Hearing Nan Zhiyun's breathing gradually become calmer, Yu Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief. He then reached out to touch Nan Zhiyun's forehead to check her temperature. It seemed that her fever had subsided and she was no longer very hot.

The main thing is that the fever has subsided now, which is a good thing. Just be careful these next couple of days to prevent a relapse, otherwise it might become even more troublesome.

Looking at the peacefully sleeping little girl in his arms, Yu Jingchen felt a surge of tenderness in his heart. In the three previous lives, in the first, he had let Nan Zhiyun down, and Nan Zhiyun had shielded him from a sword and left. In the second life, he was reborn, and he finally managed to find the bright and sunny Nan Zhiyun again, but in the third life, he lost Nan Zhiyun once more…

In this life, he returned so late, and much damage has already been done, and it can never be undone. But he hopes to make amends, and he is willing to do anything that is required.

Nan Zhiyun nestled in Yu Jingchen's arms, asleep, and she truly evoked pity. He genuinely couldn't understand why he had treated and abused such a young girl so harshly before.

"We'll be fine." Yu Jingchen placed a kiss on his forehead.

Sleepless all night

because……

Yu Jingchen barely slept all night because Nan Zhiyun had a very restless night. She was probably in pain, so she kept moaning and groaning. Sometimes she would accidentally bump into things, which would wake her up frequently. In addition, the environment was unfamiliar to her and very dark, so Nan Zhiyun would tremble with fear whenever she woke up and couldn't fall back asleep for a long time.

Yu Jingchen is a light sleeper, and coupled with his anxiety and concern for Nan Zhiyun, he could detect even the slightest movement she made. He spent almost the entire night trying to soothe her, and he himself didn't get much sleep either.

Looking at the little girl still sleeping soundly in his arms in the morning, Yu Jingchen smiled slightly. What a troublesome little thing. There hadn't been a moment of peace all night. If it were before, he probably wouldn't have known what to do. But now, he was quite adept at coaxing people, especially Nan Zhiyun.

He released the person in his arms and then tucked the blanket back into his arms. He originally wanted to check on Nan Zhiyun's wound, but he was afraid of waking the little one, and it would be too cold to turn the blanket over first, so he stopped.

It was already time for the morning court session, but Nan Zhiyun was still asleep, probably because she hadn't slept well last night. Yu Jingchen knew that she seemed to particularly enjoy sleeping in, sometimes sleeping until noon. During her pregnancy, she would sleep all day long, and he had even called the imperial physician to check on her, worried that something was wrong, but it turned out she was perfectly fine.

He had never been so stressed in his life. He slept all day and was difficult to wake up. He looked exhausted every day, how could anyone not worry? What's more, he was suffering from morning sickness at that time, vomiting constantly and unable to eat anything, which really drove him crazy.

Once Nan Zhiyun is truly asleep, it's not something an ordinary person can wake her up. You know, I carried her out before, and even with all the noise at the banquet, I couldn't wake her. I even carried her to the morning court, and she slept soundly. I really don't know what was wrong with me before, that I loved sleeping so much.

Of course, Yu Jingchen would never know that Nan Zhiyun wasn't like this before. She was indeed quite lazy and liked to sleep in, but not to this extent. After entering the palace, she gradually became unable to sleep well every night, not even for a moment. In addition, her emotions might have become somewhat unstable later on, so she had to use this method to relieve her mood, to the point that she couldn't feel clear-headed when she fell asleep. She wanted to sleep every day, and only when she was asleep could she relax a little, so her dreams weren't so tiring…

Although their relationship improved after Yu Jingchen's rebirth, and Nan Zhiyun gradually returned to normal, this thing seemed to have become a habit, or perhaps subconsciously she hadn't truly let go of it completely...

Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Zhiyun, who was sleeping soundly. She had been restless all night, but he was sleeping quite well now.

"Your Majesty..." Xinglai came in.

"It's time for the morning court session," Xinglai reminded Yujingchen as he entered.

"Let's cancel today's morning court session." Yu Jingchen said this without any hesitation, startling Xing Lai. What was His Majesty saying? Had he really considered the consequences of his words? How could this be? Why wasn't he going?

“Your Majesty… all the officials are waiting. Would it be inappropriate if you didn’t go?” Xinglai asked cautiously.

“Just say that Consort Shu was unwell yesterday… never mind, just say that I am unwell today and cancel the morning court session.” Yu Jingchen suddenly changed his mind, and then added, “Go and summon the imperial physician, and say that he is here to take my pulse.”

Xinglai: "..." Fine, what can we do if His Majesty is being willful? We can only agree, can he refute it?

Aren't these changes Your Majesty is making a bit too drastic? Even skipping the morning court session seems a bit excessive, and it's unclear whether these changes are ultimately good or bad.

Fortunately, he withdrew and soon brought the imperial physician.

"Let's take Consort Shu's pulse again." Yu Jingchen stood up and walked to the side.

The imperial physician was momentarily stunned, because the previous instruction was for him to take the Emperor's pulse. However, having been in the palace for so long, he wouldn't be foolish enough to ask directly. So, he could only follow Yu Jingchen's instructions and go to take Nan Zhiyun's pulse. In fact, he had done this so many times before, and each time it was just a few questions. He was just going through the motions, saying a few casual words before stepping back.

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