Chapter 2710: Have you forgotten what the Imperial Concubine said?
At this time, Nan Yan asked, "By the way, I heard that other people from the Xue and Song families have come here. Miss Xie, have your family members come?"
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "No."
"Where's your adoptive father?"
"My foster father is away from home all year round and rarely returns to the city. However, I have already sent him a letter regarding this matter."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "Such a big thing should be made known to your adoptive father."
The two chatted for a while, but Li Bushang never spoke. Nan Yan guessed that he was probably a little tired from traveling so fast, so he didn't invite them to have tea and let them go down to rest.
After the two men bowed, they left her room.
As soon as he walked out of the yard, Li Bushang, who was originally following Xie Jiaojiao, quickened his pace and walked towards his room.
Xie Jiaojiao immediately stopped him: "Li Bushang!"
“…”
Li Bushang was silent for a moment, but finally stopped. Xie Jiaojiao walked up to him and said, "Why didn't you wait for me?"
Li Bushang said calmly, "I'm going back to rest."
Xie Jiaojiao looked up at him and said, "Shouldn't I go back and rest?"
"Then we'll go back on our own."
"But I want to go back with you,"
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "You've been protecting me all this time, haven't you?"
Li Bushang said calmly, "All along the way, it was the Emperor's order that the Jinyiwei protect the people of Bailong City. Now the mission has been completed."
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "But have you forgotten what the Imperial Concubine said just now?"
Li Bushang frowned.
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "The Imperial Concubine said that when you are on duty, you only obey the Emperor. But you just said that the mission has been completed, so you are free."
“…”
"Since you are free, why can't I continue to be with you?"
Li Bushang lowered his head and looked at her.
Apart from following her to meet the imperial concubine twice, his attitude along the way was the same as before. Ordinary people, or even those who were not ordinary people, brothers of the Jinyiwei who had gone through life and death with him, would inevitably be repelled by his cold attitude.
But Xie Jiaojiao always stayed by his side.
It seems that he doesn't feel cold at all.
Li Bushang looked at her for a while and said calmly, "If you want to follow, then follow me."
After saying that, he turned around and continued walking towards the east wing. Xie Jiaojiao chuckled and immediately followed him.
Just after they left, Zhu Feng came over from another path with Xiao Shunzi and his group. He stopped for a moment and looked back, but the two people's backs had already walked away.
Xiao Shunzi followed beside him and whispered, "Your Majesty? Are you still going to see the Empress?"
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't say anything. He was silent for a while before turning around and continuing to walk towards Nan Yan's room.
As soon as he entered the room, he felt a burst of heat in the room, which made him sweat immediately. When Nan Yan saw him coming, she hurried forward to salute him, and then helped him take off his coat.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I thought the emperor would be busy all day today."
"Hmm? What?"
"Now that the troops from White Dragon City have returned, doesn't the Emperor still need to make arrangements?"
Zhu Feng took off his clothes, revealing a tight-fitting dark blue robe underneath. The jade-colored belt tied his waist tightly, making his waist look slim and his back look a bit monkey-like. He looked particularly handsome in such a cold winter.
However, Nan Yan looked at him for a while and felt that he seemed to be thinner than before.
It's winter and he should be gaining weight to keep warm, but he's become thinner instead.
Zhu Feng walked over to the table and sat down. Ruoshui had already served him some hot tea. He took a sip from the cup and said, "I don't have the energy to care anymore. Let Chen Zixiao take care of it. Anyway, the major issues in Bailong City have been resolved, so I don't need to keep an eye on everything."
Nan Yan said, "That's exactly what the Emperor should do."
As she spoke, she walked over to sit beside him, leaning towards him, especially focusing on his visibly sunken cheeks, and said, "I see that Your Majesty has lost a lot of weight these days. It's time to take care of yourself."
Zhu Feng reached out and touched his face.
Nan Yan immediately said, "But it still looks good."
Zhu Feng glared at her, but couldn't help laughing.
While laughing, he said: "I do need to maintain myself, so you should think of a way. Those ministers can't feed me enough."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I've thought about it a long time ago. I heard from the servants that the people from the Duwei Mansion caught a yellow sheep a few days ago. It was fat and big. I specially asked them to keep the fattest piece. Also, they sent fresh fish a few days ago. I asked them to fillet it. When the soup is ready, we will eat it with it."
"Oh? Okay."
After a while, the kitchen brought in a copper pot, along with several large plates of fish and mutton. All the slices were sliced so thin that they were almost transparent. You could pick them up with chopsticks and just boil them in the soup for two boils before eating. Your mouth would be filled with grease, and it would be fragrant and smooth.
While we were eating, it started snowing heavily outside again.
Snowflakes fell one after another, soon forming a layer on the ground and on the walls, creating a vast expanse of white, adorning the entire Duwei Mansion and even the entire grassland with a crystal-clear look. Yet, despite this icy and snowy weather, the house was warm and cozy, and the air was filled with a fresh and fragrant aroma, making it particularly comfortable.
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "Eating hot pot in the snow, you really know how to enjoy it."
Nan Yan stretched her neck and fished out the meat from the pot.
Hearing what he said, she snorted and said, "I was just thinking about the emperor, how come I am the one who enjoys it?"
Zhu Feng smiled and looked at her bowl: "Thinking of me? You ate the whole plate of mutton by yourself, right?"
"Uh, cough cough."
Nan Yan covered her mouth and coughed twice.
Zhu Feng also laughed.
Nan Yan has always had a good appetite, and he himself is also greedy. When he came to the northwest, there were not many products here, and all the food had to be sent from Sichuan and Shaanxi. It was inevitable that she was a little wronged, so a few days ago, he specially ordered people to go out and get some fresh fish and mutton just to give her a change of pace.
So he smiled and picked up another piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into her bowl, saying, "Eat it."
Nan Yan picked up the bowl and started eating again.
After eating for a while, she felt warmer and had the copper stove and dishes removed. Nan Yan smiled and said, holding her belly, "Oh, I also had someone send a portion to Xie Jiaojiao's room."
Zhu Feng drank his tea and said, "You do care about her."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "If we send it over like this, then Miss Xie will definitely call Li Bushang over."
“…”
"It's so nice for two people to get together and eat something warm."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "You, don't be so hasty about these things."
“…”
"I told you, Li will not hurt this man, so don't push him too hard."
Nan Yan said, "How could I force him?"
“…”
"It's just about creating an opportunity for them to sit together, eat, and chat. He's never been a talkative person, so wouldn't it be a good thing if he could talk and laugh with someone and open up to them?"
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