Chapter 849 Another Dream
Jiang Jinyan then asked, "What did you mean by the Empress's sudden actions?"
Sang Yupianpian knew that Jiang Jinyan had also been bewitched. She wondered what kind of sorcery Xiao Shang had used to create this illusion. "Next time he plays the flute, remember to cover your ears. His flute music can bewitch people's minds. However, it seems that Empress Jiang was not bewitched by his flute music."
Jiang Jinyan understood that Sang Yu Pianpian meant that the eldest prince of Bei Xiao was creating an illusion by playing the flute. Everyone was in the illusion, but Ruan Ruan was awake. It was because she saw what Xiao Shang did that she drew her sword.
The banquet continued, but Jiang Jinyan's mood grew even heavier. He knew that Ruan Ruan had regained her memories, but she didn't want the Emperor to know.
Jiang Jinyan is definitely on his sister's side. Keeping the Emperor in the dark about Ruan Ruan regaining her memories will also benefit their relationship.
The Emperor seems very afraid that Ruan Ruan will regain her memory. Now the Jiang family is highly valued by the Emperor, and Ruan Ruan has become Empress.
What are Ruan Ruan's plans...?
Jiang Huai was drinking with a group of ministers. Fortunately, he had a high alcohol tolerance. At this moment, he suddenly saw his son and the Empress of Chaoxi "hugging and cuddling". Fortunately, everyone was drunk and did not look in their direction.
He wanted to get up from his seat and walk up to Jiang Jinyan to tell him to watch his words and actions and be mindful of his behavior.
Grand Tutor Pan pulled him back to drink, "Brother Jiang, drink..."
Pan Taifu was nearly twenty years older than Jiang Huai, and his address of "Brother Jiang" completely bewildered Jiang Huai.
Pan Taifu's prestige was extremely high throughout Shengjing and even the entire Great Zhou. Although Jiang Huai was also a Taifu, he only became a Taifu because Jiang Fenghua married into the royal family, so Jiang Huai was not well-known to outsiders.
At this moment, Grand Tutor Pan addressed them as Brother Jiang, thus placing their seniority on the same level.
When he finished his drink and turned around, Jiang Jinyan and the Empress of Chaoxi Kingdom were no longer at the banquet.
He was in a hurry to leave, fearing that his son and the Queen might do something drunk.
When Sang Yupianpian lived in the Jiang residence, Jiang Huai was quite frightened. Although Jiang Jinyan had not been engaged to any other woman at that time, he was now a married man.
So Jiang Huai put down his wine glass and walked outside.
Jiang Fenghua, seeing her father leave the banquet, also wanted to go out and see what was happening.
Xie Shang grabbed her arm. "Ruan Ruan, where are you going?"
Seeing that Xie Shang seemed both drunk and sober, Jiang Fenghua gave her a meaningful look.
Jiang Fenghua couldn't leave, so she had to stay and entertain the guests.
Xiao Shang suddenly asked, "Does Her Majesty the Empress really like the red spider lily?"
Jiang Fenghua asked in confusion, "What does the eldest prince mean by 'Manjusaka'?"
Xiao Shang said, "It is a flower that blooms in extremely yin places, known as the flower of hell. It is exactly the same as the flower ornament between the empress's eyebrows. It is called Manjusaka."
Jiang Fenghua had never seen this flower before. However, she vaguely remembered the words "Manjusaka" and seemed to have read about it in a book before.
Xie Shang asked, "Has the eldest prince ever seen this kind of flower before?"
Xiao Shang smiled and said, "I've seen it. It's also called the Flower of Death. It's quite similar to my name, Xiao Wang. 'Shang' means 'death'."
Jiang Fenghua's heart skipped a beat. Manjusaka, the flower of death? What did he mean? Did he know that she had died once before? Who exactly was this person? How could he know?
Xie Shang frowned, a sharp glint in his eyes: "The eldest prince has come from afar, he must be tired and have no heart for it. Send someone to escort the envoys back to the post station to rest."
Xiao Shang gave Jiang Fenghua a deep look, then turned and left.
After the envoys left one by one, the banquet came to an end.
Xie Shang grasped Jiang Fenghua's hand, feeling her fingertips were extremely cold. "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong?"
Jiang Fenghua came to her senses. "Your Majesty, what did he mean by what he just said? The flower between my eyebrows is the flower of death."
"Ruan Ruan will be alright," Xie Shang reassured her.
Jiang Fenghua added, "This person is very strange; Your Majesty should be prepared."
Xie Shang said coldly, "No matter what his purpose is, I will not let him succeed."
After the banquet ended, Xie Shang sent someone to escort Jiang Fenghua back to Kunning Palace, as he was busy with other matters.
Jiang Fenghua returned to Kunning Palace very late. She felt exhausted. The scene of Xiao Shang pointing his sword at Xie Shang flashed through her mind, but Xie Shang and the ministers seemed unaware of it. Could it be that she was hallucinating because of Xiao Shang's influence, and that he had not actually pointed his sword at Xie Shang?
Suddenly, Lianye cried out in surprise, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Jiang Fenghua walked to Lianye's side and saw that a thin layer of ice had formed on the window frame of the bedroom, and a bright red red spider lily was sealed inside the ice. The petals were delicate and beautiful.
Lianye looked at the Empress's brow and said, "It's the same flower as the one on Your Majesty's brow."
Jiang Fenghua reached out to touch the thin ice, and the next second, the moment her fingers touched the thin ice, it suddenly melted into a puddle of water, and the flower disappeared.
Jiang Fenghua never expected such a strange thing to happen. She asked, "Lianye, what did you just see?"
"The flowers on the window frame are exactly the same as the one between the empress's eyebrows. There is a puddle of water, and the flowers seem to have melted into the water, like a reflection on the lake. But where is the water here? How can there be a reflection?"
Jiang Fenghua couldn't understand either. "Since you saw it too, it means I wasn't seeing things."
“Go ask who has been to Kunning Palace,” Jiang Fenghua said.
When Lianye went to ask, the answer she received was that no one had come.
The candlelight flickered in the night breeze in the bedroom. Jiang Fenghua came to the dressing mirror and asked Lianye to remove the phoenix crown and hairpins from her head.
Lianye carefully removed the silver hairpin containing the deadly poison. "Your Majesty, where should we put this hairpin? Should we put it away?"
"Give it to me!" She wanted to wear it close to her body.
She fell into deep thought. In her previous life, she had never seen the prince of Beixiao Kingdom, so she had no impression of him. She even tried to recall the dream she had that day, only seeing that Beixiao Kingdom had attacked and entered Da Zhou, but she did not know who led the attack.
She wanted to run to bed and sleep again, wondering if she would dream of her past life again, and if she could see clearly the detailed process of the destruction of the Great Zhou Dynasty decades later.
She thought that not many people knew about her rebirth. Granny Wang knew, but she had never told anyone about it.
Could Granny Wang be a member of the Earthly Fiend Sect, and also a citizen of the Northern Owl Kingdom?
Jiang Fenghua lay down on the bed, and she really did have another dream. She dreamed that the blood-red flower between her eyebrows spoke.
She listened carefully and finally heard a woman's voice repeatedly calling out the word "come back".
She didn't understand why she had to listen to her, and yelled at her, "I'm right here. Where are you going? Get out of my way!"
The voice suddenly laughed, "Jiang Fenghua, have you forgotten? Have you forgotten how Xie Shang hurt you? He killed you, killed your father and mother, your eldest brother, your fourth brother..."
"Kill Xie Shang quickly, he's the one who killed us." The voice was mournful and terrifying.
Jiang Fenghua was not intimidated by her. Her face was cold and stern, and her eyes were full of a fierce and defiant look.
She's lived two lives, she's seen it all. If you're not capable, get out. I don't have time to play games with you.
In her dream, she saw the image of the crescent moon and whale pattern again.
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