Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 993 - 793: Must Hand Over Nan Feng

Chapter 993: Chapter 793: Must Hand Over Nan Feng

Yunlong Palace.

The Emperor was looking through petitions, but his focus wasn’t truly there.

It wasn’t until Eunuch Wan came in to report, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Chen has arrived."

"Summon him!"

After the Imperial Physician entered, the Emperor finally set aside the petitions and looked at the kneeling man before him, "Rise. Tell me, what illness has Lady Nan Feng contracted?"

The Imperial Physician was unaware of the Emperor’s thoughts and could only report honestly, "Your Majesty, Lady Nan Feng is pregnant, which is why she has poor appetite. I have prescribed some medications to stabilize her pregnancy. She should improve after this stage of pregnancy passes."

Pregnant?

The Emperor was genuinely startled by this news.

That made sense—she was his wife, and as a wife, why wouldn’t she be pregnant?

But what did pregnancy mean? It meant that both her person and her heart belonged to Nangong Ye, with no connection to the Emperor anymore.

He was the Emperor. The whole of Dajin Country was his, yet he couldn’t have an ordinary woman. It was laughably absurd.

The Emperor looked at the Imperial Physician and said indifferently, "I understand. You may leave."

With the order given, the Imperial Physician bowed respectfully and withdrew.

The Emperor slumped in the Dragon Throne, feeling extraordinarily weary.

But before he could catch his breath, he heard Eunuch Wan rushing to report, "Your Majesty, urgent news from the north. Tuoba Lie... Tuoba Lie has started a revolt!"

...

In the imperial court.

The ministers were quarreling noisily:

The Prime Minister argued steadfastly, "Your Majesty, our National Treasury is depleted. We genuinely cannot afford more silver to support the war. In my opinion, we should comply with Dashun’s demands and hand over Nan Feng to ensure the safety of the people."

Many people supported the Prime Minister, "I agree!"

"Agreed!"

"I second it!"

The Emperor looked at Grand Master Yan, "Grand Master Yan, what’s your view?"

Hesitating, Grand Master Yan said, "Your Majesty, it’s true that Tuoba Lie wants us to hand over Lady Nan Feng, but if we acquiesce to his demand this time, and he asks for another lady next time, shall we comply again? In terms of strength, we are the great nation while Dashun is but a barbaric smaller state. We cannot let them lead us by the nose."

The Emperor said, "Exactly, that’s my point."

The Prime Minister stood up again, "Your Majesty, though Dashun is a smaller state, it has strong national power and formidable combat power. A sage once said to fight with gentlemen but not with petty men. Dashun’s demands are unreasonable and come from a petty standpoint. We cannot reason with petty people. Since that’s the case, let’s just hand over Nan Feng. Exchanging one woman for peace, sparing financial and human resources – isn’t that better?"

Chen, the envoy sent to Dashun, came forward, "Your Majesty, during my time in Dashun, I had profound interactions with Tuoba Lie. Indeed, he only wants Lady Nan Feng. If we hand her over, the war will cease. Also, I inquired with some of the locals, and they all indicated that Lady Nan Feng was very close to the Second Prince during her time in Dashun. The Second Prince took her everywhere, and they looked very much like a married couple. However, upon returning to Dajin, Lady Nan Feng and General Nangong’s relationship is unclear, which truly confuses me."

A flicker of anger crossed the Emperor’s face, "What do you mean, Lady Nan Feng is fickle in love?"

The Prime Minister stepped forward hurriedly, "Your Majesty, perhaps that’s not what Lord Chen meant, but Lady Nan Feng’s attitude is indeed baffling. If she were merely an ordinary woman without much entanglement with Tuoba Lie, why would he sacrifice so many lives just for one woman? Please reconsider, Your Majesty."