Nan Zhiyun has been staying in He'an Palace for the past few days because of her foot injury. Actually, she really doesn't like to move around much; she just stays in her room all day and can never get enough sleep.
But these past few days have made her feel depressed. She used to avoid going out as much as possible, but now she really can't stand staying at home anymore.
Yu Jingchen would come to see her every day. Nan Zhiyun had hinted several times, both openly and subtly, that she wanted to go out, but Yu Jingchen... it was unclear whether he genuinely didn't understand or was just pretending not to, as he showed no intention of considering Nan Zhiyun's request.
Nan Zhiyun is still sitting on the bed. The injury on her foot has healed a lot and is not as painful anymore. She can also move it slightly.
"Is Your Highness bored again?" Qianxia walked in with a smile.
"His Majesty is here again?" Nan Zhiyun looked at Qianxia, her interest piqued.
"His Majesty has something to attend to today and just sent someone to say he won't be coming over for lunch," Qianxia said. Nan Zhiyun was somewhat surprised, since His Majesty had been coming over almost every day at this time these past few days.
"However, His Majesty has found a small item that he says he's giving to Your Highness. Would Your Highness like to take a look first?" Qianxia smiled happily.
"What? A storybook?" Nan Zhiyun asked.
"No, shall I have someone bring it in?" Qianxia coaxed her.
Nan Zhiyun became curious and sat up straight: "Have someone bring it in."
"Yes," Qianxia thought to herself, "the Empress should have said she would like it."
Qianxia let Xia Yi and the others bring people in. Nan Zhiyun looked out and saw several eunuchs following behind, their hands covered with red cloth, so it was impossible to tell what they were.
"What's in here?" Nan Zhiyun was genuinely interested this time.
"Uncover the cloth," Xia Yi said to the person behind her.
They then removed the cloth, and Nan Zhiyun's eyes lit up when she saw it clearly. She immediately forgot about her foot injury and wanted to get down, but fortunately, Qianxia stopped her.
"Your Highness, be careful, you still have an injury on your foot." Qianxia quickly pulled her back.
Nan Zhiyun had bumped her injured foot because she hadn't been paying attention earlier, and it hurt a little, but she was in such a good mood that she ignored the pain.
"Bring it here so I can see it," Nan Zhiyun said impatiently, opening her arms to hug it.
The eunuch opened the cage, and Xia Yi took it from the newcomer, then handed it to Nan Zhiyun. It turned out to be a little blue cat. It was fluffy, with bluish fur, and its eyes shone like two bright green gems.
Nan Zhiyun couldn't help but be captivated by its cuteness; she was utterly powerless against adorable little things like it.
"So cute! How old is it? Is it a male or female cat? Does it have a name? Where did it come from?" Nan Zhiyun couldn't bear to take her eyes off the blue shorthair kitten.
"Your Highness, this kitten was chosen by His Majesty at Yujin Garden. It's a little male kitten, only four months old, and His Majesty hasn't named it yet. He only said that it was sent to Your Highness so that you could name it yourself if you liked it," the young eunuch said.
Nan Zhiyun looked at the person who spoke... Hmm? She frowned. Why did this person look so familiar?
Xia Yi noticed Nan Zhiyun's doubts and took the initiative to answer: "Your Highness, this was used when I was serving by Madam Yin's side."
Oh...yes, Nan Zhiyun remembered.
"Is your injury healed?" Nan Zhiyun asked casually. She remembered that this eunuch seemed to have been seriously injured last time.
"Thank you for your concern, Consort Shu. This servant is now fine." The little eunuch seemed surprised that Nan Zhiyun would take the initiative to care about him, and was somewhat apprehensive.
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