Chapter 2066 She Recognized the King of Wei First
Nan Yan was silent for a while, then said to her, "Xiao Xiao, can you first tell me why the King of Wei chose Zhenjue Temple?"
Xu Xiaoxiao frowned and thought for a while.
Then he shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"you do not know?"
"Yes. Although I was the one who orchestrated their meeting, and many things were decided between King Wei, Qi Qing, and me, the location of Zhenjue Temple was chosen by King Wei himself."
"Why did he choose this place without telling you?"
"No."
Xu Xiaoxiao thought for a while, then said, "Oh, by the way, Noble Concubine, the King of Wei decided on Zhenjue Temple as the meeting place. He was the one who told me this in a letter."
"Send a message?"
When Nan Yan heard these two people, her expression changed.
"How do you send a message? Don't you see each other often?"
"Yes, I used to use the excuse of going to the palace to accompany my aunt to meet with him and discuss these matters. However, because I went to the palace too frequently during that period, my father became unhappy."
"oh……"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
She had heard a little about Xu Xiaoxiao's father.
Xu Shizong, the Queen's elder brother.
Although he is the queen's elder brother, he does not hold any official position in the court and has always lived in his hometown. Moreover, she has heard some rumors that Xu Shizong seems to be somewhat dissatisfied with the current emperor.
I'm afraid this may involve events from the past that happened a long time ago.
Nan Yan didn't ask too many questions, but simply said, "So, your father won't let you enter the palace?"
"It's not that I don't allow it, I just want to remind you not to go too far."
“…”
"I didn't want to disobey my father, so during that time, I rarely went to the palace. I just often went to Gu's house to play with Qi Qing."
"So, what happened next?"
"Then one day, I received a letter from the palace. It was secretly delivered to me by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. The letter already stated that the meeting place was set at Zhenjue Temple."
Nan Yan frowned and said, "And then?"
"Then, I naturally followed the King of Wei's instructions and told Qiqing about this location. Although Qiqing was a little hesitant when he heard about this place, time was pressing at the time. Because the time when my aunt would allow His Highness the King of Wei to leave the palace was very close, there was no time to make other arrangements, so we just decided on it."
“…”
"So, I also wrote a letter back to the King of Wei, and the two sides settled it."
“…”
Nan Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Xiao Xiao, is that letter still there?"
Xu Xiaoxiao said with some embarrassment: "This, because this matter must be kept secret, whether it is from my father or my aunt, I am afraid that the letter will be discovered and the news will be leaked, so after receiving it, I quickly -"
Apparently, it was destroyed.
Nan Yan let out a deep breath.
She vaguely felt that if there was really a problem with this matter, it was most likely in the letter. However, this child was also very cautious and destroyed the things as soon as he got them.
It’s probably difficult to find any actual clues on Xu Xiaoxiao’s side.
Xu Xiaoxiao said softly, "My Lady, is there something wrong with that letter?"
Nan Yan glanced at her and smiled, "I'm just suspicious, I don't have any solid evidence."
"That letter is the evidence, right?"
"Um."
"Oh, it's all my fault. Why are you in such a hurry to destroy it?"
"Forget it, don't blame yourself."
Nan Yan said gently, "You guys aren't very good at predicting the future, so how could you possibly think of so much?"
"Can--"
"No problem."
Nan Yan said, "Then tell me what happened on the day we met?"
Xu Xiaoxiao broke free from her depressed mood, thought for a while, and then said, "That day, I went to Gu's house early in the morning to ask Qi Qing out. When I arrived at Zhenjue Temple, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei was already there."
"He had someone wait for us at the temple gate and take us inside when we arrived."
"We went to a quiet Zen temple."
Nan Yan asked, "What did you do after you went in?"
Seeing her ask this, Xu Xiaoxiao was afraid that she had also heard those dirty rumors outside, so she hurriedly said: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand, they didn't do anything. In fact, they were just talking together."
“…”
"I know they have a lot to say. I usually help them convey a lot of messages, but for some reason, after meeting that day, the two of them were unable to say a word."
“…”
"Just staring at each other."
Hearing this, Nan Yan couldn't help but smile in her heart.
She also had times when she was overwhelmed with lovesickness, and she understood that at that time, no words were enough to express her feelings.
But, just looking at each other is enough.
It seems that King Wei and Qi Qing are both more calm and introverted, and they don’t know how to express their feelings in words.
She asked again: "And then?"
Xu Xiaoxiao said, "I didn't feel comfortable staying there, so I left the house. But I didn't dare go far, so I just wandered around the Zen temple."
“…”
"But, just after I walked out, someone came."
"oh?"
Nan Yan hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
Xu Xiaoxiao said, "They are a few nuns. Judging from their appearance, they are here to deliver food."
“…”
"I find it strange. Since this is the Zen temple arranged by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, no one should come here casually. Why did someone suddenly come? I tried to stop them, but when they saw me, they started yelling."
“…”
"That day was the Buddha's birthday, and there were a lot of people coming and going. As they shouted, many people entered the Zen temple."
“…”
"They were discovered."
Nan Yan frowned.
She thought for a moment and said, "Although you were discovered, you wouldn't reveal your identities when you met at that time, right?"
"right!"
Xu Xiaoxiao said anxiously, "Whether it's me, Qi Qing, or His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, we don't want to reveal our identities. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei even changed into a very ordinary set of clothes. We are all trying not to attract attention."
“…”
"Originally, after being discovered, we thought we could just pretend to be tourists and leave during the chaos."
“…”
"But--"
Nan Yan asked, "Has your identity been recognized?"
Xu Xiaoxiao said dejectedly: "Yes."
“…”
Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "Xiaoxiao, can you remember who was the first person to recognize your identities?"
Xu Xiaoxiao recalled for a moment and said, "It was a person wearing a nun's robe, but she hadn't shaved her head and still had hair."
“…”
"She recognized the King of Wei first!"
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