Chapter 3216 Someone Takes the Hook
Nan Yan looked at him: "What news?"
Zhu Feng threw the memorial in his hand to her. Although concubines were not allowed to read documents from the previous dynasty, it was not the first time that Nan Yan had read this with Zhu Feng. She hurriedly picked it up and opened it. Zhu Feng pointed directly at the last line of words.
"Look here."
Nan Yan looked down and saw a line of words written neatly:
In addition, the Parthian Empire sent an envoy to stay in Handongwei, saying that a special envoy group would come to the court again soon and present generous gifts to the imperial concubine.
"ah?"
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide, let out a low cry, then looked up at Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty, the Parthian Empire——"
Zhu Feng said, "It looks like someone has indeed taken the bait that Gu Yiyou threw."
Nan Yan was so excited that she couldn't sit still. She read the memorial over and over again. After a while, she turned to look at him again. "But they sent a special envoy here. Maybe it's because the emperor sent a special envoy to Parthia before. They were for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries. There's no mention of the favorite concubine here. Why would the emperor say that someone took the bait thrown by Gu Yiyou?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
"Look at the last sentence."
"The last sentence?"
Nan Yan looked down again and murmured, "I will tell the Imperial Concubine... I was specifically mentioned here!"
Zhu Feng said, "When I summoned the Parthian envoy to Bailong City before, you didn't show up, and I never mentioned you at all. But this time, they specifically mentioned that they wanted to present a generous gift to the Imperial Concubine."
"Your Majesty, is it because Gu Yiyou mentioned this to the favorite concubine of the King of Parthia that they became aware of me?"
"I think that's the case."
"But that's not right."
"What's wrong?"
"Even if, even if that favorite concubine of the Parthian Empire is indeed related to me, how did she know it was me? When the Parthian envoys came, they didn't see me. Didn't Gu Yiyou and the others mention anything about the concubine when they went there?"
Zhu Feng thought for a moment and said with a smile, "If that favorite concubine really has a blood relationship with you, and was tricked by Gu Yiyou, she would definitely investigate it in detail."
“…”
"Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian's identities are no secret. Plus, with so many caravans accompanying the special envoys to the Western Regions, it shouldn't be difficult to find out anything."
“…”
"Otherwise, I cannot explain why they specifically mentioned the Imperial Concubine."
After hearing this, Nan Yan nodded slightly.
Looking down at Chen Zixiao's memorial, her expression became serious, and she said softly, "Now that it's like this, doesn't that prove that she and I might really be—"
"Everything will be discussed when the time comes."
Zhu Feng was very calm and said calmly: "Before that, any more speculation will be in vain."
Nan Yan nodded gently: "I understand."
After she finished speaking, she closed the letter and placed it back next to Zhu Feng's hand, then whispered, "But when will they arrive?"
Zhu Feng said, "It's not mentioned in the memorial. If a date had really been set, the special envoy would have definitely told Chen Zixiao, and Chen Zixiao would have naturally written it in the memorial. Since he didn't mention it, it's obvious that the date hasn't been set yet."
“…”
"The Parthian Empire is thousands of miles away from us. Since the date hasn't been set yet when the special envoy came, we don't know when it will be. We'll have to wait at least a year or two."
When Nan Yan heard this, she collapsed completely.
"That's been a long time."
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "What do you think Anxi is? It's just like Jiangnan, where you can go there anytime and only take a few months to get there by sea?"
Having said that, he paused and his face gradually darkened.
"It's okay if they arrive later."
Nan Yan looked at him, then at the closed memorial, and said softly, "Your Majesty, are you talking about the Eastern Chahe tribe?"
"Um."
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "With this group of people around, the northwest will always be in turmoil."
“…”
"We need to clean up during this time."
Seeing his eager expression, Nan Yan frowned and immediately said, "Isn't the emperor planning to lead the army in person again?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said nothing.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Nan Yan knew he was guilty. She immediately said, "How long will the emperor stay quiet? He wants to run to the northwest again! That won't do!"
Zhu Feng coughed lightly: "I didn't say I was going."
As he spoke, he picked up the memorial and put it in his sleeve. Nan Yan grabbed his sleeve and pulled him over to face her, saying, "Your Majesty, even if you don't say it, I know what you are thinking. Absolutely not. Has Your Majesty forgotten what happened in Jinling before? We won, but it was a dangerous victory!"
“…”
"I don't even dare to think about it now. If something bad had happened to the emperor at that time, what would the world be like now, and what would I be like?"
“…”
"The old ministers in the court have already been in such a state. Does the emperor really want to force them to die in the palace?"
Zhu Feng did want to go to the northwest, but he knew that after the incident with Zhu Chengjin, the old ministers in the court were always trying to find fault with him, so he didn't say it directly. He just came here to mention it to the imperial concubine, but he didn't expect her reaction to be even greater than those court officials.
So he impatiently pulled his sleeve out of her hand and said, "Alright, alright, I didn't say you have to go. I'm just thinking about it."
"It's impossible to even think about it!"
Nan Yan said seriously, "It's not like the emperor doesn't have capable fighters under his command. He even has Chen Zixiao in the Handong Guard. Is there any need to ask the emperor for help?"
"Alright, alright..."
Zhu Feng's original passion was dampened by the Imperial Concubine's words, and he completely chilled his heart. He no longer thought about the imperial expedition and simply said, "I will issue an order to let Chen Zixiao handle this matter. Is that alright?"
At this point, he shook his head helplessly: "I was thinking of taking our son over there to see the scenery."
“…”
"Come to think of it, he got conceived there."
After hearing this, Nan Yan's expression relaxed a little.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door. The two men looked at each other and stood up at the same time. They saw Han Wang Zhu Chengjun holding a small bow in his hand, chasing a dog around in circles in the yard, shouting, "Don't run, little thief!"
Behind him followed two young eunuchs, who bent over and stretched out their hands to protect him, shouting, "Your Highness, Your Highness, be careful, don't fall."
He is four years old. He is not tall, but he is very sturdy.
Zhu Feng stood on the steps and saw the dog being chased all over the yard. He smiled and said, "Don't just chase it, you also have to know how to block it."
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