amaotonovel Chapter 61 Nightmare
Chapter 61 Nightmare
When Xia Taoyuan saw Mu Yanran leaving, Zhang Qianqian and Fang Muyao were still standing there, he wondered: the master has left, why didn't these two follower follow.
She observed for a while and understood. Zhang Qianqian's eyes never left Mu Yun from beginning to end, and she looked like a fangirl. Haha, interesting, it seems that Zhang Qianqian is secretly in love with Mu Yun.
Looking at Fang Muyao again, her eyes were much more reserved than Zhang Qianqian's. She didn't stare at him, but glanced in Qi Nanfeng's direction from time to time.
Xia Taoyuan recalled that before at Wenxin Palace, Fang Muyao acted like a little girl in front of Qi Nanfeng. Could it be that she liked Qi Nanfeng?
Xia Taoyuan suddenly had an idea. If she could lend a helping hand to Fang Muyao and help her connect with Qi Nanfeng, she wouldn't have to worry about Qi Nanfeng in the future. He often went to Yingyuan at night. If someone saw him, he wouldn't be able to explain himself even if he had mouths all over his body.
She was just thinking about it. Although Fang Muyao didn't look at her with murderous eyes like Zhang Qianqian, she was not kind either. It would be better to avoid provoking these two people. Thinking of this, she simply stopped looking at those people.
After a while, she saw Chu Xingluo walking towards her. Xia Taoyuan rushed over happily and threw herself into Chu Xingluo's arms.
"Can we leave now?" Xia Taoyuan asked.
Chu Xingluo touched her head and smiled, "You can go now."
When Wei Jinghe saw him coming, he went home.
Seeing Xia Taoyuan and Chu Xingluo turn around and leave, Qi Nanfeng's eyes were full of disappointment. Seeing this, Mu Yun pulled Qi Nanfeng away, leaving Fang Muyao and Zhang Qianqian standing there.
After leaving the palace, Long Yanqingyun was already waiting in a carriage. The two got on the carriage and headed all the way to Prince Jing's mansion.
Chu Xingluo pulled Xia Taoyuan into his arms and without saying anything, just held her tightly.
Xia Taoyuan didn't say anything either. She liked Chu Xingluo's embrace, so she just let him hold her quietly.
Soon they arrived at the palace. As soon as Xia Taoyuan entered the gate, he was stunned. A long red carpet was laid on the passage, and red lanterns were hung on the trees on both sides. Red ribbons were wrapped around the branches. Everywhere was festive.
Walking through the corridor, there were four maids standing on each side of the passage, each holding a bunch of flowers. When they saw Xia Taoyuan coming, they shouted in unison: "Welcome, Princess!" It was quite like a shopping mall opening a business to entertain customers.
Xia Taoyuan suppressed her laughter and looked at Chu Xingluo. Chu Xingluo smiled at her and said, "Do you like Long Yan and Qing Yun's idea?"
Xia Taoyuan lowered her head and smiled: "I like it!"
The two of them walked through the courtyard, and seeing that no one was following them, Xia Taoyuan whispered, "I've never seen so many maids before."
"They and the wet nurse are all in Nanyuan. I have Long Yan Qingyun here. When you come, let them serve you." Chu Xingluo replied.
"Nursing mother?" Xia Taoyuan didn't understand what was going on for a moment.
"My wet nurse has been taking care of me since I was born. She came with me when I left the palace to set up my own residence. She has been ill recently and she didn't want us to see her sick, so she didn't come out." Chu Xingluo patted Xia Taoyuan's shoulder, "Let's go, go and rest for a while."
"Do you have time to tell me about your childhood?" Xia Taoyuan asked tentatively. She knew that he lost his mother when he was very young and had to endure a lot at such a young age. She could imagine Chu Xingluo's childhood and she could empathize with him. Both her parents died when she was young, but she still had grandparents who loved her. Although Chu Xingluo had a father, that man was not his father alone. He was the emperor, and he had to deal with state affairs. He also had a queen and three concubines, and he had other children. He must not have had much time to accompany Chu Xingluo.
Xia Taoyuan felt sorry for Chu Xingluo. She felt sorry for this man, very sorry.
"Okay." Chu Xingluo looked at her and responded softly.
When Xia Taoyuan arrived at Chu Xingluo's room, she was indeed a little tired. In addition, she had the habit of taking a nap every day, so she fell asleep in bed not long after lying down.
Chu Xingluo gently covered her with a quilt, sat beside the bed and looked at her quietly.
He didn't know when Wei Zhiying's appearance had taken root in his heart. Was it when he met her in the Yingbin Building after the emperor arranged the marriage? Or was it when he saw her drunk in Yingyuan and carried her upstairs? He didn't know, he only knew that she was what he thought of every morning when he woke up, and she was also what he thought of before going to bed at night.
When I think of her, I feel surprisingly good, and I can't help laughing out loud, because Long Yanqingyun often makes fun of me.
Chu Xingluo saw that Xia Taoyuan was asleep, so he gently closed the door and went to the living room. He picked up a book to read, but how could he continue reading?
Xia Taoyuan wanted to visit the Nanyuan of the Wangfu, she had never been there before, she hummed a song all the way to the Nanyuan, but the Nanyuan was surprisingly quiet, standing outside the courtyard she could not hear any movement inside. She felt a little strange, as if there was a strong sense of oppression enveloping her, she turned around suddenly, almost screaming in fright, and in front of her stood an old man with a hunched body and a long scar on his face.
The old man had an ugly and terrifying face, and his eyes emitted a cold and dim light. She mustered up her courage and asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you?"
“Eh, eh, eh…” The old man made a hoarse and shrill sound, which seemed like he was neither laughing nor crying.
"Ah..." She woke up with a start. Chu Xingluo rushed over when he heard the sound. When Xia Taoyuan saw him, she realized that she had a nightmare and threw herself into his arms.
"What's wrong?" Chu Xingluo asked with concern.
"I had a nightmare. I dreamed of an ugly old man. He was so scary." Xia Taoyuan was still in shock. She often had nightmares, but they had never felt as real as this time.
Chu Xingluo was stunned for a second after hearing this, then he returned to normal and said softly: "Don't be afraid, it's just a dream."
Xia Taoyuan buried her head in his arms and didn't notice his expression change, but she clearly felt his body stiffen for a moment. After a moment, she raised her head and smiled, "With you here, I'm not afraid of anything. Will you accompany me to the back garden to play on the swing?"
"Okay." Chu Xingluo felt relieved to see that she was fine.