Chapter 545 I am not willing to give up
The next day, they were supposed to set off.
Nan Yan went out with Ran Xiaoyu early in the morning. At the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion, they saw a larger convoy waiting than when they came.
Then, they both saw that Zhu Chengxuan had also arrived.
Nan Yan walked over with some surprise and said softly: "Your Highness, this is——"
It was still dark at this time, and only the crimson light from the two huge red lanterns hanging at the palace gate shone on their faces. Zhu Chengxuan's face was also red, and he said, "My father has issued an order, allowing me to accompany him back to the capital."
"Really? That's great!"
Zhu Chengxuan was also very happy, but even more nervous. He twisted his hands together and whispered, "I thought my father wanted me to stay in Peking. I didn't expect..."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "The Emperor asked Your Highness to accompany him back to the capital so that they could share the joy of father and son."
“…”
"However, Jinling has many people and many eyes. In the days ahead, Your Highness will probably need to be more cautious in what he says and does."
Nan Yan didn't mean to scare him, but he had been staying in Prince Yan's Mansion, with Xu Shifeng by his side and the people who had watched him grow up taking care of him. It could be seen that he had a simple heart and a kind temperament.
But the situation in the Jinling Imperial Palace was much more complicated.
She just wanted to remind him.
Hearing her say this, Zhu Chengxuan was stunned for a moment, and his fingers were entwined even tighter. He said, "My uncle also told me the same thing. I——"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Your Highness, please pay more attention."
Zhu Chengxuan looked up at her and nodded gently: "Yeah."
After a while, everyone in the mansion came out.
Nan Yan saw Xu Shifeng also coming out. He was going to lead his men to escort the imperial carriage out of the city. He also saw Nan Yan and the others at a glance and walked over.
"Female officer, there are so many——"
"Master Xu," Nan Yan interrupted him with a smile, "Master, you don't want to thank me, do you?"
“…”
"But I haven't done anything to deserve your gratitude."
“…”
Xu Shifeng immediately understood what Nan Yan meant, so he smiled at her and said, "Then, I wish the female official a successful promotion in the future and smooth sailing."
“…”
For some reason, his congratulations seemed to have a deeper meaning.
Of course Nan Yan also expected that Zhu Feng had already sent the news of her enthronement back to Jinling to tell the Queen, and Xu Shifeng and the others should have heard about it as well.
However, it seems inappropriate to say this before the emperor officially announces it.
She smiled cautiously, "Thank you."
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
Xu Shifeng then turned around and looked at Ran Xiaoyu who was standing next to Zhu Chengxuan. After spending these days together, the two of them had become much closer. Although Ran Xiaoyu had a cold and arrogant temperament, Zhu Chengxuan seemed to rely on her more than others.
Xu Shifeng walked up to her and said, "Miss Ran."
Ran Xiaoyu looked up at him: "Master Xu."
Xu Shifeng looked at her for a while and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days, Miss Ran."
"I dare not."
"From now on, Miss Ran, I'll have to trouble you to take care of Chengxuan."
Ran Xiaoyu said calmly: "If the emperor orders it, it is my duty, not a bother."
Xu Shifeng raised his eyebrows slightly.
He had never seen such a woman before. She was skilled in martial arts, calm in temperament, and did things neatly and efficiently. When facing them, she didn't even say a word.
This person is quite interesting.
At this moment, Ye Zheng was reorganizing the team on the other side, asking everyone to return to the team, and said to Ran Xiaoyu: "Come here quickly."
Ran Xiaoyu bowed to Xu Shifeng and turned away.
Ye Zheng said, "This carriage belongs to His Highness. The Emperor has instructed that the two of us accompany His Highness together."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "Oh."
He helped Zhu Chengxuan into the carriage.
After they were all on the carriage, Ye Zheng lowered the curtain, then walked up to Xu Shifeng with a smile and said, "General, I will have to trouble you to guard Peking in the coming days."
Xu Shifeng looked at him and smiled, "Lord Ye follows the emperor around every day, working hard to get along with him. He has made great contributions."
"I dare not, I dare not."
The two of them chatted politely for a while, and just as it was time to set off, they bowed to each other.
Ye Zheng got on the carriage over there.
Xu Shifeng mounted his horse and led his troops to escort the emperor.
The group left Prince Yan's Mansion and walked forward.
After walking for about half a day, we finally arrived at the South City Gate. Officials from the Peking City were there to see us off.
Zhu Feng said a few words to them.
Then the city gate opened.
A sharp wind suddenly blew in from the open city gate, causing the curtains on both sides of the carriage to flutter. The soldiers defending the city could be vaguely seen kneeling on the ground.
"Best regards to His Majesty the Emperor!"
The sound traveled far away.
The carriage slowly drove through the city gate.
Zhu Feng was originally sitting upright in the carriage, but at this moment, he silently opened his eyes and looked through the curtains at the tall city gate, which was slowly left behind by them.
There was a lot more in his eyes.
There seems to be both reluctance and patience.
But in the end, the carriage slowly left the city of Peking in the wind and snow and headed forward.
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There was wind and snow all along the way.
Nan Yan hadn't seen enough of the snow, so she stuck her head out of the window. After a while, her cheeks were frozen red, and even her eyebrows and temples were covered with frost.
He retracted his head and shivered.
Zhu Feng looked at her, feeling both angry and helpless, and reached out his hand to brush it off for her.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, winter in the north is really interesting."
"Yeah?"
“It’s so much snow.”
"You're surprised by something you haven't seen before," Zhu Feng rolled his eyes at her. "This, can you even call it snow?"
"Is there any more snow?"
"Of course," Zhu Feng pulled her into his arms and said, "Once, in winter, I led my troops out of the city to fight against the army of the Neng Kingdom. That time, the snow on the grassland was particularly heavy."
“…”
"Looking around, the whole world is a vast expanse of white."
“…”
"You can't see the road, you can't see the mountains, you can't even make out the sky."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide when she heard this: "Is that so."
"Later, the water in the water bags we brought turned into ice and broke. With no water to drink, everyone would hold a mouthful of snow in their mouths, melt it, and then drink it."
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty, is this also the case?"
"certainly."
Zhu Feng didn't feel "humiliated" at all, but was filled with pride: "My prestige in the army was earned battle after battle, and accumulated bit by bit with those soldiers."
“…”
Nan Yan looked at him quietly.
Zhu Feng asked, "What's wrong?"
"If only I had known the Emperor earlier," Nan Yan said softly, "I could have accompanied the Emperor and experienced all of this."
“…”
Zhu Feng looked down at her with a smile on his face.
After a while, he touched her forehead with his lips.
I, just can’t bear to do that.
Just then, a voice was heard from the front and the carriage stopped.
Zhu Feng raised his head: "What's going on?"
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