Jiang Ji didn't speak after Nan Zhiyun mentioned him; instead, he lowered his head even further. Nan Su looked at him, glanced at him briefly, and then said nothing.

Nan Su stayed there for the entire morning, and only when it was almost time did he say he had to leave. Before leaving, Nan Zhiyun told him that she would go back to see him in a few days, as His Majesty had promised that she could go back once a month.

Nan Su nodded, and before leaving, he handed a jade pendant to Nan Zhiyun: "This was left to you by your mother. She originally said she would give it to you when you got married, but I didn't expect it to stay with me for so long. Now keep it safe and don't lose it."

Nan Zhiyun took the jade pendant. Apart from its finer workmanship and better jade quality, there was nothing particularly special about it. However, Nan Zhiyun couldn't understand the pattern on it. She only knew that there was a character "顺" (shun, meaning smooth) in the middle, which was probably a wish for everything to go smoothly for her.

Nan Su had only just left when Yu Jingchen found out and headed this way. However… his good mood vanished completely upon seeing the silly cat in Nan Zhiyun's arms.

"Why are you holding it all the time? Is its leg lame?" Yu Jingchen said.

"What are you saying, Your Majesty? This is because Lingdang likes me." Nan Zhiyun stood up and handed Lingdang to Jiang Ji, who then stood properly beside her.

Yu Jingchen walked over: "Our Yun'er is indeed very likable. Are you happy today?" He naturally pulled her into his arms.

"I'm very happy, thank you, Your Majesty." Nan Zhiyun spoke from the heart.

"As long as you're happy." Yu Jingchen took Nan Zhiyun's hand and walked to the side, then sat down himself, and pulled Nan Zhiyun into his lap.

"Would you like to go on the spring hunt in a few days?" Yu Jingchen asked her. Nan Zhiyun paused for a moment, her expression dimmed slightly, and then she lowered her head and said in a dejected tone, "...I don't want to go."

"Don't want to go?" Upon hearing this answer, Yu Jingchen was taken aback. He looked at Nan Zhiyun and noticed that her mood seemed a bit off: "What's wrong? Hmm? Didn't you just say you were in a good mood?" Yu Jingchen asked gently.

"...I just don't want to go." Nan Zhiyun seemed reluctant to say why. Yu Jingchen, now realizing what was going on, figured it was probably because of the last spring hunt...

Nan Zhiyun had only recently entered the palace for the last spring hunt, and at that time she was still Consort Shu. She had been looking forward to this spring hunt for a long time, and finally she was able to go with her as she wished. However... at that time, her purpose was to humiliate her, so the process was quite tragic.

"Is it because of last time?" Yu Jingchen pulled her into his arms with heartache, trying to comfort her.

Nan Zhiyun remained silent. Although she didn't say anything, Yu Jingchen understood that it must be because of what happened last time.

Yu Jingchen had actually forgotten some of Nan Zhiyun's past experiences, because he knew that as long as he took her there, there would be plenty of people to cause her trouble without him having to say anything. The only thing he remembered was that Nan Zhiyun was forced to compete with others. Although she was the daughter of a general, she was not proficient in riding and archery.

Because her opponent used some underhanded tactics during that competition, she accidentally injured someone, so she was punished by kneeling in the hunting grounds for a whole day, from morning till night, in the hunting grounds, with everyone watching her being punished.