I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 237 Nightmare
Ninghe Hall.

Princess Aidaer 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 in 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 in a hurry at all?"

"What's the hurry?" Aidal 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 say such embarrassing words about two people?

Aida smiled and pinched her face, "Are you still afraid that I will be bullied in the palace?"

Mianmian: I’m not afraid of that.

With the strength of our own princess, even all the concubines in the 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 more gentle than her own princess.

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

Mian Mian hurriedly caught the Night Pearl, "Princess, what are you doing with the Night Pearl?"

"The candlelight is dazzling, let's 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, "Princess, what are you doing with the sword?"

Aidahl didn't even turn his head: "Practice swordplay."

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

But then he remembered that this was neither the imperial palace of Gaochang nor an inn; 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 her tea.

Aidar was not interested in tea tasting, but she was free now, so she could chat with Concubine Xie who came to her house 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.

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

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

"You stay." Aidar waved his hand with his back to 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 damaging her princess's prestige.

She picked up the sword and seriously considered whether she should ask the imperial physician to come 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 clusters and pieces. 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.

"crunch-"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a flickering light illuminated the white shadow at the door. "Ah!" Chu Liuzheng screamed in fear, waking up Yuzhui who was sleeping soundly in the bed next to him.

She sat up dazedly 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, put the oil lamp on the table, turned to look at Chu Liuzheng on the bed, and saw that she looked pale. 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 and tried 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 don't believe 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, it would be scary 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 cup and said, "You can still sleep for two hours. You have to get up early to work tomorrow, so go to bed."

"Okay." Chu Liuzheng grabbed the quilt and lay down. He heard Moxiang walk to the table, blow out the lights and candles, and go to 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 spots under her eyes.

The jade pendant was startled by her listless appearance. He reached out and touched her forehead, and was relieved when he felt that the temperature was normal.

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

"I had a nightmare." Chu Liuzheng said briefly, 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 towel and said in a muffled voice, "I can't remember clearly, but I remember it was quite scary."

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

"There are also 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 will definitely not have a nightmare if she listens to my bedtime story."

Chu Liuzheng looked at her and asked, "Are you serious?"
Chen Xing smiled and said, "In the future, 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 talk, Mi Yue's method was much simpler.

She picked up a fried cake with chopsticks and said to Chu Liuzheng, "Light this 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."

Yu Zhui asked curiously, "What's the big deal?"

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

"What?!" Yuzhui's eyes widened, "Why did they start a fight?"

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