Chapter 3389 Zhu Feng, Delegating Power
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately opened her eyes wide in surprise: "What is the emperor going to do?"
Zhu Feng pursed his lips and said, "I plan to tour the south."
"Southern Tour?"
Nan Yan's eyes lit up when she heard this, but then she frowned.
"Leaving again?"
To be honest, she was a little tired of staying in the palace. She had been running around in the northwest for most of the year last year. When she returned to the capital, she could only see a piece of sky between the red walls and green tiles every day. It was indeed a bit depressing.
But no matter how aggrieved she felt, she knew her status. How could a concubine go out and show her face in public every day? So even though Concubine Yi joked today that she would go out for a walk with the emperor when he went on tour again, Nan Yan didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Yi's mouth seemed to be blessed.
But then I thought, Zhu Feng had just returned from the northwest a year ago, and he had only been in the capital for a few months and he was going on a southern tour again. This just sounded inappropriate.
So Nan Yan said carefully: "The Emperor is going to leave the palace again, isn't that a bit too much trouble?"
Zhu Feng thought that after he said this, Nan Yan would definitely jump up and want to follow him out, but he didn't expect her to say this.
He said, "I won't bring too many people with me. It will be enough if Ying Shao leads the others."
“…”
"Besides, it's been five years since Zhu Chengjin caused chaos in Jinling. I want to go back and see how the reconstruction is going."
Nan Yan listened and was also a little moved.
However, she still wanted to fulfill her duties as a noble concubine, so she asked again, "Then, what do the ministers in the court say? Will the censors stop me?"
Zhu Feng said: "As long as things are arranged properly, they will have nothing to say."
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "Should we let the Crown Prince govern the country?"
Zhu Feng took another sip of tea, an indelible smile on his lips as he slowly said, "What else do those ministers have to say?"
“…”
Nan Yan gradually came back to her senses.
Zhu Feng is delegating power.
It is to give some power to the prince.
Although he is still young and strong, he has been appointed as the crown prince after all, so he cannot let the crown prince sit idle. On the contrary, he needs to be given some power and even let him take on some responsibilities, so that when the emperor abdicates or lives to the throne in the future, the transition of power can proceed smoothly.
Having initiated the Jingnan Campaign himself, Zhu Feng understood the pros and cons of it better.
It seems that although he said something to criticize the prince from time to time, he was actually quite satisfied with Zhu Chengxuan in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have started to delegate power at this time.
Nan Yan laughed and said, "It's only because of the Crown Prince's ability that the Emperor can let go."
Zhu Feng snorted.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Then this time, you should stay in the capital."
He said this on purpose to tease Nan Yan, to see how much more she could act coquettishly and cheesy. But Nan Yan didn't say anything. She just slowly walked over to sit next to him and muttered, "If you don't want to go, then don't go."
Zhu Feng was stunned for a moment.
When I turned to look at Nan Yan, I saw her pouting again and muttering, "I can't sleep, so I can't sleep."
Zhu Feng listened and couldn't help but frowning.
Although he hadn't said it to Nan Yan directly, the two of them had been together for over a decade, so how could Nan Yan not know that the nightmares that had plagued him for so many years could only be dispelled when she was by his side, and he could sleep soundly. Although this situation had eased significantly over the years, each other's presence had become a habit for them.
Sometimes when he was extremely tired, Zhu Feng could only get a good night's sleep when he was next to Nan Yan.
But I didn't expect that she would bring me out like this.
Zhu Feng couldn't help but frown and said, "Why, are you still trying to control me?"
Although he and she are inseparable, the emperor is still the emperor. He still cannot allow himself to be caught by others' weaknesses, let alone be manipulated by others.
But Nan Yan turned her head to look at him, and suddenly smiled.
"I'm talking about myself."
Not only Zhu Feng couldn't leave her, but how could she leave the man in front of her over the years?
Upon hearing this, the slight anger he had originally felt was suddenly swept away. Looking at Nan Yan's smiling face, Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing and reached out to pinch her.
“You!”
Just like that, Zhu Feng gave the order to go on the southern tour. Although it caused some waves in the court, with the mediation of the prince and He Yi in the court, the matter was quickly resolved.
However, the one who jumped the loudest upon hearing the news was Princess Shinpei.
She hugged Zhu Feng's knees and tearfully asked if his father didn't love Xin Ping anymore. Her expression was so heartbreaking that anyone who saw or heard it would cry. Zhu Feng treated his daughter like he was holding her in his hands, afraid of dropping her, and holding her in his mouth, afraid of melting her. When he saw her like this, he immediately asked what was wrong. Xin Ping then said, "Last year, when my father went to the northwest, he took Cheng Jun with him. I've been thinking about you every day in the palace and haven't been able to sleep."
Zhu Feng and Nan Yan looked at each other and immediately understood what she meant.
Nan Yan reached out and twisted her ear: "You're so young, and you're still playing tricks?"
Xinping rubbed his ears and pouted, "That's right. My mother is gone, and I'm the only one left in the palace. I'm so lonely."
Nan Yan glared at her and asked, "You're the only one left? What about Concubine Yi? Doesn't she take care of your food and clothes every day? And your sister Yongping, doesn't she play with you?"
Xinping was so stunned by her that she was speechless.
After a while, she pouted and said, "It's different."
Seeing his daughter like this, Zhu Feng also laughed and said, "Well, you've grown up so much, except for when you were a child-"
He paused at this point, and Xinping immediately asked, "What about when you were a child?"
Nan Yan also glanced at Zhu Feng. She knew he was going to talk about the time when Xin Ping was stolen out of the palace by Ran Xiaoyu during the suppression of Prince Ning's rebellion, and then abandoned, with the young monk Mingxin carrying her on his back as they wandered around. At that time, Xin Ping was still an ignorant child, so naturally she didn't remember what happened. Now, she was a graceful young lady.
Zhu Feng didn't want to talk about the past anymore, so he just said, "Okay, I'll take you there this time."
Upon hearing this, Xinping didn't care about what Zhu Feng hadn't finished saying. She jumped up and hugged his neck, "Thank you, father!"
Nan Yan immediately pulled her down: "No rules!"
Seeing his daughter's happy expression, Zhu Feng also laughed. He thought for a moment and said to Nan Yan, "If we take her with us, we might as well take Concubine Yi and Yongping with us as well. This time we have to go to the Imperial Mausoleum first. I also want to let—"
When he said this, his voice dropped.
Nan Yan didn't notice, she just nodded and said, "Over the years, every time I went out with the emperor, it was Concubine Yi who stayed behind to take care of things. She's been really hardworking. It would be nice to take her out to relax, and Yongping too."
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