Chapter 1757 Light in the Darkness
Wu Wan sneered, "I was wondering, the one in Yonghe Palace has been so quiet lately. Even though the Imperial Concubine is pregnant, she didn't even show any emotion."
“…”
"So, you've set your sights on me."
Concubine An Gao Yurong also looked at the two figures by the lake, was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Your Majesty, this is wrong."
Wu Wan turned to look at her: "What?"
"Her Majesty just said that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant, but the Empress remained silent."
"Isn't that so? She's been preoccupied with the Prince of Wei and her niece lately. I told her that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant, but she hasn't made any move."
Gao Yurong sneered darkly, "She's making a lot of noise."
Wu Wan frowned: "What?"
Gao Yurong pointed at the backs of Zhu Chengxuan and Xu Xiaoxiao and said, "Isn't this it?"
“……!”
Wu Wan opened her eyes wide and said in surprise: "You mean——"
Gao Yurong said softly, "Your Majesty, think about it. The Prince of Wei is already quite old and has long passed the hair-binding ceremony. Normally, a prince of this age would have someone around him. Even the Emperor had Concubine De by his side, didn't he?"
When mentioning Concubine De, Wu Wan sneered.
But he nodded.
Gao Yurong continued, "Once a man marries, he officially becomes an adult. At that time, the ministers in the court will certainly propose to the emperor to appoint a crown prince."
“…”
"As for the Imperial Concubine, her child is probably only the size of a fingernail right now. Even if she is favored, the ministers in the court will probably not fight for a child that is not even formed and whose gender is unknown."
“…”
"By that time, once the position of Crown Prince is established, what use will her child be?"
“…”
"It's just a jackpot."
When Wu Wan heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up.
He murmured, "So that's how it is. So that's what the Queen is planning."
Gao Yurong said softly, "The Queen knows that the Emperor dotes on the Imperial Concubine. She suffered two miscarriages before, which deeply saddened the Emperor. Prince Wei is the Emperor's only child, and he's of the right age, yet his enthronement has been delayed. I'm afraid they want to wait for the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"Now, the Queen is avoiding direct conflict with the Imperial Concubine and will settle this matter."
“…”
"By that time, there will be nothing the Imperial Concubine can do."
Wu Wan sneered, "That's a good plan."
Anpin looked at her and said softly, "Then, what does your Majesty think?"
She knew very well that Wu Wan had always hated the Imperial Concubine and disliked the Queen. Under the current circumstances, she certainly did not want the Queen to get what she wanted. Otherwise, what would be the point of the people in their harem?
However, looking at Wu Wan's current expression, she was a little unsure.
What does she want to do?
Just as Gao Yurong was secretly speculating, even thinking about what Wu Wan was going to do to sabotage the Queen's plan, she heard Wu Wan sneer and say, "No rush."
"Um?"
"Things haven't been figured out yet, don't worry."
"What's the matter? You haven't figured it out?"
Wu Wan didn't answer her immediately. Instead, she looked at the figures of Prince Wei and Xu Xiaoxiao by the lake and said with a sneer, "What's the point of ruining the Queen's plan?"
“…”
"This is not all I want."
Then she ordered, "Qiao Yun."
Qiao Yun, the head maid serving beside her, immediately stepped forward and asked, "What are your wishes, Madam?"
Wu Wan said, "Go to the palace and find a young eunuch with an unfamiliar face. Tell him to follow the Queen's niece as soon as she enters the palace and listen to what the Prince of Wei and the maid are saying or doing. Find out as much as you can. I want to know."
Qiao Yun immediately responded and went down to give the order.
Gao Yurong looked at her in astonishment: "Empress Hui, what are you doing——"
But Wu Wan sneered and turned away.
Looking at her back, Gao Yurong was secretly puzzled. Many of Wu Wan's actions were a little confusing to her, but at this time, she couldn't say much. She could only follow her and take it one step at a time.
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The next morning.
Through the window, a ray of sunlight shone into the concubine's room.
It also shone on a white hand resting on the bedding. The hand was holding something, but because of deep sleep, the fingers were weak and the object eventually slipped through the fingers and fell to the ground.
A slight "clang" sound woke Nan Yan up.
She hurriedly opened her eyes and realized that she had been leaning against the head of the bed last night, waiting for Zhu Feng to come back, but she fell asleep unknowingly and slept until now, when it was already dawn.
I hurried to get up, only to find myself feeling cold all over. I had only been lying there wearing a single layer of clothing last night.
I'm afraid I'll catch a cold.
She hurriedly grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on. When she looked down, she saw that the medicine bottle given by Heyi had fallen to the ground. Fortunately, it was not broken, so she quickly picked it up.
As soon as she looked at the Tai Chi diagram above, her mind was distracted again.
Last night, she was looking at the Tai Chi diagram and her mind was in a mess all night. Even after she fell asleep, she had a lot of chaotic dreams all night long.
In the dream, the words that He Yi said when he left the capital kept echoing in his ears -
"You are in me, and I am in you."
"Perhaps, it can also be interpreted as, there is darkness in the light, and there is light in the darkness."
…
Thinking of this, she gently stroked the Tai Chi diagram on the small bottle and fell into deep thought.
Darkness, and light.
If we go by their current situation, the bandits in Hot Moon Bay are the darkness, while they in Shazhouwei are the light.
There is light in the darkness...
Could it be that there are some variables among the bandits in Hot Moon Bay that can help them?
But, how is that possible?
Even if Tong Sinian fell into the hot moon bend now, no one knew whether he was alive or dead, let alone whether he could be rescued.
As for the darkness in the light.
Thinking of this, Nan Yan's eyes flickered slightly.
The darkness in the light, that is, the people placed around them by the sand bandits.
Xue Ling...
She took a deep breath and was about to put the medicine bottle away when she heard the door being pushed open. She looked up and saw Zhu Feng walking in from outside.
One look at his appearance and you can tell that he hasn't come back all night, and he just came here at daybreak.
Nan Yan stood up hurriedly: "Your Majesty."
"You're awake."
Nan Yan put on her clothes and walked over in slippers. She noticed that his eyes were slightly red and his face was a little tired. She hurriedly asked, "Didn't the emperor rest yesterday?"
Zhu Feng only coughed lightly to make his voice less hoarse due to fatigue.
Said: "Stay at Ye Zheng's place until late at night."
When Nan Yan heard this, she hurriedly asked, "How is he?"
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