Chapter 20, The Black Dreamcatcher
When she arrived, her son had been kidnapped. As a mother, her heart was breaking.
The 12 princes who served the Empress...
He's hallucinating.
His brother already has a wife at such a young age. Is his brother too precocious, or is he just too immature? Do you know what that means? He just agreed to it.
Did they think this was just to coax a child? Even the 12th prince is laughing, watching the drama unfold online.
"Yunzhi, you are still young... We'll talk about the future later..." The Emperor gently reminded her, especially since Jiang Ruanruan's current situation and status were hardly suitable for the future Crown Princess.
“But I’ve already made a pact with her…” Li Yunzhi held Jiang Ruanruan’s hand.
Jiang Ruanruan's eyes widened. What was going on? Was she seeing things?
Two tightly clasped little hands suddenly appeared with flame totems on them, each half of one hand, which together formed a complete flame.
"Little 8, are you crazy? Why is it a symbiotic contract..." The Empress was shocked and pulled Jiang Ruanruan away.
Jiang Ruanruan almost fell over.
The 12th prince stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "8th brother, what's so good about a crazy little girl like her!"
This contract was not even established by the Emperor and Empress Dowager.
Jiang Ruanruan, what gives her the right?
"12 This is my business!" Li Yunzhi glanced coldly at Xiao 12.
Although the 12th prince was unconvinced, he kept his mouth shut.
The Empress was going crazy. It was a matter of life and death. If Jiang Ruanruan was injured or died, Li Yunzhi would have to share half of the life loss. The best outcome would be injury, and the worst outcome would be losing half of his life.
For the Crown Prince of Great Xia, Jiang Ruanruan's current existence is tantamount to the Crown Prince's Achilles' heel.
"That's enough. This matter needs to be kept secret. At this point, the contract can't be revoked. All we can do is take good care of this child!"
"Xiao Ba has his own considerations, Qiu Niang, you must trust your son!" The emperor naturally thought of these things as well, and his expression was not good, but he could only helplessly comfort him.
"How can I calm down? Why her? I've already found you several good candidates. Couldn't you have waited a little longer?" The Empress was extremely agitated.
In the end, he coughed up blood and almost fainted.
"Quickly, take the Empress back to Phoenix Palace so she can rest well!" The Emperor felt sorry for her and helped her out.
"Brother Pear, did I say something wrong?" She just wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with him.
This is a good opportunity to test the old emperor's attitude.
In the original owner's previous life, the crown prince was the ultimate winner. However, he was very strange; he did not marry the empress, and even his later sons were adopted from among the offspring of the 12 princes.
I heard it's because her beloved married someone else, and she didn't want to settle.
Such a person is rare, but it's strange that the original owner has no memory of this.
“You’re right!” Li Yunzhi ruffled Jiang Ruanruan’s hair.
"I want to go home!"
"Okay, I'll go home with you!"
"Brother... get up, stop pretending to be asleep!" Jiang Ruanruan kicked Jiang Huai'an like a dead pig.
"What's going on? This isn't a dream?" Jiang Huai'an's eyes widened.
A cold winter... What exactly is he worried about?
The Emperor accepted it well, but the Empress was somewhat overwhelmed.
No one cares about his opinion.
And so, His Highness the Crown Prince returned to the Marquis's residence with Jiang Ruanruan and the other two. Jiang Huai'an's eyes were vacant the whole way, as if he were still dreaming. This guy was actually the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince has such a large palace of his own, what does he want to do at his house?
Meanwhile, Lord Jiang, miserable and miserable, was still waiting for the emperor's summons and awaiting his fate.
Last night, Lu Ziyuan developed a fever, and Lu Zirou also fainted due to fright, hunger, and cold.
The emperor granted permission for the two to return to the Jiang residence.
"Ruan Ruan, you're finally back in Huai'an! Let your grandmother see what happened to you!" Old Madam Jiang had received the news in advance and was waiting at the entrance of the Jiang residence.
Upon seeing the two, they hurriedly stepped forward to check on them.
"That's... alright, it seems like nothing's wrong!" Old Madam Jiang finally looked at Li Yunzhi, and only after seeing him wave his hand did she change her mind.
"Grandma Jiang, please just call me Yunzhi!"
Madam Jiang nodded, indicating that she did not intend to reveal her identity.
Li Yunzhi took Jiang Ruanruan's small hand and they got off the carriage together, while Jiang Huai'an looked at the two of them with an awkward expression, as if he could not accept it but dared not interfere.
"You finally know to come back! The master has been in the palace for two days now. What trouble have you three gotten into?!"
Zhang's face was grim. One of her children had a fever and the other was unconscious, yet she knew nothing about it. So now she had only one thought: the brother and sister must have done something.
“It wasn’t us who caused the trouble, it was your good daughter. In front of so many students and teachers, she said that the Director of Studies had taken the tribute money from Lord Jiang. Now, Father, the Chancellor and the Director of Studies are apologizing to the Emperor!”
Jiang Ruanruan smiled, judging from Zhang's expression that the Lu siblings must still be asleep.
That would make things interesting.
"Impossible! It's just a gift, how did it escalate to the Emperor's ears!" Madam Zhang panicked, saying it was impossible, but in her heart she already believed it.
"Hmph, Zhang, watch your words! Being uneducated means being ignorant. This is a huge matter, yet you still think it's a trivial matter? You ignorant woman!"
"Granny Yun, send the legal code of our Great Xia to Zhang Shi and have her copy it 100 times for me. She must let me see it every day!"
"Yes, Madam. Zhang, come with me. I'll fetch the law book for you right away!"
Granny Yun tried her best to suppress her laughter.
On the surface, they also had to pretend to be meticulous and obedient servants.
Zhang was stunned; she had been punished by having to copy the text.
After walking a few steps away, Jiang Ruanruan couldn't help but start praising people.
“Grandmother, you are really amazing. The law code has more than 500 articles. If you copy it 100 times, how long will it take to finish?”
Jiang Ruanruan gave a thumbs up. Old Madam Jiang's methods of tormenting people were impeccable.
You're ignorant, aren't you? I want you to improve; I'm doing this for your own good.
"Who told her to come up here and call me my darling granddaughter!" Old Madam Jiang chuckled, clearly pleased with the little girl's flattery.
"Madam... could you please not copy it?" Zhang was on the verge of tears. She shouldn't have said those words to show off, and now she'd been given the job of copying words.
Madam Jiang and the others pretended not to hear and left.
“Zhang, you must copy this at least once a day and deliver it to the old lady, otherwise you will not be allowed to sleep!” Granny Yun was stern and impartial.
Zhang stood there, stunned. What had she done wrong?
[Ding dong, congratulations host, you have gained 200 debt collection points, balance 3800]
Yesterday, Jiang Hou continued to break down, but somehow managed to give her another 300 points.
Jiang Ruanruan was thoroughly amused.
Back in her room, Jiang Ruanruan, who had a huge amount of points in her hands, finally couldn't resist the temptation and went to the system shop.
Let's see what good stuff we have.
In addition to the 2-hour enlightenment experience card and the Illusion Fragrance, a new item, the Black Dreamcatcher, has been added to the store.
A black dreamcatcher hangs above the user's bedside, weaving a nightmare for her. At night, within a brief two-hour period, the nightmare is woven into a realistic dream.
[To enhance the customer experience, two people can choose to enter the dream. However, repeated use of this dream network can gradually cause passive users to lose the ability to distinguish between dreams and reality, leading to adverse consequences such as nervous confusion and mental instability. Please use with caution.]
"1000 points, enough for 10 uses, that's pretty impressive!"
"Just how real is this dream world?" Jiang Ruanruan looked at the 3800 points, feeling a little tempted.
If you drop 100 points each time, even if it happens 10 times, it's still worth it.
What's more, it can add two more characters to the experience, which means that this black dream catcher can completely throw Lord Jiang and the Lu siblings into it together and start all sorts of mini-scripts to play out.
Jiang Ruanruan was madly in love.
Looking at the merit points on the side, I realized that I lost 200 points because I was in a coma for two days. It's really heartbreaking.
However, I now have 400 merit points.
Let's check what merit points can be redeemed...
There wasn't a single item available for exchange. The only one required 500 merit points and was a dark icon, a completely black blob where only the outline was visible.
The words "Totem Enhancement Potion" are displayed in large characters below: 500 points per bottle.
Jiang Ruanruan was stunned. What was this all about?
totem?
Jiang Ruanruan suddenly remembered that she had accidentally discovered a birthmark on the sole of her foot that looked like a small sapling. Could this be it?
It looks like I'll have to wait until I have enough points to redeem them.
Now, hehehe... Jiang Ruanruan sneered and chose to exchange for the black dreamcatcher.
"Little sister, what are you up to this late at night instead of sleeping?" Jiang Huai'an looked at his sister warily.
Ever since his sister patted his head and forced him to read for over an hour, he felt like he had become a little smarter.
"Of course, we're here to watch the show!"
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