Chapter 17: Pearls and Precious Stones

  "What kind of person is that monk? Why could he disappear like that just now? Is he even human?" I must figure out what the monk is.

  Liu Guifei seemed to know that I was going to ask her, sat beside me and slowly said: "When I was five years old, my father met a monk who said that in this life, I would be a person of great wealth and nobility, destined to be a noble consort; ten years later, I really entered the palace and became an imperial noble consort." Liu Guifei paused, looked at me, and continued: "That monk is now Master Ci'an."

  What? She saw Ci'an at the age of five and could help people tell fortunes? That monk looked like he was about thirty years old, and the current Guifei is already thirty-five, so wasn't that monk...?

  Liu Guifei saw the confusion in my eyes and smiled, saying, "I met Master Ci'an when I was five years old, and he looked exactly the same as he does now." What? Someone who can remain youthful forever? Indeed, he is not human. Later, after I entered the palace, I heard the previous emperor say that Master Ci'an was originally a monk from the country of Da Qi. The old king of Da Qi wanted to make him the national master fifty years ago, but Master Ci'an refused. When he came to our kingdom of Huang Lin... Liu Guifei stood up and looked out the window, saying: "To this day, no one knows how old Master Ci'an is or where he comes from. People only know that he can predict the future, and very few people have seen his true face..."

  Empress Liu said after entrusting me to rest well, letting Dongdong and the others take good care of me, she left. Now I need to think carefully about what this has to do with me, why I came from the 21st century to here, could it be related to that monk? He gave me a pearl earlier. Take it out and study it carefully.

  "Princess, you haven't eaten for many days," Dongdong and Xiaodezi brought in a lot of delicious food, "Princess, have something to eat first."

  I didn't know if I didn't say it, but my stomach is protesting, " Humph"!

  Everything that happened today, I stayed up late thinking about it. Fortunately, I got sick and the queen said to give me a few days off, so I don't have to go to class tomorrow. The emperor also sent more people to take care of me to make me feel at ease while recovering, giving me plenty of time to think. That pearl, why didn't it glow when it was in Xiaodezi's hand, but it keeps emitting a faint blue light in my hand? Why did the emperor give me a title with blue too? Why am I Blue Dream Princess and not another color? And that crown, why does it also have a blue gemstone?

  "Clang clang, help me get the crown over here," Now that there are so many more people, Clang Clang and Xiao Dezi have even less to do, every day they just hang out with me doing nothing.

  Clang clang, carrying the crown over, "Princess".

  "When I put the pearl next to the gemstone on my desk, the gemstone suddenly fell off and flew up with the pearl, circling around my room. The blue light was so strong that it illuminated the entire house. I thought I was going to be famous again.

  The bright light disappeared, and the gemstone and pearl flew back into my hand. The pearl was still a pearl, but it had become bigger and rounder, and the light was even bluer, filled with an eerie feeling that I couldn't describe. But what surprised me was that the gemstone had changed, transformed into a five-pointed star shape. What's going on?"

  "Princess?" They were astonished, and I was even more shocked.

  "Don't ask me, I don't know what's going on either."

  It seems that tonight is destined to be sleepless, but what exactly is it? Are they going to tell me something? Now I think that except for that monk, no one can help me. I need to find an opportunity to get out. En, yes, that's what I'll do.

  The next day I woke up, and outside had already stopped snowing. According to Dongdong, during the five days I was asleep, Huanglin Country had been continuously hit with heavy snow for five days, which was the largest snowfall since the founding of the dynasty. Originally, I planned to wake up and ask Emperor Uncle for leave, then go live at Prince Wang's house for a few days. But unexpectedly, someone came earlier than me, seeking an audience outside my palace gate. Who could it be?

  Dongdong stood by and waited for me to finish breakfast, saying: "Princess, Miss Yan Ruyu has been waiting for you outside for a long time. Are you going to see her or not?"

  Who is it? I thought while eating, Yan Ruyu - seems to have heard somewhere? "Which Yan Ruyu?"

  "Princess, you forgot that at the banquet that day, the one who was refused when inviting the Grand Prince to dance." Little Dezi reminded her on the side.

  "Oh, I remember, that dancing girl, but I don't know her, can't we not meet?" I really don't want to see her, besides I have something else to do.

  Dong Dong and Xiao Dezi looked at each other and said in unison: "Princess, let's meet."

  "Huh? 'Princess, you will be the mistress of the harem in the future, so you should show the demeanor of a mother of a nation. Therefore, I think it's better for you to meet Miss Yan and see what she has to say.'" Little Dezi is really perceptive!

  "Then let's meet."