Chapter 237 Nightmare

Ninghe Hall.

Princess Aida of Gaochang was adapting to her new identity. After walking around the palace with her hands behind her back, she ran to take a look at the warehouse.

The head maid Mianmian followed behind her and sighed, "Princess, His Majesty turned over Shao Liyi's card tonight, why are you not anxious at all?"

"What's the hurry?" Aida turned around and looked at her. "Do you want His Majesty to turn over both of our cards at the same time?"

Mianmian choked, her cheeks flushed with shame, and she angrily said, "Princess!"

How can you casually say such embarrassing things about two people?

Aida smiled and pinched her face. "Are you still worried that I'll be bullied in the palace?"

Mianmian: I’m not afraid of that.

With the strength of our own princess, even the concubines in the entire harem combined are not enough to train her.

"Princess, you need to be more careful." Mianmian advised earnestly, "My mother said that men like gentle women, and Your Majesty must like them too."

It was obvious that Princess Yujin was gentler than her own princess.

"No, it should be a gentle and beautiful woman." Aida took the night pearl off the shelf and threw it to Mianmian. "Gentle beauty, not only men like it, I like it too."

Mian Mian frantically caught the night-shining pearl and asked, "Princess, what are you doing with the night-shining pearl?"

"The candlelight is dazzling, put it in the tent for lighting." Aidal picked up a sword and wanted to throw it at Mianmian, but after looking at her thin arms and legs, he gave up.

She walked out with the sword in her hand, and Mianmian quickly chased after her, holding the Night Pearl in her hand. "Princess, what are you doing with the sword?"

Aidahl said without turning his head: "Practice sword."

Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't hitting anyone.

But then he remembered that this was neither the imperial palace of Gaochang nor an inn, and it was not a place for his princess to have fun as she pleased!

She stuffed the night pearl into the hand of the little palace maid next to her, lifted her skirt and chased after her. She was about to persuade her own princess to go back to sleep when she suddenly saw a little eunuch coming to report that Concubine Xie invited Concubine Yu to come over and taste tea.

Aidar was not interested in tea tasting or anything like that, but she was bored now, so she could chat with Xie Jieyu who came to her on her own initiative.

So, she sheathed the sword and handed it to Mianmian, "Put it in my room and practice it tomorrow morning."

Mianmian held the sword and looked at her: "Princess, are you really going?"

As soon as her princess entered the palace, Concubine Xie came to visit her, and it was obvious that she had bad intentions.

Aidal walked out, showing with her actions that she was indeed going.

Mianmian threw away her sword and trotted after her, "Princess, please wait for me."

"You stay." Aidar waved his hand towards her, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Mianmian was not at all reassured, but she couldn't disobey her princess's order in public, for fear of losing her princess's prestige.

She picked up the sword and seriously considered whether she should invite the imperial physician over first.

Our princess is not a pushover. What if she gets into a fight with Concubine Xie... No, what if she hits someone?

I am so worried.

*

Yiran Garden.

Chu Liuzheng didn't have to be on duty tonight, and the weather was cold, so she washed up early and curled up in the soft quilt, ready to fall into a sweet dream.

But instead of sweet dreams, nightmares came one after another.

There were all colorful and shapeless white shadows, in clumps and blocks. I didn't know what they were, but they were scary.

She woke up in a cold sweat, sat up, raised her arm to her forehead, and her heart was beating very fast.

“Crack—”

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a flickering light illuminated the white shadow at the door.

"Ah!" The shock of the nightmare had not yet subsided, Chu Liuzheng screamed in fright, waking up Yuzhui who was sleeping soundly in the bed next door.

She sat up drowsily wrapped in the quilt, rubbing her eyes and asking, "What's wrong? Is there a mouse crawling on the bed?"

"It's me. I got up to go to the bathroom." Moxiang turned around and closed the door. The oil lamp moved up, illuminating her face.

"Oh." Upon hearing that it was not a mouse, Yuzhui fell back on the bed and covered his head to sleep.

Moxiang closed the door, placed the oil lamp on the table, and turned to look at Chu Liuzheng lying on the bed. Seeing her pale face, she couldn't help but ask with concern, "What's wrong?"

"I had a nightmare." Chu Liuzheng raised his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, trying hard to recall what was in the dream, but he only remembered the feeling of panic and nothing else.

"Cold tea can calm your mind. Take a couple of sips." Moxiang poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. "You've never believed in ghosts and gods. What kind of nightmare could scare you like this?"

"I can't remember." Chu Liuzheng glanced at her snow-white jacket and thought that even if he didn't have a nightmare, he would be scared enough to suddenly see a white shadow floating in the middle of the night.

After drinking a cup of cold tea, I felt chilled from my stomach to my heart, and I felt less panicked.

Moxiang reached out and rubbed her head, then took the empty teacup. "You can still sleep for two hours. You have to get up early for work tomorrow, so go to sleep."

"Okay." Chu Liuzheng grabbed the quilt and lay down. He heard Moxiang walk to the table, blow out the lights and candles, and get into bed.

After a rustling sound, the room became quiet again, with only the sound of shallow breathing remaining.

Chu Liuzheng stared at the pitch-black gauze curtain, his mind filled with chaotic thoughts, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.

The next day, when she was woken up by the jade pendant, she was still a little dazed. Her almond-shaped eyes blinked, and she sat up with messy hair, and two dark circles under her eyes.

The jade pendant startled him by her listless appearance. He reached out and touched her forehead, feeling relieved when the temperature returned to normal.

"You went to bed early last night, why are you so tired?"

"I had a nightmare." Chu Liuzheng said concisely, got dressed, got out of bed, and went to the shelf to wash up.

Yuzhui followed and asked curiously, "What nightmare?"

"Hmm..." Chu Liuzheng covered his face with a hot handkerchief and muffled his voice. "I can't remember clearly, but I remember it was quite scary."

"What's scary?" Chen Xing came in with vegetable porridge, while Miyue and Moxiang came in with buns and fried cakes.

"There are buns this morning." Yuzhui smiled and reached out to take a bun, taking a bite. "It's stuffed with cabbage and pork, and it tastes good."

Hearing this, Chu Liuzheng also reached out and took one, eating while walking towards the table.

Chen Xing brought the porridge to her and waited for her answer.

"Dream." Chu Liuzheng swallowed the food in his mouth. "I had a scary nightmare."

"Oh." Chen Xing said, "Sister, if you listen to my bedtime story, you won't have a nightmare."

Chu Liuzheng looked at her and asked, "Are you serious?"

Chen Xing smiled and said, "From now on, when my sister and I are not on night duty, I will come over and tell her stories."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

No need to feed!

"I have some calming incense. I'll go back and get it later." Compared to Chen Xing's flowery words, Si Yue's method was much simpler.

She picked up a fried cake with her chopsticks and said to Chu Liuzheng, "Light this up before you go to sleep, and I guarantee you won't have any dreams."

Chu Liuzheng smiled and thanked him.

Chen Xing ate half a bowl of porridge and whispered to the four people: "Let me tell you, something big happened in the harem last night."

Yuzhui asked curiously, "What's the big deal?"

Chen Xing dropped a thunderclap: "Noble Concubine Yu and Concubine Xie are fighting."

"What?!" Yuzhui's eyes widened. "Why did they start fighting?"

Moxiang also asked, "Where did you hear that?"