Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Zhiyun.
"You only guessed these many questions?" Yu Jingchen's tone was not good.
Nan Zhiyun knew that it seemed she hadn't guessed correctly all three times. The punishment today was unavoidable, and it would likely be severe. She could only pray that she could bear it.
Seeing Nan Zhiyun like this, Yu Jingchen felt inexplicably displeased and immediately grew angry. So he asked, "Then tell me, how should the crimes you just stated be dealt with?" Yu Jingchen was also exasperated.
"Death penalty," Nan Zhiyun replied. If the crimes were to be taken seriously, they indeed amounted to capital offenses.
The items Yu Jingchen personally served were considered rewards, even imperial gifts. To vomit them out directly in front of Yu Jingchen was extreme disrespect.
To put it mildly, it was to scorn the Emperor's authority and disrespect the imperial power. Moreover, to vomit like that in front of Yu Jingchen was to commit a foul act in the Emperor's presence…
Furthermore, she had made Yu Jingchen wait outside for so long. In this world, who dared to make the Son of Heaven wait? Thus, as long as Yu Jingchen wished, she would have to bear any crime.
Nan Zhiyun no longer wanted to struggle. She knew that Yu Jingchen would not sentence her to death, but precisely because of this, he would punish her severely.
As expected, Yu Jingchen was truly angry.
"Presumptuous!" Hearing Nan Zhiyun say this, Yu Jingchen truly lost control of his temper. A death penalty, she had the nerve to say it.
Of course, Nan Zhiyun would only assume he was angry because of her "crimes" just now.
Yu Jingchen's shout of "Presumptuous!" caused all the palace servants present to kneel, including Nan Zhiyun.
Seeing Nan Zhiyun's action, Yu Jingchen became even angrier.
"Nan Zhiyun, you've grown bold, haven't you?!" Yu Jingchen roared.
"Your concubine dares not," Nan Zhiyun replied.
"You dare not? What else do you not dare to do? I think you dare too much, saying any nonsense!" Yu Jingchen did not tell them to rise.
"I haven't punished you much these days, and I've given you some leeway. Do you think I truly won't do anything to you?" Yu Jingchen had indeed lost control of his temper.
However… to put it bluntly, your tantrums weren't like this before. If you wanted to punish me, you would just issue an order. Why all this talk?
"Your concubine did not mean that… Your concubine is willing to accept any punishment from His Majesty," Nan Zhiyun replied.
But she did not expect that saying this would not only fail to appease Yu Jingchen but would instead enrage him further.
"Fine, you are excellent. It seems that copying the palace rules ten times you were made to do before was not enough. In that case, I will add twenty more copies, for a total of thirty. Start copying immediately! If you don't finish, you don't get to rest!" Yu Jingchen ordered.
"...Yes," Nan Zhiyun accepted, but… this didn't seem like Yu Jingchen's style. It wasn't that the punishment was light, but it didn't seem like something Yu Jingchen, in a fit of rage, would do. Nan Zhiyun had actually prepared herself for a severe punishment.
Now, it was just copying palace rules…
"What are you standing there for? Start copying immediately!" Yu Jingchen shouted again.
"Yes," Nan Zhiyun stopped overthinking and began copying the palace rules obediently without further delay. Little did she know… well, Yu Jingchen stayed by her side the entire time and showed no signs of leaving. Yet, Nan Zhiyun dared not ask why.