The room fell silent after the imperial physician left. Yu Jingchen did not speak, and Nan Ziyun dared not utter a word, sitting there like a child who had done something wrong. She knew she had erred this time.
"Your Majesty…" Nan Ziyun's voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum. Yu Jingchen did not respond. Nan Ziyun called out again, "Your Majesty…"
Yu Jingchen glanced at her, and Nan Ziyun immediately fell silent.
"Why are you calling now? You know to call me now? What did I tell you before? Didn't you say you remembered and understood?" Yu Jingchen asked a series of questions impatiently, leaving Nan Ziyun speechless.
"Your Majesty!" Xing Lai entered.
"The people have been brought," Xing Lai announced. Nan Ziyun felt a flicker of confusion, *what people?*
While Nan Ziyun pondered this, Yu Jingchen looked over again. Nan Ziyun flinched, her chest tight with an uncomfortable frustration.
"Stay here and do not wander off. If you dare to run off again, I will settle accounts with you later!" Yu Jingchen was truly angered by Nan Ziyun today. Feeling guilty, Nan Ziyun dared not speak further.
"Later, watch her drink the medicine and ginger soup. Without affecting the efficacy of the medicine, add more bitter herbs like Huang Lian. If she likes drinking medicine so much, let her drink it to remember her lesson." Yu Jingchen said this while looking at Nan Ziyun. Xing Lai cast a sympathetic glance at Nan Ziyun, thinking, *Consort Shu… you are finished…* In his opinion, Consort Shu should have feigned helplessness and shown weakness. Then, His Majesty would surely feel pity and not pursue the matter.
"Your Majesty… it's bitter…" Nan Ziyun still dared to retort.
"If it's not bitter, how will you remember? If I hear later that you did not drink your medicine, I will settle both old and new scores with you." Yu Jingchen left these words behind and exited the room, leaving Nan Ziyun with a distressed expression. Kuaishu Pavilion.
The moment Yu Jingchen turned away, his expression changed drastically. The icy chill on his face sent shivers down one's spine. As Yu Jingchen stepped outside, a large group of people were already kneeling. Seeing him approach, they all began to pay their respects.
Yu Jingchen walked directly to his seat and lounged back, his hands resting on the armrests. He crossed his right leg over his left and swept his indifferent gaze across the kneeling figures below.
"What? No one has anything to say?" Yu Jingchen's voice was as indifferent as ice shards in the dead of winter. Those below remained kneeling, afraid to speak.
"Yu Wan'er," Yu Jingchen called out to the Second Princess first.
"Your… your subject is here…" Yu Wan'er's voice trembled. She still had injuries on her face, inflicted by Lingdang earlier.
"Rise," Yu Jingchen's voice softened slightly.
"Yes…" Yu Wan'er stood up, her body still trembling.
"Why did you take the cat?" Yu Jingchen's voice was unreadable.
"Your subject, your subject just wanted to hold Lingdang and find Consort Shu… Your subject did not do it on purpose, your subject…" Yu Wan'er began to cry, terrified.
"I am merely asking you a question, I am not harming you. Are you unable to speak clearly?" Yu Jingchen was already in a foul mood due to Nan Ziyun's incident, and seeing Yu Wan'er like this irritated him.
"Yes, your subject knows her mistake." Yu Wan'er knelt down again in fear.
"Take the Second Princess back and keep a close watch on her. She is not allowed to leave her room even half a step without my permission." Unable to elicit any useful information, he was too lazy to continue questioning.