Chapter 3025: It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark
At this moment, he stared at Nan Yan, smiled and said, “You look like a person.”
“…”
"Could it be that the 'concubines' chosen by the Zhu family were all chosen according to this model?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows immediately furrowed.
When Luo Xingwen said that she looked like someone, she didn't think anything of it. There were millions of people in the world and it was common for people to have similarities. However, when she heard his next words, Nan Yan's heart suddenly sank.
I wish my family would choose the “imperial concubine”… ?
If she remembered correctly - no, she couldn't have remembered it wrong, since Emperor Gao founded the country, there had only been two imperial concubines in the harem, one of whom was herself and the current imperial concubine Si Nanyan.
There was another one, the imperial concubine of Emperor Gao, who had an extraordinary background and a mysterious whereabouts, whom she had heard of countless times.
She is also Qin Ruolan’s aunt—Qin Xixi!
Moreover, Qin Xixi was born in Xingluo Lake, and she had known this for a long time!
Thinking of this, Nan Yan's face darkened as she looked up at Luo Xingwen. The old man's hawk-like eyes were also gazing at her intently, as if he was trying to extract something from her. Nan Yan said in a deep voice, "You are talking about Concubine Qin..."
Luo Xingwen raised his eyebrows without surprise.
"You know her, too."
After saying this, he chuckled again and murmured, "I am old and confused, how could you not know her?"
These words made Nan Yan's heart skip a beat.
She stepped forward and asked, "Why is it impossible that I don't know her?"
Luo Xingwen smiled and said, "Isn't your last name Si?"
“…”
"Since you are the daughter of the Si family, how could you not know Concubine Qin?"
Nan Yan's brows furrowed even tighter.
She vaguely remembered that when she was pregnant and abducted by Arslan, she once told her grandmother Tong Yuhua about her status as a royal concubine. Although Tong Yuhua was already old and confused at the time and was not very clear about many people and things around her, she showed an inexplicable look of fear and told her nervously that she should not talk nonsense about Qin Xixi or she would be beheaded.
He also warned her to be careful when serving the emperor, otherwise she would become like Boyan, her father.
From that time on, Nan Yan had a vague guess in her heart.
And at this moment, when facing Luo Xingwen and hearing him say such words, Nan Yan was almost more certain of her guess.
There is a secret and unspeakable relationship between Concubine Qin and the man surnamed Si.
In fact, it is very likely that Qin Xixi and Si Boyan are related!
Nan Yan was about to ask something, but Fu Zhiqiu beside her said, "Brother, it's been so many years, why are you still talking about that girl? Let's get down to business."
Nan Yan frowned and immediately collected her thoughts.
Although the matters concerning her father and Concubine Qin were indeed very important to her, and she also wanted to solve some of the mysteries of the past, at the moment, the most important thing was of course what happened between the two of them.
Although Tingfu couldn't go back to deliver the message, she still believed in her heart - she had to believe that Zhu Feng would be fine and that he would overcome all the difficulties. Then she had to consider the problems they were about to face.
Thinking of this, she raised her head and said, "Well, I didn't come here to listen to stories, but to discuss serious matters."
Her behavior shocked the people around her again.
The old man, Luo Xingwen, looked at her with interest with his gleaming eyes and said slowly, "You are indeed very similar to my adopted sister. It's like you are a soul separated from her."
Nan Yan frowned slightly, but didn't respond.
The next moment, Luo Xingwen had brushed off his robes and sat down on his own throne. He rested his bony wrist on the armrest of the chair and said, "Well, even if this was really just a 'reminiscing', it's over. Now let's get official."
Nan Yan looked up at him.
Luo Xingwen said, "You are the dignified imperial concubine of the current dynasty. I have heard of your deeds. I heard that you followed the emperor through life and death and accomplished many great things. But even so, isn't it a bit too bold for His Majesty to let you, a woman, enter Tiangang Lianhuanwu?"
“…”
"Or does he trust us Tiangang Lianhuanwu so much?"
When she said the last sentence, Nan Yan clearly felt the bandits around her staring at her, like ferocious beasts staring at their prey.
However, ever since she stepped onto that ship and saw Langya Island, she had already shaken off the fear. The more times like this, the more at ease she became. She said calmly, "I have always trusted the Emperor's judgment. He has never been wrong in his judgment of people and things."
When everyone around heard this, they all frowned.
Nan Yan spread her hands and said, "At least one night has passed, and I am still standing here unharmed."
Luo Xingwen looked at her with a smile: "You are really brave, girl. Do you really think that if you are unharmed at this moment, you will be unharmed the next moment?"
Although he was smiling and didn't even show any sign of changing his expression, Nan Yan knew that for someone like him, killing someone was as easy as turning the pages of a book, without even having to change his expression.
But the more this happened, the calmer she became.
Still smiling, he said, "I know that if the old man wants to kill me, it's as easy as crushing an ant. But after all, I'm not an ant. It's okay to crush an ant, but if you kill me, do you know how many people will remember this blood debt?"
Luo Xingwen still smiled and said, "Are you talking about the emperor?"
“…”
"But his men haven't been able to enter Xingluo Lake for so many years. Even if I kill you now, what can he do to me?"
Nan Yan also looked at him with a smile: "Is the old man's only enemy His Majesty the Emperor?"
After saying this, she almost held her breath and looked intently at Luo Xingwen's face.
That old face was full of wrinkles and had gray hair and beard. Any slight expression could be easily captured by others. However, Nan Yan looked at him steadily but did not see any change in expression on that face.
He was still smiling.
However, there was a slight glimmer in those reserved eyes.
Nan Yan's lips curled slightly as she continued, "Since the old man was able to compete with Emperor Gao in the past, he must have been experienced in many battles and well-versed in military tactics. How could he not know that it's easy to dodge an open spear but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark?"
At this moment, Fu Zhiqiu suddenly slammed the table beside him and shouted, "What are you talking about? It's easy to dodge an open spear but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark? Where did the hidden arrow come from?"
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