Chapter 2719: I am a concubine, but I can still keep calm
Tingfu, who was listening from the side, was so frightened that she almost burst into tears. She said with a sad face, "Your Majesty, that's not the governor, that's the Emperor. If Your Majesty gets angry with the Emperor, it will cost us our lives."
Nan Yan glanced at him coldly.
Just then, Xiao Shunzi came up.
She whispered, "Your Highness."
Nan Yan turned around and saw a gust of wind blowing. Although her clothes were thick, she shivered. Xiao Shunzi immediately held the wind cloak in her hand and said with a smile: "The emperor cares about the queen and knows it's cold here, so he asked this servant to bring clothes for the queen."
“…”
When Nan Yan saw the wind cloak in his hand, her heart skipped a beat.
Ruoshui and Tingfu saw this and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After saying that, he took the wind cloak, shook it open, and put it on Nan Yan.
Suddenly the coldness disappeared and a warm breath came. Although Nan Yan still had a sullen face, the corners of her mouth unconsciously pursed.
Xiao Shunzi immediately said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is sitting over there. It's warm there."
“…”
"Your Majesty, please go over and accompany the Emperor."
“…”
Nan Yan listened without saying anything, but walked over slowly. Sure enough, she saw Zhu Feng sitting alone in front of the campfire, poking the fire with a wooden stick.
He knew she was coming, but he didn't even look up at her.
Nan Yan didn't say anything and just sat aside.
"Okay, stop looking."
Just as Li Bushang's gaze followed Nan Yan back to Zhu Feng in front of the king's tent, Xie Jiaojiao's voice came from behind him. He frowned and turned to look at her.
"What?"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "The Imperial Concubine has returned to the Emperor."
“…”
"It's time for you to come back to life."
Li Bushang's expression darkened, and he said coldly, "It has nothing to do with you."
Xie Jiaojiao blinked. For some reason, Li Bushan's attitude towards her these past few days—of course, it wasn't close, but at least it had been a while since he'd said those four words to her. For some reason, those words just now seemed to have pierced his heart again.
Xie Jiaojiao just smiled slightly.
Then he said, "It has nothing to do with me... maybe."
As she spoke, she looked up again at the figures of two people sitting together guarding the campfire in front of the king's tent not far ahead. Li Bushang followed her gaze and looked over there, especially at the slender and stubborn figure. It was as if his eyes were branded and he couldn't pull himself away.
At this moment, Xie Jiaojiao's voice rang in his ears——
"That has nothing to do with you."
“……!”
Although she was smiling when she said this, these words were like a cold needle that pierced his heart.
Li Bushang looked back at her, only to see Xie Jiaojiao tilting her head. She seemed to still have a somewhat innocent look on her face, and she just smiled at him. His expression slowly became gloomy, and he said nothing more. He just sat quietly in front of the campfire, looking at the constantly flapping flames, and the frost in his eyes deepened a little.
Soon, the imperial chef prepared the meal and brought over hot soup first.
The soup was prepared long ago. It was placed in a pot and left in the snow to freeze into blocks. Then the floating oil was skimmed off. When it was time to use it, a little bit was taken out and boiled. Fresh vegetables were added and the soup was boiled for a while. It became a bowl of fragrant and fresh hot soup.
He took a spoon, scooped up a spoonful and took a sip. It was indeed delicious.
Zhu Feng was about to take his second sip when he heard a "ouch" from the side.
When I turned around, I saw Nan Yan holding the bowl in one hand and covering her mouth with the other hand. Her brows were twisted into a knot, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.
It's burned.
She was lost in thought just now and drank a mouthful of soup without realizing it. It was so hot that it almost brought tears to her eyes.
Zhu Feng couldn't help but chuckle.
Nan Yan glanced at him and just turned his back to her.
Zhu Feng's smile deepened, and he asked, "Did you get burned?"
"snort."
"Come here and show me."
“…”
"come over."
Nan Yan felt awkward for a while, but finally turned around obediently. Zhu Feng took her hand away and saw that her lips were fine, but the tip of her tongue was burned red.
Looking at her small, red tongue tip and her eyes filled with tears, Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
Said: "What are you thinking about? You're lost in thought even while drinking soup."
Nan Yan said coldly: "What else can I think of?"
“…”
"Your Majesty has given me such a difficult problem. Can't I think about it more?"
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a half-smile, "Are you thinking about what I just said to you?"
"snort!"
Nan Yan slapped his hand away and sat back down.
Zhu Feng waved his hand, and Xiao Shunzi immediately brought him a glass of cooler water. He handed it to Nan Yan and said, "Drink this first. You can have the soup later when it gets colder."
Nan Yan put the soup bowl aside, took the water cup, and sipped it in small sips.
Zhu Feng took the soup bowl, blew on it gently, and said, "Tell me, what did you think of just now?"
“…”
Nan Yan held the water cup and was silent for a long time before she slowly said, "I think that if the emperor is really not by my side, the first thing I have to do is to protect myself and my children."
Zhu Feng asked, "How are you going to protect me?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "If it's outside, it depends on the specific situation, but if it's in the palace, the first thing to do is to close the nine gates of the imperial city."
"Why?"
"By closing the nine gates, the dangers outside can't get in for the time being. As for the Imperial City, at least as a concubine, I can still keep it under control."
“…”
"Besides, Lord Ying—in any danger, I can still use him for my own benefit."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Well, that's a good point. I know I should go find Ying Shao."
“…”
"Then, how do we close the Nine Gates? Do you know who is in charge of the Nine Gates?"
"Well?"
When Nan Yan heard this, she was stunned.
She only thought about doing this thing, but she had no idea how to do it or who to let do it.
Looking at her stunned expression, Zhu Feng smiled, shook his head, and sighed, "Never mind, it's good that you thought of this."
“…”
"I'm afraid the other ladies in the palace may not even know how important the Nine Gates are."
Nan Yan looked up at him and asked, "Who is in charge of the Nine Gates?"
Zhu Feng said, "The Nine Gates are managed by the Nine Gates Eunuchs. The current Nine Gates Eunuch is Jiang Shan. He has been with me since I was the Prince of Yan. He is usually quiet, but he is very reliable."
Nan Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Then, who will he obey? If the emperor is not here."
Zhu Feng said, "Since you are an inner court official, you will naturally obey the orders of the palace."
“…”
Nan Yan blinked and nodded slightly.
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