Chapter 2709: It’s rare that the emperor is afraid of people
The two of them had a carefree day, but at night they began to suffer.
Nan Yan returned to her room. Ruoshui and the others immediately brought her hot tea, snacks, and hot water for her to bathe. However, they also kept nagging at her, which made Nan Yan's ears almost explode.
Zhu Feng on the other side was even more pitiful.
Chen Zixiao and a group of ministers blocked him in the study for a whole night, and several of them even threatened to commit suicide.
Zhu Feng knew he was in the wrong, but there was nothing he could do. He could only repeatedly assure everyone that he would never act so recklessly in the future, and only then did everyone give up.
When he returned to his room to rest, he lay on the bed and said, "It's more tiring than fighting a war."
Nan Yan lay in his arms. Although she hadn't slept all night, she wasn't too sleepy, nor did she feel uncomfortable. She just smiled and said, "The Emperor is usually so fierce, how come he couldn't say anything back this time?"
"well--"
Zhu Feng sighed deeply: "Just try it, a group of old ministers are talking nonsense in front of you, my ears are still ringing."
Nan Yan leaned over to his ear and whispered softly, "So from now on, can I still go out for a stroll alone with the Emperor?"
Zhu Feng turned his head and glanced at her.
"Still want to go?"
"Um."
"Well, it depends on the situation."
“…”
"When there's a chance in the future, I'll take you on a secret tour. We can't do that here. If we go on another 'stroll', I'm afraid Chen Zixiao will have a 'military remonstration' with me."
Nan Yan laughed and said, "It's rare that the emperor is afraid of people."
Zhu Feng said: "If you are right, you can go anywhere in the world; if you are wrong, you can't even take a single step."
Nan Yan covered her mouth and laughed.
After laughing, she remembered something and said, "By the way, what happened to those personal guards we left behind? Did the emperor pardon them?"
Zhu Feng said, "They couldn't find us, so they came back to report us. Then they were dragged away by Chen Zixiao, each given forty lashes of the cane, and were banished back to their hometown."
"ah?"
When Nan Yan heard this, she said distressedly, "How pitiful."
It's good for soldiers to be able to go home, but these are personal soldiers with bright futures.
Nan Yan sighed, "Alas, it's all our fault."
Zhu Feng snorted coldly, "What's the big deal about getting a few beatings for you and me? That's their fate."
Nan Yan said, "But forty blows wouldn't be easy to take. It would break your bones. What if you end up disabled?"
Zhu Feng said, "How could he be injured?"
“…”
"I have already had medicine prepared for the wound. You can ask Ruoshui to deliver it later. I will let you do this for the good man."
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "Well, thank you, Your Majesty."
“…”
"How about we take them with us when we leave here and let them find some work in the capital."
"You decide."
At this time, Zhu Feng felt a little sleepy, so he squinted his eyes and stopped talking. After a while, he began to snore heavily. Seeing that he had fallen asleep, Nan Yan tucked the corner of the quilt for him and fell asleep in his arms.
For the next period of time, the two of them lived in peace.
Chen Zixiao came to pay his respects to the emperor on time every day, and also sent maids from the Duwei Mansion to serve Nan Yan, for fear that the two of them would go out alone again. Although the big event in Bailong City was over, Arslan had suffered a loss after all. He was afraid that there would be some changes in Baihu City, so he kept a close eye on the two of them.
The days passed peacefully.
Half a month later, the troops from Bailong City returned.
Everything went very smoothly. The imperial court had officially taken over Bailong City and had stabilized the power in the city through several major families. Although it was only temporary, as long as the Handongwei troops continued to maintain stability, everything would be fine.
The Xue family, who made great contributions in the negotiation of surrendering the city, naturally received Zhu Feng's commendation.
Zhu Feng's previous promises were all fulfilled. Although Madam Xue still asked about Xue Yun's whereabouts several times in a roundabout way, everyone kept silent about the matter. In the end, she was satisfied with the name "Xuemen Family" bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor and moved most of the family business to the mainland.
The second is the Song family.
Although the main family still stayed in Bailong City, the head of the Song family asked Song Zhiwen's two younger brothers, Song Zhijie and Song Zhihui, to take a large number of servants and slaves, as well as part of the family property, and follow the emperor back to the capital.
Zhu Feng was naturally very satisfied with this.
After all, Bailong City is located on the edge, and the power of several major families is intertwined and has been dominant in the city for decades. It only takes a day or two to take over here, but it will not be achieved overnight to truly stabilize it.
Having such a group of people under one's nose is also beneficial for controlling Bailong City.
Finally, there is the Xie family.
As soon as Xie Jiaojiao returned to Handongwei, she paid her respects to the Emperor with everyone else, and then immediately went to pay her respects to the Imperial Concubine.
Behind him, naturally, Li Bushang also followed.
Nan Yan watched them walk in one after the other, and the smile in the corners of her eyes was almost overflowing.
"This humble girl pays homage to the Imperial Concubine."
"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
Seeing them bowing, Nan Yan smiled and said, "Please stand up. There's no need to be so polite."
The two of them then stood up one after another.
Nan Yan smiled and looked at Xie Jiaojiao, then at Li Bushan - she didn't know if it was because they had been traveling day and night, and there had been heavy snow in the past few days, making the roads on the grassland difficult to walk on, but although Li Bushan had no expression on his face, his eyes and eyebrows were full of fatigue.
She said softly, "You must have had a hard time along the way, right?"
Xie Jiaojiao turned around and glanced at Li Bushang.
Said: "It's his hard work."
Li Bushang said, "It's my duty."
Nan Yan listened and said with a smile: "Even if it is my duty, it is still hard work, and there is no need to endure it."
Li Bushang looked up at her.
Nan Yan asked again: "Is everything going well?"
Xie Jiaojiao said, "Everything went smoothly. I brought most of my belongings with me from the city. I'm just afraid that once I get to the capital, I'll be unfamiliar with the place and encounter many inconveniences."
Nan Yan listened and said with a smile: "I think Miss Xie is smart and clever. These things will naturally not be difficult for you."
Xie Jiaojiao said: "But I am just a little girl."
As she spoke, she glanced back and asked, "Your Highness, if I have any trouble in the capital, can I ask Commander Li for help?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "When Bu Shang is on duty, he is the commander and only obeys the orders of the emperor."
"oh……"
"But when he's not on duty, he can do whatever he wants."
Xie Jiaojiao laughed immediately.
Li Bushang still stood there motionless, his face expressionless.
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?"
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