However...
"When did I say she was confined?" Yu Jingchen asked.
"Didn't Your Majesty say that Miss should stay in Ya Jing Ju and not go out casually? And also that no one else was allowed to step into Ya Jing Ju even half a step..." Qian Xia replied.
"I did say that, but how did I say it? Did I say confined?" Yu Jingchen felt his anger rising rapidly.
"I said she should rest well and not move around casually. Also, I said people from outside were not allowed in, not that you couldn't go out." Yu Jingchen felt his temples throbbing non-stop.
"Forget it, you're too foolish to understand. Fortunately, bring the imperial kitchen and the imperial physicians!" He was fuming.
"Yes." Xing Lai took the order.
Nan Zhiyun was quite frightened by Yu Jingchen's outburst and dared not speak.
"You'll get dizzy standing again soon, why aren't you sitting down? There's so much wind outside, don't you know your condition? Do you want to be bedridden for months?" Yu Jingchen's tone was harsh, directed at Nan Zhiyun.
"Your concubine..." Nan Zhiyun was terrified and didn't know what else to say, but Yu Jingchen could guess, so he cut her off before she could continue, "Get two chairs!"
The servants hurried to bring chairs. After Yu Jingchen sat down, he looked at the flustered Nan Zhiyun, "Not sitting? Do you need me to invite you to sit? Two chairs were brought, and you don't know to sit? Do you think I have nothing better to do, or are you waiting for a ghost to sit?"
"Your concubine dares not." Nan Zhiyun quickly stepped forward and sat down, but she truly embodied the phrase 'sitting on pins and needles'. She had been nervous standing, and now sitting down made her even more at a loss.
She didn't even dare to sit properly, merely resting lightly on the chair, her back perfectly straight.
"Calling you foolish is not wrong; just sit properly." Yu Jingchen was weary.
Nan Zhiyun suddenly felt that Yu Jingchen was talking a lot more, but whenever he opened his mouth, it was to scold her. She was used to it before, but hearing it now still made her feel uncomfortable.
Sensing Nan Zhiyun's sudden low mood, Yu Jingchen was somewhat bewildered. What was wrong now? Thinking so, he really asked, "What is it?"
Nan Zhiyun suppressed her emotions and shook her head. After shaking her head, she realized it might not be appropriate, so she immediately added, "Your concubine is fine."
Yu Jingchen frowned, "Every time you say you're fine, I feel like there's a big problem. Speak, what is it about this time?"
"Your concubine is truly fine." Nan Zhiyun forced a smile.
Yu Jingchen was silent for a while before speaking, "Is it because of what I said? Do you feel I scolded you? Or was I harsh with you?" He hadn't seen her like this before.
Of course, he hadn't. Did she care about these things before? Yu Jingchen still didn't know that some things were quietly changing.
"It's because your concubine is ignorant," Nan Zhiyun replied.
Yu Jingchen fell silent again. He vaguely remembered Nan Zhiyun before she entered the palace. When he went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, she was always there, and every time she saw him, she would smile brightly. So when did she become like this?
"Just sit properly, I'm not that scary, and I won't punish you," Yu Jingchen said finally.