She was silent for a long time, then slowly raised her head, looked at Zhu Feng, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Since the emperor has thought of this method, in fact, he has already made a choice."
Zhu Feng looked at her: "What about you?"
This time, Nan Yan directly bit the tip of her tongue.
Blood gushed out all of a sudden, a fishy taste bloomed in her mouth, and a piercing pain spread all over her limbs in an instant.
She gritted her teeth, and after a long time, she said: "I only ask the emperor for one thing."
"What's up?"
"No matter what," she looked up into his eyes and said, "in the future, we must clear up the grievances of the Jane family."
"..."
Zhu Feng's breath sank slightly.
He said slowly, "Of course."
"..."
"This is not only the grievance of the Jian family, but also my grievance!"
Hearing these words, Nan Yan felt even more bitter and sorrowful, making the corners of her eyes slightly red and hot, and she couldn't bear it anymore, so she lowered her head.
Even she would say that to Zhu Feng in a fit of rage, and she should have been the one who knew him best.
What will people think that day
In this quiet room in the cold palace, after an unknown amount of time, Nan Yan's choked up voice sounded: "Okay..."
That night, Zhu Feng stayed in the cold palace.
It's just that this night, there was no such passionate entanglement and ear-to-eye contact as before. For the whole night, he just held the little girl in his arms, and listened to her inaudible weeping in the deep, silent night.
He knew that she was in pain.
Although it is difficult to say the pros and cons of this method, the most important thing is that they are sorry for the Jane family. They did not clear up the grievances of the Jian family, but hastily "concluded" the matter.
She felt that she was sorry for Jian Ruocheng.
That man who is as warm as the spring breeze and as bright as the moon, always gives her the gentlest smile and the most heart-warming tolerance, but she is sorry for him.
Feeling her tears slipping down silently, slowly wetting|wetting my skirt, after a while, I felt a burst of dampness on my chest.
Zhu Feng sighed silently.
Reaching out, he hugged her even tighter into his arms.
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In the next two days, Beiping ushered in a cold spring.
The north wind howled, and ravaged the city with biting cold, which made people's bones tremble. The fresh green that had sprouted from the branches shrank back after being hit by the severe cold.
People, too, were curled up in thick cotton coats, their faces were gray and cold, and their eyes were dull.
Only in the teahouse and tavern, there is still some warmth.
When everyone came to this place, they would have some vitality. They took off their heavy clothes, called each other, and called their friends to have a drink together.
After a few glasses of water and wine, everyone talked more.
One of them, a middle-aged man in his forties who looked quite respectable, said: "Do you know? The case of King Ning has been sentenced."
A person next to him immediately said: "I've heard that too. Speaking of which, how could King Ning's case be judged so quickly? It is said that such a big case of rebellion would have to be tried for more than half a year, but it was tried in less than a month." It's over, and people are executed so quickly."
"The matter this time is not simple. Before King Jing rebelled and almost sent our emperor to the Yue Kingdom, isn't he still alive now? How come King Ning rebelled and killed him all at once."
"This, you don't know."
A young man next to him waved a fan in his hand, and said leisurely: "The case of King Ning has been tried, and there are more than 30 serious crimes, all of which are capital crimes of beheading, especially one—"
Everyone hurriedly gathered around: "What is it?"
The young man said in a low voice, "He was responsible for the massacre of Jian's family!"
"What!?"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked, and someone subconsciously said: "Jian's family? People from the Jian's family are not Huang—"
Speaking of this, someone next to him gave him a look, as if saying "don't die", that person also hurriedly covered his mouth in fright.
The middle-aged man sneered and said, "Where did you hear this again?"
The young man also sneered and said, "Heard and hear? You are too ignorant. Not only has the news spread from the court, but notices have even been posted at the gate of the city."
"Is there still a notice to be posted for this kind of thing?"
"The matter of Jian's family, the emperor has been carrying a bad name before, and it was finally interrogated. Of course, it must be announced to the world."
"Really? I don't believe it!"
With that said, some people had already gone to the gate of the city.
When they ran to the gate of the city, they saw a lot of people gathered here. They all looked up at the notice on the wall. Someone looked down and sighed sadly: "Jane's family is a family, and the grievances have finally been cleared!"
"Yeah, Mrs. Jane is such a nice person..."
"Fortunately, the truth came out."
Many people showed expressions of sadness and relief, and sighed one after another.
However, in the crowd, there were a few young faces that looked different. They had complicated expressions and deep eyes. After reading the words on the notice, they all left the crowd silently.
They rushed to the city in a hurry and entered a courtyard not far from Jian's mansion. There were many people gathered here. When they saw them coming back, they immediately surrounded them: "How is it?"
These people were all students of Jian Tongguang.
During the turmoil in the mourning hall before, they were also arrested and interrogated. After confirming that there was no problem, they were released. However, they were resentful in their hearts, and they have been trying to find out the truth about the destruction of Jian's family.
Today, I heard that the imperial court posted a notice. In order not to attract the attention of the government, they let a few people see it.
Those people came back and told everyone the contents of the notice.
When everyone heard this, complex expressions appeared on their faces.
After a while, one of the oldest students sneered, "Prince Ning did it? Is it possible?"
Someone next to him asked: "Brother, you mean—"
"King Ning was rebelling in Changqing City at that time, and he hadn't passed Crane City yet. How could he reach out to Beiping City? This is simply deceiving everyone!"
Everyone suddenly realized—
"That's right, how could it be King Ning?"
"This is people from the imperial court whitewashing the peace!"
"You can lie to others, but you can't lie to us!"
"Before we wanted to ask the imperial concubine clearly, didn't we also get arrested by the court?!"
"It seems that the grievances of the teacher's family cannot be cleared up!"
The more everyone talked, the sadder they became; the more they talked, the more righteous indignation filled them.
At this moment, a strange voice came from outside the door, saying: "Everyone, how can the grievances of the Jian family be cleared only by the court? Thieves shouting for a thief, do you really want to rely on them?"