Seeing that Yu Jingchen did not react, he knew that Yu Jingchen was still not satisfied, so he immediately started to take action, completely losing the image of an official of the imperial court.
"You rebellious daughter, do you even admit your mistake!" Lord Yin struck without restraint, and Madam Yin screamed in pain as he beat her, but Yu Jingchen remained unmoved.
This... is, after all, their family matter, and it's not appropriate for him to interfere, right? Even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes.
“I did nothing wrong. It was Nan Zhiyun who deserved to die. If it weren’t for her, how could I have become like this? How could I have gone from a dignified Xiuyi to a Cairen, and then to a lowly palace maid?!” Madam Yin said emotionally.
Upon hearing this, Yu Jingchen's eyes sharpened, and he immediately picked up a cup from the table and threw it with a burst of internal force. The cup shattered on Yin Shi's face.
"Ah!" Madam Yin screamed in agony. Her face was ruined, and the blood all over her face made everyone present shudder. Many of the women even screamed.
"If you can't speak, then don't speak." Yu Jingchen coldly looked at the person on the ground.
"Lord Yin is well-mannered." Yu Jingchen's gaze fell on Lord Yin.
"As the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is this how you manage your people and the Court of Judicial Review? If so, I must reward Minister Yin handsomely." Yu Jingchen's words were quite clear.
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault for not disciplining you properly, I..." Lord Yin couldn't finish his sentence.
"Step down," Yu Jingchen's two light words drifted into Lord Yin's ears.
Lord Yin dared not refute this; wasn't this Yu Jingchen's purpose today? Nothing else mattered.
"Yes... Your subject thanks you." He couldn't change Yu Jingchen's decision, nor did he dare to. Yu Jingchen didn't say anything more.
"Your Majesty, are you about to return?" Xinglai asked proactively.
"Yes, let's prepare the carriage and the An Palace." Yu Jingchen stood up.
"Yes," Xinglai replied, and immediately began making arrangements.
Just as Yu Jingchen was about to leave, the Imperial Concubine called out, "Your Majesty."
Yu Jingchen looked at her.
"Would Your Majesty like to come and take a look at the plum blossom banquet later?" Consort Yan asked.
"I'm not going," Yu Jingchen said, and then walked away. Consort Yan didn't try to stop him; he had already said he wasn't going, so there was no need for her to make things difficult for him.
“If you don’t want to go, then you don’t have to go. His Majesty has never been before, so please don’t mind, Your Highness.” Consort De said.
"What do you mean by that? Whether His Majesty goes or not is a matter of imperial grace." The Imperial Concubine said calmly.
"How is the eldest princess doing lately? I heard she's become much more obedient," Consort Yan asked Consort De.
"It's alright, he's just a kid. If he's disobedient, a few more beatings will do the trick. It's just a matter of lifting a finger, it's not difficult." Consort De said indifferently.
"It's only because Consort De has this ability that His Majesty has so few children, and the eldest princess is usually spoiled. It's all thanks to Consort De." The people below also began to flatter her.
Consort De smiled casually.
"Does this mean I'm in a bad mood?" Consort De usually didn't fall for this kind of thing.
"This...Your Highness, Consort De, you misunderstand. That's not what I meant," the official's wife quickly explained.
"But that's exactly what I meant, what should we do?" Consort De persisted.
"Your Highness, Consort De..." The lady was quite frightened.
"Alright, do you think I don't know what you all are thinking? No fun, Your Highness, I have some matters to attend to, so I'll return to the palace first. Send someone to call me when the banquet begins." Consort De left without any restraint after saying this.
Consort Yan simply smiled and did not stop her at all. She understood Consort De's temperament and knew that Consort De was unhappy.
"Ladies, please don't take it to heart. Consort De has always been free-spirited and straightforward. She means no harm, so I hope you won't hold it against her," Consort Yan said, looking at the people below.
"Your Highness, you flatter me. This humble woman dares not." The servants below also dared not address her as superior. Consort Yan merely smiled and did not reply.
After leaving Yunpeng Palace, Yu Jingchen went straight to He'an Palace. When he arrived, Nan Zhiyun was still sitting on the bed, throwing a tantrum.
Yu Jingchen had just reached the door when he heard Nan Zhiyun say, "No need, what's so great about this? I already said it's fine." Nan Zhiyun's tone was full of reluctance and disdain.
"Oh, what is our Consort Shu doing? What? Is this medicine so hard to swallow that you don't want to drink it?" Yu Jingchen suddenly spoke up and walked in from outside.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The palace servants quickly bowed upon seeing Yu Jingchen arrive.
Yu Jingchen raised his hand, indicating that there was no need for formalities. Fortunately, he gave them a wink, and the rest of the people left.
"Your Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun did not expect Yu Jingchen to come in at this time.
"Have you forgotten what I just said?" Yu Jingchen walked over and sat down next to Nan Zhiyun.
"Just now... just now His Majesty said that things could be done by ordering subordinates, so I didn't do it myself..." After saying this, she felt a little guilty, especially after seeing Yu Jingchen's ambiguous smile, Nan Zhiyun became even less confident.
Just as Yu Jingchen was about to speak, Nan Zhiyun immediately added, "His Majesty didn't mention taking medicine..."
Yu Jingchen raised an eyebrow. So you've found a loophole, huh?
"Soliciting nonsense?" Yu Jingchen gently stroked Nan Zhiyun's nose.
"Your Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun's heart was pounding. It was such a coincidence that Yu Jingchen had overheard them. She might not be so worried about other things, but when it came to taking medicine, Nan Zhiyun really couldn't guarantee that Yu Jingchen would let her have her way, as she already knew from the previous incident with medicine.
"You still feel guilty? Weren't you just acting like you had a point?" Yu Jingchen looked at her.
"I just feel that this medicine is useless." Nan Zhiyun looked at the bowl of dark medicine with some disgust.
"This is for your health, don't be stubborn," Yu Jingchen said, then brought the medicine over directly.
"Your Majesty, it's my foot that's injured, and medicine has already been applied to it. Why do I still need to drink this? Can I not drink it?" Nan Zhiyun really hated this stuff. She had been drinking it for over a month before, did she have to drink it again now?
"Be good and drink it." Yu Jingchen did not allow Nan Zhiyun to act according to her own wishes in this matter.
"..." Nan Zhiyun's resistance was obvious.
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