Chapter 3241 Seeing the River
The two of them were half waiting for the child, half looking at the scenery, and talking and laughing. However, as time passed, Zhu Chengjun never came back.
Nan Yan felt a little uneasy and looked up at the place where Zhu Chengjun had been riding his horse before.
At this time, apart from the gusts of dust blown by the wind and the swaying sea buckthorns on the ground, there was naturally nothing. She couldn't help but frown and whispered, "Why haven't you come back yet?"
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "What are you worried about?"
"We've been running for so long."
"You usually don't see him for most of the day at the palace, but you're not that worried."
"This is different from the palace. There are such high walls and so many people watching over him, so there's no need to worry about him getting into trouble. But here—who knows where he's gone?"
"Just let him run away."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "With such high walls and so many people in the palace, how broad can his vision be?"
Nan Yan looked up at him.
Zhu Feng also looked up and gazed into the distance, then said with a smile, "If one stays in a spacious place like this for a while and experiences more, their horizons will broaden. He's a boy, so don't be so eager to tie a rope around his neck and treat him like a puppy all day long."
Nan Yan couldn't help but pout.
However, this was true, and she could only suppress the uneasiness in her heart and continue to wait. Zhu Feng simply took her on horseback, and the two of them trotted around for a while, taking in the scenery.
Another cup of tea passed, and Zhu Chengjun still hadn't returned.
This time, even Zhu Feng couldn't help but frown.
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty, please send someone to check it out quickly. It's been so long, who knows where they went. Don't let them get lost and can't come back."
Zhu Feng thought about it, then turned around and ordered, "Send someone to take a look."
So Fang Buyuan immediately led several Jinyiwei, together with several guards from Handongwei, to mount their horses and galloped to the place where Zhu Chengjun had disappeared on horseback before, and then dispersed.
Nan Yan's heart gradually tightened, and she waited anxiously. After a while, the people who went out to look for her came back one by one.
But none of them were found.
This time, she was completely anxious.
He grabbed Zhu Feng's sleeve and kept pulling: "Your Majesty, what's going on? Where can they run to?"
Zhu Feng remained relatively composed, but his expression darkened.
He said, "Send more men to find the King of Han."
Tian Xun, who had come out to serve the emperor and the imperial concubine today, also felt that something was wrong. He asked his men to continue searching and turned back to report the matter to Chen Zixiao.
But after a while, Chen Zixiao immediately brought people over and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng said, "Send all your men out and bring the King of Han back to me immediately."
"Your humble servant obeys your order."
Chen Zixiao didn't say much, and hurriedly ordered his men to spread out in a carpet-like manner. They not only searched the place where Zhu Chengjun disappeared on horseback, but also sent people in other directions. After all, there were no landmarks for dozens or hundreds of miles in this wasteland, and it was very easy to get lost without a guide. Zhu Chengjun and Wen Bieyu might have run off somewhere.
However, such a large-scale search would naturally require a lot of manpower. Soon, he mobilized all the people in the Duwei Mansion. For a time, the entire Handongwei was in an uproar.
Nan Yan was so anxious that her eyes turned red and she kept looking around.
Zhu Feng held her in one hand and whispered comfortingly: "Don't worry..."
"Not in a hurry yet?"
Nan Yan glared at him with red eyes: "It's all your fault. You said you wanted to bring the child out to broaden his horizons, but now the child is gone. What's the point of broadening his horizons?"
When the people around saw that the imperial concubine was picking a fight with the emperor, they were afraid to say anything.
Xiao Shunzi and Ruoshui silently took a few steps back.
The people on the Handong Guard side were also very puzzled. They never thought that the imperial concubine would bring misfortune upon the emperor. Although they all knew that the imperial concubine was favored, he was the emperor after all. You know, serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. If the emperor was angered, not to mention the imperial concubine, even the queen would not be able to bear it.
But when the imperial concubine was in front of him, she didn't act like a concubine in front of the emperor at all.
Instead, they just looked like an ordinary couple.
But the emperor was not angry at all. He said patiently, "Where did it disappear? Maybe it went out to play somewhere. Don't worry, we will find it."
Nan Yan slapped his hand that was touching her shoulder away.
The crisp sound of "bang" was like thunder. The people around did not dare to speak and buried their heads in their chests.
Zhu Feng still reached out to pat her shoulder, and urged the people below to look for her quickly. This time, even Chen Zixiao was about to run away.
Time passed little by little, and it was almost dusk.
The sun was only hanging on the ground in the distance. The red sunlight made the whole earth seem to be on fire, but everyone felt cold in their hearts and bodies.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the front, hitting the ground heavily, making people's hearts jump.
Zhu Feng looked up and his frown immediately relaxed.
He said, "I'm back."
"What?!"
Nan Yan was almost in despair, but when she heard him say that, she hurriedly raised her head and saw the familiar little figure on one of the horses. Although his back was facing the setting sun and her face was completely invisible, just the familiar outline made Nan Yan feel relieved.
Zhu Chengjun rode on his horse and waved vigorously at them as he approached: "Father! Mother!"
"Cheng Jun!"
Nan Yan's eyes were red with excitement, and she was almost crying. When they were still ten feet away from them, Zhu Chengjun skillfully reined in his horse, jumped off the horse, ran over quickly, and hugged Nan Yan's waist: "Mother."
Nan Yan looked down and saw that his face was covered with mud and his hair was disheveled.
She was furious and anxious, but she couldn't express her anger or anxiety at this moment. Seeing her son return safely was more important than anything else. She held Zhu Chengjun's face and said, "Where have you been? Don't you know that your mother is worried?"
Zhu Chengjun grinned, "I ran away without paying attention."
After saying that, he turned and looked at Zhu Feng.
It was okay for others. Even if his mother was angry, she would not punish him. But he was afraid that the emperor would be angry and he would be beaten.
So he called out cautiously, "Father."
Zhu Feng said with a sullen face, "Far away? How far? I wonder if this will worry your mother."
"I know I was wrong!"
Seeing that he didn't lose his temper, Zhu Chengjun smiled and emerged from Nan Yan's arms. He walked to Zhu Feng, knelt down, and kowtowed. Zhu Feng reached out and rubbed his head vigorously: "Where the hell have you been?"
Zhu Chengjun raised his head and said, "Father, I saw the river."
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