Chapter 192 Returning Home Incense

After seeing Granny Xi off, Jiang Fenghua was also unsettled. Su Tingwan had indeed regained her memories of her past life. Su Tingwan already knew that she would become the Empress in the future, which was why she was so fearless.

If Ji Chen's death hadn't delayed her journey, would she have already gone to the border to reunite with the Su family?

She couldn't afford to rely on Xie Shang's favor to secure her position. Yesterday, in addition to bestowing treasures upon her as a reward, the Emperor also granted her a royal gold medal inscribed with the words "As if I were personally present." With it, she could roam freely in the palace and even throughout the world.

She was initially confused, but then Eunuch Cao told her to quickly thank the Emperor for his favor, as receiving this gold medal represented power and the Emperor's trust in her.

"Your Highness, what's wrong? Your face is so pale." Lianye saw that she hadn't spoken for a long time and was lost in thought.

"It's nothing, I'm probably just a little tired. I'll be fine after a nap."

Lianye helped her to bed and then lowered the curtains, but Jiang Fenghua suddenly stopped her, "Don't lower the curtains, and don't turn off the lights. Lianye, come to bed and sleep with me!"

Lotus Leaf was stunned...

Jiang Fenghua looked at her expectantly. She also took off her outer clothes and crawled into the quilt. She was afraid of crowding the baby in the princess's belly, so she tried to keep some distance from the outside.

At this moment, Jiang Fenghua suddenly grasped Lianye's hand and murmured, "It's warm, and your body is warm too. Lianye, you're still by my side. It's so good."

Lianye felt a warm glow in her heart. She seemed to have seen this kind of young lady before. "Your Highness, go to sleep. You've had a long day. I'll stay with you."

She was tired and soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Fenghua was half-asleep and half-awake. She dreamed of some things from her past life. In the dream, her hands and body were stained with blood, and blood was flowing from between her fingers. She cried out repeatedly, "Lianye, no, no!"

Lianye was awakened and saw that the princess's face was covered with tears and her body was trembling. She was crying and calling out words that she could not hear.

Lianye quickly woke her up, "Miss, what's wrong? Wake up, I'm here."

But no matter how she called, she couldn't wake her up. Lianye seemed to remember that when she was very young, she also had nightmares for a period of time. In the dream, she called her name and also called Hongxiu's name.

Jiang Fenghua seemed trapped in that dream, unable to wake up, and tears kept flowing. Lianye then called Aoxue in.

Seeing this, Ao Xue quickly took her pulse and saw that she frowned. "The princess's pulse is beating very fast. She seems very nervous. If this continues, it will harm the child."

"What should we do? Should we call the imperial physician?" Lianye asked.

Ao Xue took out a small porcelain bottle and placed the mouth of the bottle near Jiang Fenghua's nose. After a while, she finally calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.

Lianye asked, "What is this? What's wrong, Your Highness?"

“Gui Ning Xiang is also a special kind of incense that has the effect of calming the nerves and helping with sleep.” She then took Jiang Fenghua’s pulse.

Lianye asked with concern, "How is it?"

"It's all over now. The princess's pulse has stabilized. She can sleep until tomorrow morning. What is the princess afraid of? She's crying even in her sleep."

Lianye shook her head. "I don't know. She was like this for a while when she was little, but she stopped after a while. Ever since she saw Granny Xi today, she's been restless. Just now, when she was asleep, she was very nervous when she grabbed my hand and kept calling out my and Hongxiu's names. I don't know what scary things happened in Miss's dream. I was scared too."

Ao Xue frowned and handed the Gui Ning Incense to Lian Ye. "If the Princess has nightmares again, give her this to calm her nerves. She will then stop having nightmares and sleep soundly. It won't cause any harm to her body or affect the baby."

Lian Ye picked up the lotus leaf and smelled it. She found it to be refreshingly fragrant and very pleasant. "If only Miss had this when she was little, she wouldn't have had so many nightmares."

Ao Xue asked Lian Ye, "What exactly happened to the Princess? You've served her since she was a child, has anything terrifying happened to her?"

"No, Miss is doing well. If Guining Incense can help Miss stop having nightmares, that would be wonderful." Lianye was telling the truth.

The next morning, Jiang Fenghua woke up as if nothing had happened. Seeing Aoxue and Lianye guarding her room, she stretched and said, "I slept so well last night. I feel refreshed. Did you light some incense?"

Seeing that she had forgotten about crying in her dream last night, Lianye asked, "Does Your Highness remember nothing at all?"

"What should I remember?" Jiang Fenghua got out of bed, supporting her belly. "I remember sleeping with you last night."

"Yes, the princess is holding my hand very tightly."

Jiang Fenghua smiled awkwardly, "It's because I wanted to sleep with Lianye last night." Actually, she was a little uneasy, which is why she wanted Lianye to sleep with her.

Aoxue and Lianye exchanged a glance. Just as Aoxue was about to say something, Lianye said, "This servant will help the Princess wash up!" Since she had forgotten the unhappy things in her dream, there was no need to remember them.

Jiang Fenghua truly had no recollection of the nightmare she had last night; it must have been the effect of the Guining Incense that made her forget what happened in the dream.

Gui Ning Xiang has the effect of calming the mind and soothing the spirit, and can bring peace to those who are plagued by nightmares.

Jiang Fenghua was unaware of what the two were thinking. Remembering what Granny Xi had said yesterday, she decided that since Su Tingwan knew about her past life, she would deal with whatever came her way. So what if the Su family had military power? She wasn't afraid of them.

Now she's worried that Su Tingwan and Empress Cheng, those two fools, might do something stupid that could affect Xie Shang's appointment as crown prince.

With the New Year fast approaching, Xie Shang will be returning to the capital to receive his title after the New Year. There are still a few months left, and we absolutely cannot afford any mishaps.

Now that Su Tingwan has left the capital, if something unexpected happens to her outside, then don't blame her.

She asked Lianye to pass the message to Lin Yu, instructing her to arrange for someone to take care of it. Su Tingwan was protected by the Su family and was not so easy to deal with, but at least it would slow down Su Tingwan's journey to the border.

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After having breakfast, Jiang Fenghua went to Kunning Palace to pay her respects to the Empress. This was one of the downsides of being in the palace; as a royal daughter-in-law, paying her respects and showing courtesy every day was her duty as a daughter-in-law.

The Empress is her mother-in-law, and Empress Cheng enjoys tormenting her daughter-in-law just like she did in her previous life. She had to go to the Empress's place every day to listen to her lectures. The Empress took it as a joke, but Jiang Fenghua took it as her only chance to see Xie Shang. She was pitifully foolish.

As soon as she arrived at the entrance of Kunning Palace, she happened to meet Consort Yan. She went up to greet her, which was the most basic courtesy.

Consort Yan glared at Jiang Fenghua with her eyes narrowed. It was Jiang Fenghua who had run to the palace and taken Luo Ziqiong away. She had heard that Luo Ziqiong had even been rewarded by the Emperor.

In her mind, Luo Ziqiong dared to act this way because she was corrupted by Jiang Fenghua.

Consort Yan said bluntly, "Even though Princess Heng is heavily pregnant, she hasn't been idle. Her own husband is not in the capital; he's still fighting a war outside. Yet you all seem to be having a great time. Luo Ziqiong is never in the mansion either. Where has the Princess taken her?"