Chapter 3101: Definitely the Right Choice
In the blink of an eye, it was the seventh day.
That is the seventh day after Xu Shizong's death. Nan Yan thought that no matter how long Zhu Chengjin had to wait and prepare, it should be about time by now.
That evening, she listened to the sound of chimes and bowls from the Imperial Garden all day long, which only stopped in the evening. After dinner, she went to the backyard to see Tingfu. Broken ribs would not heal in a few days, so Tingfu still had to stay in bed to rest, but he felt much better. Nan Yan also told Jiang Dahe to take good care of him and not to be lazy when asking for tea and water, and then she took Duoer to the gate of Yiku Palace.
As she reached the door, she saw two guards standing outside. When they saw her come out, they saluted her and said, "Your Highness."
"Where are you going, Madam?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at them.
Ever since returning from Wuying Palace that day, Zhu Chengjin had people guarding the gate of Yiku Palace. Although Nan Yan's actions must have been monitored by someone before, no one stopped her, so she was able to rush to Lezhizhai on the night of Xu Shizong's death.
But now, someone is openly guarding her.
Normally, except when Zhu Chengjin asked her to go to Wuying Palace to have meals with him, Nan Yan could hardly leave Yiku Palace, let alone walk around freely in the Jinling Imperial Palace.
Seeing them asking, Nan Yan said coldly: "Today is the seventh day after your military advisor's death. I want to go over and take a look. Is that not okay?"
The two people looked at each other.
One of them said, "Your Majesty should not go out without the Master's order."
Nan Yan frowned.
At this moment, a man came over. It was Zhu Chengjin's close confidant, Ge Long. He said, "The young master just asked me to come over and tell the imperial concubine to go to Lezhizhai."
When the two men heard this, they immediately stopped talking and stepped back with their heads down.
Nan Yan just glanced at Ge Long coldly, without saying much, and walked towards the imperial garden with Duo'er.
In the imperial garden, flowers are in full bloom, bees and butterflies are flying around. The overly gorgeous flowers appear murderous under the reflection of the setting sun. However, Lezhizhai is snow-white inside and out, and white banners hanging inside and outside are fluttering in the wind. Just one look gives people an inexplicable feeling of chills.
When you walk into Lezhizhai, it feels more like walking into a snow cave.
Nan Yan shuddered suddenly and continued to walk inside. The monks and Taoists who had completed the water and land rituals were lining up and walking out, still chanting scriptures. When Nan Yan walked in, she saw that there was only one person standing in the huge mourning hall, with his hands behind his back looking at the spirit tablet in front of him.
It was Zhu Chengjin.
Although Nan Yan also knew that as Zhu Chengjin's military advisor, even if Zhu Chengjin did not trust him, his funeral must be held in a grand manner, at least to make people feel comfortable. However, no matter how grand the funeral was, when those monks and Taoists who chanted with their heads down and no expression left, and Zhu Chengjin was the only one left in the mourning hall, the desolation and loneliness of the funeral were still revealed without any cover.
Not even a single relative is around.
Even - thinking back to the two letters in her collection, Nan Yan knew that Xu Shizong no longer had any relatives in this world.
In this way, although it seems prosperous on the surface, it is actually not very interesting.
Nan Yan stepped over the threshold and walked in. She looked at the desolate hall and slowly walked to a chair beside her and sat down. Because everyone had left, no one came up to serve her tea.
Instead, Zhu Chengjin slowly turned around.
"You, won't you burn some incense for him?"
"Burning incense?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows, glanced at Xu Shizong's spirit tablet, and sneered, "When burning incense, one should have respect in their hearts, but what he did was only despised by me. He couldn't stand my incense."
Zhu Chengjin couldn't help but burst out laughing.
He walked over to the chair next to Nan Yan and sat down, saying, "I always thought that I was the only one in the world who didn't believe in or respect ghosts and gods, but I never thought that a woman like you would be so bold."
Nan Yan said coldly, "The human heart in this world is much more vicious than ghosts and gods. No matter how vicious the human heart is, I am not afraid of it. What else can I be afraid of?"
Zhu Chengjin smiled again.
While smiling, he gently hooked the corner of his eye with his little finger and said, "Since you are not afraid, today is his seventh day, what are you doing here? Oh——"
Without waiting for Nan Yan to speak, he asked himself, "You're probably here to get some information."
Nan Yan glanced at him coldly.
Zhu Chengjin smiled and said, "These past few days, have you been wondering what I would choose when he gave me three strategies before his death?"
“…”
"You must be wondering, do I believe you or not?"
Nan Yan squinted her eyes and looked at him for a while, then suddenly sneered and said, "I don't think you will believe me."
“…”
"But, you don't dare to disbelieve me so easily."
Zhu Chengjin burst into laughter again.
After laughing, his face suddenly darkened and he said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether I believe you or not."
A cold light seemed to flash in Nan Yan's eyes.
She said calmly, "Oh?"
Zhu Chengjin said: "In other words, the order in which you put forward the three strategies of best, middle and worst is not important."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Really?"
Zhu Chengjin sneered at her and said, "You can lie, but if you lie, I know you don't want me to know the truth, so, just do what you said and choose the opposite."
Nan Yan said, "That makes sense."
"But,"
Zhu Chengjin continued, "It's also possible that before you asked Tingfu to kill Xiaoman, you thought that if you lied, I would definitely know you would lie. So, you might as well tell me the truth, because I will definitely not believe it."
“…”
"Actually, in the end, it doesn't matter what you say about this issue."
“…”
"What's important is how I will choose."
Nan Yan sneered, "That makes sense."
“…”
"So what are you going to choose?"
“…”
"Do you choose what I call the 'best strategy' or what I call the 'worst strategy'?"
Zhu Chengjin said, "I've already said that the order of the three strategies you proposed isn't important. What's important is that regardless of whether I choose the best or worst strategy, there's a 50% chance that I'll be wrong. So, why don't I choose the one that's absolutely guaranteed to be right?"
"Absolutely not wrong?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her heart seemed to move, but she immediately sneered and said, "Is there such a choice?"
Zhu Chengjin also looked at her and said with a smile: "Why not?"
“…”
"The upper and lower strategies may be swapped, but the middle strategy remains unchanged."
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