After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

At night, Xiao Xuetang did not sleep well.

Those bizarre and lingering dreams seemed more and more real, but she could never see the man's face clearly.

He looked like Lin Xun, whom she had seen briefly in the carriage today, and also... looked like the man she had met three times before...

Fu Shu, that seems to be his name.

With a loud 'boom', a thunder exploded in the sky and Xiao Xuetang woke up from her dream.

It was just getting light outside and it was already raining.

Before going to bed, Xiao Xuetang forgot to close the window, and the wind and rain wet most of the floor tiles. Xiao Xuetang stroked his rapidly beating heart at this time, and finally remembered something from the strange dreams that followed.

Fu Shu, isn’t that the name of the high priest of Southern Xinjiang?

In his previous life, after Lin Shaoshu ascended the throne, he made peace with Southern Xinjiang and received the high priest and his entourage in Kyoto, treating them as honored guests. He even agreed to set up branch altars of the Tianxuan Sect in Kyoto and other places, wanting to make the Tianxuan Sect the state religion.

That was one of the reasons why the relationship between Xiao Xuetang and Lin Shaoshu deteriorated further.

Because the Tianxuan Sect is the number one sect in Southern Xinjiang, and its relationship with the royal family is mysterious. The royal family of Southern Xinjiang has always been ambitious, and the sudden friendship between the Tianxuan Sect and Dayin is very strange, and it is very likely that they are inviting a wolf into the house.

But Lin Shaoshu insisted on his own way.

In order to avoid her obstruction, he even ordered her to be confined to the harem and not allowed to interfere in the affairs of southern Xinjiang.

Later, Xiao Xuetang realized that the reason why Lin Shaoshu made friends with Southern Xinjiang was that he wanted to borrow Southern Xinjiang's military strength to deal with Lin Xun, the regent who had great power in the court.

In the past, when Lin Xun was guarding the border, he personally killed three generals and two princes of Southern Xinjiang, forcing Southern Xinjiang to pay tribute every year and not have the strength to offend Dayin again.

In the past, when powerful eunuchs were in power and the royal family was in decline, it was the darkest time in Kyoto. On the contrary, the border was very stable because of the presence of Lin Xun, the dreaded uncrowned god of war.

Because of this, Nanjiang hated Lin Xun to the core.

Therefore, Nanjiang tried every means to kill Lin Xun, which coincided with Lin Shaoshu's previous life.

But Lin Shaoshu had no idea that it was easier to invite a god than to send him away. How could Nanjiang and the Tianxuan Sect, the former enemy of Dayin, help him for no reason?

It’s just a pity that Xiao Xuetang didn’t get to see how Lin Shaoshu would suffer the consequences of his own actions!

Although Southern Xinjiang has temporarily signed an alliance with Dayin in this life and pays tribute to Dayin every year, it still has no change in its ambitions.

Xiao Xuetang was not sure whether the Jingzhou rebellion was related to Southern Xinjiang, but this time Lin Xun was assassinated on his way back to Kyoto, and the blood-depleting poison he was infected with was done by an assassin from Southern Xinjiang.

And a few days ago, a witch from southern Xinjiang appeared in the Huguo Temple...

This shows that the forces from Southern Xinjiang had already infiltrated Kyoto.

The Queen, the Eastern Palace, and Lin Shaoshu are all involved with Southern Xinjiang!

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuetang couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine. Her first reaction was to go find Lin Xun...

When I opened the door, a gust of wind and rain came directly towards me. It was still raining heavily outside before dawn, and the yard was quiet.

Lin Xun must be still resting.

After being blown by the wind, Xiao Xuetang calmed down and lay down on the bed again with her clothes on...

But he tossed and turned, not daring to close his eyes.

She was afraid of having that dream again, and even more afraid of the man in the dream...

In the early morning, Xiao Xuetang was awakened by the noise of talking outside. She opened her eyes drowsily, feeling a headache and a stuffy nose. It seemed that she had caught a cold from the cold wind last night.

Bi Hen pushed the door open and saw Xiao Xuetang had already woken up, so she said, "Miss, you don't look very well, did you have a nightmare again last night?"

When Xiao Xuetang was in the Marquis' Mansion, she often had nightmares. Sometimes at night, Bihen or Qiyue would sleep with Xiao Xuetang.

Yesterday during the day, Nanny Song took people to tidy up Shuiyunju and clean up the outer rooms, so Bihen was the one who was on guard at night.

Seeing how meticulously the side courtyard was tidied, the old princess and Nanny Song might have thought she was going to live here permanently.

But there is nothing wrong with living in this water cloud...

The old princess was a kind person, and the maids under her were also easy to talk to, except that His Royal Highness the Regent looked a little scary. Bi Hen felt that this place was much more comfortable than being in the Marquis' Mansion!

Qiyue arranged the breakfast, and Bihen seemed to have thought of something. She took out a small jade ornament and handed it to Xiao Xuetang, saying, "The old princess sent it here!"

I saw that the animal carved on the small ornament was similar to the animal on Lin Xun's mask.

However, the beast on Lin Xun's mask looked more majestic, and even a little ferocious at first glance; but the beast that Bi Hen took and placed on the bedside table looked small and round, and looked more naive.

Xiao Xuetang, who was originally in a trance, was attracted by the jade carving and couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Then he remembered to ask, "Why did the old princess send this?"

"The old princess heard that you had a nightmare last night and it took you most of the night to fall asleep, so she asked Nanny Song to send this jade carving, saying that this jade carving can ward off nightmares. Most places in Shuiyunju have it, but there is no jade carving in the prince's yard, so the young lady slept restlessly at night..."

At this point, Bi Hen's eyes suddenly flashed with gossip, and she said to Xiao Xuetang: "Miss, I also noticed that there are these strange house-guarding beasts on the door and eaves of Shuiyunju. Do you think... is this place haunted?"

Xiao Xuetang's eyelids jumped and he said, "Stop talking nonsense."

Bi Hen stuck out her tongue and said, "I was just joking, why are you so serious, Miss?"

Xiao Xuetang sighed and played with the small jade carving in his hand, but a complex look flashed in his eyes.

Xiao Xuetang speculated that the guardian beast of the palace and the beast mask worn by Lin Xun might be related to Emperor Wuzong.

After all, Lin Xun had said that night that the old events happened because of a dream of Emperor Wuzong. The once glorious Tianji Palace suffered a devastating disaster, and the Tianji King and his wife also died because of that shocking incident.

Now living in Shuiyunju are the old lady who survived the tragedy and her grandson Lin Xun.

Who knows what is under this beast...

However, Xiao Xuetang knew that Shuiyunju had gone through many years of ups and downs before it had the peace it had today.

The capital is about to be hit by a storm, and Xiao Xuetang does not want to disrupt the old princess' hard-earned peaceful life...

"Bihen, pack up the medicine box. We'll go see the old princess and then go back."

At this time, Bi Hen was chewing on a peach that was stuffed into her by the maidservant next to the old princess. The peach was very sweet and was grown on the farm. It tasted much better than the ones on the market.

She was chewing hard, and when she heard that, she looked up blankly and asked, "Where are you going back to?"

Xiao Xuetang held his forehead and said, "Where else can we go except back to the Marquis' Mansion!"