After Spending a Passionate Night with the Eldest Princess - Chapter 6

“Miss Qin must be joking.” Xin Yuan was somewhat speechless.

How would she know whether this woman would dream of her or not? She was not the god in charge of dreams.

Miss Qin looked deeply at her and slowly said, “Does Miss Xin dare make a bet with me?”

“What are we betting?” Xin Yuan became interested. Right now, she had nothing much to lose.

Miss Qin slightly curved her lips. “We’ll bet on whether I can dream of you tonight.”

Xin Yuan: “…”

Suddenly, she no longer wanted to bet. Mainly because this wager was unfair. Whether she dreamed or not was entirely up to this woman’s words. This was clearly a game Xin Yuan was bound to lose.

Her thoughts shifted, and she asked calmly, “If you dream of me and I lose, what happens?”

“After entering the capital, Miss Xin will obey my orders and help me handle a few matters.”

As the current dynasty’s Eldest Princess, keeping one person by her side was naturally simple.

But she was also afraid of harming the innocent. If she could avoid forcing others, that would be best—provided that the young woman before her truly was innocent.

Besides, she did indeed need Xin Yuan’s cooperation in doing certain things in order to verify the guesses in her heart.

“And if Miss Qin does not dream of me, and I win?” Xin Yuan asked again.

“Then that depends on what Miss Xin wants.”

What did she want? Xin Yuan thought for a moment. “I want one hundred taels of silver.”

Otherwise, if she found a chance to run away one day, even getting enough to eat would be difficult.

Having no money was a huge problem.

Hearing this, Miss Qin’s smile deepened. “It’s a deal.”

Wanting silver was a good thing.

A person with no desires or requests was the truly difficult one to deal with.

“Then I’ll humbly accept your concession.” Xin Yuan chuckled and cupped her hands in a clumsy, somewhat improper salute, then obediently lay down.

Miss Qin was somewhat puzzled. What concession?

Only when she was about to fall asleep did she understand what that “concession” meant.

Because the person beside her would suddenly sit up every fifteen minutes, let out a loud yawn, then lie back down as if nothing had happened.

That’s right. Xin Yuan had never intended to let Miss Qin sleep.

If she could not sleep, then she would not dream. Xin Yuan wanted to turn this guaranteed losing game into a guaranteed win.

One hundred taels of silver—how could she miss such a good opportunity?

She was determined to stay up this night.

When Xin Yuan sat up for who knew what number of times, Miss Qin finally could not help speaking. “Miss Xin, there is no need for this. I have always acted fairly. I will definitely tell the truth.”

She had not planned to rely on cheating to win, because she instinctively felt that she would still dream of Xin Yuan tonight.

Xin Yuan said nothing. A few minutes later, she sat up again with a serious expression and even muttered to herself, “Why am I sleepwalking again? Sigh, when will this problem of mine get better?”

After saying that, she quickly lay back down.

She was determined to get that one hundred taels.

No matter what this woman said, she would not believe her. She would just pretend not to hear.

Miss Qin amusedly turned over and said nothing more, because she was very sleepy.

A few more minutes passed, and Xin Yuan sat up again. After yawning, she saw that the person with her back to her had no reaction at all. She hesitated, then whispered, “On such a fine night with such beautiful scenery, why doesn’t Miss Qin have a heart-to-heart talk with me? Wasting such a wonderful time sleeping—wouldn’t that be a pity?”

Miss Qin remained motionless, as if she had already fallen asleep.

Xin Yuan immediately grew anxious. She boldly stretched out her hand and patted the other woman’s shoulder. “Miss Qin?”

In the haze of sleep, Miss Qin was suddenly patted by someone, and her body stiffened. All sleepiness vanished.

She frowned, sat up directly, and lit the candle.

Xin Yuan watched nervously, thinking that this woman would not become angry out of embarrassment and drive her out, would she? Then all her efforts would have been for nothing.

Unexpectedly, not only did Miss Qin not drive her out, she even took out a one-hundred-tael banknote and handed it over.

Xin Yuan froze for a moment, then took it and tucked it into her clothes. “Is Miss Qin admitting defeat?”

Was it that simple?

This silver was far too easy to earn. Why did she feel it was a little unreal?

Miss Qin blew out the candle and only answered after lying back down. “This one hundred taels is to buy your silence.”

Because of that dream last night, she had barely slept. Right now, she was truly tired.

Xin Yuan was silent for a moment and felt slightly guilty. What she had done did seem a little unkind. But once she thought of how this was a guaranteed losing game, and how she would have to obey this woman’s orders when the time came, that bit of guilt instantly disappeared completely.

Although the silver was already in her hands, she was still a person with principles.

“What does Miss Qin plan to make me do?”

“Miss Xin need not ask too much. When the time comes, just do as I say.” Miss Qin’s tone was matter-of-fact, as if she was already certain she would win.

Xin Yuan sneered inwardly. She knew this woman had never intended to let her win.

Acting fairly? Telling the truth? As expected, it was all nonsense.

“I can help you do things, but I have conditions too. First, you cannot make me marry anyone. Second, you cannot make me enter a religious order. Third, you cannot make me commit crimes. I won’t do anything that harms others, and you also cannot let others harm me…”

After blurting out all her concerns in one breath, Xin Yuan waited for Miss Qin’s reply.

But the person with her back to her made no movement at all, as if she had already fallen asleep.

The corner of Xin Yuan’s mouth twitched. Unwilling to give up, she said, “Miss Qin? Did you hear what I said?”

“Miss Qin, would you like to hear me sing?”

“If you still don’t speak, I’m going to do broadcast calisthenics.”

“Miss Qin?”

The noise beside her ear continued endlessly. Miss Qin took a deep breath and turned over. “If you don’t shut up, return that one-hundred-tael banknote to me.”

Xin Yuan: “…”

Fine. She would shut up.

She had just obtained one hundred taels to protect herself. She did not want to become penniless again in the blink of an eye.

After choosing to submit to the banknote, Xin Yuan gave up resisting and closed her eyes.

Perhaps because she had barely slept last night either, she soon fell asleep.

In a daze, someone tugged at her collar.

Xin Yuan jolted and saw Miss Qin smiling faintly with raised lips.

The woman’s smile was gentle, her appearance bright and radiant. Countless charms seemed to gather between her brows and eyes. Like a deep abyss, even a simple meeting of eyes could lure someone into sinking in.

Before transmigrating, if Xin Yuan had dreamed of such an otherworldly, peerless beauty throwing herself into her arms, she would have treated it as a beautiful dream and allowed herself to be completely bewitched.

But now, hehe. Her heart was utterly unmoved.

The beauty’s eyelashes trembled slightly. Their breaths mingled, and those red lips gradually drew closer.

The same scene. The same steps…

Xin Yuan smiled wickedly. The instant softness was about to touch softness, she directly pinned the other woman’s hands behind her, swiftly untied the sash at her waist, and bound her up on the spot.

Looking at the woman who seemed frozen in shock, Xin Yuan smiled with great satisfaction. “Go on, smile. You wanted to kiss me, right? You like playing exciting games, right? Today, I’ll risk my life to accompany a noblewoman and let you know what real excitement means.”

The woman’s eyes were blank for an instant. Then, as if regaining clarity, her brows sank. “Impudent. This palace—mmph…”

Before she could say, “This palace will kill you,” her mouth was covered.

“This what? This what? I’ll let you know who was supposed to be in charge.” Xin Yuan felt extremely delighted. In her dream, was she really going to let this woman make waves? “Let me tell you… ah…”

A sharp pain suddenly came from her hand. Xin Yuan abruptly woke up and sat up with lingering fear. Was this woman a dog? She actually bit people.

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something. Like a wooden puppet whose spring had not been wound properly, her entire body stiffly and slowly turned around.

In the darkness, the two of them silently looked at each other.

“You dreamed of me!”

“I dreamed of you.”

The atmosphere stilled.

Xin Yuan stared at the person before her in disbelief. No way, no way. It could not be what she was thinking, right…

Miss Qin got up and lit the candle, her brows and eyes dark. “You speak first.”

Xin Yuan studied her expression and said in a small voice, “You dreamed of me?”

Miss Qin nodded.

Xin Yuan was shocked and continued, “At the beginning, you tugged at my collar?”

Miss Qin nodded again.

Xin Yuan’s breath hitched, and her voice lowered. “You held me and pulled me onto the bed?”

Miss Qin’s expression changed slightly. She noticed the trap in Xin Yuan’s words. Was she trying to push all the responsibility onto her? Truly bold.

Xin Yuan was silent for a moment. “You wanted to kiss me in the dream.”

“Impudent.” Miss Qin’s tone was cold and sharp, her brows tightly furrowed.

In the dream, although she had been personally present, her body had not been under her control at first. Only after she was tied up did she regain some awareness.

Xin Yuan rolled her eyes without caring about her image. “I’m not wrong. Weren’t you the one who took the initiative first? Last time, I simply didn’t react in time, so you took advantage of me. Just now, I tied you up only to protect myself.”

“Last time?” Miss Qin keenly caught the key words in her statement. Several traces of danger appeared in her eyes. “When was this last time? How many times have you dreamed of me? From which day did it begin?”