Chapter 3448 Who is disturbing this pool of spring water
The next day, Nan Yan got up early, but when she opened her eyes, Zhu Feng was no longer in the room.
After asking, I found out that he got up even earlier.
Nan Yan couldn't help but complain, "Why didn't you wake me up again? Do you want to make fun of me in front of everyone in the mansion?"
Ruoshui smiled and said, "It's not that we are so bold, but the Emperor said that His Majesty traveled a lot yesterday and must be very tired, so he forbade us to wake her up no matter what. How could we dare to disobey His Majesty's order?"
Nan Yan said angrily, "How dare you disobey me!"
Everyone around was begging for mercy with a smile.
Everyone also knew that unless they made a serious mistake, the Imperial Concubine would not be really angry with them. She would just laugh for a while and it would be over. Sure enough, Nan Yan did not bother with them too much. After washing up and having breakfast, she went to see Princess Xinping.
The mother and daughter got along very peacefully today.
Of course, it was also because both of them avoided mentioning people and things that would cause them to disagree.
Nan Yan knew that this girl was stubborn just like herself, and she couldn't blame anyone else. However, she was still young, and her stubborn personality made her behave like this when she encountered something she couldn't understand. But there were many things Zhu Feng was unwilling to explain, and she couldn't say much either. She could only let this girl slowly understand it.
She sat with Xinping for a while, and it was noon.
Nan Yan was about to prepare to leave.
Zhu Feng went to the imperial study early in the morning, and it was time for him to come back. She thought about going back to have dinner with him.
But before he could finish his words, he heard Xinping say, "Mother, would you like to have dinner with me today?"
"ah……"
Nan Yan hesitated, then looked at her daughter, her eyes wide open, like a puppy begging for its owner's caress. She couldn't help but smile. If Xin Ping and Zhu Feng had been at odds these days, she had actually sided with Zhu Feng most of the time. Her daughter had truly been "neglected" by her.
Thinking about it this way, I feel a little guilty.
Then he said, "Okay!"
Xinping immediately became happy and asked the kitchen to send more food quickly. Nanyan added, "It's just the two of us dining together, so we shouldn't be extravagant. Two dishes will be enough."
Ruoshui took the order and went down immediately.
Hearing Nan Yan say this, Xin Ping turned his head away and muttered, "If we save money like this, we are also saving money for others."
Nan Yan turned around and glanced at her: "Xin Ping!"
Xinping pouted and lowered her head.
After a while, the food was served.
As expected, the Imperial Concubine had said, the dishes weren't numerous, but they were all exquisite. Xinping hadn't eaten with Nanyan for a long time, and happily offered her chopsticks to her mother. Just as she was about to start eating, Xiao Shunzi entered with a young eunuch and saluted them both.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
Nan Yan asked, "Eunuch Shun, why are you here? Is the Emperor back?"
Upon seeing this, Xinping thought her father was going to call her mother away, and her face immediately drooped.
But Xiao Shunzi smiled and said, "The Emperor has returned. He heard that the Empress stayed at the Princess's place for dinner, so he asked me to add another dish for the Empress and the Princess."
After saying this, he waved his hand, and the young eunuch came up and took out a plate of bright red duck meat from the food box in his hand.
Xiao Shunzi said, "Your Majesty, Princess, this is sweet roast duck, a specialty of Yongzhou. The Emperor specifically asked you and Princess to try it."
Nan Yan said, "I understand. I will thank the emperor when I return later."
Xiao Shunzi laughed and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is alienating to the Emperor."
After saying this, he bowed to them and turned away.
Nan Yan turned around with a smile, only to see Xin Ping pouting, only shoveling rice from her bowl, refusing even to pick up any vegetables. She smiled and shook her head, then personally picked up a piece of greasy duck meat and placed it in her bowl. Xin Ping said, "I don't want any!"
"Xin Ping!"
Nan Yan's face darkened. "What else do you want? Don't take advantage of your father's love for you and become so ignorant. Mother is still here, and you can't do anything nonsense!"
After being scolded by her, Xinping didn't dare to say anything more. He picked up the duck meat and chewed it resentfully.
Seeing her like this, Nan Yan couldn't help but sigh again.
Afterwards, Xinping, as if deliberately antagonizing his father, refused to let Nanyan go back even though he knew he was back, pestering her for the entire afternoon. Nanyan understood her daughter's frustration and frustration these days, but she could only let her be. It wasn't until after dinner, when it was almost dark, that she finally had time to go back.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a solitary lamp.
Under the solitary lamp, Zhu Feng was reading a book. When he heard her push the door open, he turned around and glanced at her: "Are you back?"
It looked like a husband waiting for his wife to come home late.
Somehow, I felt a little aggrieved.
Nan Yan immediately stepped forward and bowed, then asked softly, "Has the Emperor had dinner yet?"
Zhu Feng put the book aside and said with a smile, "Are you still worried about this? I'm not a child."
Nan Yan said softly, "Xinping is the one who hasn't grown up yet. This girl is too willful."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment before he said, "It's okay."
It seemed that he was not really angry at his daughter's persistence and willfulness.
Seeing that he didn't care, Nan Yan didn't say much. She washed her hands, brewed a cup of tea and brought it to Zhu Feng. Then she asked, "Did the emperor go to the military camp today?"
Zhu Feng shook his head: "I went there yesterday, why would I go today? It's nothing serious."
Nan Yan couldn't help but frown when she heard this.
Although I know that Zhu Feng does not intend to take action now, the current situation is actually the calm before the storm. Even if nothing serious happens, at least we should be prepared.
But Zhu Feng seemed to be really staying out of it.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is the emperor really doing nothing?"
“…”
"However, now that Chen Bi Ri has been assassinated, the people of Yue have repeatedly provoked us on the border. Although the emperor must wait for the right opportunity, he cannot wait with nothing in his hands, right?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "You are even more anxious than I am."
Nan Yan was really anxious. Just as she was about to say something, Zhu Feng interrupted her and said, "There's no time to be impatient at this moment."
Nan Yan's brows furrowed even tighter: "Why?"
Zhu Feng said, "Chen Biri's assassination was the first stone; the provocations on the border, especially after I arrived in Yongzhou, were the second stone."
“…”
"These stones disturbed the tranquility of a spring pool. What we need to look at is not the water, but who dropped the stone."
“…”
"Only by staying out of it can we figure out who is behind this mess."
Nan Yan's expression became solemn.
Just when everything in the South Courtyard was quiet and everyone was preparing to rest after a long day of fatigue, a long, dull sound came from the South Gate of Yongzhou City.
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