It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 512: Strange Funeral Procession
Shocked by this, Yang Xianrong no longer cared about crying and instead reached under Sun Ying's quilt with both hands.

Xu Henian, who was chanting scriptures in a low voice beside him, opened his eyes and looked at her with a puzzled look on his face.

"Cui Xi." Yang Xianrong called in a low voice.

Cui Xi also stopped crying, crawled over on her knees, and helped Yang Xianrong to grope around.

But she didn't touch anything either.

"Has anyone come in?" Yang Xianrong asked Xu Henian in a very low voice, "Since I left until now."

"Fifth sister." Xu Henian's voice was also very low, "Then she should come in and take a look too."

At this moment, Yang Xianrong's mind was buzzing as if it had exploded. However, she did not dare to think too much, or even to think about it.

"What happened? What are you looking for?" Xu Henian asked again.

"The girl said it was a box filled with gold, silver and jewelry, all from the mistress, left for the girl to protect herself." Cui Xi responded immediately. "The girl was too sad just now and didn't take it back..."

"This... just now a few old maids came over to help change clothes, but they didn't say anything. The gold and silver jewelry on the mistress were also taken off and placed here." Xu Henian pointed to the items in the wooden box on the table next to him, "These can't be burned with the body, they can only be taken down."

"Then after I left, has anyone come in? Has anyone come in alone?" Yang Xianrong asked again.

"Only the fifth sister. You fainted at that time, so I helped Liu Yao get you back to the bedroom, but this room... you know, because the mistress died of the plague, no one dared to come in." Xu Henian's voice became even lower.

However, the people outside could not hear the sound of Xu Henian chanting, so they began to knock on the door gently.

It was Lin Ruowang's voice: "Empress Hui, the Emperor said that the Duke's wife can stand up now."

The three men were startled and looked at each other. Finally, they worked together to lift all the bedding off Sun Ying and searched the bed inside and out, but still found nothing.

But Lin Ruowang at the door spoke louder: "Queen Hui, Liu He said that the city gate will only be open for one stick of incense, so we should hurry."

Xu Henian quickly re-made the bedding and asked Yang Xianrong with his eyes what to do.

Yang Xianrong's eyes were already swollen, and there was nothing that could be done now.

Cui Xi stood up first and whispered, "I will ask the fifth girl later. Now let's take care of the mistress's affairs first."

Yang Xianrong nodded, and Cui Xi went to open the door.

What happened next was again carried out amid deafening cries. It was impossible to tell how much of it was true or false. Only they themselves knew the real reason for their crying.

At this moment, even Sima Chi shed tears and stood aside and shouted: "Madam, I am here to see you off!"

Every time he shouted, the crying in Tianyuan Palace became louder, which really gave the Duke's wife enough face in her funeral. Even if she couldn't be buried normally, it was still a grand funeral.

Yang Xianrong knelt before Sima Chi, kowtowed to express her gratitude, and appreciated his actions today. Because the incident happened suddenly, only the people of Tianyuan Palace quickly changed into plain clothes and robes, and mixed with the red spearmen of Luoyang Palace and Liu He's black cavalry, which was a very strange scene. What's more, the leader of the red spearmen, Zhao Huanyong, had broken his legs and was dying. His red spearmen no longer had the prestige of the past, and stood in the corner with their heads drooped.

Part of Liu He's black cavalry led the way in front, while the other part followed closely behind the pitch-black Yang family carriage.

Yang Xianrong suppressed her grief but still displayed the dignity and elegance of the Queen of Da Jin. She burned incense for her mother, tidied her clothes, and finally put her mother in a thin coffin and put her on the carriage.

She insisted on being escorted out of the palace gate, and Liu He agreed.

She insisted on being escorted out of the Luoyang city gate, and Liu He agreed.

Liu He was probably also infected by the sad atmosphere, and he couldn't help sighing. Of course, he paid more attention to Liu Yao, who actually broke into Luoyang alone for this woman! If it weren't for the fact that he was alone, he would probably have issued a "kill" order. After all, his father loved this "follower" the most. If he hadn't said early on that he didn't want to be the emperor, he would be the biggest threat.

Now, he followed Liu Cong, which meant that Liu Cong must have also arrived outside Luoyang City, just one step later than him.

If Liu Cong entered Luoyang first, the situation would change drastically.

He looked at Liu Yao, but Liu Yao's full attention was on Yang Xianrong.

Due to his status, he could not go forward and could only follow her silently.

Supported by Cui Xi, Yang Xianrong followed the dark carriage step by step, her tears never stopping. She refused to let Sima Jing follow her out of Luoyang City, and only let Lu Zhu hold Sima Jing and walk at the gate of the palace. Sima Jing's heart-wrenching cry caused everyone to cry again.

Yang Xianlian followed behind the third sister, and Xu Henian followed beside her. He whispered to her, "If you want to cry, just cry."

But Yang Xianlian didn't react at all. He just stared blankly at the thin coffin on the carriage.

Xu Henian had taken care of her the longest and used to make medicine for her every day. He couldn't help but worry about her current condition. He suddenly remembered what his master had said: "This child knows everything in her heart, but she just won't say it. No matter how good you are to her, you will never be able to enter her heart. If her soul is incomplete, her life will never be complete."

Thinking of how frightened Yang Xianrong was just now, he couldn't help but think a lot.

Zhang Liangchu and Qin Chaoge drove the carriage neither slow nor long.

Everyone in Tianyuan Palace followed behind, crying.

Even Sima Chi and Liang Lanbi followed at the back, so Liang Fen had no choice but to follow, fearing that something might happen to the emperor and empress.

Liu He followed at the end. He always felt something was weird in his heart, but he also thought that the Jin Dynasty had never been normal, so his father would rise up and decide to seize the territory of Jin to fulfill his dream of unifying the world.

At this time, every household in Luoyang had already closed their doors, and even the windows were nailed with wooden bars. But there were eyes behind every window and door, watching this scene happen.

For ordinary people, the change of dynasties brought inconvenience and hardship. But for these nobles, it was a matter of life and death. But so what? As the wheels moved forward, everything was just a fleeting glimpse, whether it was bloody killings or singing and dancing, it all belonged to them.

No one spoke. In the silence, the only sounds were the wheels of cars rolling over the cobblestone road and the rustling of people walking.

As dusk approached, a dark yellow halo gradually enveloped the sky.