Chapter 1903 The Happiness of Sharing Hardships
Nan Yan hurried to Zhu Feng's study. As soon as she walked in, she saw Li Lai wearing a shackle and Chu Ping beside him. The two of them kept kowtowing to Zhu Feng, making a sound of their kowtows.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"
Ye Zheng was able to get up at this time and stood aside. Ran Xiaoyu was by his side, as were Xiao Shunzi and another official. Everyone was looking at the two of them.
Zhu Feng sat behind the desk, his face calm, neither happy nor angry. He simply waved his hand and said, "Get up."
Nan Yan walked over: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng looked up at her and said, "You're here."
Nan Yan bowed to him and turned away. Li Lai and Chu Ping saw her coming and kowtowed to her as well. With tears streaming down their faces, they kept saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only then did Nan Yan see clearly that there were words tattooed on Li Lai's face.
Nan Yan said: "What are you doing——"
Zhu Fengxian said, "The time has come, you should leave."
So, the two of them slowly stood up from the ground. Li Lai was wearing shackles and had difficulty moving, so Chu Ping had to support him. Chu Ping was blind, so Li Lai had to show her the direction.
The eunuch next to them came over and bowed to the emperor and the imperial concubine.
Then he took them out.
Nan Yan still didn't understand what was going on. She watched the two of them supporting each other and slowly walking out. After they walked away, she turned around and looked at Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty, what are they doing-"
Zhu Feng said, "Li Lai got a tattoo and was exiled to the southwest."
“…”
"This is the punishment I give him."
“…”
"As for Chu Ping, she has done nothing evil, so I will naturally not punish her. Where she wants to go and who she wants to stay with to suffer is her business."
Nan Yan immediately understood.
This is how Zhu Feng dealt with the two of them.
Li Lai aided and abetted the evil and helped those sand bandits. Zhu Feng did not kill him but exiled him. Such punishment was considered a fair punishment. He let Chu Ping stay with him. Although the two of them had to be exiled to the southwest, being able to be together was a good thing for both of them.
But Nan Yan suddenly remembered and asked, "But Chu Ping's illness—"
Zhu Feng said, "In the past two days, I have sent people to Bailong City. Firstly, they explored the route there and found a good location to meet with the envoy from the Parthian Empire. Secondly, I also sent people to the Xue family to get some of the medicine she needs, the cyclamen."
Nan Yan said in surprise: "So, she has recovered?"
"good."
“This, this is great!”
Nan Yan laughed happily. This could be considered a good ending.
Zhu Feng glanced at her and smiled faintly: "Why are you so happy?"
Nan Yan walked over with a smile and said, "I was always worried that the emperor would kill Li Lai - the crime he committed was not too much to kill him, but the emperor still spared his life."
Zhu Feng glared at her, as if to say: Am I such a tyrant in your eyes?
Nan Yan just laughed.
Zhu Feng said, "We need to use harsh laws and punishments, but we also need to use gentle education. We can't treat people like this all the same. Besides, since he was able to hide it from us in the beginning, he's no mediocre person. Sparing his life is a sign of God's mercy."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "That's right."
"I just hope he behaves well from now on, and doesn't let Chu Ping's offer to accompany him into exile in the southwest go to waste."
Nan Yan looked outside the door with some emotion. The official had already left with Li Lai and Chu Ping. She could imagine that their future life would be very hard.
But being together as a couple also means sharing the happiness of hardships.
Nan Yan continued, "They've already been dealt with. What about Xue Ling and Ji Santing? What are the emperor's plans?"
When the two of them were mentioned, Zhu Feng didn't move, but Ran Xiaoyu next to him raised her head first.
Ye Zheng was silent, but obviously moved.
You must know that the one who attacked Ye Zheng was Xue Ling.
Zhu Feng could be completely lenient in dealing with Li Lai and Chu Ping because neither of them hurt anyone; but how to deal with Xue Ling and Ji Santing, who was once a bandit leader, was not so simple.
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment.
Suddenly he said, "Ran Xiaoyu, what do you think?"
“……!”
Ran Xiaoyu opened her eyes wide in astonishment and looked at Zhu Feng: "...Your Majesty?"
Even if they, the servants, heard this kind of thing while serving nearby, they could only pretend not to hear it. So why did the emperor actually come to ask her?!
this--
Nan Yan was also startled and turned to look at Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty, why are you asking her?"
"No problem,"
Zhu Feng waved his hand, motioning her to sit down. Then he placed one hand on the edge of the table, acting relaxed, as if he was just chatting with them. He said, "Just tell me. I'll listen."
Ran Xiaoyu walked to the front cautiously.
Ye Zheng stood aside, watching her quietly.
Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and pondered for a long time before she spoke carefully, "I think that although Ji Santing was the bandit leader, he was framed and fell into the bandit's lair. To protect himself, he became a bandit, which is understandable. In addition, he woke up in time and worked with Xue Ling to pacify the Heat Moon Bay for the emperor, so he can be considered a meritorious service. So -"
Zhu Feng raised his eyes to look at her: "How is it?"
Ran Xiaoyu thought for a long time and said, "I think his merits and demerits are equal."
After saying that, he closed his mouth and looked at Zhu Feng carefully.
Although it was Zhu Feng who asked her to speak, the rules were there and she still didn't dare to speak freely like she did in front of Nan Yan. However, after hearing her words, Zhu Feng had no expression and just tapped lightly on the table with one hand.
That sound made people feel particularly uneasy.
After a while, Zhu Feng asked again: "What about Xue Ling?"
“…”
When mentioning Xue Ling, Ran Xiaoyu hesitated again.
After a while, he said, "Her situation is similar to Ji Santing's."
Zhu Feng said: "But she shot and injured my people."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Zheng.
Ye Zheng coughed lightly twice and lowered his head. Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip and hesitated for a while before saying, "She did shoot Lord Ye, but judging by the subsequent plan, if she hadn't done so, she wouldn't have been able to gain the trust of the Sand Bandits."
“…”
"So, even if it is unfair to Master Ye."
“…”
"If Master Ye is willing to give up his personal grudge, then—"
Ye Zheng looked up at her and remained silent for a long time.
Zhu Feng looked at the two of them, a hint of a smile on his face, but his tone was calm and without any fluctuation: "So you think I should spare them both?"
Ran Xiaoyu lowered her head hurriedly and said, "I dare not speak nonsense."
Nan Yan looked at her and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Xiaoyu is talking nonsense. I hope Your Majesty will not blame her."
As he said this, he gestured to Ran Xiaoyu, asking her to step aside.
Zhu Feng remained calm and said, "Ye Zheng, what do you think?"
Ye Zheng raised his head: "Uh."
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