Xiao Ruyu suddenly became about 70% awake and got up from the bed.

After shaking her head twice to make sure she was not dreaming, she grabbed the little palace maid who had just reported to her.

"Take a concubine?"

"Didn't the Empress Dowager issue an order to cancel it?"

The little maid thought she was having a nightmare, and she knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, "I don't know what the little princess is talking about."

Xiao Ruyu threw back the quilt and went straight to the imperial physician.

【Master! Master——】

Doctor Yang had already expected Xiao Ruyu to come. He sighed and held a prescription in his hand.

Seeing that he seemed to have known this for a long time, Xiao Ruyu asked.

【Master, do you already know this? 】

Doctor Yang nodded slightly and handed the prescription to the nanny beside him.

Only then did Xiao Ruyu see clearly that this person was the Empress Dowager's personal nanny, Nanny Wei.

"Give these medicines to the Queen Mother and take them three times a day."

He handed the prescription to Nanny Wei and gave some instructions.

Nanny Wei took the prescription, bowed and thanked her, "Thank you for troubling Doctor Yang. I will go get the medicine for the Empress Dowager right away."

After she left, Doctor Yang spread his hands, turned around, walked to the table and sat down.

[What is going on? Why is there no effect when entering a dream? ]

Xiao Ruyu rushed forward, her face anxious.

Doctor Yang held her down helplessly, "It's not working."

Seeing that she was puzzled, he pointed in the direction of Nanny Wei who had just left, "The Empress Dowager sent someone to come for the imperial physician early in the morning, saying that it was a nightmare yesterday."

"Well, I asked the master to prescribe some tranquilizers for her and then left."

[Just prescribe some tranquilizers? ]

Xiao Ruyu confirmed it again in disbelief.

Seeing Doctor Yang nod slightly, her high expectations were dashed at once.

Xiao Ruyu's eyes were gloomy. She squatted aside, hugging her knees with her hands, lost in thought for a long time.

At this time, Eleven happened to come to practice, and seeing her disappointed look, he quickly spoke up to show his concern. "What happened to the little princess?"

Xiao Ruyu was in a bad mood and remained silent and ignored him.

Seeing her like this, Eleven looked at Doctor Yang with a puzzled look for help.

Doctor Yang sighed and shook his head, leaned down and picked up Xiao Ruyu, "Don't worry about this, little princess. You don't look well."

He held his forehead and racked his brains to think of a solution.

"Master remembered that the Qingming Festival, the day for ancestor worship, will be coming soon."

"I vaguely remember that the Queen Mother is most averse to matters concerning ancestors. Why don't you try to start from that aspect, little princess?"

When he mentioned ancestor worship, Xiao Ruyu quickly reviewed the situations of previous years in his mind.

Every year the Empress Dowager attached great importance to ancestor worship. Although she was frugal in the past, she spared no effort in manpower and material resources in ancestor worship, which shows that she attached great importance to ancestors.

It's not a bad idea.

[Master, do you want me to pretend to be an ancestor and beat the Empress Dowager in her dream? ]

Xiao Ruyu blinked and looked at him.

"The little princess is really smart and understands things quickly." Doctor Yang nodded.

But when it comes to this matter, Xiao Ruyu hesitated again. Impersonating an ancestor is extremely disrespectful, especially since the ancestor she is impersonating is someone she has never seen.

Her face was twisted, she twisted the corners of her clothes and spoke with difficulty.

[Although this is a solution, it seems a bit inappropriate to pretend to be an ancestor. ]

[If the Empress Dowager or the ancestors in heaven and on earth knew about this...]

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shrink her neck and fell into deep entanglement.

After a long time, Xiao Ruyu raised his head and asked with some concern.

[Master, is there any other way? ]

Doctor Yang shook his head slightly, seemingly silent but actually answering everything.

【Then I'll think about it again. 】

As it was almost time to go to school, Xiao Ruyu lowered his head and reluctantly moved away.

Eleven watched her leave, but kept these words deeply in his mind.

It's quiet in the night.

The Queen Mother was sleeping soundly on the bed, her expression suddenly became tangled, and she saw the ancestor's back in a daze.

"The late emperor..."

"Why are you here..."

She murmured and fell into a dream.

The figure from behind looked very much like the late emperor who had passed away long ago. The empress dowager looked at him in disbelief, her body trembling slightly.

She stretched out her hand to touch the late emperor, but was afraid it would be in vain.

"After I leave, you should be the Empress Dowager."

The "late emperor" turned slowly, and when the Empress Dowager saw his face that was exactly the same as when he was alive, her pupils slowly dilated.

"Emperor, why are you here?"

"I came to see you." The "late emperor" in the distance always kept some distance from the empress dowager and spoke in a pretentious tone.

"Since I left, I have not been able to rest every day. I always feel that something is unfinished."

"Have you ever heard of the story of a beautiful woman bringing disaster to a country?"

The Empress Dowager was stunned and nodded, "Why did the late emperor suddenly mention this?"

The late emperor coughed twice and said, "I anticipated this, so I came to remind you."

"Don't ever forget that beauty is the root of trouble."

"The time has come. I am leaving."

His voice gradually faded away, and then the scene in front of him faded away.

The Empress Dowager struggled on the bed, "The late Emperor, the late Emperor!"

She woke up suddenly, sat up and realized it was just a dream, and broke out in a cold sweat.

On the other side, inside Eleven’s residence.

Eleven's soul returned to the body and he took back his spiritual power, but his head was empty and he fell straight under the bed.

…

The next morning, Emperor Shangwen was summoned to Shou'an Palace as soon as he finished his morning court session.

"Your son pays respect to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother leaned on the bed, looking frightened.

Seeing Emperor Shangwen coming, she quickly grabbed his hands and said urgently, "Emperor, the late emperor told me in a dream yesterday that you must never take a concubine again."

Emperor Shangwen was delighted, but could not show it too obviously, so he asked quickly.

"What do you mean?"

The Empress Dowager recalled what happened yesterday and combined it with the dreams she had a few days ago, and she couldn't help but shudder.

"Beauty is a disaster for a country. Our ancestors have pointed it out. If you take a concubine, it will definitely lead to unexpected events."

"Emperor, the matter of taking a concubine must be cancelled immediately!"

"Your son is following the Empress Dowager's order." Emperor Shangwen bowed hastily, unable to suppress his inner excitement.

He was about to get up and leave to quickly tell Queen Duan the news, but was stopped again.

"There is one more thing." The Empress Dowager tucked the corner of the quilt, moved up, and thought for a moment, "The Qingming Festival will be held in a few days. I think it would be better to hold the ceremony a few days earlier."

"My eagerness to take a concubine these days must have displeased the late emperor. I will offer sacrifices to our ancestors as soon as possible to show my sincerity to them."

Emperor Shangwen readily agreed, "I will do whatever the Empress Dowager tells me to do."

"I hereby order the cancellation of the marriage, and all previous orders are revoked."

He stood up, bowed and took his leave, then went straight to Queen Duan's palace.

Inside the Queen's Palace at this time.

Xiao Ruyu stuffed food into his mouth, but he looked absent-minded.