"Your Majesty, you are so beautiful."
"I would be willing to die immediately if I could spend one night with you."
"Your Majesty, you must be very lonely. Let me serve you."
"Hurry up, I'm getting impatient."
A large group of burly men pinned Gu Ningye's delicate body down on the bed, their menacing laughter echoing in her ears.
As a burly man prepared to pounce on her, Gu Ningye begged desperately.
"No, please spare me! You can't treat me like this."
"Ah, you beast!"
The more Gu Ningye struggled, the more unrestrained the laughter became.
Soon, her clothes were torn to shreds.
Just as a menacing-looking man was about to pin him down...
No~
With a startled cry and a violent jolt, Gu Ningye jolted awake from her nightmare.
"How could I, how could I have such a dream?"
Everything in the dream was vivid in my mind; the piercing pain and the feeling of despair and helplessness were as if I were actually there.
She tried to calm herself down and got up to remove the cloak covering her.
"Where are my clothes? What happened? Could it be..."
The thought that she might actually have encountered the scene from her dream left Gu Ningye completely bewildered, as if struck by lightning.
Tears of humiliation gradually welled up in his eyes.
"Empress Dowager, you're awake?"
Just then, Shen Zhao's voice rang out from outside the carriage.
"Zhao'er?"
She instinctively wanted to pull back the carriage curtain, but when she thought about her current appearance, she quickly covered her body with the cloak.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry, we are safe now."
Hearing Shen Zhao's words, Gu Ningye finally relaxed.
"Zhao'er, last night?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, everything was fine last night. It's just that you are suffering from a rare poison and it's not advisable for you to wear clothes, hence this..."
After a pause, Shen Zhao, who was driving the carriage, explained, "It was that Taoist nun who helped you take off your clothes last night. I did not offend the Empress Dowager, so please rest assured."
Shen Zhao's explanation finally made Gu Ningye breathe a sigh of relief.
Gu Ningye trusted his words unconditionally.
Even if it was Shen Zhao who did it, she wouldn't care, because Gu Ningye completely trusts Shen Zhao.
"Empress Dowager Gu, we will arrive in Chang'an by evening. Please bear with us for the time being."
"Zhao'er, what time is it now?"
Shen Zhao looked up at the sky and then replied, "It's almost Chenshi (7-9 AM)."
"Is there a dense forest nearby? I...I need to...relieve myself..."
When Gu Ningye said those words, her body was burning hot.
Shen Zhao showed no sign of anything amiss. He looked around and then spotted a patch of reeds not far away.
"Your Majesty, please bear with me for a moment, I shall proceed."
Having said that, he whipped his horse and galloped swiftly towards the reeds.
"Whoa~"
With a quick, soft call, the carriage came to a steady stop beside the reeds.
"Your Majesty, please go out on watch. I will stand guard here for you."
Shen Zhao bowed his head respectfully to welcome Gu Ningye out of the carriage.
Gu Ning wrapped her cloak tightly around herself and carefully stepped down from the prepared steps.
Shen Zhao thoughtfully prepared a pair of wooden clogs for her.
Gu Ningye nodded, then said to Shen Zhao, "Zhao'er, I'm worried about going in alone. Why don't you come with me?"
Shen Zhao immediately refused: "No, the Empress Dowager is of noble birth, how could I dare to offend her?"
Gu Ningye said, "I don't feel at ease without you by my side. What if we run into bad people again..."
Shen Zhao hesitated for a moment before bowing his head and leading the way: "Empress Dowager, please."
After quickly entering the reeds and confirming that there were no outsiders around, Shen Zhao said to Gu Ningye, "Empress Dowager, there should be no outsiders here. I am just five steps away. Please make yourself at home."
After saying that, he stepped back five paces without ever looking up at Gu Ningye.
Gu Ningye knew that Shen Zhao was just trying to avoid making her feel awkward, so she couldn't help but smile.
Then, she found a dense thicket and crouched down.
The early morning breeze felt especially pleasant under the warm sunshine.
Perhaps it had been holding back for too long, and like a flood bursting its banks, it raged wildly within Gu Ningye's body, making it difficult for her to control herself.
The moment she squatted down, everything that had been building up seemed to find an outlet.
Finally, with a series of rapid breaths, she released the "torrent" that had been accumulating inside her for a long time with a great sense of relief.
As the pent-up emotions within her body were released, Gu Ningye felt a surge of exhilaration.
Shen Zhao, wearing a bamboo hat, looked around warily.
"Zhao'er".
Suddenly, Gu Ningye's voice rang out from the reeds.
"I am here, Your Majesty."
Do you have any paper on you?
Shen Zhao immediately took out a stack of soft Xuan paper, then activated the Dragon-Capturing Force, and it landed accurately in Gu Ningye's hand.
Gu Ningye nodded and sighed softly, "This child is so thoughtful."
After saying that, Gu Ningye carefully wiped herself clean and prepared to get up.
However, at this moment, Gu Ningye felt her whole body begin to feel unbearably hot, and the desire she had suppressed last night began to rise again.
"This...could it be..."
Gu Ningye was startled and immediately wrapped her cloak tighter around herself, trying her best to remain calm as she walked out of the reeds.
"Zhao'er, let's go."
"Um."
Shen Zhao continued to lead the way, unaware that Gu Ningye, who was following behind, was looking at him with a subtle change in his gaze.
The two returned to the carriage, and Shen Zhao continued his journey towards Chang'an.
Although this horse is good, it is not a spirit horse after all. Ding Bu'er bought it from a manor owner last night for two spirit crystals.
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