Chapter 3198: Parthia's Favored Concubine
Zhu Feng leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Tell me, why are you so rude?"
The two people kneeling on the ground had lost all the blood in their faces. At this moment, they were as pale as paper. From the time they started working for the court until now, no matter what they had experienced, the two people seemed to have always been very calm. This was the first time to see them in such a mess.
Nan Yan couldn't help but frown.
Although he knew he had no right to speak in the Imperial Study, he couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "You two were also taught by Master Gu. He is a gentleman, and you should understand that there is nothing that cannot be said. Now, in front of the Emperor, feel free to say whatever you want."
When they heard her speak, the expressions on their faces became more serious.
After a long while, Tong Sinian finally said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not dare to offend you. It's just that I encountered something unbelievable during my trip to Parthia. That's why I behaved inappropriately in front of you. I admit my guilt."
"Something incredible?"
When Zhu Feng and Nan Yan heard this, they subconsciously looked at each other.
Although both children are relatively stable and can be entrusted with important tasks, Tong Sinian is particularly mature and reserved. Even he said the word "incredible", which shows how deeply this incident has affected them.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "What exactly is going on? Tell me clearly."
Gu Yiyou took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "After leaving Yumen Pass, Si Nian and I, along with the special envoys, visited several small countries in the Western Regions along the way, and arrived at Parthia after half a year. The ruler of Parthia was indeed very welcoming to our mission, willing to open the country to trade with us, and even hosted a three-day and three-night banquet to welcome our delegation."
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly: "So what?"
Tong Sinian said, "However, at the banquet on the third day, the favorite concubine of the King of Parthia suddenly appeared at the banquet and asked about the status of our Jade Cloth and when we could complete it."
"Pampered Concubine?"
This time, Zhu Feng and Nan Yan looked at each other.
Of course, they all knew that the golden jade burial suit was requested by the King of Parthia for his favorite concubine. This was not surprising. However, when Zhu Feng mentioned the favorite concubine and recalled the way the two men stared at Nan Yan at the wedding banquet just now, he seemed to understand something.
He said, "Is there any problem with that favorite concubine?"
Tong Sinian gasped.
He raised his head and looked at Nan Yan again. This time, even Nan Yan felt something and looked at Tong Sinian with a serious expression. He gritted his teeth and said word by word as if he had made up his mind, "The favorite concubine of the Parthian Empire and the Imperial Concubine are almost identical."
“……!”
Nan Yan's heartbeat also sank.
Although she had met Shi Tianlu at the Imperial Tomb Temple and he had said those words to her, especially when he told Nan Yan with such certainty that her parents might not be dead and might still be alive somewhere, Nan Yan had some unspeakable thoughts in her heart about the distant Parthia Kingdom, especially after she had communicated with Zhu Feng, and about the favorite concubine who had specially sent the Parthia envoy to the Great Yan Dynasty to ask Zhu Feng for the Golden Jade Clothes.
But, everything is just a vague guess.
After all, no matter how confident Shi Tianlu was, Nan Yan had not received any news about Marquis Bowang and Concubine Qin for so many years.
And now, Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian, who had traveled to the Parthian Empire, suddenly told her that the Parthian Empire's favorite concubine looked almost exactly like her?!
This, what is this?
What does this represent?
Nan Yan's breath almost caught in her throat. Standing behind Zhu Feng, she felt dizzy and subconsciously reached out to grab the armrest of the chair to steady herself. Zhu Feng turned around and glanced at her: "Nan Yan?"
Nan Yan took a deep breath and tried her best to look calmer.
She said, "I'm fine."
But as soon as she opened her mouth, her excitement was betrayed by her trembling voice. Zhu Feng thought for a moment, then simply reached out and patted the back of her hand. Without saying anything else to her, he turned to look at Tong Sinian and said, "Are you telling the truth?"
Gu Yiyou said hurriedly, "It's absolutely true."
“…”
"When we saw the favorite concubine of the Parthian Empire, we were both surprised. We thought—we thought the imperial concubine had arrived in the Parthian Empire."
“…”
"Later, when we saw how she spoke to the King of Parthia, she looked completely different from the Queen, and we realized we had the wrong person."
Having said that, he looked up at Nan Yan again.
He whispered, "I heard from the Emperor that the Parthian envoys arrived in Bailong City. Could it be that they—"
Zhu Feng knew they wanted to ask if the envoy was surprised to see the imperial concubine. However, Zhu Feng had summoned the envoy of the Parthian Empire to the Lotus Heart Hall in Bailong City. At that time, Nan Yan stayed in Shazhouwei and did not meet with the envoy of the Parthian Empire.
If we had met, this secret wouldn't have been revealed to the world just now—
No, it shouldn't be said to be a secret.
After all, from the fact that the King of Parthia allowed the two of them to meet his favorite concubine, it can be seen that the other party knew nothing about this matter.
An emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty, a ruler of the Parthian Empire, and their favorite concubines looked almost the same.
Zhu Feng frowned. He looked for a long moment and said in a deep voice, "What kind of person is that favorite concubine?"
Tong Sinian said, "I can be sure she's not from Parthia. When we went to Parthia, we saw that most of the people there had blonde hair and heterochromia. Only this favorite concubine had black hair and black eyes. Although she doesn't speak Chinese, I can be sure she's from the Central Plains."
"So, when she saw us, she was very friendly."
Gu Yiyou thought for a moment and added, "By the way, she should be a few years younger than the Empress."
After saying this, the entire imperial study fell silent.
There was no sound at all. Only Zhu Feng felt that the breathing of the young woman standing behind him seemed to be getting faster and faster. He also saw that the hand holding the armrest of his chair was constantly exerting force, and the veins on the back of the hand were bulging.
He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you two can step back first."
“…”
"I'll ask you questions when I have time."
Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian didn't dare to say anything more. They bowed again and left.
As soon as the two of them left, Zhu Feng immediately stood up and took Nan Yan's already cold hand and sat on the couch beside him. She had a frown on her face and her whole body was tense like a bow that was about to break at any time.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "Are you okay?"
“…”
Nan Yan took a deep breath before looking up at him.
He whispered: "Your Majesty, is that person——"
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