Chapter 2957 How ironic is this?

As soon as the door closed, Nan Yan, who was sitting opposite, suddenly laughed.

Zhu Feng glanced at her and said, "What are you laughing at?"

Nan Yan covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "I'm wondering, if this waiter knew that the person who just called him 'little brother' was actually the current emperor, would he be so scared that he wouldn't be able to sleep for the rest of his life?"

Zhu Feng glared at her.

But he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and said, "Then aren't you, the Imperial Concubine, also being picky and sarcastic here?"

Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and said seriously, "I am doing this to cooperate with the Emperor."

“…”

"If she weren't like this, she would just be a timid woman. Who would believe that she could travel all over the world with her husband?"

“…”

"If you want to perform a play, you have to do it in full."

Seeing her serious expression, as if she was addicted to acting, Zhu Feng shook his head helplessly.

But, this is not useless.

The aura of nobles was too strong on both of them, and Ye Zheng and Xu Shifeng had already come here to explore the way once before, so the other party would definitely be more alert. Even if they tried to find a roundabout way and approached as naturally and logically as possible, it would inevitably make the other party alert.

Having such a lady around can indeed make the other party let down their guard a little.

Between a man with a family and a man who is alone, not to mention Zhu Feng, even Si Nanyan would trust the former more.

otherwise--

She wouldn't be so eager for that person to get married soon.

Just as he was thinking about it, there were a few knocks on the door, and then Li Bushang's low voice sounded at the door.

"Master, Madam."

The two people looked at each other.

The smile on his face involuntarily faded, and Zhu Feng said, "Come in."

The door was pushed open and Li Bushang walked in from outside.

He lowered his head and only walked a few steps away from the dining table before stopping. Just as he was about to kneel down to salute, Zhu Feng waved his hand and said, "I've already told you, be mindful of your status when you're out there. If you can't change your ways when you meet others, then I've brought you out this time for nothing."

When Li Bushang heard this, he immediately stood up straight, still keeping his head down.

"yes."

Zhu Feng asked, "How are your arrangements going?"

Li Bushang said, "I will be staying in the ordinary guest room next door with two people. The others will be staying in the dormitory tonight. Tonight, I will be with these two people to keep watch for the Emperor and the Empress."

When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows immediately frowned.

Said: "No need."

“…”

"This place is crowded with people and eyes. Our every move may have been seen by others."

"Um?"

Li Bushang frowned slightly.

You know, although the journey seemed calm, he had been paying attention to his surroundings. After entering Xiajiang Town, although some people paid attention to Zhu Feng, Nan Yan, and his own outstanding appearance, that was all, and no other forces followed them.

How could Zhu Feng say——

Just when he was feeling a little confused, Nan Yan, who was sitting beside him, said, "The Emperor has just asked the waiter which shipping company to contact for grain transportation. At least someone in this inn already knows that we are grain merchants."

"I understand."

Li Bushang was not stupid, so when he heard this, he said nothing more.

Zhu Feng asked again, "So, have you found out everything I asked you to find out?"

Li Bushang said, "The two Jinyiwei who stayed outside have returned to report that they have found out where Hengsheng Bank's grain is stored. It's in Xiaohe Warehouse, southwest of the town."

"Ogawa Warehouse?"

"Yes, I heard that it was originally a public granary for the previous dynasty to store grain. After the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty, this section of waters of Xingluo Lake was never incorporated into the territory, and the imperial court did not store grain there, so the granary became abandoned. That Hengsheng Bank bought the granary for a very low price and used it to store their own grain."

"There's such a thing."

Zhu Feng sneered when he heard this.

Not only was his smile cold, but the light in his eyes was even colder. Even though it was already spring, looking at the frost in his eyes, Nan Yan, who was sitting opposite him, inexplicably felt a chill.

The Hengsheng Bank was secretly colluding with Xingluo Lake, purchasing grain on the shore and secretly transporting it to Xingluo Lake to feed the pirates in Tiangang Lianhuanwu.

And the place where the grain was hoarded was actually the public granary.

How ironic is this?

Zhu Feng clenched his hands on the table tightly, then loosened them, his fingertips twitching slightly from the force. He said in a deep voice, "Now that we've found out, what should we do? Do you understand?"

Li Bushang looked up at Zhu Feng.

He rarely hesitates. Although he is taciturn, he always says what he wants to say when it is time to speak.

But just now, he was obviously hesitant to speak.

Zhu Feng turned to look at him: "What do you want to say?"

Li Bushang thought for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty wants things to be done naturally, but my subordinates just reported back that a few months ago, Xiaohe Warehouse was plagued by rats, which destroyed a lot of their grain. That's why they bought grain from Lord Ye, who was passing by disguised as a grain merchant."

"So what?"

"It's too much of a coincidence that this happened twice. Even if I do it perfectly, it might still arouse the other party's suspicion."

Hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned.

He didn't know that Ye Zheng had used this method before.

It was indeed true - he taught them, and the two of them had the same method.

Thinking of this, he felt as if a piece of his heart had been dug out, the bloody pain making it difficult for him to breathe. And when Nan Yan saw Zhu Feng's pale face, she knew that mentioning Ye Zheng had caused him heartache again.

She whispered, "Your Majesty..."

“…”

Zhu Feng gritted his teeth, looked up and met her concerned and somewhat worried eyes. He was silent for a moment, then he took a long breath, tried to calm himself down, and whispered, "It's okay."

Nan Yan patted the back of his hand again, then said, "I think what Commander Li said makes sense. We have just arrived in Xiajiang Town. If something happens to Hengshengheng's Xiaohe Warehouse, it would be a bit too coincidental."

“…”

"Hasn't the Emperor always said that we should be cautious? We should not act rashly at this time."

“…”

"Anyway, it'll still take some time for us to get in touch with the Bank of Communications. Let's get the news out first and then make arrangements with the Hang Seng Bank. That way, people won't be too suspicious."

“…”

After hearing this, Zhu Feng was silent for a moment and finally nodded.

"good."

Then he said, "You go down."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

Li Bushang saluted them again, then stood up, glanced at Nan Yan quickly, and turned and walked out.