"Fortunately!" Yu Jingchen was filled with rage, and the oppressive aura around him made it hard to breathe.

"Take those two palace maids away, cut out their tongues, and execute them by slow slicing!" Yu Jingchen was truly enraged this time.

I never expected anyone to be so reckless. They clearly couldn't break up anymore, so how could someone make such a mistake?

After saying this, Yu Jingchen hurriedly walked into the palace, only to discover a scene that broke his heart. Nan Zhiyun refused to be served inside, so all the palace maids remained outside, not daring to go in.

When he went in, he found that Nan Zhiyun was still wearing her undergarments, sitting barefoot on the ground, curled up in a ball, her black hair cascading down, making her look pitiful and weak.

Yu Jingchen felt a pang of pain in his heart. He didn't say anything, but slowed his pace and walked towards her. When he reached her side, he slowly squatted down and called out, "Yun'er..."

Nan Zhiyun ignored him. Yu Jingchen looked at her with pity and reached out to stroke her face, but Nan Zhiyun dodged him. Tears streamed down her face, piercing Yu Jingchen's heart.

"It's alright, General Nan will be fine. I've already arranged for people to look for him. He'll be alright soon. Trust me, we'll definitely find him, okay?" Yu Jingchen comforted her. Nan Zhiyun remained silent; the only change was that her tears wouldn't stop flowing.

Yu Jingchen wanted to pull the little girl into his arms, but Nan Zhiyun seemed to resist. Yu Jingchen froze again. He looked at Nan Zhiyun, and Nan Zhiyun looked at him as well.

"Yun'er?" Yu Jingchen called softly.

"Why didn't Your Majesty tell me? Just now... why didn't you tell me?" Nan Zhiyun's voice was a little hoarse.

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you earlier because I was afraid this would happen. It's all my fault, I didn't tell you in time, okay? Get up first, the ground is cold." Yu Jingchen took all the blame.

Nan Zhiyun shook her head and stared at Yu Jingchen: "Was it His Majesty who made it?" she asked.

Yu Jingchen was stunned. So, when Nan Zhiyun learned about this, her first reaction was that it was her?

"It wasn't me, Yun'er, do you believe me?" Yu Jingchen asked her.

Nan Zhiyun didn't respond. Yu Jingchen felt a pang of pain in his heart. It seemed she still didn't truly trust him. Or perhaps she had already condemned him in her heart?

"Alright, let's get up first. The ground is really cold, it's not good for your health, and you're pregnant, okay?" Yu Jingchen didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer.

But Nan Zhiyun clearly didn't want to cooperate: "I want to be alone for a while," she said.

"How could I possibly leave you here alone in the state you are in? Get up and behave." How could Yu Jingchen allow Nan Zhiyun to be alone in this condition?

Nan Zhiyun turned her head away and remained silent. Yu Jingchen tried to communicate with her without success, and finally decided to take matters into his own hands, wanting to pick up the little girl, but... she once again expressed her stance with her body, refusing his actions.

"Yun'er," Yu Jingchen's tone was more serious this time. Because he received no response, Yu Jingchen's gaze hardened.

“If you don’t get up, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands. You know you can’t fight back.” Yu Jingchen told her that he hadn’t acted directly earlier because he was afraid of scaring Nan Zhiyun, but if she continued like this, he would find another way.

Nan Zhiyun was clearly still scared, but she was stubborn and unwilling to give up, and refused to get up from the ground.

"Come on, let me pick you up, okay?" Yu Jingchen reached out to pick her up again, and Nan Zhiyun still resisted, but this time Yu Jingchen didn't let her go. Even though Nan Zhiyun was unwilling, Yu Jingchen picked her up from the ground and held her tightly in his arms.

"Alright, Yun'er, you need to know what you can't do, okay?" Yu Jingchen was never ambiguous about matters concerning her health.

Nan Zhiyun stopped moving and stopped resisting, and Yu Jingchen suddenly felt quite helpless.

"Honey, I know I shouldn't have kept it from you. It's your right to know, so I was wrong in this matter. But Yun'er... I told you, General Nan will be alright. I'll send someone to look for him, okay?" Yu Jingchen softened his tone once again.

Nan Zhiyun looked at her, and after a long while, she finally spoke: "I want to be alone..." It was that same sentence again.

"Then you need to take good care of yourself. Otherwise, how can I leave you alone in your current state? Yun'er, don't overthink it. I'll give you some space once you're in a better mood." Yu Jingchen was worried about her current state.

"I want to leave the palace. I want to go find my father," Nan Zhiyun said once again.

“Yun’er, listen to me. This is not a realistic thing. Even if you go, what can you do? Hmm? So let’s stay in the palace and take good care of our health. Then you can listen to my news, okay?” Yu Jingchen continued to coax.

"I want to go," Nan Zhiyun said, though she didn't know why she was so stubborn.

Yu Jingchen had no choice: "You can't go, I won't agree."

Nan Zhiyun remained silent after hearing this, her expression blank, which startled Yu Jingchen. He reached out to touch Nan Zhiyun's face, and unsurprisingly, she turned her head away again, leaving Yu Jingchen's hand empty.

This time, Yu Jingchen's voice carried a hint of warning as he said "Yun'er".

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