Chapter 3650: Running Away
Aunt Tongyun said, "The person is still in front of the emperor. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and shook her head, saying, "No need. If there's anything important, the Emperor will definitely send someone to tell me. Go and keep an eye on the medicine over there, and don't let De Lu mess it up."
"yes."
Aunt Tongyun turned and walked out.
Nan Yan sat in her tent, silent, teacup in hand, listening to the bustling footsteps outside, both near and far. Occasionally, the north wind would whistle, lifting a corner of the curtain and letting in a cold draft that made the water in her cup sway. She frowned, and though she sat still, her thoughts seemed to have drifted thousands of miles away.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside.
He stopped at the entrance to the tent. Although Aunt Tongyun and Delu, the personal attendants, were not present, the soldier at the entrance dutifully questioned him. Then he heard the visitor softly say, "I have come here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
The soldier said, "Wait a moment, I'll go in and pass the message."
Nan Yan raised her head and said in a deep voice, "Let him in."
When the person outside heard this, he hurriedly lifted the curtain and walked in.
The man who came was a strong young man in his twenties. His face was covered with dust and his skin was rough. Especially his ears were covered with frostbite. It was obvious that he had traveled day and night to get here at full speed.
As soon as he saw Nan Yan sitting in front of him, he immediately knelt and bowed: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan asked, "The Crown Prince asked you to come and pay your respects to me?"
The man said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come and pay my respects to His Majesty, and also—"
The man pulled out a letter from his bosom, held it in both hands and presented it to Nan Yan, saying softly, "This is something His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to give to Your Majesty privately."
Nan Yan's eyes flashed as she took it and looked at it. There was only a wax seal on the envelope and nothing else. It was obvious that it had never been opened.
Zhu Chengxuan had someone deliver it alone, and it was obvious that he wanted to avoid Zhu Feng.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "Does the prince have anything else to say?"
The man whispered, "His Royal Highness wants me to give this letter to Your Majesty first, and then Your Majesty will decide how to deal with it."
“…”
Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, I understand. You can go down now."
The man said, "I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
As soon as he left, Nan Yan immediately opened the envelope. There was only a thin piece of paper inside. When she unfolded it, she saw that it was a handwritten letter from Zhu Chengxuan. It contained only a few lines of words, written simply and clearly.
However, Nan Yan frowned as soon as she saw the first line.
After a while, I felt hungry and Aunt Tongyun walked in from outside.
As soon as she entered the tent, she heard a bang, which startled her. Looking closely, she saw that it was the Imperial Concubine with a furious face. She slammed a letter in her hand on the table beside her. Aunt Tongyun hurried forward and asked, "Madam, what happened?"
Nan Yan gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "Xinping actually ran to Xichuan."
"What!?"
Aunt Tongyun was shocked. She glanced at the letter again and hesitated, not knowing what to say. Nanyan said in a deep voice, "The Crown Prince just sent a message to me, saying that the princess took advantage of the emperor and me leaving the capital, left a letter in the palace, and left with two people, saying that she was going to travel to Xichuan. This stinky girl!"
"What should I do?"
Aunt Tongyun was also panicking. She knew a little about the Princess, and what the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine had been guarding against over the years. But she had never imagined that Princess Xinping would be so audacious as to leave the palace without permission. If she encountered any danger along the way, it would be fatal.
Aunt Tongyun asked, "Does His Royal Highness have any remedies?"
Nan Yan's face turned pale as he said, "The Crown Prince has already sent the Jinyiwei to follow her trail."
Aunt Tongyun thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. After all, the princess has rarely lived outside since she was a child. The capital is thousands of miles away from Xichuan, so it's not that easy for them to go there. The Jinyiwei will definitely be able to find her."
“…”
Nan Yan had just read the letter and was so angry that even her eyes turned red. But after listening to Aunt Tongyun's words, she calmed down a little.
Indeed, Xinping was a princess after all. An ordinary girl wouldn't be able to walk that far, let alone her. She also knew the Jinyiwei's ability to do their job, so it shouldn't cause any major trouble.
What really irritated her was that she hadn't realized at all that Xinping was still thinking about Xichuan, or rather, the person who was thinking about Xichuan.
It turns out that this girl has never let go.
But when did Xinping start to no longer show her worries on her face, and even her parents didn't notice it.
Thinking of this, Nan Yan gritted her teeth and kept cursing: "This damn girl, this damn girl!"
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Aunt Tongyun saw that the tea had gone cold and she hadn't even taken a sip. She quickly picked it up and poured it out. She brewed another cup of hot tea and handed it to Nanyan. Then she said softly, "As long as we can find it back, it's fine."
Nan Yan said, "Do you think I'm only angry because she left the palace without permission?"
Aunt Tongyun looked at her: "Then the queen is..."
Nan Yan said, "This girl wants to go to Xichuan, and she dares to do so. She must have been planning it for more than a day or two. Now that the emperor and I are gone, she dares to do it. She is so audacious. If the emperor and I are gone, who knows what kind of trouble she will cause. Which of her two brothers can control her!"
Aunt Tongyun smiled apologetically and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Han... both feel sorry for this little sister."
“…”
"I dare to say that Her Royal Highness is not young anymore. If we want her to change her mind, I'm afraid it will be—"
Nan Yan looked up at her.
Aunt Tongyun didn't dare to say much about Zhu Feng's health, but she had been helping Nan Yan with these matters for so many years, and Nan Yan immediately understood what she meant.
Originally, she hadn't thought about making a big decision so early, but now that Xinping has caused such a thing, she can't help but think about it.
only--
Nan Yan murmured, "We have to wait for this time to go back, and only then can we go back."
Aunt Tongyun immediately laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are talking nonsense again. Although we have gone deep into the heart of the grassland this time, we have not encountered any enemies so far. I heard that the people of Neng have already fled. How can we not be able to return?"
Nan Yan glanced at her.
After a long silence, he said calmly, "Go down. Don't tell anyone about this. I will make the decision myself."
"yes."
Aunt Tongyun stood up and walked out. When she lifted the curtain, she couldn't help but look back. Seeing the gloomy expression on the imperial concubine's face, she couldn't help but shook her head and walked out.
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