In the thirty-fourth year of the Tiansheng era, Emperor Yu Jingchen of the Tiansheng era passed away. It is said that he left in the He'an Palace and stayed there all night.
Popular legend has it that Emperor Tiansheng was deeply in love with the eldest daughter of the Nan family, the daughter of a former general who protected the nation. However, Yu Jingchen never posthumously conferred a title upon Nan Zhiyun, which remains a mystery to later generations.
After Yu Jingchen's death, someone discovered several thousand portraits he had drawn himself in He'an Hall. Each one depicted Nan Zhiyun, some perhaps showing her as she did in the past, but most were portraits he had imagined.
From the moment she entered the palace until her old age... it was all about Nan Zhiyun. He said, "I don't know what she will look like when she's old, but that's what I depict in my writing."
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Zhiyun Palace
Yu Jingchen sat outside, a teacup beside him. Suddenly, his eyes cleared.
"Your Majesty?" Fortunately, he was standing guard nearby and was startled by the sudden fluctuation in his own Majesty's aura.
Yu Jingchen was stunned by his surroundings, unable to process what he was seeing. Where was he? This environment was completely unfamiliar... Where had he ended up? Wasn't he already dead?
"Your Majesty?" Xinglai asked again, puzzled. Just then, cries suddenly came from inside the room. Yu Jingchen frowned. Why was it so noisy?
"What's going on?" Yu Jingchen pressed his temples.
“It might be Consort Yun… Consort Yun has just lost her child, so naturally she can’t bear it,” Xinglai replied, bowing his head.
Consort Yun? Who is this person? He had absolutely no recollection of her.
"I have a headache. What's going on?" Yu Jingchen was still not clear about the situation.
Although Xinglai had some doubts, he didn't dare to ask too many questions and could only patiently answer, "Your Majesty, this morning Consort Yun suddenly miscarried and even claimed that it was Consort Nan who caused it."
"Nan Cai Ren?" Yu Jingchen didn't react. There shouldn't be anyone with such a rank.
"Yes..." came the reply. Yu Jingchen felt a terrible headache coming on, and just as he was trying to figure out what was going on, some fragments suddenly flashed through his mind.
In the scene, Nan Zhiyun was punished with caning and banished to the cold palace for harming the imperial heir. Later, Nan Zhiyun lost her child, and then... she took a knife for him. After that, he was given a second chance, and the memories from the beginning swept over him, causing him excruciating pain as if a thousand knives were tearing at his heart.
He remembered… so had he been reborn again? Wait, then Nan Zhiyun is still here, the same Nan Cairen from just now…
"Where is Nan Zhiyun? Where is she now?" Yu Jingchen stood up and walked out. Xing Lai followed, saying, "His Majesty just issued an edict to banish Consort Nan to the Cold Palace and punish her with caning. She should be receiving her punishment outside right now."
Yu Jingchen's heart tightened, and he quickly ran outside. He couldn't understand why His Majesty had suddenly become so agitated.
Yu Jingchen went outside and found Nan Zhiyun lying on the torture bench, looking like she had been tortured for a while.
"Stop!" Yu Jingchen roared, and the executioner stopped what he was doing and looked over. When Yu Jingchen saw Nan Zhiyun on the torture bench, his heart felt like it was about to break, and he was in unbearable pain.
He ran over in two strides, and the executioner stepped aside. Blood had already been drawn from behind Nan Zhiyun, and Yu Jingchen saw it too. He felt an overwhelming pain in his heart.
sorry……
He squatted down next to Nan Zhiyun. Nan Zhiyun was somewhat disoriented, but she knew that Yu Jingchen had come.
"I'm sorry..." Yu Jingchen gently touched her small face.
"Summon the imperial physician!" Yu Jingchen shouted, then carefully picked up Nan Zhiyun. Fortunately, he was a little confused by what he was seeing, but what His Majesty was going to do was none of their business.
Nan Zhiyun was in so much pain she couldn't speak. Was Yu Jingchen apologizing to her? But... that was impossible... why would he apologize to her? And what did he want to do now?
"Consort Nan has been wronged and unjustly punished. She is hereby pardoned from her previous crimes and restored to the rank of Consort Shu." Yu Jingchen immediately gave the order, then carried Nan Zhiyun away.
However, we went to Zichen Palace, because He'an Hall was not yet fully renovated at that time, and Yajing Residence was quite far away.
Upon arriving at Zichen Palace, Yu Jingchen carefully placed Nan Zhiyun face down on the bed; she was almost unconscious.
Xinglai looked at the scene before her and could hardly believe her eyes. What had suddenly happened to His Majesty? Not only had his attitude towards Consort Nan changed drastically, but he had also carried her here and even placed her on his bed?
"Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet?!" Yu Jingchen roared. Nan Zhiyun's brows were furrowed; she must be in pain.
"Don't be afraid, it's alright now. The imperial physician will be here soon. I'm sorry... I was too late." Yu Jingchen sat down beside her, holding her hand in one hand and stroking Nan Zhiyun's pale face with the other.
"It's alright...it's okay now." Yu Jingchen comforted her softly, his voice trembling. How could he have been so cruel to her?
The imperial physician rushed over without stopping, and because of the location of Nan Zhiyun's injury, he also summoned a female physician.
"Take a look at Consort Shu's injury," Yu Jingchen said. The imperial physician didn't even have time to perform the proper etiquette before rushing over to examine Nan Zhiyun's injury. However... when the imperial physician revealed the location of Nan Zhiyun's injury, even she, as an imperial physician, was shocked.
Nan Zhiyun's body was a bloody mess; those who tortured her today must have gone to great lengths. The imperial physician saw it, and Yu Jingchen naturally saw it too. Looking at the shocking wounds on Nan Zhiyun's back, Yu Jingchen felt as if a thousand thorns were piercing his heart.
He even wanted to stab himself. How could he have been so cruel to her before? Nan Zhiyun... In his previous life, after she left, he missed her dearly for the rest of his life. He dreamed about her every night. It was then that he realized that he had truly placed her in his heart and could not live without her.
And then there were the memories of his two previous lives, the cruelty he had shown her, and the days they spent together after rebuilding their broken relationship… Yu Jingchen clenched his hands. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." It was his fault, all his fault. He had come back too late this time.
Yu Jingchen felt a surge of regret. It was all his fault, but... it didn't matter now. He would treat Nan Zhiyun well and be good to her.
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