Chapter 3535 Eating is the most important thing
Xinping's expression also grew solemn. She gritted her teeth and said, "I am a foolish child. I beg Your Majesty to teach me. I want to know what Your Majesty has done that I don't know about, and whether all this is justifiable."
Zhu Feng looked at her for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's good that you thought of this."
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"I am very pleased that you are interested in learning."
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"I can also tell you clearly that everything I did before was arranged for something else, but I won't tell you what it is."
Xinping was startled and looked up at him: "Why?"
Zhu Feng said, "I've said that as my daughter, you can't be stupid."
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"If you are dull, you must refine yourself and make yourself less dull."
His words embarrassed the little princess, who was only about ten years old. Xinping couldn't help but frown and mutter, "How can I, your son, temper myself..."
Zhu Feng said: "Look more, think more."
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"Also, don't just look with your eyes, look with your heart, and even more so, think with your heart."
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"You have one month. I hope you can sharpen your dullness and see what a princess should see."
Xinping initially felt somewhat resentful. Her father was too harsh. He didn't tell her anything, leaving her to observe and imagine. She had no way of seeing or imagining anything. However, when she heard what he said next, she became confused again and asked, "A month? What will happen in this month?"
Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "You will know soon."
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Yan State Chronicles, summer of the fifteenth year of Changping.
In the Battle of Yongzhou, the Yue general Xiahou Jiu was killed in the north of the city by the Taining and Fuyu guards, and the rest of the troops suffered countless casualties.
Li Wuyou, the king of Yue State, died in Doubei Town. His brother, the former crown prince Li Wushang, who had been missing for fifteen years during the civil strife in Yue State, returned to the country, ascended the throne in Daluo City, and changed the reign title to Dashi.
The first major thing Li Wushang did after ascending the throne was to formally declare war on the Yan State.
When the news reached the South Courtyard, Zhu Feng was sitting at a table with Nan Yan and Xin Ping, having dinner.
When Xinping heard the news, she almost dropped the chopsticks in her hand, but luckily she caught them. However, just as she raised her head and was about to ask her father a question, she heard a "click" sound from the side.
Turning around, I saw that the chopsticks in Nan Yan's hands touched each other.
Although their family was not very particular about meals, and sometimes they didn't even need servants, and they just sat together intimately, but after all, she came from a prominent family and had been a concubine for so many years, Nan Yan had never done this before.
And a solemn expression appeared on her face.
Xinping whispered, "Mom, what's wrong?"
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Nan Yan was silent for a while, then seemed to come back to her senses. She smiled at Xin Ping and said, "It's okay. Come and eat."
Xinping, however, could no longer eat. She said, "There's going to be a war."
These words seemed to break the illusion of calmness on the surface. Nan Yan's breathing became heavier. She looked up at Zhu Feng, and after thinking it over again and again, she couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Li will not hurt him——"
Zhu Feng corrected him calmly, "He is no longer Li Bushang."
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"From now on, you must all remember that he is Li Wushang."
Nan Yan's breathing became heavier.
Although several days had passed since the incident, she had always felt like she was walking on clouds and had never felt grounded. Today, the uneasiness in her heart finally became a reality.
Li Bushang, who became Li Wushang, became the king of Yue again, but he also officially declared war on them.
Nan Yan asked, "Is the Emperor ready?"
Zhu Feng said calmly, "If I hadn't been prepared, how could I let him go back so easily?"
Xin Ping, standing by, opened his eyes even wider. He looked at Nan Yan, then at Zhu Feng, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I said before that I have a month to think things through. Is that what you meant?"
Zhu Feng smiled faintly: "You are not stupid this time."
Xinping's eyes widened: "Father means that this war will last for a month."
Zhu Feng said: "Yeah."
Xinping asked, "Why did Father know the battle would take a month? Can we win?"
Nan Yan said from the side, "Your father never fights a battle without confidence. He will definitely win."
Zhu Feng glared at her.
Although he never fought a battle without confidence, the situation in war was ever-changing, and no one could guarantee constant victory. Of course, he also understood that Nan Yan said this to rebuild her image in his daughter's heart, so he didn't bother with her "boasting".
He said: "Everything is prepared, and failure is inevitable. I am prepared, so I am more confident of victory."
Xinping held the bowl and said, "Then, what exactly does your Majesty want me to see?"
She had been unable to sleep or eat for the past two days, fearing that she would really be defined as a "stupid" person, and she couldn't sleep well even in her dreams.
Fortunately, this time, Zhu Feng didn't try to hide it. Instead, he smiled and said, "You should see why I'm so sure this battle will only take a month. As long as you can understand this, then I won't have raised you in vain for over a decade."
Xinping gasped.
She was no longer the silly princess who spent her days enjoying herself. Especially after what happened with Li Bushang, she became more attentive to reading people's expressions and pondering their every word and action. Zhu Feng's words had been a wake-up call, but she also understood that, conversely, if she truly couldn't see through them, she'd lived for nothing for the past decade.
This is really a great humiliation for her.
She held the bowl and gritted her teeth, "I don't believe I can't understand it!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
Nan Yan immediately stopped her: "Where are you going? We haven't finished our meal yet!"
He said calmly, "I'll go get some information."
Seeing her acting like a child again, Nan Yan felt both angry and amused. She reached out and pulled her back, scolding her, "You're so rude! Who told you to run away after putting down your bowl before you've even finished your meal?"
Zhu Feng said calmly, "When doing things, you can't be impulsive. You have to understand the priorities. It's not your job as a princess to go out and get information yourself. If you're so impatient, are you still a princess?"
These words made Xinping even more anxious.
But Nan Yan caught him and he couldn't run away. He was forced back to sit on the stool. Nan Yan said in a deep voice: "Finish your meal properly before you go out and make trouble."
Zhu Feng was also beside him and said casually, "Eating is the most important thing."
Nan Yan looked up at him.
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