Nan Zhiyun was clearly unhappy.
"Where is Yuyan now?" Nan Zhiyun asked.
"At this time, he has probably already left the palace with the Crown Princess," Qian Xia replied.
"Qian Xia, go and get the medicine for him. Let's first look at the injuries on his face," Nan Zhiyun said.
"Your Highness, this servant's skin is thick and tough, it's not necessary," Jiang Ji knelt and bowed.
"It's fine, you should rest and recover from your injuries," Nan Zhiyun's voice was slightly off.
"Your Highness..." Qian Xia noticed.
"I'm fine..." Nan Zhiyun hid her emotions.
Jiang Ji also looked up at Nan Zhiyun, but quickly lowered his head again, suppressing the look in his eyes.
When Yujingchen came at noon, Nan Zhiyun was still coaxing a cat, but there was no sign of her earlier emotions.
Yujingchen glanced at the cat in Nan Zhiyun's hand, raising an eyebrow. It looked much more pleasing to the eye now.
"Your Majesty," Nan Zhiyun called out.
"Mm, are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Yujingchen walked over very naturally and sat down beside her.
"No," Nan Zhiyun smiled sweetly. Yujingchen's lips curved slightly. "Really not?" he asked.
Nan Zhiyun's face immediately flushed. "My body aches a little." Nan Zhiyun leaned into his embrace at Yujingchen's gesture.
"I'm sorry, I was a bit unrestrained yesterday and caused you discomfort, Yun'er," Yujingchen's tone was doting. Nan Zhiyun snuggled into Yujingchen's arms, saying nothing else.
"Yun'er, don't you have anything to say to me?" Yujingchen asked proactively.
"Mm?" Nan Zhiyun was a little confused.
"Don't you want to tell me about what happened today?" Yujingchen was likely referring to Jiang Ji being beaten today.
"...Your Majesty, may this concubine handle this matter herself?" Nan Zhiyun raised her head slightly.
"As you wish," Yujingchen did not object. If she wanted to handle it herself, then so be it. After all, with him around, nothing would go wrong.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Nan Zhiyun smiled.
Then... Nan Zhiyun looked at the cat in her arms. "Your Majesty... isn't Lingdang only three months old?" Nan Zhiyun said.
Yujingchen chuckled. "Yun'er insisted on keeping it, so this was the only way," Yujingchen said very directly.
"Why is Your Majesty so concerned? It's just a cat." Nan Zhiyun truly hadn't expected Yujingchen to do this, and of course, she wasn't angry.
"What I like is also a cat, isn't it?" Yujingchen pinched Nan Zhiyun's face.
"This concubine is not a cat," Nan Zhiyun retorted.
"Mm, not a cat. When sleeping, you're like a little pig, and when crying, you're like a rabbit," Yujingchen teased her.
Nan Zhiyun: "..."
Yujingchen kissed her forehead. "Yun'er is quite changeable."
"It's all because Your Majesty makes me change, one moment a cat, the next a rabbit, and then a pig," Nan Zhiyun was becoming more and more at ease in her interactions with Yujingchen.
Yujingchen was happy to see Nan Zhiyun's changes. If possible, he hoped that Nan Zhiyun could truly regard him as her husband and shed all her reservations.
Yujingchen was very busy these days and had to meet two ministers later. Therefore, after accompanying Nan Zhiyun for lunch, he left. Nan Zhiyun naturally understood.
However...
Zi Chen Palace
"Your Majesty... it has been discovered. That medicine has contraceptive effects," Xing Lai knelt on the ground. The entire hall was eerily silent, as if a great storm was brewing.