Chapter 3342 Eye to Eye
Zhu Feng didn't want to pay attention to her at first, so he just glanced at her and turned away.
But, he couldn't help but look back at her.
Nan Yan still smiled and grabbed him and asked, "Your Majesty, please take a look and see if there is anything wrong with me. Don't let anyone recognize me later. I don't want to stay in the cold palace for two years."
Zhu Feng coughed twice and said with a straight face, "Why are you talking so much? Let's eat quickly. After dinner, we need to get ready. Word just came in from downstairs that they are about to enter the city."
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately asked the servants to bring breakfast.
While eating at the same table, the two of them were so quiet that they said nothing, with only the sound of dishes and chopsticks colliding. Although the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping had never been followed in Nanyan, it was indeed unusually quiet today, mainly because Zhu Feng was a little depressed.
However, Nan Yan thought that the emperor might be in a mood to think about other things because he would be summoning the envoy of the Parthian Empire soon, so she did not bother him with any more words.
After dinner, Zhu Feng asked her to go first.
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan took Ruoshui out.
After the master and servant left, Zhu Feng led Xiao Shunzi out as well. Looking at Nan Yan's excited back, he seemed to be lost in thought. After a while, he murmured, "Am I getting old?"
Xiao Shunzi, who was following him, immediately said with a smile: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Your Majesty is in his prime."
Zhu Feng laughed.
"I feel that her spirit has declined significantly in the past two years. On the contrary, she—"
As he spoke, he looked up at Nan Yan's back in front of him. Xiao Shunzi was a little puzzled and asked softly, "What's wrong with the queen?"
Zhu Feng said, "Why is it still the same as before?"
“…”
Seeing the indescribable tenderness and warmth in his eyes, Xiao Shunzi looked at Nan Yan in front of him, and finally came to his senses. The Imperial Concubine wearing the clothes of a palace maid reminded His Majesty of the past, when the Imperial Concubine first came to his side, she was just a small official in the Imperial Treasures Department, and she also wore such clothes and swayed around in front of him every day. At the beginning, His Majesty was dissatisfied with her and bullied her every day.
Who could have imagined that the little palace maid who was living in danger every day at that time would now become the Imperial Concubine and accompany His Majesty the Emperor for so many years?
Half my life is almost over.
Xiao Shunzi thought for a moment and said with a smile, "After so many years, Your Majesty is still the same as she was back then. Isn't that the blessing of the Emperor's rain and sky?"
Zhu Feng glared at him and said, "You're talking too much."
Xiao Shunzi immediately raised his hand and slapped himself, saying with a smile: "My servant is too talkative, my servant is too talkative."
Zhu Feng couldn't help but smile, but he still walked forward immediately.
Although they were laughing and joking, once it was over, they naturally returned to their serious business. The place where they met the envoy of the Parthian Empire was still the open pavilion where they had met Omri and Nadab last time. Zhu Feng also sat in the upper seat. Since Nan Yan wanted to dress up as a palace maid, she asked her and Ruoshui to stand behind her on the left and right to serve her. If there was anything that needed to be done, Ruoshui would naturally do it. She would never really let a noble concubine serve tea and water for others.
After the servants of Lianxin Guild Hall had arranged everything, they were taken to the servants' room and were not allowed to come out again. The rest of the matters were handed over to the people brought by Xiao Shunzi and Ying Shao. Chen Zixiao and his men guarded the door of Lianxin Guild Hall.
About half an hour later, news came from outside that the convoy of the Parthian envoy had arrived at the gate of the Lianxin Hall.
Xiao Shunzi immediately sent someone out to greet him.
Zhu Feng walked to the front and sat down slowly, while Nan Yan and Ruo Shui immediately stopped smiling and stood obediently behind Zhu Feng. Zhu Feng looked back at her worriedly and warned her with his mouth not to meddle in other people's business.
Nan Yan smiled helplessly and said, "I know..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a shout from outside.
"The Parthian envoy has arrived."
Upon hearing the voice, Nan Yan immediately dressed up and stood carefully behind the curtain, with only one eye exposed to look ahead. She saw a group of people, led by Xiao Shunzi, slowly walking towards them along the winding path.
Although they knew that they must have brought many warriors with them, these people were definitely stopped by Chen Zixiao and others at the door. But even so, there were still many people coming in. At a glance, there were at least ten of them, both men and women, and their clothes were very bright.
Walking in front was a tall, blond man with blue eyes.
According to the news that came back earlier, this person was the special envoy of this special mission and also Abihu, the left deacon and minister of the Parthian Empire.
Zhu Feng was not very familiar with the official positions in the Parthian Empire. He had only heard from Gu Yiyou that there were left and right ministers in the court of the Parthian Empire, whose official positions were equivalent to those of the Shangshu. The fact that such important ministers were sent as envoys this time also showed that the king of Parthia attached great importance to this mission.
However, this person is not the most important.
In the news that came back, one person was mentioned in particular. His name was Gao Ye, and he was a Han Chinese.
It is said that this person has a special identity. Although he is not a formal official, he still has some influence on the court of the Parthian Empire. The Parthian monarch attaches great importance to this visit, so he also arranged him in the special envoy group.
Zhu Feng immediately found Gao Ye from behind Abihu.
This person is also a tall man, but he is surprisingly young, even looks no more than thirty years old. He has a good appearance, especially his eyes are particularly bright.
Although he kept his head down obediently, he carefully walked around as soon as he walked in.
This action was very careful, and if you weren't paying attention to him, you wouldn't have noticed it at all.
It seems like he is patrolling someone.
Zhu Feng frowned.
Following behind them, in addition to some servants, there were two young women in bright clothes. They lowered their heads and held various exquisite gift boxes in their hands. It was obvious that they had prepared gifts.
At this time, the special envoys had already walked to the center of the pavilion.
When the two sides meet, they naturally greet each other first.
Abihu and Gao Ye kowtowed to Zhu Feng, then stood up and spoke a few words. After he finished speaking, Gao Ye, who was standing beside him, repeated his words in Chinese, saying, "Your Majesty, our monarch was very satisfied with the caravan you sent earlier. This time, we also bring his blessings to Your Majesty."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
The two women behind him came forward with gift boxes in their hands.
Zhu Feng turned and gestured. Although he had reminded Nan Yan not to move, there were still two gift boxes, and Ruoshui couldn't handle them all by herself. So, Nan Yan and Ruoshui stepped forward together and took the gift boxes from the two women.
When Nan Yan took the gift box, she subconsciously looked up, and coincidentally, the girl on the other side also looked up. The two of them looked at each other and were stunned.
"ah--"
"you?!"
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