When Li Shimin woke up, dawn had already broken.
He lay in bed in a daze for a long while, then suddenly laughed, laughing heartily. His clear laughter echoed through the bedchamber and carried outside as well!
He had finally gotten a good night's sleep!!
There had been no gloomy mist, no rotten stench, and no face of Li Jiancheng.
None of those hateful Lost Souls!
There had been nothing at all!!
Just a quiet, ordinary night!
Li Shimin sat up in bed and felt much lighter all over.
Although his body had not fully recovered, he was far better off than yesterday.
"Your Majesty, you're awake?" Yuchi Gong's voice came from beyond the door. "How was last night?"
"Come in." There was a trace of laughter in Li Shimin's voice.
Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong walked in. Both were in high spirits; missing a night's sleep meant little to them.
"Your Majesty, how did you sleep last night?" Qin Qiong asked.
"Very well." Li Shimin smiled. "I haven't slept this well in a very long time."
"That's good." Yuchi Gong grinned. "I told you, with us here, what Lost Soul would dare come in?"
For some time afterward, Li Shimin slept very well.
Every night, Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong appeared outside the bedchamber door on time and stood guard until dawn. Li Shimin could sleep a full eight hours every day. His spirits steadily improved, and his complexion grew rosier by the day.
But good times did not last.
Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong were human too. They had military affairs to handle during the day and had to stand guard at night. They could not spare any time for their wives and children. Other people enjoyed reunions and celebrations during festivals, and occasionally some affection with their