In the Northern Palace, Gu Jingxu was lying in an empty room, deep in sleep, his white clothes stained with sweat, and he suddenly frowned, as if he suddenly saw his younger brother.

"Brother Emperor, it hurts so much...it really hurts."

The voice seemed to be pressed under water and could not be heard clearly, but the emotion it conveyed was extremely painful. The cry slowly filtered through the dream.

"younger brother……"

Gu Jingxu breathed heavily, trying to see clearly what was going on in his dream, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see clearly.

In a daze, he seemed to see his brother being tightly locked in chains. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.

The feeling of fear came over him like a tide, impacting everything in him.

"Gu Jingxu, wake up, what's wrong?"

In the midst of fear, a gentle voice spilled into the distance and into his darkness. It illuminated his surroundings and pulled him out of the darkness.

"Well...cough cough cough..."

He woke up from his nightmare. As soon as he woke up, he found a person sitting next to the bed. He immediately raised his hand and was about to hit him.

Su Yanzhi immediately dodged, grabbed Gu Jingxu's wrist, and held the person in his arms, "It's me."

The low voice, slightly familiar, brought Gu Jingxu back to his senses, and he saw clearly that Su Yanzhi was sitting beside his bed. His clothes were thin and his belt was not tied neatly. He used less strength and pushed instead.

Su Yanzhi asked, "Why are you here?"

Su Yanzhi's arms were empty, but he was not angry. He sat on the bedside and watched Gu Jingxu tie his belt. A smile appeared on his face unconsciously, "Your Highness, you also have nightmares."

Gu Jingxu wiped the sweat from his forehead. Jing Xi's cries in the nightmare seemed to still be in his ears. He lowered his gaze, and his heart was still beating a little fast.

He said nothing and looked up at Su Yanzhi coldly.

The man in the off-white underwear didn't restrain himself. He went directly to Gu Jingxu's bed and leaned against him. "Just now, you looked like... you were ruined."

Gu Jingxu's eyes turned cold, and he raised his hand and grabbed Su Yanzhi's collar, "Su Yanzhi, don't talk nonsense."

He gave a cold warning, pushed Su Yanzhi away with a flick of his hand, and then began to tie his belt.

The man who was pushed away had a low smile. He straightened his clothes and looked at Gu Jingxu, "Your Highness, you look so beautiful when you are sweating. Even the frowning and broken feeling of holding on to the clothes is heart-warming."

Gu Jingxu's eyes were cold, and the strength in his hands tightened. He said nothing.

The hair fell down, stained with sweat, and was slightly blown by the wind from the half-open window. It dissipated a bit of coldness. Su Yanzhi's eyes moved, and his heart trembled for some reason.

As soon as her lips moved, the words came out: "You must look good when you cry."

Gu Jingxu paused while tying his belt and looked at Su Yanzhi, "What do you mean?"

"I heard that His Highness the Second Prince of Nan Kingdom has a soft personality and loves to cry... I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince also likes... to cry."

Su Yanzhi looked at Gu Jingxu with a low smile, "Will you cry?"

But Gu Jingxu didn't guess what this man wanted to do. He continued to tie his belt with cold eyes, "I never cry."

When he was a child, his younger brother was weak and liked to cry. In order to comfort his younger brother, he never cried or made trouble, because only if he didn't cry, his younger brother would not be afraid and would be fine.

Su Yanzhi suddenly grabbed Gu Jingxu's wrist and held down his belt-tying hand, "How about I teach you how to serve the king?"
Chapter completed!