It was also the first time Ji Yannuo saw this man. Although he was from the frontier, he did not look barbaric at all. Instead, he looked like a man from the capital.
Taking a closer look, he seemed to think it looked familiar.
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a few days. I wonder if you can still recognize me." Zeng Yan said, cupping his fists.
After Ji Yannuo heard this voice, he immediately realized that this man seemed to be the person who was taken under his command by Ye Fuxun a few days ago.
He immediately felt that the matter was not simple, but he didn't know what to say. He just asked: "Did you solve the border fortress issue alone?"
"That's not the case. In fact, it is the result of everyone's joint efforts. I just gave everyone an idea." His attitude was very humble.
To be honest, it would be fine if he just asked for rewards like ordinary people, but such an attitude made Ji Yannuo suspicious.
"No matter what, you are still a hero. I have decided to give you a house and you can stay in the capital." Ji Yannuo made this decision immediately.
Although Zeng Yan was somewhat reluctant, he still accepted it. After all, it would no longer make sense to refuse these at this time.
By the evening of that day, he already had his own mansion. Along with the mansion, there was also a reward of a whole yard. Everyone said that the emperor liked this newly appointed general very much.
I heard that these people were personally selected by Ye Fuxun. Zeng Yan originally planned not to let go of these people, but later he accepted these arrangements for the sake of the queen.
That night, he entered the palace again.
Ye Fuxun was shocked when he saw this person, "Why are you here?"
"I just came to thank you for your kindness." Zeng Yan spoke very sincerely, and it didn't seem like he was pretending.
But Ye Fuxun didn't believe it. Although she had always thought this man was extraordinary, she still underestimated his ability. Now, she needed to conduct a new examination of him.
"It stands to reason that once you become a general, you cannot come in and out of the palace at will. You suddenly came here today, which is really against the rules." Ye Fuxun found a way to say it.
Hearing this, Zeng Yan said directly: "If this is the case, I am willing to give up this general. Since I promised the empress in the first place, I never intend to go back on it."
Hearing his words, Ye Fuxun laughed, and the hearty laughter filled the whole room.
"Zeng Yan, you are a smart person. You should know that I don't really want to believe you now." She showed her cards directly. It would be better to be more direct when talking to smart people.
Hearing this, Zeng Yan knelt down directly on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "I understand what I mean. Every drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. I can rest assured, I will definitely take what I said as true."
After saying this, regardless of Ye Fuxun's answer, he turned and left.
After he walked away, Nianyun came out from behind and asked softly: "Empress, what does he mean?"
"I don't understand either. It takes time to see people's hearts." Ye Fuxun murmured to himself.
Just as he was talking, a man's voice came from outside, "What kind of human heart can you see after a long time?"
Ye Fuxun was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Ji Yannuo would appear in such a way and even eavesdrop on other people's conversations. It seemed that his spies were everywhere in the palace.
"Nothing, why is the emperor here?" Her attitude towards him now seemed to have become unfamiliar.
"I'm here today for Zeng Yan. I heard that you met him a few days ago. Why, shouldn't you share with me how you met such a powerful person?"
Ye Fuxun sighed slightly in his heart. Sure enough, it was still because of this matter.
In fact, she had no intention of hiding it. She directly told Ji Yannuo exactly what happened that day, and Ji Yannuo believed it immediately and didn't ask any other questions.
"I see that he is eager to repay his kindness. In this case, why not arrange for him to enter the palace every day or stay with you?" He suddenly said.
Ye Fuxun frowned and glanced at him, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Of course, she had to think about these confusions temporarily. The most difficult thing to doubt was the emperor's heart. She never thought that she must think clearly about the other person's thoughts.
"If you have any questions in the future, you can tell me in time. If you need someone around you, just ask." Ji Yannuo said this again.
The seemingly caring words always made Ye Fuxun feel that something was wrong. If it were before, she would have believed it, but now, there is always something between them, and she couldn't explain it. She didn't know what to do?
"It's okay, Your Majesty, don't worry." Ye Fuxun replied with a smile.
Ji Yannuo added: "You have also been suffering in the palace these days. I have prepared some things. I don't know if there is anything you like."
He clapped his hands, and a row of people came in with many things. There were jewelry, hairpins, and silk and satin.
However, Ye Fuxun just glanced at it and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. In fact, I don't lack these. It's better to keep everything simple."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned. Wasn't this a slap in the emperor's face? After all, the emperor rarely treated her like this. How could she treat him with such an attitude this time?
Ji Yannuo didn't seem to think anything was wrong and continued: "In a few days, the Japanese palace will prepare a celebration banquet for Zeng Yan."
"You should indeed be prepared. He has made a great contribution this time." Ye Fuxun agreed.
The two of them said these words in a very distant tone. Ji Yannuo probably felt that there was no need to continue chatting, so he stood up and left.
As soon as he left, Xi Luo and Nianyun frowned and looked at Ye Fulun and said, "Why is the empress so cold to the emperor?"
"If there is no hope, there will be no disappointment." Ye Fuxun just replied.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Gao Ningyue stood there with tears on her face.
"Dad, you have to make the decision for me. Even if you have no way to provoke the emperor, you can't let that woman go."
The middle-aged man sitting in the seat turned very ugly when he heard this. He did not send his daughter away to be taught by other women, not even the queen.
Listening to Gao Ningyue's crying voice, he dropped the teacup in his hand directly to the ground, slammed the table and said, "I will definitely make the decision for you."
He had never thought that Ye Fuxun was a powerful master before, but now it seems that he was wrong. The fact that this woman can give birth to a son for the emperor shows her ability, but he did not see it clearly.
He was thinking about how he should treat this woman and whether he should be murderous.