Chapter 3017 What are your plans?
Seeing her face suddenly turn pale, as if her soul had been taken away in an instant, Zhu Chengjin's smile deepened. He said, "It seems that you have thought of it too."
"No, impossible!"
Nan Yan suddenly spoke loudly, as if she wanted to turn into a sharp knife to cut off his words and even his plans. She gritted her teeth and said with a hint of venom: "Xiao Yu can't do this, she won't!"
"Oh? Why not?"
"She should know, knowing that he is the emperor. If anything happens to the emperor, I will be heartbroken - I, I am nothing. If the emperor has any accident, the entire Yan Kingdom will be in chaos. She, she can't not understand this. She will not do this, absolutely not!"
"Really? Are you sure?"
Zhu Chengjin sneered and said, "But from the look on your face, you don't seem so sure."
Nan Yan gritted her teeth and glared at him fiercely.
Zhu Chengjin continued slowly, "To be honest, if it were someone else, I might not have given such an order. Because those people, like you, think the same way. Killing someone, they have to consider the consequences, the country, and the people. They would rather die than do such a thing. So, even though I have people planted around you, none of them took action."
“…”
"But Ran Xiaoyu, she is different."
“…”
"In her eyes, only you and Ye Zheng are important. She doesn't care about other people and things and can forget about them."
“…”
"Tell me, if you were in my hands now, and Ye Zheng was also in my hands, would she still dare to disobey my orders?"
Nan Yan's face was as pale as paper, and she fell to the ground, shaking all over.
She thought about the huge fight she and Zhu Feng had over Jian Ruocheng and the miscarriage of her unborn baby. But even then, she never dared to tell him about what happened before Zhu Feng lost his memory, for fear of irritating him and driving him crazy, which would also give some people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of her.
But Ran Xiaoyu didn't care at all. After seeing that she was wronged, she rushed directly to Zhu Feng to report the matter.
It was also because of that that she and Ye Zheng had their first conflict.
At that time, Ye Zheng was almost about to give up on her.
Now, the same situation occurs again.
To Ran Xiaoyu, she is the most important, and Ye Zheng is also the most important. Apart from the two of them, she doesn't care about anyone else. Even to Zhu Feng, the emperor, she just obeys him and is not truly loyal to him. This can be imagined even if you look at her background.
so--
As if admiring a beautiful painting, Zhu Chengjin lowered his head, looked at Nan Yan's pale face, and said with a smile: "Do you think Ran Xiaoyu has made a move at this time?"
Nan Yan gritted her teeth, cold sweat dripping down her forehead.
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Under the same bright moon, the tranquility of Xiajiang Town was filled with a bit of worldly fireworks. Zhu Feng stood by the river, with his hands behind his back, watching the slightly trembling waves on the river. The moonlight was also crushed into the clear waves in front of him.
Behind him, many lights in the town were turned off.
There were only one or two pedestrians returning home late at night, hurrying by on the street. The sound of gongs and drums echoed several times from far and near, and the night was getting darker and darker.
Xiao Shunzi stood behind him, not saying a word, just standing there quietly.
At this moment, a gust of cool night wind carrying water vapor blew over, making him shiver.
Although it was midsummer, the river was filled with moisture and the nights were colder than elsewhere. He thought for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Master, we've been standing here for so long, let's go back."
“…”
"Madam has been gone for a few days. If there is any news over there, it will be directly reported to Hengsheng Bank or Taoist Master Miaoming's residence."
“…”
"It's a chilly night, and you've been standing here for so long. If you catch a cold, Madam won't forgive me when she comes back. You'd better go back first."
Zhu Feng seemed not to hear anything, still with his hands behind his back, not moving.
"master……"
Xiao Shunzi looked at him in embarrassment and didn't dare to persuade him too much. After all, Zhu Feng only brought him out tonight and didn't even let the Jinyiwei follow. If someone noticed them, even if the emperor was a martial arts master, danger would still be unavoidable.
What’s worse is that he has to pee urgently.
People who serve the emperor usually have to eat and drink less, for fear that they will need to go to the toilet at an important time and cannot keep the emperor waiting for them. Xiao Shunzi only drank half a cup of tea during the whole day today, that is, during the afternoon break. Unexpectedly, Zhu Feng took him out and made him stand for an hour or two. He was almost unable to hold it back.
Just when the little grandson was racking his brains over how to coax his grandfather back, suddenly, he heard a very light sound of footsteps behind him.
Xiao Shunzi had been with Zhu Feng for so many years and was trained by Eunuch Yu, so he was naturally very alert. He turned around hurriedly and saw a familiar figure slowly walking towards him in the night.
"Miss Xiaoyu?"
It turned out to be Ran Xiaoyu.
Ever since the emperor and the imperial concubine came to Cuicang County to pick her up, she has not been with the imperial concubine on any work and has been recuperating. However, after such a long time, there is still no improvement. Her face is so pale - as pale as paper to put it nicely, and to put it bluntly, it scared Xiao Shunzi just now, and he thought it was a female ghost approaching.
Ran Xiaoyu came over, nodded at him, and said, "I came to see the master."
Zhu Feng had been looking at the river with his hands behind his back. When he heard her voice, he turned around, glanced at Ran Xiaoyu, and said, "Why did you come out?"
“…”
"Didn't she remind you to take a good rest and take good care of your body before she left?"
Ran Xiaoyu said softly: "I am fine now. I heard that the master has not returned yet so late, and I was afraid that something might have happened, so I came to check."
"I'm fine."
After saying that, Zhu Feng still turned his head with his hands behind his back and continued to look at the quietly flowing river.
Someone came, and Xiao Shunzi felt a little relieved. Moreover, he also knew Ran Xiaoyu's skills, so he said in a low voice: "Miss Xiaoyu, you stay here first, I'll be back soon."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded slightly and walked to stand behind Zhu Feng.
Xiao Shunzi ran away picking up his clothes.
It was still quiet by the river.
Ran Xiaoyu looked up and stared at Zhu Feng's back. Her pale face and dark eyes looked particularly empty under the moonlight, as if she was not a flesh-and-blood person, but a paper phantom.
Zhu Feng suddenly said, "Xiaoyu."
Ran Xiaoyu was shocked: "Yes."
"Ye Zheng...he's gone. What are your plans?"
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