Chapter 2968 Half a year ago...
A figure was standing at the gate, greeting them from afar.
There were two lanterns hanging on the gate, and the dim light they emitted shone on the back of this person. Her appearance could not be seen clearly, and only a silhouette could be seen in front.
Obviously a woman.
And the closer they got, the closer they got to the light at the gate, the more Nan Yan felt that the figure looked familiar, but not too familiar. It was obviously not someone she was very familiar with, but who had left some impression on her.
Who is it?
She was trying hard to identify it, and Ruoshui beside her supported her as they walked forward, frowning and looking forward, as if she had recognized it but couldn't believe it.
However, Zhu Feng, who was walking two steps ahead of her, had obviously sensed something.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and he stopped when he was a few steps away from the gate.
And that person had already come to meet them and bowed to salute.
"Sir, I bow to you."
When Nan Yan heard this voice, she gasped.
This voice is——
"master!"
Without waiting for anyone to react, Ruoshui, who was standing next to Nan Yan, screamed in surprise and joy. She let go of Nan Yan's hand and ran forward. Sure enough, the person standing in front of her was none other than her master Xu Miaoming, who had sent her to the palace a few years ago!
At this moment, she was not wearing a Taoist robe, but only casual clothes. Behind her stood two girls, who were also dressed in white, just like the two girls who came to greet Zhu Feng and the others. In such a night, she looked ethereal and more Taoist and immortal.
"Is it you?"
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Xu Miaoming nodded slightly to her apprentice, but now was clearly not the time to reminisce. She looked up at Zhu Feng and Nan Yan and said, "You two, there are too many people outside. Please enter the mansion first."
Nan Yan looked up at Zhu Feng.
In fact, having arrived at this place, they had to explore it even if it was really a trap.
What's more, the person standing here is Xu Miaoming.
Zhu Feng's face showed no sign of panic or surprise, although Xu Miaoming's appearance was indeed unexpected. He simply raised his hand and said, "Lead the way."
"yes."
Xu Miaoming nodded at them and turned to walk inside.
So, a group of people followed her and walked into this nameless mansion. When entering, Nan Yan looked up. Although the porch was grand, there was no plaque above the gate, as if this was an ownerless mansion.
But Xu Miaoming is here.
He acted like the owner and sent someone to pick them up.
Has she always lived here, or did she come here because they came to Xiajiang Town?
What is her purpose?
Countless doubts were rising in Nan Yan's mind, but she couldn't show any of them on her face. Even when she walked in and looked at the exquisite and magnificent appearance of the mansion under the dim moonlight, she didn't show any surprise. The group walked into the brightly lit lobby.
Here, there are several girls who are also dressed in white.
It seems that all the servants in this mansion are standing here.
When Zhu Feng and Nan Yan walked in and sat down, Xu Miaoming led everyone in greeting them: "Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Imperial Concubine."
Zhu Feng was quite calm.
He sat in the chair, looking at Xu Miaoming and the people around her, and said with a smile: "Miaoming, you really surprised me."
"emperor."
"You, didn't you become a monk? Why are you living here?"
Xu Miaoming stood in front of him and said with a frank smile: "Your Majesty seems to have forgotten that I am a Taoist priest of Huoju. I can live in a Taoist temple or in my own home."
"In your own home?"
Zhu Feng raised her head and looked at the brightly lit lobby, then at the girls behind her, and at the moonlit scenery she had just seen.
This doesn't look like a Taoist nun's "home" at all.
But even if it was, it was not his business.
As an emperor, you can control all the affairs of the world, but you cannot control the affairs of the Buddhist and Taoist sects.
So he said, "Your place is quite nice."
Xu Miaoming smiled.
He turned to look at Nan Yan again, and seeing that she seemed a little dazed, he asked, "Is there anything else you are worried about, Your Majesty?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment, then looked up at her calm face and said, "It's nothing. I just remembered that Ruoshui told me before that the Taoist temple where you practiced seems to be near Xiajiang Town, right?"
"Exactly."
Xu Miaoming said, "It's only half a day's journey from here, we can get there by walking."
"Ruoshui also went to that Taoist temple with you in the past."
"yes."
"So, have you been here before?"
Before Xu Miaoming could speak, Ruoshui had already walked back to Nanyan's side. She probably remembered that she was no longer Xu Miaoming's apprentice, but the imperial concubine's maid. She lowered her head and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have never been here before."
"so,"
Nan Yan looked up at Xu Miaoming and said, "Did you buy this house in the past two years?"
Xu Miaoming raised his eyebrows slightly.
Those clear eyes looked at Nan Yan again.
When Nan Yan looked at her, his expression became a little more serious than before, although it was only a subtle difference.
This kind of look appeared again.
From the first time they met, Xu Miaoming had always looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze. Just now, when she finished saying those words, she did the same thing again.
For the imperial concubine, this kind of gaze was considered an act of usurpation.
But Nan Yan didn't care much about her. This look obviously had a reason, but until now, Nan Yan had not figured out the reason.
Xu Miaoming smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is indeed as meticulous as dust."
As he spoke, he looked up at the house and said, "This house was indeed purchased only in the past two years. To be more specific, it was purchased only in the past six months."
“…”
Nan Yan's eyes flickered slightly.
The house was bought only half a year ago, which is almost the time when Ye Zheng got into trouble.
Of course, she cannot and cannot directly link these two things together now. After all, Xu Miaoming is a cultivator. How can a cultivator be related to Xingluo Lake?
It's just that the timing of her appearance here is so strange.
The timing of tonight's appearance is even stranger.
Zhu Feng sat still, obviously not interrogating her for the sake of Empress Renxiao's face, and this matter would naturally be handed over to the Imperial Concubine.
Nan Yan then said, "The house was purchased half a year ago. So, when did you know that the emperor and I had arrived in Xiajiang Town?"
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