If he had known that the Empress was Shangguan Hongyu, he would have stayed in the capital for a few more days so that he could have reunited with Shangguan Hongyu sooner.

There are not so many things that are taken for granted in this world; everything is predetermined.

The difficulty of defying fate is self-evident.

“Brother Bian, the reason I invited you here is actually to tell you something strange.” Shen Ruhui suddenly lowered her voice.

Bian Lang took a sip of tea, looking quite interested.

“Those circuses that have recently appeared in the capital are very problematic,” Shen Ruhui said.

Bian Lang asked with a smile, "What problems could there be with a circus?"

“I’ve said this to my dad, and he reacted the same way you did. He also thought the circus wouldn’t have any problems.” Shen Ruhui frowned slightly.

Bian Lang continued drinking his tea.

If Shen Ruhui really thinks there's something wrong with the circus, she should at least give a reason for her suspicion.

“Those circus performances were all wonderful, and I loved watching them, so I watched several shows. After that, I had nightmares every night, dreaming about…” Shen Ruhui seemed to realize something was wrong when she got to the crucial point, wondering whether she should say it or not.

Bian Lang asked, "What did you dream about?"

"I dreamt that His Majesty wanted to kill me, and many other people..." Shen Ruhui said through gritted teeth.

Since she already knew that the Empress was Bian Lang's woman, she still spoke ill of the Empress in front of Bian Lang. She was incredibly stupid.

But this matter was really strange, and she felt she had to tell Bian Lang.

Bian Lang smiled and advised, "It's just a dream."

"But in the dream, the Empress also turned into a monster and went on a killing spree. The scene was so realistic," Shen Ruhui said in a rough voice.

Bian Lang's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he asked, "What kind of monster has it turned into?"

“It seems to be… a vine demon, yes, a vine demon,” Shen Ruhui said.

In her dream, the empress transformed into a giant vine demon, wielding thousands of vines, capable of massacring the entire imperial capital in an instant.

If it were just a dream, Shen Ruhui might think it was just a dream.

But if you dream about it every night, and the dreams are all the same, then that's very strange.

What Shen Rusui said later was indeed very important.

Bian Lang asked, "Ru Sui, are you sure you only kept having that dream after watching the circus performance?"

“I’m sure I’ll have that kind of dream, it must be related to the circus,” Shen Ruhui said firmly.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "Alright, I will tell the Empress about this."

Shen Rusui nodded. She had a lot to say to Bian Lang, but she didn't know how to start. In the end, she felt it was better to keep it to herself.

Just as Bian Lang was about to leave, he ran into Shen Sanmu, who had just returned home.

Upon seeing Bian Lang, Shen Sanmu was slightly taken aback, then smiled and asked, "You're here?"

"Does Lord Shen look unwell?" Bian Lang could tell that Shen Sanmu looked preoccupied.

After thinking about it, Shen Sanmu felt it might be better to discuss this matter with Bian Lang, so he invited Bian Lang back to the main hall.

Shen Ruhui got up and went to brew tea again.

“Master Bian, what I want to talk about is dreams…” Shen Sanmu got straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.

Bian Lang asked with a smile, "In the dream, did Hong Yu transform into a vine demon and slaughter the capital?"

"How did you know?" Shen Sanmu was quite shocked.

Bian Lang was equally shocked.

Shen Ruhui did not tell Shen Sanmu about her dream, but Shen Sanmu knew about it, which shows that there were others in the capital who had the same dream as Shen Ruhui.

Bian Lang told him the truth.

"So Ru Sui dreamed about it too," Shen Sanmu murmured.

As the Minister of War, the rumors circulating in the streets were not originally under Shen Sanmu's jurisdiction. However, since the Minister of Justice was a close friend of his, he went over to offer his advice and see if he could come up with a better solution when the Minister of Justice encountered this trouble.

Today alone, hundreds of people came to the Ministry of Justice to report the case.

They all said the same thing: they had the same dream for several nights in a row, in which the empress transformed into a vine demon and massacred the capital.

This is a matter of great importance, and the Minister of Justice has absolutely no idea how to handle it.

He knew that Shen Sanmu was more favored by the Empress, and hoped that Shen Sanmu could help tell the Empress about this.

Shen Sanmu was also troubled and did not agree to the matter.

I never expected to run into Bian Lang so soon after I got home.

In that instant, Shen Sanmu knew that they were all saved.

Let Bian Lang handle this; that way, he won't anger the Empress.

Of all the officials in the court, only Shen Sanmu knew that Shangguan Hongyu was a vine demon.

Now the people are dreaming that the Empress has turned into a vine demon. If the Empress finds out, her first thought will be that Shen Sanmu leaked this secret.

Shen Sanmu's situation has become more dangerous than anyone else's.

The only person who can save him now is Bian Lang.

“Master Bian, I swear to God, I have never leaked anything…” Shen Sanmu was expressing his determination when Shen Ruhui came in with hot tea, forcing him to swallow back what he was about to say.

Shen Ruhui placed the tea on the table and asked with a smile, "Father, you haven't revealed anything?"

"I'm discussing something with Master Bian right now, why don't you go out and have some fun?" Shen Sanmu urged.

Bian Lang felt that Shen Ruhui should stay, since among the three of them, only Shen Ruhui had entered that dream multiple times.

Bian Lang asked Shen Ruhui to stay, and then asked, "Lord Shen, did those people who had dreams all watch the circus performance multiple times?"

"Is there any connection between these two?" Shen Sanmu turned to look at Shen Ruhui.

Shen Ruhui smiled and stuck out her tongue, meaning that her own father didn't believe her, and it was enough as long as Bian Lang believed her.

Bian Lang said, "Lord Shen, can we go to the Ministry of Justice immediately to find out the truth?"

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