Chapter 2282 The degeneration of human nature is easy
Nian Qiu stood under the tree in the yard, unconsciously twisting the corners of his clothes in his hands, looking at the closed door of the bedroom with worry.
At this time, Aunt Tongyun came over.
She hurriedly asked, "Aunt, is the Queen still very angry? Is she going to hand me over to the Emperor?"
“You!”
Aunt Tongyun poked her forehead hard, feeling very disappointed with her.
"It's not the first day you've followed the Empress. After all these years, don't you understand what kind of person our Empress is?"
“…”
"Is she the kind of person who would harm innocent people, or allow her people to harm innocent people?"
“…”
Nian Qiu pursed his lips and lowered his head.
After a while, he muttered, "Is Xue Yun innocent? She, she has feelings for the emperor."
Aunt Tongyun sighed and shook her head, saying, "How many people in this world have feelings for the Emperor? Are you going to drag them all into the courtyard one by one to blow the wind?"
“…”
"In this harem, not only are there people who are interested in the emperor, but there are also people who are trying to get into his bed. Why don't you touch them?"
“…”
"You just took advantage of her because she's honest, doesn't argue about anything, and has helped the Empress several times. That's why you dare to do this, right?"
“…”
"Then Concubine Ruan, there are so many people in the harem, why haven't you touched them?"
Nian Qiu wanted to say something, but in the end, he had nothing to say.
Aunt Tongyun sighed and said, "You, the Queen is now second only to the emperor in the harem. It's not easy for her to deal with a mere imperial physician. Why haven't you taken action yet?"
“…”
"You've seen how the Queen dealt with those who harmed her. She never showed mercy. The reason she didn't do anything was because she knew Xue Yun was innocent."
“…”
"And your Majesty never harms the innocent."
Nian Qiu bit her lower lip and said, "Could it be that you will just let Xue Yun covet the Emperor forever, and Your Majesty will never touch her unless she does anything bad? How long will this last?"
When Aunt Tongyun heard this, she also sighed deeply and said, "But, this is our Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"No matter how much suffering you endure, don't harm innocent people."
“…”
"This is her bottom line, and it's also the bottom line for everyone. Do you understand?"
“…”
"If she can't even do this, what's the difference between her and the Wu family before her, and those who harmed her? If we follow her, we will only be known as colluders and accomplices. Is that really a good idea?"
“…”
"No matter what you do, I... I feel at ease following a master like this."
“…”
"If one day, Your Majesty really wants to kill innocent people and start doing evil, then I—"
She turned around and glanced at the closed door of the bedroom.
He looked at the cold and lonely palace walls around him again.
There were too many intrigues and deceptions in the palace. She had seen many innocent girls in the harem, but after entering the palace, they gradually became selfish and cunning, fighting for favor and for some petty gains, and behaved in an ugly way.
Nothing is easier or more terrifying than the depravity of human nature.
What’s rare is that Nan Yan has never changed.
She didn't care whether the emperor was good or bad to her, no matter whether she was in good or bad times, no matter whether she was as low as dust or high above.
She never concealed her true feelings in order to win favor or compete with others.
This time, for Xue Yun, she was a little anxious.
But fortunately, she did not make any mistakes.
What she was afraid of was that if she didn't have it, the people around her would wander around - there were also many such villains in the palace, who thought that harming others for the sake of their master was justice, but they didn't know that this was just digging a hole for their master, and sooner or later they would drag her into the quagmire.
So, she looked at Nian Qiu, who was still a little unconvinced, and said in a deep voice, "In short, the Queen will not hand you over to the Emperor this time. You must take care of yourself. If there is a next time, no one can protect you!"
"……knew."
Nian Qiu lowered his head.
Aunt Tongyun then shook her head, turned and left.
After she left, Nian Qiu turned back and gave her angrily.
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On this day, I finally attended the morning court again.
All the government affairs that had been piled up for several days due to the funeral of the late Empress were dealt with on this day, and the morning court lasted until noon.
Several major events happened one after another.
One is that the unrest in the country of Dian has affected the border.
The emperor sent more personnel to the vicinity of the Great Wall Moat to keep an eye on the developments in Kulun City.
The State of Yue continued to do business with the State of Yan.
In recent years, Yan State has been expanding its raw silk business with Yue State. A few years ago, Yue State's raw silk only accounted for 40% of Yan State's domestic demand, but now it accounts for 60%.
As a result, the scale of raw silk production continued to increase in Yue State.
Nowadays, the production of raw silk has become the main source of income for the State of Yue, especially in the past two years. Some farmland has even been converted into mulberry fields just to produce more silk. The State of Yan accepts all the raw silk produced by them.
Although this is beneficial to domestic silk production, it also greatly squeezes the living space of mulberry farmers.
I heard that in several places, mulberry farmers gathered at the government office and caused trouble.
Many ministers proposed in the court that it was necessary to reduce dependence on raw silk produced in Yue State, but Zhu Feng simply avoided talking about this matter.
Everyone found it very strange, but seeing that he looked unhappy, they didn't dare to say anything more.
The court was finally dismissed.
Ye Zheng watched the emperor stand up and leave the hall. The ministers around him waited until his footsteps faded away before they stood up one after another.
Ye Zheng also stood up immediately.
But he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stretched his neck and looked for the familiar figure in the crowd.
Found it immediately.
He stepped forward and said, "He Yi——"
However, his voice was soon drowned out by the discussions of the ministers around him, and many people came up to him and asked him to talk to the emperor.
"Lord Ye, the emperor is usually willing to listen to you, but you have to tell me about this matter."
"Yes, if this continues, will the mulberry farmers in our Yan country still be able to survive?"
"If they continue like this, there might even be a civil uprising."
Ye Zheng could only nod perfunctorily and said, "I understand, I understand."
As he spoke, he pushed his way out through the crowd, but when he reached the entrance of the hall, he saw He Yi's back had already disappeared into the distance at the palace gate.
His brows suddenly furrowed.
He immediately followed him out. When he arrived outside the palace gate, his family's coachman was already waiting for him. However, he did not get in the carriage, but directly untied the horse.
The driver was shocked and said, "Sir, what are you doing——"
"I'm not going home today, you go back."
After saying that, he jumped on the horse, without even using the saddle, and just grabbed the reins and galloped forward.
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