Chapter 747 This is the Queen’s Talent
Nan Yan stood not far away, watching the ministers walk out one by one.
Some people showed their joy, while others were hesitant.
Two of the old ministers said worriedly, "Mr. Chen, the emperor said this time that he would give him three days to consider. Will he—"
"That's hard to say."
"Yes, the emperor is stubborn. It's hard to change his decision."
"But this time, Heaven has sent down such a bad omen. If the Emperor insists on having his own way again, we absolutely cannot sit idly by!"
"Yes, when the time comes, we will all resign and stop doing this!"
"Yes, since Beiping City has been built, what else do we, the southern ministers, need to do?"
…
Hearing them say this, everyone left indignantly. Nan Yan stood behind the flowers and couldn't help but frown.
This is the first time——
Zhu Feng did not achieve a complete victory with his toughness, but of course, he did not give in either.
Instead, consider it for three days.
But what can we do in these three days?
The ministers are indeed in a strong position in the current court situation. In this situation, no matter how brave and skilled Zhu Feng is on the battlefield, he cannot really kill all the officials.
Is this the only way things can be?
She couldn't help it, and even her breathing became heavy.
Ran Xiaoyu was beside her and said softly, "My Lady, should we go over there or go back?"
“…”
Nan Yan didn't say anything.
A pair of clear eyes watched the ministers gradually leaving.
She had been patrolling the crowd since the beginning, but she had never seen that handsome man.
Jian Ruocheng.
He's not in now.
In fact, she kind of wanted to see him.
Although she knew that as a concubine, it was impossible for her to meet a foreign minister, she also expected that after signing her name on the joint memorial, Jian Ruocheng probably wouldn't want to see her.
But, she just wanted to meet Jian Ruocheng.
She wanted to see what he was like now. Was he celebrating his victory like the other ministers, or was he——
"My Lady."
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her motionless for a long time, and asked softly with some doubt: "Are we still going to see the emperor?"
“…”
Nan Yan glanced over there again at the study room with its doors and windows closed.
After a long while, he shook his head.
"Forget it, the emperor is upset right now. Even if we go to see him, it will only cause him more trouble."
“…”
"Let him calm down for a while."
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her and originally wanted to say that once she went over there, the emperor might not be annoyed anymore, but it was not convenient for her to interrupt, so she could only support her and turned around and went back to their residence.
After returning home, Nan Yan was in a very low mood. Even when Ran Xiaoyu brought her her favorite dessert, she didn't even take a few bites.
At this time, Tingfu ran in from outside.
"Madam, there is a letter for you."
"letter?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment.
Another Munch's carrier pigeon message?
However, Tingfu placed the letter in front of her and said, "It was sent by the Empress from Jinling."
"The Queen?"
Xu Miaoyin actually wrote a letter to herself?
Nan Yan hurriedly took it, returned to the room, and opened it. On the letter paper were rows of beautiful handwriting.
"I am deeply relieved to hear that my sister is pregnant. The Emperor is over thirty years old and has only one son, the Prince of Wei. The royal family has few children, which is a matter of concern to me day and night. I hope my sister will take good care of herself and continue to support the royal family..."
These words were the emperor's instructions and consolation to his concubines.
Nan Yan had heard many similar words in the palace before, so she just glanced over them.
Then, I saw the back——
"...The Emperor's stay in Peking to expand the city will inevitably arouse opposition from his ministers. Although the harem cannot interfere in government affairs, my sister is deeply favored by the Emperor and should also help him resolve his worries and difficulties."
"Remember, don't let your personal likes and dislikes affect the overall situation."
After reading it, Nan Yan took a deep breath.
Obviously, the latter sentence is the real purpose of her letter.
Qin Ruolan was in Prince Yan's Mansion and could see the crux of the matter; while Xu Miaoyin, although far away in Jinling, was also able to see through worldly affairs, and was obviously a level higher than Qin Ruolan.
This is the talent of a queen!
But I still need both of them to wake me up.
Thinking of this, Nan Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly, knowing that she still had a long way to go in the future.
She thought about it, then walked to the desk and wrote a reply.
"Since the Emperor has entrusted me with the important task of assisting the six palaces, I will certainly live up to His Majesty's grace and share the worries of the Emperor and the Empress..."
Later, she also wrote down the solution she came up with.
The letter was not long and was finished in a short while. After writing it, she sealed the envelope.
However, after doing all this, she became troubled again.
He called Tingfu and asked, "Tingfu, when was the Empress's letter sent?"
"It should be the day before yesterday."
"oh."
Jinling and Peking are thousands of miles apart. It would take three days for the letter to be delivered, and I'm afraid all the horses at the post station would have died of exhaustion.
Obviously, it was the Queen's order.
However, it would take at least three days to return to Nanjing from Peking. By that time, Zhu Feng would have to give an explanation to the court officials.
I’m afraid it’s too late!
At this moment, there came another familiar sound of flapping outside the door. Nan Yan looked up and saw that it was the gray pigeon that Monk used to deliver the message.
This time, it stopped at the door as if it was familiar with the place, and cooed towards the inside.
Nan Yan's eyes lit up when she saw it.
Just at this moment, Ran Xiaoyu came over. She knew about Monk's two previous messages, so she was already familiar with the pigeon. She picked it up directly, went into the house and put it on the table.
"My lady, the pigeon is here again."
Nan Yan stared at the pigeon for a while, but didn't immediately reach out to remove the thing from its leg ring. Instead, she turned to Ting Fu and said, "Ting Fu, is there any business in Beiping City that allows people to send letters by carrier pigeon?"
"Yes, of course."
Tingfu said hesitantly, "But, does Your Majesty want to use it?"
Although they knew that carrier pigeons were much faster, except in some extremely urgent situations, the royal family would still choose to send messages through post stations.
Because that way, it is safer and more stable.
Although pigeons fly fast, a hurricane or a hunter shooting arrows at them can hinder them. Failure to deliver a letter is a minor matter; the leakage of important information is a major one.
Therefore, the royal family only used post stations to send messages.
But now, it is already a more urgent time.
Nan Yan said, "It's okay. Go to Beiping City quickly and find a business that can send pigeons to deliver this letter to me."
When Tingfu heard it, he immediately took the letter with both hands and said, "Yes."
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