"Hmm..." Nan Zhiyun slowly loosened her grip. Yu Jingchen could see that Nan Zhiyun was afraid and nervous. But... wasn't everything already in the past? Why was she still afraid and nervous? Was it really that serious?
He didn't think much of it, assuming that Nan Zhiyun was traumatized by these events, which was why she reacted so strongly.
Nan Zhiyun looked at Yu Jingchen, who casually patted her head. He seemed to have become quite adept at this gesture lately, and it didn't feel out of place at all.
Nan Zhiyun didn't say a word. Yu Jingchen looked around and saw that there was no one guarding the area. He called out to the outside, and a palace maid came in to wait.
"If you're scared to be alone, have them keep you company. I'll go change my clothes now and come back in a bit, okay?" Yu Jingchen called them in simply because he knew Nan Zhiyun would be afraid of this kind of environment.
It has to be said that he has been paying much more attention lately, noticing many subtle details.
Even Nan Zhiyun herself was somewhat surprised; she seemed a little out of place with Yu Jingchen now. However… as the Empress Dowager said, once you have something, you need to make use of it…
After Yu Jingchen finished changing, he returned to this side, where Nan Zhiyun sat properly as always.
"Go out." Yu Jingchen said this to the palace maids around him.
"Yes," the palace maid bowed and withdrew. Yu Jingchen glanced at Nan Zhiyun sitting by the bed, then walked over and extinguished all the extra candles, leaving only one.
He slowly walked over, and Nan Zhiyun's heart suddenly jumped. Yu Jingchen's approach made her heart pound, but... this feeling seemed different from the beginning.
"Go to sleep, don't sit for so long." Yu Jingchen patted her head, and Nan Zhiyun subconsciously shrank her neck. She was still a little uncomfortable after being patted.
"Go to sleep," Yu Jingchen said. Nan Zhiyun nodded and slowly lay down. She was already quite far from Yu Jingchen, sleeping in a spot quite far inside the room.
Yu Jingchen was somewhat dissatisfied with the distance, but he didn't show it. Instead, he would occasionally go up and... sleep a little further inside.
His approach made Nan Zhiyun's breath catch in her throat, but Yu Jingchen seemed oblivious, not only getting closer but also reaching out to pull Nan Zhiyun into his arms.
"Your Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun was clearly flustered, and even her breathing became erratic.
"I'm just holding you, is there a problem? Just go to sleep and don't cause any trouble," Yu Jingchen said.
Nan Zhiyun shifted slightly, but... she didn't have the courage to pull away directly. However, because he was holding her, Nan Zhiyun felt her body begin to stiffen.
"Relax, am I going to eat you?" Yu Jingchen could also sense it.
Nan Zhiyun pursed her lips. She wouldn't eat it, but that didn't stop her from being afraid.
"Nan Zhiyun, you are an imperial concubine." Yu Jingchen's words seemed to carry a hint of helplessness.
As a concubine, this was her duty, so Nan Zhiyun had no right to refuse.
Nan Zhiyun knew this, but... she was afraid. It had become an instinctive reaction, so how could she really not care?
"Alright, go to sleep, don't overthink it." Yu Jingchen sighed softly. He didn't know when his relationship with Nan Zhiyun had changed to this point.
Nan Zhiyun tried hard to relax, but some things aren't so easy to do. Yu Jingchen probably thought of this too, so he softened his tone and said, "Can't you sleep? If you can't sleep, we can talk for a while."
Speak? What should I say? Nan Zhiyun remained silent.
"Didn't you meet with your father today? What did you talk about?" Yu Jingchen asked. Nan Zhiyun thought for a moment and replied, "Just some words of concern, Your Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun suddenly paused, and Yu Jingchen probably guessed what she wanted to say.
This time, however, Yu Jingchen didn't stop her from expressing herself. Instead, he said to her, "Say what you want to say, don't be angry." He would encourage Nan Zhiyun to speak up. Perhaps for both of them, Nan Zhiyun's willingness to express herself was a great step forward.
(What's wrong with everyone lately? Have all my readers left? Waaaaa X﹏X, why are there no more requests for updates? Why are there no more comments? Waaaa T﹏T, poor me, am I supposed to entertain myself now?)
Sigh, as expected, everyone is unreliable. I still have to rely on myself. A humble author abandoned by readers. How about this new novel? Let me write you all into it. You "heartless men" have all abandoned me.
It seems my sisters have grown tired of me... If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have thought about you. How could you sisters be so heartless? How could you abandon me like this, causing me so much suffering! I'm so sad, waa ...
The drama queen author is adding more scenes online, but nobody's taking them? I'm going to cry for you all... so sad ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3
Okay, let's get back to the main topic. Actually, I've been thinking about it. Our side story is a bit long, and I'm also preparing to start a new story, plus school has started and I'm really too busy. So I suddenly had an idea, which is to write a male rebirth story for our last chapter. Didn't we say before that we were going to write a male rebirth story that's very different from the main story? Now I think I'll just abandon that idea.
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