Chapter 2735: Message
Hearing Li Quan's footsteps outside the door, Zhu Feng turned around and said in a deep voice, "What was that noise downstairs just now?"
"ah?"
Li Quan was startled. He didn't expect that the emperor had such good hearing. He could hear him shouting on the first floor even though he was sitting in the private room on the second floor with the door closed.
He said hurriedly: "Master, I, I am going to urge the kitchen to serve the food."
Zhu Feng frowned slightly, then said, "Try to behave yourself and don't draw attention to yourself."
Li Quan immediately said, "I understand."
Zhu Feng turned around then and saw Nan Yan sitting next to him holding the teacup in front of her with both hands. The tea was swaying slightly as she exerted force in her hands, just like her eyes at this moment, which were also flickering.
She turned around and said to Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty——"
Zhu Feng frowned at her.
Nan Yan understood and immediately changed the subject: "Master, um, um, could the Earthly Immortal Society pose a threat to the imperial court?"
“…”
"I know that ordinary folk incense associations mainly recruit the elderly. The elderly are kind-hearted, have free time, and more importantly, can easily donate money. But this Earth Immortal Association doesn't require members to pay any membership fees. They even actively distribute land to others. This is already suspicious. Now, they are also recruiting young and middle-aged people to join."
Zhu Feng whispered, "What did you find out?"
Nan Yan said, "The imperial court requires the common people to serve in the military every year, which is why it needs so many young and strong men."
“…”
"Also, Master Huang has read so many books for me. Many powerful families in ancient times recruited soldiers by recruiting large numbers of young and strong men in this way."
“…”
"Although the Jinyiwei haven't figured out what they're up to yet, if they've recruited so many people and all of them truly obey their incense master, they're bound to cause trouble as soon as the higher-ups raise their hands."
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "Well, all the reading these days has not been in vain."
Nan Yan looked at him with wide eyes: "Really?"
Zhu Feng let out a deep breath, then said, "No matter what their purpose is, the fact that a folk incense association can give away so much land to the people is already suspicious. Now, they have recruited so many young and strong men."
“…”
"This is something the court absolutely cannot allow."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide: "Then, is the court going to take any measures against them?"
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, but shook his head gently.
"Um?"
Nan Yan was stunned. Just as she was about to ask him, she heard Li Quan's voice coming from the door: "Why did you send it up so late? Our master and mistress have been waiting for a long time!"
She immediately shut her mouth.
The waiter outside walked in with a smile, placed dishes on the table, and nodded and bowed continuously: "I am sorry to have kept you two guests waiting. Please enjoy your meal."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "Go down."
"yes."
The waiter left the private room, breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned and went downstairs.
Nan Yan has always been very greedy. She didn't have lunch on time today, so she was already hungry at this time. However, when faced with the fresh dishes on the table, she did not pick up her chopsticks immediately, but stared at Zhu Feng.
He whispered, "Master...?"
Zhu Feng was silent for a while before he said, "Not yet."
"Not attacking them?"
Nan Yan blinked, immediately understood, and said, "Your Majesty wants to find out what force is behind this Earthly Immortal Society, right?"
Zhu Feng said, "I've said it before, no one is so generous as to give away land for free. Now seeing him recruit so many young and strong men, it's clear that he has ulterior motives."
“…”
"It's easy to deal with these people, but finding out who's behind them is the real solution."
Nan Yan nodded gently: "I understand."
Zhu Feng thought for a moment, then turned to her and said, "Okay, let's eat first. Don't wait until the food gets cold. After we finish eating, we should go back."
Nan Yan picked up the chopsticks and chuckled softly, "Fortunately, Chen Zixiao is not in the capital, otherwise, the emperor and I would not be able to do this."
Zhu Feng glared at her.
I couldn't help but smile, and urged, "Eat quickly."
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In Baoningfang, which is some distance away from Jing'anfang but not too far away, the Li Mansion is as quiet as ever.
Only a few servants gathered in the corridor, whispering to each other.
One of the maids came over, the tea tray in her hand covering half of her face, but it couldn't hide the smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. The other maids immediately called her: "Come here quickly, are you going to serve tea to the master?"
The maid nodded: "Yes."
"I heard that Miss Xie is here again, right?"
"Yes, I was there to serve her tea."
"Who is this Miss Xie? Why does she keep coming to our house? Judging from her appearance, she must be unmarried."
"Since she's called Miss Xie, she's naturally single."
"Why is this unmarried young lady still running around like this? Her family doesn't seem to be keeping an eye on her."
"If you ask me, she comes to our place every day just to get married."
"You mean, she's going to marry our master?"
"Who says it's not true? Look, our master has been living in this house for a few days now, and he doesn't have any friends or relatives. He only interacts with this Miss Xie. Moreover, our master usually doesn't say a word, and only speaks a few words when he is with this Miss Xie."
"That's right, it seems that they really are—"
A few people were talking in low voices when the housekeeper Wang Sheng came over and pointed at them, saying, "Stop talking nonsense here! If the master hears you, he'll cut off your tongues!"
Several maids immediately dispersed.
Wang Sheng was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly saw a small figure walking towards the gate. He looked up at the plaque on the gate and then prepared to come in.
Wang Sheng immediately walked out and took a closer look. It was a little beggar of seven or eight years old.
He immediately frowned: "What are you doing? Are you here too? Get out!"
The little beggar pouted and said unconvincedly, "Why are you so fierce? I came here to deliver a message to your master. If you let me go and the message doesn't get through, don't blame me."
Wang Sheng was stunned. "Deliver a message? Deliver what message? Who asked you to deliver a message?"
"I want to see your master first."
After saying that, he thought for a moment and said, "Your master's surname is Li, right? This is the Li Mansion, right?"
Seeing that what he said was so convincing, Wang Sheng was a little hesitant.
After all, he knew that his master was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and was personally appointed by the emperor. Although his status was noble, the things he did were very complicated and could not be explained in just a few words. It was possible that this little beggar really had something important to say.
While he was hesitating, he turned around and saw Li Bushang and Xie Jiaojiao coming out.
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