Nan Zhiyun wasn't too surprised to hear this, but she felt sad, and of course, afraid.

Forget about any other punishments now; after kneeling like this for a while, Nan Zhiyun was already swaying precariously, but she still managed to hold on and not fall. Her body was really weak right now.

However, before Nan Zhiyun herself could even get anxious, Qianxia had already become impatient.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to have mercy! Miss is frail and has not yet fully recovered. I fear she cannot withstand Your Majesty's wrath. I beg you to have mercy! I beg you to have mercy!" Qianxia truly felt sorry for Nan Zhiyun.

Yu Jingchen didn't rush to give the order, but instead asked Nan Zhiyun again, "Do you still want to choose to be punished?"

"This concubine dares not beg Your Majesty's forgiveness," Nan Zhiyun replied.

Yu Jingchen was furious: "You're speaking so weakly, what kind of punishment can you accept? Nan Zhiyun, are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Nan Zhiyun remained silent.

"Fine, if that's how it is, then I'll just have to put up with it." Yu Jingchen had already lost all patience.

"Considering that you are not yet fully recovered, I will punish you by making you copy the palace rules ten times and hand them to me personally within this month. If you fail to finish copying them or fail to satisfy me, the punishment will be increased tenfold," Yu Jingchen said.

Nan Zhiyun was taken aback for a moment. Was that all? Ten times… It was only the third day of the lunar new year, there was still a long time ahead of her. Copying the palace rules was nothing, especially since it was only ten times. Yu Jingchen had punished her by making her copy the palace rules before, but he had made her copy them two hundred times in three days.

In the end, she failed to finish copying, so Yu Jingchen found another excuse to punish her by slapping her palms. The punishment was doubled for the shortfall. Her hands were swollen for several days, and she couldn't even hold things. That was the first time she had been punished since entering the palace.

"What are you still kneeling for? If you faint, there will be chaos and we'll have to take care of you. Get up!" Yu Jingchen was a little annoyed.

"...Yes, thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty." Nan Zhiyun bowed respectfully again. Then, with Qianxia's help, she stood up, but she felt dizzy and couldn't stand steadily.

Yu Jingchen was close by, and instinctively reached out to support Nan Zhiyun when she lost her balance.

"Look, with this kind of constitution, you still know how to be stubborn? Don't you know what kind of constitution you have?" Yu Jingchen said irritably.

"His Majesty……"

"Alright, shut up, lest you say something that displeases me. Go sit on the bed over there." Yu Jingchen didn't let go in a hurry, but let her stand up before releasing her.

"Let the female physician examine her," Yu Jingchen said to Xing.

"Yes," Xinglai replied, and then went to invite the female physician in.

“Sit properly, then show me your knees,” Yu Jingchen said again.

Qianxia helped Nan Zhiyun sit down, then squatted down beside her and gently lifted Nan Zhiyun's knees.

I've been kneeling a lot, and I just knelt for about 15 minutes, so I still have some bruises.

"I don't know what you're thinking about all day, always making yourself suffer," Yu Jingchen said.

Nan Zhiyun pursed her lips and remained silent. Yu Jingchen was too lazy to say anything to her. Fortunately, the female physician entered. Most of the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau had just arrived, and Yu Jingchen hadn't had them all leave. So they arrived quickly.

"Greetings, Your Majesty," the female physician said, bowing first.

"Let's check her knee injury first," Yu Jingchen said.

"Yes," the female doctor replied.

"She has burn scars on her hands, and the scars on her body haven't faded yet. Get her some scar-reducing ointment later. Also, check her pulse and see how she's feeling," Yu Jingchen instructed.

"Yes," the female physician replied, but she was surprised. Why did His Majesty seem to be concerned about Consort Nan? And in such a meticulous way.