Chapter 3072: Captured a Person Alive
Tingfu was also stunned for a moment: "Yes, where is she?"
He looked around but didn't see any dragonflies, so he went to the two young palace maids and eunuchs and asked, "Have you seen any dragonflies?"
The two looked at each other and shook their heads.
Tingfu frowned and looked at the little palace maid: "Duo'er, don't you sleep in the same room?"
Duoer listened and said softly: "When I heard the sound and came over, I saw that there was no one on Sister Qingting's bed. I thought she had come over, but -"
"Um?"
Tingfu's brows furrowed even tighter.
You have to know that this harem is very different from the imperial palace in Beiping. In the imperial palace there, the outer gates would be locked after the hour of Xu at night, and then the doors of each palace would be locked one after another, both to prevent danger and to prevent any private transactions within the palace.
However, because the Jinling Palace had just been occupied by Zhu Chengjin's men, no one lived in the other palaces except Nan Yan. Moreover, Nan Yan was not in a position to make decisions now, so the gate of Yikun Palace could not be locked at all.
If that's the case, the dragonfly can leave here at any time.
But, where can she go if she leaves here?
You have to know that her home in Jinling City was already broken up and it was Nan Yan who saved her. If she left Nan Yan, she would have nowhere to go.
Tingfu asked the two palace maids and eunuchs to go to the gate to see if they could find the dragonfly. He then returned to Nanyan and talked to her. Nanyan frowned slightly.
At this time, she had already tied her belt herself and asked Duoer to find a coat for her to put on.
Then he stood up and walked to the door.
It was already past midsummer, and the breeze at night still brought a chill. Nan Yan looked at the pitch-black darkness outside, and her heart sank.
Just then, a sound was heard in the silent night.
It wasn't that there were a lot of people shouting loudly, but it was such a quiet night that any movement would make noise, which was extremely unusual in the Jinling Imperial Palace, especially in the harem at this moment.
Nan Yan immediately said to Ting Fu, "Go out and take a look."
"yes."
Tingfu hurriedly ran out with the little eunuch, leaving only Duo'er standing beside her. Duo'er had been in Yiku Palace for many days, and naturally had received instructions from Zhu Chengjin. She didn't have to do anything else, just let them keep an eye on the imperial concubine for any unusual movements. She also knew very well that the imperial concubine and the people around her did not believe her, so she usually did not dare to get too close to Nan Yan. At this time, perhaps because she was too scared, she also trembled as she leaned towards Nan Yan.
Everyone knows that today is the day of the battle on the river.
All of them were waiting for a result. If the people from Jiangbei crossed the river, then—
Then everything is fine.
But……
Nan Yan frowned and stared outside without saying a word. After about an incense stick of time, when her hands and feet were cold from the night wind, she finally saw Tingfu running back with the young eunuch. Tingfu's face was pale as a trace of blood. He walked up to Nan Yan and said, "Your Majesty..."
Nan Yan noticed that his tone was not right and asked, "What's wrong?"
Tingfu's throat choked for a moment before he said, "The war is over."
"What?"
“…”
Tingfu looked up at her and said softly, "The people in front said that Master Xu has returned."
“…”
Nan Yan's heart sank.
Although Tingfu did not say whether they won or lost, in fact, it was unnecessary to say it. Even people who were not familiar with military affairs would understand that if the people from Jiangbei successfully crossed the river and attacked Jinling City, it would not be so quiet tonight.
There couldn't be only this much movement in the Jinling Imperial Palace.
Nan Yan paused for a moment, and after a long while, she said, "They won..."
Tingfu lowered his head, and after a long time, he said "hmm" softly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Nan Yan staggered.
"Empress!"
Tingfu and Duo'er beside him were so scared that they hurried forward to support her. They saw that Nan Yan's face was pale and her breath became erratic, as if she was having trouble breathing. Tingfu hurriedly wanted to help her go back to her room to rest, but Nan Yan raised her hand with difficulty and shook it, motioning them to help her sit down on the bench in the corridor.
Several people hurriedly protected her and helped her sit down.
Nan Yan leaned back on the bench, her face as pale as paper, her eyes dull and lifeless, as if her entire soul had been sucked out of her.
These days, she was acting with ease in front of Zhu Chengjin and Xu Shizong, but in fact, she had no basis in confidence.
After all, she is just a woman.
He was weak and had only Tingfu by his side. Even if he tried his best, he could not defeat them.
All she could rely on was her trust in Zhu Feng, and the belief that the people of Jiangbei would be able to cross the river, recapture Jinling, and rescue them.
But, but she never expected it.
Xu Shifeng still failed.
Perhaps, Xu Shifeng is indeed not good at naval battles, or perhaps, they prepared hastily and are no match for Xu Shizong from Jinling who has been planning for a long time. But no matter what, the people of Jiangbei should not be so vulnerable!
But - that's the fact.
They actually failed.
At this moment, the last line of defense in Nan Yan's heart seemed to collapse.
"Your Majesty..."
Tingfu's eyes turned red, and he was so frightened that he didn't care about overstepping his bounds and held her cold hands: "My queen, you must not fall down!"
Nan Yan looked down at him.
She didn't know what to say.
She even couldn't believe it.
How is that possible?
How could the people of Jiangbei fail like this?
Thinking of this, she asked again: "Tingfu, are you telling the truth? Did you really find out everything?"
Tingfu's eyes were red and he choked up as he said, "That's exactly what was said before. And—"
"And what?"
"Moreover, they also said that when Master Xu returned this time, he seemed to have brought back someone, who was reportedly captured alive on the river."
"What!?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows furrowed again.
Caught alive on the river?
I heard yesterday that Xu Shizong wanted to bring Xu Shifeng to Jiangnan as well and persuade him to join Zhu Chengjin's army so that the two brothers could serve him together. Could it be that Xu Shifeng was really captured by them?
Thinking of this, Nan Yan's heart fell even deeper into the abyss.
She gritted her teeth, grabbed the back of the bench and stood up, listening to Fu hurriedly say, "Where are you going, Madam?"
Nan Yan said, "Let's go and take a look."
After saying this, he turned and walked out of Yikun Palace. Tingfu was unable to stop him, so he could only follow him with Duo'er and the others. As Nanyan walked out, she asked in a deep voice, "Where are they?"
Tingfu said, "I heard that Zhu Chengjin is visiting me in Jiaotai Palace tonight—uh, so everyone is heading over there."
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