Chapter 3534 Excusable
Could it be that Li Bushang still has some leverage in his hands?
Just as Nan Yan was about to say something, the door creaked open and a soft, thin voice rang out, "Mother..."
She quickly turned her head and saw Xinping wearing a thin skirt and standing at the door in slippers. Her eyes were wide open, and she was looking inside timidly through the narrow crack in the door.
When Nan Yan saw her daughter like this, her heart softened.
She hurriedly stood up, walked over to open the door, and led Xinping in. She said, "When did you wake up? Why didn't you ask for help? Look at you!"
He was as calm and docile as a well-behaved little rabbit, and didn't even say a word.
She was led in by Nan Yan and barely stuffed her feet into her shoes. Then she carefully looked up at Zhu Feng, but saw that her father was only busy drinking porridge from the bowl and didn't even look at her.
She immediately lowered her head.
Nan Yan looked at Zhu Feng, then at her, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, but she also said softly, "Why don't you pay your respects to your father? Your father hasn't even closed his eyes since yesterday, and he rescued you in the middle of the night."
Xinping raised his hand and bowed respectfully to Zhu Feng: "Your Highness, your son pays homage to you, Father."
Zhu Feng was still holding the bowl and drinking porridge. He had no appetite just now, but now the small bowl was almost covering his face.
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng coughed lightly, then put the bowl down, took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, and then glanced at his daughter.
But he asked, "Are you hungry?"
Xinping was stunned for a moment, but nodded obediently.
During the days she was captured by Li Bushan, although she was provided with fine clothes and delicious food, she had no appetite to eat. When she returned to the South Courtyard this morning, she was so tired that she fell asleep immediately. She was just woken up by hunger. She followed the sound and came here. When she smelled the fragrant chicken porridge in the room, her stomach started to growl.
Zhu Feng tapped her with his chin and said, "Eat something first. Don't be so hungry that you don't even have the energy to speak."
Nan Yan then smiled and hugged Xin Ping and said, "Hurry up and sit down and have some porridge first."
Xinping sat down next to Nan Yan, and Nan Yan personally served her half a bowl of porridge. She took small sips of porridge from the bowl. As she drank, she looked up at Zhu Feng, as if she had something to say.
Zhu Feng simply said, "If you have anything to say, let's talk after you're full."
Xinping thought about it and started drinking the porridge in big mouthfuls.
Nan Yan watched from the side and couldn't help laughing: "Slow down."
So, the family of three sat around the table. Although Zhu Feng didn't say a word, he stayed there. Nan Yan picked up some dishes for Xinping from time to time. The only sound in the quiet room was Xinping slurping his porridge. It seemed particularly homely and even a little warm.
After a while, she was finally full.
I even held back a burp.
Nan Yan suppressed her laughter, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, then asked softly, "Do you want to go back to sleep?"
Xinping shook his head and said, "Your Highness has something to say to your father."
Nan Yan immediately raised her eyes and glanced at Zhu Feng.
Although the child called out "Mom" as the first sentence when she came in, her mind was obviously on her father from beginning to end. Nan Yan also knew that Zhu Feng's attitude when he came back this morning must have made the child feel uneasy, otherwise, she would not have come here like this.
Zhu Feng, on the other hand, had been sitting here motionless, seemingly waiting for his daughter to speak.
At this moment, he glanced at Xinping and said calmly, "What do you want to tell me?"
Xinping pursed his lips, slowly stood up, then knelt respectfully on the ground in front of Zhu Feng and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for saving my life."
Zhu Feng placed his hands on his knees, sat still, and said calmly, "You are my daughter, so I will naturally save you. But you know how to be grateful, which is also good."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Get up quickly."
As he spoke, he took his daughter's hand and pulled her up. Just as he was about to reach out to help her brush the dust off her knees, he heard Xinping say again, "But, there is still one thing I don't understand, and I still want to ask Father for clarification."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan frowned.
Could it be that Xinping wants to bring up the past again?
She was about to say something when she saw Zhu Feng glance at her, his eyes clearly signaling her not to stop him, and then he said, "Ask whatever you want to ask."
Xinping bit his lower lip. Although he was obviously hesitant, he finally took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I still don't understand why the emperor wanted to transfer all the food from Jinling and send it to Yue State. And, he also burned those starving people to death."
"Xin Ping!"
Nan Yan let out a low cry.
Seeing that the relationship between father and daughter had finally eased a little, the child was so stubborn and still wanted to bring up this matter. She was afraid that Zhu Feng would get angry again, so she hurriedly shouted at her.
Xinping had been frightened for the past two days, and after hearing her mother's yelling, she shuddered and lowered her head.
However, Zhu Feng was not angry.
He simply glanced at Nan Yan calmly, signaling her not to do so. He then lowered his head to look at his timid daughter, whose eyes were red, and said in a deep voice, "You still don't understand?"
Xinping was silent for a moment and shook his head honestly.
She really doesn't understand.
Zhu Feng asked, "Then why aren't you angry with me anymore?"
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This time, Xin Ping remained silent for a bit longer. She thought for a long time before she said softly, "I just feel that many of the things Father does seem to have other deeper meanings, but I just don't understand."
Zhu Feng said, "So, you want to ask if I have other plans for this matter?"
Xinping nodded.
A hint of a smile crossed Zhu Feng's face, but he didn't smile. Instead, he looked at his daughter calmly for a long time, then reached out and pressed the top of her head firmly before saying, "Thinking this way is already a lot better than before."
Xinping immediately raised his head and looked at him, his eyes shining.
Zhu Feng continued, "But I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out, that's still not enough."
Nan Yan whispered beside her, "How old is she..."
Zhu Feng said, "If it were any other child, it wouldn't matter if they couldn't figure it out, because their stupidity only hinders themselves, not others. But as my daughter, as a princess, you should be smarter and more hardworking than other children, otherwise you might bring harm to others in the future."
This is a bit harsh.
Xinping's expression also grew solemn. She gritted her teeth and said, "I am a foolish child. I beg Your Majesty to teach me. I want to know what Your Majesty has done that I don't know about, and whether all this is justifiable."
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