It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 370 It’s hard to survive the years of suffering

Even if there was further delay, the idiot emperor of the Jin Dynasty was forced by Sima Yue to get on an ox cart and slowly return to the Luoyang Palace. Yang Xianrong was still sitting in his dark carriage, keeping an extremely low profile. This time the situation has changed again. Without the guards of the Forbidden Army, Yuan Jianshuo only had a dozen or so people scattered around the empress, which indeed seemed a bit miserable.

Fortunately, Sima Zhong was not picky at this time and sat quietly on the bullock cart. Next to him was Zhang Du, who was still unable to walk with his legs. This time, it was Sima Zhong who took care of Zhang Du. Zhang Du was so frightened that he kept saying, "I'm wrong, I can't do it!"

But Sima Zhong still took good care of Zhang Du very carefully, and occasionally helped Zhang Du comb his gray hair, which made Zhang Du cry several times.

After the emperor's chariot, as usual, the concubines from the harem followed. But this time there were a few less concubines. With Yang Xianrong's tacit approval, they quietly left the convoy and disappeared into the mountains.

Yang Xianrong hugged Sima Jing and whispered to Cui Xi, who was sitting on the carriage shaft: "How is Lan Xiang? Can her body withstand it?"

"It should be okay. I can already get off the bullock cart and walk a few steps." More than a month later, her wounds have scabbed, but her body is not as good as before, and even Sima Jing can't hug her.

"Is there anything to eat? Let her eat more." Yang Xianrong kneaded Sima Jing's little hand, "Is there any dried meat over there at Zhang Liang?"

"We still have dried meat, but we'd better save some. It's still a long way from Luoyang." Cui Xi sighed, "General Manager Mao and his colleagues only have three boxes of dried meat. We've given more than half of it to the emperor. That’s all.”

In order to let Mao Hongmao officially stay with him, Yang Xianrong asked Sima Zhong to make a decree, appoint Mao Hongmao as the chief chef of the royal kitchen, and stamp it with a big seal.

Now Sima Zhong takes care of his seals very casually, especially when Yang Xianrong said that he wanted to issue an order. Without even thinking about it, he put all his seals on her car and asked her: "Look How about the dragon robe and crown? Leave them there."

When Mao Hongmao was packing his bags in Chang'an, Lao Zhang, a cook who had been following him, suddenly came to him mysteriously and said that he had discovered a dilapidated earth temple while purchasing items. There were three sealed boxes hidden behind the clay Buddha. A good box, he thought it might be some kind of gold and silver treasure, so he hurried back to discuss it with Mao Hongmao.

"There are countless rich people who escaped from Chang'an City. It's impossible to say who left them here. They didn't have time to take them away, and they couldn't be loaded in the car." Lao Zhang guessed.

"What does the box look like? I mean, ordinary? Or is it patterned?" Mao Hongmao grinned. He also understood that he might be able to pick up the leaks at this time and make a fortune.

"This...I don't understand it either. Anyway, it's the kind of box that every household has. It doesn't look new." Lao Zhang was fifty years old. He had a son with him in his early years. Later, his son died of a sudden illness. The daughter-in-law remarried and left with her granddaughter. He has been working as a cook in Mao Hongmao's Mingyue Tower for more than thirty years, so now that Mao Hongmao has officially become the head chef of the palace, he naturally takes him with him.

The two old men have a pretty good relationship and have the same ideas.

He quietly left the palace, entered the ruined temple, and pried open one of the boxes. It’s actually full of marinated and air-dried yak jerky!
At this time, gold may not work, but food, especially dried meat, can definitely be priceless. These three large boxes of dried meat are the things that many people dream of. Mao Hongmao was so happy that he wanted to cheer a few times, but he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so he restrained his excitement, took apart three large boxes of dried meat and tied them to his body, and quietly brought them into the palace. Then he hid silently in the bullock cart containing sundries, and set off with the emperor's carriage.

She told Yang Xianrong in private that she had such a food reserve, and she was also filled with joy. She immediately asked Mao Hongmao and Lao Zhang to secretly prepare food for Zhang Du, Lan Xiang, and the injured Forbidden Army soldiers on Yuan Jianshuo's side, so that they could replenish nutrients in time so that their bodies could Better faster.

Along the way, the ox cart was too slow. The weather gradually got hotter, and they also encountered heavy rain and flooding, so they walked for a month and a half before returning to Luoyang.

At this time, the situation of the Jin Dynasty changed again. Sima Yue completely took the initiative, and his sphere of influence continued to expand. The Sima clan is headed by Sima Yue, and all commands obey his arrangements.

Sima Yue also lived in the Zhengyang Palace of the Luoyang Palace and became the actual person in charge. Therefore, when Sima Zhong returned to Luoyang Palace, he only arranged for him to live in the small Xianyang Palace nearby. Sima Zhong didn't say anything and lived in silently.

Yang Xianrong still lives in his own Tianyuan Palace, which is only separated by a wall from Xianyang Palace. She didn't care what Sima Yue would say. After reorganizing and distributing the palace people on both sides, she dug a big hole in the palace wall as a convenient door for entering and exiting the two palaces.

Zhang Du's legs could not move, so Yang Xianrong asked Zhang Liang to follow Sima Zhong to take care of his daily needs. However, Zhang Liangxue also had to take care of Yang Xianrong's side of things. He wanted to split his body into eight pieces and was so busy that he even ran to the toilet.

Thinking of August, it will be Sima Zhong's 48th birthday. Despite such a stumbling life, he will always be the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Yang Xianrong felt sad when he saw that his gray hair was as gray as Zhang Du's. So, I just thought of preparing a birthday party for him.

All walks of life in Luoyang are still in decline. After being robbed by Zhang Fang, no one is still open to do business. Mao Hongmao went to find Mao Hongbin who was still staying at the Beijun Mansion. He was responsible for the daily operations of Luoyang, but it was meaningless to think of doing more things.

It is difficult for everyone, so difficult that it is difficult to survive.

But that day, Sima Zhong disappeared.

After dinner, he said he wanted to lie down for a while. Zhang Liangxue waited for him to lie down in the back hall. Because the weather was too hot, he insisted on covering him with a thin quilt before going out to help the sheep Xianrong organize the silk threads needed by the harem women during the Qiqiao Festival.

Sima Jing ate too much and ran back and forth between the two palaces, with Forsythia following her to protect her safety. Lanxiang found a place to sit down and looked at them.

Sima Jing was tired from running, and without any regard for etiquette, she opened the door and entered Sima Zhong's dormitory, wanting to ask him to come out to play together and look at the bright moon in the sky. But when she opened the door and called "Father," she was surprised to find that Sima Zhong's dragon bed was empty, and the quilt was thrown to the ground.

Sima Jing shouted a few more times, attracting the attention of Forsythia and Lan Xiang. The two also entered Sima Zhong's bedroom and found that the emperor was missing.