In the end, Li Ji went to sleep in the carriage alone.
The room was left to Hua Manman and Jiao Gui.
Jiao Gui hadn't expected the Regent King to actually give in.
She couldn't help but murmur.
"I thought the Regent King would throw us both out."
After all the fuss that night, Hua Manman was dead tired.
She scrambled onto the bed, mumbling.
"Forget about him. Let's get to sleep. We have to travel again tomorrow morning."
Perhaps because the Regent King had slept in this bed, his scent lingered on the bedding.
Hua Manman thought she would find it unsettling.
But for some reason, she found the scent surprisingly reassuring.
It was like a drifting ship that had finally found its harbor.
Jiao Gui lay on the floor mat.
She turned on her side to face the bed and said in a hushed voice,
"I've heard the Regent King is notoriously moody and ruthless.
Anyone who opposes him meets a terrible end.
I don't know what he was thinking, attacking you tonight, Young Master.
