Chapter 3413: I am right!
He said in a deep voice: "Say it again."
Zhu Feng lowered his head, his face was completely devoid of light. One could only sense the suppressed anger in his deep eyes and the low growl of a wild beast in his deep breathing. The entire Yikun Palace was on the verge of collapse due to the low murderous aura emanating from him, and no one dared to even breathe.
This time, even Nan Yan was frightened and knelt down. She pinched Xin Ping's arm desperately to make her kneel down as well, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all because I didn't teach Xin Ping well that she's talking nonsense. She's still young and doesn't understand anything. Your Majesty, please don't be angry with her. I will definitely take her away and discipline her properly."
However, no matter what she said or how she tore Xinping's arms, Xinping always stood there stubbornly.
Although she was also afraid and her eyes were a little red, she still stood stubbornly in front of Zhu Feng. Besides fear, her eyes also flashed with a bit of tenacity that refused to admit defeat.
She gritted her teeth and said, "There are people starving, but my father doesn't care about them."
“…”
"Father, you failed to manage your people well."
“…”
"Father is not a good—"
Before she could finish her words, she heard a crisp "pop" sound, abruptly interrupting her.
It’s Zhu Feng.
He raised his hand and slapped his daughter hard.
That palm strike almost twisted Xinping's face. She turned around and looked at her father in disbelief. Her fair cheek immediately became red and swollen, and a glaring five-finger mark appeared on it.
"father……"
She trembled and wanted to say something, but before she could say anything, tears welled up in her eyes.
It's not that she had never been beaten before, but she never thought that she would be beaten in public by her own father like this. What made her even more unwilling was that it was clearly not her fault.
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and stared at her father with resentment and unwillingness.
Nan Yan was also frightened.
She hurriedly stood up, holding her daughter and looked at her. Then she turned back to look at Zhu Feng, only to see that his face was livid. In the dull palace, one could almost hear the sound of his teeth gritting. He said, "Someone come!"
Xiao Shunzi immediately got up from the ground and responded cautiously.
"emperor……"
Zhu Feng said: "Take her away and lock her up for me!"
When Nan Yan heard this, she was frightened and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty doesn't want it, she——"
But before she could finish her words, Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and interrupted her, saying in a deep voice, "Shut up! Don't plead for her!"
“…”
Nan Yan bit her lower lip.
Although Xiao Shunzi was also frightened, he dared not disobey the emperor's order. He could only cautiously walk up to Xinping and said softly, "Your Highness, don't make the emperor angry. Come with us."
Xinping took a deep breath, reached out and wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, then turned around and walked out with Xiao Shunzi.
When she reached the door, she turned back and said, "My son is right!"
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Looking at her back, Nan Yan felt that her heart was about to break. She knew that they were in trouble this time, not just the hungry people, not just the food in Jinling, but she didn't expect that the biggest trouble would be Zhu Feng and Xin Ping.
Xinping, who is so well-behaved, actually talked back to her father at this time.
Zhu Feng, who has always loved and cared for his daughter, unexpectedly became furious because of his daughter's stubbornness.
What should I do?
Just when she was feeling extremely confused, she suddenly felt Zhu Feng's tall body shaking. Nan Yan turned around and saw that Zhu Feng's face was as pale as paper in the dim light. He clenched his teeth so hard that even his temples were beating, as if he was trying hard to control something, but he finally couldn't control it anymore. He opened his mouth and started coughing violently.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
He coughed for a while with great intensity, his face and neck turned red, and he couldn't stop coughing.
"emperor!"
Seeing that he couldn't even straighten his back, Nan Yan was frightened and hurried over to support him. She felt that Zhu Feng's whole body was as cold as ice, with cold sweat on his face, and he was almost unable to stand.
Nan Yan and the others half supported and half carried him back to the bed and let him sit down.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how are you?"
As Nan Yan spoke, she reached out and wiped his chest to help him breathe. Zhu Feng couldn't say a word. With trembling hands, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and covered his mouth. He coughed painfully several times and finally stopped. His face turned a little purple. He was sweating profusely and clenched the handkerchief tightly in his hand. It took him a long time to recover.
Nan Yan wanted to take the handkerchief from him, but Zhu Feng held it tightly.
She had no choice but to take out her handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Zhu Feng's forehead, then turned back and ordered, "Call the imperial physician!"
Zhu Feng waved his hand.
Nan Yan said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and after a long while he said in a deep voice, "No need to call the doctor, just kowtow twice and it will be fine."
Nan Yan had no choice. After all, it was Xin Ping who had just pissed him off. She had no confidence in what she said. She could only keep rubbing his chest to help him breathe. Zhu Feng didn't even look at him. He said to the people around him, "Everyone get out."
Ruoshui and the others didn't dare to breathe and retreated with their heads lowered.
There were only two of them left in the room. Seeing that Zhu Feng had recovered a little, Nan Yan hurriedly poured him a glass of water and held it to his mouth. After watching him drink two sips, she carefully wiped the water stains with a handkerchief and said softly, "Your Majesty, Xin Ping—"
Zhu Feng closed his eyes and leaned his head against the headboard.
He said in a deep voice: "If you want to plead for her, then I will leave immediately."
“…”
Nan Yan bit her lower lip and could only keep quiet.
It had been a long time since she saw Zhu Feng lose his temper so much, and it was towards their most beloved daughter. But it was difficult for her to persuade him on this matter. No matter how much Zhu Feng doted on her and Xinping, he was an emperor after all, and the emperor had his reverse scales that others could not touch. But Xinping wanted to confront him today on the thing that he cared about the most.
Now, it’s better not to provoke Zhu Fengde anymore.
Let’s wait until he calms down before we talk about anything.
So, Nan Yan said cautiously: "Then, I will serve the emperor and rest first."
Zhu Feng didn't speak, or even open his eyes. He just leaned there, his face pale and indescribably haggard. Nan Yan sighed, helped him lie down, and then helped him take off his boots and socks. She took a thin blanket and covered him with it. Then, she quietly slept beside him.
The night passed in a dull manner.
The next day, Nan Yan just opened her eyes and saw that there was no one beside her. She had already put on her clothes and called out, "Someone come!"
Ruoshui and the others walked in from outside.
"My Lady."
Nan Yan asked, "Where is the emperor?"
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