Chapter 594 Your Majesty, I Didn’t…
For the whole next day, Nan Yan kept holding her arm.
Have seen it countless times.
The toad's blood is really gone.
So, was this the reason Zhu Feng suddenly turned cold towards me? He thought I was no longer a virgin, so—
Do you dislike yourself?
If that was really the case, then why didn't he just fly into a rage that night, or even depose himself?
Originally, no one was happy to see his enthronement.
Why didn't he just go with the flow and tell those court officials to stop talking?
One annoying thing after another was like poisonous vines entangled in her body, making it impossible to breathe. Nan Yan sat by the window, looking at the bright sunshine outside, but she felt as if she was suffocating in a whirlpool.
Just then, the little eunuch Tingfu ran in.
"Your Majesty, your uncle has entered the palace and wants to come and pay his respects to you."
"uncle?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment - Gu Tingqiu?
But the next moment, she said calmly: "Let him in."
Tingfu hurried out to pass on the message, and after a while, he came in from outside with Gu Tingqiu.
The uncle was still as elegant as usual, even with a bit of smugness on his face. He walked in and respectfully bowed to Nan Yan: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Uncle, please stand up."
Nan Yan raised her hand, asked him to stand up, and then offered him a seat.
Gu Tingqiu sat on the other side, looking at her with a smile. Nan Yan also perked up and said with a smile, "Is my uncle in the palace again today?"
"Yes."
Gu Tingqiu smiled and said, "Thanks to the Empress's reminder that day, I stayed in Jinling. So when the Emperor summoned me, I immediately went to the palace."
As soon as she heard his self-introduction, Nan Yan immediately understood.
"Uncle, are you an official now?"
"Yes. The Emperor has appointed me as Minister of Works and Vice-Chancellor of State Affairs."
"oh?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment.
The Minister of Works is not a high-ranking official, but he can assist the Prime Minister. Although this is only a temporary title, he can communicate with the emperor at any time and has considerable power.
Nan Yan certainly knew that Zhu Feng was planning to promote his family, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
She smiled and said, "Congratulations, uncle."
Gu Tingqiu stood up hurriedly and said with a smile: "This is all thanks to the blessing of the Queen."
Nan Yan waved her hand: "I am in the harem here. Your official position is the business of the previous dynasty and has nothing to do with me."
Gu Tingqiu said hurriedly, "This humble official knows. However, what I do represents the dignity of the Empress. This humble official will certainly perform his duties faithfully and live up to the Emperor's grace and the Empress's high expectations."
"That's it."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "Then what will uncle do next——"
Gu Tingqiu said, "Tomorrow, after the King of Wei is enthroned, I will set off for Beiping."
"Peking?"
"Yes. The Emperor has already planned to build the city of Beiping. As the Minister of Works, I will oversee this major undertaking."
Nan Yan suddenly woke up. Zhu Feng had told him in the past that his men lacked construction talent.
It turned out that at that time, he had already thought of building the city of Beiping.
The new policy had already begun to take shape at that time.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "What else did the emperor say to you?"
Gu Tingqiu said, "The Emperor also said that the situation in Peking is quite complicated, especially with the Henan Provincial Government. He told me not to mess up my job."
This sentence was not finished.
But Nan Yan understood it all at once.
Generally speaking, major tasks such as building the city of Beiping would be handed over to trusted ministers, such as Wu Yingqiu. In addition, he was originally the Governor of Henan Province and was very familiar with that area.
But after this enthronement, Zhu Feng became estranged from him.
Wu Wan's rank was also demoted.
But in this case, the resistance Zhu Feng will encounter will naturally be greater.
Nan Yan said softly, "I hope my uncle will live up to the emperor's grace and complete the tasks assigned by the emperor."
"I understand."
As Gu Tingqiu said this, he stood up and was about to say goodbye.
But he looked at Nan Yan's slightly furrowed brows, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Your Majesty seems to be - worried about something?"
Nan Yan glanced at him.
After a while, he said softly, "Nothing."
“…”
Gu Tingqiu was silent for a while, then said, "If it's something outside, Her Majesty, please let me know, and I, along with Mu Yun, will naturally take care of it for Her Majesty."
“…”
"But, I'm afraid that the things inside are only for you, the queen, to worry about."
Nan Yan smiled faintly: "I know."
"Then, I will take my leave."
"Um."
After he left, Nan Yan still sat there in the same posture, but there was a slight ripple in her heart.
Just now, she thought that the "things inside" that Gu Tingqiu was talking about were things in the harem.
But think about it, when he said this, he seemed to be pointing to his heart.
He is talking about matters of the heart.
This uncle really has a keen eye.
Nan Yan took a deep breath and murmured, "I really want to untie this knot in my heart."
“…”
"But this knot is not in my heart."
Feeling stuffy in the room, she walked to the bench outside, leaned on the back of the chair and looked outside.
There was a cool breeze, just like that night.
And she slowly closed her eyes in this cool breeze.
Ran Xiaoyu and the others came over and saw her sleeping in the corridor again. They were about to go over to wake her up when suddenly, a very low voice came from behind her -
"Don't bother her."
Everyone was startled and looked back.
Zhu Feng was standing behind him.
Everyone knelt down hurriedly: "Bye——"
Before they could finish their words, Zhu Feng raised his hand to stop them from speaking.
He walked over slowly, leaned over to look at Nan Yan who was sleeping soundly, and after a while, he said softly, "All of you go down."
Everyone was a little hesitant, especially Ran Xiaoyu.
If Zhu Feng really had any doubts about Nan Yan, would he hurt Nan Yan?
Just as he was hesitating, he saw Zhu Feng stretch out his hand and skillfully pick up the sleeping Nan Yan.
His eyes were also fixed on the little girl in his arms.
I don’t know if it’s because the emperor didn’t get enough rest these days, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and his whole body exuded a tense and hot atmosphere.
But when he looked at Nan Yan, his eyes seemed very conflicted.
There is also an indescribable tenderness.
Ran Xiaoyu thought about it and decided to step back.
Zhu Feng didn't look at any of them. He slowly walked back to the room with Nan Yan in his arms and gently put her on the bed.
Everything is the same as that night.
Even his heavy mood remained unchanged.
He sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at Nan Yan, who had become increasingly haggard after not seeing her for a few days. The wrinkles between his eyebrows slowly emerged.
He reached out and gently stroked her cheek.
I don’t know if it was because she felt the warm breath, but Nan Yan, who was originally sleeping very soundly, suddenly shook her head gently at this moment.
He murmured, "Your Majesty, I didn't..."
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