Chapter 2449: Alone with the Emperor
Nan Yan sat on the edge of the bed and covered her daughter with the quilt again.
Because of the "status" issue, Xue Yun no longer dared to go to Yonghe Palace easily. Nan Yan was not willing to let others do Xinping's daily cleaning and helping her with hand and foot exercises, so she simply did it herself.
Although it is tiring, after all, I feel more at ease when I do it myself.
Under her careful care, although her daughter had been in a coma for a while, fortunately she did not lose weight and did not develop any other symptoms caused by long-term bed rest.
Even Wang Baizhi said that this was a good phenomenon.
Perhaps because of her young age, Her Royal Highness the Princess has stronger vitality and self-repair ability than ordinary people, and is more resistant to disease.
Maybe she will wake up soon.
This is Nan Yan's only comfort these days.
She just didn't know how long it would take for her to wake up - in fact, compared to her daughter's joy and peace, she even felt that it didn't matter whether the culprit could be caught or not. The most important thing was to be at peace and everything was fine.
Of course, if she could catch that person—
Thinking of this, she sighed again.
Ruoshui was just gathering up the basin and towels. When she heard her sigh, she looked up and whispered, "What's wrong, Madam?"
Nan Yan just said lightly: "It's okay."
Ruoshui said seriously, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Even Imperial Physician Wang said that the princess is in good condition. I believe she will wake up soon. Maybe even tomorrow."
The previous words are still comforting.
The last sentence really seemed like he was making himself laugh.
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile and said, "You little girl, you have been in the palace for so long, why are you still talking without any clue?"
Ruoshui said with a smile: "What's the problem with being clueless?"
"Um?"
"Didn't the Queen smile when she heard that?"
Only then did Nan Yan realize that a smile appeared on her face.
I couldn't help but shook my head and reached out to nod at her: "You."
At this moment, Nian Qiu walked in from outside with a unhappy look on her face. Seeing Nan Yan seemed to be joking with Ruo Shui, she walked up to her and saluted her: "Your Majesty."
Nan Yan looked up at her and said, "Why do you look so unhappy?"
“…”
"What happened again?"
Ruoshui squatted on the ground, holding a basin of water in her hand, and also looked at Nianqiu.
Nian Qiu said, "The Queen is acting as if nothing has happened, but some people are causing trouble behind her back."
"What?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and she said in a deep voice: "Could it be that Xue Yun——"
"That's her."
"She, what happened to her?"
Nian Qiu walked forward, leaned in front of Nan Yan, and said softly, "I just heard from the eunuch serving in the imperial study that this Imperial Doctor Xue has gone to the imperial study again."
“…”
"And I stayed in there for more than an hour."
"What?!"
Nan Yan's face darkened.
Ruoshui, who was standing by, also heard this and immediately asked, "Is the Emperor feeling unwell?"
“…”
"Hasn't she gone to the Imperial Study a few times before? I heard that she went to take the Emperor's pulse."
Nian Qiu glanced at her coldly and said, "Can you use some brains? The emperor is feeling unwell and has called in the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital, who has been examining him for over an hour. What kind of serious illness could it be?"
“…”
"Shouldn't all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital be on standby?"
“…”
"But now, Doctor Wang didn't even take a look. She's alone in there. Is that possible?"
Ruoshui blinked.
There is nothing to say.
Nan Yan's expression became even uglier, and she asked, "Did Wang Baizhi really not go there?"
Nian Qiu said, "It was the eunuch over there who said that she was the only one there. Even Eunuch Yu and Eunuch Shun were not there."
“…”
"For more than an hour, it was just the Emperor and her."
“…”
"In fact, several ladies wanted to go in and take a look, including those from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War who had memorials to submit, but they were all stopped."
“…”
Nan Yan fell silent.
After a long moment, she sneered and said, "It seems that the appointment of the Chief Judge of the Imperial Hospital was just right."
“…”
"The two of them can now be together openly and honestly."
“…”
"Even the concubines in the harem were stopped from entering. Isn't this a better 'status' than that of a concubine?"
As soon as Ruoshui heard the word "status", she knew that Nanyan was reminded of her past.
He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, calm down."
“…”
"Perhaps, the Emperor really has something important to tell Doctor Xue."
Without waiting for Nan Yan's response, Nian Qiu immediately said, "Stop talking nonsense."
“…”
"What important matter did the Emperor have to tell her? She is not a minister in the court."
“…”
"She is still a woman after all, and her identity is now public. She is so promiscuous, being alone with a man and a woman in a room. Isn't she dragging the emperor's reputation down with her?"
“…”
"My Lady, by doing this, she clearly doesn't take you seriously."
Hearing this, Nan Yan gritted her teeth.
She sneered, "She doesn't just ignore me, she's clearly trying to trample me under her feet!"
Nian Qiu said hurriedly, "My Lady, she, she wouldn't go beyond your order, would she?"
Nan Yan said, "You have forgotten how I served the Emperor in the past."
“…”
"I used to be a lady-in-waiting to the Emperor, and later on, I was canonized as a noble concubine. Now she seems to be following in my footsteps, but—"
"But what?"
"But, there is no queen in this harem anymore."
Nian Qiu immediately said, "Your Majesty, I heard that before Empress Renxiao died, someone seemed to have mentioned that you should become the next Empress, but now, the Emperor has not mentioned it. Could it be that the Emperor intends to let her--"
Ruoshui said hurriedly: "This is impossible!"
“…”
"Not to mention that she's not from our Yan Country, she's not even a proper concubine, so how can she be considered an empress?"
Nian Qiu immediately said, "What do you know? When the Emperor conferred the title of Empress, he abolished some of the old rules, including the practice of not having women from other countries in the harem. If the Emperor really wants to—"
Having said that, she didn't say anything further.
He just glanced at Nan Yan cautiously.
Nan Yan's face had turned ashen.
She gritted her teeth and sneered with an almost ferocious expression: "If this is really the case, then this imperial concubine of mine is like being trampled under someone's feet. What's the point of doing this?"
"My Lady."
"Nianqiu, keep an eye on her. If she ever enters the palace again and stays alone with the emperor, report immediately!"
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