Zichen Palace
Yu Jingchen looked at the information Xing Lai had gathered about Miao Yin, and the more he read, the more troublesome it seemed. Very little of this information could be found. If these people's target was indeed Nan Zhiyun, he was genuinely worried that he couldn't be absolutely certain.
"Has the Prince Yu's residence been investigated?" Yu Jingchen asked.
"Everything else at Prince Yu's residence seems normal, but Yu Jiangyan seems to have some issues. He meets with a mysterious person every month, but we haven't found out who that person is, nor do we know what they talk about," Xinglai said.
"Where is the Duke of Liu's mansion?" Yu Jingchen asked again.
“Liu Yi, the young master of the Liu family, is quite close to Yu Jiangyan, but most of the time it is Liu Yi who takes the initiative to go to Yu Jiangyan, and Yu Jiangyan basically ignores Liu Yi. However, no problems have been found with Liu Yi yet,” Xing Lai added.
"Then continue the investigation, and have someone keep a close eye on them for me!" Yu Jingchen scolded. How come these people can't even find out such a small thing?
"Yes," Xinglai said. Lately, he had been living in fear, worried that something might happen to Consort Shu.
"Let's also arrange for people to keep an eye on things at the Nan residence. If their target is really Yun'er, then the Nan residence... won't be safe either." Yu Jingchen knew that Nan Su was a very important person to Nan Zhiyun, so he didn't want anything to happen to Nan Su.
"Yes," Xinglai replied, but... Xinglai wanted to say something more.
Yu Jingchen noticed Xing Lai's hesitation, so he asked, "Any other questions?"
“Your Majesty, I have heard that General Nan… Lord Nan has not been in good health recently. I heard from the servants that he coughed up blood a few days ago,” Xinglai said.
"What's going on?" Yu Jingchen had no idea about this matter.
"I heard it's an old ailment from a wound sustained on the battlefield. It flared up this spring, and it seems quite serious. But Lord Nan has been keeping it a secret, especially from Consort Shu." Xinglai also knew the importance of this matter.
"Have the imperial physician go and take a look later...send him discreetly, keep it a secret for now, don't let Yun'er know, and we'll talk about it after we've confirmed the situation," Yu Jingchen said.
"Yes," Xinglai replied.
"In addition, Yun'er's birthday is coming up soon. You should also make preparations... to celebrate it with the rites due to an empress." Yu Jingchen's words caused quite a stir, but Xinglai had already guessed this outcome. He just didn't expect His Majesty to react this way.
"Yes," Luckily, he didn't dare delay and only dared to leave after confirming that Yu Jingchen had no other instructions.
Yu Jingchen rubbed his temples, wondering if it was just his imagination, but he had a bad feeling... He hoped nothing unexpected would happen.
In retrospect, Nan Su died because of him in the previous two lives. In this life... he also hopes that Nan Su can stay with Nan Zhiyun. If... he can't imagine what that little girl would do. She shouldn't have to suffer such pain again.
Aside from Nan Zhiyun, the person he owed the most to was Nan Su. Whether in the first or second life, Nan Su never had a good ending because of him.
He should have been surrounded by his children and grandchildren, enjoying his old age in peace. But because of his own suspicions, he did not have a good end. The old general who had spent his life on the battlefield was ultimately persecuted by the very monarch he served. Isn't that both laughable and hateful? He must have been disappointed at that moment.
Yu Jingchen dared not think about it; he had wronged too many people... Now, he only hoped to be given a chance to make amends.
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