Chapter 1595 The Imperial Concubine Has Something on Her Mind
As soon as I reached the door, I saw Si Muyun standing there respectfully.
She thought for a moment, then stopped and said, "Brother."
Si Muyun looked up at her.
He immediately lowered his head again and whispered, "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"
With just that one glance, Nan Yan could sense the pain in his heart and a hint of unspeakable entanglement from his eyes. Nan Yan was silent for a while, then sighed softly.
She said slowly, "Revitalizing the Si family cannot rely on me alone, a woman. It is even more impossible to rely on only a woman."
“…”
"Brother, you still need to work harder and be loyal to your country."
“…”
“Only in this way can we live up to the reputation of our ancestors.”
“…”
"I hope my brother... and mother can understand my sincere wishes."
Upon hearing her words, Simuyun immediately understood that it must be because of the treatment of Simulan and Simuzhen that she had a trace of doubt in her heart - not doubts about these two things, but uncertainty about herself.
She was worried about what she and her mother would think.
In fact, Si Muyun was heartbroken about his two younger sisters getting into trouble one after another and being removed from the Si family tree, but he also saw clearly the right and wrong of these things.
If the imperial concubine had not still cared about the Si family, they would have been in great trouble long ago.
Simuyun was deeply terrified and bowed his head, saying, "Your humble servant understands."
When he said this, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Thank you for your grace, Madam."
Although this sentence was just the simplest conversation between the king and his subject, both of them understood in their hearts how heavy it was.
No one would forget what they did to Nan Yan when they were children.
There is no Nan Yan either.
However, she did not dwell on the petty grudges of the past, but took the prosperity of the family as her own responsibility, eliminating the dross and promoting the virtuous. Now the Si family, the Gu family, and even the Tong family, having eliminated their own internal troubles, have hope of making a breakthrough.
This is the starting point for the prosperity of several big families.
Nan Yan nodded: "You can understand my painstaking efforts, which is worth my hard work."
As he spoke, he gently reached out and patted his shoulder.
Then he turned back to Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian and said, "You must make the necessary preparations. Preparation is the key to success. Don't wait until the emperor asks you questions and you are clueless. Sometimes, there is no second chance."
What she said was naturally a reminder to them that this trip to the Seven Guards of Guanxi would involve many routes and even other problems that would test them.
The two men immediately bowed and said, "We understand."
Nan Yan gave them a few more instructions and then walked out of the Gu Mansion.
The carriage was still waiting outside. Gu Tingqiu noticed it when he arrived and said carefully, "It seems that the queen didn't bring many people with her when she left the palace this time."
Nan Yan said nonchalantly, "Ah, I've told the Emperor that there's no need to make such a big fuss."
As she spoke, she turned to look at Gu Tingqiu and said in a deep voice, "In the future, you too, must be humble and cautious in everything you do, and absolutely not be ostentatious."
"I understand."
"Um."
Nan Yan returned to the carriage. Gu Tingqiu and his family kowtowed at the door, saying, "Your Majesty, we respectfully send you off."
There was only the sound of horse hooves, and soon the carriage disappeared in front of the gate of Gu's house.
Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian were the happiest people, and they couldn't help but smile. On the contrary, Gu Tingqiu stood at the door, looking at the carriage that had disappeared in the distance, with a slight frown on his face.
Si Muyun stepped forward and whispered, "Uncle, what are you thinking about?"
“…”
Gu Tingqiu murmured, "The Queen seems to be worried."
"Huh? What?"
"I don't know either. I just feel that the queen is worried."
"I'm afraid too much has happened recently."
“…”
Gu Tingqiu was silent for a moment before he said, "Perhaps. However, this time the Emperor is touring the northwest. The seven guards of Guanxi, especially Shazhou and Handong, are remote and the situation is unclear. Moreover, after he leaves the capital, no one knows what will happen."
Hearing him say this, Si Muyun also frowned.
Gu Tingqiu sighed.
"These are troubled times..."
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After leaving Gu's house, the carriage slowly drove along the street.
In fact, it was still early at this time. Nan Yan had originally arranged to have dinner at the Gu family today, but she left early.
So halfway through the journey, she felt a little hungry.
Unfortunately, there was no food or water prepared in the carriage, and the people accompanying him did not bring much, just some guards, and no one would prepare this.
Ran Xiaoyu asked, "Madam, would you mind being patient?"
Nan Yan didn't say anything, just lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.
The carriage arrived at the city center. There were not many pedestrians on the road. When Nan Yan looked up, she saw a familiar small building standing in front of her.
She said, "Xiaoyu, have we been here before?"
Ran Xiaoyu also came to the curtain to take a look and immediately said, "During the winter solstice, the emperor brought the queen, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, and His Royal Highness the Princess on a secret trip and visited this restaurant."
"I thought so."
Nan Yan smiled, thought for a moment, and said, "Ask the driver to stop in front."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "My Lady, do you want to -"
"It's still early anyway, why not go up and eat something."
"But I'm afraid that's against the rules."
"That's fine. I originally planned to have dinner at the Gu family. Since you haven't eaten yet, why not eat something here?"
"But, this is outside—"
Nan Yan glanced at her and said with a smile, "When did you become so cautious?"
"Your servant..."
"Okay, go make the arrangements. Just like last time, ask for a private room."
"……yes."
As soon as Nan Yan took out the imperial concubine's gift, Ran Xiaoyu was helpless.
She could only tell the people outside.
The guards were also a little surprised. They didn't expect the imperial concubine to be so bold, but they could not disobey the imperial concubine's orders.
Fortunately, they were traveling incognito this time and did not act like imperial concubines.
You just have to be extra careful.
After a while, the carriage arrived at the door of the restaurant. Ran Xiaoyu helped Nan Yan get off the carriage. The waiter was already waiting at the door with a smile on his face, and he enthusiastically welcomed Nan Yan to the second floor.
Just like before, I walked to the private room called "Winter Snow".
Nan Yan walked in slowly.
The decorations and furnishings here are still exactly the same as before, and there are not many other guests on the second floor, so it is quiet.
Nan Yan sat down in the private room. The waiter attentively dusted and wiped the table, saying with a smile, "Madam, take a look here. Are you satisfied?"
Nan Yan nodded and said, "Not bad."
Then he looked at the waiter and said, "It seems that there are not many customers in your store today."
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