It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 496: The Queen Throws a Tantrum into the Cold Palace

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people always say New Year greetings to each other.

There was a rare peaceful and festive atmosphere inside and outside the Luoyang Imperial Palace.

The Ministry of Rites had long ago built a wooden platform for cockfighting outside the Taiji Hall, and decorated the surroundings with red silk, which matched the white snow and gave the illusion of a prosperous era.

Sima Chi was in high spirits and showed up here early in the morning. He had drunk a lot at the palace banquet yesterday, and even played with the beauties until dawn, so that now his eyes were dark and there were blue bags under his eyes, looking like he had indulged himself too much.

Liang Lanbi was unhappy again, because she was not the one who stole the show at the banquet last night, at least because Yang Xianrong was not there, and as the Queen of the Great Jin Dynasty, she always dressed up and showed off. However, Sima Chi's attention was all on the singing girls, and he didn't even look at her. His father and brother were also busy talking and toasting with the ministers. Those female relatives rarely attended such occasions, and because they heard that Yang Xianrong and Princess Pei would not come, they all found reasons not to be there.

As a result, Liang Lanbi sat alone far away from Sima Chi and drank alone.

Therefore, she was already very angry when she came here early in the morning to watch cockfighting with Sima Chi. When she saw a phoenix chair to the left of Sima Chi's dragon chair, she sat on it without thinking.

Du Jian, the tea steward, immediately ran over, bowed and saluted Liang Lanbi to apologize, saying that this was prepared for Queen Hui, and her seat was arranged by the emperor himself below the cockfighting arena. "Queen, the emperor said that you can't stand such chaos, and he specifically asked me to arrange a quiet and safe place for you, but also a place with a great view. Look here, the emperor also nodded in agreement. The emperor treats you very well, and we are so envious."

Du Jian was very good at talking and he could make Liang Lanbi smile with just a few words.

But when Liang Lanbi learned that the phoenix chair belonged to Yang Xianrong, her face fell again. Seeing Sima Chi playing with the chickens next to the chicken coop, she became even more furious. She walked up to him and shouted, "You are playing with just a few chickens before dawn. All the civil and military officials have arrived, why don't you sit back on the dragon chair?"

Sima Chi was in a very good mood and was even humming a little tune and whispering to the three chickens. Now, not only was he frightened by Liang Lanbi, but even the three chickens started fluttering in their cages, looking a little frightened.

In just a moment, his mood became extremely bad, and he growled, "What did you do? You scared my fighting cock."

"Can they be frightened?" Liang Lanbi couldn't stand Sima Chi's dandy behavior, especially when he was playing with fighting cocks. "How much money have you lost for just a few chickens? Do you still want to play?"

"Who said we lost? Liang Lanbi, I told you that the most taboo thing before a cockfight is to say this word. You mentioned it again and again, and every time when we were excited about a cockfight, you objected. Why?" Sima Chi stood up straight and stared at her. "I am the emperor now! I can do whatever I want!"

"Playing with things will ruin your ambition! Do you understand?" Liang Lanbi was also anxious. "Do you know the battle report from the front? Have you been in charge of the military rations in the northwest these days? It's all my father and brothers who are helping you! What do you want to do? Is this how the emperor is going to behave?"

"Liang Lanbi, are you crazy?" Sima Chi was also a little surprised that she would argue with him in front of all the civil and military officials at this time, and did not give him any face.

"Am I crazy? Don't you see what you have done?" Liang Lanbi pointed at the group of beautiful women behind Sima Chi, all dressed up and swaying in their beautiful postures. Some of them were really not afraid of the cold and even exposed their arms and breasts, which was extremely indecent. Liang Lanbi was so angry that she was shaking, "Can these women come here? Should they come here?"

"Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, and the whole world is celebrating. These beauties served me yesterday, and I rewarded them to come here today. Is that not okay? Does that mean that everything I do must be approved by you? Does that mean that everything I do must be approved by you? Does that mean that I can't make my own decisions?" Sima Chi got angry, and he said everything he was thinking without any scruples. The emperor and the empress started to quarrel.

The ministers who had been waiting nearby looked at each other, not knowing whether they should try to persuade him or just plug their ears and not listen.

Liang Lanbi's father and brother rushed over and said hastily, "Queen, how can you be so petty? Apologize to the Emperor quickly."

"What are you apologizing for?" Liang Lanbi actually saw a beautiful woman who had taken off her outer coat, revealing her fair shoulders, and was looking at them with a smile.

Following Liang Lanbi's gaze, Sima Chi also saw this scene and even smiled slightly. It was at this moment that Liang Lanbi realized that this woman was somewhat similar to Yang Xianrong, but more charming. Her mind buzzed and she couldn't even control her body. She ran headfirst into Sima Chi, saying, "You liar! You've been lying to me! You've been fooling me!"

Sima Chi was physically strong, so he was not injured by the collision, but the impact was extremely bad, and it was very embarrassing to have so many people watching. Moreover, Queen Hui Yang Xianrong was walking over and happened to see this scene.

She didn't come forward, but just stood outside and watched the joke, with some smile in her eyes.

Sima Chi couldn't stand it anymore. He even felt that Yang Xianrong was making fun of him for not being able to manage his own woman. It was too shameful. This time, his face darkened and he shouted, "Queen, what's wrong with you now? Are you crazy? Come here, the Queen has violated her manners in front of the emperor and is banished to the cold palace!"

"What?" Not only Liang Lanbi was stunned, but everyone in the Liang family was also stunned. If the queen was banished to the cold palace, the authority that their family had just established would be destroyed, which was absolutely unacceptable.

"Your Majesty! The Queen is not feeling well today, so I will let her go back to the palace to rest." Liang Fen moved very quickly, grabbed Liang Lanbi's arm and pulled her behind her. Liang Lanshan also rushed to the front, dragged Liang Lanbi and quickly left the Taiji Hall.

Sima Chi was still furious. This was tantamount to insulting him in front of the whole world. This was an unforgivable crime. He called Ma Shizhong, who was preparing on the cockfighting stage, and asked him to quickly draft an imperial edict. He wanted to divorce the queen!

When everyone heard this, they could no longer pretend not to hear it. Many ministers knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!"

"Today is the first day of the new year. It is unlucky not to abandon the queen!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Each sound was louder than the other.

Sima Chi's gaze passed through the crowd and looked at Yang Xianrong. Yang Xianrong was just smiling and talking to Xu Henian. There was a soft light on her face that made his heart tremble.