Chapter 2989 Who is that person?
Zhu Feng looked at her and said calmly, "I know that you were taken away by a group of people and put on a boat. After that, the boat left and went upstream."
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"As for where upstream is, there is no need for me to explain."
Nan Yan pinched the corner of the quilt a little harder, as if she was very cold, and the chill was seeping out from deep inside her body. Even though she was so close to Zhu Feng and even though she was wrapped in the quilt, she still shivered.
Of course, he didn't need to say more.
Just a few days ago, on the night when Xiaohe Warehouse caught fire, Li Bushang had already told him.
When she was kidnapped by Li Bushan, she stayed for one night not far from Xiajiang Town. After that, they were taken away by the mysterious man and put on the ship.
Upstream is Xingluo Lake.
It was precisely because of this that she was unwilling to let Zhu Feng enter Xingluo Lake in person, nor could she let Li Bushang enter.
That place, that mysterious person, until now, she still hasn't figured out his purpose and true identity. To her, the entire Xingluo Lake is like a bloody mouth hidden in the fog, which will swallow these people at any time.
But what she didn't expect was that Zhu Feng actually knew everything.
And, unlike her, she only found out a few days ago.
He actually has known this for so many years.
Nan Yan's heartbeat grew heavier and heavier, as if something was weighing down her heart bit by bit with each breath. She felt as if she was about to collapse. When she looked up at Zhu Feng again, her breathing was a little fragmented: "The Emperor knows..."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "But you came back without saying a word."
Nan Yan's voice was now a little damp, and she said with difficulty: "So, so at that time, the emperor knew that I, I returned to the emperor with a purpose?"
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"Your Majesty, do you think that I came back to you because I wanted to harm you?"
Zhu Feng looked at her: "Is it you?"
Nan Yan's heartbeat started to get rough again.
At that time, when I returned to him, I seemed to have no intention of letting him off easily. I even went into the cabinet treasury to check the copy of the imperial edict left in the year of Guichou.
But--
So many years have passed, and at this point, there is nothing she cannot face.
She couldn't bring herself to do it.
Regardless of whether she believed what others said or not, whether she checked the copy of the imperial edict in the cabinet treasury or not, or even whether she got Feng Shu's relics or not, she could not bring herself to do anything to Zhu Feng.
To be honest, he is a loser.
But she had gone through all kinds of storms in her life, but she just had to accept this stubborn Xue.
But she didn't expect that all of this, everything she thought was a secret, was actually seen by Zhu Feng.
He knows it all.
Since he knew, why did he say nothing and do nothing?
What? I didn't even ask a question.
In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.
If Ye Zheng had not died in Xingluo Lake this time, he might not have come, or even made the decision to enter Xingluo Lake in person, and then he would never have known about this.
Why?
Thinking of this, Nan Yan raised her head and looked at him cautiously and tremblingly: "Why?"
"Um?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, and Nan Yan continued, "Why?"
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"Since the Emperor knew at that time that I had concealed this from you, why haven't you asked a single question after all these years?"
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"At that time, you didn't do anything and took me back to the capital."
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"Do you think I'll lie to you even if you ask me, or, or—are you waiting for me to make a move?"
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"You think I've colluded with someone else to murder you, and you're waiting for me to do it?"
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"Yeah?"
Zhu Feng was originally looking at her seriously, but when he heard the last two sentences, he couldn't help laughing.
"You think I think so?"
Nan Yan said: "Then, what does the emperor think?"
Zhu Feng chuckled, then slowly leaned his head back against the bed and said, "In some things, I may not be so sure, but in some things, I am more confident than anyone else."
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"For example, who are you, Si Nanyan?"
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"At that time, you and I were indeed, truly—already strangers. I even considered banishing you to the cold palace, never to see you again."
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"But I never doubted that you would make disappointing decisions when faced with major issues."
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"On this point, I don't have confidence in you, but I have confidence in myself."
Even at this time, Nan Yan couldn't help but glare at him.
I don’t know what this person is so proud of.
So he meant that even if he really suspected that he had an affair with Jian Ruocheng at that time, or even lost his unborn child because of Jian Ruocheng, he would never doubt that he had violated any major principles?
Nan Yan smiled bitterly.
I don’t know if this can be considered a reward.
After all, even for a little girl like her, she knew that if one's moral integrity was violated, it would be difficult to hide it. She would rather fight with him, or even live in the cold palace and never have any contact with him, than do anything that would affect the overall situation.
To her, feelings are very important.
But, it’s not that important.
Nan Yan was silent for a while, then raised her head and looked at him, saying softly, "Even if the emperor has confidence in me, why hasn't he asked once, not even once, in all these years?"
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"Your Majesty, do you really not want to know from me?"
Zhu Feng looked at her calmly and said, "Of course I do."
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"Aren't you saying that now?"
Nan Yan's breathing became heavy again.
Zhu Feng said, "You have to know that if I asked you, it would be an interrogation, and you would have been in prison with all your bones torn apart by now; but you took the initiative to tell me, so that's a matter between us—"
As he said that, he reached out and rubbed Nan Yan's head.
"No matter how big the matter is, I can cover it up for you."
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"As long as you tell the truth."
Nan Yan's throat choked for a moment. Unexpectedly, something hot surged up from her heart, instantly burning her eyes red.
Although she still felt a little panicky, the man in front of her seemed to make her lower her head involuntarily. She put her arms around Zhu Feng's waist and buried her face in his arms.
"emperor……"
Hearing her choked voice, Zhu Feng sighed softly and reached out to gently stroke her back.
Then he said, "Now, can you tell me in person who that person is and what he wants to do?"
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