"Yes, but I need to remind you that dream-entering tools can only allow you to enter the other person's dream; they cannot control the other person's dream. You can guide the other person's dream to change through your words and actions," the system's mechanical voice said, enunciating each word clearly.
Lin Zhirou was very satisfied. "Okay, help me exchange for it. I'll use it to enter the emperor's dream tonight. In reality, he doesn't even glance at me, and I can't get close to him or seduce him. Maybe in the dream, though."
"Successfully redeemed the Dream Entry item, consuming 2 Luck Points, 5 Luck Points remaining."
Lin Zhirou felt a pang of regret, but the thought that if she could successfully capture the emperor's heart in the dream and make him remember her would make her subsequent actions much smoother, and she wouldn't have to worry about lacking luck points.
Inside the hall, the round table was filled with dishes carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen. Chu Xiao first served her a bowl of Eight Treasures Soup.
"Here, have a taste, but be careful, it's hot."
While sipping her soup, Yun Chaoxi listened to the commotion outside. When she heard her shamelessly say that she wanted to seduce Chu Xiao, she couldn't help but curse her in her heart.
Although she did approach Chu Xiao with ulterior motives—to put it bluntly, it was seduction—she wasn't so shameless and took it for granted back then.
As for Lin Zhirou having dream-entering tools, Yun Chaoxi also began searching her own little space and actually found something good.
Just as she was secretly delighted, a rough, large hand pinched her chin, and a slightly displeased voice entered her ears, "Xi'er? I'm talking to you."
Yun Chaoxi innocently raised her fox-like eyes and saw Chu Xiao staring at her resentfully, as if she were sitting next to him thinking about another man. Yun Chaoxi quickly soothed the man and affectionately kissed the corner of his mouth, "Your Majesty, I was just lost in thought, thinking about that palace maid outside the palace."
"She's just a palace maid, not worth your trouble."
Yun Chaoxi explained, "Your Majesty has forgotten. I mentioned that a woman named Lin Zhirou has entered the palace. She was the one standing outside the hall just now."
"It seems she really came for me. Today she even voluntarily transferred from the Imperial Wardrobe to Zhaoyang Palace. I arranged a dirty and tiring job for her, but she would rather accept it than go back to the Imperial Wardrobe. Don't you think that's strange?"
Upon hearing Yun Chaoxi's words, Chu Xiao became wary. Yun Chaoxi was the apple of his eye, and now that she was pregnant, she was even more likely to be targeted by people with ill intentions.
Chu Xiao knew that some people in the previous dynasty were afraid that Xi'er would give birth to a prince, and that he would not adopt an heir. Perhaps this Lin Zhirou was a pawn sent into the palace by someone with the guts.
Whether Lin Zhirou entered the palace on her own or was used as a pawn, Chu Xiao would not let anyone who dared to lay a finger on her get away with it.
"I will immediately send men to arrest her and imprison her in the Imperial Prison."
"Your Majesty, please wait. This matter is not urgent. I wish to keep her here and see what her purpose is. At most, three to five days."
Yun Chaoxi also wanted to arrest Lin Zhirou immediately, but considering that she possessed a system and items that could steal fortune, she couldn't act rashly. If she arrested her directly, and Lin Zhirou used the items to escape from the palace, it would be difficult to find her again.
What she wants is to reclaim her destiny and completely destroy her and her system in one fell swoop.
Seeing her insistence, Chu Xiao nodded in agreement, "If you discover that she truly harbors harmful intentions towards you, tell me immediately."
Chu Xiao agreed, but he was still worried, so he had someone secretly monitor Lin Zhirou's every move.
That night, Chu Xiao stayed at Zhaoyang Palace again. He was very well-behaved during this time, except for a kiss before bed to ignite his passion that he couldn't quell. The rest of the time, the two chatted under the covers.
While Chu Xiao was bothering her, Yun Chaoxi secretly took out a disposable nightmare talisman she had found during the day from her small space, stuck the talisman on Chu Xiao's back, and it disappeared into his body in the blink of an eye.
One-time nightmare talisman, as the name suggests, will cause nightmares when used; it is a one-time use talisman.
She was a little unfriendly to Chu Xiao, and it would give him nightmares. After applying the mask, Yun Chaoxi lowered her eyelids guiltily. In a man's eyes, this looked like a docile and shy little girl, so Chu Xiao kissed her even more enthusiastically until he was aroused and stopped panting heavily.
He covered her with the blanket, lay down beside her, closed his eyes to calm himself, and said, "Go to sleep."
On the other side, Lin Zhirou also used the props and lay down on the bed to start sleeping.
After Chu Xiao fell asleep, he had a dream.
In his dream, he was holding his sweet and soft Xi'er intimately, the temperature in the hall was rising steadily, and his panting and moaning filled the entire hall, and it seemed that they were about to reach their climax.
Just then, a disheveled woman in white appeared out of nowhere and walked straight towards them from the darkness.
His concubine, who happened to be facing the main hall, was immediately terrified and screamed, "Ah!!! Your Majesty! There's a ghost!"
The young concubine huddled in his arms, clutching his clothes tightly and trembling, so frightened that she cried.
Chu Xiao turned his head and was startled as well.
A woman dressed in a white undershirt and trousers, with her hair loose, slowly walked into the darkened hall, looking exactly like a female ghost coming to claim her life.
Lin Zhirou never expected that in her dream, the emperor would be with Yun Chaoxi. She remembered what the system had said: she could guide the emperor to change the dream environment.
So she took a few quick steps closer to Chu Xiao, but before she could speak, she felt something pass through her body and heard the alarm of the dream-entering device.
She looked down and saw that Chu Xiao had taken a sword from somewhere and stabbed her.
Chu Xiao dropped his sword and hurriedly went to comfort the trembling person in his arms, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't cry, I killed the ghost. Look, she's gone."
Lin Zhirou, forced to leave the dream, was speechless.
...
After waking up from the dream, Chu Xiao sat up in bed with a dark expression.
Before going to sleep, he was already fuming with nowhere to vent his anger. He finally dreamed of being intimate with Xi'er to cool off, but then a female ghost suddenly appeared out of nowhere and ruined the perfect atmosphere. Xi'er was even scared to tears.
Enraged, he killed the female ghost on the spot.
Yun Chaoxi rubbed her eyes and sat up, feigning ignorance, "Did His Majesty have a nightmare?"
Chu Xiao nodded. He was most unhappy when someone interrupted his intimate moments with Xi'er; it was a nightmare!
"What did His Majesty dream about?"
"I dreamt that when we were being intimate, a female ghost suddenly broke in and scared you to tears. In a fit of rage, I killed her," Chu Xiao said slowly.
Yun Chaoxi was stunned. Could that "female ghost" be Lin Zhirou? Chu Xiao stabbed her with a sword in his dream. Was this Chu Xiao's nightmare or Lin Zhirou's nightmare?
"Your Majesty is truly amazing; even in my dreams, he takes the initiative to protect me." Coming back to her senses, Yun Chaoxi gently hugged his arm, shamelessly flattering him.
Chu Xiao was still burning with anger when his beloved woman started to act all lovey-dovey in the middle of the night. His body, which had been celibate for several months, couldn't resist, so he immediately rolled over and pinned her down.
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