Chapter 2996 Departure
When I returned to the room, Zhu Feng was still sleeping.
Nan Yan did not wake him up. She tiptoed to the couch by the window and sat down. She just opened the window a little, letting in a cool breeze that brought with it the sweet fragrance of flowers in the yard.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Feng finally woke up from his sleep.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Nan Yan sitting on the couch, staring blankly outside.
Although she was looking at the picturesque scenery outside, her eyes were a little dazed, and I didn't know where her heart was going.
"Nan Yan."
Zhu Feng called her softly, and Nan Yan immediately turned around: "Your Majesty, you're awake."
She hurriedly stood up and walked to the bed. Zhu Feng also sat up and leaned against the bedside. Seeing that she was still a little dazed, he said, "What were you thinking about just now?"
"nothing."
"Nothing? Have you met Ran Xiaoyu?"
"Um."
"Have you told her everything?"
"I've said it all."
"What did she say?"
At this point, Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "He didn't say anything, just said he knew."
Zhu Feng looked at her for a while.
There was a brief and somewhat depressing silence between the two of them. After a while, Zhu Feng sighed softly, reached out and held Nan Yan's hand, and patted it twice.
It seemed to be comforting, but also seemed to have some other emotion.
But neither of them said anything. Only after a long while did Nan Yan say, "Your Majesty has slept for so long, you must be hungry. When I came back, I asked the kitchen to prepare some food. Can you please send it over?"
Zhu Feng nodded: "Okay, you can accompany me and use some together."
So, Zhu Feng got up quickly, washed up a bit, and some food was sent from the kitchen. As soon as the two of them sat down, Ruoshui came in to serve the dishes. However, she was so nervous today that she almost dropped her chopsticks on the ground.
Zhu Feng glanced at her.
Nan Yan immediately dismissed her and personally served Zhu Feng a bowl of soup, asking him to take a few sips to moisten his stomach. Zhu Feng took the bowl, glanced at Ruoshui's departing figure, and said, "What's wrong with this girl?"
Nan Yan said, "I won't say anything more. If I do, the Emperor will accuse me of meddling in other people's affairs."
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why? Is it related to Xu Miaoming?"
Nan Yan didn't answer him immediately. Instead, she took a few bites of food before looking up at him again. She said sullenly, "Nothing much. Ruoshui saw Taoist Miaoming go to the backyard alone last night. She felt uneasy, so she followed him to check on him."
"Oh? So what did she see?"
"In fact, she didn't see anything. She only saw Taoist Miaoming stay in there for a long time before coming out. Just as the emperor said, the chain on that door is for locking us."
"What else? I don't believe she was so distraught just by seeing this."
Nan Yan glared at him again.
She lifted the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks and said, "She also saw someone in the yard. It should be a man."
Zhu Feng's eyes flickered: "Oh? Who is it?"
“It would be nice if you could see it clearly.”
“…”
"There were no lights on in the backyard, and she didn't dare go over and alert the enemy, so she just watched from outside. The man stood in the small door inside and looked out for a long time."
Having said this, Nan Yan looked at him again: "Your Majesty, do you know where that man is looking?"
Zhu Feng asked, "Where?"
Nan Yan said, "Here."
"here?"
"This is where the emperor lives. Ruoshui saw that he kept looking over here for a long time before leaving."
Having said that, her meaning was already very clear.
Xu Miaoming hid a man in the backyard. Although no one knew what he did, it was obvious that he was hidden for a purpose when he looked over here in the middle of the night, and his purpose was the emperor.
But after hearing these words, Zhu Feng's face darkened for a moment, but he didn't say much.
After a long time, Nan Yan saw that he hadn't responded yet, and couldn't help but frowned: "Your Majesty, do you really think it's nothing?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and asked, "Do you think there's something wrong?"
“…”
"Xu Miaoming is a Taoist priest of Huoju, and she can get married. Even if she really hides a man in her room, I can't control her, not to mention that she only hides one person in the backyard."
"only?"
Nan Yan's brows knitted together: "Is the Emperor really so relieved?"
Zhu Feng could sense a hint of anger in her words. After a moment's thought, he said, "Nan Yan, if you're really that impatient, then I think it's best if you don't go to Xingluo Lake this time."
When Nan Yan heard this, her expression immediately changed: "No!"
Zhu Feng tapped her bowl with his chopsticks: "Then eat well."
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued eating.
“…”
Nan Yan looked at him. Although she didn't know what to say, the doubts in her heart had turned into worries.
Zhu Feng's protection of Xu Miaoming was obviously excessive.
Although the emperor sometimes needs to protect his subordinates, especially when the other party is doing something special, Nan Yan has experienced a lot of this, but Xu Miaoming is obviously not one of them.
Then, how could Zhu Feng have such trust in her?
You know, the origin of the fertility-giving Guanyin statue containing musk beads given to Xu Miaoyin has not been found until now.
But Zhu Feng's words were already there, and there was nothing she could do.
I could only sigh and continue to eat.
Zhu Feng looked up at her while eating. There seemed to be something flickering in his deep eyes, but it was only fleeting and immediately disappeared in the depths of his pupils.
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Two days later, it was time to depart.
The 400 dan of grain that Zhu Feng had promised to Hengsheng Bank had also arrived. The ship had sailed directly to the bank's Xiaohe warehouse. After Lu Taining had someone inspect the cargo, he turned to Zhu Feng with a beaming smile and said, "Boss Huang is truly a man of his word."
Zhu Feng said, "Then what about what Shopkeeper Lu promised me?"
Lu Taining said: "Of course it will be done."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
Immediately, everyone saw a ship slowly approaching on the river ahead. It was not big, but it looked particularly exquisite, and was obviously different from the grain-carrying ships around it.
Lian Nanyan looked at it and raised her eyebrows slightly.
Lu Taining said, "Your Madam is a respectable person, so we cannot let her suffer such injustice on the grain transport ship. Therefore, Lianhuanwu specially sent this ship to pick her up."
“…”
Nan Yan's heart moved slightly.
At the moment, she roughly guessed the identity of the mysterious person in Xingluo Lake, but did that mysterious person know that the person going there this time was her?
Or is this ship just a courtesy?
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