Chapter 3229 Northwest Trip
Zhu Chengjun took the cup of tea offered by Ruoshui and gulped down half of it. He then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that his uncle, the one who is often sick, has fallen ill again. He was worried that his grandfather couldn't take care of him alone at home, so he went back to check on him."
"That's it..."
Nan Yan frowned slightly when she heard this.
In the past two years, this was not the first time that Wen Bieyu went home because of his crazy uncle. At the beginning, Nan Yan was nervous and asked someone to go with him to check on him. The main purpose was to see if Wen Wuyu's condition had improved. But after several times, the man just made a mess at home. It was said that he almost burned down the house once, but his condition did not improve at all.
In this way, Nan Yan won't watch so closely.
When she heard that Wen Wuyu was ill again today, she sighed and said, "Ask him later. If you need to see a doctor, please let me know."
Zhu Chengjun said, "I understand."
After he finished speaking, he walked over to Concubine Yi and teased Princess Yongping. Little Yongping pinched his fingers and kept calling out "brother, brother". Zhu Chengjun smiled and said, "Sister, you are really weak. The other day I went to the Crown Prince's house to see Chang Yi, and he pinched my fingers and almost broke them."
Nan Yan and Li Pan'er both laughed.
Li Pan'er smiled and said, "The prince is a boy, so of course he is stronger than a girl."
Zhu Chengjun blinked and said, "But Sister Xinping is also very strong. Every time she hits me, I can't fight back."
The two adults laughed even harder.
Nan Yan pinched his face and said with a smile: "If you dare to fight back, the one who beats you will be your father."
"snort!"
Zhu Chengjun pouted, but immediately started laughing.
After sitting for a while, Concubine Yi left with Princess Yongping in her arms. Nan Yan beckoned Ruoshui and the others to bring some cakes, and she ate with her youngest son. Zhu Chengjun was growing taller now and could eat well. He ate two hundred-flower cakes in one go, with crumbs all over the corners of his mouth. Nan Yan smiled and took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, saying, "Why are you still eating like a child at this age? Your father will laugh at you again."
Zhu Chengjun grinned at her, and suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Mother, is Father going on a long journey?"
"Traveling far?"
Nan Yan's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm and said, "Who said that?"
Zhu Chengjun took another bite of mung bean cake and said, "I heard it from my brother, the Crown Prince. He said that the Emperor has issued another decree, asking Sichuan and Shaanxi to allocate food and fodder to the Handong Guard. It seems that he is going to deploy troops, and the Emperor wants to go there personally."
Although he was still young, he had always lived in the palace and often listened to Zhu Feng, Nan Yan and Zhu Chengxuan discussing important court affairs, so he was not unfamiliar with some things in the previous dynasty and could talk about them in detail.
But Nan Yan frowned when she heard this.
Before, Zhu Feng transferred Taining Guard and Fuyu Guard to Handong Guard from a long distance. It sounded like he wanted them to wipe out the Eastern Chaga cavalry that was harassing the border. But Nan Yan had a vague feeling in her heart that he transferred these people because he must have wanted to practice on his own. At the latest in autumn, at the earliest in spring, Zhu Feng would definitely plan to go northwest.
Unexpectedly, it really happened.
She asked, "What did your brother the prince say?"
Zhu Chengjun said, "The Crown Prince is having a headache. He wants to stop Father, but he doesn't dare. He also doesn't listen to the officials of the previous dynasty."
Nan Yan was quiet for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Your brother, the Crown Prince, asked you to tell me this, right?"
Zhu Chengjun looked up at her and chuckled.
It seems that Zhu Chengxuan wanted the imperial concubine to persuade the emperor, but he couldn't say it directly, so he could only let his younger brother pass on the message.
Zhu Chengjun asked, "Mother, why did the Crown Prince ask me to tell you this?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "You are still young. You will understand when you grow up."
"Isn't the prince younger brother a little kid?"
"When your brother, the Crown Prince, was your age, he didn't know anything either. Now he's grown up, married, and has children. Naturally, he's grown up and understands everything. If you want to understand more, you have to be obedient so that you can grow up quickly. Do you understand?"
Zhu Chengjun nodded seriously.
Nan Yan smiled and ruffled his hair, then said, "Do you still want to eat?"
"No, I'm full."
"Come down after you've eaten and have them prepare some hot water for you to take a shower. You've sweated so much so early in the morning and it stinks."
"Then, I will take my leave first."
He stood up and bowed to Nan Yan again before skipping away.
Nan Yan did not immediately ask someone to take away the cups on the table. Instead, she sat there, holding the cup in one hand, drinking tea while concentrating on thinking about something.
She didn't even notice Zhu Feng coming over after court.
It wasn't until he walked in front of her and sat down that Nan Yan suddenly came to her senses and immediately stood up: "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Feng looked at her with a smile: "What are you thinking about?"
"nothing."
Zhu Feng waved his hand to let her sit down, then looked at the crumbs on the table and said, "Did Cheng Jun come over again just now?"
"Yes, I heard that his uncle fell ill again, so Wen Bieyu went back to see him, and he came here alone."
"oh……"
Zhu Feng nodded and reached out to take a drink from the cup on the table. Nan Yan hurriedly stopped him. That was the cup Zhu Chengjun had drunk before, and there was no reason for the emperor to drink what others had left. She stood up and made him a cup of tea. She brought it over and said softly, "Didn't the emperor say before that he wanted to find some new and useful doctors to treat Wen Wuyu? Why is there still no improvement?"
Zhu Feng took the cup, took a sip, and said calmly, "He's been crazy for so many years. Even if he wants to be cured, it won't happen overnight."
“…”
"Wait a little longer."
Nan Yan sighed softly when she heard this.
Seeing that she looked a little depressed, Zhu Feng didn't say anything and took two more sips of tea.
Nan Yan was depressed for a while, but she finally adjusted herself. She raised her head and said softly, "I heard that the emperor wants Sichuan and Shaanxi to allocate food and fodder to the Handong Guard. Is the emperor preparing to send troops?"
Zhu Feng said: "Yeah."
Nan Yan looked at him and said softly, "Your Majesty, you are not thinking of going over there, are you?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her but didn't answer the question. Instead, he slowly placed the cup back on the table and said, "The envoy from the Parthian Empire is about to enter the country."
When Nan Yan heard this, her eyes widened immediately: "Huh?"
Zhu Feng asked, "Do you want to meet them?"
Nan Yan was about to speak, but before she could, Zhu Feng said, "If they come to the capital to see me, as a concubine, you definitely cannot meet them according to the rules."
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