Chapter 1189: spices

Zhu Chengxuan walked in happily, but immediately, as if remembering something, he stopped and said: "These days, my mother won't let me go around, so I was only allowed to study in Chengqian Palace, but I couldn't come. Visit you. Are you okay?"
"..."
Nan Yan did not speak for a while.
She felt that when Zhu Chengxuan said these words, his eyes flickered and his expression looked very cautious.
Of course she knew that this child was kind and gentle, and Zhu Feng didn't like him much because of his dislike of himself, so he looked very cautious in front of his father.
But other times, he won't.
Nan Yan even remembered that when he first met him in the Yan Palace, he still showed his own self-confidence in his words, especially when he helped him get rid of the corpse qi in his body. Kind of calm and self-confidence.
At that time, he was still so small, just a prince, but now he is so big, he looks like a young man, and he canonized King Wei again.
It should be better than before.
However, he is not more confident than before.
It's like--
Just like a small animal, after being frightened, or in other words, being hurt, the surrounding environment and the people around it all have a feeling of wanting to approach and being scared.
Seeing Nan Yan staring at herself in a trance without speaking, Zhu Chengxuan's expression gradually became embarrassed.
He lowered his head.
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
Although she hated Qin Ruolan to death, and even wished to have her bones removed, her feelings were a bit complicated for Zhu Chengxuan, Qin Ruolan's son.
After all, she can anger Qin Ruolan, but she cannot anger this child.
Especially seeing him cautiously.
Nan Yan coughed lightly and said, "His Royal Highness has not seen you for a long time, you have grown a lot taller."
As soon as she heard her say this, Zhu Chengxuan's face immediately appeared with a smile, and looked up at her: "Is the noble concubine okay? I have always wanted to see you before, but the queen wouldn't let me."
South Yandao: "This is the Cold Palace. It was not the place where His Highness should come."
"Oh……"
"Why is your Highness here today?"
Zhu Chengxuan hurriedly said: "Oh, because I will be leaving for Jinling the day after tomorrow, I want to ask my mother if I can bring everyone around me, but when I go to Yonghe Palace, I find that she is not there. They said that the mother will be Leng Gong later. I'm visiting the imperial concubine, so I will follow along, and I want to stop by to see the empress.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the record."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "It's just a coincidence that the empress has just left."
"Oh……"
Zhu Chengxuan lowered his head again.
Although at this point, he should turn around and leave, and go back to Yonghe Palace to find Xu Miaoyin, but seeing how he hesitated, he didn't seem to want to leave like this.
Nan Yan looked at him for a while, and sighed in his heart: "Your Highness, come in for a cup of tea."
Zhu Chengxuan immediately raised his head and said with a smile: "I'm disturbing the concubine."
"No."
He followed Nan Yan in, and saw the furnishings inside, his eyes widened in surprise, but he was relieved, and said, "My mother is doing well here, so I won't worry about it anymore."
Nanyan Road: "It was all arranged by the empress."
Zhu Chengxuan nodded hurriedly and said: "The mother and queen are kind and treat the people in the palace very well. It's just—"
"Just what?"
"It's just that since you came back from Crane City, maybe the queen mother is too busy, I can't see her."
"..."
Nan Yan's breath sank.
Of course she knew it was not because of Xu Miaoyin's busy schedule.
It’s because of the things Qin Ruolan did in Hecheng that annoyed her. Although Xu Miaoyin hasn’t done anything yet, she must have already started to change her mind. Otherwise, she won’t be in these few months after her return. Immediately arrange the selection of women to enrich the harem.
Although Zhu Chengxuan didn't know the reason for this, his mother's alienation must have made him very sad.
Therefore, he looked like that just now.
Although gritted his teeth in his heart and coldly cursed Qin Ruolan for "making his own feelings", facing Zhu Chengxuan, the emotion of gnashing his teeth could not continue. Nan Yan could only say: "You also know that your father is facing such a situation these days. Many important things, the harem is all supported by the empress, and when she gets busy, there is no way to cover everything."
"..."
"As a son, be considerate of her."
"..."
"Also, look for opportunities to get close to her."
After all, it was a child who was brought up with one hand. Xu Miaoyin could not have no feelings for him at all. Otherwise, with the Queen’s means, and Zhu Feng didn’t appreciate this son too much, I’m afraid his King Wei would be unstable. .
Hearing what she said, Zhu Chengxuan smiled and nodded immediately: "I know."
Ran Xiaoyu, who came to deliver the tea from the side, glanced at Nan Yan.
At that glance, Nan Yan understood that she was asking herself why she still helped Qin Ruolan's son.
Nan Yan thought in her heart that she didn't help him, but, probably because of her childhood experience, seeing a child like Zhu Chengxuan who is not loved by her parents, she felt compassion for him, unconsciously. Said these words.
No matter how hateful Qin Ruolan is, the child is always innocent.
"Ugh……"
"what?"
Hearing her sigh, Zhu Chengxuan raised his head and said, "Why is the empress sighing? Is there any trouble?"
Nan Yan shook his head in a hurry to cover up, and said, "It's nothing, it's all trivial."
"What is it? Can I help?"
"This--"
Nan Yan's words were originally perfunctory to him, but he did not expect that this child asked herself so seriously that she was a little speechless for a while.
But there was a flash of inspiration in his mind.
She said: "His Royal Highness, I remember the incident about Libing before. Your Highness seems to have said that you know more about exotic spices, don't you?"
Zhu Chengxuan was taken aback.
I don't know why Nan Yan mentioned this.
But he said immediately: "I don't know it very much, just because I like to read medical books, so I know some medicinal fragrances, and later I dabble in some medicinal materials from the Western Regions, so by the way, I learned some of the spices over there."
"..."
"In addition, over the years, I have begun to resume trade with the Western Regions, and the people have also begun to have these spices, so I am more familiar with them."
"that--"
Nan Yan said cautiously: "If there is a sachet that has been in place for at least ten years, can Your Highness still distinguish the spices used in it?"
"Over ten years?"
Zhu Chengxuan was surprised: "What sachet has been left for so long?"
Nan Yan winked at Ran Xiaoyu.
Ran Xiaoyu immediately walked to the inner room, carefully took out a purse from the cabinet, and presented the sachet in front of them.
Zhu Chengxuan said: "This is—"