Nan Zhiyun was also embarrassed; the blush on her face couldn't hide her springtime feelings. Yu Jingchen had indeed been a bit too passionate yesterday...

"Does Your Highness wish to apply some medicine?" Qianxia couldn't help but ask as she helped Nan Zhiyun change her clothes.

"His Majesty has already applied the medicine, he's fine," Nan Zhiyun said.

After doing those things every day, Yu Jingchen would apply medicine to himself, but he would already be asleep by then, because it would be too embarrassing to be awake.

Qianxia is genuinely happy for Nan Zhiyun; they've finally gotten together, but...

"Your Highness, Consort Yuan came with her entourage today, saying she wanted to pay her respects to you." Qianxia recounted the events of the day.

Nan Zhiyun didn't react much after hearing this. "Greetings?"

"Just tell them I can't get up and don't need to pay my respects. If they insist, then go and pay respects to Consort Yuan." Nan Zhiyun said dismissively.

"Yes," Qianxia replied, then helped Nan Zhiyun wash up and change her clothes before having breakfast.

During breakfast, Qianxia told Nan Zhiyun about Su Qianyan's punishment. Nan Zhiyun was somewhat surprised, as His Majesty had said yesterday that the matter would be dealt with after the punishment was administered, but she did not expect it to happen so quickly.

Yu Jingchen went to the hunting grounds, and Nan Zhiyun, having nothing else to do, stayed in the palace. This was her first time visiting Yu Jingchen's palace. She had gone to bed after arriving last night, so she hadn't had a chance to explore properly. Taking advantage of her free time, Nan Zhiyun strolled around.

But as she looked around, doubts arose: Did Yu Jingchen like this style? Nan Zhiyun found it novel; the decorations seemed somewhat familiar, as if they resembled the layout of her own palace.

"I heard that His Majesty specially arranged this place, and all the furnishings were arranged according to the layout of the He'an Palace where Your Highness was. It's clear that His Majesty really cares about Your Highness," Qianxia said.

"Hmm..." Nan Zhiyun's heart stirred slightly, somewhat surprised by Yu Jingchen's thoughtfulness. Qianxia simply smiled, thinking that Her Highness had finally overcome her hardships.

Meow~

Lingdang ran in, and Nan Zhiyun picked her up.

"Little bell~" Nan Zhiyun picked up the bell and rubbed her head against it.

“Your Majesty misses Lingdang terribly after only a short time apart,” Jiang Ji said.

"Of course, this is my cat, of course it'll stick to me." For some reason, Nan Zhiyun felt a little proud.

"But this servant noticed that Jiang Ji and Lingdang clearly spent more time there. Is Your Highness taking all the credit for yourself?" Qianxia joked. The Empress was very approachable, so their interactions were quite normal.

“Perhaps it’s because Your Highness is very affectionate that Lingdang is willing to be close to you.” Jiang Ji looked at Lingdang in Nan Zhiyun’s arms, his expression unusually gentle.

Nan Zhiyun found it intriguing: "So you have other expressions too? The bell is quite endearing."

As soon as Nan Zhiyun finished speaking, Jiang Ji lowered his head and said, "It was this servant's fault for being impolite."

"No, I think it's fine this way. That's how it should be. What's fun about keeping your head down all day?" Nan Zhiyun didn't care. She didn't like the people around her always being so cautious; it made her feel a bit suffocated.

Compared to being on tenterhooks, this kind of relaxed interaction is more natural and comfortable.