Chapter 3182 Someone Must Go First
"You said there's nothing that can't be forgiven, so when do you plan to get over the thing you've been hiding from him?"
Hearing this, He Yi's face darkened slightly.
This was when he and Ye Zheng were together. It was a rare occasion when Ye Zheng's words made him change his expression. He was silent for a while, but he didn't answer the question. He just looked at Ye Zheng with a half-smile: "I thought you really planned to leave without any worries, but it turns out that you are still worried about the emperor."
“…”
Ye Zheng's face suddenly darkened.
After a moment of silence, he looked at He Yi and said calmly, "No matter how much I worry about him, he's gone."
“…”
"But you still keep it."
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"I can see all the ups and downs in my path, but if you don't speak clearly, then you won't see the ups and downs in your path."
He Yi's expression was gloomy. After a long while, he smiled at Ye Zheng: "It's you who sees everything clearly."
Ye Zheng also smiled: "Niubizi, the one who is more transparent between the two of us, aren't you always the one?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a horn sounded from the river.
They all turned their heads and saw several large ships slowly approaching in the fog. Standing before them were like several mountains floating on the sea. Those were dragon boats prepared by Yangzhou. Because Zhu Chengjin had almost devastated the city of Jinling before, there were no large ships in Jinling that could provide the emperor with the opportunity to return to Beijing, so Yangzhou Prefecture prepared them.
The time has come for them to board the ship.
Sure enough, Xiao Shunzi and his men immediately gathered the troops on the shore, and everyone here lined up in an orderly manner. The Jinyiwei escorted the emperor and the imperial concubine and slowly stepped onto the big ship.
Looking at Zhu Feng's back, Ye Zheng's face showed a barely perceptible trance.
Although he insisted on leaving, as Zhu Feng said, only the person who watches the backs of people leaving can truly feel the taste of parting. When he saw them boarding the big ship, and even soon the big ship was about to sail to the center of the river and then slowly leave his sight, he truly realized that he and Zhu Feng were going to be separated.
It has happened in the past.
When Zhu Feng was still the Prince of Yan guarding Beiping, he led his troops out of the city and deep into enemy territory to fight more than once; even when Zhu Feng ascended the throne and sent him to Shazhou Guard as a captain, he was away for quite some time; even this time, he took Ran Xiaoyu south to deal with the civil unrest here, and he was gone for two years.
However, that kind of leaving is completely different from this kind of separation.
It was as if the most vivid part of my life was being taken away from me. It was something that had clearly grown in my heart and was connected to my blood and bones, but now it was being dug out in a bloody way.
Ye Zheng stood on the shore, and just looking at the familiar, tall figure, he felt a dull pain in his chest.
He even had difficulty breathing.
He Yi also looked at his suddenly pale face and patted his shoulder gently: "Take care."
After saying that, he followed the other team of officials onto another boat.
At this time, Ran Xiaoyu walked to Ye Zheng's side and saw his lips trembling constantly, as if he wanted to say something, but at this time he had nothing to say. It seemed that he was in great pain, so he kept trembling. So she reached out and gently took Ye Zheng's hand.
The two cold hands only felt a little warmth when their fingers were interlocked together.
Ye Zheng looked down at her.
Ran Xiaoyu said: "We have to walk the road ahead together."
Ye Zheng's eyes were red and he didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
Although Zhu Feng on the boat refused to look at Ye Zheng, he was looking down from above. The figure who had been with him since childhood and was so familiar to him was still engraved in his pupils like a hot brand.
He just stared at it intently.
After an unknown amount of time, Nan Yan's voice rang in his ears: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"
Zhu Feng snapped back to his senses and turned around to see Xiao Shunzi standing behind him, his back hunched. After calling him for an unknown amount of time with no response, the imperial concubine finally spoke. "Someone downstairs has come to ask if we can set sail now?"
After saying this, Nan Yan was also stunned for a moment.
It was the first time that she saw a trance-like and confused look in Zhu Feng's eyes.
Zhu Feng heard her words but remained silent. He simply turned and looked down at Ye Zheng, who was standing on the dock. Seeing him like this, Nan Yan sighed, reached out and grasped his hand, which was gripping the railing tightly, nearly crushing it, and whispered, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng's eyes became even redder.
Nan Yan said softly, "Your Majesty, look at our feet."
“……?”
Zhu Feng was a little confused and looked down at his feet. Under his feet was naturally their boat. Although the boat was not moving, the gurgling river water did not stop flowing, and it continued to stir up white waves as it passed by the boat.
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty and Ye Zheng are like the river and the boat. If the boat doesn't move, the river will move too; if the boat moves, the river will move further."
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"But no matter what, someone has to go first."
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"Since the emperor has chosen to have him watch us leave, then there's no need to keep him here."
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"We should go now."
After hearing her words, Zhu Feng's breathing became heavier. Nan Yan saw that his eyes were already red and looked like he was about to shed tears at any moment. However, in front of so many people, he refused to shed tears. He just gritted his teeth and held on for a long time. Then he waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
Nan Yan immediately turned around and shouted, "Let's go!"
Xiao Shunzi also breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly trotted away, giving orders to the boatman on this ship and asking the boatman to issue orders to the people on the following boats.
After Zhu Feng finished saying this, he walked into the cabin without looking back, and Nan Yan hurriedly followed him.
As she followed Zhu Feng, she asked the servants behind to disperse. Everyone understood what was going on and didn't dare to follow. When they entered the cabin, only Zhu Feng and Nan Yan were left.
Because the ship was sailing at anchor, the hull was shaking slightly. Seeing that Zhu Feng was staggering, Nan Yan hurried forward and hugged him, and the two of them sat on the couch together.
"emperor……"
Just as she was about to say something, she felt a sinking sensation on her waist. It turned out to be Zhu Feng who had hugged her waist with both hands and buried himself in her arms.
This seemed to be a rare occasion for Zhu Feng to show his vulnerable side in front of her.
No matter how strong he was, and how many people relied on him, at this point, he really couldn't hold on any longer.
He buried his head in Nan Yan's arms and said in a muffled voice, "You are the only one I have."
“…”
"Nan Yan, luckily you are still here."
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