Chapter 873 Feng Zhaoyi's Tea
"What?"
Feng Shu could hardly believe her ears. She widened her eyes and looked at Nan Yan in surprise.
She said—
Nan Yan said seriously, "Didn't you hear clearly? Then I'll say it again. I can't bear to let you go."
“…”
Feng Shu was still speechless. It was certainly not that she didn't hear clearly, she just couldn't believe that Si Nanyan would speak like that, or rather, there would be someone in this world who would speak like that.
After a long silence, she asked in surprise, "Why?"
"I just can't bear to let go, there's no reason why."
Nan Yan spread her hands and said, "But if you must ask me, I can give you an answer."
“…”
"I know that the Emperor will never belong to me alone in this life, but while he is still mine, I will never let him go."
“…”
"No one can take him away from me."
“…”
Everyone has always seen Nan Yan as gentle, even kind and modest. Feng Shu never thought that Imperial Concubine Si Nan Yan actually has such a difficult side.
She looked at Nan Yan with a complicated expression, and after a long while, she suddenly smiled faintly.
"Well, since your Majesty has made it so clear, I will not say any more."
After saying that, he bowed respectfully to Nan Yan.
"I'll take my leave."
She quickly walked out of Yiku Palace.
However, when she walked out of the door, she looked back again. The look in her beautiful eyes was no longer coquettish, but instead revealed a bone-chilling coldness.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "I originally thought I could get along well with you, but I didn't expect you to be so ruthless to me. In this case, I don't have to hold back."
After saying that, he sneered and turned away.
In the Yiku Palace, Nan Yan stood there, looking at Feng Shu's receding back, and her expression gradually became heavy.
Ran Xiaoyu on the side said coldly: "This woman, I have seen thick-skinned people, but I have never seen anyone as thick-skinned as this."
“…”
"However, what the Queen said just now took her a long time to react. It was really satisfying."
Although she was very happy, Nan Yan did not feel the joy of victory at all.
Just silence.
Ran Xiaoyu also felt it and asked softly, "My Lady, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"
Nan Yan sighed lightly and said, "It seems that something is about to happen again."
"What's wrong?"
Ran Xiaoyu suddenly became nervous: "Feng Shu? Is this woman up to something?"
"I can't explain it clearly, but I have a feeling there must be some mysteries about her that we haven't solved yet."
“…”
"In fact, her background—" Nan Yan said solemnly: "We shouldn't have ignored her."
Ran Xiaoyu frowned: "She was sent by King Nanli of the Dan Kingdom. Could it be that she——"
Nan Yan said, "I used to think that the reason King Nanli sent her here was just to attract the Emperor, especially on the night of the horse race, to trip him up. This way, he could lure King Beili into attacking Jinlou Villa and then kill him."
“…”
“Of course, they did it.”
“…”
"But now it seems that Feng Shu actually knows about my uncle's affairs. Perhaps the mission she carries is more than just killing King Beili."
Ran Xiaoyu also felt her scalp tingling: "This woman is so troublesome."
It's indeed troublesome.
Not only are the people troublesome, but the things are even more troublesome.
Ran Xiaoyu said worriedly: "Then what should we do?"
Nan Yan said solemnly, "We can only fight against the enemy with our troops and block the water with earth."
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The following days were quiet.
Nan Yan was originally worried about what Feng Shu would do, but more than a month passed and almost nothing major happened in the front court or the harem.
The only thing that could be considered a "big deal" was probably that the weather was too hot and Eunuch Yu, who was serving in the imperial study, fell ill with heatstroke.
July and August are the hottest time of the year.
Because the imperial study is used to handle official business, it cannot be like other palaces, so the doors and windows here cannot be opened all the time, and it is much hotter than other places.
Zhu Feng could only bear the pain and hand Xiao Xinping back to Yikun Palace during this period.
This made all the ministers very happy.
That day he was reviewing memorials in the imperial study again. The room was so hot that even the ice tray next to him was useless.
Seeing this, Xiao Shunzi took a fan and went to Zhu Feng to fan him, then said softly, "Your Majesty, it's too hot. You should take a rest."
"Need not."
"I am worried that Your Majesty will get heatstroke from working so hard."
Zhu Feng raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "Go and pour me a cup of tea."
"yes."
Xiao Shunzi hurried over and poured a cup of tea, but the water was added in the morning and was still hot at this moment.
If you drink such hot tea, you will definitely get heatstroke.
So she walked out and was about to ask someone to bring some cold water when she saw a little palace maid walking in outside the door. She felt that she looked familiar. When she looked closely, she found that it was Xiaoman who served Feng Zhaoyi.
She held a cup of tea in her hand and walked forward with a smile: "Shun, Master."
Xiao Shunzi smiled and said, "Miss Xiaolan, it's so hot today. You're walking here under the scorching sun. Aren't you afraid of the heat?"
Xiao Man smiled and said, "No matter how hot it is, we have to do what our Zhaoyi tells us to do."
"Oh, what did your Zhaoyi tell you?"
“That’s the tea.”
Xiao Man offered it with a smile, saying, "I heard that the weather has been so hot lately that even Eunuch Yu has fallen ill from heatstroke. Our Zhaoyi sees the Emperor busy in the Imperial Study every day handling state affairs, and she feels so distressed, so she specially made this cup of tea."
Xiao Shunzi smiled and said, "Let this servant do it. Your Highness the Concubine Zhaoyi doesn't need to worry about it."
Xiao Man said, "Zhaoyi knew that Eunuch Shun would say that. Zhaoyi also said that she learned how to make this tea in the Western Regions. It clears away heat and relieves summer heat, and it's the best for your health."
"oh?"
Hearing the words "clear away heat and relieve summer heat", Xiao Shunzi raised his eyebrows and took the teacup.
At this moment, Zhu Feng's impatient voice rang out from the imperial study: "Shunzi, where's the tea? Where did you take it?"
Xiao Shunzi hurriedly said, "The servant is here."
After saying that, he nodded to Xiaoman, then turned and walked in. Zhu Feng impatiently took the teacup from his hand and took a sip.
"Um……"
Then he put the teacup aside.
Xiao Shunzi watched from the side and thought to himself: There's nothing special about it.
Zhu Feng reviewed the memorials like this, taking a sip from the cup from time to time.
By the evening, most of the memorials had been processed.
He stretched.
Xiao Shunzi helped him sort out the memorials on the table and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has been tired all day. Please ask the imperial kitchen to send something light for dinner."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "It's alright to eat, make me some tea."
"yes."
Xiao Shunzi hurried to make a cup of tea. Fortunately, the water had already cooled down. However, when Zhu Feng took a sip, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Um?"
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