I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 10 Tips
Xia Qiaoru's bed was at the innermost part, and everyone else was asleep, so no one noticed when the two of them entered the room.

With the help of moonlight, Chu Liuzheng helped Xia Qiaoru to sit down on the bed and gently helped her take off her clothes.

The fabric pulled at the whip wounds, and Xia Qiaoru gasped softly in pain.

"Bear with it." Chu Liuzheng moved gently, and after taking off her clothes, she saw the criss-cross whip marks on Xia Qiaoru's body that were still oozing blood. She couldn't help but tears up in her eyes.

[In less than two hours, he was injured like this. 】

[The Ministry of Punishment is really not a place for human beings to stay! ]

"I'm fine." Xia Qiaoru smiled and comforted her good sister, "I'm lucky to be able to get out alive. These injuries will heal in a few days."

"How can it be as easy as you say?" Chu Liuzheng glared at her, wrung out a handkerchief in hot water, leaned closer and whispered, "Just bear with it, I'll help you clean the wound first. There's still a lot of the wound medicine that His Majesty gave me last time, I brought it with me, and I'll apply it on you later."

"Your Majesty gave it to you. Keep it for yourself." Xia Qiaoru refused. "I have medicine here."

"That medicine is very effective. It won't leave scars after application."

Seeing that Xia Qiaoru was still trying to refuse, Chu Liuzheng glared at her: "If you are left with scars all over your body, how can you marry your brother Zhijie after you leave the palace?"

When Xia Qiaoru heard the words "Brother Zhijie", a blush appeared on her pale face, and then faded away.

She smiled and said, "If he dislikes me because of the scar, why should I marry him?"

Knowing that she was just being stubborn, Chu Liuzheng didn't expose her. He carefully cleaned and applied medicine to her skin, then wrapped it tightly with breathable gauze to prevent the ointment from getting on her clothes.

The coolness brought by the ointment relieved some of the pain. Xia Qiaoru put on her clothes, put her arms around Chu Liuzheng's waist, and said softly, "Thank you."

"Why are you thanking me?" Chu Liuzheng patted her head. "When I was working in the pharmacy, if you hadn't gotten me medicine and taken good care of me, I would have died of a high fever."

Xia Qiaoru muttered: "But I only saved you once, and you saved me many times."

"Why do you have to prioritize when saving lives?" Chu Liuzheng said helplessly, "You are just worried, but this is not conducive to healing. Don't think about it anymore, do you hear me?"

"I heard you." Xia Qiaoru kept the friendship in her heart and started to drive him away, "It's getting late. You still have to serve in front of the emperor tomorrow. Go back and rest."

"You go to sleep first." Chu Liuzheng picked up the hot water basin, "I'll pour the water and leave."

"Okay." Xia Qiaoru was tortured and indeed felt exhausted, so she didn't force herself to come.

She lay on her side on the bed to avoid putting pressure on the wound, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully in the faint scent of medicine.

*
After returning to Nongyun Garden, Chu Liuzheng pushed the door open and found Cuiyun was already asleep.

Perhaps she was not used to the new place, Cuiyun woke up immediately when she heard the sound of the door opening. She was relieved to see that it was Chu Liuzheng. She rubbed her eyes, muttered something, turned over and fell asleep again.

Nong Yunyuan doesn't have hot water available all the time like the pharmacy, and the hot water on the stove is gone.

Chu Liuzheng hastily washed himself with the cold well water and went to bed shivering.

The result of not getting enough rest at night was that Chu Liuzheng, who was awakened by his biological clock, had two dark bruises under his eyes.

She has fair skin and her dark circles are more obvious than those of ordinary people, as if someone punched her in the eyes twice.

Chu Liuzheng ate breakfast almost in a sleepwalking state, dragged his feet to the tea room in a half-asleep and half-awake state, and almost bumped into Xiao Anzi who ran out.

Xiao Anzi is Zhou Yuande's new apprentice. He is only fifteen years old and is a smart and pleasing person.

He was startled by Chu Liuzheng's appearance, "Hey, what's wrong with you, girl?"

"I didn't sleep well last night." Chu Liuzheng yawned sleepily and asked, "The court meeting hasn't ended yet, what are you rushing to do?"

Xiao Anzi said, "A batch of ink has just arrived at the inner treasury. My master asked me to take a look. If there are any good Hui inks, please bring two pieces to the Wenhua Palace." Chu Liuzheng nodded. Emperor Shunguang liked to use Hui ink, so Zhou Yuande, the caring eunuch in chief, would of course cater to his preferences.

"I'll have someone bring two eggs to you later so you can apply some on your eyes."

In fact, Chu Liuzheng had already applied eggs, but she didn't need to reject other people's kindness.

She smiled and thanked him, saying, "I will have to praise you in front of Eunuch Zhou later. How could he accept such a thoughtful and considerate disciple? I am jealous of him."

Xiao Anzi immediately smiled and said a few humble words. Without wasting time on idle chat, he said goodbye and left.

After boiling the mountain spring water, Chu Liuzheng rubbed his brows sleepily, sincerely hoping that the tyrant would not seek a meeting with the court officials today.

Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. Emperor Shunguang not only summoned the court officials to discuss the matter, but also summoned a lot of others.

"You must be careful today and don't make any mistakes." Zhou Yuande reminded before leaving, his eyes falling on Cuiyun.

Cuiyun quickly assured: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will follow my sister's instructions."

"You are quite smart. It is a blessing for you that Miss Liu Zheng is willing to give you some advice. You should learn it well. Once you have mastered it, it will be your own ability."

Zhou Yuande flicked his whisk, then held his other arm and said meaningfully, "If you want to serve tea, just serve it properly. Don't think about things you shouldn't think about, and don't do things you shouldn't do."

Cuiyun's face turned a little red, as if her secrets had been exposed.

She bowed to Zhou Yuande and said, "Thank you for your advice, eunuch."

Seeing that she was still sensible, Zhou Yuande added: "Being able to serve in front of the emperor is a blessing from the previous life. Only by cherishing the blessing can you enjoy long-term benefits."

Cuiyun: "Yes."

After the lecture, Zhou Yuande smiled at Chu Liuzheng and said, "Miss, please be busy first. I have to go and serve His Majesty."

Chu Liuzheng bowed and said, "Eunuch Zhou, take care."

[Although Chief Eunuch Zhou likes to be sarcastic and treat people differently, who in the palace is not like this? He is still kind-hearted. I don't need to say anything more. I hope Cuiyun can listen to him.]

"Sister, did I do something wrong to make Eunuch Zhou unhappy?" Cuiyun raised her head, her eyes red, and looked at Chu Liuzheng eagerly, looking quite pitiful.

[Wow, this little girl is really good at acting. She cries as soon as she says she will cry. Is she trying to get my sympathy? ]

[Are you expecting me to give you some advice or to scold Manager Zhou? If I scold him, I can guarantee with my head that the scolding will reach the ears of the real owner in no time.]

Chu Liuzheng secretly raised his eyebrows, adhering to the principle of seeing through but not saying, and leaving a way out for everything, and said in a gentle voice: "Eunuch Zhou also means well, if you do your job well, no one can find fault with you."

Cuiyun nodded, raised her hand to wipe her eyes, but didn't really cry. She went to make tea obediently.

Chu Liuzheng sighed lightly, raised his hand to tap his confused head, applied some peppermint oil on both sides of his temples, and tried to cheer himself up.

After a while.

"Cuiyun, are you ready?"

"Everything is ready as my sister said."

Cuiyun was a little nervous, and followed Chu Liuzheng closely, carrying a mahogany tray.

The atmosphere in Wenhua Hall today is relatively harmonious. Xiao Jingfan is discussing the sale of salt and iron with the ministers.

The general direction has been decided at the court meeting, and now they are discussing the details.

(End of this chapter)