Chapter 3053: People's Hearts Are Difficult to Calm
This time, Zhu Chengjin did not drink a bowl of water soaked with bitter gall after dinner.
Instead, he asked the palace maid beside him to bring him a cup of fragrant hot tea for rinsing his mouth. Even the cup was made of jade. After rinsing his mouth, someone brought him an exquisite silk handkerchief. He picked it up, wiped his mouth, then crumpled it into a ball and threw it away.
It’s true, enjoyable.
On days like this, I’m afraid even the gods in heaven would be no more miserable than this.
Nan Yan thought about it, smiled faintly, and when she turned around to continue walking forward, she accidentally caught a glimpse of the dragonfly following behind her. She also stood there motionless, staring at Zhu Chengjin blankly.
Nan Yan asked, "Dragonfly, what's wrong?"
"ah?"
When Dragonfly heard her cry, he suddenly woke up and turned his head quickly: "I, I'm fine."
Nan Yan glanced at her again, without saying anything more, and simply said, "Let's go back."
"yes."
So the three of them left Wuying Hall and walked towards the rooms at the back.
Along the way, the number of roadside guards was less than before when there was a sentry every three steps and a sentry every five steps. However, no matter where they went, they could always see people patrolling. In this situation, it was impossible to escape from the palace.
Of course, Nan Yan never thought of escaping.
She kept her head down, thinking about her own things as she walked.
"My Lady,"
Just as she was concentrating on thinking, Tingfu's hesitant voice came from behind her, as if he had something to say but didn't know whether to say it or not. Nan Yan turned around and glanced at him and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Tingfu hesitated for a long time before she said softly, "I'm just worried."
"What are you worried about?"
"My Lady, if you anger him like this, aren't you really afraid that he'll kill you? At least right now, we're of no use to him."
At this point, Tingfu thought for a moment and then explained, "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm afraid of death. Since I followed you out, I never thought about returning alive. It's just that I followed you out to protect you and keep you safe."
Nan Yan smiled and looked back at him, saying, "Do you also think that I was seeking death by saying those words?"
Tingfu lowered his head: "I dare not."
This means that he still feels this way.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry. I might not have dared to provoke him like this before at Xingluo Lake, but now, after entering the Jinling Imperial Palace, I dare to do it."
"Why?"
"You just said we were of no use to him."
"Um."
"You are wrong. I am of great use to him."
Tingfu frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, do you mean that he wants to use you to threaten the Emperor?"
Speaking of the emperor, Nan Yan's expression darkened for a moment, and she said, "Not really."
“…”
"At least until now, we still don't know what happened in Xiajiang Town. Since he used Ran Xiaoyu, he must have some trust in her. He left me here not to threaten me."
"What's that for?"
Nan Yan said: "His obsession is that the throne was taken away by the emperor back then."
“…”
"He wants to take everything back and prove that he is stronger than the emperor. What he needs most is someone to witness it all with him."
“…”
"And this person should ideally be someone who experienced that incident back then. In other words, someone who witnessed him having everything taken away from him, and now needs to watch him take it all back. Only this person's observation can fill the gaping hole in his heart."
“…”
"So who do you think is the best person?"
Tingfu immediately understood and looked at Nanyan and said, "He most hopes that this person is the Empress. Because back then, the Empress was—now, the Empress is the Imperial Concubine again, and she also went to Xingluo Lake and was by his side when he attacked Jinling City. So, he needs the Empress to witness all this."
"good."
Nan Yan sneered again when she said this, "So, people's hearts are hard to appease."
“…”
"Even if a person conquers the world, if the gap in his heart isn't filled, he'll still be anxious about gains and losses, living like a walking corpse. So, I don't need to be afraid of him now. Not only do I not need to be afraid of him, I want to provoke him."
Tingfu, who had been with her for many years, immediately understood this and said, "The angrier a person is, the more likely they are to lose their mind."
Nan Yan said, "That's right. Now that he has just entered Jinling City, everything is unstable. Just like when the Emperor first took over Jinling, there were internal and external troubles. Any small mistake could affect the overall situation and make all his previous efforts go to waste."
“…”
"My abilities are limited now, and I can't do more."
“…”
"But I will not leave out anything that needs to be done."
Tingfu immediately said, "Then I understand!"
After he finished speaking, he heard a soft sigh from the side, as if in admiration. Turning around, he saw Qingting staring blankly at Nan Yan, with an expression of surprise and admiration on his face.
Nan Yan also looked at her: "What's wrong?"
“…”
Dragonfly was speechless for a long time. After a long while, she whispered, "I, I really didn't expect that there would be a woman like the Imperial Concubine in the world. I, I never thought..."
Seeing her somewhat dazed look, Nan Yan smiled faintly, said nothing, turned around and continued walking forward.
Tingfu chuckled and said, "Of course you can't imagine it."
“…”
"There are tens of thousands of women in the world, but she's the only one who could possibly achieve the status of Imperial Concubine. Do you think everyone can do that?"
Qingting didn't say anything more, just looked at Nan Yan's back and hurriedly followed her.
They returned to the row of rooms. Nan Yan sat down beside the bed and asked them to put the food on the table and eat some first. Ting Fu didn't dare to sit down and eat in front of her. Nan Yan just said, "There's no time to worry about that now. Eat quickly. After you finish, I have something else for you to do."
When Tingfu heard this, he immediately picked up his bowl and chopsticks, but he still didn't dare to sit down. He stood aside and ate without slurping.
The dragonfly is the same as him.
However, she was obviously worried and kept looking at Nan Yan while eating, as if she was investigating this person.
After a while, they finished their meal. Tingfu wiped his mouth and came over to take orders. Nan Yan said, "That man just came to report something to Zhu Chengjin. I want to know what it is. You should find a way to find out. But be careful not to cause any trouble. Zhu Chengjin doesn't want to kill me, but you don't have a 'golden ticket' to save your life."
"yes."
Tingfu immediately turned around and went out.
However, just as he went out, he heard a chaotic noise coming from outside, someone shouting loudly, and the sound of doors opening and closing. Nan Yan felt something was wrong and was about to get up and go out to check, but Tingfu turned back.
"My lady, there's no need to ask."
Nan Yan asked, "What's the matter?"
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