Chapter 3421 Festival
"No?"
Nan Yan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Then, what about those people who robbed the grain? How were they dealt with?"
De Lu said softly: "No news either."
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows twisted into a knot.
Fan Yingyi solved the problem of starving people looting grain and was rewarded handsomely by the emperor. However, he didn't get the grain back, and there was no news of the looters at all...
How is this solved?
Seeing the Imperial Concubine's expression, De Lu knew that she was not satisfied with the result of this inquiry, so he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you want me to inquire again?"
Nan Yan thought about it, shook her head and said, "No need, you can go down."
After all, this was a matter of the previous dynasty. If she, as a concubine in the harem, inquired about it, it would inevitably give people a reason to accuse her of being restless. Since Zhu Feng had already rewarded Fan Yingyi handsomely for this matter, it meant that it was "resolved" and it was not her turn to say anything.
So Delu bowed and turned away.
The following days were normal.
Shortly after the incident of the starving people looting food, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was far away in the capital, mobilized a batch of food and transported it to Nanjing. The situation of the starving people was alleviated and the city of Nanjing quickly returned to peace.
Of course, that was only the calmness of the outer city.
In the palace, however, there was chaos.
Although they lived in the same palace, the two palaces in the south and the north were different. Princesses Xinping and Yongping had never stayed in the Jinling Palace for a long time since they were born. They didn't know that there was such a world and such scenery in the world. So, the eldest princess took the younger princess to drill holes and climb walls in the palace, almost flying over the eaves and walls. Every day, a team of young eunuchs followed behind them, calling them aunt and grandma, and they were so tired that they couldn't straighten their backs.
Even more pitiful was the little monk Mingxin, who was ordered to protect the two princesses. After playing for two months, he was tanned from a white bun to a black bun.
That evening, Zhu Feng finished his business and came out of the imperial study. He had some free time and went for a walk in the imperial garden. As he approached, he heard laughter in front of him. Looking up, he saw the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Yi sitting in the pavilion with several palace maids and eunuchs, watching the eldest princess and the little princess climbing the mountain outside.
Xinping had already mastered a lot of kung fu. She could squeeze in and out of the caves in the rockery like a slippery loach. Yongping was still young and not as agile as her. After a while, he was left behind by his sister and cried out in anxiety.
Fortunately, there is the little monk Mingxin behind me.
He took Yongping's hand and said, "Don't worry, little prince. Let's go over there and block your sister."
Yongping nodded and followed him around to the back of the rockery. Xinping just then emerged from a hole. Yongping cried out and rushed over to hug her, "Sister, keep running!"
Xinping was held by her and sat down on the ground, grimacing in pain. He said, "Ouch, why are you fatter than me?"
The crowd that followed burst into laughter.
Seeing the two children rolling around in the mud, Nan Yan laughed and scolded at the same time: "Those little rascals are just laughing. Bring them back to me. If they keep playing, they will become mud monkeys!"
Then everyone smiled and brought the two princesses back.
Concubine Yi held her daughter in her arms, and as she did so, she picked the grass from her hair and said, "How can you dance so well? Aren't you tired?"
Yongping said proudly: "Sister is not tired, and I am not tired either."
Nan Yan laughed and said, "Oh, you have ambition."
As everyone was laughing, they saw the emperor coming towards them and hurriedly stood up to greet him. Zhu Feng walked into the pavilion with his hands behind his back, smiling. He looked at the two concubines, then at his two daughters, and said with a smile, "You guys are free."
Nan Yan immediately smiled and said, "Your Majesty is diligent in his work and loves his people. The world is peaceful, so I can have so much free time."
Zhu Feng said: "Humph!"
He ignored Nan Yan and simply scooped up one of his daughters and sat her on his lap. Looking at their tanned faces, red and dark, he said with a smile, "What if they become so dark that they don't look good anymore?"
Xinping raised his chin and said, "My son looks good even when he's tanned!"
Zhu Feng laughed: "Well, as expected of my daughter, you are so generous!"
After saying that, he reached out and wiped the mud off his little daughter's face, then smiled and said, "How is it? Is the Jinling Palace fun?"
Yongping said crisply, "It's fun, but it's too small."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng couldn't help but laugh: "You are even more arrogant than your sister."
Concubine Yi on the side immediately said: "Yongping, stop talking nonsense!"
Zhu Feng smiled and waved his hand to stop her from scolding her little daughter. He lowered his head and asked gently, "Yongping, tell father why this place is too small?"
Yongping blinked, looked at Xinping who was winking at him, and said in a lower voice, "Sonchen, sonchen wants to go outside and take a look."
Zhu Feng immediately came to his senses and turned to look at Xinping: "You were the one who taught your sister, right?"
Xinping chuckled and said, "Father, it's a rare opportunity for me to come to Jinling. They say the scenery inside the city is beautiful, but the scenery outside is even better. I want to go and see it."
Zhu Feng reached out and poked her forehead, saying, "I really came out for once and let you go wild."
Nan Yan also smiled and said, "Okay, don't bother your father anymore. I've had enough fun with you guys. I still want to do something good."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said, "It's not impossible to think about beautiful things."
Everyone looked at him.
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival. As is customary, we have to climb high places and plant dogwood branches. When we were in the capital, we would visit Jingyi Garden. So, this time, how about we go out of town, to the Western Hills, and see how the people in Jinling celebrate the Double Ninth Festival?"
When everyone heard this, they were all overjoyed. Xinping immediately slid off his legs and jumped up and down, shouting happily, "Oh, we're going out of the city!"
Concubine Yi also asked happily: "Your Majesty, can I go too?"
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "It's rare for you to come out, so let's go out and take a look."
Concubine Yi's face turned red with joy, but she still had to control herself. She just turned her head and smiled at Nan Yan with her eyes curved.
Nan Yan, on the other hand, had been out with Zhu Feng more often, so she wasn't as ecstatic as the others. Seeing them all smiling, she thought for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, if we are going to leave the city, we should probably make some preparations in advance."
Zhu Feng said, "No need to prepare anything. I will have the Jinyiwei accompany you in plain clothes."
"Traveling in plain clothes?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment: "Then the emperor is going to take me and me on a secret trip tomorrow?"
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "If you don't travel incognito, how can you see how the common people celebrate the festival? Tomorrow, you should all dress neatly so that no one can recognize you."
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