"Keep a close eye on Consort Shu these days, and don't let her hear these rumors." Yu Jingchen was still concerned about Nan Zhiyun; if she found out about this, she would probably start overthinking things.
"Yes, this servant instructed someone early on not to let Consort Shu know about this matter." Xinglai also knew that this matter was of great importance.
Yu Jingchen's expression did not improve. The person behind this had managed to control his mind... Gu Yin, are you starting to make a move so soon?
But was that all he said? Yu Jingchen naturally couldn't believe it, so what was Gu Yin's ultimate goal? And why did he do this?
Gu Yin has truly changed a lot in this life, and Yu Jingchen doesn't know the reason for this change. However, he knows that Gu Yin's feelings for the Empress Dowager shouldn't have changed, so he shouldn't be targeting Nan Zhiyun, but now...
Imperial Preceptor's Mansion
Gu Yin was dressed in a dazzling purple outfit, her hair was loose and unadorned, and her eyes were elongated and somewhat scarlet. Gu Yin... seemed to have become much younger.
He had just finished bathing, and after putting on a purple robe, he walked barefoot on the ground, looking rather languid.
"Have you delivered everything I asked you to?" Gu Yin's voice was cold and indifferent.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, the items have already been delivered to the Empress Dowager," the servant replied.
Gu Yin responded with just one word, "Hmm."
"What about the things I asked you to do? How are they going?" Gu Yin slowly walked to the side, and the servants had no choice but to follow.
"Everything has been arranged," the servant replied, but the thought of the things the Grand Preceptor had instructed him to do still terrified him and sent chills down his spine. The Grand Preceptor... he wasn't like this before, and he certainly wouldn't have done these things.
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Two days later, news came from Nan Su that the heavy rains of the past few days had caused flooding in the area they had passed through, and the dikes had been breached. Nan Su led his men to repair the dikes and control the flood, but he accidentally fell into the river... his fate unknown.
They've sent people to search, but there's absolutely no trace of them. Besides, with such a massive flood, there shouldn't be any chance of them surviving...
When Yu Jingchen heard the news, he was also shocked, because such a thing had never happened in his previous life... In fact, this heavy rain had never happened either.
And now that this has happened, what will happen to Nan Zhiyun? If she finds out… Yu Jingchen dared not imagine. But it was impossible to completely keep this from her; that would be unfair to her.
"What is Consort Shu doing?" Yu Jingchen asked Xing Lai.
"Consort Shu is unaware of this matter and is doing well in Zichen Palace, but... the Empress Dowager already knows," Xinglai told Yujingchen.
It's not surprising that the Empress Dowager knows, but Yu Jingchen has a headache; this matter is far too difficult to handle. The Empress Dowager… suddenly seems to have thought of something, and Yu Jingchen's eyes appear thoughtful.
"Send people to search. Make sure they find him. I don't believe he's just gone like that. Investigate carefully." Yu Jingchen didn't believe Nan Su was dead. It was impossible.
"Yes," Xinglai agreed.
"Did the imperial physician notice anything amiss when he examined Consort Shu these past few days? How is her health now?" Yu Jingchen had been quite busy these past few days, so he hadn't been able to call the imperial physician in every day as he usually did.
"The imperial physician also said today that Consort Shu's recovery has been quite good recently. Her health is much better than before after this period of recuperation. However, the baby is only about a month old, so we need to pay more attention to her." Xinglai replied. Although Yu Jingchen didn't ask him personally, the imperial physician still came to report every day. After all, who knew if His Majesty would ask?
Hearing this, Yu Jingchen felt a little relieved. As long as things were improving, there was no problem. However, given the current situation… Yu Jingchen didn't know what to do. If she told Nan Zhiyun, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to accept it; her body might not be able to handle such a situation.
However, it wouldn't be fair to her to keep it a secret, and if Nan Zhiyun found out about this from elsewhere, who knows what kind of trouble might arise.
Yu Jingchen couldn't make up his mind for a moment, and about fifteen minutes later, he headed towards Zichen Palace. When he arrived, Nan Zhiyun was eating. Perhaps because she had been feeling much better recently, Nan Zhiyun's appetite had improved considerably.
"Your Majesty," Nan Zhiyun stood up when she saw Yu Jingchen, but there was a change compared to before; at least she didn't bow immediately when she stood up.
"What would you like to eat?" Yu Jingchen smiled gently at her, walked closer to the girl, and then pulled her into his arms.
"Pumpkin porridge, it's very sweet," Nan Zhiyun replied, her smile gradually returning. Yu Jingchen had just been planning to tell him about it, but seeing Nan Zhiyun's smile now, he couldn't bear to.
Nan Zhiyun had finally returned to her current state with great difficulty, and had only changed slightly with great difficulty. If I were to tell her all of this, the smile on her face would probably disappear for a long time.
"The people below have brought some more grapes as tribute today. I'll have someone send them over to you in a bit," Yu Jingchen said, trying to change the subject.
"Okay," Nan Zhiyun agreed. Grapes were her favorite food.
"The imperial physician has been examining your pulse these past few days and says you're recovering well. It seems Yun'er has been very well-behaved these past few days." Yu Jingchen led Nan Zhiyun to the side and then got off the bus.
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