At this moment, there was a sound of people in front, and the carriage stopped.
Zhu Feng raised his head: "What's going on?"
There was a lot of noise in front, and after a while, Yingshao rode to the side of the carriage, and said softly, "Your Majesty, there are Duke Cheng's men and horses ahead, come to greet you."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan hurriedly sat up straight.
Cheng Guogong, the father of Kang Concubine Wu Wan, the Chief Political Envoy of Henan Province - Wu Yingqiu.
Zhu Feng said: "Have we entered the Henan border?"
Yingshao said: "Ahead is the boundary marker. The Duke's men and horses will meet you at the boundary marker."
Zhu Feng pondered for a while, and then said: "Well, let's go first."
"yes."
Yingshao immediately rode his horse to the front and let the team continue to drive forward. Naturally, Nan Yan didn't dare to be "tired" with him like before, and just sat beside him in a well-behaved manner with a serious expression on his face.
Zhu Feng glared at her.
While the curtains on the side were swaying, one could see the carriage driving slowly to a tall boundary marker.
In the light of the fire, there are three bright red characters engraved on it——
Henan border.
Sure enough, we arrived in Henan.
The carriage stopped.
They heard a sound from outside. It was someone getting off the horse and walking over, then knelt down in front of the carriage.
A deep voice came from the front: "Wu Yingqiu, chief envoy of Henan Province, pays homage to the emperor. Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
It was Wu Yingqiu.
Zhu Feng nodded to her.
Nan Yan hastily moved over and opened the car door, raised the curtain, and saw Wu Yingqiu leading the Henan officials kneeling in the snow, kowtowing to the emperor.
This was the first time she saw this Cheng Guogong so closely.
Wu Wan was very young, but her father was already very old, about sixty years old, his body looked a little weak, and he trembled when kneeling in the snow.
But behind him, the second son, Wu Ding, is tall and strong, especially conspicuous.
Zhu Feng said: "Duke, please stand up, all lovers, let's live in peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Only then did everyone stand up, and Wu Ding helped the old father up.
Wu Yingqiu and the others must have been waiting in the snow for a long time. The thick fox fur on his body was covered with snow, and the fluffy fur made him look thinner.
However, those eyes are extremely shrewd.
If he was not shrewd, he would not have seized the right opportunity to attach himself to Zhu Feng when he raised his troops to calm the situation. Before the first battle was fought, he would have directly captured Cheng Guogong and his daughter Kang Concubine.
This is definitely not something a mediocre person can do.
And Wu Yingqiu said to the emperor with a smile: "This time, the emperor defeated the many with the few in Beiping, repelled the army of the country, and promoted the prestige of our country. This battle is enough to be famous forever."
"..."
"Weichen and others are here to wait for the emperor's driving and congratulate the emperor."
"..."? "Your Majesty, please stay a little bit longer."
"..."
"It's really not suitable to hurry on such a snowy day. I hope the emperor will take care of the dragon's body."
Zhu Feng looked at him for a while, then smiled and said, "It's still the Duke who understands my thoughts."
After finishing speaking, he took a step forward and said, "I don't know where the Duke has arranged for me to settle down?"
Wu Yingqiu hurriedly said: "The veteran learned that the emperor is going south to return to Beijing, and he must pass through the Henan Road, so he built a courtyard in the north of the city in advance, especially for the emperor to rest."
"oh… "
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
But in the next moment, he still smiled and said: "The Duke of the country has indeed put in all his effort for me."
"..."
"Lead the way."
"yes."
Wu Yingqiu hurriedly thanked him, and then led the people forward. After a while, the sound of horseshoes sounded, and their carriage slowly moved forward again.
Nan Yan closed the car door and lowered the curtain.
Looking back, I saw Zhu Feng's complexion—although it was not sullen, it was already much darker than before.
She doesn't understand other things.
But she understands one thing very well, the emperor doesn't like extravagance and waste.
Like this time when he returned to Beiping and lived there for such a long time, he didn't intend to build another courtyard. He heard that the officials of Beiping Mansion also made a memorial, but he rejected it mercilessly.
And Wu Yingqiu, without saying a word, first built a separate courtyard for him here.
It took a lot of manpower to repair it in such a short time.
It must have cost a lot of money.
However, it is impossible for Zhu Feng to get angry with his "father-in-law" because of this incident.
The carriage drove for another half a day, and finally arrived at the north of the city. The snow had lightened a little, and they stopped on a secluded long street, with almost no one around.
But when I got off the carriage, I realized why there was no one there.
Because this other courtyard occupies a particularly large area.
Almost the entire long street belongs to this courtyard.
At the door, there were two huge lanterns hanging. There were already exquisitely dressed and beautiful maidservants, as well as neatly lined up guards standing at the door to greet them.
When Zhu Feng got out of the car, everyone knelt down and bowed to the ground immediately.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
"..."
Zhu Feng raised his head and looked at the other courtyard.
Because it was getting late, his gaze was also very deep, and even the two big lanterns couldn't illuminate his eyes.
Wu Yingqiu came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister hastily prepared, it is really crude, and I hope the Emperor will forgive me."
"..."
Zhu Feng turned to look at him.
The moment he met his gaze, Wu Yingqiu was slightly taken aback.
But at the next moment, Zhu Feng smiled lightly again, and said, "The Duke is considerate, how can I blame you?"
After speaking, he waved his hand and led everyone in.
It was getting late, but in this other courtyard, it was not dark at all.
Because there are exquisite glazed lamps hanging everywhere, walking all the way through the garden, you can't see the surrounding scenery clearly, but you can also feel that the layout here is extraordinarily luxurious.
When they walked into the lobby, everyone was shocked.
This hall is tall and spacious, and there are four thick beams erected in it, which is almost the same as the main hall in the Jinling Imperial Palace.
The floor was covered with gilt bricks, and when you walked on it, it was still warm.
Wu Yingqiu stepped forward and said, "It's very cold in the north, although the emperor's dragon is healthy and not afraid of the wind and snow, but the old minister thinks that he should make preparations for the emperor."
Zhu Feng looked at him with a smile: "The Duke is taking care."
Wu Yingqiu said again: "Tonight, we have specially prepared a banquet and singing and dancing for the emperor, this—"
When I just walked in, I saw some dancers and singers waiting on both sides, and the smell of wine wafted in the air. Presumably, they had already been prepared and were waiting for him to come.
Zhu Feng said: "The Duke is really thoughtful."
Everyone laughed.
Nan Yan followed behind Zhu Feng, and even saw many people secretly watching him through the screen outside the window.
The tall, handsome and imposing Zhu Feng has always been the target of those women's eyes.
She snorted secretly.
At this time, Zhu Feng suddenly said again: "However, I am tired from the journey and just want to rest."
Wu Yingqiu was taken aback when he heard this.