Chapter 3139 This girl has grown up
He said this and sighed again: "I will adopt her as my adopted daughter and bury her with the specifications of a princess."
Nan Yan was surprised and happy when she heard this.
"Your Majesty is really willing?"
"You are not joking."
"She, she served Zhu Chengjin before. If this gets out—"
"So what?"
Zhu Feng said calmly, "Sacrificing one's own body to feed the tiger is, in Buddhist terms, great compassion. Such posthumous glory would be an injustice to her."
He thought for a moment and said, "Give him a fierce reward."
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately stood up, straightened her clothes, and saluted Zhu Feng solemnly: "I will do this on her behalf. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng immediately reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up.
The two had been inseparable since Zhu Feng appeared on the boat, but it was only at this moment that Zhu Feng actually touched her. He felt that her arms were so thin that they were almost invisible. He couldn't help but sigh and said softly, "I'm sorry for putting you through so much these days."
Nan Yan was originally sad about Qingting's matter, but now that Qingting's funeral was arranged, she felt a little relieved. Hearing this, she couldn't help but smile. She looked up at Zhu Feng, especially seeing that he had become so thin that his jaw was more prominent than before. She said softly, "The emperor is the one who has been wronged."
"Where am I wronged?"
"These days, the Emperor has been going back and forth in the tunnels beneath the Purple Palace every day."
Speaking of this, Zhu Feng also smiled bitterly.
In fact, it was also God's will that he would not be spared. Back then, when Zhu Chengjin burned down the Purple Palace, he escaped with a charred corpse instead of himself. Zhu Feng later had the Purple Palace renovated and, by chance, discovered the tunnel underneath.
At that time, he confirmed his guess that Zhu Chengjin was still alive.
Therefore, when people were causing chaos everywhere later, he naturally associated Shannon Sheng with his nephew who had faked his death and escaped, and speculated that it was probably Shannon Sheng who had been against him.
He found the exit of the tunnel under the Zichen Palace, thought about it, and blocked the exit.
However, the tunnel was not wasted.
He had people dig out another path from the middle and back part of the tunnel, with the exit in another hidden place. Although he didn't know what use it would have in the future at that time, since this method allowed Zhu Chengjin to escape with his life, maybe there would be a chance to use it in the future.
As a result, it was used this time.
After Zhu Chengjin occupied Jinling, he naturally went to look for the tunnel from that year, but when he saw that the exit was blocked, he felt relieved and did not investigate further. However, he did not expect that after that, Zhu Feng's men entered the Zichen Palace through that hidden tunnel; especially, he himself closed the Zichen Palace after entering the Jinling Imperial Palace, so that place became a breakthrough point.
So much so that after Zhu Chengjin led his men out of the city, Li Bushang's men immediately rushed out of the Zichen Palace and occupied the entire Jinling Imperial Palace.
Nan Yan continued, "But this time, we have finally dealt with this matter and this person thoroughly. The Emperor can finally rest assured."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said nothing.
Nan Yan continued, "In fact, this man is not worthy of his position. Even if he really took the throne, he would not be able to keep it for long. It's a pity that he had to cause such a big incident. I was really scared at that time, scared-"
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Are you afraid that Ran Xiaoyu will attack me?"
Nan Yan said: "She didn't..."
Zhu Feng didn't speak immediately. He was silent for a long time, sighed softly, and said, "This girl has grown up."
“…”
"In the past, I never mentioned her marriage to Ye Zheng. Not only did I want to use Ye Zheng, but I also didn't trust her."
Nan Yan asked, "Has the Emperor already noticed that there's something wrong with her?"
"right."
"when?"
"When you went to gamble on stones, she protected you."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in shock.
This incident happened seven or eight years ago. At that time, Ran Xiaoyu had just joined his side, and Nan Yan was not yet a noble concubine. She was just a female official serving as a treasure officer beside Zhu Feng.
Nan Yan asked in surprise, "Did the Emperor start to doubt her from that time? Why?"
Zhu Feng said: "Her skills are amazing."
“…”
"A girl who is selected to enter the palace should not have such good skills."
Nan Yan thought about it and felt that it was true.
Ordinary girls who are candidates for entering the palace are taught etiquette and rules by their families, but Ran Xiaoyu's skills are enough to kill people.
Nan Yan said: "Then why doesn't the emperor——"
Zhu Feng said, "At that time, you were different from other concubines. You didn't have any servants brought into the palace, and you didn't have anyone you trusted around you, so I was worried. But she treated you very well. In times of crisis, she would even risk her life for you. So I kept her, partly to use her, and partly to see what she was up to."
Nan Yan sighed softly, "No wonder the Emperor has never approved her marriage to Ye Zheng."
“…”
"But why didn't the emperor tell me?"
Zhu Feng sighed and said, "You two have such a good relationship. If you tell her, she'll inevitably become disloyal and a rift will develop between you. In the harem, with her by your side, you'll have fewer problems. Since she's not causing trouble, I won't touch her."
Nan Yan couldn't help but shake her head: "Your Majesty is too arrogant."
“…”
"What if, what if——"
What if this time, Ran Xiaoyu fails to overcome the hatred in her heart, what if she really attacks Zhu Feng——
She couldn't even imagine it.
Seeing her lingering fear, Zhu Feng seemed calm. He just reached out and rubbed her hand, saying, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
“…”
"This girl is skilled, but she's not strong enough to touch me."
“…”
"If she is truly completely confused, then I will put an end to it all for you."
Nan Yan nodded slightly.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "What about the Lan family..."
Zhu Feng sighed and said, "I know what happened to those meritorious officials killed by the Emperor Gao, and I want to find an opportunity to redress their wrongs. This time, Ran Xiaoyu has made great contributions to me in killing the traitor. I can clear the injustice of the Lan family and use this as an excuse to pardon those who have been exiled to the frontier."
Nan Yan said with red eyes: "I will do this for them. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "Why are you thanking me so much? What do they have to do with you?"
Nan Yan also smiled.
But after laughing, she thought of something and said softly, "However, there is one family that I really want to plead with the emperor for."
Zhu Feng looked at her: "Oh? Who?"
Nan Yan did not speak immediately, but lowered her head, took out a letter from her clothes, and presented it to Zhu Feng.
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