Chapter 1517 The Imperial Concubine’s “Handle”
She thought to herself: Do you think that everyone has to rely on you to survive? In my opinion, you may not be able to last long, after all -
Thinking of this, she sneered.
However, now is not the time. She holds the "handle" of the imperial concubine in her hand, and she must use it at the critical moment.
So she raised her head again and looked coldly at Nan Yan who was sitting right above her.
Nan Yan was only concerned with talking to Gu Qiqing.
This little girl, although young, has read a lot of books. Gu Tingqiu is a famous scholar after all. He is not bound by worldly prejudices and lets his daughter study with his sons, which is rare.
On the other side, Zhu Feng said to Gu Tingqiu, "Those behind you are the young masters of the mansion, right?"
When Gu Tingqiu heard this, he hurriedly introduced them one by one.
Zhu Feng listened to his introduction and nodded. He then looked at the several young men, all of whom were in their prime and handsome, and said with a smile, "Lord Gu is an official in the court. He is upright and honest, and has the demeanor of a gentleman. I think you should be no worse than him. I wonder what you have learned and what are your views on current politics?"
Hearing this, the young masters were stunned.
They originally wanted to welcome the imperial concubine home to visit her family tonight, just to get closer to her and to prepare for her future career, but they didn't really want to accomplish anything tonight.
The emperor's sudden appearance was beyond their expectations.
So just now, they were all ready to try.
What was even more unexpected was that the emperor actually took the initiative to ask them about their opinions on current affairs. Could it be that he intended to have them enter the officialdom?
Thinking of this, everyone was shocked.
I couldn't help but marvel in my heart——
It seems that the imperial concubine's status in the palace is higher than they thought.
Not only did it allow Gu Tingqiu to serve as an official in the court, but it also allowed Si Muyun to enter the official career. Even now, they have the opportunity.
Everyone thought this way and felt grateful to Imperial Concubine Si Nanyan.
At this time, one of the young men was about to step forward to speak, when suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps were heard outside.
"emperor!"
At this time, the emperor was talking to everyone, and the people around him didn't even dare to breathe. Suddenly, they heard someone running in quickly, and everyone turned around.
But then Xiao Shunzi hurriedly ran in from outside.
Nan Yan was also stunned. She saw Xiao Shunzi come forward and kneel on the ground, holding a box high above his head and saying, "Your Majesty, express delivery of eight hundred miles."
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Eight hundred miles express?!
It must be very important military and political news, which is why it was sent to the capital so urgently, and the eunuchs would have delivered it to the emperor immediately regardless of the occasion.
Zhu Feng frowned and immediately said, "What's the 800-mile rush?"
Xiao Shunzi stood up, leaned close to his ear and whispered three words.
Although the people around held their breath, no one heard it because the sound was too low.
Only Nan Yan, who was sitting next to Zhu Feng, faintly heard an unfamiliar place name—
Shazhou Wei.
She looked at Zhu Feng carefully, but saw that Zhu Feng really didn't care about anything else. Instead, he took the wax-sealed box, opened it, took out a document from it, and read it carefully.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed.
Seeing him like this, Nan Yan became a little nervous and asked softly, "Your Majesty, is there something important?"
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