"The Way of Utmost Sincerity can foreknow the future."
The moment he stepped out of the inner courtyard, Su Ziji's smile vanished. His face darkened as he sank into thought. Wild Daoist followed behind, not daring to speak for a while.
When Su Ziji had fallen unconscious, he had a vivid dream.
In the dream, Bu Hui was pregnant, and he had been newly invested as Prince Dai. Having received a warning, he had protected his wife well all along. The assassination that had appeared in the first prophetic dream never occurred, and once the days foretold in that first dream had passed, his dream self finally let out a quiet breath of relief.
Though he still remained cautious, never allowing Bu Hui to go out alone and ensuring someone protected her in all matters, he was no longer as jittery and on edge as before, seeing enemies in every bush and tree.
Then he dreamed that the Marchioness of Huifeng, Young Marquis Fang's mother, sent an invitation inviting Ye Buhui to attend a garden party. It was to be held at a private garden in the Capital City, a place of exceptional beauty.
By then, Ye Buhui had passed three months of pregnancy. Seeing how stifled she was from staying at home, and since Fang Zhen was considered a friend who could look after her, Su Ziji agreed to let her go out for some recreation.
Yet something terrible happened during that outing. Though she had not even left the Capital City, and was accompanied by several maids, serving women, and residence guards, with the Marquis of Huifeng's Residence under tight guard as well, Ye Buhui vanished without a trace.
Neither alive nor dead was she to be found.
In the dream, Su Ziji learned the news and was