Chapter 3409 was robbed
Zhu Feng was also stunned. Looking at the crowd of people kneeling on the ground, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
Xinping could no longer care about that. He knelt down in front of Zhu Feng, grabbed the corner of his clothes and said, "Father, Father, please don't blame them. It's all my fault."
"What?"
Zhu Feng looked at him in surprise. Even Chen Xuan, who had just finished reporting on the matter, was puzzled and asked, "Young Prince, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Nan Yan came back to her senses.
What Chen Xuan just said was definitely not the starving people in this temple.
But it was too late. Zhu Feng looked at Xin Ping's expression, then at the monks kneeling and trembling on the ground around him. He immediately realized that something must have gone wrong and that these people were hiding something from him. His face darkened and he said, "What the hell are you guys up to?"
As he said that, he turned to look at Nan Yan: "Explain it to me clearly!"
If they continued to conceal it at this time, it would not be as simple as deceiving the emperor. Nan Yan could only step forward and tell him everything that had just happened. The more Zhu Feng listened, the tighter his brows furrowed, and Chen Xuan on the side also gradually turned pale and lowered his head.
When Nan Yan said this, Zhu Feng's face turned pale.
He cursed in a deep voice: "Asshole!"
At this time, no one else dared to respond. Whether it was Chen Xuan or Shi Kong, they all knelt on the ground and dared not look up, for fear that the emperor would be so angry that the imperial sword would fall and hit someone's neck.
At this moment, only Nan Yan spoke. She knelt on the ground and said softly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I dare not lie to you. It's just that I know Your Majesty has specially entered the Chong'en Pagoda today to offer sacrifices to Emperor Gao and Empress Renxiao, and I really don't want to let such a thing disturb Your Majesty. Originally, I also planned to explain everything to Your Majesty after returning to the palace. If Your Majesty wants to blame me, please punish me."
After hearing her say this, Zhu Feng's breath softened a little.
Xinping also said, "Father, this has nothing to do with Mother. It's all my fault."
Zhu Feng let out a deep breath and said, "You don't have to rush to admit your guilt. Later, I will naturally settle everything with you one by one."
What he meant was that no one would be punished immediately.
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Feng looked at Shi Kong again: "Where is he?"
Monk Shikong lowered his head and said, "Everyone is in a long corridor outside the second gate."
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Since you're so capable of taking these people in, I'll let you take care of them. But listen, if one of them starves to death, I'll hold you accountable. But if you let them go out on the street and spread rumors everywhere—say one, and I'll cut off a tongue from your Da Ci'en Temple. Count for yourself how many tongues you can cut off."
Shi Kong kowtowed hurriedly and said, "I will definitely keep them under control and prevent them from wandering around."
Zhu Feng then waved his sleeves and walked out: "Let's go back to the palace first, we'll talk later!"
No one dared to delay and followed.
Nan Yan walked out with a frown in thought. It was obvious that the so-called "starving people" that Chen Xuan had just reported were not happening in the Da Ci'en Temple. So what happened?
She thought about it, turned around and winked at Delu behind her.
Delu was also smart. He immediately slowed down his pace, stealthily retreated to Chen Xuan's side, and asked softly, "Master Chen, what happened?"
As soon as Chen Xuan saw it, he knew it was the imperial concubine who sent someone to ask.
Under normal circumstances, there would be no reason for the imperial concubine to send someone to ask the ministers about the affairs of the previous dynasty, but he knew very well that the imperial concubine's status and position were different from others. Although it was against the rules, he still whispered it. Delu was shocked when he heard it, and did not dare to say anything more. He nodded and returned to Nanyan again.
Zhu Feng took Nan Yan and Xin Ping on the carriage, and they left Da Ci'en Temple and headed for the palace.
Zhu Feng had a gloomy face and remained silent all the way. Nan Yan and Xin Ping naturally didn't dare to provoke him again. They didn't even dare to breathe. They staggered all the way back to the palace. As soon as they got off the carriage, Zhu Feng said to them, "Go back to the palace and stay here. If you make trouble again, I will never forgive you!"
Nan Yan immediately said, "Yes."
Zhu Feng then turned around and went to the imperial study. Chen Xuan glanced at Nan Yan from a distance, without saying much, and followed the emperor with several other officials.
Nan Yan led Xin Ping and the little monk Ming Xin who had followed them all the way to the Yiku Palace. As soon as they reached the door, they saw people coming and going in the Jianfu Palace. She thought about it and did not enter the Yiku Palace. She went directly to the Jianfu Palace. When she looked over, she saw that little Yongping was still lying on the bed with a red face and was not very conscious. Concubine Yi was sitting beside the bed, looking haggard and anxious.
Nan Yan asked, "How is Yongping?"
"My Lady,"
Seeing her coming, Concubine Yi hurriedly stood up and saluted. Nan Yan helped her sit down and looked at Princess Yongping again. Concubine Yi said worriedly, "She seemed to be better last night, but for some reason, she has a fever again today."
Nan Yan frowned: "Have you eaten?"
"I was fed two mouthfuls of porridge, but I couldn't eat anything else."
"What did the imperial physician say?"
"The imperial physician still said that he was frightened and caught a cold on the river, so his condition has relapsed. He just changed the prescription and is decocting the medicine over there."
Mingxin followed Nanyan over. He stretched his neck to look at the little princess on the bed, blinked and said nothing.
Xinping was naturally distressed. She walked to the bedside, touched Xiao Yongping's face, and said softly, "It's all my fault."
Concubine Yi's eyes were red, and she said softly, "Don't say that."
Nan Yan sighed.
She knew that children often had these tantrums twice a year, and that their illnesses were prone to recurrence. It was only natural that something like this had happened right after arriving in Jinling, which made her feel somewhat troubled. She gently consoled Concubine Yi for a moment, then, with her other concerns on her mind, prepared to return to Yikun Palace. Xinping offered to stay and look after her sister, but seeing that Concubine Yi was a little tired, she thought it would be helpful to have someone watching over her, so she warned, "Don't act silly."
Xinping nodded seriously: "I know."
Nan Yan looked at Ming Xin again. The little monk politely clasped his hands together in front of her and said, "Your Highness, I will stay here with Her Highness the Princess."
Nan Yan nodded and turned away.
They ran around all day, and although they only went to Da Ci'en Temple, Nan Yan felt more tired than after running to the northwest. When they returned to Yiku Palace, the sun had begun to set in the west.
She sat down and just breathed a sigh of relief, then let Delu in.
Nan Yan asked, "Have you found out? What exactly happened?"
De Lu said softly, "My Lady, a batch of grain from the imperial court was robbed."
"What?!"
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