Chapter 1194: Cold Palace? Yikun Palace?
However, when he turned around, he saw the imperial concubine's carriage. The wind blew up the curtains, revealing her figure.
Immediately, Zhu Feng's face darkened.
The people standing below to welcome the emperor were all very excited and nervous when they saw the emperor return. After all, it was the turbulent situation in Nanjing that forced the emperor to return to the old imperial capital so quickly. They were afraid that something might go wrong in that place and anger the emperor, which would result in the emperor losing his job.
Therefore, the city of Jinling was cleaned up and the old imperial palace was also decorated with new decor.
Even the ceremony of welcoming the emperor this time was so grand.
Unexpectedly, the moment the emperor stepped forward, his expression turned so grim. Everyone was terrified, especially the Jiangning Governor Tian Yan, who immediately stepped forward nervously and said, "Your Majesty, we are guilty."
After saying that, he knelt down again.
Zhu Feng turned around and glanced at him, his expression still showing a hint of displeasure, but when he spoke, his tone was relatively calm: "You? What crime have you committed?"
"As the Governor of Jiangning, I am the father and mother of the people. I should have ensured that the people here live and work in peace and contentment. But now, there are constant disturbances and conflicts. I have failed the emperor's grace and I deserve the death penalty! The death penalty!"
“…”
Everyone knelt down as well.
Zhu Feng looked at him and raised his eyebrows slightly.
He was very clear about the workings of the officialdom. Although the unrest in Nanjing was caused by his poor governance, it was fundamentally caused by the events in Peking. He first attributed everything to his own poor governance. Since he confessed his guilt so sincerely, Zhu Feng naturally could not punish him severely.
So, he just snorted coldly and said, "You're too serious."
“…”
"I already know about what happened in Jinling. Let's discuss this matter later."
As soon as he heard this, he knew that Zhu Feng had no intention of dealing with him.
Tian Yan, including the people behind him, all breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone stood up in a cold sweat. Zhu Feng said, "Alright, you've been standing here for so long under the scorching sun. Let's go into the city first and then go back to the palace."
Tian Yan was overjoyed: "Yes."
So, he immediately ordered the ceremonial soldiers to lead the way, and Zhu Feng sat back in the golden carriage and drove towards the city. Tian Yan naturally rode a horse and followed beside the golden carriage to serve.
When we entered Jinling City, we found that there was no one on the streets.
Zhu Feng sat in the golden carriage for a while before saying, "Is martial law in the city in force?"
"Yes,"
"My return is just a small matter. There is no need to alarm the people like this."
Tian Yan said carefully, "The safety of the emperor is of paramount importance. Especially these days, the students in those academies have been behaving very strangely. I cannot let the emperor be in danger."
"oh……"
Zhu Feng asked, "What did they do?"
Tian Yan said, "The Emperor has previously instructed that scholars should be treated with courtesy, so we, the humble servants, dare not do anything to those academies. We have simply had people keep an eye on them. In recent days, quite a few people have come to those academies."
"Who are they?"
"I have also asked people to investigate, but those academies are too hidden to be easily discovered."
“…”
"I am worried that they are coming for the Emperor and the Da Ci'en Temple."
“…”
Zhu Feng sat in the golden carriage without saying a word.
The curtain in front of him swayed slightly, sometimes revealing his resolute chin, sometimes revealing his cold eyes. After a long moment, he slowly said, "I understand."
Tian Yan couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry from his tone, so he could only ride his horse forward quietly.
Zhu Feng looked at the scenery outside through the shaking curtains and felt that everything here was both familiar and unfamiliar.
However, Nan Yan on the other side was very emotional.
After all, this is where she grew up.
She carefully lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the familiar streets and shops outside. Everything was the same as before, but her mood was completely different.
As she walked, she suddenly saw an unfamiliar scene.
A nine-story tower comes into view.
"That's—"
Ran Xiaoyu also carefully moved over to take a look and said, "Isn't that the tower in the Da Ci'en Temple that the emperor asked them to build? What was it called?"
"Chong'en Tower."
Nan Yan murmured.
Because there were some buildings in front of them, they could not see the Da Ci'en Temple on the flat ground, but the nine-story pagoda stood tall in the center of the city and could be seen from afar.
In the sunlight, the tower body was shining with colorful light. After looking at it for a while, she realized that the tower was made entirely of colored glaze, and there was a perpetual lamp in every corner of the tower.
It looks solemn and luxurious.
Zhu Feng rarely paid so much attention to the appearance of things. Even the imperial palace he built when he moved the capital was rebuilt on the old Prince Yan's Mansion, with a focus on simplicity and practicality. However, this tower was unexpectedly luxurious.
Obviously, he takes it very seriously.
Not only Nan Yan, but also the concubines in other carriages, even Zhu Chengxuan and others noticed the tower when they passed by this avenue. They all lifted the curtains and watched silently.
It was not until the Holy Chariot approached the old imperial palace that it gradually disappeared from view.
Everyone returned to the old palace.
As they were already exhausted after most of the day, they didn't say anything more. Zhu Feng asked them to return to their respective palaces to rest, while he himself walked forward along the same path. Although he didn't remember anything, his body seemed to have memories.
Nan Yan was also moving forward.
However, just as she reached a fork in the road that led to the cold palace, Eunuch Yu appeared in front of her and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this road is blocked."
"Um?"
Nan Yan looked at him in surprise. Eunuch Yu smiled and said, "Now that everyone has returned, Lord Tian and the others have naturally had the palace cleaned, but they won't clean the cold palace."
“…”
"Your Majesty, let's go back to Yikun Palace."
“…”
Nan Yan was at a loss for words and felt extremely embarrassed.
Indeed, Zhu Feng brought back concubines of the second rank and above this time, and would never bring back the deposed palace maids. Who would have thought of cleaning the cold palace? No one usually cleans it.
so--
I am going back to Yikun Palace.
Eunuch Yu stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please don't hesitate any longer. If there is anything, wait until the matter in Jinling is over."
Ran Xiaoyu on the side also said: "Yes."
“…”
Nan Yan had no choice but to turn around and walk towards Yiku Palace.
The further I walked, the more I felt like a joke.
She was angry, but she didn't know whether to be angry with herself or with Zhu Feng. When she returned to Yiku Palace, as soon as she entered the door, she found Zhu Feng already sitting inside.
His face was gloomy, and he seemed to be even angrier than himself.
Nan Yan hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty?"
Zhu Feng looked at her coldly from head to toe.
Then he said, "What are you wearing?!"
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