Chapter 848 Concubine Kang and the others... took action
He Yi looked up at him.
Zhu Feng looked down at his daughter with an unspeakably gentle look in his eyes. If someone were to come in at this moment and tell him that the person in front of him was the current emperor, the Prince of Yan who had guarded Beiping, no one would believe it.
After hesitating for a while, Zhu Feng looked up at him: "Hmm?"
He Yi immediately said, "Well, my humble servant's duty is to draft the imperial edict for His Majesty. As for whether or not the imperial edict should be issued after it is drafted, and when it should be issued, these are all the emperor's decisions, and I dare not interfere."
Zhu Feng smiled faintly.
He said, "I know you always think more and talk less."
“…”
"But today, I still want to hear what you have to say."
“…”
He Yi also roughly understood that Zhu Feng must speak up today and explain the reason.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the best solution is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances."
"Stay the same in the face of ever-changing circumstances?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows: "Are you saying that I shouldn't issue this imperial decree?"
He Yi said, "I think that until this matter is thoroughly investigated, Your Majesty can remain unchanged in the face of all changes."
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't say anything, but looked at him.
After a while, he suddenly chuckled.
He Yi lowered his head hurriedly.
Ever since Zhu Feng ascended the throne, their relationship was no longer the same as it was in the Prince of Yan's Mansion in Beiping, or on the battlefield during the Jingnan Campaign. Although Zhu Feng did not show any other intentions, He Yi knew very well that "Emperor" and "Prince of Yan" were different.
Serving the king is like serving a tiger.
He was thinking carefully, wondering if there was anything wrong with what he had just said.
At this moment, little Anping, who was already fast asleep in Zhu Feng's arms, made a very light smacking sound. Zhu Feng immediately lowered his head, and tenderness immediately appeared in his eyes.
He gently touched little Anping's chubby face with his fingers.
After a while, he said, "Okay, you go down first."
He Yi said: "The imperial edict——"
"I, let me think about it again."
"yes."
A smile flashed across He Yi's eyes, but it was fleeting. He bowed and turned to leave the imperial study.
Zhu Feng held the baby in his arms, looked up at the imperial edict on the desk, then turned around and carried little Anping into the inner room next to the imperial study for rest, carefully placed her on the bed, and pulled a corner of the quilt to cover her.
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The sky prison was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
The sun hardly penetrates this place, so the air is filled with an indescribable, damp and unpleasant smell.
In the long corridor, several mice squeaked and ran past.
At the end of the corridor is a very large cell, which is also the only one that can see a little sunlight, because there is a window here. Although it is very high, a ray of sunlight can barely shine in.
It also shone on Xu Miaoyin's face.
She sat on the cold, hard stone bed in the cell, which was covered with only some straw, and Zhu Chengxuan was lying on it.
He just passed the court this morning.
Although Xu Miaoyin also spoke up to stop them - she had used this method to stop those people from touching Zhu Chengxuan before, but today it was impossible because the jailers said that they were following the emperor's orders.
The emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the matter.
Xu Miaoyin could do anything, but she could not disobey Zhu Feng's orders. She could only watch them take Zhu Chengxuan away.
Half an hour later, when he came back, he was almost unconscious.
There were no obvious scars on his body, but Xu Miaoyin knew that if the jailers wanted to take action, they would have many ways to make the wounds invisible but not painful.
Sweat kept flowing down Zhu Chengxuan's handsome little face because of the pain.
Xu Miaoyin took her handkerchief, dipped it in some cold water, and carefully wiped him to cool him down.
Zhu Chengxuan opened his eyes with his eyelashes trembling slightly.
"Mother... Queen Mother..."
"Chengxuan."
Xu Miaoyin looked down at him: "Are you okay?"
"I……"
Before he could finish his words, he frowned in pain and was speechless.
Xu Miaoyin said softly, "What did they ask you? What did you say?"
Zhu Chengxuan gritted his teeth and spoke after a long while, "They asked me why I was dissatisfied with my father and the new policies, and why I wrote such anti-poems."
“…”
"They also tied up several other gentlemen, including Master Jian, and tortured them in the torture chamber."
“…”
"Mother, I really didn't, I really didn't."
Seeing him trembling, Xu Miaoyin sighed softly and said, "Of course, my mother believes you. But——"
"Mother," Zhu Chengxuan said, "Once they've finished their questioning, I can go back, right?"
“…”
"I want to go back. I want to talk to my father. I want to tell him that I didn't..."
Seeing that he was incoherent because of the pain.
Xu Miaoyin reached out and touched his forehead, only to find that he had a fever.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and someone said from a distance: "The Imperial Concubine has arrived!"
When Xu Miaoyin heard this, she quickly turned her head away.
Then I saw Si Nanyan walk in.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
Nan Yan walked to the center of the cell and looked at her sitting beside the stone bed and Zhu Chengxuan lying there dying. She couldn't help but frowned: "Your Highness, what's wrong with Your Highness?"
Xu Miaoyin said, "He just came back from the hall."
"What?"
Nan Yan frowned upon hearing this, turned around to look at the jailers who had led her in, and shouted angrily, "How dare you be so disrespectful to the King of Wei?!"
The jailers smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. We are only following orders to bring the Prince of Wei before the court to question him about the case. This is also the Emperor's will."
"Yes, we are not being rude."
"If you don't believe me, please look. The King of Wei doesn't have any injuries on his body."
Nan Yan gritted her teeth.
She walked to the bedside, and Zhu Chengxuan also saw her and said anxiously: "Your Highness, you came to see me... You are here to convey the order and ask me to go back, right? The emperor asked you to come, right?"
“…”
Seeing his weak appearance, Nan Yan felt uncomfortable.
She said softly, "Your Highness, you must be patient in prison for two more days."
"ah……"
"However, the Emperor has already issued an order for me to thoroughly investigate this matter. Your Highness can... rest assured that I will expedite this matter and get to the bottom of it, clearing your name."
Hearing her say this, Zhu Chengxuan felt a little relieved.
A small smile appeared on his face, and he said softly, "Okay, okay. I'll wait for you."
After saying that, he closed his eyes weakly.
Nan Yan turned to look at Xu Miaoyin again, and both of them had serious expressions on their faces.
The two of them walked to the other side of the cell, and Xu Miaoyin whispered, "Concubine Kang and the others... have taken action, haven't they?"
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