Nan Zhiyun's eyes had already turned red. Today's Yu Jingchen... was the most terrifying she had seen in recent days.
"Luo Yuncheng, I'm warning you, there are some things you're not worthy of doing," Yu Jingchen said without any hesitation.
Luo Yuncheng laughed: "...What did Your Majesty say? I'm a little confused. I didn't understand what Your Majesty meant."
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" the Empress Dowager questioned.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't you be asking me this? Why did you summon Luo Yuncheng?" Yu Jingchen began to vent his anger upon hearing the tone of the voice.
"Why is it that Yuncheng cannot come?" the Empress Dowager asked in return.
"Heh," Yu Jingchen sneered, then looked at Nan Zhiyun: "You seem to have a good relationship with her. I don't usually see you like this. Nan Zhiyun, what are you thinking?" Yu Jingchen asked.
"Your Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun didn't know why Yu Jingchen had suddenly become like this, nor did she know where to begin.
"Speak!" Yu Jingchen probably wasn't in the mood to chatter with her today.
Nan Zhiyun was startled by the shout. She raised her hand and mustered her courage to grab Yu Jingchen's arm: "Your Majesty, I..." She couldn't speak for a long time. At first, Yu Jingchen tried to calm himself down and wanted to hear what she could say, but now... he couldn't hold back anymore.
He flung Nan Zhiyun's hand away, perhaps because he was angry, or perhaps because he used too much force, but Nan Zhiyun was thrown hard to the ground.
Everyone in the room was startled. Nan Zhiyun clutched her stomach, her expression pained, her small face deathly pale.
"Yun'er/Nannan!" The Empress Dowager and Nan Su called out at the same time, and then ran over.
Yu Jingchen hadn't expected her to fall. Seeing Nan Zhiyun like this, his heart tightened. The next moment, he heard Nan Zhiyun say, "My stomach...it hurts so much, my baby..."
There was a lot of blood flowing from Nan Zhiyun's lower body. Yu Jingchen's expression changed, and he felt a sudden pain in his heart, as if he was filled with endless regret.
"Summon the imperial physician!" Yu Jingchen finally panicked.
Yu Jingchen tried to walk over, but Nan Su pushed him away: "Your Majesty! This old minister has no shame before the people of Yuan Kingdom, the land of Yuan Kingdom, or Your Majesty! But... Your Majesty, have you ever really cared about everything this old minister has done for you and for Yuan Kingdom? Is this how you treat this old minister's daughter?" His eyes were bloodshot, as if all the emotions he had been holding back for so long had finally erupted at this moment.
Yu Jingchen's anger had been extinguished the moment he saw Nan Zhiyun fall and heard her cry out in pain. Now, he didn't pursue the matter further regarding Nan Su's words.
“…Your Majesty,” Nan Zhiyun spoke up. She looked at Yu Jingchen, who wanted to walk over, but… Nan Su reached out and stopped him. He could only stand there and look at Nan Zhiyun.
"Do you really... hate me that much? Is liking you, falling in love with you, the reason you condemn me? This child... I thought I could start a new story with His Majesty, so I wanted to stay... I wanted to give myself one last chance."
“Because… I have waited too long, given too much, but… Your Majesty, this hope, this luxury, has been extinguished and destroyed by your own hands at this moment… You have crushed my last remaining illusion. Your Majesty… Falling in love with you was my biggest mistake, I regret it…” Nan Zhiyun said, every word she spoke was like a sharp knife piercing Yu Jingchen’s heart.
Those things... it seems like I can't hold onto them anymore, have I already lost them?
The imperial physician arrived, and Nan Zhiyun was led back to the inner room by palace maids and the Empress Dowager. Yu Jingchen stood blankly outside, as if he had truly lost something very important...
"Your Majesty, you've truly succeeded now. From now on, Consort Shu... Miss Nan will really stop pestering you." Luo Yuncheng's words carried a hint of sarcasm. Yu Jingchen had no time to discuss these matters with him, so he simply said, "Expel her from the palace."
Luo Yuncheng smiled indifferently. After all, not everything today was a bad thing, right? He left the palace, and below the main hall, only Yu Jingchen remained standing there. He looked at the room inside, his throat moving slightly, feeling a little dry.
He wanted to go in, but… Yu Jingchen didn’t dare. Didn’t dare? This was the first time he admitted he didn’t dare, admitted he was cowardly. The image of Nan Zhiyun saying those words was still vivid in his mind. He… didn’t know how he should face her.
Inside the room, the Empress Dowager stood to one side without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, Consort Shu will be alright, please don't worry," An Xin comforted the Empress Dowager.
"What do I have to worry about? It's just a child that doesn't exist. My Yun'er will naturally be fine." The Empress Dowager's expression was indifferent, and An Xin remained silent.
Previously... during that encounter between Consort Shu and His Majesty, the Empress Dowager sent over not some medicine to prevent miscarriage, but rather... something that indicated a false pregnancy.
The Empress Dowager looked at Nan Zhiyun beside her and said softly, "Yun'er has really grown up..."
Nan Su stayed by Nan Zhiyun's side the whole time. Nan Zhiyun's face was frighteningly pale. Just now... there shouldn't have been any flaws, right?
This was the first time she had ever dared to plot against Yu Jingchen. The fall just now was intentional, caused by her deliberately throwing herself to the ground. The child... the last time she was poisoned, the Empress Dowager dismissed everyone and spoke to her at length, naturally including this "child".
That day, the Empress Dowager told her the truth: this child had never existed. She asked the Empress Dowager why she had done this. She said…
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