Chapter 2231 You don’t know, or she didn’t do it
Once the emperor spoke, things were done quickly.
That evening, Gao Yurong was brought to the bedroom by several young eunuchs and two maids.
When she walked in, the setting sun was like fire, shining on the ground at the gate, as if it had ignited a sea of fire.
Gao Yurong was dressed in mourning.
When illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun, it looks like it is burning with flames.
But her face was extremely pale, almost transparent, like ice.
She walked in and looked around before she saw Nan Yan sitting on the chair over there. The nanny behind her pushed her.
She staggered two steps and walked in front of Nan Yan.
Kneel down.
"The guilty woman Gao Yurong pays homage to the Imperial Concubine."
"You, get up."
She slowly stood up, clasped her hands together and took a step back, as if trying to curl up her body as much as possible and stood there.
But he looked up carefully and glanced at Nan Yan.
She met Nan Yan's gaze, which was also looking at her.
Her heart trembled slightly and she immediately lowered her head.
Nan Yan still looked at her and said calmly, "The way you looked at me just now seemed to have a deeper meaning."
“…”
"what's on your mind?"
Gao Yurong was silent for a moment before she said, "I'm thinking about the first time I saw the Empress."
“…”
When Nan Yan heard this, she was stunned for a moment.
Only when I thought about it again did I remember.
At that time, she was still a slave beside Zhu Feng, and Zhu Feng had not yet ascended the throne and was still living in the palace as the King of Yan. At that time, she followed him to the Jian family and persuaded Jian Tongguang to agree to submit to the court.
When he returned to the palace, he met several concubines and maids of Prince Yan's Mansion.
That was the first time they met.
This incident happened five or six years ago, and Nan Yan almost forgot about it, but she didn't expect Gao Yurong to suddenly bring it up.
She said, "Why would you think that?"
Gao Yurong stood there, with a smile as faint as a cloud on her pale face.
She whispered, "I was just thinking, if I could know everything now at that time, it would be great."
Nan Yan glanced at her.
Said: "I know, what will happen?"
Gao Yurong smiled bitterly and said, "If I had known at that time that the little woman who followed the Emperor—oh no, the Prince of Yan, and followed behind the Prince of Yan—could have reached this point today, second only to the Emperor and above everyone else, I would never have dared to oppose the Empress."
“…”
"In this palace, anyone who fights with the Empress will, as expected, never have a good outcome."
These words sounded a little harsh to Nan Yan.
But when she looked at Gao Yurong, she found that the latter had no intention of mocking her. She was just stating the matter, and seemed to feel sympathetic.
She also felt the same way.
There are countless people in the harem who regard the word "fighting" as more important than anything else.
As long as they defeat others and win something, they will be complacent and think they have gained the upper hand.
Little did he know that he had already become someone else's target.
Nan Yan reached out a hand to the table beside her, gently fiddled with the lid of the tea bowl, and said, "You are wrong."
"oh?"
Gao Yurong looked at her in confusion.
Nan Yan said: "It's not that those who fight with me will not have an easy life, but... those who come to fight me will not have an easy life."
“…”
"I have never thought about fighting with anyone, nor will I take the initiative to fight with anyone."
“…”
"But if they hit a wall and get hurt, that's their own business."
“…”
"In this life, I don't want to be an indestructible spear. I only want to be an indestructible shield, protecting myself and those I want to protect. Everything else is out of my consideration."
“…”
Gao Yurong opened her eyes wide and listened to her words in a somewhat stunned manner.
After a long silence, there was a flicker of understanding in his eyes, and a look of relief.
She smiled faintly.
He said, "It turns out that from the beginning to the end, we were the ones who brought trouble upon ourselves."
Nan Yan said: "All troubles are caused by the mind, and mediocre people often bring trouble upon themselves."
“…”
"Think less and you will feel more at peace."
"Think less and you will feel more at peace..."
Hearing this, Gao Yurong's expression froze slightly, and she repeated it softly to herself, as if thinking about something.
“…”
Nan Yan looked at her.
Gao Yurong seemed a little dazed, and in the reflection of the setting sun, there was even a little... as if she was relieved.
She didn't quite understand, but at this moment, Gao Yurong, who had been curled up just now, relaxed a little.
That change is very subtle.
It seems that it is just a thought in my mind.
But this has nothing to do with her.
Nan Yan said, "Okay, actually, the reason I came to you this time is because I have something to ask you."
"Well?"
Gao Yurong raised her head when she heard this.
Of course she knew that the imperial concubine must have something to ask her, otherwise, she would not have called her out for no reason.
So he said, "Your Majesty, what do you want to ask?"
Nan Yan pondered for a moment before saying, "Back then, Wu gave me a fertility-giving Guanyin statue on behalf of the Queen."
"Um?"
Gao Yurong frowned slightly, as if she had no impression of it.
Seeing her like this, Nan Yan's heart sank.
But she still said, "It was at the beginning, when I was at peace. At that time, the emperor had not yet moved the capital, and I happened to be staying at the Prince of Yan's Mansion."
“…”
"At that time, Wu Wan was demoted, but was reinstated."
“…”
"She came all the way to Peking to express her gratitude, and the Empress asked her to bring me a statue of the Goddess of Childbirth."
Speaking of this, Gao Yurong finally remembered.
She said, "Well, I remember now. It is indeed true."
She looked very calm and had no expression to hide.
Nan Yan's mood became even heavier.
"Then, do you still remember whether Wu tampered with the Guanyin statue?"
"ah?"
At this moment, Gao Yurong was stunned.
She looked at Nan Yan, and then subconsciously glanced around the bedroom.
The Guanyin who delivers children is nowhere to be seen.
Although she knew that this was not the Yiku Palace where the imperial concubine lived permanently, since the emperor asked her to stay here temporarily, she had brought everything else with her, and it was impossible for her not to bring the things that the late empress had given her.
I'm afraid something went wrong and that's why he's not here.
Gao Yurong was so smart and sensitive that she immediately understood that the imperial concubine might have discovered something in the Guanyin statue.
She thought for a moment and said solemnly, "This, I, the sinner, don't know."
“…”
Nan Yan frowned.
She said in a deep voice: "You don't know, or she didn't do it."
“…”
Gao Yurong thought about it for a long time before she said softly, "I don't know, but Wu almost always consulted with me on many of the things she did, especially when it came to matters concerning the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"If she hadn't told the sinner about this, I'm afraid that would be—"
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