When Bai Yusheng arrived at Chengen Palace, Yu Jingchen had not yet come. She knelt alone on the bed, feeling somewhat worried, but also full of anticipation for her first time serving the emperor.
Bai Yusheng, dressed in a thin nightgown, knelt on the bed for about an hour before Yu Jingchen finally arrived. Her legs were already numb from kneeling.
"His Majesty has arrived!" Upon hearing that Yu Jingchen had finally arrived, Bai Yusheng straightened her posture, hoping that Yu Jingchen would see her at her best.
However… Yu Jingchen showed no intention of getting close when he came over. Bai Yusheng looked at the figure outside through the bed curtains and saw Yu Jingchen sitting down alone to the side.
Bai Yusheng felt uneasy. After a long while, she finally couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Why don't I help Your Majesty to rest?" Her voice was still a little shy.
"Get dressed and come here." You couldn't tell what was going on in Yu Jingchen's tone, but Bai Yusheng had a bad feeling.
She picked up the white undergarment placed to the side, put it on, and slowly got off the bed. She went to Yu Jingchen and said, "Your Majesty~" Her address of "Your Majesty" was tender and captivating.
Yu Jingchen's tone remained calm and even as he said "Kneel down," but it was precisely this calm tone that made Bai Yusheng begin to feel fear.
"Your Majesty..." Bai Yusheng immediately knelt down and lowered her head. She didn't know what Yu Jingchen meant, nor did she know what she had done wrong to displease him.
"What about the bracelet that Consort Shu gave you before?" Yu Jingchen asked casually, but Bai Yusheng did not feel relieved upon hearing this question.
"I've kept it safe and sound..." Bai Yusheng replied.
"You should understand what I mean." As Yu Jingchen said this, the temperature suddenly dropped. Bai Yusheng, a young girl, had never seen such a scene before.
"Your Majesty..." Bai Yusheng tried to explain something incoherently, but was afraid and dared not speak.
"You changed your bracelet, and the new bracelet is stained with medicine, isn't that right?" Yu Jingchen asked, and Bai Yusheng didn't dare to say a word.
"The bracelet from last time was returned to me by someone, but it wasn't the original one. You switched it. So, did you guess that you would switch it back this time, or were you planning to find some excuse after entering the palace to return this bracelet, which had been soaked in medicine, to its rightful owner, and have Consort Shu take it back without anyone noticing?" Yu Jingchen gently fiddled with the teacup beside him.
"Your Majesty!" Bai Yusheng panicked immediately, realizing he had been right. Yu Jingchen wasn't surprised by the result; the tricks used in the harem were nothing to him. However, Bai Yusheng had a clever plan and was quite shrewd. If he hadn't switched the bracelet back then, Nan Zhiyun might have actually fallen for it.
"Xinglai!" Yu Jingchen called out to the outside, and Bai Yusheng felt a little flustered. Xinglai brought up a bowl of medicine, and Bai Yusheng began to feel fear.
"Drink it, it's just a courtesy." Yu Jingchen didn't even glance at her from beginning to end.
"Please spare my life, Your Majesty!" Bai Yusheng didn't know what the bowl of food was.
“If you don’t drink it, then I’ll have someone force-feed you.” Yu Jingchen wasn’t so easy to talk to.
Bai Yusheng knew there was no room for maneuver in this matter, so when Xinglai brought the medicine over, he still picked it up shakily and drank it all.
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