This rain lasted for several days. On the morning of the first day of court, someone reported that the area was flooded. Due to the continuous heavy rain, many places had suffered serious flooding.
"Your Majesty, General Nan's return journey has also been delayed by this matter, and it seems he won't be back for a while. General Nan has also requested permission to stay and resolve the local flooding." Xing Lai said to Yu Jingchen. According to the original schedule, Nan Su should have returned in at most another month, but with this delay, his return date is unknown...
"Let him be." Yu Jingchen pinched the bridge of his nose; he couldn't be bothered with these things anymore.
"Keep a close eye on the Imperial Advisor these days. If there's anything unusual, report to me immediately." Yu Jingchen was currently more concerned about Gu Yin, as his words had still left a lingering unease in his heart…
"Yes," Xinglai replied. In fact, he was still confused by what the Imperial Advisor and His Majesty had said, but Xinglai had been serving in the imperial court for so long that he knew that some things did not need to be so clear.
After finishing his business here, Yu Jingchen went straight back to Zichen Palace, where Nan Zhiyun was nestled on a soft couch reading a storybook. Because it was raining, she was wrapped up tightly, like a little kitten.
As soon as Yu Jingchen walked in, he saw her. He smiled slightly and walked towards her. "Did the imperial physician come to check her pulse today?" he asked. Yu Jingchen had always been worried about Nan Zhiyun's health, so he had specifically instructed the imperial physician to come and check Nan Zhiyun's pulse every day.
Nan Zhiyun put down the notebook in her hand: "The imperial physician has already examined her." She answered obediently.
After hearing her answer, Yu Jingchen patted her head and said, "Recently, due to several days of heavy rain, many places have experienced flooding. Your father happened to be caught in the flood, so his return will be delayed by a few days." He told Nan Zhiyun about this.
Nan Zhiyun was initially stunned by this, but then she felt a deep sense of loss. Yu Jingchen sensed her change in mood and felt a pang of heartache.
"It's alright, it's only a few days. It's been raining a lot lately, so it's normal to be a little delayed on the road," Yu Jingchen comforted him gently.
Nan Zhiyun was indeed quite disappointed, after all, she had been looking forward to her father's return to the capital, but now he suddenly couldn't come back. However, although she felt sad, she didn't show it very obviously.
Nan Zhiyun composed herself, looked at Yu Jingchen, and obediently nodded: "I'm fine..."
Sometimes Yu Jingchen felt that Nan Zhiyun was so innocent that it was almost heartbreaking. But these things couldn't be changed overnight, so he could only take it slowly and try to bring the girl back to her bright and flamboyant self.
But some things seem to be out of control...
It's like this rain; it's been raining for almost half a month now, and there's no sign of it stopping. If it were just a light, intermittent rain, that would be fine, but it's been going on for half a month straight without stopping.
This rain has already caused considerable casualties and losses, and the people are filled with resentment and even spreading rumors. They say... this rain is a natural disaster, a punishment and warning from heaven, and the reason for this disaster is... Emperor Yu Jingchen... if he wants to appease heaven's anger, then he must issue an edict of self-reproach.
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Yu Jingchen found these claims laughable, and thankfully, kneeling beside him, he didn't dare utter a sound. What kind of rumors were these?
"Your Majesty, this servant has already sent people to investigate, and we will definitely find out where these words came from," Xinglai said.
Yu Jingchen remained silent, for he was momentarily unsure of His Majesty's intentions.
"Isn't it obvious?" After a long pause, Yu Jingchen suddenly blurted out.
But... um? Is it obvious? Luckily, my brain hasn't quite caught on yet.
"There's no need to interfere for now," Yu Jingchen said, uttering another shocking statement. No need to interfere? But in his eyes, such words clearly indicated malicious intent. How could His Majesty simply ignore it and let it continue?
But since His Majesty had already said so, Xinglai couldn't really object. So he could only agree. After all, His Majesty must have his own plans. What kind of person was His Majesty? If he were really so easily fooled, then his current position would be hard to say.
The matter quickly became the talk of the town, but Yu Jingchen let it go and didn't interfere, so no one intervened in these kinds of rumors.
But unfortunately... even if Yu Jingchen doesn't care about his reputation, there are still things he does care about. For example...
Bang!
Yu Jingchen suddenly overturned the memorials on the table, and Xinglai and all the palace servants in the room immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" the people below shouted, thankfully it had been a long time since they had seen His Majesty lose his composure like this.
"These people are really eager to die!" Yu Jingchen's face was gloomy.
In the past two days, besides the rumors that the continuous heavy rain was due to Yu Jingchen's misdeeds as a ruler, a new theory has emerged. It's about Nan Zhiyun's unborn child. Some say this child is a jinx, causing the rain, and they hope Yu Jingchen will deal with the child soon.
Even some ministers in the court began to submit memorials, and some even presented petitions from the people.
"They can blame a child for a rainstorm? They're really something!" Yu Jingchen said each word with a hint of gritted teeth.
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