Chapter 544: The Origin of the Prince of Yan
Nan Yan said softly, "There are rules in the palace. You can't bring sharp weapons, lest someone do harm to the emperor."
“…”
"This dagger is so sharp, it certainly cannot be brought into the palace."
“…”
"So, I can only return it to the emperor."
Zhu Feng looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Why, are you going to harm me?"
"Of course not!"
Nan Yan became anxious and immediately said, "But, this is the rule of the palace!"
“…”
"Besides, if someone steals it or robs it and wants to harm the emperor, wouldn't that give others an opportunity to take advantage of it?"
Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
This girl is thinking too far ahead.
He reached out and ruffled her hair, saying, "If anyone really wants to harm me, they won't use this dagger of yours."
"That--"
"I will issue an order when I return, allowing you to keep this dagger."
"Is it really possible?"
"Just don't show it around in the palace."
When Nan Yan heard this, she became happy again and immediately hugged the dagger in her arms, with an expression that said, "No one can take it away from me." "That's great! I will hide it well and no one will see it!"
Zhu Feng couldn't help but poked her forehead.
But after a while, the smile on Nan Yan's face slowly faded, and she looked at him cautiously, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Zhu Feng asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Your Majesty," Nan Yan said carefully, "After returning to the capital, will Your Majesty continue to teach me swordsmanship?"
Zhu Feng was stunned for a moment: "You still want to learn?"
"Well, I think learning swordsmanship is quite interesting, and it's also quite useful."
“…”
Of course it works.
If I hadn't given her this dagger on a whim that day in the carriage, and hadn't taught her a few moves on a whim despite being so sleepy, I'm afraid she would have been split in half by me on the city wall that day.
Just thinking about this, Zhu Feng's heart trembled.
How lucky!
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Nan Yan said, "I know that the emperor is usually very busy with government affairs. If the emperor doesn't have time, when I come to serve the emperor every morning, when the emperor practices sword, can I follow him and learn?"
“…”
More importantly, she has already vaguely realized it.
To stay by Zhu Feng's side, you must have the ability to resist danger.
Because he is the emperor.
Zhu Feng looked at her for a while.
Then he said, "Follow me and learn? With your pig brain, what can you learn?"
“…”
Nan Yan immediately pouted and lowered her head.
Zhu Feng suppressed his laughter and said, "After we go back, I will spare a few days every month to teach you."
"real?!"
"Yes. In the morning, you can also come and watch me practice swordsmanship and learn some body movements."
“That’s great!”
Nan Yan jumped up with joy.
Seeing her joyful expression, Zhu Feng felt happy, yet also a little emotional. He said calmly, "If my son could be as motivated as you, I wouldn't have to scold him every day."
When Nan Yan heard this, she became quiet.
She whispered, "Your Majesty, are you still worried about His Highness? I heard from Xiaoyu that His Highness has been practicing archery very hard every day recently."
This actually comforted Zhu Feng a little.
"Yeah, I just saw it too."
“…”
"But it's still not enough."
“…”
"Being my son, just like this, is not enough!"
Nan Yan walked up to him and said softly, "Your Majesty, His Highness is still young after all. It's difficult for him to accomplish anything in one go. Let him take his time."
“…”
"I think that as long as a person is willing to work hard, he is already very good."
“…”
“If you put your heart into it, there is nothing you can’t learn.”
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows slightly furrowed: "Oh?"
Nan Yan took his hand and slowly walked to the table and sat down. She brewed another cup of boiling hot tea and handed it to him, saying softly, "It's just that the emperor's expectations of your highness are too high. No matter how hard your highness tries, it seems that he can't meet the emperor's requirements."
Zhu Feng said with a sullen face, "He is my son."
Nan Yan said softly, "But someone like the emperor only appears once in thousands of years."
“…”
"Even if he is the emperor's son, it is not easy to achieve."
“…”
Zhu Fengchen frowned and glanced at Nan Yan.
It's not that he hasn't heard these words before, but he has always heard them separately.
People like me are the chosen ones of heaven.
However, the Crown Prince Chengxuan is not as brave as his father.
The more he heard the first sentence, the angrier he became about the second sentence. Therefore, every time he saw Zhu Chengxuan, the rage in his heart grew stronger.
But this was the first time someone said these two sentences to him together.
The feeling seems to be a little different.
He slowly calmed down and couldn't help but ask himself if he was really too harsh on him.
A twelve-year-old child was asked to go up to the city to kill the enemy, and in such a dangerous siege. When I was twelve years old, I had never participated in such a dangerous battle.
They often followed behind Emperor Gao and charged forward with the army.
Thinking of this, the gloom in his heart gradually dissipated.
Maybe, I was really too harsh on him.
Seeing his expression gradually soften, Nan Yan said softly, "In fact, Your Highness really hopes to gain the Emperor's approval."
“…”
"If the emperor could visit him when he's free and praise him a few words, I'm afraid His Highness would be even more diligent."
Zhu Feng raised his eyes and looked at her: "Oh?"
Nan Yan said, "Xiaoyu has been teaching him archery these days. Every time he makes some progress, he asks if it can satisfy the emperor."
“…”
Zhu Feng frowned and said, "Then why didn't he say anything just now?"
"Well?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, but Zhu Feng himself began to understand.
Every time the child saw me, he would tremble like crazy, afraid that I would scold him, and he didn't dare to say a word.
However, when he thought about how he had just praised him, his face flushed with excitement and he couldn't speak clearly.
How dare I tell myself those things?
However, he was also timid. He was already such an adult, so how could he not even dare to say those words to himself?
He sighed and said in a deep voice, "I don't know who this child looks like."
After saying this, he suddenly paused.
When Nan Yan looked up at him, her eyes flickered slightly.
In fact, he has been in the Prince of Yan's Mansion for such a long time. In addition, this is a private residence. Most of the people serving him have been with him since he was the Prince of Yan. Naturally, they are very familiar with some things in the past.
Therefore, Nan Yan had heard some rumors a long time ago.
For example, when the Empress was reducing the power of the feudal lords, she accidentally had a miscarriage.
After that, she never had any children.
And the origin of this Prince of Yan——
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