Consort De panicked for a moment, but she quickly calmed down. After all, what was Nan Zhiyun to Yu Jingchen?
Therefore, when Yu Jingchen entered, Consort De calmly performed a curtsy.
"Your Majesty, I have met you," Consort De's attitude changed quite quickly, adopting a delicate and coquettish manner that gave one goosebumps.
Nan Zhiyun panicked when she heard that Yu Jingchen had arrived. Seeing him only intensified her fear.
Nan Zhiyun quickly tried to get up, but just as she was about to stand up, she heard Yu Jingchen say, "Sit still!"
Yu Jingchen's tone was usually rather cold, so he couldn't change it overnight. Hearing Yu Jingchen's words, Nan Zhiyun only thought he was annoyed with her. Therefore, she didn't dare sit there like that; she was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear it if Yu Jingchen used another excuse to punish her.
"Your Majesty, this concubine greets you," Nan Zhiyun knelt down, her face pale.
"Didn't I tell you to sit? Get up." Yu Jingchen didn't step forward. Consort De was a little embarrassed because Yu Jingchen ignored her and didn't excuse her from her formalities, so she didn't dare to get up on her own.
"This concubine dares not," Nan Zhiyun said, her head bowed low. She could hear the impatience in Yu Jingchen's tone.
Yu Jingchen frowned slightly, then stepped forward and walked up to Nan Zhiyun. But just as he reached out to help her up, Nan Zhiyun flinched, not out of unwillingness, but out of fear.
Yu Jingchen paused slightly, then calmly grasped Nan Zhiyun's arm. Yu Jingchen could even feel Nan Zhiyun trembling the moment he touched her.
"Get up," Yu Jingchen said, leading the person to their feet.
This time, Nan Zhiyun could only stand up with his help. Yu Jingchen naturally noticed the injury on her hand, and also that she was wearing a white undergarment, so the blood seeping out from the reopened wound on her back was particularly noticeable.
"Sit down," Yu Jingchen's cool voice rang out.
Nan Zhiyun cautiously looked up at Yu Jingchen, but when she met his eyes, which were devoid of any emotion, she looked away in alarm. Yu Jingchen noticed Nan Zhiyun's gaze, but said nothing. He simply pulled her to sit down and gently took her hand.
"You did this?" Yu Jingchen looked at Consort De.
"Your Majesty... just now..." Before Consort De could finish speaking, Yu Jingchen spoke again: "You only need to answer yes or no!" This time his tone was noticeably stronger.
"It was my carelessness, Your Majesty, please forgive me." Consort De dared not say anything else. No one dared to play tricks or have any other thoughts when Yu Jingchen was angry.
"The reason?" Yu Jingchen asked again.
"Your Majesty..." Consort De naturally dared not say anything high-sounding, who would dare to deceive Yu Jingchen?
"Can't speak? Are you mute? Do you need my help?" Yu Jingchen's voice grew colder and colder.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know my sins. I... I was narrow-minded. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Consort De kowtowed directly.
“Because your virtue is not worthy of your position, you are demoted to the rank of Jieyu and forced to kneel in the courtyard for twelve hours as punishment,” Yu Jingchen said decisively.
"Your Majesty..." Consort De couldn't believe it. She had been demoted from one of the four consorts to a mere Jieyu. How was she supposed to survive in the harem now?
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