Chapter 985 Who Loves Who, Who Betrays Who
Qin Ruolan opened his eyes wide when he heard this: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
"Why not?"
"this--"
Qin Ruolan was about to say something impulsively, but when she met Zhu Feng's eyes, she suppressed all her words, gritted her teeth, and said, "Your Majesty, how can you leave Beiping at this time?"
Zhu Feng said, "I have my own plans."
"Can--"
"You don't have to say it."
Zhu Feng slowly let her go, turned around and walked back to the table, sat down, and said, "My mind is made up, and no one can change it."
“…”
Qin Ruolan's back was covered in cold sweat.
This made her even more panicked than when she was suddenly interrupted during the enthronement ceremony in the hall and her past "evidence" was exposed.
Zhu Feng is going to King Ning's fiefdom.
Although today was the day of the enthronement, she knew very well that the envoy sent by King Ning had entered the palace early in the morning. It was Shi Yiru, who looked smiling but had a gleam of light in his squinting eyes.
I heard that he was sent by King Ning to congratulate me.
At the same time, he also apologized to the emperor.
Because Prince Ning's inappropriate words and deeds at the Grand Altar, and his misbehavior in front of the emperor, angered the emperor, Prince Ning specially asked him to come and apologize to the emperor this time, and invited the emperor to visit his fiefdom, Jiaodong.
But who knows what Zhu Xuan is planning?
Was he really scared afterward? Did he want to apologize to the emperor, or - he didn't know what kind of situation had been set up in his own fiefdom. Now, he was probably in a dangerous situation.
More importantly—
Sinanyan!
After Zhu Xuan kidnapped Si Nanyan, there was no news of her. However, they all knew that with Jian Ruocheng's influence on Zhu Xuan, he would definitely not let Si Nanyan die. Moreover, a woman as cunning as Si Nanyan would not die so easily at the hands of Zhu Xuan.
She must still be in Prince Ning's Mansion.
If Zhu Feng saw her again——
Qin Ruolan's heart trembled when he thought of this.
Zhu Feng looked up at her and saw that her face was pale and she felt like she was about to faint. He just thought that what happened at the ceremony today had a huge impact on her, so he said, "You, go back and rest first."
“…”
Qin Ruolan thought for a long time, then looked up at him: "Your Majesty, do we have to go to Prince Ning?"
Zhu Feng said, "My decision cannot be questioned."
Qin Ruolan gritted her teeth and said, "Then, please allow me to accompany you, Your Majesty."
"you?"
"good."
Qin Ruolan trembled slightly when she said these words. She knew very well that this trip was dangerous, but compared to the danger, she was more unwilling to lose Zhu Feng.
Not wanting to lose the relationship they have at the moment.
Finally, God gave her this chance to relive her old dream, but she didn't want to wake up from the dream like this. She wanted to taste more and make up for the sweetness she owed him and the tenderness he owed her in the past ten years.
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
Finally he said, "Well, if you want to go, go ahead."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Qin Ruolan took a deep breath, then turned and left the imperial study.
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The three people in the pavilion were still talking in low voices.
"The Emperor's safety..."
Hearing He Yi's words, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "This is indeed the issue we should consider most right now."
He Yi also nodded.
Ye Zheng, listening nearby, looked gloomy. "Heyi, will Prince Ning take this opportunity to attack the Emperor?"
He Yi did not answer immediately, but turned around and glanced at the imperial study in the distance.
Qin Ruolan walked out, her face slightly pale and her expression gloomy. Clearly, her dissuasion hadn't worked, as Zhu Feng still insisted on going to Prince Ning's fiefdom. Shortly after Qin Ruolan left, she saw Shi Yiru, sent by Zhu Xuan, standing outside the imperial study, clearly demanding to see the emperor.
Soon, he was welcomed in.
It can almost be said that Zhu Feng’s trip to Jiaodong this time is a foregone conclusion.
Therefore, they must be on guard against what Zhu Xuan might do in advance.
He Yi was silent for a moment, then said, "At the Grand Altar, His Royal Highness Prince Ning showed signs of rebellion. He later left Peking because we blocked information from the palace, preventing him from accurately assessing the situation. Now, regarding the Emperor's several palace decrees, I believe that as a brother who grew up with the Emperor, he knows more about what happened to the Emperor than we do, and he should have guessed it by now."
Ye Zheng asked, "So, what is his plan now?"
He Yi thought for a moment and said, "When a person does something wrong, he has two choices. One is to turn back and make amends immediately. This morning, Shi Yiru came to see the emperor to apologize."
“…”
"Given the emperor's current temperament, he will definitely forgive him."
“…”
"After all, the Emperor doesn't have many brothers left."
Xu Miaoyin turned around to glance at Shi Yiru's figure and said, "What's the other one?"
"Another way is to make the best of a bad situation and keep going." At this point, He Yi's eyes turned cold. "This time, he sent Shi Yiru to Beiping, saying that he came to apologize and asked the emperor to inspect his fiefdom. But if he has other intentions, then what awaits us in his fiefdom may be—"
Ye Zheng immediately said: "I think it must be the latter!"
“…”
"The situation has come to this. Given Prince Ning's character and methods, there's no way he'll stop!"
“…”
"Also, Xiaoyu is going there with Princess Xinping now. We must not let our guard down to protect their safety!"
He Yi glanced at him.
Although the situation is tense now, I still can't help but laugh when I see him calculating.
But after laughing, I felt a little heavier.
Indeed, judging from the current situation and Prince Ning's situation, there is a 90% chance that he will rebel and only a 10% chance that he will not.
fortunately--
"Now that the emperor has regained consciousness, we can have him issue an imperial decree to mobilize the Imperial Guards to accompany him."
At this point, He Yi sighed and said, "Although this journey is dangerous, if it is already a foregone conclusion, it may be the key to breaking the current deadlock."
Zhu Feng’s current situation was indeed a difficult situation for them. They couldn’t say too much, fearing it would arouse his inner demons, but they couldn’t say nothing at all, fearing it would put him in danger.
This really makes them exhausted.
If this trip to Jiaodong can help Zhu Feng accept everything in front of him and understand the crisis around him, then many things will be easier to handle.
As he was thinking, he noticed that Xu Miaoyin was very quiet.
He Yi looked at her: "Empress, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Miaoyin had been deep in thought, but when she heard his words, she turned to them and said, "I'm thinking about the imperial concubine."
“…”
Both of them were slightly stunned.
Xu Miaoyin said, "It's been so long since she was kidnapped by Prince Ning, and there's still no news."
He Yi sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. If we mobilize the army, Prince Ning will definitely notice, and any movement of troops will cause a big incident. And besides the Emperor, no one else can mobilize the Imperial Guard."
"You said earlier that a Jinyiwei commander set out to rescue them."
"Yes, the safety of the imperial concubine should be guaranteed. Your Majesty need not worry."
"I believe this as well," Xu Miaoyin nodded and said, "I was just wondering, with so many things happening at the court, especially the emperor's high-profile appointment of Consort Ning, which is known to everyone in the world, she—maybe she already knows about it."
“…”
He Yi and Ye Zheng looked at each other.
These days, they have been busy with important matters and naturally worried about Si Nanyan's safety, but such trivial matters as who loves whom and who has betrayed whom are matters between the two of them, so they naturally don't need to consider them.
However, the imperial concubine sacrificed her own reputation to save the emperor and the court at the grand altar, but after she was kidnapped, the emperor had forgotten all about the past and wanted to re-confer the title of Concubine Ning. The format of the ceremony was still the same as that of conferring the title of imperial concubine.
I'm afraid she...
Xu Miaoyin continued, "I'm even more wondering, if the Imperial Concubine knew all this, what would she—what would she do?"
Will she be heartbroken and disappointed with the emperor?
Xu Miaoyin's expression was gloomy, and she murmured, "I wonder how she is now..."
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After Nan Yan walked out of the cabin, she immediately closed the door.
It was gray outside.
According to them, they are now at sea and on the enemy ship. The ship under their feet must be a very large sea ship.
Therefore, the cabin is also very large.
It was even bigger than the big ship that Zhu Feng had sailed from Jinling to the north when he moved the capital.
Nan Yan looked around and saw that the long corridor had almost no end in sight. In order to prevent fire, there were naturally no torches on both sides of the corridor, so there was almost no light inside.
She didn't even know where to go.
Nan Yan hesitated for a moment, then tentatively walked to the left.
The corridor was very long and very quiet. Apart from the sound of waves, there were only her own breathing and heartbeat. Nan Yan walked forward carefully step by step. Finally, after walking a long way, she saw a little light in front of her.
It's a door, and light shines through the crack of the door.
She hurried forward, but before she got close, she heard voices talking inside.
"So, you are the ones sent by His Royal Highness Prince Ning?"
"Yes."
When Nan Yan heard the voice behind her, she immediately opened her eyes wide.
It’s Jian Ruocheng.
The person who is talking to him now should be the one who came to discuss business with them and sell weapons to Zhu Xuan.
Nan Yan hurriedly held her breath and took a careful step forward.
He leaned against the door frame and looked inside.
There was only a very thin crack in the door, and she could barely see that there was a large cabin inside, almost as big as four or five ordinary rooms. It was tall and spacious, and she couldn't see the end of it at a glance.
All that could be seen was Jian Ruocheng sitting upright on the ground.
In front of him was a screen.
The candlelight flickered, and a figure was reflected behind the screen.
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