"The harem will never lack a favorite concubine."

“…”

"There will never be a woman who is crazy to compete for favor."

Ran Xiaoyu looked at Nan Yan with a serious expression, looking at her confused, and seemed to be at a loss. After a long time, she said, "I know, the empress can't do it."

“…”

"The Empress is still kind after all."

“…”

"Other people will definitely make excuses for themselves at this time, saying that she is an imperial physician anyway, so it is also necessary to ask her to wait for the Empress, and even said that she was responsible for her own fault. After all, Nianqiu was really just a small prank, and Empress was indeed unaware of it."

“…”

"But the Empress feels guilty."

“…”

"This state of mind... I don't know what to say, but the Empress can always make the Empress feel heartbroken for other people, no matter who they are. This kind of heart is"

Nan Yan glanced at her and smiled bitterly, "Compassion."

"Yes, the Empress will feel compassion for anyone."

“…”

"Then, how could the Empress become the person she didn't want to become?"

“…”

Nan Yan was quiet for a while, then looked up at her and said with a smile: "Your words have really comforted me."

“…”

"Hope, as you said."

“…”

"Xiao Yu, if one day, I will lose this little compassion. When I want to do evil, you must remember to wake me up."

Under the faint candlelight, her smile seemed a little weak, but she was also very gentle.

Ran Xiaoyu looked at her smile and muttered softly: "I'm afraid I've gone to hell, you won't do this yet."

"Um?"

Nanyan looked up at her: "What did you say?"

Ran Xiaoyu shook her head.

She sat down next to the bed and helped Nanyan tuck the quilt so that she would not leak when she fell asleep at night. Then she asked softly: "Empress, there is one thing that I have never understood very well."

Nanyan looked at her: "What's the matter?"

Ran Xiaoyu asked softly: "Why do Empress care so much about Xue Yun alone?"

“…!”

After hearing this question, Nan Yan paused for a moment.

It seemed that somewhere in my heart was hit and my whole body was shocked.

Ran Xiaoyu was puzzled and asked seriously: "I am hostile to her because I have experienced so many things in the past. I want to protect the Empress. But you, I know that unless others harm you and use tricks on you, you will rarely be hostile to others."

Otherwise, with Nanyan's identity and means, she would be enough to make the entire harem full of grief and no grass grow.

"And Xue Yun, at least now, seems that she has never done anything to the Empress."

“…”

"Even when Wu rebelled, it was thanks to her that the Empress safely gave birth to the prince."

“…”

"Even if she admits her feelings for the emperor, there are so many concubines in this harem, and even many palace maids, who are also interested in the emperor."

“…”

"The Empress knew from the first day with the Emperor."

“…”

"The Empress can persuade the emperor to visit Huipin, and help the emperor consider accepting concubines and enriching the harem. Why are you so wary and so hostile to Xue Yun alone?"

After hearing her question, Nan Yan remained silent.

His face gradually turned pale.

Feeling that Nan Yan's attitude was wrong, Ran Xiaoyu also knew that she was in confinement now and shouldn't have been tired, let alone trouble, and she was afraid that she would make her angry if she said anything.

He hurriedly stood up and said, "Grandmaster, I am talking too much."

“…”

Nan Yan looked up at her, and there was a little fatigue in her eyes.

After a while, she shook her head: "It's okay."

“…”

"I... I am a little tired and want to rest."

"yes."

Feeling that she was a little resistant to this question, Ran Xiaoyu dared not ask more questions. She hurriedly served her to bed, tucked the quilt, put down the curtain, and blew out the candlesticks in other places in the room.

Then, he carefully withdrew from the bedroom.

When he heard the sound of Ran Xiaoyu's footsteps fading away, he was the only one left in the bedroom. His quiet breathing and lonely heartbeat made Nan Yan feel an indescribable loneliness.

She curled up in the quilt and looked at the candlesticks left in the room.

The candlelight swayed slightly, reflecting her deep eyes.

She recalled the questions that Ran Xiaoyu had just now, and every word and every question made her even more anxious.

"Yes, why am I alone hostile to her."

"What am I afraid of?"

...

In the next few days, Ran Xiaoyu would leave the palace every day and rush to the jade shop where she would guard it.

But nothing was found.

Finally, even she felt that perhaps Nanyan’s plan to “lead the snake out of the hole” this time had failed.

There was no "snake" they wanted to lead out of the hole.

In other words, this "snake" may not be in the Xu family.

When Nan Yan heard Ran Xiaoyu come back to report like this, she sat on the couch, frowned tightly. After a while, she sighed lightly.

She seemed to be full of sorrow and relieved.

Ran Xiaoyu said: "Empress?"

Nan Yan glanced at her, was silent for a moment, and then reluctantly smiled and said, "It's good."

“…”

"In this way, the Queen can rest in peace even if she is in the nine fountains."

“…”

"But, this matter is troublesome again."

“…”

"Who did it? Almost all the people involved are gone now. If you want to find it out, it's a bit difficult."

Ran Xiaoyu comforted her and said, "No matter what, it is beneficial to the Empress to rule out a wrong answer. At least, you can't blame the people of the Xu family wrongly."

Nanyan nodded: "That's true."

As she said this, Xu Shizong's overly pale, sick-looking face, and those overly bright, shrewd and restrained eyes flashed in front of her.

Thoughts, hesitation.

Looking at the complicated expression on her face, Ran Xiaoyu knew what she was thinking, but she couldn't imagine it.

At this moment, Aunt Tongyun walked in from outside and politely said, "Empress, Doctor Wang is here to ask for the Empress's Pleasure meridian."

"Doctor Wang?"

Nan Yan was stunned and looked up and saw Wang Baizhi walking in from outside.

He bowed to her and said, "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine."

Nan Yan looked at him in surprise, and then looked behind him. No one followed him except for a little eunuch who helped him carry the medicine box.
Chapter completed!