Chapter 2870 Our Queen is almost dead
Xie Jiaojiao suddenly said: "If you think I lied to you, then why did you save me?"
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"Why don't you let them kill me? Or just let me die? Why did you bail me out?"
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Li Bushang's tall figure stood at the door of the cell.
It was like a high mountain barrier, blocking the faint light outside.
After an unspecified length of silence, he turned his head, his handsome features appearing particularly grim in the dim light of the dungeon. He said, "Because, only with you around will she feel at ease; only when I have a wife will she let down her guard against me."
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"This is the meaning of your existence."
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As Li Bushang finished his last word, the dungeon fell into a deathly silence.
It was as if suddenly, someone's heart was broken.
Someone's life has dried up.
It was unknown how long the dead silence lasted before a laugh was heard in the dungeon, a desperate and miserable laugh. Although it was a laugh, it sounded like someone crying.
But whether it was crying or laughing, after a while, the sound gradually subsided and finally returned to calm.
The prison fell into silence again.
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In the evening, the setting sun dyed the entire palace red.
Even though it was only the last bit of afterglow, it was still incredibly hot. Normally, they would have placed ice trays in the palace, but because the emperor was so injured, he couldn't handle the heat or the cold either. So, Nan Yan had buckets of well water brought in and poured into the courtyard with a ladle.
The whole yard became cool and wet, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Nan Yan was sitting beside the bed. She took a fan and gently fanned Zhu Feng who was sleeping on the bed. A man was kneeling in front of her, reporting to her everything that happened in the prison today.
After hearing what that person said, Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
She whispered, "Did Xie Jiaojiao go back with Lord Li?"
"yes."
"How is she?"
"It's hard to see clearly from far away, but it looks like she's been crying."
"..., what about the stone?"
"He has been dealt with by Lord Li, and the body has been disposed of."
"Yeah, very good."
Nan Yan nodded and waved her hand: "Go down and claim your reward."
"Thank you, Madam."
The man stood up and walked out.
Nan Yan sat on the edge of the bed, still waving the fan in her hand, thinking absentmindedly about Li Bushang and Xie Jiaojiao - in fact, until now, they still didn't know whether Xie Jiaojiao knew about Jie Shi's actions and whether she was involved. But Zhu Feng's intention was to forgive Li Bushang, so when Li Bushang offered to protect Xie Jiaojiao, she had no choice but to agree.
After all, apart from other things, Xie Jiaojiao's feelings for him should be real.
And Li is not hurt——
The fact that he still wanted to keep Xie Jiaojiao at this time must have shown that he was truly in love with her.
Thinking of this, Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
The weather was hot at that time, but she didn't want to ask others to take care of Zhu Feng, so she even fanned him herself. After waving the fan for a long time, she was already sweating profusely. She couldn't help but swing the fan at herself twice.
A gust of cool breeze relaxed her tense nerves a little.
In fact, these two days are already "good days" compared to before.
Without the overwhelming pressure from the Earth Immortal Association and the army of the Dian Kingdom, Luo Qitong strengthened the patrols of the Nine Outer Gates and sent out scouts to gather information, confirming that the army of the Dian Kingdom had all withdrawn and had no intention of moving south again in the short term.
Fang Buyuan led his troops to sweep through Zhengjue Temple and completely eliminated this evil.
The troops sent out should be able to bring back the King of Wei soon.
Of course, the most important thing is——
Zhu Feng woke up.
As long as he is fine, it doesn't matter how tired she is.
At this time, she looked at the sky and it was almost time for dinner, but Zhu Feng was still sleeping. It was obvious that he had exhausted his energy from dealing with those things and talking so much.
Nan Yan wondered whether she should let him sleep a little longer.
But eating is also important.
Just when he was hesitating, he heard a voice outside Yonghe Palace, as if someone came to report something.
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
In order to let Zhu Feng have a good rest, she had ordered the people in Yonghe Palace to move and do things in a low voice, and not to make loud noises, but the noises outside almost woke him up.
Nan Yan immediately put down the fan in her hand, stood up and walked out.
"What's going on?"
When she walked into the courtyard, she saw several people gathered at the door, their faces heavy and anxious. When they saw her come out, they all came forward and said, "Your Highness."
Nan Yan looked and saw that the person walking in was Yilan, the personal maid who took care of Concubine Shun Xinqing in the Yanxi Palace.
She seemed to be holding a handkerchief in her hand, and her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
She stepped forward and bowed to Nan Yan, "Your Highness!"
Nan Yan asked, "Yilan? What are you doing here?"
Yilan said, "Your Majesty...our Majesty heard that the Emperor had woken up, and she, she wanted to see the Emperor."
Nan Yan immediately said: "The emperor has woken up, but his injuries have not healed yet and he cannot move for the time being. If Concubine Shun wants to see the emperor, let her come by herself. I will not allow other people to come for the time being, but it is okay for your majesty to come. You——"
Seeing that Yilan's tone was not right, she asked, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Tears rolled down Yilan's eyes.
She cried and said, "My queen, our queen, can't come."
Nan Yan frowned: "What's wrong?"
Yilan cried and trembled as she presented the handkerchief in her hand to Nanyan. Nanyan looked down and was immediately shocked.
That was a kind of silk handkerchief commonly used by concubines in the harem. The one Yilan was holding was obviously used by Concubine Shun.
And the silk handkerchief was covered in blood!
Nan Yan's eyes widened suddenly. Seeing the glaring red, she immediately looked up at Yilan: "What's going on? Why is there so much blood? What happened to your queen?"
Yilan was already weeping so hard that she couldn't breathe. She sobbed and said, "Our queen is dying."
"What?!"
Nan Yan's head buzzed.
Before she could react, she heard a "click" sound in the house, as if something had fallen to the ground. Nan Yan hurriedly turned around and ran back, only to see that Zhu Feng had woken up at some point and was sitting on the headboard of the bed. The fan she had just placed beside the bed was knocked to the ground by him.
At this moment, he looked pale and looked at them in shock.
"emperor!"
Nan Yan hurried over to support him, while Zhu Feng glared at Yilan and said, "What did you just say?!"
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