Chapter 3649 He Can't Hold On Anymore
"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."
Once the muffled cough sounded, it could not be covered up even by the sounds of footsteps and horse hooves around. Nan Yan raised her head and looked at Zhu Feng, who was riding on the horse in front of her and obviously could not straighten his back. She didn't know if it was her illusion. After entering the grassland, Zhu Feng lost weight very quickly. Even though he was wearing thick clothes, his waist and back looked very thin.
There was an illusion that any stronger wind or snow would crush him.
But Zhu Feng should never have been like this. He has always been as tall and majestic as a mountain, and he has always been the one standing in front of everyone to protect them from the wind and rain.
Nan Yan only felt her eyelids burning. She lowered her head and tried to suppress the pain in her chest.
Zhu Feng's cough continued, and it seemed that he could no longer suppress it. At this time, Ying Shao rode his horse to Nan Yan's side and said carefully, "Your Majesty, do you want to let the emperor rest for a while?"
Nan Yan turned her head and looked at him, frowning and saying nothing.
In fact, they had only been setting out for an hour.
Logically speaking, Zhu Feng had fought on the battlefield for more than ten years. He was born on horseback and could ride a horse for a whole day and a night without rest. But now, he had to rest after just walking for more than an hour. Nan Yan was worried that he would not agree.
But at this moment, Zhu Feng, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.
The people behind immediately pulled the reins.
Ying Shao hurried forward and looked at him carefully: "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Feng covered his mouth and coughed twice. When he spoke again, his voice sounded a little confused. He said solemnly, "Let's set up camp and rest here."
“……!”
Ying Shao was startled for a moment, subconsciously glanced at Nan Yan, and immediately gave the order.
The soldiers walked in the howling north wind. Although they could endure it, it was still uncomfortable. When they heard that they could set up camp and rest on the spot, they all thanked God. Soon the camp was settled and the tents were set up in the cold wind.
Nan Yan dismounted and walked up to Zhu Feng with a serious expression.
Zhu Feng was sitting on a low stool, staring at the bonfire that had just been lit in front of him, covering his mouth and coughing softly. He seemed to have heard her footsteps, slowly raised his head, and looked at Nan Yan calmly.
"You should drink something hot to drive away the cold."
"……yes."
Nan Yan walked over to him with a complicated expression and sat down.
Ever since that day, when Zhu Feng had "confessed everything" to her, the atmosphere between the two of them seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.
In the past, Nan Yan had always been the person closest to him and the one who understood him best, but Zhu Feng more or less had to maintain his self-respect as a man and the emperor's face, so he had to hold on in front of her; but after that time, he seemed to understand that holding on would only make Nan Yan more worried and would not help his own major event, so he no longer forced himself to hold on, and even stopped suppressing the sound of his cough.
It was also because of this that this time, without even anyone's persuasion, he ordered a rest on his own.
Of course, it could also be because—he couldn’t hold on any longer.
Nan Yan felt her throat clench, as if something was about to burst out of her swollen chest. However, she remained silent for a long time, then reached out and grasped Zhu Feng's cold fingertips. Then, she said gently, "Your Majesty, please drink more hot soup."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said, "Didn't you bring some medicine with you?"
"……yes."
"Go heat some up and bring it to me."
“…”
Nan Yan was stunned.
When she set out this time, she did bring a lot of medicinal herbs with her. Zhu Feng had always been a little reluctant to see a doctor. It was harder to get him to drink a sip of medicine than to cut him with a knife. She had never seen him take the initiative to ask for medicine.
This time, he actually offered to drink the medicine.
Nan Yan only felt that her chest was even more heavy.
But a smile appeared on her face, and she said softly, "If Your Majesty had been willing to take care of your health earlier, there would be no reason for me to worry so much."
Zhu Feng said, "You're talking too much again, go quickly."
"yes."
Nan Yan stood up with a smile, and when she turned around, her eyes turned red.
She slowly walked to her tent. Aunt Tongyun had just finished packing up the tent. When she saw her coming and saw the look on her face, she was stunned for a moment, but Nanyan had already ordered, "De Lu."
De Lu immediately stepped forward and asked, "What do you want, Madam?"
Nan Yan said, "Go get the medicine and heat it up. I'll send it to the Emperor later."
"yes."
Delu immediately went down to get busy.
Aunt Tongyun carefully helped her into the tent to rest. Looking at Nan Yan's expression, she hesitated to speak. Nan Yan glanced at her and said calmly, "I know what you want to say. No need to say more."
"……yes."
Aunt Tongyun's face turned pale and she lowered her head.
Medicine was her family tradition, but after all, the emperor had imperial physicians by his side, and this time there were also military doctors accompanying him, so it was not her turn as a servant to speak. In addition, after hearing Nan Yan's harsh words that day, although she had already seen something, she did not dare to say much at this time.
She carefully brewed a cup of hot tea for Nan Yan. Nan Yan held it in her hand but did not drink it. She just stared at the swaying tea with a serious look, as if she was thinking about something.
At this time, there was a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds outside.
The sound of horse hooves was not uncommon in the army, but at this time they had already set up camp to rest. The sudden sound of horse hooves was obviously not from the army, but from outsiders. Moreover, the sound of horse hooves was suddenly cut off when it was very close, and then a shrill neigh was heard.
Nan Yan raised her head: "What's going on?"
Aunt Tongyun said, "I'll go and take a look."
She hurriedly lifted the curtain and walked out. Nan Yan sat quietly in the tent. After a long time, the tea in the cup became lukewarm, so she put it to her mouth and took a sip. Then she saw Aunt Tongyun walking in from outside.
Nan Yan asked, "What happened?"
Aunt Tongyun walked up to her and whispered, "My Lady, someone is coming from the rear."
"rear?"
Nan Yan frowned slightly. They had penetrated so deeply into the heart of the grasslands, so the rear would definitely need to keep in touch with them at all times to be on the safe side. This was not surprising, so she casually said, "Is it someone from the Great Wall Trench?"
Aunt Tongyun said, "No, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone here."
"Prince?"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she asked, "Where are the people?"
Aunt Tongyun said, "He has been taken to the Emperor. He had been on the run for several days and his horse died just as he entered the camp."
“…”
No wonder I heard such a shrill scream just now.
Nan Yan sighed softly.
Then he whispered, "Why is the prince sending someone here at this time?"
Aunt Tongyun said, "The person is still in front of the emperor. Would you like to go and take a look?"
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