Chapter 3642 What are the people of Dian doing?
This journey lasted for two full days.
If they had reached Makouzi before, they were still close to the heart of the grassland. However, after two days of light luggage and rapid journey, they had already gone deep into the heart of the grassland. Looking around, they saw an endless expanse of snowy plains all around, giving people the illusion that they were in the wilderness with nowhere to hide.
Speaking of which, Nan Yan had been to even worse environments than the one she was in now, but for some reason, when she saw this scene, she felt an inexplicable chill in her heart.
She subconsciously reached out and pulled the wind cloak on her body.
Just then, a dull cough sounded in my ears.
When she looked up, she saw Zhu Feng walking a few steps ahead of her. He was sitting on the horse with his back slightly arched, one hand holding the reins and the other hand clenched into a fist covering his mouth, his shoulders and back trembling slightly.
Although the coughing sound was not loud, Nan Yan knew very well over the past few days that this sound was released after he had tried his best to restrain himself and could no longer hold it back.
Seeing this, Nan Yan immediately said, "Rest where you are."
Logically speaking, the army would not tolerate the imperial concubine, or in other words, a woman would not be allowed to give orders. But during the past few days, those who followed the emperor had already understood that what the imperial concubine said was half an imperial edict.
So as soon as she opened her mouth, everyone around her stopped. Of course, they were not there to rest, but were waiting for the emperor to express his opinion.
Zhu Feng turned around and glanced at Nan Yan. The corners of his eyes were slightly red, obviously from the cough he had just suppressed. However, he was not too angry at Nan Yan's self-willed decision. He just frowned and said, "Rest where you are."
Everyone dismounted immediately.
Because it was obvious that they did not plan to rest for a long time, the soldiers only set up a simple human-shaped tent, which was only large enough for the two of them to rest. Zhu Feng went in first and sat on a felt blanket. Ying Shao immediately led people to build a bonfire less than two steps away from the tent, and set up a pot rack. Just as they were about to boil water, Nan Yan came over with a water bag and handed it to him.
Ying Shao said: "My Lady, this is——"
Nan Yan said, "This is medicine, please heat it up first."
Ying Shao immediately understood what was going on. He poured some of the medicine out of the water bag and placed it on the pot stand in the dark. The campfire licked the bottom of the pot. After a while, the medicine was bubbling and the air was filled with the strong smell of medicine.
However, no matter how bad the smell of the medicine was, it was not as ugly as Zhu Feng's expression.
Aunt Tongyun and the others stood guard in front of the campfire, looking back at the emperor's gloomy face from time to time, not daring to breathe. After the medicine was finally heated up, Aunt Tongyun carefully took the pot off and sat in the ice and snow again. She waited until the medicine was cool enough to be eaten before slowly pouring it into a bowl.
At this time, Nan Yan came over and picked up the bowl.
Aunt Tongyun asked, "My Lady...?"
Nan Yan said, "I am here."
With that, she turned and walked towards the tent with the bowl in her hand.
Aunt Tongyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Having been with the Emperor for so many days, how could she not know that His Majesty was "veiled from seeing a doctor"? When it came to his health or taking medicine, even the Imperial Concubine would be blamed by him, and the people around him were even more secretive, not daring to mention a single word.
Only the imperial concubine dared to carry the steaming hot medicine over.
Nan Yan walked into the tent, and the smell of medicine immediately spread, lingering in this small herringbone tent. She coughed lightly to clear her throat, and was about to use emotion and reason to persuade His Majesty the Emperor, whose face was uglier than the color of the medicine, to ask for medicine, but she saw Zhu Feng coldly reach out and take the bowl over.
Nan Yan was stunned.
"emperor……?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her coldly: "Why, this medicine is not for me?"
"No, yes, of course it's for the Emperor. But—"
But, how could he——
Before any idea could form in his mind, Zhu Feng had already picked up the bowl and gulped down the medicine.
The heated medicine was more bitter and astringent. Even someone like him who was used to bitterness couldn't help but frown and show an unbearable expression. What was even worse was that his body was originally cold, and suddenly after drinking this hot stuff, the impact of the cold and heat made Zhu Feng cough uncontrollably.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
When she saw him coughing, Nan Yan hurriedly reached out and gently patted his back to help him calm down.
He couldn't stop coughing. Zhu Feng covered his mouth and turned his face to the side, handing the bowl to Nan Yan: "Take it."
Nan Yan took the bowl and continued to look at him: "Is the emperor okay?"
Zhu Feng said nothing and took several deep breaths in succession, as if he wanted to swallow the cough. However, the more he breathed, the more violent his cough became. After a while of coughing so hard that his lungs and liver were raging, his whole face had turned red. He didn't even have time to take out his handkerchief. He pinched his sleeve to cover his mouth, coughed painfully twice, and finally endured the cough.
Seeing him like this, Nan Yan's heart seemed to sink.
How could she not know that even a good person would be frozen to death in such a harsh environment of ice and snow, not to mention Zhu Feng's body was already - now that he was coughing like this, he had been enduring it again and again, and it was only when he could no longer bear it that he exposed himself.
And just now, he was willing to drink the medicine obediently, not because he wanted to.
But he already knew that he couldn't hold it in any longer.
Nan Yan bit her lower lip and whispered, "Your Majesty——"
Before she could finish her words, she heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Looking up, she saw that it was one of the scouts she had sent out before. He had obviously heard some news and had returned.
Zhu Feng squeezed his sleeve tightly in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Bring me some water to rinse my mouth."
Nan Yan didn't know what to say, so she just nodded to Aunt Tongyun. Aunt Tongyun immediately took a bowl of boiled water, added some cold water to it, and warmed it up before passing it to Zhu Feng. He immediately tilted his head back and took a big sip, then rinsed his mouth and spit it out to the edge of the tent.
Then, Ying Shao was seen walking over with the scout.
Nan Yan immediately handed the bowl to Aunt Tongyun. When she looked at Zhu Feng again, he had returned to normal, as if the violent coughing just now was just an illusion.
Ying Shao brought his scouts to Zhu Feng and knelt down.
Zhu Feng said directly, "No need for formalities in the military. What did you hear?"
The scout bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have detected the traces of winding horse hoof prints sixteen or seventeen miles northeast of here."
"roundabout……?"
Zhu Feng's brows immediately furrowed. He thought for a moment and then asked, "How many people are there?"
The scout said, "The footprints are messy, making it hard to tell, but there are at least two or three hundred people."
A team of at least two or three hundred people, on horseback, marching around in front?
Hearing this, Nan Yan's mind inexplicably flashed back to Monk's pale face and his sickly, bloodshot eyes. She suddenly felt a chill and looked up at Zhu Feng.
What are the people of Dang doing?
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