Chapter 2392 Do you want to quit while you’re ahead?
Looking at her, Ye Zheng couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Xu Shifeng?"
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment.
He immediately shook his head: "No, nothing."
“…”
Ye Zheng looked at her again and somehow felt that there was something wrong with Ran Xiaoyu's expression.
Ran Xiaoyu thought for a while, then looked up at him again and asked doubtfully, "The emperor wants you two to go to Jinling together to deal with this matter?"
"Um."
Ye Zheng nodded and said with some dissatisfaction: "Originally, this time, I asked the emperor for permission and wanted to go alone, but I didn't expect that Xu Shifeng would ask for permission while the cabinet was discussing matters."
“…”
"Later, we had a fight in the imperial study."
"ah?"
When Ran Xiaoyu heard this, she screamed in surprise.
Ye Zheng immediately laughed and said, "Oh, no, no, it wasn't a fight, just an argument. Anyway, he wanted to lead his troops to suppress those rioting mulberry farmers, but a gentleman like me naturally wouldn't brandish swords and clubs the moment we meet."
“…”
"Of course we need to get to the bottom of this matter and find out the real mastermind behind this."
"Then, the result—"
"In the end, the Emperor said he needed to think about it before making a decision. Then, during the morning court session today, he announced that we should go together."
Having said that, he snorted in dissatisfaction.
"Just let him go and don't burden me."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu didn't say anything, but there were already three wrinkles between her eyebrows, and her face looked extremely worried.
Seeing her like this, Ye Zheng couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and after a while, she said softly, "Just let him go. Why do you want to go?"
"This is what I should do. Even if I hadn't been hit by that arrow in Shazhouwei, if something like this had happened, as a subject, I would have helped the emperor solve his problems."
“…”
"Furthermore, the mastermind behind the unrest in Shazhouwei, who directed the bandits of Hot Moon Bay to cause trouble, has yet to reveal his true identity."
“…”
"I must find a way to catch him!"
But while he was speaking, he had already coughed several times.
Seeing him like this, Ran Xiaoyu sighed softly, patted his back, and said softly, "Don't be so arrogant. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, and you have to travel a long distance to Jinling to deal with things. If it's really that person who caused the trouble, it will definitely not be that simple."
Ye Zheng smiled at her and said, "You, don't be silly."
“…”
"Nothing in the court is simple."
“…”
"Even if I don't do this job, there will naturally be other troublesome or even dangerous things waiting for me to do."
“…”
"Instead of doing this, why not do something you want to do."
"But--"
Ran Xiaoyu looked at him, not knowing what to say.
After a while, he said, "But I'm worried about your health."
Hearing her say this, Ye Zheng immediately laughed, reached out to support her shoulders, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine."
“…”
"Perhaps this time, after solving this big trouble, the Emperor and the Empress will feel at ease."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and was silent for a while, then said: "So you came here——"
Ye Zheng glanced at her and chuckled, "I'm telling you something."
“…”
"I'm leaving the capital soon, don't give me a scare again."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu glared at him.
It seemed that he also understood how sad she was when he left without saying goodbye last time.
Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and hesitated for a long time before she whispered, "Really? Can't I not go?"
Ye Zheng was originally full of confidence and planned to say goodbye to her, go back to pack up, and make some plans to go to the south to show his talents. However, he did not expect that Ran Xiaoyu, who was usually the cleanest and most straightforward, seemed a little sluggish at this time.
He looked at her with a smile: "What's wrong with you?"
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu said: "I'm worried about your health."
"Don't worry," Ye Zheng grabbed her shoulders and squeezed them hard, "I will take good care of myself."
Ran Xiaoyu looked at him again, and in the end could only nod slightly.
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When Ran Xiaoyu returned to the bedroom with a heavy heart, Nan Yan was sitting by the bed as usual, staring blankly at her daughter lying on the bed.
Just now, several palace maids came over to "tell tales" and chattered for a long time, which gave her a headache.
She couldn't help but reach out and rub her temples.
Ran Xiaoyu walked up to her, bowed, and then automatically walked behind her to help her massage her swollen solar plexus, and said softly: "My lady, has anyone come to report anything again?"
Nan Yan said, "Someone came to report that Concubine Shun had hidden a lot of men's clothes, which were not from the palace."
"Shun Fei?"
Ran Xiaoyu couldn't help but frowned: "She, has someone else sued her?"
Nan Yan shook her head and smiled bitterly.
Concubine Shun grew up with the emperor. She has collected countless things that the emperor used before. The emperor himself can't remember them, but to her, they are always a memory.
But I didn't expect that someone would use this to talk about it.
Nan Yan laughed and said, "I've never seen such a tactless person."
Ran Xiaoyu sighed and said, "In the past two days, apart from discovering that someone was secretly accepting bribes from officials and smuggling the emperor's rewards out of the palace, there haven't been any other discoveries."
"oh……"
Nan Yan listened and her expression darkened slightly.
Ran Xiaoyu asked carefully: "My Lady, you hoped to lure the snake out of its hole through this method, but now it seems that it is not working."
“…”
"Instead, the harem has become quite chaotic."
“…”
"Do you want to quit while you're ahead?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Wait a moment."
“…”
"I just don't believe that the other party can be so patient."
"But, so many days have passed..."
"Sometimes, good wine sinks to the bottom of the jar. Wait a little longer, and you may find something new."
Seeing that she still insisted, Ran Xiaoyu didn't say much.
He just said softly, "Okay then."
Nan Yan sensed a heavy tone in her voice, and since returning, she had been in a very low mood. She couldn't help but glance back at her. Ran Xiaoyu asked again, "By the way, Madam, when will the Fertility-Giving Guanyin be delivered to the Xu family?"
Nan Yan said, "Just now, I checked it out and asked someone to send it directly to the Xu family."
“Oh, so fast…”
She nodded and lowered her head again.
Nan Yan became more and more confused about her depressed mood.
I couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why do you look so down today? Just now, the things were delivered first. Where did you go?"
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