Chapter 707: Dead, dead!
Nan Yan said softly, "Is Your Majesty willing to speak?"
“…”
He always said that from now on, he would never let her ask about his past with Qin Ruolan, as if he wanted to exclude her from his world forever.
The only thing Nan Yan can participate in is his present.
However, as long as you love someone, you will want to know everything about him, including his past. This is a desire that everyone has.
He can know everything about himself effortlessly, but what about him?
She didn't want to be excluded from his past.
Especially, Qin Ruolan was in his past.
Zhu Feng looked at her with his eyes flickering constantly, as if he could sense how complicated her mood was at this moment, and he himself could not face it completely at ease.
After a long silence, he said in a deep voice, "There are many things I don't remember."
“…”
“There are some things I don’t want to remember.”
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"Just like the battle I suffered here thirteen years ago—the defeat."
Nan Yan suddenly opened her eyes wide.
Defeat?
These two words were something she had never thought would happen to Zhu Feng.
However, after only a fleeting thought, she immediately understood—
How is that possible?
How can a person never be defeated?
There is no such person in this world.
Even now, Zhu Feng's battle record has made the generals of the entire Yan Kingdom amazed and even stunned, but in fact, he was not the God of War in the North from the beginning.
He must have failed too.
Zhu Feng said: "That year, I was eighteen years old."
“…”
"I have just been appointed the Prince of Yan by Emperor Gao, and I am here to guard Peking."
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"This is my first time leading an army. I want to fight a good battle for the Emperor Gao to see. And also for—"
When he said this, his throat suddenly became choked.
Nan Yan looked at him, then whispered, "Show it to Concubine Ning?"
Zhu Feng looked at her with a flickering gaze, but said nothing.
It is the default.
Nan Yan's breathing subconsciously became heavier, and then Zhu Feng said solemnly: "We have to show it to the prince."
The prince...
By the way, it’s Zhu Feng’s elder brother, the crown prince of Emperor Gao.
It is said that he was a man of kind and gentle temperament and astute in handling affairs, and was deeply favored by Emperor Gao. A few years after the founding of the country, he was canonized as the crown prince, much earlier than his younger brothers were made kings.
In contrast——
Nan Yan remembered what Ye Zheng had told her: Zhu Feng was extremely disliked by Emperor Gao.
He was only eighteen years old. Although he was sensible, he was still young after all. He was thrown into a cold and bitter place like Peking to guard the border and deal with the fierce and brave cavalry of the Dian Kingdom at that time.
However, given Zhu Feng's temper, he will definitely come.
Moreover, I would like to achieve something here to show those who "dislike" me.
So that battle—
Zhu Feng was silent for a long time. When he spoke again, his voice was unusually hoarse. He said solemnly, "That time, I brought enough men and horses, as well as enough water, grass, and dry food, and left Beiping City, intending to cross the Great Wall and engage in a battle with the main force of the Neng Kingdom."
“…”
"But once we reached the Great Wall, there was a strong sandstorm."
When he said this, he trembled involuntarily.
Nan Yan felt a little cold from this hot body, and subconsciously reached out to hug him. Zhu Feng looked down at her and slowly buried his head in her shoulder.
It's like a tiger crawling on a person.
Nan Yan whispered, "The wind and sand are blowing fiercely, and then what?"
"Then—I got separated from the main force."
“……!”
Nan Yan gasped.
You have to know that Zhu Feng at that time was not the Zhu Feng of today.
At the age of eighteen, he did not have rich experience, nor the confidence to remain calm, and even did not have enough combat experience.
But he was separated from his main force in the enemy's territory!
Nan Yan said in a trembling voice, "Are you alone?"
Zhu Feng said: "There is another guard."
“…”
"My name is Ye Quan."
"Ye Quan..."
Nan Yan murmured the name again, as if she understood something.
But she didn't say much, just looked at Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "He is the guard I dislike the most."
"Why?"
"Because he was given to me by the prince."
“…”
"During that time, everyone in Jinling knew about my every move in Prince Yan's mansion. Whenever I made a mistake, a letter of reprimand from Emperor Gao would arrive from Jinling, scolding me profusely."
“…”
"Of course I know who sent the message back, so I hate this person."
“…”
"but--"
Nan Yan sighed softly: "But, there is no way to send him back."
Zhu Feng agreed.
At that time, not only was he still relatively fledgling, he was essentially a marginalized prince. Of course, he couldn't afford to offend the crown prince, because if he openly turned against him, the high pressure from Emperor Gao would come down.
Zhu Feng said: "I can only let him stay by my side."
“…”
"As a result, that year the Yellow River flooded, and the prince personally went to control the flood and provide relief to the victims. As a result, of course, his governance was effective and he won the hearts of the people."
“…”
"And I, because I drank a little wine in the Prince of Yan's mansion, was reprimanded by the Emperor Gao's imperial edict, and I was scolded to death."
“…”
"I finally can't bear it anymore."
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"He was in the court, assisted by important ministers and protected by my father. He was doing things to maintain stability, so naturally, everything he did was a good thing. But what could I do in Peking? At that time, Peking was attacked by the Dan Kingdom army every other day, and I could do nothing!"
“…”
"So, in a rage, I intend to lead a large group of troops out of the city and fight a decisive battle with the people of Dian."
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"If you're dead, you're dead!"
Hearing his words, Nan Yan felt indescribably bitter in her heart.
From childhood to adulthood, she knew that her life was hard, she was not well fed and clothed, and was bullied by Simulan and others, but now, she knew that there was another kind of suffering.
It’s like Zhu Feng.
He had enough to eat and enough clothes to wear, and was the King of Yan who was respected by everyone.
However, being abandoned by her father and being scolded every other day, that kind of spiritual deprivation may not be any better than the cold and hunger she suffered in her childhood.
That's why he had this idea - if he dies, he dies!
Zhu Feng said, "He was also in the army during the first expedition, and he was the one who stayed by my side in the end."
“…”
Nan Yan wanted to say that this was probably fate.
But it's just a bad fate.
Nan Yan whispered, "Then, if the Emperor was caught in a sandstorm and separated from the main force, and only Ye Quan was with him, what would happen then?"
"Then--"
Zhu Feng's voice seemed to tremble again.
He said: "Then, we really encountered the main force of the Dian Kingdom."
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