It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 494: Just Family Chat

Cockfighting in the palace is not a good sight.

But since it was scheduled to be a festive event on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Ministry of Rites naturally had to make a grand celebration.

Anyway, there is still a lot of silver in the armory, so we can just take it out and use it.

When Yang Xianrong got the news, it was already close to the family dinner on New Year's Eve. She excused herself by saying that she was not feeling well and would not attend such a banquet. After all, her title of "Empress of Wisdom" was very strange, and because she had helped Sima Chi establish his power and killed many people before, she also made many enemies for herself.

The eunuch who came to deliver the message did not dare to say much and had to hurry back to report.

Yang Xianrong sat at the table and watched Sun Ying feeding Sima Jing. She suddenly felt unhappy and asked, "You are so old, why can't you eat by yourself?"

When Sima Jing was asked this question, he immediately pouted.

Sun Ying quickly explained: "Jing'er's hands were a little dirty from the ink she had just wiped off. I saw that there was still a mouthful of rice porridge left, so I thought of feeding it to her. It's my fault..."

"Then you should wash your hands before coming to eat." Yang Xianrong looked at her little hands and saw that there were indeed ink stains. "If you are so irritable, how can you be a princess?"

"Then don't be a princess anymore and go home to farm." Sima Jing has learned to talk back.

"Can you do it?" Yang Xianrong asked Cui Xi to bring a wet towel, grabbed Sima Jing's little hand and wiped it hard.

Sima Jing didn't dare to hide, and pouted. "Cao Tong said he knows how to farm and can take me to farm."

"Then you should just follow him." After Yang Xianrong wiped her hands clean, she carefully examined her face and asked, "Why is your hair so messy now that Yuan Caidie is not here?"

"...No one can...She is really skillful, and she can make hair look beautiful." Sima Jing was still afraid of her mother, and whispered: "Then...I can't learn it either."

"Ah..." Yang Xianrong finally sighed, "When I was your age, I would have been serving my grandmother and could do everything."

"It's okay, it's okay, Jing'er is still young..." Sun Ying hugged Sima Jing in her arms, "I know you are angry, don't take it out on the child."

"What's wrong with me?" Yang Xianrong wiped her hands with a wet towel. "This Sima Chi is simply crazy. He has caused so many troubles in the palace. Doesn't he know that he should use his money wisely?"

"Why do you care so much? Now, you should find a way to leave here." Sun Ying frowned, "I want to take Lian'er away in the spring. Your brother sent a message the other day saying that everything is almost ready."

"I hope she doesn't come up with another plan to look for Liu Cong." This time it was Yang Xianrong's turn to pout.

"Hey, this Axis Eye... I'll take her back. Nun Miaoying and Nanny Qi also said that they have brought out the people from the temple. I'll let Miaoying talk to Lian'er more later..."

"Actually, I don't object to her and Liu Cong... It's just that Liu Cong is a rough man, and he can't have a good life if he's always fighting and killing. If it were me, I would rather not marry for the rest of my life."

"I won't get married either! I'll just stay with my mother and the queen mother!" Sima Jing understood at this time and raised her hand, "It's good to follow my mother. None of those stinky men are good."

"What about your Cao Tong?" Yang Xianrong asked her with a smile, "Every day he's talking about Cao Tong, Cao Tong is short, but he's also a stinky man."

"No, no, no, he is not, he is... he is... a guard, my guard." Sima Jing held it in for a long time, "He wants to protect me." "Okay, let him protect you for the rest of your life, okay?" Yang Xianrong suddenly had an idea and looked at Luzhu.

Luzhu naturally understood and walked over immediately.

"Go check Cao Tong's background." Yang Xianrong whispered.

Sun Ying, who was sitting nearby and heard it, was also stunned for a moment before nodding.

As they were talking, Sima Chi strode in.

Qin Chaoge and Zhang Liangchu followed behind with embarrassed looks on their faces.

Because Sima Chi was alone, without even a guard or eunuch around him.

"Why is the emperor here?" Yang Xianrong had no choice but to stand up. Sun Ying had already knelt down with Sima Jing.

"We are all family, why should we be so polite? Get up." Sima Chi was in a very good mood, he sat down directly, looked at the food on the table, and said with a smile: "I just came to see Queen Hui. I just heard from the eunuch who passed the message that Queen Hui was not feeling well and did not want to attend the New Year's Eve banquet. This is fine, but you must come to participate in the cockfighting early in the morning on the first day of the new year. This is not just about cockfighting, but also for the good luck of the Great Jin in the new year! This is a big deal!"

"I don't understand this, it's just a mess." Yang Xianrong became annoyed again, quietly waved to Sun Ying and Sima Jing, and asked them to leave quietly. She only left Cui Xi to serve her, and then served hot tea to Sima Chi.

Sima Chi was also very satisfied with this arrangement. He picked up the hot tea and drank it all in one gulp. His mood became even better. "Let's go and see the excitement. I'll tell you about cockfighting. You know, there were cockfighting in the palace before. When I was a child, I watched my father fighting cocks in the palace and got fascinated by it. There were three fierce biting chickens in my previous mansion. I didn't expect that after half a year without anyone taking care of them, they are still so energetic."

Sima Chi didn't care whether Yang Xianrong was willing to listen or not, and just started talking to himself.

Du Jian found three fighting cocks in Sima Chi's former palace. They were being fed by the palace servants who had left behind them. Although they had lost a lot of weight, they were still full of fighting spirit.

Golden Big Mouth, Killing Beak and Black Demon King are all excellent breeds, especially the Black Demon King, which once earned a lot of money for Sima Chi and is also the best among fighting cocks.

Now that the chickens have been sent to the palace, Sima Chi is busy feeding them every day, and he is too lazy to even attend the morning court. "Anyway, it's time to seal the seal, it's freezing cold, and every household is busy celebrating the festival, so there's not much to do."

"Then shouldn't the emperor rest for a few more days?" Yang Xianrong listened patiently to Sima Chi's speech.

"What are you doing here? Are you going to watch those beautiful girls fighting for your favor?" Sima Chi laughed, looking at Yang Xianrong's little face. "It would be great if they were half as pretty as Queen Hui. One by one... well, let's not talk about it."

"Your Majesty, you can't say that." Yang Xianrong frowned.

"Hey, there's no one around here, so let me be a little more casual." Sima Chi stretched out his hand to Yang Xianrong, still looking pitiful, "I'm also wondering, why is there no woman in this world who can compare to Queen Hui?"

"Your Majesty!" Yang Xianrong stood up and took a big step back.

Cui Xi had already taken a step forward, intending to stand between the two of them.

But Sima Chi did not take the next step. He just stared at Yang Xianrong with his hand remaining in the air.