Chapter 42: Serve the Prince Well
Nan Yan was startled, and before she could react, he lifted her face up and she looked at him at a loss.
"Your Highness?"
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't say anything, just looked down into her eyes.
After a long while, he sneered and said, "I didn't expect that the fire in Jiaotai Hall would not just burn a pile of scorched earth."
“…”
Nan Yan didn't know what he meant by this sentence. She just felt that the fire beside her seemed to burn more fiercely at this time. Waves of heat came over her in waves. The scorching temperature made her face turn red all of a sudden, and her whole body was sweating.
At this time, Zhu Feng let her go and turned to walk out.
Ye Zheng hurriedly followed. When he passed by Nan Yan, he only glanced back at her and immediately walked behind Zhu Feng: "Your Highness, are you going to--"
"Return to Wuying Palace. I need to rest now."
"yes."
Ye Zheng turned around hastily and saw Nan Yan still standing there blankly. He waved at her and whispered, "Come on, hurry up."
“…”
Nan Yan was still a little dazed. When she heard him calling her, she hurried over.
Behind them, the fire was still burning. Eunuch Yu and the others looked at the flames rising into the sky in a daze, while Zhu Feng walked away without even turning his head.
This fire has already lit up half of the sky.
But he knew that the fire would illuminate the entire court next.
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Back at Wuying Palace, it was already pitch black. Ye Zheng hurriedly lit the candlesticks and had hot water brought. After helping Zhu Feng wash up, he had just put the basin away when he heard Zhu Feng say, "You should go back tonight. Let her stay up all night."
Ye Zheng was stunned and turned to look at King Yan.
Nan Yan was just walking to the door, and was stunned when she heard these words.
Is she the one who stays up all night again?
Don’t she and Ye Zheng take turns for one day each?
Ye Zheng was also a little hesitant, but he didn't say much. He just replied "yes" and turned to walk out. When he passed Nan Yan at the door, he paused and said, "Serve the prince well."
“……!”
Nan Yan felt her heartbeat sink a bit.
The heat from the flames that had just shot up into the sky seemed to have not subsided yet, and her face was burning again.
At this time, Zhu Feng had already changed his clothes. It was the hottest day of the year, so there was no need to dress too formally at night. He only wore a loose casual jacket with the belt hanging down. Because of his tall figure, the clothes looked casual on him, like a waterfall.
Probably no one would have thought that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, who was invincible on the battlefield, would actually have this side of him.
However, when Nan Yan saw him like this, she was so nervous that she broke out in a sweat.
Just now, when he pinched her chin outside the cabinet treasury, the warmth and touch of his fingers seemed to still remain on her skin, and the words Ye Zheng said when he left seemed to be telling her something.
Your Highness Prince Yan, why do you want her to come tonight?
She didn't understand and hesitated at the door, not daring to move rashly. Zhu Feng turned around and glanced at her, then said, "Why don't you come in?"
“…”
Nan Yan hesitated, but finally walked in and closed the door.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after closing the door, the burning sensation I had just brought back from the fire in the cabinet warehouse surged up again, as if spreading throughout the entire hall.
She felt a little uneasy. She turned around and saw the small stool in the corner where she had sat last night. She hurried over.
But at this moment, Zhu Feng's voice sounded behind him——
"come over."
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