Chapter 2933: The Minister Should Be Punished
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Zhu Feng's expression was not right, Nan Yan put one hand on his knee under the table and asked softly.
But Zhu Feng didn't answer her.
He stared at the letter paper intently. In just a moment, his eyes were bloodshot. Moreover, being so close to him, Nan Yan could clearly feel his breathing becoming rapid, as if he could not breathe.
Nan Yan frowned.
Although he has been recuperating for several months, his heart meridian was damaged before. Until now, after checking the emperor's pulse every day, Wang Baizhi would still remind the emperor not to get angry, and told the imperial concubines to pay attention to the emperor's mood and avoid extreme joy or sorrow.
But looking at Zhu Feng now, something is obviously wrong.
"emperor……?"
Nan Yan called him again, but Zhu Feng still didn't respond.
At this moment, everyone else in the lobby noticed the unusual situation and looked over. Those who were originally offering congratulations shut up and fell silent.
The atmosphere in the entire lobby became gloomy.
Crown Prince Zhu Chengxuan also stepped forward cautiously and asked softly, "Father, what happened?"
“…”
After an unknown amount of silence, Zhu Feng finally raised his head.
His eyes were bloodshot and he glanced forward, but no one knew who he was looking at. However, everyone who met his gaze held their breath in fear and remained silent.
Zhu Chengxuan didn't even dare to breathe.
Nan Yan was sitting next to him and could clearly hear Zhu Feng gritting his teeth, making a clattering sound, as if he was using all his strength to support something and suppress something. The hand holding the letter kept spasming and shaking, and the letter paper was crumpled into a ball.
After a while, he said, "You continue..."
"emperor?"
"I have something to do, I need to go and rest for a while."
As he said this, he stood up by holding the armrest of the chair. Xiao Shunzi next to him wanted to help him immediately, but before he could reach out his hand, Nan Yan had already supported him.
After this support, he felt that Zhu Feng's hand - no, not just his hand, but his whole body was shaking.
Something big must have happened. There must be something written in the letter just now.
She couldn't ask any more questions. At this moment, she could only use all her strength to support Zhu Feng's tall but shaky body. No one dared to speak, and naturally did not dare to follow. They could only watch as the imperial concubine helped the emperor walk down from the main seat and walk towards the side door.
Zhu Chengxuan thought for a moment, then immediately turned around and said, "The wine has settled a bit. Your Majesty, please go and rest. Everyone, let's continue."
After saying that, he raised his glass again.
Although everyone was still worried and didn't know what had happened, since the prince had said so, they naturally didn't ask too much. They could only smile perfunctorily and continue the atmosphere at the banquet.
On the other side, Nan Yan supported Zhu Feng and walked to the back through the side door.
However, as soon as he walked out of the door, he felt Zhu Feng stumble and fall forward.
"emperor!"
Nan Yan let out a low cry and almost held his waist with both hands to support him. Fortunately, Ruoshui and Xiao Shunzi on the side were quick-witted and rushed over to protect Zhu Feng. His face turned pale in an instant. Although he gritted his teeth hard, he finally seemed to be unable to hold it back. He screamed and spit out a mouthful of blood.
"emperor!"
Nan Yan was stunned.
If something big happened, something irreversible, Zhu Feng might get angry, or even fly into a rage, but in fact, he was always able to control his emotions well. Lately, he even got angry less often.
But why is he vomiting blood? !
What on earth happened that made him vomit blood!
Zhu Feng was almost unable to hold on and had to rely on several people to hold him up, with one hand on his chest. He was sweating profusely from the pain and was almost unconscious. Nan Yan was frightened and turned around to call for help, but Zhu Feng raised his hand and grabbed her wrist.
"Don't……"
Nan Yan turned around and looked at his face which was as pale as paper, with blood remaining at the corner of his mouth, which looked glaring and scary.
Zhu Feng panted and whispered, "Don't... don't call anyone..."
Is he doing this because he doesn't want others to see him like this?
Nan Yan could only suppress the anxiety and panic in her heart. She wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with trembling fingers, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, what happened? Tell me! Your Majesty!"
Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and squeezed the letter in his hand tightly.
Although he was almost unable to hold on, he still staggered forward. Everyone helped him walk to the bench in the corridor and sat down. Nan Yan reached out and wiped his chest hard to help him breathe.
But there seemed to be tears in Zhu Feng's red eyes.
He slowly closed his eyes.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and winked at the people behind her. Ruoshui and Xiao Shunzi immediately stepped aside. Nan Yan said softly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't make me worry. What exactly happened?"
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a long time before he opened his eyes and looked at her.
Gritting his teeth, he uttered two words—
"Ye Zheng..."
"Ye Zheng? What happened to him?"
In this world, the only person who could make Zhu Feng lose his composure like this is probably Ye Zheng.
But what happened?
"Ye Zheng,"
Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and said slowly: "Dead..."
"What!?"
Nan Yan only felt a buzzing in her head, as if a thunder exploded above her head, and she was stunned for a moment.
Seeing that she was about to lose her balance, Ruoshui could only rush over to support her and said softly, "My Queen, what's wrong with you?"
“…”
Nan Yan was speechless.
She looked at Zhu Feng with her eyes wide open, still unable to believe what he said. At this moment, Zhu Feng felt heartbroken. It was as if the wound that had healed after recuperation had been cut open again with a knife, and his heart was dug out bloody.
It hurts so much that I can’t breathe.
The next moment, Nan Yan took the crumpled letter from his hand and unfolded it without caring about anything else. She saw Xu Shifeng's handwriting clearly written on it:
"The civil unrest in the south is actually being manipulated by the Xingluo Lake forces. Simply appeasing the people and suppressing the unrest cannot eliminate the root cause. Therefore, I, Ye Zheng, planned to investigate, but unexpectedly, he knew about the investigation plan..."
Seeing this, Nan Yan's heart sank.
Without caring about looking at anything else, she hurriedly looked back and saw a line of glaring words that burned into her eyes.
"Ye Zheng died at this moment. I should have reported it immediately, but I heard that the Emperor had been assassinated and was seriously injured and unconscious. I was afraid that this news would worsen the Emperor's condition, so I dared to conceal it temporarily. I learned that the Emperor's health had improved slightly, so I dared to report the truth. I deserve death..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com