It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 481: Unlucky to Enjoy the Beauty

Sima Chi felt that he was strong and had never suffered from any disease. But whenever he came into contact with Yang Xianrong, he would always feel dizzy and if it lasted for a long time, he would even have to sleep for several days before he could recover.

He didn't have this feeling before, but since Yang Xianrong returned to the palace, his symptoms have become extremely obvious. Therefore, he tried to go to Tianyuan Palace less often and stay away from her. He also asked General Manager Yang to observe more when he sent her medicinal materials or gold and silver jewelry to see if she would have such symptoms. But General Manager Yang was fine, and even said that although the weather was getting colder, Tianyuan Palace often had to open windows and doors for ventilation in order to keep the air circulating indoors.

Xu Henian said that the area 20 meters in front of the Tianyuan Palace was a place with a very strong aura for practicing martial arts, so he placed a cushion there and every day he would "absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, and sense the spiritual energy of all things in the world."

Fortunately, no one is looking for this "Queen Hui" now, and there are much fewer palace servants in the huge palace. No one cares about Xu Henian practicing martial arts here.

One day, he strolled to the Changqiu Palace of Liang Lanbi, the Empress Liang's, to drink tea. The drizzle was very beautiful. Empress Liang said that she had some scrolls drying in the backyard and was going to collect them quickly, so she asked him to sit for a while. Sima Chi didn't care. They were so casual before, but now that they had become the emperor and empress, they were more disciplined.

Sima Chi was standing by Yingliu Lake holding an oil-paper umbrella and looking at the scenery, but he heard people chatting quietly behind a tree.

Judging from the voice and conversation, the palace maid who is about to leave the palace is worrying about her future life.

"My father found me a big clerk in a silk shop, but his wife died a few years ago... I really don't want to get married as soon as I return home." Palace Maid A kept sighing, "When I went out of the palace to buy things before, I met a nice man, but his business was not high-end, selling pork..."

"Sister, this is so great, you can eat meat every day." Palace Maid B was very envious.

"That's what I said, but it's actually very strange. I really like him and am willing to hold his hand and sit with him and talk. But after a while, I felt dizzy and short of breath and very uncomfortable."

"Ah? Could it be..." Palace Maid B hesitated as if she knew something extraordinary, causing Palace Maid A to ask anxiously, "What happened? What happened?"

"I also heard it from others. They said that this was a story about how Master Xu eliminated karma. It happened a long, long time ago." Maid B deliberately lowered her voice again. "It seems that thirty years ago, a prince fell in love with a singing girl. You know, in this kind of situation, the general thing is to bring the singing girl back to the palace. But, strangely enough, the prince wanted to see her every day with joy, but as soon as they met, he felt dizzy and couldn't eat. He even felt extremely tired and fell asleep as soon as he lay down. So he asked Master Xu, who was still in the palace at the time, what was going on. Master Xu calculated with his fingers and said that the two had a bad fate in their previous life, and that it was the singing girl who killed the prince in the previous life, but the two were also the kind of people who loved each other to death. In this life, the singing girl wanted to make amends, but she had too much karma. As a result, as soon as the prince approached, her soul sensed the murderous aura of the previous life, so they couldn't get close, and couldn't be together."

"Then what should we do? Is there any way to resolve it?" Palace Maid A asked again.

"What can we do? We can only watch from afar. Knowing each other well, we can complement and promote each other. Within five days, the prince can get what he wants. Later, it really came true one by one."

"Is it so magical?" Not only did Palace Maid A ask, even Sima Chi who was eavesdropping on the side was stunned. He wanted to ask for details, but the two palace maids seemed to have heard something and ran away quickly.

Sima Chi wondered if the same reason might have happened between him and Yang Xianrong?

So, he decided to go to Yang Xianrong again after a few days. On the fifth day, when the imperial chef was preparing dinner for him, he suddenly took out a night-shining pearl from the belly of a fish, which frightened everyone in the Hanyue Palace and made them shout, "Your Majesty is the current true dragon emperor. He must be blessed with great fortune and live forever."

Sima Chi looked at the round night-shining pearl, and kept thinking: When he was very young, he wanted to have such a miracle, to prove that he was no worse than any of his brothers. And now it has come true. So, staying away from Yang Xianrong and looking at her from afar might be a good thing?

Now, he was lying on the earthen kang in Luoyang Prison, and he heard the anxious shouts of the crowd, but he felt dizzy and couldn't get up. However, he knew very well that it was because he was too close to Yang Xianrong just now, and that's why he was dizzy again.

"I'm fine." He grabbed Yang's hand, "Let me lie down for a while."

"Yes, yes, yes." Manager Yang was also very anxious, but he did not dare to move Sima Chi easily, for fear that another accident would happen.

After waiting for a long time, Sima Chi finally felt more comfortable and sat up. "Didn't Queen Hui say that the case would be solved in three days? The suspect should be interrogated tomorrow. Please clean up this place. How will it look if Queen Hui and I sit on the kang together?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Yang immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "I will have them take care of it in a moment!"

"Let me and Queen Hui stay a little further apart, not too close. This is how etiquette should be." Sima Chi looked serious, and even mentioned the etiquette of the Jin Dynasty, which stunned the people in the Shangshu Office. The father and brother of Queen Liang, who hurried over, were very surprised, but did not dare to speak.

Liang Lanbi's father, Liang Fen, who was now gradually gaining the power to make decisions in the court, walked in straight and saw Sima Chi still sitting on the earthen kang to relax. He immediately said, "Your Majesty, how can you personally take care of such a matter as the trial of a prisoner?"

"Then you can do it too?" Sima Chi didn't have a good face for the old father-in-law. "Aren't the people in the Shangshu Office waiting for me to do something? Otherwise, you can come to the trial too?"

Liang Fen looked unhappy after being scolded. She opened her mouth but finally closed it.

Liang Lanshan frowned as he looked at his brother-in-law, his anger rising. "Your Majesty, why don't you leave? Go back and rest."

"Go, go, go!" Sima Chi stood up and looked at the place where Yang Xianrong had just sat. He felt very soft and anxious in his heart. He was really uncomfortable. "Come back tomorrow. You have packed everything! Queen Hui is not in good health, and she can't be tired."

"Do we need to prepare wine and meat tomorrow?" Pu Jinshan asked in a rough voice.

"Prepare, she didn't say she won't prepare." Sima Chi glanced at him, "What Queen Hui said is what I said, remember!"

Hearing this, the ministers' faces turned ugly again.