But to Yu Jingchen's surprise, Nan Zhiyun actually agreed to talk about it later.
"I've been afraid of the dark since I was a child, probably around five or six years old," Nan Zhiyun said slowly.
"Did something happen?" Yu Jingchen asked.
“At that time, the Empress Dowager invited me to stay in the palace for a few days. I was playful and ran away by myself and got lost.”
"Then a young eunuch came over and said he could take me to see the Empress Dowager. I believed him and went with him."
"But we hadn't walked far when I realized the road seemed wrong. I asked him, and he told me it was because this side was shorter. I didn't believe him, and I thought he was a bad person, so I insisted on leaving and didn't want him to lead the way anymore."
"Then that little eunuch knocked me unconscious, and I don't know anything after that. When I woke up, I found myself tied up in a small room." Nan Zhiyun gradually shifted her attention.
"Why did they arrest you?" Yu Jingchen was just echoing her question. Normally, Yu Jingchen wouldn't have asked such a question.
“They wanted to use me to threaten the Empress Dowager and my father. It seems they also heard that I had something they wanted, so they demanded that I hand it over. But I was too young at the time, so I don’t remember what they said.”
"And I really don't know what they're saying, but they don't believe me. So they tied me up and threw me into a dark room, then blindfolded me, and they also stuffed some things into my ears."
“I can’t see or hear anything. Not only that, they also beat me with bamboo sticks and don’t give me anything to eat.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Jingchen felt a sudden tightness in his chest, because Nan Zhiyun was only five or six years old at that time.
"I can't see or hear, and my body aches and I'm so hungry. I don't know how many days have passed. I'm so scared." Nan Zhiyun trembled uncontrollably, perhaps recalling the scene from that time. Yu Jingchen tightened his grip on her.
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't," Yu Jingchen told Nan Zhiyun.
Unexpectedly, Nan Zhiyun then said, "But then this concubine saw His Majesty."
"Huh?" Yu Jingchen was still a little confused and didn't react immediately.
“That day, I felt like I was about to die, but then the door opened, and the blindfold was removed. I saw His Majesty in front of me, and His Majesty even allowed me to see and hear things again,” Nan Zhiyun continued.
"Does Your Majesty not remember anything?" Nan Zhiyun asked.
Yu Jingchen thought back for a moment, and it seemed that such a thing had happened when he was a child, but... he didn't expect that little girl would be Nan Zhiyun.
“You were all dirty back then, so I didn’t recognize you. I think I heard about it later, but it wasn’t anything serious, so I don’t remember it much,” Yu Jingchen replied.
"But the moment I saw Your Majesty, I remembered it instantly. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on." Nan Zhiyun: My emotions are no longer filled with the fear I felt just now.
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