Chapter 2824 Nothing Happened
Although Xinqing, the Concubine Shun in Yonghe Palace, did not have to sleep in the open air like the soldiers, her life was no easier than theirs.
When the two children arrived at Yonghe Palace, she asked someone to watch over them while they slept in their cribs.
As before, she moved a chair and sat beside the bed. There was only one candlestick left in the palace. She embroidered a handkerchief in her hand in the flickering candlelight. After embroidering for a while, her eyes became sore and the needle became numb, so she put down the needle and thread, rubbed her eyes, drank a sip of tea, and continued.
The palace maid Yilan who was accompanying her was curled up at her feet and dozing off.
I suddenly woke up, opened my eyes and saw that it was pitch black outside.
It's already past midnight.
Then he looked up at Concubine Shun and said softly, "Your Majesty, you don't want to sleep again?"
Concubine Shun looked down at her and said with a smile, "I am not sleepy."
"But, but you haven't slept at all these days. How can your body bear it if you continue like this?"
“…”
"Are you still sick?"
Concubine Shun smiled, reached out and touched her forehead, and said with a smile: "I am fine, don't make a fuss, or you will wake up the princess and the King of Han."
Yilan hesitated to speak, and after struggling for a long time, she lowered her voice and said softly, "My queen, just take a nap."
Concubine Shun shook her head: "I can't sleep."
“…”
"Besides—"
As she spoke, she looked outside again.
This night is not very peaceful.
Although she seldom stayed up late, the night was always quiet for her and passed in the blink of an eye in her peaceful dreams. But in the past few days, she realized that the night was very long and sometimes not very peaceful.
Especially this night, she looked at the shadows of the trees reflected on the window, swaying constantly with the night breeze.
It was hazy, as if thousands of human figures were shaking.
There was also a bit of restless noise in the wind.
Yilan asked, "My Lady, what's wrong?"
Concubine Shun was quiet for a while, then said, "Nothing, just go to sleep if you're tired. I'll just embroider a few more stitches and it'll be done."
Seeing her like this, Yilan had no choice but to get up and pour a cup of tea, placing it next to her, then curled up at her feet, dozing off little by little.
At the palace gate, Li Quan pulled several patrolling soldiers to sit at a small table. The wind tonight was particularly loud and a bit stuffy, and drinking a little wine was the easiest way to get through this long night.
After a while, the pot of wine was empty.
The two eunuchs were leaning against each other, talking with lisp and almost no manners.
Li Quan said, "I have another family over there that has a good collection of wine that has been treasured for a long time. Would you like to try it?"
The guards at the gate hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Li Quan immediately ran over and brought another pot of wine. Several of them clinked glasses and soon their faces flushed from drinking.
One of them said, "What on earth is going to happen tonight? Lord Ying has transferred so many people out of the palace to guard the city."
Li Quan listened without saying anything and just ate the peanuts.
Another guard said, "It seems so. They say there's some movement outside the city."
"We're all going to be alright here, right?"
"That's a matter outside the city. Lord Luo and Lord Jiang will handle it themselves. What does it have to do with us?"
A smile appeared on Li Quan's lips.
He immediately raised his glass and said, "That's right, it has nothing to do with us. Drink, drink quickly!"
So everyone started drinking again.
This night is particularly long.
For the soldiers defending the city, every gust of wind was like a sharp blade cutting through their dreams, but after waking up, the surroundings were still filled with endless darkness and gloom.
Concubine Shun in the Yonghe Palace embroidered meticulously, stitch by stitch.
It seems like there will never be an end.
However, when her eyes became blurry and she could hardly see clearly, the endless silk thread had already been embroidered to the end of the needle, and a bunch of lotus leaves reaching the sky and lotus flowers reflecting the sun were vividly portrayed on the handkerchief.
She put down her needle and thread, rubbed her eyes, and looked carefully for a while.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, the candle on the table swayed slightly, finally burned to the end, and suddenly went out.
Nan Yan raised her head and looked around.
Some ministers could no longer hold on and closed their eyes to rest, but my uncle Gu Tingqiu was still leading a few ministers to continue sorting out the documents and some old matters that had been piled up for a long time - in fact, they were not unsolvable, but there were big things at hand and they had no energy to deal with them. However, they were all resolved that night.
Seeing them like this, Nan Yan smiled faintly.
She turned around and saw Zhu Chengxuan sitting next to her. He was obviously very sleepy, but he kept rubbing his nose and eyes, trying to wake himself up.
Nan Yan asked, "What time is it?"
When Zhu Chengxuan heard her voice, he immediately said, "It's almost the morning hour."
"Is it almost the morning hour?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment.
Didn’t Luo Qitong say before that something would happen tonight?
Of course, Luo Qitong didn't say that. Even if he didn't say it, Nan Yan himself estimated that on the third day after the nine inner and outer gates were closed, something would definitely happen both inside and outside the city. After all, the other party had finally stabbed Zhu Feng and waited for this opportunity, so he wouldn't lose it in vain.
However, they were on high alert and kept watch all night without even blinking.
But nothing happened.
Outside the window, there was only the noisy wind blowing from time to time. Apart from the sound of the wind, there was nothing else.
Once the hour of Mao passes, daybreak will arrive.
According to the rules, the palace gates had to be opened to allow the court officials who had not returned home for several days and nights to return home.
But, did nothing really happen?
Nan Yan frowned and immediately stood up from the chair. However, she felt a little dizzy when she stood up and swayed slightly. Ruoshui and the others hurried over to support her. Nan Yan waved her hand and turned to walk out of Wuying Hall.
As the door opened, a cold wind blew in.
Nan Yan looked up at the sky. Although it was still pitch black around her, there seemed to be a faint light spreading across the sky through the dark night.
It's really dawn.
But in the entire capital, it seemed that there was only the sound of the wind and nothing else.
Really, nothing happened.
Could it be that they estimated wrongly?
The people from the Kingdom of Dian and the Earthly Immortals Association did not take any action?
She frowned and stood at the door for a long time. At this moment, the voices of Yan Gu and others came from the hall behind her.
"Your Highness, it's getting late."
Nan Yan frowned slightly and turned around.
All the ministers walked to the main hall door, looked at the sky outside, and said, "Your Majesty said last night that if we spend the night, you will let us go home from the palace today. Your Majesty will not go back on your word, right?"
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