Using contraception... that's really quite daring.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's certainly impossible for Consort Shu to do that," Xinglai said, speaking up for Nan Zhiyun.
Yu Jingchen looked at the bracelet placed in front of him; it was the same bracelet that Nan Zhiyun had given to Bai Yusheng before.
Yesterday, after he had Nan Zhiyun's bracelet switched back, he had it checked just in case. Then he sent over an identical bracelet, since even this kind of bracelet isn't necessarily safe.
Unexpectedly, a problem was indeed discovered. The bracelet had been soaked in medicine. The imperial physician said that if the bracelet had only been simply soaked in medicine, it wouldn't have lasted long; this time, it was clearly soaked for a very long time.
However, this soaking medicine does not have a direct contraceptive effect. It needs to be used in combination with the incense used in Nan Zhiyun's house. Using it alone will not cause any problems.
After the previous incense was found to have problems, Yu Jingchen had it replaced and specially commissioned the creation of a milder incense that would be beneficial for Nan Zhiyun's health, so some medicinal herbs were used.
It's highly unlikely that Bai Yusheng would do that. Even if she had prepared an identical bracelet beforehand, she couldn't possibly have known that she would get it back. Moreover, she wouldn't know about the incense burning in Nan Zhiyun Palace, since she had never been to He'an Palace.
He had someone investigate the origin of the bracelet, but there were no clues; it was as if it had appeared out of thin air. In this situation, there are two main possibilities: either someone secretly placed it there, or Nan Zhiyun secretly obtained it from somewhere, and she must have intentionally concealed it, otherwise she wouldn't have been unaware of it.
Yu Jingchen believed that Nan Zhiyun wouldn't intentionally use contraception, but other possibilities... In his view, it was unlikely that someone had secretly planted something. Besides, previous thorough investigations of He'an Palace hadn't uncovered anything suspicious.
"Continue the investigation, including the palace servants of He'an Palace, especially those who serve him personally," Yu Jingchen ordered. In fact, these personal servants had already been investigated many times, and each time there were no problems. But since His Majesty had spoken, Xinglai could only comply.
That evening, Yu Jingchen still came to He'an Palace. He didn't mention the matter. Nan Zhiyun didn't know what had happened, but she could sense that something was wrong with Yu Jingchen.
"Your Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun was held in Yu Jingchen's arms. Yu Jingchen held her without saying a word, but when he heard her call him, he couldn't pretend not to speak.
"What's wrong?" Yu Jingchen asked with his eyes closed.
"Did something happen today? Is Your Majesty... unhappy?" Nan Zhiyun asked him.
"I might be a little tired, but it's nothing," Yu Jingchen replied, wanting to investigate the matter thoroughly before making any further decisions.
Nan Zhiyun didn't say anything after hearing this answer, and just quietly let him hold her.
"Yun'er...do you want children? Just tell me the truth, whether you want them or not," Yu Jingchen asked her.
Nan Zhiyun was taken aback. Why was this topic brought up again? Hadn't they discussed it before?
"Why does Your Majesty ask this question again?" Nan Zhiyun looked at Yu Jingchen.
"I wanted to ask, Yun'er is still young, and I'm afraid you might not actually be willing. So, Yun'er, tell me, are you willing?" Yu Jingchen wanted to confirm. Perhaps it was because of what happened today.
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