Chapter 1876 That Person——Waking Up
Zhu Feng said, "Gu Yiyou told me that the letter has reached their hands. But the word 'can't' has become 'can'."
"What?!"
Nan Yan was shocked and said, "How could it be? I clearly saw what the emperor wrote--"
Zhu Feng said: "Of course I won't make a typo."
“…”
"But this one word completely reversed my intention. After receiving the news, they believed that I agreed to their request, so they took the initiative to enter that road, and were ambushed and captured."
Nan Yan's brows were furrowed.
This time, even she couldn't help it and slammed her fist on the table.
"hateful!"
Zhu Feng looked at her like this, was silent for a moment, reached out and took her small fist, and held it in his hand.
"I'm telling you this just to tell you the truth, to stop you from overthinking things, not to make you angry. Don't forget, there's a baby in your belly. Getting angry like this won't be good for the fetus!"
“…”
Nan Yan turned and looked at him.
She was angry, but she also found it a little funny that he was calmer than her. She said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "I just think it's hateful."
“…”
"How dare they even tamper with the Emperor's imperial edict!"
Zhu Feng's eyes flickered slightly: "Did you figure out who it was?"
Nan Yan was anxious and simply stopped being shy. After all, there was only her confidante Ran Xiaoyu in the room. Xue Ling had left when the Duke came to meet the Emperor. And Xiao Shunzi was at the door, so there was nothing she couldn't say.
So he said angrily: "Do you even need to ask?"
“…”
"I just don't understand why they do this."
“…”
"If they dare to be disloyal to the Emperor and harbor unforgivable evil thoughts, then their entire clan should be exterminated!"
Zhu Feng let out a deep breath.
Then he said, "They don't have such courage."
“…”
"If he really had such a perverse idea, Wu Ding would not have asked for battle this time, and I would not have really let him lead the troops to lure the enemy."
Nan Yan asked, "Then what are they doing this for?"
Zhu Feng said, "Think again about the last sentence of my letter."
“…”
Nan Yan hesitated for a moment and murmured, "I'll reward you based on your merits when I return to the capital someday."
Zhu Feng nodded.
Nan Yan suddenly gasped.
She understood.
Wu Yingqiu and Wu Ding were not targeting Zhu Feng, the emperor, or his actions to eliminate Reyuewan. They only wanted to deal with Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian, or in other words, the imperial concubine's relatives.
In the past, there was no such obvious hostility between the two sides, but ever since Zhu Feng established the cabinet and let Gu Tingqiu join the cabinet, assisted by Liu Yueze and others, the people on the imperial concubine's side have overwhelmed the people on the Duke's side, or in other words, the people on the Huifei's side.
That's why they want to compete for credit.
Unauthorized alteration of the emperor's imperial edict, allowing Gu Yiyou and his men to rashly enter and explore the route, was only the first step.
Even after that, they took advantage of the fact that Gu Yiyou had lost too much blood and was unconscious to force water into his mouth, intending to kill him.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh again.
In fact, from the moment she was canonized as a noble concubine, she had already thought that no matter what, her family would surely begin to prosper in the future because of her canonization, and the discussion about her being a foreign relative would be unavoidable.
Today, Si Muyun, Gu Tingqiu, and some of Gu Tingqiu's disciples are serving in the court.
This time, Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian followed Zhu Feng on a tour of the northwest.
How could it not attract attention?
Even if one does not have a strong desire to manage the family or form cliques for personal gain, when things come to this point, sometimes one has no choice.
Gu Tingqiu was an official in the court. He had different ideas from the Duke Wu Yingqiu, and they were bound to hinder each other on many things. To get things done, they had to use their own people. In this way, although they didn't want to form a clique for personal gain, they were unknowingly forming a clique for personal gain.
The forces on both sides are inevitably in confrontation.
It’s hard to say who is innocent and who is guilty.
Nan Yan was silent for a long time before she said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have let them take the lead."
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
He said solemnly, "You're imagining things again, aren't you?"
Nan Yan turned and looked at him.
Zhu Feng said, "I've said this many times. When I employ people, I always prioritize the best, not my personal connections. If they hadn't figured out that path, last night's operation wouldn't have been so successful. Fang Buyuan used that path to launch a surprise attack and enter the Hot Moon Bay base camp. Even though I sent Wu Ding and Yang Dai one after the other through the path Li Lai suggested, it was only to lure the enemy away from their base."
“…”
"If no one in this world stands up for themselves, who will do things for me?"
“…”
"Tell me yourself, should you say such nonsense?"
His words left Nan Yan speechless.
She sighed deeply and then said, "I just feel heartbroken when I see these children."
It would be fine if there was no way to reward people based on their merits. They never did anything for the reward. Even Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian worked so hard and risked their lives to realize their ideals and ambitions.
However, Tong Sinian, a young man, lost one of his hands; Gu Yiyou was also seriously injured and almost lost his life.
But I can't even get justice.
Thinking of this, her eyes turned red.
In her heart, she felt the most pity for these ambitious young people and hoped that they could realize their ambitions. However, seeing them being framed by their own people, how could she not be heartbroken.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Feng was also heartbroken.
He gently stroked the slightly cold little hand in his palm with his fingers.
Then he said, "You, bear with it for a while."
When he said this, there seemed to be fire in his eyes, but he suppressed it and tried to comfort Nan Yan: "Be patient for now."
Nan Yan looked at him.
The two people's eyes met. Although they didn't say anything, some things were already in their hearts.
She said, "I understand."
“…”
"Your Majesty, there is no need to feel that I am wronged. Things have their priorities, and I know that very well."
Zhu Feng held her hand tighter.
Ran Xiaoyu standing by was confused, but she didn't know what to say, so she just stood there quietly.
At this moment, another person came running in from outside. It was a member of the Jinyiwei. Xiao Shunzi approached him and the two of them whispered a few words. Xiao Shunzi immediately came back and stood at the door and whispered, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng looked up: "What's the matter?"
"The Imperial Guards reported that the man had woken up."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, retracted his hand, and was about to stand up. Nan Yan listened to this and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
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