It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 666: Back to the Han Dynasty

Liu Yao did not return to the general's mansion, but went directly into the palace.

Even though Liu Cong didn't like to attend the court every morning, he still had to go to court every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month to show his respect. Therefore, Yang Xianrong had washed and dressed up early in the morning, exuding a soft and beautiful glow, and then she entered the palace in her Yang family's all-black carriage.

Her current status was the wife of the general, and she had been personally certified by Liu Yao, so all her treatment was the same as Liu Yao's. The guards guarding the palace gate naturally did not dare to slack off, and immediately welcomed her and her group into the palace, and even politely stood guard by the side, giving them full etiquette.

However, Yang Xianrong brought a lot of people, because she also brought two children, as well as people from the general's mansion. They all brought a lot of large food boxes, and it looked very lively.

After this group of people entered the imperial city, Cao Zheng quietly hid in the palace to explore the palace's surplus food. But because there were so many of them, Xiao Futian suddenly pooped in his pants pocket, causing everyone to rush to clean up for him. As a result, the poop on the pants somehow rubbed against Yang Ruoxi's face. The little girl loved beauty and hygiene, so she got anxious and started crying and making a fuss.

Before Yang Xianrong even entered the palace, she quickly asked Wang Po to help her get off the carriage. She looked at the two crying and noisy children with her bulging belly, and she was so angry that she shouted, "This is the imperial palace! Why are you crying!"

Her voice was so loud that the two children were scared and shut up immediately. They didn't dare to look at her with their tearful eyes.

All the ministers who were discussing matters in the court came out when they heard the noise. Liu Cong was a person who loved to watch the fun, and when he heard the child crying and Yang Xianrong shouting, he also ran out with a smile to see what was going on.

When Yang Xianrong saw him coming, she hurriedly took her family to pay her respects to him.

Liu Cong saw that Yang Xianrong's belly was already bulging, and he refused to let her bend down no matter what. He kept shouting, "From now on, you don't have to bow to me when you see me! I say so!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Even though Yang Xianrong couldn't kneel down, she still had to nod her head in thanks. She suppressed her anger and tried to maintain a calm tone, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The children have never seen the world and made a fuss in front of Your Majesty."

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay. It's not easy for a child in this hot weather." Liu Cong stood in the open space in front of the hall. Under the sun, his clothes were immediately soaked with sweat. He couldn't bear it anymore and said immediately: "Hey, don't talk here, let's talk inside. At least it's not exposed to the sun in the hall!"

"Yes." Yang Xianrong nodded quickly to express her thanks, then followed Liu Cong into the hall. The other ministers also quickly followed back.

"Why are you here today?" Liu Cong did not sit back on the throne, but asked someone to bring a stool and gave it to Yang Xianrong. Yang Xianrong was still quite flexible, at least not as clumsy as other pregnant women. Today she also wore a loose linen robe, which was stiff and not sticky. Therefore, she looked very dignified and full of grace.

"I had a nightmare last night and felt uneasy, so I came to see the emperor." Yang Xianrong's voice was a little resentful, she looked up at Liu Cong, and then looked at the ministers. They were not strangers to Yang Xianrong, and they greeted her when they entered and left the general's mansion.

What's more, Yang Xianrong had a special status and no one dared to look down on her.

"What did you dream about?" Liu Cong was stunned. "Don't be afraid." "Yes, I just want to talk to the emperor." Yang Xianrong glanced at Jin Zhun with her peripheral vision. There were many people standing beside him, and they were obviously ministers who were on good terms with him. She had never been to the court of the Han Dynasty, but now it seemed no different from the court of the Jin Dynasty.

The world is just like that.

At this time, Liu Yao had already hurried into the hall, his head and face covered in sweat. "Your Majesty."

"Why are you late for the morning court today?" Liu Cong glanced at him.

"When we left the camp, some soldiers said they had dug a new well and it had water, so we went to take a look." Liu Yao said honestly, and at the same time walked to Yang Xianrong's side and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"

"It's just...ah..." Yang Xianrong hesitated to speak, revealing a look of sadness.

Everyone looked at her, and she paused for a moment before saying, "I had a nightmare last night. I dreamed of... the Dragon King."

Liu Yao frowned slightly, held Yang Xianrong's shoulders, and said softly: "It's okay, it's just the Dragon King."

"No, he is very angry." Yang Xianrong shook her head, and then glanced at the people in the hall before continuing, "I know that the general has been busy praying for rain these days. So, I said to the Dragon King: Why are you angry? We should be angry. You have already enjoyed the fireworks of the world twice. Everyone has spent time and effort to ask you to make it rain, but what about you? Why don't you want to rain even a drop of rain? Do you know that the people here can't survive and are running out of food?"

Yang Xianrong spoke so vividly that everyone was attracted by her and listened very carefully.

"But the Dragon King said: This matter is not my responsibility, it is all arranged by the Jade Emperor. Moreover, your request for rain has been submitted to the Heavenly Palace, but the Jade Emperor found that some people are not sincere. In other words, these people are bathed in the grace of heaven and enjoy the glory and wealth of the world, but they do not think about giving back, and do not kneel down to pray for rain in person. They are completely ungrateful and despicable. Therefore, he was very angry, and it was about to rain, but now under this situation, he took back the rain order."

For a while, people could not tell the difference between these statements. But most people still believed in ghosts and gods, not to mention Yang Xianrong's gentle voice made people believe it even if they did not believe it.

"What should we do then?" Liu Cong wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Have you asked?"

"I asked." Yang Xianrong sighed softly, "The Dragon King meant that we must quickly pray for rain for the third time, and every household and every person must participate. In this way, the Jade Emperor will see everyone's sincerity and be calm and peaceful. Only when he is in a good mood will it rain. If anyone is perfunctory again and ruins the big event of praying for rain, it will never rain here again!"

"Ah, this won't do! It has to rain soon, otherwise there will be no harvest!" Liu Cong looked upset and asked Liu Yao, "What's going on? Didn't anyone go to pray for rain before?"

"Yes, many people said that the heat made them feel unwell, so they didn't come. I brought some civilians and soldiers to pray for rain." Liu Yao also wiped the sweat from his face and neck, and even said with some resentment: "A rough man like me doesn't know how to pray for rain, and I can only pray for rain in the south camp of the city. Naturally, people won't listen, let alone come here so early in the morning."