Chapter 3006 Emperor's Order

Ye Zheng seemed to sense it as well. He glanced back at her without saying anything. He led them over and saw several large men standing at the gate. Ye Zheng walked over and said, "Bring the people here."

Nan Yan looked at the tight security here and thought those people were going in to report.

Unexpectedly, the leading man only glanced at him and said, "Come on, follow me in to see the young master."

After saying that, he was about to lead Nan Yan inside.

Nan Yan naturally followed, and Ye Zheng and Ting Fu also followed behind her. The big man immediately said, "The young master said that he wants to see the imperial concubine alone. Young Master Ye, you have been tired all day, go down and rest."

Ye Zheng frowned.

However, he didn't say much. He just glanced at Nan Yan and turned away. Ting Fu insisted, "I want to stay with the Empress. Who knows what you are going to do to her?"

The big man said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense! If you dare to disobey my orders here, you will be torn into pieces!"

Tingfu still refused to leave.

Nan Yan could see that the other party was unlikely to change because of a small figure like him. If the stalemate continued, Tingfu would be the one who would suffer. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Well, Tingfu, you wait for me outside. I have something to say to that 'Young Master' alone."

Tingfu hesitated: "My Lady, is it really okay for you to go in alone?"

"It doesn't matter. If they wanted to harm us, they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of leading us halfway up the mountain."

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"Just stay outside."

"Then, I will wait for you here. If anything goes wrong, just let me know, and I will rush in through fire and water."

When the big men heard this, they just sneered.

Nan Yan patted his shoulder and followed the man inside.

Walking through the gate, there is a courtyard inside. The houses around it are connected by corridors, which looks quite elegant. If Nan Yan didn't know that she was on the hillside of Tiangang Lianhuanwu, she would even think that this place was like any other courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River.

The lights in the side rooms on both sides were off, only the main room was brightly lit.

It seemed as if he knew she was coming and was waiting here.

The big man led Nan Yan to the door and said, "You can go in by yourself."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Although it was pitch black outside and you could hardly see your hand in front of you ten steps away, Nan Yan felt that the night was safer. Although there were bright lights inside, it made her feel dangerous.

But at this time, even if it is dangerous, we have to go.

What's more, she really wanted to meet this person again.

So he stepped inside.

The room was very spacious, with smooth and clean wooden floors that reflected light from the candlesticks in front. Vases and incense burners were placed on the small tables on both sides of the room, and the air was filled with a light, elegant sweet fragrance.

If she hadn't come to Tiangang Lianhuanwu today, if she hadn't just met those water bandits and the four elders down there, if she hadn't personally followed Ye Zheng up the rugged and steep mountain path, Nan Yan would even have thought that she might have arrived at some kind of paradise.

But, she remembered everything.

She remembered that this was Tiangang Lianhuanwu, and that this was the bandit den of Xingluo Lake. She knew that this person was a cancer that gave Zhu Feng a headache.

Thinking of this, Nan Yan took a deep breath, perked up and looked forward.

It was almost the same as the situation when I met that person before. There was also a translucent jade screen in front of the room. Behind the screen, there were two tall candlesticks on the left and right sides. More than a dozen candles were burning together. The bright candlelight made the jade screen look like a transparent mirror.

Nan Yan walked to the front of the screen and stood still, with a stool at her feet, just like before.

She sat down without any fear and asked coldly, "Where are the people?"

Soon, footsteps were heard behind the screen, and then a figure was projected onto the jade screen. Although it had been several years since she last saw him, Nan Yan recognized the figure almost at a glance.

It was the mysterious man who had appeared in front of her several times before.

He walked to the other side of the screen and stood quietly for a while, as if looking at something, but the screen was clearly only translucent, and could only barely show some shadows under the reflection of the light behind him. Nan Yan knew that he definitely could not see her clearly.

After a long while, the man said, "Long time no see."

After saying that, he slowly sat down.

The two of them sat like this. If it weren't for the screen between them, it would have looked like they were facing each other. Nan Yan looked at the familiar figure and said with a sneer, "Although it's been a long time since we last met, I think you should be familiar with my whereabouts and behavior."

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"On the contrary, you have figured it all out."

The man opposite her seemed not to have noticed her sarcasm. When he spoke, there was a hint of laughter in his tone: "Since the Imperial Concubine said so, I will take it as praise and accept it all."

Nan Yan sneered.

She said, "Your Excellency, there's no need to covet this little bit of praise from me. You've accomplished so much across the country, which is already a great feat. Now, I don't know how you've managed to bring Ye Zheng under your wing. This truly impresses me."

When mentioning Ye Zheng, there seemed to be a subtle hint of pride in this person's calm tone.

After all, other people may not know Ye Zheng's status beside the emperor and his status in the emperor's heart, but those who know Zhu Feng know it too well. If he knew that Ye Zheng had betrayed him, he would really be in great pain.

At that time, he collapsed on his own without even anyone trying to stop him.

Then the man said, "Master Ye, he just understood a truth: a wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in."

"So, Your Excellency considers himself a good tree?"

"Isn't it?"

Nan Yan sneered and said, "It doesn't matter if it's good wood or rotten wood, but you have to be careful."

"Be careful about what?"

"Be careful not to collapse. Do you think everyone can tolerate a good bird like him coming to roost?"

The man also seemed to smile: "Your Highness, do you think that I can't stand it?"

Nan Yan said, "You should know that Ye Zheng grew up beside the Emperor. He served the Emperor. What about you? You are not destined for this. It is best not to accept such a great blessing, lest it shorten your life."

The other party was originally at ease when facing Nan Yan, but when he heard this, he suddenly fell silent.

There was a sense of tension in the air.

He seemed to be stung by Nan Yan's words. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "How do you know that I don't have the Emperor's life?"

Nan Yan stared at the thin figure visible through the jade screen and sneered.

"If there was, you wouldn't be kicked out!"