After a while, the preparations were completed, and the group boarded the dragon boat and slowly left the imperial mausoleum view in the vast mist.

Nan Yan stood at the stern of the boat, looking at the emaciated figure of Shang Shan Shi on the dock, her brows furrowed.

At this moment, a muffled coughing sound from her side interrupted her thoughts. She turned to look, but Zhu Feng clenched his hand into a fist and covered his mouth, and coughed softly twice. In fact, at this time It's already summer, and other places have already warmed up, but this imperial mausoleum is on Xingluo Lake, the water vapor is cold, and it is still a little chilly in the morning and evening.

And Zhu Feng was standing at the stern of the boat, wearing only a thin long gown. When the wind blew, it inexplicably gave people a feeling of being very thin.

Recalling what Master Shang Shan said just now, Nan Yan's face sank.

So he said, "The emperor should go in and rest."

Zhu Feng cleared his throat, immediately made an expression of nothing happened, and said, "Are you nagging again? I can't even look at the scenery?"

Nan Yan looked up at the sky, and then said in a serious tone: "The sun has not yet come out, and the water vapor is still very heavy. Sister Yifei entered the cabin with peace of mind and Yongping. Is the emperor standing outside drinking the wind?"

Zhu Feng looked at her displeasedly.

Nan Yan still said: "It won't be too late to come out to see the scenery when the sun comes out."

After he finished speaking, he grabbed Zhu Feng's sleeve and pretended to drag him into the cabin. After all, Zhu Feng couldn't beat her, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile and follow her into the cabin.

Then the sun came out, and he didn't go up to the deck to see the scenery again, because it didn't take long for him to get seasick again.

Nan Yan and Concubine Yi originally wanted to serve, but Zhu Feng refused. He only said that he would sleep for a while, and drove them both out of the cabin. Nan Yan knew that he wanted some face, so he didn't say much. Yifei went to the deck to see the scenery.

It's a steal for half a day.

Concubine Yi was still a little uneasy, so she looked back and said softly, "Sister, why is the emperor so seasick, is it like this before?"

Nan Yandao: "Actually, it was much better five years ago."

She said that five years ago was when Zhu Chengjin smashed Jinling.

Naturally, Concubine Yi heard it, but she didn't ask much, she just said softly: "Then why is it so dizzy this time? My concubine heard that seasickness was either brought out from the mother's womb, or she was not in good health. It's not right for the emperor to be like that."

Nan Yan's heart sank a bit.

The words that Master Shangshan said before parting reverberated in her ears again.

On the surface, Zhu Feng didn't seem to be sick, and because he rarely went to Concubine Yi's place, she couldn't see it at all.

However, Nan Yan, who had served by his side for so many years, knew too well that compared to the past, Zhu Feng's body had really collapsed a lot.

"Miss?"

Concubine Yi on the side said softly, "What are you thinking about?"

When Nan Yan came back to her senses, she realized that she was a little distracted. She just smiled reluctantly and said, "It's nothing. Maybe it was because of the trip to the northwest last year that the emperor was tired and didn't have a good rest after coming back. pass."

Concubine Yi nodded and said, "Yes, this time it's Chinese New Year again. After the New Year, envoys from Japan and envoys from those small countries in Nanyang came to congratulate me. The concubine felt tired just listening to it. This time, it's a long journey. Go to Jinling, alas..."

Seeing the distressed look on her face, Nan Yan smiled and said, "This time in Jinling, he must rest well no matter what."

Concubine Yi said with a smile: "Then you have to speak, Empress. The Emperor listens to Empress the most."

Nan Yan patted her, Yi Fei covered her mouth and laughed.

Speaking of the entire harem, only this concubine Yi, Li Pan'er, was the same "old man" as her. Although the young concubines didn't dare to stand up in front of them, they were somewhat spoiled, and Nan Yan had nothing to do with them. It's easy to say that they can still talk and laugh with Concubine Yi, and the two of them get along like relatives.

Nan Yan was silent for a while, then sighed softly and said, "But you're right, no matter what, let him have a good rest. Otherwise—"

Concubine Yi looked at her with wide eyes: "Otherwise what?"

Nan Yan turned her head to look at her, the ominous words "it's hard to guarantee long-term" in Shi Shangshan's mouth still didn't come out, and he didn't want to scare her, so he just smiled and said, "It's nothing."

Concubine Yi is not stupid, she obviously feels that this noble concubine has something on her mind, but after staying in the palace for so many years, she also knows how to survive today, between noble concubine and emperor, and their concubines and concubines. The emperor is completely different, so she doesn't ask about some things, and she doesn't even think about it.

So he changed the subject, looked around, and said, "The road we are going now doesn't seem to be the same road we took when we came here?"

Nan Yan laughed and said, "Sister's eyes are so good."

Concubine Yi turned to look at her, and Nan Yan said, "This is a new waterway discovered five years ago. It can save several days of travel from Huangling View to Jinling."

"real?"

Concubine Yi was surprised and delighted, and said with a smile: "Then our emperor will be spared a few days of sin."

Nan Yan also laughed.

She sighed softly and said, "Ben Gong also wants to go to Jinling soon and see how things are going there now."

The smile on Concubine Yi's face gradually faded, and she said softly, "I heard that five years ago, Jinling City suffered a catastrophe."

I don't know if it was because of walking on this waterway, or for some other reason, Nan Yan's mind also returned to five years ago in a trance, recalling the Jinling City slaughtered by the war, recalling the dead Xu Shizong and the departed Jian Ruocheng and others. Xu Miaoming, the most important thing is that the poor girl named Dragonfly, although she has been buried as the emperor's righteous daughter, her decisive appearance before her death is still deeply branded in Nanyan's heart. In my heart, think once, hurt once.

She whispered: "It's not just a catastrophe. That is a purgatory on earth."

Yifei turned to look at her.

Nan Yan smiled again, and then said: "So after that, the emperor reduced or exempted Jinling's taxes for several years, which was a relief for the people here. Chen Xuan wrote several times and heard that the situation in Jinling is getting better. Less. This time I come here, I should be able to see a new scene."

The most important thing is to make Zhu Feng happy.

Concubine Yi smiled and said, "That's good, Yongping has never been here before, and the concubine also wants to take her to recognize her hometown."

Nan Yan also smiled and nodded.

Carrying their expectations, the dragon boat made ripples on the calm river and moved forward quickly.

A few days later, they reached Jinling City.

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