Chapter 3140 Xu Miaoming has feelings for Jian Ruocheng?
"Leave it to you?"
Zhu Feng was a little confused, wondering why Xu Shizong would leave something for Nan Yan. After taking it and opening it, he immediately understood.
He turned the pages over and over for a while and sneered.
"Is this what he left for his family?"
“…”
"He committed an unforgivable crime that implicated his entire clan, yet he left these letters and notes for his family. Does that mean he was thinking about them?"
“…”
"If I refuse to forgive him and refuse to grant his wish, what can he do?"
Nan Yan looked at Zhu Feng cautiously and said softly, "Then, what does the emperor plan to do?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said, "Why, do you really think I will kill his entire clan?"
Nan Yan thought about it and shook her head firmly.
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Why not?"
Nan Yan said: "The emperor even spared the lives of Prince Jing and Prince Ning, so how could he really touch the family of Empress Renxiao. Besides-"
At this point, she glanced at Zhu Feng carefully and said softly, "If we really want to execute all nine clans of Xu Shizong, I'm afraid even the crown prince will be among them."
Hearing this, Zhu Feng was both angry and amused.
But in the end, he was still even more angry. He crumpled the pieces of paper into a ball and said fiercely, "That's why he's even more hateful!"
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"The empire has just been stabilized, and all industries are waiting to be developed. So many scholars are vying for the throne and want to contribute to the peace and stability of the country. But he, with all his knowledge and such a great opportunity in his family, chose to follow a man who treats the people like straw dogs and human lives as worthless to cause chaos. Tell me, should he be killed?"
Nan Yan said softly, "Of course he should be killed."
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"If I didn't think he deserved to be killed, I wouldn't have done it this way, and I wouldn't have let Tingfu kill the people around him."
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"Even the Qin people know that those who fail to help someone dying within a hundred steps will be severely punished. In my opinion, people must pay the price for their actions. Even if they watch someone do evil and do not stop it, they should be punished."
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"only--"
Zhu Feng glanced at her: "Just what?"
Nan Yan took his hand in hers and said softly, "It's just that Empress Renxiao has served His Majesty for so many years and her reputation as a virtuous woman remains. I really don't want her to rest in peace. Moreover, General Xu led the troops to quell the rebellion and died before them. Your Majesty cannot but consider his feelings."
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"Also, there's the Crown Prince. The Emperor must also consider the Crown Prince's reputation."
Hearing her say this, the anger that was faintly burning in Zhu Feng's eyes gradually subsided.
In fact, he knew it in his heart.
After all, Xu Shizong was a shrewd man. He left these letters to Si Nanyan not because he knew what use these thin pieces of paper could have, but because he knew that the Xu family had a deep foundation in the court, and the emperor had to consider the face of his brother and empress no matter what. These pieces of paper were actually an excuse for the emperor.
However, when he thought about how he had calculated this, Zhu Feng couldn't help but feel angry. He wished he could really implicate his nine clans and send him to hell so that he could look at his bloody relatives and see what he had done!
But after hearing Nan Yan say this, he slowly calmed down.
After a long while, he let out a sigh.
"I really want to skin him alive!"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "I know where he's buried. If the emperor really wants to vent his anger, digging up the grave and whipping the corpse is no big deal, but he'll have to do it behind his back. To be honest, I'd love to just grab a stick and beat his corpse to pieces."
“……!”
This time, even Zhu Feng was stunned.
Of course he knew that his imperial concubine was not some delicate flower or soft jade. On the contrary, Nan Yan had a tough character. After years of training by him, she became more calm and composed. She was also ruthless in a way that ordinary women could not be. She never showed mercy when it came time to kill. Otherwise, she would not have been able to control the entire Lezhizhai this time.
However, he was still a little surprised to hear her say that she wanted to whip the corpse.
He looked at Nan Yan with a puzzled look, and Nan Yan understood his doubts. After a moment of silence, he said, "He has made the emperor take the blame for so many years."
"The scapegoat?"
Hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned and immediately recalled: "The Jian family..."
When the Jian family was mentioned, Nan Yan's face darkened.
When she knew that the Jian family was wiped out by Xu Shizong and Zhu Chengjin, she wanted to pick up the medicine bowl on his desk and beat him to death. Although he is dead now, she still feels angry when she thinks about this incident.
Thinking about the people in the Jian family, the adorably stubborn Jian Tongguang, the calm and introverted Jian Ruojun, the gentle Mrs. Jiahe, and the innocent and lovely Xiao Zhui, she couldn't calm down when she thought that such a warm and happy family was destroyed by them.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Feng became calmer.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Okay, I will take care of the Jian family's affairs. You don't have to worry about it."
After he said this, basically no one would touch Xu Shizong anymore.
Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them didn't say anything for a while, just sat quietly, holding hands and looking at the scenery outside.
It was already autumn at this time, and the weather was no longer as hot as before. In fact, when the door was open, one could feel the cool breeze blowing in, and see the bamboo leaves swaying outside. Occasionally, fallen leaves drifted down with the wind, and the rustling sound in the wind revealed a sense of desolation.
Zhu Feng said: "This house is indeed a good place."
“…”
"Xu Shizong chose this place for his sister, which was very thoughtful."
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"Unfortunately, this little bit of thought really means nothing compared to what he did."
At this moment, Nan Yan remembered something from before and asked softly, "Your Majesty, is the person Xu Miaoming is hiding in the backyard Jian Ruocheng?"
Zhu Feng's face was slightly stunned for a moment.
He didn't answer immediately, and after a while he said "hmm" in a deep voice.
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows.
Recalling the cautious looks of the girls in the mansion, and then recalling what Zhu Feng said when she suspected the person in the backyard, Nan Yan was only concerned with thinking about who was inside, and was a little puzzled why Zhu Feng was covering up for Xu Miaoming. At this moment, she suddenly understood something: "Did the emperor know about it a long time ago?"
Zhu Feng said, "How should I know? I have never been into that backyard."
Nan Yan frowned: "But the words the emperor said clearly show that he knows something."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said nothing.
Nan Yan asked, "Has the emperor already guessed that Xu Miaoming has feelings for Jian Ruocheng?"
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