When emperors had dreams, they usually felt they had some kind of warning, and they would ask the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to interpret them.
Last night, Liu Mu flicked his hand by the Emperor's window, and the Emperor, half asleep, had a dream. He dreamt that a beautiful woman, whose face he couldn't see clearly, was walking in front of him, leading him to chase after her.
Although he didn't know who that person was, she had a strange attraction for him, to the point that he wanted to stay asleep in this dream forever, just to follow her figure.
The feeling was so wonderful, much easier than being a king, that he couldn't stop thinking about it after waking up.
"It has been a long time since I have had a dream."
The Emperor stretched and rose from his dragon bed, then called out loudly, "Someone, go and summon the Imperial Observatory!"
His voice held a hint of amusement as he spoke, sounding extremely cheerful. Then, turning his head and seeing a painting beside him, he was startled: "Help! Help!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this servant is here, this servant is here. What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Shou Quan, who was on night watch, crawled in and knelt at the emperor's feet in a panic.
"Who brought this painting here to me?" the Emperor roared in fury.
Shouquan shook his head repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, this servant truly knows nothing. This servant did not see anyone go in and take this thing, this servant does not know where it came from. This servant is guilty, this servant deserves to die. This servant will take it away immediately and will never let it appear before Your Majesty again."
Shouquan reached out to take the painting away, but the Emperor stopped him.
The emperor thought of the dream he had the previous night, and of the nameless beauty in it, and suddenly he was no longer afraid. He felt that this must be a gift he had brought back from his dream.
"No need, you may all leave now. When the Imperial Observatory arrives, have him come in directly to see me."
Seeing that the Emperor's anger had subsided, Shouquan felt much more at ease. He quickly directed a few people to tidy up the room, and then took the opportunity to run out and wait for the Imperial Observatory outside.
Sigh, being a servant is really not easy. Shouquan raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself: Why is the Imperial Observatory so late today?
The room quickly fell silent. When the Emperor opened the scroll, he discovered that it was not the goddess he had imagined, but rather the image of Princess Fu Zige, the wife of Prince Yi!
"This...how is this possible?"
The emperor was so startled he almost threw the painting away, but being the emperor, he reacted quickly.
"If this is truly the will of Heaven, should I still play the villain?" The Emperor said, a trace of pain flashing in his eyes. Fu Zige was the most important person to Shangguan Li.
If anything were to happen to Fu Zige, Shangguan Li was certain he could turn the capital upside down.
For a moment, the emperor thought about many things, and finally waited for the Imperial Observatory to arrive late.
"Your humble servant, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Historian—"
"Get up." The emperor interrupted the visitor before he could finish speaking: "I called you here because it's urgent. There's no need for these formalities."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
The emperor recounted his dream from the previous night along with the painting, hoping the Imperial Observatory could offer him a solution.
The Imperial Astrologer, upon hearing this, realized that the saying "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night" wasn't without reason. Was he really going to suggest that this was because the Emperor was infatuated with the Princess Consort of Prince Yi?
He doesn't want to lose his life yet.
The quick-witted Imperial Astronomical Observer said, "His Majesty has long favored Prince Yi's son to succeed him. This dream must be related to this matter!"
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