Chapter 750 Concubine, can I go with you?
In a blink of an eye, three days passed.
Nan Yan had been feeling uneasy these past few days because she hadn't received a reply from Xu Miaoyin in Jinling, and no news had come either. She had trouble sleeping almost every night.
But even so, she opened her eyes early in the morning before dawn.
When Ran Xiaoyu came to help her wash up, she would say, "The Queen is already red. What will happen if she keeps going like this?"
Nan Yan sighed and said, "It's okay. It will be fine after today is over."
"today?"
"Well, today," she couldn't help but repeat what Zhu Feng said, "No matter whether it's a big thing or a small thing, I won't be able to rest easy until this matter is resolved today."
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu glanced at her.
Without saying anything, he helped her finish washing and having breakfast. After a while, Tingfu came running back from outside and said, "Your Majesty, those ministers have all arrived at the Prince of Yan's Mansion."
When Nan Yan heard this, she hurriedly said, "Where is it?"
"Over there in the lobby."
"oh."
Today, he didn't even go to the study. Obviously, Zhu Feng had something to announce. Moreover, Tingfu went on to say that almost all the officials who came from Jinling had come.
I’m afraid the study room is too crowded.
Nan Yan immediately stood up and walked out.
At this time, in the lobby of Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhu Feng was sitting at the top, and all the ministers were standing in the spacious lobby.
Everyone looked at him seriously.
"Your Majesty," the Minister of Rites stepped forward, knelt respectfully, and said, "Three days ago, Your Majesty said that a decision would be made today, so all of us here today."
“…”
"Your Majesty, please—"
Zhu Feng raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and then looked at the officials around him.
Then, he said calmly, "Do you still hope that I will stop building Beiping City?"
"certainly."
Lord Yan said sternly, "This time, a catastrophe has befallen us. Is it possible that the Emperor cannot see through the divine will?"
Zhu Feng said, "Is the secret of heaven so important to you?"
"certainly!"
An official from the Imperial Observatory immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you are the true dragon emperor, and you should be able to sense the weather."
"We are thinking about the emperor's legacy for generations to come."
"This time, the heavens sent down thunder and lightning to destroy the newly built city walls, just to warn the emperor!"
Zhu Feng looked at them quietly for a while, then suddenly said, "Everyone has said so much, but have you ever been to the city wall that was struck by lightning?"
“…”
The lobby suddenly became quiet.
All the officials looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Zhu Feng said: "It seems that none of you have ever been there."
“…”
"Actually, I haven't seen it either."
“…”
"Perfect! Since we have to decide today whether to continue building the city wall, why don't we, the king and his ministers, go over there and take a look at the place that was struck by lightning?"
The ministers looked at each other.
Yan Gu said: "Since the emperor has issued an order, how dare we, the humble ministers, disobey it."
Zhu Feng nodded, then ordered, "Come here, prepare the carriage immediately."
After all, it was the emperor's order. Soon, the carriage outside was ready and the ministers all stood up and walked out.
Everyone had different expressions on their faces and walked out talking a lot.
Just as Zhu Feng stood up and was about to leave, he suddenly heard Nan Yan's voice: "Your Majesty."
He immediately turned around and saw Nan Yan standing at the side door of the lobby, looking at him carefully.
Zhu Feng walked over: "Why are you here?"
"I heard that all the ministers in the court have come, so I wanted to come and take a look. I just heard the emperor say that he wants to go with everyone to the city wall that was struck by lightning—"
As she spoke, she looked at him carefully: "Concubine, can I go with you?"
“…”
Zhu Feng frowned.
Nan Yan said hurriedly: "I don't mean to say too much, it's just——"
"Just what?"
"It's just that I want to accompany the emperor."
“…”
Zhu Feng looked at her for a while.
In fact, he also knew that Nan Yan had been concerned about this matter. He could even see that she had not had a good rest in the past few days because of this matter, and her eyes were a little red.
So he said, "Of course you can, but for a while, you can only stay in the back and don't talk nonsense."
Nan Yan nodded seriously: "I understand."
Zhu Feng shook his head, sighed, and took her out.
When the ministers outside saw that the emperor actually brought out the pregnant concubine, they were all shocked and immediately knelt on the ground.
Nan Yan subconsciously glanced at the crowd.
Soon, they got on the carriage and the group left Prince Yan's Mansion.
At first, Nan Yan thought they would arrive soon, but the carriage went farther and farther, and after more than an hour, it actually left the city.
She looked at Zhu Feng who was sitting there steadily with some surprise.
He kept his eyes closed to recuperate.
After leaving the city, the road was a little bumpy, but still relatively calm, but there were almost no people on the road. The only sounds were the sounds of their wheels and the horses' hooves outside. Nan Yan looked out from a corner of the curtain blown by the wind.
I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
The road under my feet is extremely familiar. It stretches into the distance and I can see the tall archway gate and the three big characters on it.
Jufu Village.
They actually arrived at Jufu Village again!
Could it be that the newly built city wall that was struck by lightning was this section of the city wall?
Nan Yan said in surprise, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng still had his eyes closed and said calmly, "Have you forgotten what you promised me before you came out? Don't talk nonsense."
What kind of nonsense is this?
However, Nan Yan was still obedient and immediately shut her mouth.
Soon, their carriage passed the archway gate of Jufu Village and drove forward for a while before arriving at the village entrance where they had clashed with Shi Eryi and his men that day.
The carriage stopped not far away and they all got off.
Only then did Nan Yan see that the city wall had actually been built not far ahead and was extending westward, preparing to merge with the city wall built to the west.
However, there was a big hole on the top of the newly built city wall.
Bricks and stones were smashed to pieces, burned black, and fell down, piling up in the village, creating a mess.
Upon taking a look at the Jufu Village, all the houses had been razed to the ground, and the large open space at the entrance of the village had been cleared. Obviously, this was because the emperor was going to bring his ministers here and had made arrangements in advance.
A huge wooden frame was erected on the ground using several wooden sticks, and covered with colorful brocade to create a spacious shed.
There are also tables and chairs.
Zhu Feng got off the carriage, shook his sleeves, and said to the ministers around him who all had strange expressions on their faces, "Let's go sit over there first."
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