TPITWOHEF 2

Chapter 231

"Why did I dream of a celestial maiden?"

"The celestial maiden even gave me directions, saying that the heavenly secrets concerning my family's prosperity or decline lie beneath the third apricot tree to the left of the Prime Minister's residence?"

"Hmm..."

"I haven't even been reading any ghost stories lately."

Several officials attended the morning court session absentmindedly, their thoughts wandering. They spent the entire morning court staring at the figure of Prime Minister Shangguan Ming standing in front, but couldn't make sense of it.

What was this dream about?

Could it be that their daytime thoughts had influenced their dreams? Were they coveting the Prime Minister's apricot trees, or his position?

The more they pondered, the more terrifying it seemed!

The officials who had the dream didn't dare speak of it, yet they couldn't understand its meaning.

Some tried to suppress and ignore it, while others, driven by curiosity, ventured to the apricot trees by the Prime Minister's door under the cover of darkness.

Those who dug beneath the trees and found something were astounded.

Those who didn't dig or dismissed the dream found themselves dreaming the same dream again on the second night.

The same celestial maiden, with the same instructions to go to the apricot tree.

Things come in threes.

On the first day, few people went to the tree. But by the morning of the second day, more had gone, and even more visited under the cover of darkness on the second night...

By the third day's morning court session, Shangguan Ming felt a bit uneasy. Looking at the officials waiting outside the hall, he saw knowing glances and eyes eager for confirmation.

In an instant, Shangguan Ming understood - the celestial child had indeed delivered his message!

"Your Majesty, I have a matter to report!" Everything went according to plan as the Minister of War stepped forward and declared loudly and indignantly before the weary-looking Yuan King.

"I humbly request Your Majesty to open the Empress's coffin for examination!"

As soon as the Minister of War said this, the Yuan King's eyelid twitched violently.

But before the Yuan King could calm the Minister of War, all the civil and military officials suddenly knelt down.

"I second the motion!"

"I second the motion!"

The celestial maiden had conveyed her message in their dreams.

Beneath the apricot tree, there was also a brocade box, revealing heavenly secrets—the Empress's tragic death, the Yuan King's selfish rebellion, and his usurpation of the throne by harming his royal brother.

One by one, the officials thought of the celestial maiden in their dreams and the contents of the brocade box. Hearing the Minister of War indeed mention this matter, they couldn't help but kneel and second the motion, conforming to heaven's will!

"You... you're all rebelling?!" The Yuan King raged from his throne.

The officials below remained silent.

But soon, another group of officials fell to their knees.

It wasn't that they wanted to rebel, but that heaven wanted to punish the Yuan King!