"Yun'er, all the servants who served you today have been executed by imperial decree because they failed to take good care of you." Yu Jingchen suddenly said. Nan Zhiyun was ultimately no match for Yu Jingchen, and upon hearing this, a flicker of emotion appeared in her eyes.
“It will be the same in the future,” Yu Jingchen added. Nan Zhiyun looked at him, and the undisguised hatred in her eyes instantly entered Yu Jingchen's mind. He really disliked that look in Nan Zhiyun's eyes, but he couldn't stop it.
"Yun'er, don't use such methods, I really won't like it. I won't pursue what you did today, but... Yun'er, some things can't be done a second time, do you understand?" Yu Jingchen's tone was clearly threatening.
Nan Zhiyun looked at him and withdrew her hand from his. After a long silence, she slowly spoke, "What do their deaths have to do with me? I want to die myself, why should I care about them?"
Yu Jingchen was surprised that Nan Zhiyun would say such a thing; she had never made such remarks before. Furthermore, Nan Zhiyun had always been kind.
"So... Yun'er treats everyone like this? I thought you would care about the maid serving you, and the Empress Dowager, you don't want them anymore, is that right?" Yu Jingchen finally resorted to such methods.
When Nan Zhiyun heard these words, she looked at Yu Jingchen in disbelief. She did not expect that Yu Jingchen would use the Empress Dowager and Qianxia to threaten her.
“If anything happens to them… I won’t boil them alive.” Nan Zhiyun told Yu Jingchen, but it was clear that if Yu Jingchen were so easily controlled, he would have lost his position long ago.
"You just said you didn't want to live anymore, so I'll pretend nothing happened this time. But if there really is a next time, you can try and see what I can do." Yu Jingchen knew that regardless of whether he really wanted to do that, he had to say it, otherwise Nan Zhiyun wouldn't care.
Because of Yu Jingchen's words, Nan Zhiyun didn't continue speaking. She turned her head away, and Yu Jingchen felt sorry for her, but there was nothing he could do.
"Yun'er, tell me, where did you get your medicine from? Hmm?" Yu Jingchen continued to ask her, but unfortunately, Nan Zhiyun showed no intention of answering in time.
"Yun'er... can't you realize? The person who gave you the medicine is using you." Yu Jingchen said this, but Nan Zhiyun still didn't quite understand what he meant.
"What I mean is... Yun'er, you took this medicine, but didn't you notice? Even if you took this medicine, it didn't have any other effect. The medicine you took today isn't life-threatening. So why did he give you this medicine? Hmm?" Yu Jingchen guided her step by step, and after Yu Jingchen said this, Nan Zhiyun seemed to have a different reaction.
Yu Jingchen naturally noticed her subtle movements, so he continued, "Did you ask for it willingly, or did they give it to you? If they gave it to you willingly, why would they give you this kind of medicine? Haven't you thought about that? If you asked for it willingly, do you think an ordinary person would dare to give you this kind of medicine? Even if they did have that guts, why is it a life-threatening medicine? Isn't that redundant?" he said.
Nan Zhiyun sat there without saying a word. This medicine…
Yu Jingchen placed his hand on Nan Zhiyun's head: "Yun'er, it's not that I want to do anything, it's that someone is using you to do something. So... no matter if you really hate me now, don't just listen to what other people say, okay?" Yu Jingchen only hoped that Nan Zhiyun could give him the most basic trust right now.
"Get out..." Nan Zhiyun's voice was a little hoarse and weak, making people feel sorry for her.
Yu Jingchen didn't move, but Nan Zhiyun was clearly getting impatient. She pushed him away, and the knife landed squarely on Yu Jingchen's wound. Yu Jingchen groaned; it was indeed unusually painful, and blood quickly seeped out.
Nan Zhiyun was actually afraid, but she didn't show it too obviously. However, Yu Jingchen now knew Nan Zhiyun well enough that no little movement she made could escape his notice.
“Yun’er is still scared, isn’t she?” Yu Jingchen asked her.
"Get out!" Nan Zhiyun had lost her mind. She didn't want to see the person in front of her, so she simply picked up the pillow behind her and threw it at Yu Jingchen. This was the first time she had ever lost her composure like this.
Yu Jingchen's eyes were dim, perhaps because he had just been injured again, and his lips had turned pale. He slowly stood up, and Nan Zhiyun's eyes were filled with intense hatred as she looked at him.
"Do you hate me that much?" Yu Jingchen gently curled the corner of his lips. He wanted to smile, but he found that he couldn't smile at all, not even pretending.
“Yun’er… I didn’t kill your father. You said you have memories of your past life, and that I killed your father back then… I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten. I don’t have that memory, so I don’t know why. But I know that this did happen in a certain time and space, and I’m truly sorry to you. I don’t know how to make amends, or perhaps I can’t make amends no matter what I do, but… Yun’er, even if you hate me, you shouldn’t hurt yourself. It’s not worth it.” Yu Jingchen stood there and said these words.
"I am the way I am now because of you... You forced me to be like this, so why do you have the right to tell me what to do? Why do you have the right to restrict how I should live? You are the one threatening me, intimidating me, and imprisoning me..." Nan Zhiyun said all these words in her heart, and the little figure with bloodshot eyes looked so broken and miserable.
A pang of pain shot through Yu Jingchen's heart. So this was how Nan Zhiyun perceived him; this was how she thought of him...
Nan Zhiyun looked at Yu Jingchen. Since entering the palace, her tears had never stopped, but this was the first time she had seen such clear hatred. Looking at the blood seeping from Yu Jingchen's chest, she suddenly felt that Yu Jingchen deserved to die like this.
"Get out!" Nan Zhiyun shouted again.
"If you don't want to see me, I can leave, but... don't let what happened today happen again. Threats or intimidation are fine, but you know I'm capable of any means to achieve my goals." Yu Jingchen gave this final warning. He wasn't really trying to threaten Nan Zhiyun; he was just too afraid.
If Nan Zhiyun were to do these things again, would she still have this kind of luck? Yu Jingchen dared not make any guarantees, so he could only resort to the current method.
The memories of his past life were vivid in his mind, and the fragments of Nan Zhiyun's departure lingered in his mind. Especially recently, he had dreams every night about the days after Nan Zhiyun left him.
Some of his memories are from his first life, when Nan Zhiyun shielded him from a sword. In the days that followed... he didn't really know why he kept thinking about Nan Zhiyun, but he couldn't let go of her in his mind.
And then there are the memories after Nan Zhiyun left in her previous life... (the female rebirth story), the paintings in the house...
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