Chapter 1887 He Still Wants to Keep It Secret
Upon hearing this, Xue Ling immediately understood and quickly knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, spare my life."
Nan Yan moved slightly.
Of course, she was very clear that during the entire operation to clear out the Hot Moon Bay, there were too many forces competing on both sides. After the matter was over, they would definitely have to be settled one by one, from Wu Yingqiu and Wu Ding, to Li Lai and Chu Xin, and now, of course, it would be Xue Ling's turn.
However, Xue Ling also had his own difficulties.
Nan Yan wanted to plead for her, but was hesitant to speak.
After all, the matters handled by the emperor were state affairs, and the harem could not interfere in politics. In this matter, she could only listen but not speak.
He looked at Zhu Feng with some worry, afraid to hear the word "kill" from his mouth.
The room fell silent.
Zhu Feng glanced at Xue Ling coldly, then said, "Come here."
Two guards walked in from outside: "What does the emperor want?"
Zhu Feng said, "Take her away and send her back to her original room for safekeeping. She is not allowed to wander freely in the Commandant's Mansion, and no one is allowed to visit her. Wait for my decision."
"yes."
Xue Ling was also taken away.
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and looked at Xue Ling's receding back, then looked at Zhu Feng with a look of surprise.
Zhu Feng actually just ordered Xue Ling to be detained without immediately punishing her, and he didn't even intend to torture her for interrogation.
He actually showed leniency to Xue Ling?
Zhu Feng calmly watched Xue Ling's back disappear out the door. Turning back, he met Nan Yan's somewhat surprised gaze. He said, "What's wrong?"
Nan Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty...does this count as letting her go?"
Zhu Feng said: "Nonsense!"
“…”
"Did I say let her go?"
Nan Yan said, "The Emperor has done this, so I'm afraid he no longer intends to punish her severely. If it were in the past, the Emperor would not let her off easily, even if he didn't peel off a layer of skin."
Zhu Feng squinted at her and asked, "Am I such a tyrant?"
“…”
These words made Nan Yan speechless.
The word "tyrant" is very sensitive to her and Zhu Feng. Nan Yan knows it very well. Even though Zhu Feng never says it, he has been trying to stay away from these two words.
So he smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course not."
"snort."
Zhu Feng rolled his eyes at her.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, Chu Xin—"
Zhu Feng glanced at her out of the corner of his eye: "What?"
“…”
Nan Yan felt a little embarrassed.
After all, they had a dispute and a cold war over this woman before. Now, after listening to the story of Li Lai and Chu Ping, she just felt that she was blinded by one thing at that time and was extremely stupid.
She whispered, "The emperor was right to dislike Chu Xin from the beginning."
“…”
"This person is so selfish and cruel. He is truly unbearable."
Zhu Feng let out a deep breath, then said, "Actually, it's not just her personality that makes me dislike her and unwilling to believe her, but the story she told was already problematic from the moment it was told."
"Oh? What's the problem?"
Zhu Feng turned to her and said seriously, "Think about it yourself. Li Lai, under the alias Jiang Qu, deceived her and dug out her eyes. If he was just after a pair of eyes, why would he spend so much time and energy? Wouldn't it be better to just do it directly when they first met?"
“…”
"Jiang Qu stayed with her for such a long time, gained her trust, and won her affection, and then he took action on her wedding night, which was the happiest night for her."
“…”
"The main purpose is obviously not to take the eyes, but to cause her pain. This must be a revenge motive with deep hatred. She must have done something to cause others so much pain, which is why they are so deliberate in seeking revenge."
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan suddenly understood.
She sighed, "It's true that I'm blinded by one thing, and I'm too credulous."
Speaking of which, he had experienced a lot of things in the harem and was quite shrewd in judging people, but this time he really made a mistake. When he saw Chu Xin's pitiful appearance, he felt full of sympathy and did not think about what she said at all.
Seeing her frown, Zhu Feng reached out and rubbed her brows hard.
"Um?"
"Loosen up for me!"
Zhu Feng glared at her: "How many times have I told you, you are pregnant now, you are not allowed to do this."
Hearing his almost brutal words, Nan Yan couldn't help laughing.
The atmosphere also became a little more relaxed.
The two chatted for a while, and then Nan Yan asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, are you really not going to deal with Xue Ling?"
When talking about Xue Ling, Zhu Feng's eyes flickered slightly.
Nan Yan felt a little strange seeing him like this, but before she could say anything, another person came in. It was Ying Shao, the commander of the imperial guards.
He walked to the door and said to the inside: "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng immediately said, "Come in."
Ying Shao walked in, bowed to them, and then said, "This morning, the bandits who broke into the Duwei Mansion and attempted to kidnap the imperial concubine have been detained. I have interrogated several of the key criminals, and regarding the military advisor, they have already spoken."
"Oh? Okay!"
When Zhu Feng heard this, he immediately stood up.
Nan Yan also stood up: "Your Majesty?"
Zhu Feng looked back at her and said, "Okay, we've finished dealing with things here for now. You should have a good rest."
After saying that, without waiting for Nan Yan to say anything else, he turned and walked out.
Nan Yan walked to the door, but couldn't keep up with their pace. She could only watch Zhu Feng's back as he walked away. He walked much faster than usual.
Only after walking out of the yard did Zhu Feng calmly breathe a sigh of relief.
Just now, Nan Yan almost stumped him with her question.
In fact, he really had no intention of severely punishing Xue Ling. Not only because she had repented, but also because she and Ji Santing had helped the imperial army to encircle and suppress Hot Moon Bay, but more importantly -
Xue Yun.
He needs Xue Yun to detoxify him.
From the perspective of winning people's hearts, if you want to use Xue Yun, you can't severely punish his sister.
However, he planned to keep this matter a secret from Nan Yan for the time being. After all, he had to keep the detoxification secret and didn't want anyone to know and stop him.
It’s not a big deal now, but he will have to be careful when Xue Yun comes.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and walked forward.
Nan Yan stood at the door, watching his back disappear in front of her, then she sighed softly and turned around to sit back down.
In fact, she was already very tired at this time.
But there was still a heavy weight pressing on her heart, making it difficult for her to fall asleep.
The matter of Thermidor has been dealt with, but what about that mysterious man?
Did he just give up like that?
Ying Shao just said that those sand bandits have spoken and confessed about the "military advisor" in the Hot Moon Bay. I wonder what kind of trouble this "military advisor" will be involved in?
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