A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 855 - 752: Empress Dowager’s Shocking Dream (Thanks to the Sad Wait for the Monthly Ticket Addition)
At this time, within the Imperial Palace of the Great Han.
The Empress Dowager Xiao, who was resting on the phoenix bed, suddenly woke up in a cold sweat, shouting, "My son!"
The palace maid on night duty quickly stepped forward to inquire, "Madam! What happened to you?"
"What time is it now?"
"Madam, it is the third watch of the night." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
The third watch, it is deep in the night, one should be sound asleep.
The Empress Dowager threw off the quilt and wiped her neck; it was chilly.
"Is there any news of the Emperor?"
"Madam, no, there is none!"
"How about Madam Ji? Did she sleep well tonight?"
After Ji Youyuan entered and left the palace, she had people bring Madam Ji and Wang Dongxue into the palace.
Only yesterday did the Ji family enter the palace and directly took residence in the side palace of Cining Palace.
Soon, Nanny Xiao received the news of the Empress Dowager waking up in the middle of the night and hurried over.
"Madam! What happened to you?Do you require the Imperial Physician?"
Nanny Xiao, upon hearing the news, ran over without even arranging her clothes properly.
"Nanny Xiao, quickly summon Prince Yi into the palace, I have matters to discuss with him!"
Hearing the Empress Dowager’s orders, Nanny Xiao hesitantly replied, "Madam! It is already deep in the night, and the palace gates have long been locked."
With this, she hinted to the Empress Dowager that in the deep palace, how could an outsider enter during the night?
"True!"
The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment and said, "When dawn breaks, you must bring the Director of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to me. I just had a dream where the Emperor was lying in a pool of blood, and I worry for his safety!"
"Ah...my Madam, as the saying goes, dreams are the opposite of reality. You dreamt that His Majesty had a mishap, so perhaps at this moment, His Majesty is lively and serving the people outside!"
Receiving Nanny Xiao’s consolation, the Empress Dowager felt much more at ease.
"You make some sense, hopefully, it is as you say, and the Emperor is safe and sound outside."
The Empress Dowager did not go back to sleep but instead arose and went to the Ancestral Temple.
The Ancestral Temple now appeared refurbished, with no traces of being struck by the Celestial Thunder as before. However, there were some charred edges on the late Emperor’s tablet.
This was naturally caused by Xiaosuisui’s kneeling back then.
"Oh, late Emperor, late Emperor, when you were alive, you failed to protect your only son, letting him witness the cruel world within this deep palace from a young age, detesting the scheming women of the world.
But now you have been dead for years, why can’t you protect him well from below?
You gave him a supreme destiny, but also the hardest path of an Emperor in this world!
In this crisis-ridden Great Han dynasty, after so many years of internal and external struggles, he cautiously treads, sleepless and uneasy, did you know all that?"
The Empress Dowager murmured her grievances to the late Emperor Yuanzhen, all in defense of her son.
Finally, she offered incense to the Great Han ancestors before leaving the Ancestral Temple, slowly walking back with Nanny Xiao.
At this moment, the Emperor, whom Empress Dowager Xiao was concerned about, had already packed up, readying himself for his return to the capital under the protection of Dugu Xiao.
However, just as their party reached the city gate, a riot broke out.
With heavy footsteps, a noisy crowd suddenly surged towards the city gate.
"Why are these citizens all heading for the city gate?"
Dugu Xiao suddenly had a bad feeling.
The National Master’s expression became severe, suddenly glancing at the two carriages guarded by the Imperial Guard, his eyes filled with worry!
