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As expected, upon hearing the words "Empress," Yu Jingchen's heart immediately tensed.
"What did she say?" Yu Jingchen asked.
"I don't know the specifics. To avoid being discovered, I was quite far away. However, this servant guesses it's about the token. If the token is not at the General's mansion, it's likely with the Empress." Xing Lai voiced his thoughts.
"Such dangerous things..." Yu Jingchen was somewhat skeptical. If these things were truly dangerous, Nan Su would likely have destroyed them rather than leave them to Nan Zhiyun. Yu Jingchen remained silent, pondering that this matter would require careful consideration.
Miu Yin...
"This matter at the General's mansion is likely inseparable from Prince Jiang Yan. And also... Prince Yun Cheng seems to be involved." Xing Lai continued.
"Is there anything unusual with Prince Yun Cheng?" Yu Jingchen inquired.
"Prince Yun Cheng seems to be fine, but I've noticed that Liu Yi of the Duke of Liu's mansion has been getting close to him recently. And every time Prince Yun Cheng and Liu Yi meet, Liu Yi heads to the Prince Yu's mansion," Xing Lai mentioned.
Yu Jingchen furrowed his brow slightly. These people were truly restless... Luo Yuncheng, Yu Jingchen remembered that in his second life, he harbored considerable ambition.
However... Yu Jiangyan hadn't caused much of a stir. He was quite capable at first, but later he clashed with Jiang Ji, who had just gained some standing, and was eventually dealt with by Jiang Ji, wasn't he?
With this in mind, Yu Jingchen instructed Xing Lai, "Has Jiang Ji shown any unusual behavior recently?"
"Jiang Ji has been perfectly fine. He only feeds Ling Dang every day and does nothing else," Xing Lai was somewhat bewildered as to why His Majesty was always so concerned about that Jiang Ji.
"Bring him to see me when we return to the palace," Yu Jingchen felt it necessary to proactively uncover certain matters.
"Yes." Xing Lai, though puzzled, could only agree.
"Alright, that's all for now. Remember to find more highly respected doctors from the populace." Yu Jingchen reiterated this instruction, as he couldn't allow Nan Zhiyun to have any more problems.
This child... she couldn't bear to lose her. Seeing her so pained, he truly couldn't bear to let this hard-won child leave like this.
In his first life, Nan Zhiyun's child was lost because of him. Even though he hadn't known she was pregnant at the time, and even though he couldn't have kept that child later, it was still a hurt.
In his second life... Nan Zhiyun had actually had a child too, but... Yu Jingchen clenched his fists. Every time he recalled his second life, he felt he had been even more cruel than in the first.
That child in the second life... it was because he saw Nan Zhiyun and Luo Yuncheng were close, and knew Luo Yuncheng liked her, and their room was filled with portraits of Nan Zhiyun. In a fit of rage, he had disregarded everything and had relations with Nan Zhiyun. At that time, Nan Zhiyun was more than two months pregnant, but no one had noticed.
Nan Zhiyun's health was already poor, and her periods were irregular, so the usual symptoms weren't obvious, hence no one knew she was pregnant.
His coercion had caused that child...