Chapter 462 Testing
Pei Yanchuan also turned around at that moment, and the two missed each other once again.
When Jiang Wan Ning returned to the palace, Yan Chang Feng was already waiting at the palace gate. As soon as Jiang Wan Ning got off the carriage, he couldn't wait to greet her.
"Ningning, you're back?" Yan Changfeng's tone carried a hint of anxiety and a barely perceptible trace of panic. "How was your trip out of the palace today?"
"Is there anything happy you can tell me?"
Yan Changfeng helped Jiang Wanning walk towards the palace. Jiang Wanning noticed the wound on Yan Changfeng's wrist and asked, "Where did you go today?"
Yan Changfeng paused slightly, "I had some matters to attend to outside."
"Are you injured?" Jiang Wan Ning asked calmly.
Yan Changfeng then noticed his wrist, pulled up his sleeve with his other hand to cover the injury on his wrist, and said in a very gentle voice, "It's nothing."
"They're just a few petty thieves; they can't hurt me."
"You haven't told me how your day went? Is there anything fun you can tell me?"
Jiang Wanning glanced at Yan Changfeng and said calmly, "It's nothing, I just went for a walk."
"Didn't anything special happen? Or did you run into anyone?"
"What exactly do you want to ask?" Jiang Wan Ning's voice remained calm.
"No, I was just curious, so I asked you," Yan Changfeng said softly. "If you don't want to tell me, then forget it."
"I'll help you go back and get some rest."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't say anything more, and Yan Chang Feng took her to Chang Le Palace.
Back in the Imperial Study, Jiang Wan Ning's maid and the guards who had been with her earlier knelt before Yan Chang Feng.
Yan Changfeng's eyes were sinister. "Besides that person, has the Queen seen anyone else?"
"Did you see anyone on the way back to the palace?"
The maidservant's voice trembled with fear, "Your Majesty, the Empress did not see anyone else. I followed her all the way after she left that restaurant."
"Has the Queen shown any unusual behavior?"
The maid shook her head. "No."
"It seems that the Queen does not entirely believe what the man in the restaurant said."
Yan Changfeng tightened his grip on the teacup, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
"I had the gatekeeper follow the Queen because I didn't want her to have contact with irrelevant people. Are you ignoring my words?"
The maid and several guards quickly kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, please spare us! We have failed in our duties. We beg Your Majesty to punish us."
Yan Changfeng looked at the kneeling people with a sinister gaze, "If I punish you, wouldn't the Queen suspect me even more?"
"But you have done a poor job, so it is unacceptable not to punish you."
“Then each of you will receive twenty strokes of the military rod, and you too,” Yan Changfeng said, looking at the little maid, “I will spare you for now, out of consideration for the Queen’s trust in you.”
"But if there is a next time, I will definitely not let you live."
The young maidservant quickly kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Step down." Yan Changfeng waved his hand.
Pei Yanchuan was too cunning. He actually tricked me into going out, all so that Ningning would go to that restaurant. If I hadn't foreseen the bad situation halfway through, he probably would have already met Ningning today.
It seems Pei Yanchuan cannot stay long, but Ningning must not leave the palace during this time.
He had finally managed to bring the person to his side, so how could he bear to return them?
Could it be that in her heart, no matter what she does, she is really no match for Pei Yanchuan? She has already lost her memory, but after doing so much, why does she still refuse to accept her?
The more Yan Changfeng thought about it, the more distressed he became, and at one point he almost lost control.
"Your Majesty, Military Governor Zhang requests an audience," the young eunuch said quietly as he knelt down.
Yan Changfeng frowned slightly. "Did you say what it was about?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang says he has a treasure to present to you."
Yan Changfeng waved his hand impatiently and said, "Take it to the storeroom and let him go back."
Yan Changfeng has never liked rare and precious treasures, and he dislikes even more the gifts these ministers send him.
He only hoped that his subordinates could get things done. This military governor had never given him anything before, nor had he ever said many flattering words.
He used to think highly of this military governor, but it seems it was only a matter of time before he misjudged him.
Yan Changfeng was already annoyed because of Jiang Wanning's departure from the palace today, but unexpectedly, Lord Zhang came to deliver something at this critical moment.
Yan Changfeng grew increasingly impatient and had no desire to see him at all.
The young eunuch said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang said that this item must be delivered to Your Majesty personally."
"Furthermore, he knew that the king was troubled today, so he brought this to see the king on purpose."
"Lord Zhang also said that he can resolve the worries in Your Majesty's heart."
Yan Changfeng originally didn't want to say much, but after hearing what the little eunuch said, he began to think.
"Your Majesty, shall this old servant go out and take a look?"
"I asked Yan Changfeng's personal eunuch cautiously."
Yan Changfeng said, "No need, let him in."
"yes."
The young eunuch rose, retreated to the entrance of the main hall, and then turned to leave.
A short while later, Jiedushi Zhang Liang walked in, accompanied by an extremely alluring woman.
Yan Changfeng didn't even glance at the woman beside Zhang Liang, but simply said to Zhang Liang, "Minister Zhang, what is the meaning of this?"
Jiedushi Zhang Liang knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I know what troubles you, so I brought a beautiful woman with me. She is someone I have searched for all over the world."
Zhang Liang pointed to the woman kneeling beside him and said.
"You know my temperament," Yan Changfeng said in a slightly cold voice. "I have said before that my harem can only have one queen."
"What exactly is Zhang Aiqing's intention?"
Jiedushi Zhang Liang remained calm. "Your Majesty, I do not truly intend to offer you a beautiful woman. I merely wish to help Your Majesty win the heart of the Empress."
Yan Changfeng, who was originally feeling annoyed, immediately looked up at Zhang Liang upon hearing this, his eyes full of questions.
Zhang Liang said, "Everyone can see the king's true feelings for the queen, but the more this happens, the less the queen knows her own true feelings. Perhaps the king should share some of his heart with other women."
"In this way, Your Majesty will be able to see clearly your own feelings for Your Majesty."
Yan Changfeng remained silent, while the old eunuch beside him said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is trying to provoke the Empress with a provocation."
"If Her Majesty sees you with other women, she will surely be jealous."
Yan Changfeng twirled the jade thumb ring on his thumb, pondering Zhang Liang's words.
After a long pause, he said, "Let's leave the person here for now."
Zhang Liang kowtowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave."
Yan Changfeng instructed, "Send her to Anle Palace for temporary accommodation."
Anle Hall is the closest palace to Changle Hall.
"yes."
"Your Majesty, let this old servant apply some medicine for you," the old eunuch said with concern after everyone had left.
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