Chapter 2866: Distance between the Emperor and His Ministers
Seeing her like this, Nan Yan frowned: "What's going on?"
Yao Ying said hurriedly, "He must have been so frightened just now that he's a little confused."
As she spoke, she walked over to the bedside, lowered her head and said to Liu'er, "Liu'er, the Imperial Concubine is here to ask you a question. Hurry up and get up, pay your respects, and reply to the Imperial Concubine's words."
However, Liu'er seemed to understand nothing.
As soon as he saw someone approaching him, he immediately buried his head in his knees in fear, curled up into a ball, and trembled: "Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
“…”
Yao Ying turned around and said to Nan Yan, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This girl was really frightened."
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "Take good care of her. When she regains consciousness, come and report to me immediately."
"yes."
Nan Yan looked at Liu'er again, turned around and walked out.
Next, the eunuchs who beat the man were interrogated. Everyone's story was the same. They heard Liu'er's screams and ran over. When they saw the villain chasing her, a group of them rushed forward with wooden sticks. But after each of them hit the man a few times, he fell to the ground and died soon after.
Several young eunuchs said repeatedly, "Your Majesty, we really wanted to beat him down and tie him up and hand him over to you for punishment. We didn't expect that he would be so weak that he was beaten to death."
“…”
Nan Yan thought for a while, and then asked them to stay in Jingyixuan quietly, as someone would come to question them.
He also said a few words to comfort Concubine Yao and Concubine Ling.
So I left Jingyixuan.
After a while, she returned to Yonghe Palace and saw Luo Qitong walking out. Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then hurried inside. When she reached the gate of the main hall, she heard a voice talking inside. It was actually He Yi!
What's going on?
She had just left for a while, why were there so many people here?
So he asked Eunuch Yu who was standing at the door, "What's going on?"
Eunuch Yu smiled bitterly and said, "As soon as the Empress left, the Emperor had several others summoned for questioning."
Nan Yan said, "He hasn't recovered yet, how can he handle government affairs now?"
Eunuch Yu said, "This, our servants have tried to persuade him, but it is useless. Your Majesty should speak to him later."
Nan Yan sighed, took a step forward to the door, and saw He Yi kneeling on the ground.
Zhu Feng sat at the head of the bed.
His gaze wasn't cold, but it didn't have any warmth either. It was as if he was still examining her, and He Yi just knelt there, letting him examine her.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Feng said, "You did a good job."
He Yi immediately said, "Your Majesty, I am humbled and unworthy of your praise."
"I have heard that you were helping the Prince of Wei and the Imperial Concubine manage state affairs while I was unconscious. Furthermore, it was you who suggested the plan to burn down the Dan Kingdom camp, and it was you who led the people to carry it out."
"This is just my duty."
"As a cabinet minister, this is a job for military officers, not yours."
"Yes, I have overstepped my bounds."
“…”
Hearing this conversation, Nan Yan frowned slightly.
Although Zhu Feng's words sounded a bit aggressive, having been with him for so many years, she could clearly tell that this was a gesture of goodwill from the emperor, telling He Yi, you have done a good job, I know it.
However, He Yi's word "usurpation" pushed this gesture of goodwill away.
What's going on?
Doesn't he know that he has been marginalized and is no longer even the prime minister of the cabinet? Now that the emperor says these things to him, it is obvious that he wants to reinstate him, but he himself is unwilling to do so?
What is this, being pretentious?
Or is it just a case of playing hard to get?
Nan Yan frowned as she looked inside. Zhu Feng stared at He Yi for a moment with a sullen expression. He seemed a little weary and waved his hand calmly, "Alright, you can go down."
"yes."
He Yi stood up and walked out.
As soon as he reached the door and saw Nan Yan, he smiled at her.
Nan Yan said: "You——"
He Yi said softly, "From what I've seen of the Emperor's complexion, I believe he needs some rest. Your Majesty, please pay close attention to him these days."
“…”
Nan Yan didn't know what to say for a moment. She just sighed and said lightly, "This is my job."
This means that I heard everything you just said.
I am not satisfied with your attitude.
But Heyi didn't say much, just nodded, turned and left.
Nan Yan watched him leave with a frown on her face. Then she walked into the main hall and saw Zhu Feng, somewhat wearily, closing his eyes and leaning his head against the headboard. But when he heard her footsteps, he opened his eyes again.
"I'm back."
"emperor."
Nan Yan bowed, then walked to the bedside and said with an unhappy look on her face: "It's really my fault that the emperor is so reckless again. The injury hasn't healed yet, how can I be so tired?"
Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "I just met a few people and talked to a few people, how can it be considered tiring?"
"emperor!"
Nan Yan grabbed his hand and squeezed it hard: "Your Majesty, do you really want me to lose my temper? Is this just an ordinary injury? Wang Baizhi has repeatedly warned you not to overwork. What if you develop a serious illness?!"
Seeing her face flushed with anger, Zhu Feng felt helpless.
I could only smile and say, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
“…”
"But first, tell me what's going on at Jingyixuan? What bad guys are there?"
Nan Yan, however, looked at his expression and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to eat something first? I see that Your Majesty doesn't look well."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "I'll eat it after you tell me."
"All right,"
Nan Yan sat closer to him and told him what she saw when she went to Jingyixuan.
Zhu Feng's brows slowly furrowed as he heard this.
"Beat him to death?"
"yes."
"It seems that those young eunuchs are brave enough to protect their master."
“…”
"Then, is that villain the Pang Hu you mentioned before?"
"I don't know about this yet, and no one in the palace recognizes him. I've already had the body sent down and asked Li Quan to come and identify it. It would be best if it's him."
"If it's really him, then that means he's been hiding in the woodshed of Jingyixuan?"
"Jingyixuan is too remote. Not many people go there usually. Besides, Concubine Yao and Concubine Ling... aren't very eye-catching."
"I've been hiding for so many days, and they haven't noticed?"
"In this weather, firewood is naturally not needed much. Besides, they are both nobles, so they dare not set up a small kitchen in Jingyixuan."
After hearing this, Zhu Feng was silent for a while and just nodded slightly.
Then he asked, "The palace maid who discovered the villain was frightened? What else can be learned from him?"
Nan Yan said, "I have already instructed them to take good care of her. Once she is more awake, I will have someone bring her in for questioning."
Zhu Feng nodded.
Said: "Let's see the result of Li Quan's recognition."
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