Chapter 2864 The corpse of the villain
He asked, "I see that the guards here in Yonghe Palace are several times more than in other places."
Nan Yan's eyes flickered.
He whispered, "Since the Emperor is here, we naturally need more guards."
“…”
After hearing her explanation, Zhu Feng didn't seem convinced and just stared at Nan Yan quietly. Although he looked very weak now, his face was pale and his lips were bloodless, but once those eyes focused, it was as if they could see through a person's body and soul.
Nan Yan felt a little guilty when he looked at her and turned her face away.
Then Zhu Feng said calmly, "Although I can't take charge of things right now, it doesn't mean you can treat me perfunctorily."
“…”
"Besides, if you don't explain important things clearly, what if something unexpected happens, can you really bear the consequences?"
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan hesitated for a moment, then walked to the bed and sat down.
She said softly, "Then, I say, Your Majesty, don't be anxious."
"Well, go ahead."
"Previously, the palace was invaded by rioters from the Earthly Immortal Society, who killed many people. Among them, that Li Quan—he actually held a grudge against the emperor for demoting him. He helped the outsiders open the palace gates, led his men through Yuehua Gate, and attacked Yonghe Palace."
"oh?"
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed.
Because of his name, I am quite tolerant of Li Quan.
Even though Li Quan would no longer be able to serve him after the Zuixianju incident, he also instructed Eunuch Yu not to punish him severely but to still give him food to eat.
But I didn’t expect…
Under normal circumstances, he would have been furious and ordered the man to be torn into pieces, but at this moment, he couldn't even get angry.
He only said: "He led people to break into Yonghe Palace, and then what?"
Nan Yan said softly: "Then, at that time, I really had no one else available, so -"
"so,"
Zhu Feng seemed to understand something and asked, "Who did you use?"
Nan Yan said: "Li is not hurt."
“…”
"I will release him from prison and have him lead a group of men to guard Yonghe Palace."
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly stood up and knelt before Zhu Feng, saying, "Your Majesty, I know this is audacious, putting Your Majesty's life and death in his hands, and he—Your Majesty was assassinated in his mansion. However, at that time, I really didn't have anyone else available, and if I used someone else, I was worried I wouldn't trust them. The Earth Immortals have infiltrated the court, making me afraid to trust anyone else."
Zhu Feng looked at her and said, "But, do you still trust Li Bushang?"
“…”
Nan Yan lowered her head, bit her lower lip, and whispered, "Although he is indeed very suspicious, I know in my heart that he dare not and will not assassinate the emperor."
“…”
"He may have been negligent in this matter, or he may have other thoughts, but as long as I ask him to protect the emperor, he will do it even if it means his life!"
“…”
Zhu Feng looked at her quietly for a while, then said, "Get up."
Nan Yan looked up at him: "Your Majesty...?"
Does he trust himself?
But Zhu Feng said again: "Get up, I don't have the strength to help you now."
Nan Yan hurriedly stood up. Zhu Feng barely raised his wrist and waved at her. Nan Yan immediately walked over and grabbed his hand. Zhu Feng said, "I trust you, and I trust him too."
“…”
"And, as it turns out, your trust was well-founded, wasn't it?"
Nan Yan nodded gently.
The bloody scene in Yonghe Palace that day still appears in her mind from time to time. Every time she thinks about it, she is terrified.
If I had not made up my mind to activate Li Bushang at that time, if I had not thought of sending an additional force to Yonghe Palace at that time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Zhu Feng continued, "However, this incident has already passed. Why is the guard at Yonghe Palace still so strict?"
Nan Yan said softly, "Because, although Li Bushang and his men killed almost all the people Li Quan brought in, one of them escaped."
"Oh? Who?"
"Pang Hu."
"Pang Hu? Who is he?"
"The steward of Ge Yunli's residence."
"What?!"
Zhu Feng frowned when he heard this.
Nan Yan said, "After the King of Wei beat Ge Yunli to death with a stick, he felt that his sudden and relentless behavior towards me in the Xuanqiong Palace was a little strange. So, he sent Wei Ying and others to search his house. They discovered that not only had he long been associated with the Earthly Immortal Society, but also that there were many people in his house who believed in the Earthly Immortal Society. And that Pang Hu was a manager of the Earthly Immortal Society."
“…”
"Li Quan was also frustrated, so he was lured by him with benefits and agreed to cooperate with them to open the palace gate."
“…”
"Everyone he brought in was killed by the Jinyiwei, except for this Pang Hu."
Zhu Feng frowned and said, "He's gone. Where did he go?"
Nan Yan said: "I haven't found it yet."
"oh?"
"After that great riot, I sealed off the entire palace and even deployed more personnel at the South Palace Gate. Generally speaking, anyone who broke into the palace would have no chance of escaping."
“…”
"And the outer court has not found any trace or body of this person. So—"
"so,"
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly: "This person is very likely still in the harem?"
"yes."
“…”
"However, the harem has too many courtyards and hundreds of rooms. It is not an easy task to search carefully. In addition, Monk sent a large army to attack the city these two days. It is a battle of life and death. I cannot be distracted and can only focus on that."
“…”
"Now, I don't know where this guy has hidden himself."
“…”
"And does Your Majesty remember? I told Your Majesty last night that I found out at Ge Yunli's house..."
Before she could finish her words, there was a sudden noise outside.
It seemed like someone was shouting something outside the palace gate, and the guards outside were also talking. Even Xiao Shunzi, Tingfu and Ruoshui, who were originally guarding the yard, ran out.
"Hmm? What are they arguing about?"
Nan Yan looked back in confusion.
Zhu Feng also wanted to lean over to take a look, but he had a chest injury, and the slightest movement caused a sharp pain.
Nan Yan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't move!"
Zhu Feng put his hand on his chest and said, "Go out and see what they are yelling about. Maybe something has happened."
"Well, I'll go take a look."
Nan Yan walked out and saw a large group of people standing at the gate of Yonghe Palace, talking about something in a flurry. She walked over and asked, "What are you arguing about?"
When everyone saw her come out, they were so scared that they all knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Nan Yan asked, "What happened?"
One of the eunuchs said, "Your Majesty, the body of the criminal was found at Jingyixuan!"
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