Chapter 3581: Fearing Chaos in the World
The whereabouts of the one hundred golden bowls disappeared after they were put into the storehouse. However, in the following years, the palace donated a lot of money, and even the monthly allowance of the imperial concubine was increased by five taels of silver, which made the other concubines envious. They all knew in their hearts that the imperial concubine was already at this age, and she was still so favored by His Majesty the Emperor. Of course, she had extraordinary means. The other young concubines who were still ready to challenge the imperial concubine's authority completely gave up that foolish idea and did not dare to even show a word in her presence.
But Nan Yan didn't care about all this.
At this moment, she was only worried about one thing, which was Zhu Feng's injury.
After following her instructions, the prince no longer sent any memorials. He discussed and resolved all matters, big or small, with the cabinet members, and only submitted the results to the emperor for preview afterwards. There were no major mistakes.
Without the burden of paperwork, Zhu Feng was indeed much more relaxed. He could even spare some time to take Zhu Chengjun to the back garden of the South Courtyard to enjoy the flowers and cool off.
On this day, Nan Yan went out to take care of some things. When she returned to the room, she found it empty. After asking, she learned that His Majesty the Emperor had been taken to the garden by the King of Han and the Princess. She sighed helplessly and hurriedly took Aunt Tongyun there. As soon as she approached the door of the back garden, she heard a string of silver bell-like laughter coming from inside.
It was Xinping. She was holding a round fan in her hand and catching butterflies among the flowers.
Although it was already September, Yongzhou City was located in the south, where the weather was much warmer. In addition, there had been plenty of rain recently, so almost all the flowers in the back garden were in bloom. There were peonies and roses that were out of season, as well as osmanthus flowers that had bloomed first. At first glance, it seemed as if a hundred flowers were competing for the spring. Xinping, wearing a pink dress, was running around in the flowers, her rosy little face full of smiles. Like a flower, she ran until she was sweating but refused to stop.
Nan Yan walked in and said, "Run slower!"
Xinping smiled and saluted as soon as she saw her, still chasing a small pink butterfly in front of her. Zhu Chengjun also ran over and saluted her. Nanyan said, "Go follow your sister and don't let her fall into the water."
Zhu Chengjun responded and hurriedly followed.
Nan Yan turned around and walked into a small pavilion in the middle of the garden. Zhu Feng was lying on a lounge chair. The weather was not that hot. The pavilion was ventilated on all sides and had shade, so it was exceptionally cool. Coupled with the fragrance of flowers, it was a very comfortable place.
Nan Yan walked in and saluted Zhu Feng, then said with a smile: "Your Majesty really knows how to enjoy himself."
Zhu Feng said, "You were the one who told me to rest, and you also told the Crown Prince not to send me memorials. Now I've only had a few days off, and you're already gossiping."
Nan Yan smiled and sat down beside him. There happened to be a pot of tea and several cups on the stone table in the middle of the pavilion. She only took a glance at it, and Aunt Tong Yun immediately came forward to make a cup of tea and handed it to her. Nan Yan said, "Would the Emperor like to drink some?"
Zhu Feng shook his head: "I just drank half a cup of tea, I'm not thirsty."
Nan Yan started drinking by herself.
She had just walked in the sun for half a day and was feeling a bit hot. Even though the tea was warm, she had already broken into a sweat. Aunt Tongyun stood behind her and fanned her gently with a round fan. Some of the wind also blew onto Zhu Feng, making her feel a little cooler than before. Zhu Feng looked up at her and said, "Why didn't that girl follow you today?"
Aunt Tongyun is quite old, and Nan Yan rarely lets her go out except for important matters. She is always accompanied by Ruoshui, who can run and jump, and Zhu Feng has gotten used to it.
Today, she is nowhere to be seen.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Tongyun smiled, and Nanyan's expression also brightened. She came close to Zhu Feng and said, "Your Majesty, guess where I went just now."
Zhu Feng said, "I'm not a living god, how can I guess?"
Nan Yan said: "Although the emperor is not a living immortal, he is more powerful than a living immortal. Guess."
Zhu Feng was so pestered by her that he could only shake his head and look at her. Because she was so close, he could smell the indescribable sour smell of sweat on her body. He couldn't help but frown: "Why did you run to such a group of men?"
Although he usually kept a lenient control over Nan Yan, especially when she was out, and allowed her to move freely, she was the imperial concubine after all, and it would not sound good if he told everyone about it.
Nan Yan laughed and said, "Your Majesty, which man do you think I've been with?"
Zhu Feng asked, "Where have you been?"
Nan Yan lowered her voice and said, "I went to Cheng Jun's place."
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and subconsciously glanced towards the garden. Zhu Chengjun was still chasing after Xinping, carefully protecting his sister. Zhu Feng turned his head and looked at Nan Yan again: "He's here, what are you doing over there?"
Nan Yan said, "Then Young Marquis Wei, and Wen Bieyu and the others, didn't they perform great deeds this time? I heard they were a little injured, so I went to take a look."
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"Especially Lu Linchuan, he has worked the hardest this time."
Thinking of the way Lu Linchuan led his men to rush around in the sea of fire that night, Zhu Feng didn't say much. He just pondered for a moment, then looked up at Nan Yan: "What does this have to do with that girl?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I couldn't go to see those guys empty-handed, so I asked Ruoshui to get up early and make some snacks to take with them. Everyone who took them said they were delicious, but Lu Linchuan insisted that the snacks had more salt than sugar, and Ruoshui started arguing with him."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with an interested expression, "What are you arguing about?"
Nan Yan said, "What's there to argue about? It's just the same old things over and over again. I've been shouting at her several times but she can't stop me. So I just leave her there to argue with me."
Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
Nan Yan leaned close to his ear and said, "I've noticed before. These two are like fighting cocks. They quarrel whenever they get together."
Zhu Feng said, "You knew they weren't getting along, but you still took that girl with you. Aren't you just trying to create chaos in the world?"
Nan Yan raised her chin.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Feng finally came to his senses and said, "You, what do you want to do?"
Nan Yan then leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Your Majesty, don't you think they are quite a good match? Ruoshui has been with me for many years now. At this age, I have to consider her lifelong affairs."
Zhu Feng couldn't help but frown: "You want to put them together?"
"What does the Emperor think?"
"No, no."
"Why not?"
Zhu Feng frowned and said, "You just said it yourself. If two people get together, they always quarrel. How can two people like that live together? It will be a mess all day long. Aren't you just kidding!"
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