Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 7 A good night's sleep, my whole body is sore and numb
"Yes."

She gritted her teeth and scooped up more hot water, then slowly poured it over him.

Ladle after ladle of hot water was poured in, the sound of the water gradually subsided, and he closed his eyes, his breathing becoming long and even, and fell asleep.

Song Yi was stunned and quickly reached out to touch him: "Your Majesty, you'll catch a cold sleeping in the water. You should go back to sleep."

When she spoke just now, she forgot to deliberately change her tone, and her voice was exceptionally soft.

Jiang Lanye turned to look at her and suddenly let out a deep breath.

I'm so tired. Now, even when I hear other people talking, I hallucinate that it's Song Yi's voice.

Jiang Lanye stood up immediately.

Song Yi gasped and quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

I've seen it before.
It had only been three years since they last met, and suddenly standing up like this still made her feel a little shy and awkward.

Jiang Lanye ignored her, wiped himself clean, casually put on his robe, and went back.

Song Yi quickly stood up and followed.

Jiang Lanye had just dried his hair when he lay down.

Seeing this, Song Yi reminded him, "Your Majesty, you should wait until your hair is dry before you go to sleep, otherwise you may get a headache."

She nearly bit her tongue as soon as she said that.

You're so talkative. Why bother caring about him when you have nothing better to do?

The main concern was that he hadn't slept well again and would wake up with a headache the next day, which would then affect her and the servants around Jiang Lanye.

Jiang Lanye paused, leaned against the headboard, and said, "You're so long-winded."

Song Yi was speechless for a moment, then said, "Then I will go back to the next room."

He's not sleeping, but she's still sleepy!

"stop."

He said it again in a calm tone.

Song Yi took a deep breath. If she hadn't returned to the modern world, if she were still Consort Yun from three years ago, judging from Jiang Lanye's current infuriating appearance, she would have pounced on him without hesitation and taught him a lesson.

But all she could do was dream about it.

Song Yi turned around and smiled.

"Does Your Majesty have any further instructions?"

You'll sleep here tonight.

Song Yi glanced at the table next to her and thought to herself that it would work.

Anyway, I'll just sleep on the table wherever I go, so what's the difference?

"Your Majesty, may I borrow two of your books?"

Jiang Lanye looked at her without speaking, his eyes asking her why.

You're being so stingy just to borrow two books.

"Because it's uncomfortable for me to sleep without anything to elevate me."

Jiang Lanye then said, "Go get it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

She dashed out, picked out two slightly thicker books, placed them on the table, adjusted their positions for a while, and said with satisfaction, "Your Majesty, I'm ready. Would you like to turn off the lights?"

Jiang Lanye had been watching her, and only when he heard her ask him did he lazily look away. "Turn it off."

Song Yi moved swiftly, and the room was plunged into darkness in an instant.

She happily returned to her seat, about to lie down and sleep, but then felt that it wasn't quite right, since she was the one summoned to serve His Majesty tonight. She added, "If Your Majesty is awakened by a nightmare again, remember to wake me up, and I will help you take a bath!"

After saying that, she lay down to sleep, feeling at ease.

Jiang Lanye remained silent for a long time after hearing what she said.

He's heartless too.

Besides, once he has a nightmare, he usually refuses to go back to sleep.

Song Yi fell asleep quickly.

Jiang Lanye didn't lie down until his hair was completely dry. He hadn't wanted to sleep, but after two days without proper rest, he suddenly felt sleepy.

Jiang Lanye did not resist the drowsiness and closed her eyes.

When I woke up, it was already broad daylight.

Jiang Lanye opened his eyes and had just sat up when Eunuch Cao rushed in, lamenting, "Your Majesty, you're finally awake!"

Jiang Lanye woke up half an hour later than usual today.

If it weren't for feeling sorry for his daily toil, Eunuch Cao would have gone in to call him long ago.

Knowing that he might be punished for not waking him up without permission, he gritted his teeth and waited for another half hour.

Jiang Lanye looked somewhat bewildered. After standing up, he let Eunuch Cao busy himself with dressing him in his court robes.

In the backlit area, Song Yi was still lying on the table. Perhaps the light was too bright for her eyes, because she covered her eyes with one hand, and the two books were crooked. She wished she could crawl into the books.

Jiang Lanye glanced at them and noticed that both of his books seemed to be wrinkled. He immediately said, "Tell her to get up."

Eunuch Cao was taken aback, only then realizing that there were other people in the bedchamber.

He quickly went over and whispered, "Song Cai Nu, wake up."

It's rare to see something like this: His Majesty is awake, but she is still asleep.

Song Yi moved slightly and managed to lift her head.

Even though she was sleeping soundly, the veil on her face remained on.

Then, she tried to get up, but suddenly hissed.

Eunuch Cao was puzzled and asked her, "What are you doing?"

Song Yi found it difficult to describe her current situation. Simply put, she could only move her head from the neck up, and could only lift her head like this, saying pitifully and awkwardly, "My whole body is numb."

My arms and legs are numb, and my whole body feels like it's crawling with ants; I can't move.

Jiang Lanye's gaze fell on his book, and her brow twitched.

Song Yi also noticed something was wrong. She saw that the top book was soaked with saliva.

Her veil was made of gauze, which certainly couldn't stop her from drooling.

This is too embarrassing.

This book probably isn't anything very important.
She struggled to move her arm and shakily opened the book.

It was filled with Jiang Lanye's annotations.

Judging from the book, it must be a very precious book to him, otherwise he wouldn't be reading it so carefully.

"My concubine."

She wanted to struggle a bit more.

"I did not mean it. I will restore the book to its original state and return it to Your Majesty today. Please forgive me."

Oh no, she couldn't even kneel down and beg for mercy when she said those words.

My legs still haven't regained feeling.

Jiang Lanye seemed unable to look at her any longer and immediately said, "Take the book out and return it tonight."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

Jiang Lanye was speechless and choked with emotion. He turned and walked out.

Song Yi struggled to her feet, clutching two books, and limped out, tears welling in her eyes.

However, this scene quickly spread throughout the harem.

Because she was a newcomer and had rested in Jiang Lanye's bedchamber for two nights, that was to be expected, since others had done it before. But this morning, she still limped out.

Just how intense was it last night?
Song Yilu couldn't walk anymore; her legs seemed numb.

She returned to Xianyue Pavilion feeling utterly hopeless. Xichun, blushing, came out to help her and whispered, "You must have had a hard night, Lady Cai."

Song Yi was on the verge of tears: "I never want to go to the Golden Palace again!"

Xiao Jieyu initially refused to believe the rumor and came out specifically to see her.

Hearing her say that now, she felt that Song Yi was showing off to her. Her face turned pale and then red. She slammed the door shut in anger and refused to come out.

(End of this chapter)