After saying this, Lu Ruoruo raised her head at just the right moment, showing off her most beautiful curves, the clear handprint on her face, and the conspicuous wound on her forehead, all paired with the faint tear tracks on her oval face... Tsk, it really makes one feel sorry for her.

Nan Zhiyun rolled her eyes before looking at Yu Jingchen: "I didn't mean to bully her."

Yu Jingchen smiled at Nan Zhiyun after hearing her words, but the next moment he heard Lu Ruoruo continue, "Yes, it's all my fault. It wasn't Consort Shu who bullied me. Consort Shu was just trying to discipline me. It's all my fault." This Lu Ruoruo really wouldn't stop.

Nan Zhiyun became more and more annoyed as she listened. What kind of nonsense was this?

"Your Majesty!" Nan Zhiyun cupped Yu Jingchen's face in her hands. Yu Jingchen looked at her, raising an eyebrow. Although he knew that Nan Zhiyun wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for him, he still wanted to hear what she would say now.

“I didn’t make things difficult for her; she came to me herself. She even said that His Majesty is only nice to me now, and he won’t favor me anymore.” Nan Zhiyun’s words weren’t wrong, but… Xinglai silently thought, Consort Shu, you’re more capable. You can say just a few words and still touch His Majesty’s heart.

After all... look at His Majesty's face, it instantly froze after hearing those words. In fact, even Xinglai didn't know why His Majesty cared so much about those two sentences.

Nan Zhiyun hadn't expected her words to elicit such a strong reaction from Yu Jingchen; the air around them seemed to grow colder. A wave of nervousness washed over her. Had she said something wrong? She shrank back, her heart pounding with unease as she softly called out, "Your Majesty..."

Yu Jingchen came to his senses and, seeing Nan Zhiyun's current state, realized that he had just frightened her.

"It's alright," Yu Jingchen gently patted Nan Zhiyun's head.

“I’m not angry with you, so you can speak more freely. What are you worried about? I’m not really angry with you. On the contrary, it’s you who deliberately kept it from me that would make me unhappy.” Yu Jingchen patiently taught her, and Nan Zhiyun smiled again after hearing this.

"Hmm," she nodded, and Yu Jingchen's heart softened. However, when he turned to look at Lu Ruoruo kneeling on the ground again, he could no longer suppress the look in his eyes.

"Did you say something similar? Don't try to hide it from me. If I want to investigate, I will find out. If you dare to lie to me, that's the crime of deceiving the emperor." Yu Jingchen's voice was filled with a sense of authority.

"This humble woman...this humble woman..." Lu Ruoruo was just a young girl who had just come of age. She could use some tricks, but when she really encountered an emperor like Yu Jingchen, she was completely unsure.

"Did you say it or not?" Yu Jingchen didn't have the patience to waste time with her.

"...Your subject Lu Ruoruo remained kneeling on the ground, trembling, unable to utter a word."

"Judging from this, you've already said it." Yu Jingchen's tone became light and airy.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Lu Ruoruo was truly frightened this time.

"To presume to know the Emperor's mind is a capital offense." Yu Jingchen never showed any mercy to women.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!" Lu Ruoruo never expected that Yu Jingchen's words would be a death sentence.

However, she was merely a concubine's daughter of considerable importance, and besides, none of her family members held any official positions, so Yu Jingchen wouldn't take her seriously.