Chapter 599 She, Insults the Emperor’s Face
At this time, Nan Yan finally spoke.
But she was extremely calm, even with a hint of a smile, and said, "Concubine Zhuang is very attentive to every detail. I'm afraid not many people know that Lord Jian entered the palace today, but you even know when he left the palace so clearly."
“…”
Wu Wan was stunned for a moment.
Glancing at Zhu Feng, who remained expressionless but with a gloomy face, she hurriedly said, "The King of Wei is being enthroned today. I'm concerned about him, so naturally I asked one more question."
“…”
"My Lady, is this illegal?"
Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then smiled and shook her head: "Of course not."
Wu Wan asked, "Then, how does the Imperial Concubine explain this matter?"
“…”
At this moment, Zhu Feng on the side suddenly spoke.
“That’s enough!”
Everyone held their breath and looked at him carefully.
An expression of impatience appeared on his gloomy face. He said, "It's just a small matter. Don't let it affect the banquet tonight."
“……!”
Everyone was stunned.
Is this a small matter?
How could it be considered a trivial matter that a personal belonging of a foreign official appeared among the imperial concubine's gifts?
Even Xu Miaoyin was stunned for a moment.
Wu Wan subconsciously asked, "Your Majesty...?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said calmly, "Princess Zhuang."
"I'm here."
"Do you know why the Queen demoted you from Consort Kang to Consort Zhuang?"
“…”
Wu Wan stopped talking immediately.
Although she had rouge on her face, it couldn't hide the redness and paleness in her face.
Zhu Feng said: "It's because you are involved in too many things."
“…”
"Now, the Imperial Concubine is Si Nanyan, and she has the power to assist in managing the six palaces."
“…”
"You don't have to ask so many questions."
Wu Wan's heart sank into the cold pond.
She had clearly heard before that Zhu Feng did not favor Si Nanyan, and she guessed that it must be the medicine she used that caused Si Nanyan's palace blood to disappear.
The two of them should have a grudge against each other, and even the emperor should hate Si Nanyan!
Before, wasn't he very wary of Si Nanyan and Jian Ruocheng, and even put Si Nanyan in jail because of this incident?
Why--
At this moment, she was a little confused.
Gao Yurong, who was standing by, also stared at Zhu Feng in amazement, not even daring to breathe.
But at this moment, Nan Yan's voice rang out from Chengqian Palace——
"I don't think this is considered as Concubine Zhuang meddling in other people's affairs."
“……!”
Everyone was shocked again.
Looking back at Nan Yan standing in the crowd, her face was still a little pale and her expression even looked a little haggard.
But her gaze was extremely firm.
When I looked at Zhu Feng, I didn't know if it was an illusion, but there was even a sense of provocation.
No one dared to speak.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that tonight, Concubine Zhuang and Concubine An, possibly along with Concubine Xia Zhaoyi, were making things difficult for Concubine Si, using this jade token to cause trouble, while the Emperor, with a domineering attitude, was trying to suppress the matter.
It's obviously biased.
However, the imperial concubine actually brought it up herself.
Isn't she embarrassing the emperor?
Xu Miaoyin frowned.
Even Prince Wei Zhu Chengxuan whispered, "Noble Concubine...?"
Si Nanyan nodded calmly to Zhu Chengxuan, then said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. Although today we are hosting a banquet in your palace to celebrate your enthronement as King of Wei, since Concubine Zhuang has already asked about this matter, I will take up your time to explain this matter clearly."
Zhu Chengxuan looked at her for a moment and said softly, "Please do as you please."
Nan Yan slowly walked up to Zhu Feng, looked at the jade token in his hand, and said seriously, "It seems that this jade token is indeed Master Jian's."
“…”
"Just now, I indeed found it from my gift."
“…”
"So, you might be wondering if Lord Jian and I have some secret dealings and it was accidentally left there?"
Jian Ruocheng took a deep breath.
But he didn't say anything.
Wu Wan asked, "What else?"
Nan Yan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, this little jade token is nothing."
“…”
"The gifts I sent are all closely related to Master Jian."
Everyone was shocked again.
Even Zhu Feng's brows furrowed slightly.
Nan Yan said calmly, "Why don't you open all my gifts?"
After saying that, she winked at Ran Xiaoyu.
Ran Xiaoyu took a deep breath, walked over, took out the things in the brocade box, and slowly peeled off the layer of delicate silk wrapped around it.
Then put it on the table.
When everyone saw it, they all opened their eyes wide in shock.
That turned out to be a set of books.
Nan Yan smiled faintly and said, "I'm ashamed to say that everyone else's gifts are all exquisite and luxurious, but mine is so simple."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Chengxuan pounced on her.
He picked up the books one by one and said in surprise, "This, this is 'Taiping Shenghui Fang', this is 'Taibai Yinjing', and there's 'Su Shu', this is 'Shen Xiang Quan Bian', 'Yuan Hai Zi Ping'..."
His voice was shaking with excitement.
Upon hearing his words, Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
He turned and looked at Nan Yan.
Just now, seeing so many exquisite and luxurious gifts, Zhu Chengxuan just smiled faintly, maintaining the demeanor of a prince, or the King of Wei.
But it was also obvious that those gifts were just for face.
The person who gave it to him didn't care, and he didn't care either.
However, Si Nanyan's gift made him very excited.
Xu Miaoyin said: "These are——"
Si Nanyan turned around and said calmly, "Your Majesty, before the Emperor ascended the throne, he promised Elder Jian three important tasks, one of which was to compile a great book."
Xu Miaoyin said, "This, I know."
"To compile a great book, one must collect rare and precious ancient books from all over the country, even from other countries."
“…”
"I think that collecting these ancient books, besides compiling them, should also have some specific uses."
“…”
"For His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, it is most important to have a wide range of knowledge and broaden your horizons."
“…”
"Therefore, I have specially asked Lord Jian to select these ancient books that would be useful to His Highness the Prince of Wei, and then compile them into a book. Today, I will give it to His Highness as a gift."
Everyone was stunned.
Xu Miaoyin said: "So——"
Nan Yan said calmly, "So, the things were prepared by Master Jian. It seems understandable that his personal belongings ended up in the box, right?"
After saying that, she slowly walked in front of Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng looked at her silently and handed her the jade token.
Nan Yan turned and walked to Jian Ruocheng, returned the jade token to him, and said with a smile: "Master Jian is still a little careless. It was lost this time. If it is stolen next time, it will be troublesome."
Jian Ruocheng said calmly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
At this moment, a gnashing voice came from behind——
"Then, how do you explain the time that Lord Jian stayed in the palace?"
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