The narcissus in the courtyard swayed in the wind.

I should have known better than to cut those flowers to decorate Lu Wuxian's room.

When the plum trees bear green plums, the Qinghe Hall holds lively banquets more frequently than before.

I heard that the emperor's health is getting worse day by day.

"Lian Mei... I'm sorry to trouble you, but can you please go to His Highness's place for me to work the night shift tonight?"

One night at a banquet, the maid, who had never put Lian Mei in her eyes, rarely paid her respects.

"I just worked the night shift last time."

"But there won't be a party that day, right? Please!"

The maid put her hands together and bowed.

Lian Mei thought it would be easy to reject her, but the maid in front of her had a completely different attitude than usual, which made her curious.

"……What's wrong?"

"It's scary. Not only me, but also the people who work the night shift after the banquet recently, all said that His Highness is scary."

"what happened?"

The maid pulled Lian Mei to the corner of the corridor and whispered to her: "Didn't His Highness have a particularly bad temper when he woke up?"

"yes……"

Lian Mei had heard about it before, but because she had never seen it with her own eyes, she had no sense of reality.

"It was the same when His Highness woke up in the middle of the night. Even if he was asked if he felt uncomfortable or if he wanted to drink water, His Highness would stare at me with a scary expression on his face and then curse."

"oh……"

From this point of view, Lu Wuxian was miraculously in a good mood that night a year ago.

"Not only that, especially the night after the banquet, His Highness often has nightmares."

"Having a nightmare...?"

"Yes. I was shocked, so I walked over to check. His Highness didn't know whether he was asleep or awake. He grabbed my hand hard and said some inexplicable words. It scared me to death..."

"..."

Could it be that he had a nightmare and was confused?

"What happened...after I grabbed your hand?"

"Because it was in great pain, I wanted to ask His Highness to let go, but he still wouldn't let go. He screamed out of nowhere, and then suddenly fell down and fell asleep again. Only then did he finally let go. After a look, he found that both hands were

It's a bruise."

The maid looked back at Lu Wuxian's bedroom in fear and clasped her hands together again to beg her.

"Lianmei, please. Aren't you always calm? There must be no problem."

"..."

Lian Mei felt that this was not the problem, but she was still a little worried about Lu Wuxian.

Sister Lian nodded.

"OK!"

"Really? That's great! That's great..."

The maid didn't seem to be shidding away from the hard work, but she was genuinely relieved that she didn't have to be frightened anymore.

She seemed genuinely scared.

The sound of music and laughter came from another house in Qinghe Hall.

The party is almost over...

After Lu Wuxian returned to the bedroom with the help of the maid, he snored loudly while sleeping.

Lian Mei prepared strong tea and sat on a chair in the corner of the room, just like she usually did during the night shift.

There were white lilies she had just planted by the window.

Because the fragrance was very strong, she only cut one branch from the garden.

No one asked her to put flowers in the bedroom, because everyone said that Lu Wuxian had a bad temper when he woke up, so she thought that if he saw flowers when he woke up, he might feel more relaxed.

That's all...

But later I found that regardless of whether he put flowers or not, he was in a bad mood when he woke up, so maybe it didn't have much effect.

If he saw flowers, he might feel calmer... This was just his wishful expectation.

Maybe Lu Wuxian was just like the woman who didn't want to be named, and didn't even notice the flowers in the room.

Lian Mei specially selected scented flowers, hoping that Lu Wuxian would pay attention to them.

...I am a fool too...

No matter how many people around encouraged Lu Wuxian to fight for the throne, Lian Mei knew very well that there was no way Lu Wuxian could win.

Now that you know it, you should find a way out for yourself as soon as possible. Even if you stay in Qinghe Hall, there is no future.

But...I can't leave here.

For some reason, she couldn't leave Lu Wuxian alone.

No, this idea is too strange. Lu Wuxian is a prince, has a mother, a lover, and many flatterers and maids.

Even if a low-key maid is missing, it will not have any impact.

...These are just wishful thinking on my part...

I just missed the past when he smiled happily and gave me snacks.

Just immersed in a small sense of superiority, thinking that he was the only one working the night shift, Lu Wuxian woke up in a good mood...

"Well……"

Hearing the painful moans, Lian Mei stood up quickly.

When he walked to the bed, he found Lu Wuxian clenching his teeth and groaning.

Everything the maid said was true.

Lian Mei immediately picked up Lu Wuxian.

Lu Wuxian opened his eyes and shouted, grabbing Lian Mei's arm.

"……Well!"

Lu Wuxian grabbed him hard, and Lian Mei tried her best to resist the urge to scream.

There will definitely be bruises on your arms.

"I will... I will take action, that guy..."

……What?

Lian Mei wanted to throw away his hand, but she still endured it. Lu Wuxian shook her arm vigorously and said clearly: "That guy is too much of a bother. That guy...I will treat that guy...not me."

No...it must be me..."

"..."

Under the candlelight next to the bed, his expression was truly terrifying.

Although he tried his best to talk, his tone seemed to express his confidence in himself, as if he was about to cry at any time.

"Does it have to be you...?"

Lian Mei asked softly.

"No matter what, it has to be you...?"

"..."

Lu Wuxian grabbed her hand hard and suddenly let go.

"...Yes, it has to be me."

"Why……?"

"anyway……"

Although Lu Wuxian opened his eyes, his expression was empty and he didn't seem to be awake.

Lian Mei slowly turned her painful wrist and held Lu Wuxian's head against her chest.

"It will be over soon..."

Lian Mei said softly, as if she was whispering.

"Don't worry...if you wait a little longer, you can sleep peacefully."

If the rumors are true, the emperor will not be able to survive Xia Tian.
To be continued...