Chapter 2948 Did something happen to her? !
However, at this moment their ship had already arrived at the port. The officials and gentry who came to welcome the emperor below, the civilians who were far away on the dock and were blocked outside by the officials of the yamen, all looked jubilant. Nan Yan naturally couldn't say much at this time.
He just looked at it a few more times and then reached out to hold the fence.
Soon, the ship docked. The first to go ashore were the guards on the back boat. After landing, they immediately lined up in an orderly manner on the dock and kept out all the people who had come to welcome the emperor. After everything was arranged, Zhu Feng took Nan Yan and slowly walked onto the dock.
As soon as he stepped onto the shore, those who came to welcome him immediately knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor".
"Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long live our emperor!"
Zhu Feng looked down at these people.
Then he said, "Where's Xu Shifeng?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shunzi immediately ran forward a few steps with his hands hanging down. He soon found Xu Shifeng among the people lining up to welcome the emperor. He was kneeling at the front of the team. Xiao Shunzi saluted him and said, "General Xu, the emperor is asking about you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Shifeng hurriedly stood up and followed him to Zhu Feng.
Still kneeling and bowing, he said, "Your Majesty, your humble servant greets you. Your humble servant... has come to apologize to your Majesty!"
Along the way, the emotions that seemed to have calmed down were stirred up at this moment. Nan Yan looked at Zhu Feng gritting his teeth, and the corners of his eyes were slightly red, for fear that he would have a fit here.
But after a moment of silence, Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "When you get back, explain it to me clearly!"
"yes."
At this time, the officials here also came forward to pay their respects to the emperor.
In the past, when Zhu Feng arrived at a place, no matter how busy he was, he would always talk to the local officials and ask about the people's livelihood. But this time, facing these officials who came to greet him cautiously, his expression was indifferent and he had no intention of talking to them any more. He just waved his hand and said, "Alright, all of you go away. I will send someone to summon you when I have something to tell you. Otherwise, don't bother me."
Upon hearing this, several officials looked at each other.
Originally, they had prepared a grand dinner, including an apology for Lord Ye's death, but when they saw the emperor's current condition, he had no intention of paying any attention to them.
They didn't dare to say much.
They all said, "Yes, your subordinates will obey your orders."
After saying that, he stepped aside.
Zhu Feng walked forward, and Xu Shifeng naturally followed him. Zhu Feng asked, "How did you arrange my residence here?"
Xu Shifeng followed beside him, saying as they walked, "The officials here originally wanted to build a palace here, but I, knowing that the emperor dislikes extravagance, stopped them. Only then did a local squire donate his courtyard for the emperor to sit and work in Cuicang County."
Zhu Feng turned around and looked at him.
Although his expression remained indifferent, his demeanor had softened somewhat.
Said: "That's fine."
“…”
"I don't plan to stay here any longer."
"ah?"
Xu Shifeng was stunned for a moment.
Not only was he stunned, but even Nan Yan, who was following behind Zhu Feng, was stunned for a moment. However, she did not say much. As a concubine, this was not the time for her to say much, so she continued to follow quietly.
Xu Shifeng looked up at Zhu Feng in surprise: "Your Majesty, do you mean that we shouldn't stay here any longer?"
"certainly,"
Zhu Feng said, "The reason I came here is to find out about Ye Zheng's situation, and by the way, I also want to pay my respects to him in person."
“…”
"After I finish this matter, I will go to the Jinling Palace immediately."
“…”
"That's where I should go."
Xu Shifeng was stunned for a moment.
He originally thought that the emperor arranged to march south so quickly after receiving the news this time, and he must be going to use troops directly against Xingluo Lake. After all, Ye Zheng's death was of great significance to him, and the emperor must want to avenge this.
But I didn't expect that he just came here to pay tribute.
Although this surprised him a little, who dared to say anything about the emperor's arrangements?
Xu Shifeng lowered his head and said, "I understand, your humble servant."
Zhu Feng said, "You also go down and arrange your troops. After paying tribute to Ye Zheng, follow me to Jinling."
"……yes."
After a while, they got off the dock. Both sides of the avenue were filled with local people who had come to welcome them after hearing the news.
As soon as they saw the emperor, everyone knelt down in unison. Zhu Feng looked up and saw a sea of heads under his feet. But at this time, he didn't have the heart to say anything more. He just walked forward and soon arrived in front of the convoy prepared for them by the government.
Xiao Shunzi helped him into the carriage.
Nan Yan naturally wanted to get on the carriage as well, but before she did, she turned around and glanced at Xu Shifeng. Xu Shifeng also lowered his head and said, "Your Highness."
Nan Yan asked, "General, where is Ran Xiaoyu? Isn't she with you?"
When this was mentioned, Xu Shifeng's face became slightly gloomy.
Seeing his expression, Nan Yan, who had already felt uneasy because she didn't see Ran Xiaoyu in the crowd, frowned and asked, "What's going on? Did something happen to her?!"
Xu Shifeng hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, she didn't."
"……ah."
After hearing this, Nan Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he asked, "Since nothing happened, why didn't you come to greet me?"
Judging from the relationship between her and Ran Xiaoyu, especially Ran Xiaoyu's love for her, she believed that even if her legs were chopped off, Ran Xiaoyu would crawl to her.
Xu Shifeng said softly, "This...I can't explain it at the moment."
"Um?"
"Anyway, the Empress went to the annex. You'll understand once you see her."
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan frowned again, but there was no time to ask in detail at this time. Besides, they were about to meet, so there was really no need to say more.
So he said, "Okay."
Then he turned around and got on the carriage.
Soon, the imperial motorcade left the dock and headed towards the county, protected by the guards of the government offices in front and behind and the emperor's Jinyiwei on both sides.
Cuicang County is not big. Although it is a port, it originally welcomed merchants from all over the country and should have been very prosperous. However, they are located in the Xingluo Lake Basin. Because of the pirates on Xingluo Lake, there are far fewer merchant ships passing through here than in other ports. Although it is a peaceful and prosperous place, it seems a bit desolate.
All of this can be seen from the scenery along the way and the situation after entering the town.
The carriage quickly arrived at the garden donated by the local squire that Xu Shifeng had mentioned.
The garden is not big, with three entrances and three exits, but it is clean and bright.
There were guards there originally. When the emperor arrived, his personal soldiers immediately came in to replace the guards. After a brief cleanup, Zhu Feng brought Nan Yan in.
Zhu Feng naturally had to go to the front hall to discuss things formally, and before Xu Shifeng left with him, he pointed to the courtyard at the back and whispered to Nan Yan, "My Lady, Ran Xiaoyu is in the second room of the west wing."
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