Chapter 2920 Engagement
He walked over and sat in front of her.
He reached out and touched her cheek: "What are you daydreaming about?"
“…”
Nan Yan was dazed, as if she had just woken up from a dream. She looked up at Zhu Feng, was silent for a long time, then reached out and hugged his neck, holding him tightly in her arms.
Zhu Feng just let her hold him like this.
Then he heard her whisper, "Your Majesty, you won't leave me, will you?"
“…”
Hearing this, Zhu Feng burst out laughing.
You know, those who left recently were all people who had been with him since they were very young. For him, this period of life seemed to have become cold and desolate. Therefore, even though the Imperial Study and the Cabinet were still piled with so many things, he would still take time to come to Yonghe Palace to accompany Nan Yan and the children to eat and sleep.
He is the one who is most afraid of people leaving.
But he didn't expect that Nan Yan would come and tell him this.
Hearing Zhu Feng's chuckle, Nan Yan raised her head from his embrace and glanced at him: "Your Majesty, what are you laughing at?"
Seeing her being cautious and lonely, Zhu Feng sighed inwardly, but didn't say much. He just put his arm around her waist and said softly, "Of course not."
“…”
"I won't leave you."
Hearing this, Nan Yan smiled.
But she did not let Zhu Feng go. Instead, she hugged him tighter and rubbed his neck with her cheek. Zhu Feng enjoyed this kind of skin-to-skin contact without any desire but with a sense of intimacy very much. There was a smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
He whispered, "What's wrong? You're such a grown-up, but you're still acting like a child."
Having said that, he held Nan Yan's waist a little tighter.
Nan Yan buried her face in his shoulder and said softly, "It's nothing. I just heard what Eunuch Yu said. I feel that life is really wonderful."
"How is it wonderful?"
"A small thing can change a person's life. In the twenty or thirty years before Your Majesty and I met, any event, any person, or even any moment earlier or later, would have changed our lives, and we would not be the same as we were before. "
After hearing this, Zhu Feng's eyes became slightly dazed.
After a while, he smiled softly and said, "So what do you think?"
Nan Yan whispered, "I think it was a close call..."
Hearing this, Zhu Feng laughed.
At this moment, Ruoshui walked in from outside. She originally wanted to report that the imperial kitchen had delivered dinner. When she saw the two people entangled with each other, she was frightened and let out a low cry. She hurriedly retreated, but her heel tripped on the threshold and she fell on her back.
She hurriedly got up and kept saying, "This slave deserves death! This slave deserves death!"
Hearing the sound, the two people in the room hurriedly separated.
Zhu Feng was fine. Nan Yan blushed for a moment, then said, "Okay, come in."
Ruoshui then cautiously walked in with her head lowered, not daring to look at them. She only reported. Zhu Feng smiled and said, "That's perfect. Let them bring it in. I'll use it earlier. I have to go back to the imperial study later."
Nan Yan asked, "Your Majesty is going to stay in the Imperial Study again tonight?"
Zhu Feng said, "There are many things to do."
"What's going on?"
"In this great battle, Monk was injured, and the border of the Neng Kingdom fell into chaos. I have sent a large army north to attack and recapture the Great Wall Moat."
"ah?"
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in shock.
Even though she had no military experience, Nan Yan, having spent so long with Zhu Feng and even personally visited the Great Wall, knew all too well how important that place was to the entire Yan Nation. Retaking the Great Wall would free the capital from constant exposure to the Neng Nation's gaze, making it much safer even for the Emperor to guard the border.
This is truly a great achievement for Yan State!
Nan Yan was surprised and delighted, and said with a smile: "This is really great! However, the emperor hasn't told me yet."
Zhu Feng said, "I was busy with the Imperial Concubine's funeral a few days ago. Why would I tell you? You can't help. In this kind of situation, it's natural to fight and resolve it quickly. If we don't take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with Monk injured and the chaos in their territory, it will take who knows how many years to retake the Great Wall."
"Yes, yes."
Nan Yan nodded and said, "This way, the important areas of the capital will no longer be in danger."
Zhu Feng said: "It's not completely without danger."
“…”
"After Monk recovers from his injuries and the chaos in the country during his injury is resolved, we must find a way to retake the Great Moat. That's when the battle will be tough. So, simply retaking it is not enough; we need someone to defend it."
“…”
“These are all things.”
“…”
"I must make arrangements before they react. I don't want to be completely passive."
Nan Yan nodded, immediately stood up and said, "Then, come over and have dinner."
Seeing that she was very anxious and had no intention of keeping him, Zhu Feng was relieved, but also shook his head with a frustrated smile, then walked to the table and sat down.
Today's dinner is a bit lighter.
It was just some vegetable porridge, but it was served with a number of sour and spicy side dishes. Nan Yan said, "I saw that the emperor ate a few more bites yesterday, so I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare some more. This sour vegetable porridge doesn't look good, but it's good with rice and porridge. Your Majesty, please eat more."
Zhu Feng nodded.
Indeed, sometimes, glamorous, expensive delicacies may not necessarily whet one's appetite; instead, it's simple, home-cooked dishes that can give one a sense of the authentic flavor of everyday life. Zhu Feng drank a bowl of porridge with the humble sour sauce, but when it felt like it wasn't enough, he asked for another.
Nan Yan happily took the empty bowl and personally filled him with half a bowl of porridge.
Zhu Feng drank his porridge while saying, "By the way, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."
Nan Yan looked up at him: "What's the matter?"
Zhu Feng said, "Now that the Crown Prince has been crowned, there's no need for him to stay in the palace any longer. He should go out and start his own household."
Nan Yan heard this and smiled, "Has the Emperor allowed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to open a residence?"
"Um."
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "I plan to buy him a house in the south of the city and drive him out."
Nan Yan laughed, picked up a piece of food for him with her chopsticks, and said, "Look at what the emperor said, what about driving him out?"
Zhu Feng also smiled and continued, "This house doesn't need to be too big. I asked the people from the Ministry of Works to work on it. The blueprints will be ready in two days. It will probably take four to five months. By then—"
When he said this, his voice became slightly hoarse.
Nan Yan looked at him.
Zhu Feng seemed to sigh softly, then said, "It just so happens that the Crown Prince's two-year mourning period is over."
“…”
"Although it will take another year before he can get married, I'm thinking of letting him get engaged to Gu Qiqing first. What do you think?"
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