Chapter 3580: Can there be another fifteen years?
Nan Yan looked back, then walked over and put the thing in front of him.
The candlelight flickered, and a dull golden light flashed across Zhu Feng's eyes. He looked closely and couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Golden bowl?"
In Nan Yan's hand was a beautifully carved golden bowl.
He reached out to take it and took a look. It was very heavy and a little heavy. It was obviously made of pure gold. There were exquisite carvings on it. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into its casting.
Although Zhu Feng was extremely wealthy and Nan Yan was a noble concubine, they lived a very simple life apart from the formalities of being the emperor's concubines. Porcelain bowls were still used for meals in the palace. In the past, there was a pair of ivory chopsticks inlaid with gold among the tributes. Zhu Feng gave it to Nan Yan, but Nan Yan never used it once and kept it in the warehouse. She usually used ordinary chicken wing wooden chopsticks.
Therefore, neither of them had used such a luxurious golden bowl. When Zhu Feng saw it, he couldn't help but frown.
"What's going on? Did the officials below give you a gift?"
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty thinks too badly of me. What kind of courtesy would you consider me worthy of?"
Zhu Feng said: "Then this——"
Nan Yan said, "Li Wushang sent it to me."
"What?"
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed.
Nan Yan said calmly, "After the peace talks, he told me that he had something to give me, and while we were still on the steep north slope, it had already been delivered to Yongzhou City. I had no choice but to refuse."
"These?"
When Zhu Feng heard these two words, he asked, "Could it be that there's more than just this one? What else did he give?"
Nan Yan said: "There are still ninety-nine."
Zhu Feng's eyes widened again: "There are still ninety-nine? He gave you a hundred golden bowls?"
Nan Yan nodded and said, "I put the rest, along with the gift box, in the storeroom—the emperor's storeroom. I absolutely cannot claim these things belong to me. I can only say they are gifts given to Your Majesty by the King of Yue after the peace talks."
Zhu Feng knew she always handled matters properly, so he didn't need to worry about it. However, the one hundred golden bowls were a bit unexpected. He was of course aware of Li Wushang's feelings for Nan Yan. Over the years, in addition to secretly manipulating all of Li Wushang's affairs, Zhu Feng had also had to distract himself and secretly suppress this unruly wolf's covetousness for his woman.
Now, with great difficulty, he was finally released back to the State of Yue, but unexpectedly, he would still cause such a scene before leaving.
But why are there a hundred golden bowls?
If Li Wushang really wanted to give something to Nan Yan, there would naturally be an inexhaustible supply of rare treasures in the Kingdom of Yue. Why golden bowls, and one hundred golden bowls at that?
Zhu Feng asked, "What's the reason for this thing?"
Nan Yan said, "Fifteen years ago, the Emperor took me to the border of Yongzhou. After retrieving him, the Emperor was injured, but he was still angry with me. No matter how much medicine I prepared for him, he would just smash the bowl."
“…”
When this was mentioned, Zhu Feng's heart moved slightly.
It had been fifteen years since the incident, but he had not completely forgotten it. Whenever Nan Yan mentioned it, the past flashed before his eyes like a shadow play.
Yes, at that time, he single-handedly broke into the Yue State camp and snatched back Nan Yan who was abducted by Tong Jie. However, at that time, he misunderstood that Nan Yan had been insulted by Tong Jie and was angry - in fact, he was angry about his own powerlessness, but he had nowhere to vent his anger, so he refused to see her and did not eat the food she sent him.
At that time, Nan Yan was really tortured.
He himself was feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Thinking of this, Zhu Feng's face darkened slightly. He was silent for a long time before he said, "And then?"
Nan Yan said, "At that time, I had no other choice but to cry every day while holding the broken bowl. He saw it."
Zhu Feng asked, "What did he say?"
Nan Yan said, "He said that breaking a bowl is nothing. In the future, he will give me a hundred bowls."
At this point, Nan Yan looked down at the golden bowl, smiled bitterly, and said, "At that time, I thought it was just a childish remark, but I didn't expect him to remember it until today and actually send me a hundred golden bowls."
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then said, "Humph!"
Then he threw the golden bowl back to Nan Yan.
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile in her heart.
He is indeed angry.
But this small movement caused the wound on his chest to hurt, and he immediately frowned and let out a low cry. Nan Yan was so frightened that she quickly put the golden bowl aside and stretched out her hand to protect him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you okay? I will go call the imperial physician."
Zhu Feng pressed his chest with one hand and patted her with the other: "Why call me imperial physician?"
“…”
"I'm just in a little pain, why do we need to call the imperial physician? It would be better to have the imperial physician come and watch over me all the time."
Nan Yan looked down at him and saw that he was not seriously injured, just a little injured. She felt relieved and said softly, "Your Majesty, can you please be more at peace?"
Zhu Feng glared at her: "You are becoming more and more bold."
As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the golden bowl, saying, "Are you moved by someone giving you something?"
“…”
"You are still a concubine!"
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile, then said: "Actually, when I saw the golden bowl, I didn't think anything of it. I've been with the emperor for so many years, what good things haven't I seen?"
Her words were like smoothing a cat's fur, and Zhu Feng's expression immediately relaxed a lot.
Nan Yan continued, "I just feel a little emotional."
"What are you lamenting about?"
“Time flies.”
“…”
"In the blink of an eye, the child we picked up back then, who looked like a little mouse, has now become the king of Yue State; and I and the emperor—" At this point, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Back then, I was just a little palace maid, living on the edge of life, at the mercy of the emperor. Now, I am a noble concubine and have two children."
Speaking of this, Zhu Feng's expression softened involuntarily.
Fifteen years passed in the blink of an eye.
Who would have thought that the little palace maid who was so thin and weak, who looked like he could rub her with just one finger, but who for some reason always controlled his emotions, had stayed with him for fifteen years.
She grew up and matured, and was even able to help him handle affairs and take on the responsibility when he was seriously ill and unable to manage the affairs.
Looking at her now, although she is completely different from the past, in some parts of my heart, she seems to be the same as before, without any change at all, as if she grew out of my heart, and every aspect of her is just what I want.
How lucky he was to have met her that year and not lost her.
only--
Who knows if they can have another fifteen years?
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