Three days later, the heavy rain finally stopped, but Nan Su's whereabouts were still unknown, and there has been no news of him since.
Yu Jingchen was exhausted by these things these past few days. Before he could catch his breath, he heard someone shouting something outside.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuch outside hurried over. Xinglai looked at him, his brow furrowed, and shouted, "What's all this fuss about? Don't you have any manners in front of His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, it's Consort Shu! Consort Shu has suddenly fainted!" the eunuch quickly blurted out.
Upon hearing of Consort Shu's accident, Xing Lai's heart tightened, and he quickly looked up at Yu Jingchen. However... before he could even see His Majesty clearly, he sensed a figure flash by. The next moment, Yu Jingchen had already left through the gates of the Qin Zheng Hall.
"Your Majesty..." Xinglai called out, then quickly followed. What kind of mess is this?
When Yu Jingchen arrived at Zichen Palace, Nan Zhiyun was still asleep. And her pale face made it seem like she might collapse at any moment…
"What's going on!" Yu Jingchen roared as soon as he entered, and everyone knelt down.
Nan Zhiyun's condition is currently unclear, and Yu Jingchen cannot afford to continue his attack; Nan Zhiyun's safety is the most important thing. He looked at the imperial physician and asked, "How is Consort Shu now? Why did she suddenly faint?"
"Your Majesty, Consort Shu's sudden fainting is likely due to excessive emotional fluctuations and shock, so..." The imperial physician carefully considered his words.
"Did you get a shock?" Yu Jingchen asked in confusion, looking at Qianxia, the palace maid who had been serving Nan Zhiyun.
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty has been in a bad mood these past few days and has refused to be served by anyone. I don't know what happened today, but when I went in, I found that Her Majesty was not in a good mood. I said I would call the imperial physician, but Her Majesty refused. I had just helped Consort Shu up when Her Majesty fainted." Qianxia was also very frightened when she saw her empress faint today.
"Go and investigate," Yu Jingchen ordered. Because of the matter in Nansu, he hadn't allowed anyone to approach this place casually for the past two days. Moreover, he had been keeping a close watch on things these past two days, so there shouldn't be any slip-ups.
He stayed by Nan Zhiyun's side. The little girl hadn't woken up, and there seemed to be a lot of unease between her brows. Yu Jingchen tried to smooth the wrinkles between her brows, but it seemed to have no effect at all.
"Father..." Nan Zhiyun suddenly spoke up, and Yu Jingchen heard it and quickly went to check on her.
"Yun'er?" Yu Jingchen called softly. Nan Zhiyun was still half-asleep. He continued calling, "Yun'er?" Nan Zhiyun felt someone calling her, but she couldn't open her eyes. Was it... Yu Jingchen?
Nan Zhiyun felt her eyes were so heavy that she couldn't open them no matter what she did.
"Yun'er?" Yu Jingchen reached out to stroke Nan Zhiyun's face. Nan Zhiyun struggled and finally came back to her senses.
"Father..." Nan Zhiyun missed her father.
"Yun'er?" Yu Jingchen continued to call out. Nan Zhiyun opened her eyes in a daze. The first person she saw was Yu Jingchen. A look of fear flashed in Nan Zhiyun's eyes, which Yu Jingchen saw clearly.
Yu Jingchen frowned. What was going on? Why was she so afraid of him again? He was about to reach out to pull Nan Zhiyun away, but she dodged. Then he saw a flash of...hatred in Nan Zhiyun's eyes? Hmm? Why?
"Yun'er?" Yu Jingchen looked at her. Nan Zhiyun didn't speak, and Yu Jingchen tentatively reached out to pull her. Fortunately, this time Nan Zhiyun didn't dodge again.
Yu Jingchen smoothly pulled Nan Zhiyun into his arms. Nan Zhiyun's eyes were somewhat cold, and he didn't know what had changed. Yu Jingchen ordered the palace servants to leave.
Nan Zhiyun nestled quietly in his arms, making no movement, not even a flicker of her gaze. Yu Jingchen naturally noticed the unusual situation and looked at the little girl in his arms: "Yun'er, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?" His voice was gentle.
Nan Zhiyun didn't answer, and Yu Jingchen wasn't in a hurry: "What happened today? Did someone upset you?" he continued to ask.
"Will Your Majesty help me vent my anger?" Nan Zhiyun actually spoke up, but why did her tone sound a little strange? And why did she refer to herself as "your concubine"? Yu Jingchen frowned, but didn't think much of it, it was just that something unpleasant had happened today that made her unhappy.
"Of course, Yun'er, tell me, okay? Tell me who upset you today, and I'll help you get revenge," Yu Jingchen said, affectionately patting Nan Zhiyun's head.
Nan Zhiyun slowly sat up, and Yu Jingchen released her. She looked at Yu Jingchen with a strange expression: "What's wrong?" he asked.
"The hairpin in my hair is pressing on my scalp and it hurts a little..." Nan Zhiyun said. Hearing Nan Zhiyun say it hurt, Yu Jingchen couldn't sit still anymore. He looked at the hairpin in Nan Zhiyun's hair and took it off for her.
Nan Zhiyun looked at the hairpin in Yu Jingchen's hand, took it, and said, "This hairpin was given to me by my father before."
"Missing your father again? Didn't I tell you? Don't worry, I'll help you find him, okay? General Nan will be alright," Yu Jingchen coaxed her.
"It's been so long, has Your Majesty found him? Have you found any news about my father?" Nan Zhiyun looked at Yu Jingchen, her eyes filled with sorrow.
"...Yun'er, this is no small matter, hmm?" Yu Jingchen told her.
Nan Zhiyun's eyes dimmed noticeably. Yu Jingchen couldn't bear to see her like this and was about to comfort her when he discovered that Nan Zhiyun was actually crying, tears instantly welling up in her eyes.
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