Chapter 3328 No Longer Doing What He Wants
Nan Yan hurriedly protected him with both hands and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, how are you?"
Zhu Feng, sweating profusely and panting, looked up at her, his eyes still unfocused. He looked as if he had just been pulled out of the water. He said, "What? What's wrong with me?"
Nan Yan hurriedly helped him sit back down, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off his head, saying softly, "The emperor was unconscious last night and only woke up now. It's been almost a day."
"What?"
Zhu Feng was still panting: "A day?"
Nan Yan nodded slightly.
Zhu Feng looked at her, then looked down at himself, as if he had just come to his senses, but he was still a little dazed. After a long while, he seemed to remember what happened before he fell unconscious. He couldn't help but groan and put his hands on his head.
Nan Yan hurriedly asked, "How is the emperor? Do you want me to call He Yi over?"
Zhu Feng frowned, gritting his teeth to fight off the severe headache, and asked, "He Yi?"
Nan Yan said, "Today, I have already sent Chen Zixiao back to Handongwei with the coffin, and only asked Fang Buyuan to stay with his men to protect the emperor. As for He Yi, he saw that the emperor was not in a good condition yesterday and originally wanted to give him acupuncture, but I thought that Xue Yun had already detoxified the emperor before, so he should be fine, so I didn't let him do it."
After that, she asked carefully, "How is the emperor now? Do you want him to come over and see?"
Zhu Feng did not answer her immediately, but gritted his teeth and seemed to hold on for a long time.
After a long while, he finally let out a long breath and said, "No need, I'm fine."
Even though he said this, his expression didn't improve. As Nan Yan held him, she could even feel that he was still a little cold and shivering unconsciously. Nan Yan thought for a moment and said softly, "I told them to keep making porridge. Do you want to send some for the emperor? He hasn't eaten much before, so he hasn't eaten for two days."
Zhu Feng also seemed to have no appetite, but after thinking about it, he nodded.
So Nan Yan immediately gave the order.
Just as the message was spread, Xiao Shunzi's voice was heard from outside the tent: "Your Majesty, Lord Heyi requests an audience."
When Nan Yan heard this, she knew that he must have been waiting to find out about the emperor's condition. She turned around and saw Zhu Feng motioning for her to put clothes on him. Then he sat on the bed and supported him before saying, "Let him in."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Yi lifted the curtain and walked in.
He knelt before the bed and whispered, "Your humble servant Heyi greets His Majesty. I wonder how His Majesty is doing?"
Zhu Feng's face was still pale. He hadn't eaten anything, and he felt even weaker after waking up. He trembled his bloodless lips and whispered, "I'm fine, but you—you've worked hard."
He Yi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is fine, I am relieved."
After saying that, he actually mustered up the courage to look up at Zhu Feng cautiously.
Zhu Feng, with red eyes and a dark gray under them, also stared at him intently.
When the two men looked at each other, He Yi suddenly felt a chill running down his bones. Even he, who was usually calm, couldn't help but tremble slightly and quickly lowered his head again.
Nan Yan watched from the side and said softly, "Your Majesty, why don't you rest for a while and let Master He Yi leave first."
Zhu Feng raised his hand silently, signaling her not to speak.
Nan Yan could only shut up. Zhu Feng coughed twice, then looked at He Yi and said slowly, "Come to think of it, you've been with me for more than ten years now."
He Yi lowered his head: "Fifteen years."
Zhu Feng smiled, nodded, and said, "Yes, fifteen years."
“…”
"I remember that time, when I was still the Prince of Yan in Beiping, and it was the most difficult time. I could easily deal with the Kingdom of Neng in the north, and their swords and blades could never hurt me; but at that time, even a word from the south could expose my true feelings."
Nan Yan was listening nearby and couldn't help but frown.
During that time, she was naturally not by Zhu Feng's side, but she knew very well in her heart that fifteen years ago, it was when the former crown prince died that Emperor Gao, after much hesitation, finally decided to appoint Zhu Chengjin as the crown prince and teach him how to handle state affairs, while blocking all his sons from inheriting the throne.
For Zhu Feng, it must be a very painful thing.
Zhu Feng continued, "And you, at that time, came to my side. You said that you were a disciple of Master Zhang, and after being expelled from your master's sect, you went to the capital and served the Emperor Gao for a period of time. The Emperor Gao also wanted you to assist his grandson, but you were unwilling. After that, you left the capital and traveled around, and finally came to my side—"
He Yi said, "Yes."
Zhu Feng looked at him. Although his breath was a little weak and his eyes were not sharp, it was enough for him to look at someone like that to suffocate that person.
He Yi knelt on the ground, and even his body seemed to have shrunk a little.
Zhu Feng asked, "But why on earth did you come to me?"
“…”
"After you came here, why did you tell me that you could give me a white hat? Was this your original purpose for coming to me, or—"
Nan Yan's brows knitted together as he spoke, and a suffocating pressure suddenly settled over the quiet tent. Then, He Yi interrupted the emperor and said in a deep voice, "Over the years, all I have thought, done, and done has been to assist His Majesty in governing the country, to achieve lasting achievements, and to usher in lasting peace."
Zhu Feng seemed to be pricked by something.
He murmured, "To create a great achievement that will last for thousands of years, to usher in eternal peace..."
"yes!"
He Yi said in a deep voice, "Beyond that, I will not think of anything else—I will not think of anything else anymore."
Nan Yan frowned and looked at him.
She had already heard some clues from the wit in the two people's conversation, and she didn't expect that He Yi would be so bold as to interrupt the emperor.
Don’t do what he wants…don’t do what he wants anymore.
But Zhu Feng was not angry.
He just looked at He Yi quietly, and his weak breathing seemed to reveal a bit of powerlessness and helplessness.
After a long while, he slowly said, "Create achievements that will last for thousands of years, and usher in eternal peace..."
“…”
"That's right, well said."
After he finished speaking, he took two breaths and then said, "Okay, you can leave now."
For some reason, He Yi had "offended" him more than once in the past, and was even kicked out of the cabinet and had his real power in the court taken away, but He Yi always remained calm.
But this time, when Nan Yan heard the emperor ask him to step down, he actually breathed a sigh of relief.
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