According to Yu Jingchen's original plan, Nan Zhiyun should never be able to conceive his child in her lifetime. Anyone else could, but Nan Zhiyun... her child is the deepest resentment in Yu Jingchen's heart.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician just came to ask for instructions on how to prescribe this medicine..." Xinglai's words interrupted Yu Jingchen's thoughts.
Yu Jingchen couldn't give an answer for a moment, and Xing Lai, who was standing beside him, was also sweating with anxiety. If His Majesty made up his mind, then... Consort Shu's child would definitely be lost.
"Let's keep it for now," Yu Jingchen said, without giving a definite answer.
"Yes..." This means there might be a turning point, right? Kokoro thought to herself.
"Have you investigated what happened at the pavilion today?" Yu Jingchen asked, referring to Nan Zhiyun's fall into the water.
"It was a palace maid serving Consort Min who did it." Fortunately, someone had been sent to investigate early on.
"Consort Min instigated a palace maid to murder a concubine; she is hereby given a white silk noose. That palace maid has been beaten to death, and all the other palace servants who served her are to be sent to the laundry department. Those who spoke today, for their disrespectful words, will be slapped fifty times and punished by copying the palace rules one hundred times, to be completed within three days. The other concubines present are to kneel for three hours." Yu Jingchen dealt with a large number of people in a row, and Xing Lai secretly marveled at the scene, realizing that His Majesty was truly furious this time.
Or perhaps... Consort Shu's position in His Majesty's heart has risen, and things might truly change in the future. One can only hope that His Majesty can realize this abnormality sooner, face his own feelings squarely, and try to undo the mistakes he has already made.
The news of Consort Shu's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the palace, causing shock, resentment, and jealousy. Upon hearing the news, the Empress Dowager rushed to He'an Palace immediately.
Nan Zhiyun fell into the water today, and it's incredibly fortunate that the baby survived. When the Empress Dowager arrived, Nan Zhiyun was sitting on the bed, touching her belly, seemingly lost in thought.
Empress Dowager Yun'er sat down next to her.
When Nan Zhiyun looked at the Empress Dowager, tears immediately streamed down her face. She hadn't cried even during the dangerous day, but now she really wanted to cry.
"It's alright, I'm here. Yun'er, you've been wronged." The Empress Dowager quickly took her into her arms. Perhaps only with the Empress Dowager could Nan Zhiyun show her true self and let down her guard and fear.
The Empress Dowager stayed with Nan Zhiyun until she had finished crying. Then she looked at Nan Zhiyun and said, "Yun'er is pregnant now, she can't cry too much. Tell me if you're unhappy or upset."
Nan Zhiyun barely managed to stop crying: "The child... I don't want it, I don't want it." Nan Zhiyun shook her head at the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was clearly a little surprised. She didn't want the child?
"Why? Why would Yun'er have such thoughts?" The Empress Dowager gently patted Nan Zhiyun's back.
"I don't want to... I don't want to stay in the palace, I don't want this child, he shouldn't exist, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, I don't want the child..." Nan Zhiyun pleaded.
"But you've already come, are you willing to leave?" When the Empress Dowager asked this question, she kept looking at Nan Zhiyun, trying to see if there was any reluctance in his eyes.
“But this is unfair. His Majesty won’t want him either. He is not someone to be expected. I don’t want him to become a child hated by his own father. Even if I keep him, this child may only suffer more in the future. Moreover, the imperial physician said that it would be very difficult to keep him, so…” Nan Zhiyun was naturally reluctant, but she had no choice.
"His Majesty saved you today, didn't he? Yun'er, if His Majesty is willing to keep this child, would you abort it?" The Empress Dowager changed her question.
Nan Zhiyun was somewhat bewildered by the question. Would His Majesty agree? In her mind, Yu Jingchen would absolutely not allow her to give birth to his child.
“No…I won’t stay,” Nan Zhiyun replied.
The Empress Dowager remained silent, waiting for Nan Zhiyun to continue. She then said, "I don't want to stay. I will leave. The child… I don't want it." She wanted to leave; she didn't want to remain in the palace. The child would only be a burden to her.
The Empress Dowager smiled but didn't speak. Nan Zhiyun was afraid. "Your Majesty... can I not have him?" she asked.
"Yun'er herself said that your wishes are more important than anything else. But... let's wait a little longer, it's not the right time yet, okay?" the Empress Dowager told Nan Zhiyun.
Wait a minute? Nan Zhiyun didn't understand the meaning behind the Empress Dowager's words.
"Yun'er, promise me you won't do anything reckless. I'll help you, okay?" The Empress Dowager repeated her instructions with concern. Although Nan Zhiyun didn't want the child, she was still willing to listen to what the Empress Dowager said.
“Okay…” Nan Zhiyun agreed to the Empress Dowager’s request, and the Empress Dowager affectionately patted Nan Zhiyun’s head.
The Empress Dowager and Nan Zhiyun's conversation inside He'an Palace was relayed to Yu Jingchen by the secret guards. Yu Jingchen was reviewing memorials in Zichen Palace. Because of what happened today, he had ordered the secret guards to stand watch in He'an Palace, but he never expected to overhear Nan Zhiyun saying that she didn't want a child.
Fortunately, even those who overheard this felt ashamed. How could Consort Shu say such things? Wasn't this clearly going to anger His Majesty? His Majesty is already furious; they mustn't do anything irreparable...
"Don't want children? Ha!" Yu Jingchen squeezed hard, and the pen shattered in two. Xinglai lowered his head further and further; he dared not provoke this trouble now.
"If she doesn't want it, then so be it. Have the imperial physician change the dressing. Not just this time, but never again. Let's resolve this once and for all, with a heavier dosage, to avoid future trouble." Yu Jingchen's face darkened, but upon hearing this, his heart tightened.
Besides abortion, His Majesty seems to be... also intending to administer an infertility drug to Consort Shu? If the dosage is too high, Consort Shu may never be able to conceive again in her lifetime, and in more serious cases, it could even be life-threatening.
Seeing that Xinglai didn't move, Yu Jingchen said unhappily, "Aren't you going down to make arrangements?"
“Your Majesty… Consort Shu may not have thought things through for the moment. If she really does this…” Xinglai tried to change Yu Jingchen’s mind.
"Are you questioning my words?" Yu Jingchen was immediately displeased, but fortunately dared not continue, for no one could change His Majesty's decisions.
"Yes," Xinglai could only compromise and give the order. The imperial physician had already prescribed the medicine to prevent miscarriage, but now he suddenly said he wanted to change the medicine... He was just an imperial physician, so naturally he didn't have any authority.
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