Chapter 3176: It was done in someone else's hands
Nan Yan asked, "Your Majesty, just like that, let him go?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "Why, do you want me to order him to be executed immediately?"
Heyi also opened his eyes wide and looked at Nanyan.
That look was three parts astonishment and seven parts grievance.
Nan Yan then realized how inappropriate her question was. It seemed as if she really was unwilling to let He Yi go and was determined that Zhu Feng kill this man as soon as possible.
After all, the two of them are old acquaintances. It is really inhumane for her to do this.
She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, no, concubine, I don't mean that."
Zhu Feng then smiled, turned back to look at He Yi, and said meaningfully: "Did you see? Even the imperial concubine couldn't bear to see you die."
He Yi looked at Zhu Feng with a complicated expression, then looked at Nan Yan.
He said softly, "I thank the Emperor and the Empress for saving my life."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "You don't have to thank me."
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"Originally, this mission was messed up. You let one of my greatest dangers escape. I truly intended to tear you into pieces as a warning to others. This would let everyone know that when working by my side, you must not have second thoughts. Otherwise, I will not forgive you."
Nan Yan looked at him again.
This is more like Zhu Feng.
The man who didn't even get angry when He Yi let Zhu Chengjin go, and even calmly spared He Yi's life without even hitting him with a fingernail, was too unlike Zhu Feng.
Not only Nan Yan, but He Yi also obviously thought so. Although he said words of thanks, the jailer in the distance ran over, took out the key and opened the cell door, but he still did not step out of the cell door. Instead, he looked at Zhu Feng with a serious expression, as if he wanted to find out something from him.
Why didn't the emperor punish him?
Zhu Feng also stood outside the old gate, looking at him, and said with a smile: "However, although this job failed in your hands, it was successfully completed in the hands of others."
“…!?”
“…!?”
At this moment, He Yi and Nan Yan both showed surprised expressions. Nan Yan asked in surprise, "What did the emperor say?"
He Yi also frowned: "Could it be that the emperor sent other people besides me to pursue him?"
Zhu Feng said calmly: "Of course not."
"Then why did the Emperor say—"
Zhu Feng suddenly sneezed. Nan Yan quickly reached out to protect him. Only then did she realize how damp this cell was. She felt her muscles and bones ache shortly after entering. She hadn't expected Zhu Feng to react so strongly to this place. She quickly took out her handkerchief and offered it to Zhu Feng, whispering, "Your Majesty, let's go out and talk while we walk."
Zhu Feng took the handkerchief and rubbed his nose, then looked at He Yi again, turned around and walked out.
He Yi had no choice but to walk out of the prison and follow them.
As they walked out, Zhu Feng said, "Didn't you hear any news when you returned to Jinling this time?"
"news?"
He Yi frowned slightly and said, "I have only heard two pieces of news. One is that the Emperor drove out the pirates on Xingluo Lake without bloodshed. From now on, the north-south waterway will be more open, and many merchants are very excited."
Zhu Feng asked, "Anything else?"
"Also, the emperor posthumously conferred the title of princess on a princess."
"Princess Zhaolie, her name is Qingting. She is a remarkable woman that the Imperial Concubine rescued in Jinling City. Do you know why I posthumously conferred the title of Princess on her?"
"I heard that he was rewarded for his contribution in annihilating the rebellion."
"Do you know which traitor she annihilated?"
"Zhu Chengjin, the substitute."
Zhu Feng walked out, smiling as he said, "Yes, it was just a double that was annihilated. So many people were involved in this incident, and many were injured. Do you know why I only praise her so much?"
The more He Yi listened, the heavier his heart felt, as if a stone was slowly pressing down on it. He looked up at Zhu Feng and shook his head heavily.
Zhu Feng said, "Because she fed the tiger with her own body, she used all the poisons that the imperial concubine brought with her on herself, and then went to serve Zhu Chengjin."
“…!?”
Upon hearing this, He Yi took a deep breath.
Nan Yan also stopped for a moment.
She finally remembered.
By the way, during the time in the Jinling Palace, Qingting had been using poison on herself, and then she went to serve Zhu Chengjin. If she remembered correctly, it seemed that from the time Qingting started serving Zhu Chengjin, she often heard Zhu Chengjin coughing, and his health was not very good to begin with, and it became obviously worse during that period.
If Zhu Feng hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about it.
As for He Yi, he had just arrived in Jinling and didn't even know about Qingting feeding the tiger with her own body, let alone that she had poisoned herself. At this moment, he was extremely shocked and looked at Zhu Feng in disbelief.
Just at this time, they walked out of the gate of the sky prison.
The heavy iron door was slowly pushed open with a dull sound and hit the wall on one side. The rumbling sound was like a thunder exploding overhead, shaking everyone's soul as if it was trembling.
He Yi murmured: "He, he, that is to say -"
Zhu Feng looked up at the clear weather outside, which also reflected the clear mood he hadn't felt in a long time. He said, "So, it doesn't matter if we can't catch him."
“…”
"Good deeds and evil deeds will be rewarded in the end."
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"This time, it's not me who is punishing him, but the evil karma he sowed himself."
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"As for you—"
Having said that, he slowly turned around and looked at He Yi, looking at this minister who had always been calm and composed, but finally showed a dejected expression at this moment. He had always believed in him and would continue to believe in him in the future, but at this moment, he ruthlessly stabbed a poisonous thorn named "Zhu Chengjin" into He Yi's heart, to constantly remind him in the years to come what true loyalty is.
Zhu Feng said: "I will keep my word and forgive you."
“…”
"But I'm sparing your life not for anything else, but for the sake of Princess Zhaolie's spirit in heaven. For her sake—though I can't grant amnesty to the entire world, I can grant amnesty to you."
He Yi looked at him heavily.
After a long time, he finally knelt down slowly at Zhu Feng's feet and said in a deep voice: "Your humble servant, thank the emperor for his grace."
Seeing him like this, Zhu Feng finally smiled faintly, turned around and walked out. Nan Yan glanced at He Yi, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't open her mouth. She just turned around and followed Zhu Feng.
He Yi lowered his head, listening to the gradually receding footsteps, and Zhu Feng's voice coming from afar -
"This matter ends here. You go down, think it over carefully, and wait two days before following me back to the capital!"
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