When the Queen heard Jiang Si's question, she smiled tenderly, "Fuqing...she loves watching lanterns the most."
Princess Fuqing suffered from eye disease since childhood. For the next ten years, she could not see the colorful world. Later, her eyes were cured by Jiang Si. Now she can no longer see anything. She can even laugh out loud when she stares at ants moving on the ground, not to mention the dazzling lanterns on the Lantern Festival.
The royal family was different from ordinary people. On the Lantern Festival, princesses could not go out to the streets to admire the lanterns, but they could go up to the Xuande Tower to admire the lanterns.
Xuande Gate is the main gate of the imperial city. Outside the gate to the south is Shili Yu Street. The wide Yu Street is lined with pavilions and red gates with curved railings. On the Lantern Festival, the colorful towers are lit up, shining brightly and beautifully. The colorful tower in front of Xuande Tower is the most spectacular.
Speaking of her beloved daughter, the Empress had endless things to say: "I still remember that last year during the Lantern Festival, Fuqing climbed up to the Xuande Tower to admire the lanterns. She cried so hard that her two handkerchiefs were soaked. In the end, she was forcibly dragged back to the palace..."
Jiang Si smiled and said, "If it were me, I might cry until three handkerchiefs are wet."
Princess Fuqing's eyesight was restored the year before last. Last year's Lantern Festival was the first time she had watched lanterns in many years. It was normal for her to lose control of her emotions.
In her previous life, Jiang Si would not return to the capital from Wu Miao until the next year. At that time, she was afraid that her relationship with the fourth daughter of the Dongping Marquis's Mansion would be discovered, so she lived a low-key life behind closed doors and even avoided royal banquets if possible. Later, she heard that the only legitimate princess fell off a high platform and died.
The Queen was devastated by the loss of her beloved daughter, and from then on no one dared to mention Princess Fuqing.
Thinking of the blind but gentle girl, Jiang Si couldn't help feeling guilty, thinking that if Princess Fuqing could see, perhaps such an accident would not have happened.
Now that Princess Fuqing's eyesight has been restored, Jiang Si is unsure whether another disaster will occur, but he dares not be careless.
It seems strange now that Princess Fuqing, a blind person in her previous life, would go up to the building to admire the lights.
Did Princess Fuqing want to listen to the lively fireworks, or was it not just an accident?
Originally, Princess Fuqing's accident did not happen during the Lantern Festival this year, but Jiang Si could not forget the lesson of the tragic death of Earl Yongchang and his wife.
In her previous life, the Yongchang Bo couple lived well before her death. In this life, they both died tragically because she changed some things, causing her good friend Xie Qingyao to lose both her parents.
This sounded a wake-up call for Jiang Si: after being reborn, not all changes will bring good results.
She cured Princess Fuqing's eyes. Who knew that the disaster that was supposed to happen on the Lantern Festival two years later would not happen earlier?
Even if the Queen thinks it's nonsense, she still has to give a reminder.
The Queen was still talking about the interesting things that happened after Princess Fuqing's eyes recovered, but Jiang Si had to break the happy atmosphere.
"I had a dream yesterday—"
As soon as Jiang Si opened his mouth, the Queen stopped talking and her expression became a little strange.
Princess Yan had a dream again?
You should know that a few days ago, Princess Fuqing and Princess Shisi were sent to Prince Yan's Mansion to confirm whether Princess Yan was in the mansion. As a result, the two princesses didn't even say a word to Princess Yan. The reason was that Princess Yan got a reminder in her dream that she needed to keep silent and pray to show her sincerity.
Before Yu Jin came back, the empress could only shake her head, but when Yu Jin came back with the lively and energetic Prince of the Earl of Dongping, the empress was surprised.
It turns out that other people’s dreams are just dreams, but Princess Yan’s dreams are a ritual…
After hearing Jiang Si's dream again, the queen had to take it seriously and asked hurriedly, "What did you dream about?"
"I dreamed that the princess fell and got hurt while watching lanterns——"
Before Jiang Si finished speaking, the Queen stood up with a sullen face, "What did you say?"
Jiang Si was not surprised by the Queen's reaction.
Princess Fuqing is the Empress' only daughter. The Empress values her more than her own eyes. If anything happens to her, she will not be able to bear it.
The queen didn't care about her loss of composure at all, and held Jiang Si's wrist tightly: "Princess Yan, what on earth did you dream about?"
Jiang Si pursed his lips, a little hesitant.
The queen reacted and immediately waved her hand to signal the maidservants to leave. When there were only two people left in the room, she couldn't wait to ask, "What happened to Fuqing?"
Jiang Si bit her lip in embarrassment: "It was just a vague dream. It seemed like I was in a sea of lights, and Fuqing fell down somehow..."
She didn't want to say that Princess Fuqing fell to her death, nor did she want to go into too much detail. After all, the tragedy that happened to Princess Fuqing in her previous life didn't happen during this year's Lantern Festival. She was just giving a reminder just in case.
If things really develop in this way, there will be no doubt that the Queen will be grateful, but if nothing happens, the Queen will probably blame me in her heart, so it is not good to speak too much.
But even such a vague reminder was enough to make the queen break out in a cold sweat.
"It was just a messy dream. I had forgotten most of it when I woke up... I shouldn't have said it out loud to make people laugh, but since it was related to Fuqing, I couldn't help but tell my mother. I hope my mother won't blame me for talking nonsense--"
The queen at least remembered her identity. After the initial shock, she regained her composure. She forced a smile and patted her ginger-like hands: "How could I blame you? It's better to believe it than not. Who knows, maybe the immortals and bodhisattvas are using you to warn Fuqing..."
Can I ignore Princess Yan's dream? I absolutely cannot!
Jiang Sizhe twitched his lips quietly.
The queen was probably really anxious. Immortals and Bodhisattvas are not of the same kind. If they really entered her dream together, they might fight in her dream.
"Mother, it's getting late. Your daughter-in-law won't bother you any more." Jiang Si had said everything she needed to say. It was not appropriate for her to stay in the palace for long, so she offered to take her leave.
The queen personally escorted Jiang Si to the door and told the eunuchs, "Send the princess out and lead the way carefully."
Seeing the eunuch respectfully leading Jiang Si to the front, everyone in Kunning Palace couldn't help but sigh: The Queen really values Princess Yan.
At this time, the queen's heart was in turmoil. She was walking back and forth in the room. Suddenly, she stopped and ordered, "Princess Fuqing, please come over."
Princess Fuqing had just embroidered half of the Chinese character for "longevity" when she was called back to her bedroom. She was confused and asked, "Is there something that your mother wants you to come back for?"
The queen looked her daughter up and down, reached out to stroke Princess Fuqing's hair, and swallowed what she wanted to say: "Nothing, just to see if you are lazy."
Although she cared a lot about Princess Yan's dream, it was too abrupt to suggest that Fuqing be prevented from enjoying the lanterns.
Forget it, I'd better wait until the Lantern Festival and stay in Fuqing to accompany him on the pretext of feeling unwell.
The queen made a decision and calm was restored for the time being.
Soon it was the eve of the Lantern Festival. Before the Empress had time to claim illness, Princess Fuqing, who had just come from Cining Palace, said joyfully in front of the Emperor and Empress: "Father, Mother, and the Empress Dowager said that she also wanted to go to Xuande Gate to enjoy the lanterns this year. It just so happens that my fourteenth sister and I can accompany her—"