay with the Emperor and the Empress, I will just eat dry food without doing any work."
"Don't say that, sir..."
When Nan Yan heard this, she felt a pang of bitterness in her heart again.
Speaking of which, Eunuch Yu is an old man who served Emperor Gao. He has worked hard and made great contributions. Now he is nearly 80 years old. It is indeed time for him to return to his hometown to enjoy his old age.
However, when I think about the sudden departure of someone who is always by my side and who helps me silently, I really can’t bear to let him go.
Eunuch Yu was very calm. He just smiled and said, "Now, Shunzi, Tingfu and Tinglu are all employed. I am relieved to leave. But before I leave, I have something to say to the queen."
Nan Yan said, "Eunuch, you say."
As she said this, she waved her hand gently. Aunt Tongyun and the others understood, served tea, and then left the room, leaving only the two of them.
Eunuch Yu said, "I'm leaving this time to help Madam Qin with her coffin because some things should end here. Speaking of which, I watched the Emperor and her grow up, and I feel an indescribable pain for them."
Nan Yan blinked.
In fact, she had been hostile to Qin Ruolan, and had let it go. She had also heard about their past from Zhu Feng, but it was all just a general idea.
No one really had ever told her what the relationship between Qin Ruolan and Zhu Feng was like back then.
Most of the people who knew are no longer around.
Fortunately, there was Eunuch Yu. Although she didn't know why he said this to her before leaving, Nan Yan knew that the old man had good intentions. If he said it, he must have his reasons.
So he nodded and listened carefully.
Seeing her like this, the smile in Eunuch Yu's wrinkled eyes deepened.
But when he spoke, there was a hint of regret in his tone.
He said: "At that time, they were really close. They were of similar age and had similar interests. Everyone saw them as a perfect match made in heaven."
“…”
"If it weren't for what happened later, this would have been a perfect match."
Eunuch Yu raised his head and glanced at Nan Yan as he spoke, saying softly, "Your Majesty, please don't blame me for saying something unpleasant. If it weren't for that incident, His Majesty and Madam Qin would have always gotten along well. I'm afraid that after that, not many people would have been able to catch His Majesty's eye."
Nan Yan listened and smiled bitterly in her heart.
But he nodded.
Putting aside his own status and feelings, to be fair, Zhu Feng and Qin Ruolan were indeed a better match. Their ages were not too far apart, and both possessed striking looks. Qin Ruolan wasn't just a pretty face. If it weren't for the years that had worn her down, her character and methods would have been no less impressive than his own.
The only difference is probably that the incident that happened that year changed her character.
It also changed her life.
Eunuch Yu seemed to be thinking about this as well. He sighed softly and said, "But as the saying goes, fate is determined by heaven, and destiny is determined by man."
“…”
"Meeting each other is fate, and getting along well is destiny. Madam Qin... had a good marriage, but she turned it into an unlucky one."
“…”
"It's the Queen,"
As he spoke, he looked up at Nan Yan and said softly, "Although Your Majesty and the Emperor didn't meet at the best of times, they managed to make this fate a happy one. Heaven didn't help Your Majesty; everything was done by Your Majesty herself."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Now that you have said this, my Lord, I understand how magical fate can be."
“…”
"If any of these things had happened or not happened before me, my fate probably wouldn't be what it is now."
Eunuch Yu nodded gently.
He smiled again and said, "In fact, at that time, this servant... and some of the old people in the palace were not optimistic about the Empress and did not think that the Empress could always be by the Emperor's side."
"oh?"
Nan Yan was a little curious: "Why?"
Eunuch Yu laughed and said, "Because the Empress loves to confront the Emperor head-on. You know, the Emperor always sticks to his word. When he was in Prince Yan's Mansion, killing people was commonplace."
“…”
"I never expected that I would be able to get it back from the Empress."
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