Chapter 928: The Clash of Two Forces
"What?!"
Zhu Xuan frowned suddenly and said in a deep voice, "Why is he gone?"
Jian Ruocheng let out a deep breath, glanced at Nan Yan intentionally or unintentionally, and then said, "I heard that it seems that he was taken away by a young woman."
"Who is that young woman? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him?"
"Because I did it,"
Jian Ruocheng's breath became a little heavier, and he said, "But, they never fought."
"Did you use force?"
Hearing these three words, Zhu Xuan seemed to suddenly understand something and turned his head abruptly to look at Nan Yan.
Although they were standing quite far away, at that time, no one in the entire altar dared to breathe, and even the wind seemed to have stopped, so Nan Yan vaguely heard their conversation.
She herself was also surprised.
Young woman?
Indeed, after she opened the box containing Zhu Feng's jade disc in the side hall, she immediately went downstairs to find someone to handle this matter.
The person she was looking for was Ye Zheng.
After all, Ye Zheng is Zhu Feng's confidant. No matter what, he must have his own people to handle this matter.
But she didn't expect that it would be a young woman who kidnapped the man named "Awu".
Could it be——
Ran Xiaoyu?
She subconsciously turned her head to look at Ye Zheng. Although the two were quite far apart and didn't say anything, Ye Zheng felt her gaze, turned his head to look at her, and nodded slightly.
It was indeed Ran Xiaoyu.
However, although Ran Xiaoyu also followed them to Beiping, she was still in custody. Was it his own idea to mobilize Ran Xiaoyu, or did he get the emperor's permission?
Thinking of this, Nan Yan's mind suddenly moved, and she looked up at Zhu Feng on the altar.
For some reason, the sun was shining brightly at this time, and she couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.
I just felt the sunlight behind me, outlining his tall figure. Although it was just the outline of a person, it gave people a feeling of being pressed down by a mountain, unable to be shaken.
At this moment, Nan Yan's heart relaxed a little.
She turned and looked at Zhu Xuan.
At this time, Zhu Xuan seemed to understand something. He looked over with a hint of viciousness in his eyes.
This sinister expression, appearing on his usually playful and teasing face, was surprisingly not at all out of place. There was even a feeling that - it seemed to be just like that, but in the past, when he smiled like this, no one had ever noticed.
Even Zhu Feng took a deep breath when he saw his expression at that moment.
I thought to myself: Am I still not seeing clearly enough?
However, that hint of viciousness was only fleeting. The next moment, Zhu Xuan's face regained its composure. Although he was not as playful as before, it was obvious that he was not panicked.
Instead, he stepped forward and said respectfully, "It seems that there was an accident downstairs. The locksmith can't come for the time being."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "In that case, we can put this matter aside for now."
"No need,"
Zhu Xuan raised his hand and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, as your subject, I am also responsible for the sacrifice at this grand altar. Naturally, I must complete the task perfectly to live up to your trust."
When Nan Yan heard his words, her brows immediately furrowed.
This person, what else do you want to say?
A hint of gloom flashed across Zhu Feng's face, but he remained calm and looked at him calmly: "Could it be that Prince Ning, do you have any other preparations?"
"That's right." Zhu Xuan said, "In fact, I have already asked the craftsman to prepare the key to this box."
“……!”
Nan Yan was shocked and looked up at him.
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of danger flashed in his eyes.
Amidst the astonishment of the crowd, Zhu Xuan spoke loudly, "The Emperor asked me to transport the items from the Grand Altar to Peking. In fact, I have been waiting for this day. I asked the craftsman to prepare the key just in case."
“…”
"I just didn't expect that this would really happen."
“…”
As he spoke, he smiled faintly, reached into his sleeve and took out a key, holding it high, and it sparkled in the sunlight.
Nan Yan gritted her teeth.
Unexpectedly, he still had this trick up his sleeve.
This person really does everything he can.
At this moment, a familiar voice rang out from the crowd, saying solemnly, "Your Highness Prince Ning, why have you been trying to take out the Emperor's jade disc?"
The person who spoke was none other than Duke Dingguo, Wu Yingqiu, who stood at the head of all the ministers!
As soon as they saw him speak, everyone around him held their breath.
You know, although Prince Ning is the emperor's brother and has recently obtained the status of Prince Yin Jing, and has already been in power throughout the world, Duke Dingguo's power should not be underestimated. What's more, after going through three dynasties, his network of contacts in the court is much deeper than Prince Ning's.
As soon as he opened his mouth, King Ning frowned.
Duke Dingguo said, "You can record this matter or not, but it seems to me that Your Highness Prince Ning is not interested in recording this matter."
“…”
His words struck Zhu Xuan's heart.
Nan Yan didn't expect that at this time, he would stand up and speak for Zhu Feng.
However, it is not difficult to understand.
Although he and Wu Wan did not get along in the harem, and Duke Dingguo even used many tricks in his enthronement, those were just trivial matters in the harem.
And now, it is a major event of the previous dynasty.
Whether it was the construction of Beiping or the relocation of the capital, Duke Dingguo had no intention of going against Zhu Feng on these major events. Instead, he had been helping him.
Their interests are still the same.
So at this time, he had to come out and stand on Zhu Feng's side.
The sudden appearance of Duke Dingguo did indeed make Zhu Xuan somewhat at a loss.
He hesitated for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "The Duke's words leave me somewhat puzzled."
“…”
"I am only thinking about the emperor."
“…”
"Why not record such a great event and pass it down through the ages?"
"If this is truly for the Emperor's sake, today's sacrificial ceremony has already concluded. It seems inappropriate to dwell on such a trivial matter as the jade disc."
“…”
"Your Majesty, I advise you to put the overall situation first!"
His last few words were very serious.
Several officials standing behind Zhu Xuan couldn't help but step forward, while on the other side, Wu Ding, the son of Wu Yingqiu, also took a step forward.
Following closely behind were Wu Yingqiu's disciples.
At this moment, the two largest forces in the court suddenly confronted each other.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense.
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