After His Majesty's rebirth, he personally taught the queen to abuse the scumbag

Cheng Mingran straightened her dress and said, "Once the Cheng family's affairs are settled, as for His Majesty...let him do whatever he wants." After all, it would have nothing to do with her in the future.

Shuhua's face was full of heartache: "Your Majesty, His Majesty is different now, why not try again?" she asked.

"I can't afford to lose anymore... let's just leave it at that." Cheng Mingran lay down. She had nothing left to lose.

Shuhua was helpless. She couldn't continue talking since that was the case. She walked aside and slowly extinguished the candle.

Cheng Mingran watched the room grow darker and darker, as if the door to her heart was closing little by little, until the last bit of light was completely blocked.

After Shuhua left the inner hall, Cheng Mingran lay quietly on the bed alone, staring at the ceiling in silence.

The room was filled with the scent of incense, but she was not sleepy at all. All she could think about were the scenes of Ji Lingzhou and her spending time together, as well as the words he had said today.

Has Ji Lingzhou changed? In fact, she always felt that she knew him very well. She had actually had quite a lot of contact with Ji Lingzhou these days. If she were to ask whether he had changed, she might be the one who could feel it most intuitively.

I have to say that Ji Lingzhou is indeed different from before. He has changed a lot, and his whole person seems to be softer.

but……

Cheng Mingran just didn't dare to believe him anymore, because the injuries on her body kept reminding her of everything she had suffered in the past few months. She was scared, so she wanted to retreat.

Ji Lingzhou's sudden change in appearance made her feel uneasy. She was afraid that beneath this layer of sugar coating was an abyss of sin from which she could not escape.

Cheng Mingran closed her eyes little by little. It all seemed like a dream, a dream of unknown life and death...

When Ji Lingzhou returned to Lianyi Palace again, the candles inside had been extinguished. He dismissed all the palace servants and went to the inner hall alone.

Cheng Mingran seemed to have fallen asleep. He walked towards her slowly with light footsteps. There was a faint scent of incense in the room, which he had specially asked someone to deliver.

He knew that Cheng Mingran had not been sleeping well since she came out of the cold palace, so he specially asked someone to prepare this calming incense. Now that he saw that it was effective, he felt a little relieved.

Ji Lingzhou walked to the side of Cheng Mingran's bed and lifted the curtain. Cheng Mingran's even breathing could be heard from inside, indicating that she had indeed fallen asleep.

He sat down aside. The light in the room was dim, and it was actually a little difficult to see clearly, but he could see things barely.

The rain outside was still falling, but this weather seemed more suitable for sleeping. He raised his hand to touch Cheng Mingran's face, but I backed off before I put my hand on her. It might not be good if I woke her up.

Ji Lingzhou took his hand back again. He looked at the peaceful little woman with a lot of emotions in his heart. In fact, he had almost never seen her like this, especially in his previous life.

The number of times they had shared a bed together was not counted, but he had never really sat down and looked at her sleeping face.

Seeing her now, Ji Lingzhou couldn't tell what emotion he felt. He actually had some feelings recently. He could feel that he seemed to have some different emotions towards her.

Ji Lingzhou sighed slightly. The rain outside was getting heavier, but he had no intention of leaving. He didn't know if there would be thunder tonight. She was afraid of thunder. If he left, would she be scared later?

Ji Lingzhou may not have realized that he now thinks about a lot more things than before, and most of them are still from Cheng Mingran's perspective...

The room was completely quiet, and the sound of rain outside became more and more rapid. Cheng Mingran's forehead began to sweat. She had a dream...

The dream was when I had just been banished to the cold palace. The weather was not cold at that time... For some reason, a lot of snakes suddenly appeared in the cold palace that day.

The snakes were spitting out their tongues and circling in the yard, refusing to leave. She stood aside and didn't dare to move at all. She covered her mouth, fearing that the snakes would come over to her.

But the snakes seemed to be heading for her, all crawling towards her. She couldn't hold on any longer, and shouted for help, for help, but no one would pay attention to her even if she knocked on the door of the cold palace.

She dreamed that the snakes were crawling all over her body, and some even drilled into her neck. She felt cold all over and was terrifying.

pain……

it hurts...

“No…no…” Cheng Mingran’s face was full of anxiety, and she continued to struggle even in her sleep.

Ji Lingzhou noticed her abnormality and looked solemn. Was she having a nightmare again?

He didn't care about anything else and just held her hand, only to find that her palms were covered in cold sweat.

"No... Help... Save me." Cheng Mingran was still begging for help even in her dream.

The snakes crawled over her body, then wrapped around her wrists and ankles, and even crawled into her sleeves and around her neck.

She just felt that it was difficult to breathe. Who could come to save her? Help...

Cheng Mingran was almost in despair. She looked at the door of the cold palace. Why? Why couldn't anyone come to help her? She had done nothing wrong...

"I'm not wrong... I'm not wrong..." Cheng Mingran's voice was weak, but Ji Lingzhou was very close to her, so he could still hear the words clearly.

He approached Cheng Mingran: "Cheng Mingran?" He called her name.

But Cheng Mingran was like being in a nightmare. She was afraid, panicked, and desperate. I don't know if it was out of the instinct to survive, but she began to struggle repeatedly.

The sound of rain was still going on, mixed with the sound of wind. The wind and rain were howling so loudly that Cheng Mingran began to twist her body.

"Help... Help... No..." She shouted over and over again, but no one came to help her in her dream.

Seeing that something was not right, Ji Lingzhou actually hugged the person in his arms from behind: "Cheng Mingran?" he continued to call.

Cheng Mingran shook her head, and Ji Lingzhou reached out and stroked her back: "It's okay, don't be afraid, it's just a nightmare."

Cheng Mingran didn't stop struggling, Ji Lingzhou refused to let her go, just stroked her again and again: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, everything is okay."

He didn't know what Cheng Mingran dreamed about, but he could probably guess that it must be related to her experience in the cold palace.

Because apart from those few months, she didn't seem to have suffered any hardship or pain.

Thinking of this, Ji Lingzhou suddenly felt a little regretful. Was he too cruel to her before?

If I hadn't banished her to the cold palace, she might not have become so frightened now...