Chapter 955 I Can't Help It

The sky was getting dark.

When dusk fell and the nearest city of Beiping slowly sank into the dark night, Heyi left the palace and went to the Northern Pacification Office.

With a long and hoarse "creak", the door of the Northern Pacification Office opened.

He walked in slowly.

The sentries on both sides naturally saw him, but because he was the Left Prime Minister of the Secretariat, and Zhu Feng was training the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and He Yi had been involved in it, they were not unfamiliar with this Lord Left Prime Minister.

At this time, three people came up.

Although they were all Jinyiwei, the clothes of these three people were obviously different from those of the surrounding Jinyiwei. Their clothes were purple, and there were Qilin patterns on the chest and cuffs.

Immediately, a neatly dressed commander came forward.

He Yi knew that they were the four commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But now, only three have come.

"Master Heyi."

He Yi nodded, looked around, and then said, "I'm here to pass on an order for you to carry out a mission."

The three men looked at each other.

One of the oldest, a Jinyiwei commander in his early thirties, stepped forward and raised his hand, saying, "Lord Heyi, you know our rules. Please show us the Emperor's order first."

“…”

He Yi was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't have the emperor's order at the moment."

Immediately, the expressions of the three people became subtle.

The man continued, "Since that's the case, please ask Master Heyi to go back to the Emperor and get the imperial edict before coming back."

"good."

The two people next to him also said: "Without the emperor's handwritten instructions and imperial decrees, we will not obey any orders and will not carry out any tasks."

He Yi's brows furrowed.

Of course, he also knew that this group of Jinyiwei from the Northern Pacification Office would only obey the emperor's orders and would turn a deaf ear to anyone else or any organization.

This can naturally guarantee their absolute loyalty.

But the current situation—

He Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. This was probably a situation that the self-confident Zhu Feng had never thought of.

He Yi smiled and said, "Of course I know your situation. I don't have the emperor's decree or instructions in my hands, but the task I have asked you to perform is something you must do now."

“…”

The three of them looked at each other again.

One of them said, "If Lord Heyi insists, then we can wait until we meet the Emperor and then—"

"No." He Yi said immediately: "Now, you can't see the emperor."

“…”

"The Emperor won't see anyone."

Another younger commander frowned and said, "Lord Hei, has something happened to the Emperor?"

"The affairs of the palace are not for you to ask."

After hearing He Yi say this, they were speechless.

The middle-aged man said, "Since that's the case, I can only ask for Master Heyi's forgiveness."

“…”

"As Jinyiwei, the first training we received was absolute obedience to the emperor."

“…”

"We won't listen to anyone except the Emperor."

Hearing such decisive words, He Yi no longer forced himself. He just smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, you have your own rules, so I won't say much."

After saying that, he looked up and looked around: "Where is Li Bu Shang?"

“…”

"Why are there only three of you?"

At the mention of Li Bushan, the middle-aged man's expression grew even more serious. He said, "We were just about to report this to the Emperor. Ever since returning from the Grand Sacrifice Altar that day, Li Bushan's whereabouts have become strange. We haven't seen him all day today."

"oh?"

He Yi was not surprised at all when he heard this, and just raised his eyebrows slightly.

The middle-aged man continued, "He should have been punished for his actions that day at the Grand Altar, but because the Emperor hasn't issued any orders to come to the Northern Pacification Office, we've left it alone for now. Unexpectedly—"

He Yi smiled and said, "He's gone on another mission. You don't have to worry about him for now."

"Another mission?"

All three of them showed surprise on their faces: "He's the only one."

He Yi said, "Only he can do this mission."

The three of them looked at each other, as if realizing something, and He Yi smiled and said, "Alright, it's alright, I should go back now. The Emperor won't issue any more orders to the Northern Pacification Office these days. Keep your subordinates under control and don't cause any trouble."

"yes."

The three of them saluted him together. Heyi waved his hand and turned to leave the Northern Pacification Office.

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Nan Yan followed Zhu Xuan and the others on the road.

In terms of status, she was a favored imperial concubine who was banished to the cold palace. When she came to Zhu Xuan, she was just a kidnapped hostage, and her treatment should not have been good.

But because Jian Ruocheng was there, Zhu Xuan was very polite to her.

Even the carriage she rode in while running away was very comfortable, probably because she was worried that the bumps on the road would aggravate the injury on her neck.

At this moment, Nan Yan was sitting in a large carriage, with Jian Ruocheng sitting opposite her.

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Jian Ruocheng could easily point to the mountains and rivers outside and tell her what legends there were in this place and what the customs and practices of that place were like.

His erudition and talent were certainly not limited to handling political affairs and planning.

If it weren't for his current situation, he would really be a qualified travel companion, and this would indeed be the best trip to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

But Nan Yan couldn't possibly be in the mood to travel.

She was in a heavy mood until their carriage reached a ferry and they boarded a boat.

The boat is not big, but you can see that there are many people here to pick us up.

When they reached the deck, Nan Yan turned around and asked Jian Ruocheng, who had been with her the whole time, "Where are we going?"

"Changqing City."

"Changqing City?"

It sounds a little strange, but it seems that Prince Ning's Mansion is right there.

In fact, after being kidnapped by them, where she went didn't really matter to her, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

It has been two days and no one has come to rescue me.

They didn't come to rescue him because they didn't know whether it was Prince Ning who did it, or -

They have no time to take care of themselves now?

If it is the latter, then there is only one possibility, Zhu Feng, something really big has happened!

The more she thought about it, the tighter her brows furrowed.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and a warm hand stretched out in front of his eyes, gently rubbing his eyebrows.

"Don't frown."

Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw that it was Jian Ruocheng.

He seemed to subconsciously stretch out his hand and make that gesture. Looking at Nan Yan, there was still a hint of confusion in his eyes. He said softly, "I'm here, don't worry."