Chapter 2408: The Dragon and Phoenix Among Men
As Zhu Feng listened, his expression darkened again.
"Is he the one who is close to you?"
Nan Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, apart from him, there is no one else I can get close to."
“…”
After hearing this, Zhu Feng couldn't get angry even if he wanted to.
Regardless of whether he had lost his memory or remembered the past, he knew all the suffering Nan Yan had endured since childhood. Even after she was canonized as a noble concubine, her two sisters still wanted to kill her without knowing the consequences.
One can imagine what kind of life she had lived in the Si family since she was a child.
He let out a deep breath and reached out to take her hand.
She had been a little worried that he would get angry with her, but now, feeling the warmth of his palm, the last bit of worry in her heart disappeared. Nan Yan looked up at him, only to see Zhu Feng say in a deep voice, "Alright, it's all over."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Of course I know. It's all in the past."
She no longer cares about the past.
Now that things have come to this, if you still care about your childhood, then you are really hopeless.
Zhu Feng held her in his arms, and the two of them sat quietly for a while.
Then he asked, "Is that Yan Ye really that outstanding?"
“…”
Nan Yan couldn't help but laugh in her heart.
He was still thinking about it.
So she said, "It's been so many years, and the few times I saw him were when I was around Xinping's age. How much can I remember?"
Zhu Feng glared at her: "But don't you still remember that he is a man of both civil and military talents?"
“…”
"You still remember that you wanted to be close to him."
“…”
"Then what else don't you remember?"
“…”
Nan Yan was a little bit helpless with him, so she simply concentrated on thinking for a while, but when she thought of the past, her mind couldn't help but drift away. Zhu Feng looked at her slightly flickering eyes and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
Nan Yan looked up at him and said softly, "If you didn't want to think about it, I would have almost forgotten it."
“…”
"But now that I think about it, this person—"
"how?"
Nan Yan hesitated for a moment before softly saying four words: "A dragon among men."
“……!”
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
At this moment, he didn't even care about being angry. After all, although Nan Yan had not had a good life since childhood, she was still a lady of the Si family. Especially after entering the palace, all the people she met were royal relatives and nobles. These people were also considered the best of the best.
However, no one has ever made her feel that she is a "dragon among men".
But now, she actually gave the evaluation of "a rare talent" to a person whom she had only met a few times when she was a child.
Zhu Feng gradually became serious.
"Is it really so?"
Nan Yan really thought about it seriously for a long time this time, and said softly: "This person is very good-looking."
"……oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows again.
Nan Yan couldn't help but laugh.
Although she felt embarrassed, she had to admit that she attached great importance to people's appearance. When she saw a good-looking man, she would inevitably take a second look.
Zhu Feng's appearance was exactly what she liked best, handsome and strong. Sometimes, even if she was angry with him, as soon as she saw his face, most of the anger in her heart would disappear.
And Yan Ye...
She said seriously: "Really, it's very good."
Zhu Feng asked, "Besides that?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "I was young then, and he wasn't much older either. Besides, when he came to see me, he was just there to play with me and comfort me. I hadn't experienced anything serious."
“…”
"But I just have a feeling that his character is different from that of ordinary young people."
“…”
"Even many adults are not as good as him."
Hearing her say this, Zhu Feng also sighed softly.
He said, "If it is really as you said, it is a pity that I have never had the chance to meet such a person."
Nan Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Not long after my father passed away, he cut off contact with our family. Over the years, there has been no news at all. I'm afraid he has disappeared from the world."
"Hidden from the world?"
Upon hearing these two words, Zhu Feng frowned slightly and said, "This person is both civil and military, and is proficient in the languages of various countries. He even accompanied your uncle on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions. If he really stays in seclusion, wouldn't it be a waste of his talent?"
“…”
"People like this should enter the world and build great achievements."
Nan Yan smiled bitterly and said, "If only he knew that the emperor has such a heart to seek talents, it would be great. However, it's a pity that he is now in seclusion."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned slightly and murmured, "As the saying goes, small hermits hide in the mountains and forests, while great hermits hide in the city. I wonder where he is hiding."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I guess he must be hiding in the mausoleum."
Zhu Feng thought about it and nodded, "Not bad."
“…”
"If he is as you say, a rare talent like him would stand out wherever he goes. If he is truly hiding in the imperial court, it is impossible that I have never heard of his name."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "I think so too."
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, this person has disappeared from the world. Since he's no longer here, there's no need to mention him anymore."
He lowered his head again and warned, "Don't even think about it anymore."
“…”
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile.
Nodded obediently.
She asked again: "Then, Kang Biyun's funeral——"
Zhu Feng sneered and said, "Based on what she did, she deserves to be reduced to ashes. Do you think we should even arrange for her funeral?"
Nan Yan said, "There's no need to scatter his bones and ashes. He's already dead."
“…”
"What I mean is that, given her rank, she's not even worthy of being in the imperial mausoleum. Why not just let Eunuch Yu and the others find a place for her, give her a thin coffin, and bury her without even erecting a tombstone?"
Zhu Feng's anger has not yet subsided.
He just said calmly: "You decide."
"yes."
Nan Yan nodded in response and thought about Xue Yun again, but after thinking about it carefully, she decided to wait until Xue Yun left before telling him.
Zhu Feng looked down at her and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
"Well,"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and immediately said, "There's one more thing, it's about Ye Zheng and Xiao Yu."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. "You also know that Ye Zheng is going to go south in the next couple of days to deal with the unrest among the mulberry farmers in those areas?"
"yes,"
Nan Yan said softly, "I want to ask the emperor to let Ran Xiaoyu go with him."
“…”
"He was seriously injured by the arrow in Shazhou Wei. He didn't take good care of himself after returning, and was hit by another arrow at the Great Sacrifice Altar. This time, he has to travel thousands of miles to the south. Xiaoyu has been so worried about this that she hasn't slept well for several nights."
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "Now that Ran Xiaoyu is gone, what will happen to you?"
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