It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 680 How Am I Compared to the Sima Family

Yang Xianrong's white fingers gently stroked Liu Yao's cheek, and then played with his beard, making Liu Yao unable to say anything serious. This woman was his soft spot, there was nothing he could do, he had already fallen for her in this life and could not extricate himself.

He kissed her fingers gently, then sighed again: "I won't hide it from you. The current generals of the Han Dynasty are all useless. They are brave but not wise. I think that although my sister-in-law is not as good at planning as my brother, she is much better than my deputy generals who are just wooden sticks and only know how to kill all day long."

There were some things that Liu Yao did not say, because he hoped that Yang Xiankang could come out to help him, rather than stay in the Yang Mansion all day. However, Yang Xianrong was unwilling to let her second brother make any more mistakes, she could not bear it.

"I'll ask my eldest sister-in-law what she thinks." Yang Xianrong sighed softly, but what she was thinking in her heart was: I can't let Yang Ruochi, who is so young, lose his mother. Because of her eldest brother's death, there will always be a bleeding hole in her heart that can never be plugged.

Both of them were silent, just hugging their heads and looking at the brilliant pink clouds in the sky.

The day finally came to an end, and although the war was still going on, there would always be a moment of peace for the two people to lean on each other and heal each other.

It was getting dark. Liu Yao looked at Yang Xianrong's glowing face and couldn't help but say, "Third sister, I like you very much."

Yang Xianrong blushed again at this sudden confession, and pulled his beard twice with her hands, "What's the matter? We are an old married couple, why are you suddenly talking about this?"

"What do you mean old? Look at you, you're just over 28 years old, not much older than Yang Ruoxi." Liu Yao was being so sweet-talkers that Yang Xianrong had gotten used to it.

"What do you want to say? Or, what did you want to ask just now?" Yang Xianrong looked at him. If a man talks sweetly, there must be something fishy going on.

Liu Yao laughed, pursed his lips, and finally asked: "Then we are really an old married couple, so I just asked directly."

"Say it!"

"Who treats you better... me or that stupid emperor?" Liu Yao asked this question with some hesitation and stuttering.

Yang Xianrong really didn't expect Liu Yao to ask this question, and there was a rare hesitation in her eyes. She had never thought about this question, because she had been pushed forward by fate, and every day and every step was thrilling. Then in such a rare moment of respite, Liu Yao would actually ask this question.

Yes, who treats her better?
For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

"Third sister." Having asked, Liu Yao was looking forward to Yang Xianrong's answer, and gently stroked her face with his big hand. The servants had quietly lit the candles around, which made the place look hazy and dreamy, and it was very unreal.

"How can a man who can't even protect me be a good man? Only with Brother Liu's protection can I feel truly alive and loved." Yang Xianrong spoke each word clearly, and every word struck into Liu Yao's heart, making him willing to give her all his tenderness.

"Can I tell my third sister a secret?" Liu Yao was particularly sexy and passionate tonight.

"Okay." Yang Xianrong leaned against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. In fact, Liu Yao was talking about what Liu Yuan said to him before his death, asking him to fight for the throne and marry Yang Xianrong. He even predicted that only by getting Yang Xianrong could he get the world.

I thought Yang Xianrong would be very surprised and a little unhappy, but I didn't expect that after Yang Xianrong listened to all these stories quietly, she just nodded and said, "I know."

"How do you know?" Liu Yao was a little surprised. "Only my father and I know about this."

"Liu Cong also knows. He told me." Yang Xianrong did not hide it. Instead, she smiled happily. "Actually, if you put it this way, you didn't marry me because of my fate, but because of my talent, right?"

"That's true." Liu Yao also grinned, "I like you too much, from the first time I saw you..."

"Hey, it started again. I don't know how many times I've said it." Yang Xianrong couldn't help it anymore and covered his mouth. "You, you know that after entering the Phoenix Palace, only the emperor can open it, but you opened it. At that time, I was thinking, how great it would be if I married you."

"We are destined to be together." Liu Yao laughed so hard that tears came out.

"At this point, I won't ask so many questions. I just want to know, do you really want to be the emperor?"

"Before, I didn't want to. Now, I do." Liu Yao answered very seriously, "They questioned that I was just Liu Yuan's nephew, not his biological son. At first, I was really angry. But now think about it, so what? Even if I am his nephew in name, I am actually his son. I know that is enough. Besides, in this chaotic world, so many incompetent people want to rule the world, why can't I? What's more, I don't want to rule the world and enjoy money, beauty and power. All I want is to quell the chaos, make the world peaceful, and stop the people from being displaced."

"Do you still remember that day when you prayed for rain, you stood in front and shouted: Dragon King, Jade Emperor, all gods, we sincerely pray for rain, and hope that rain will fall soon to save the people from their hardship!" When he said this, Liu Yao's eyes lit up, "Actually, I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but at that moment, I thought that you could use such power to feed the people and make those people with ulterior motives and full of malice surrender. I thought that I must quell the rebellion in this world so that you and the children can have a stable life."

"Yeah." Yang Xianrong gently kissed his eyes, her heart filled with warmth.

"In two days, it will be Liu Cong's birthday." Liu Yao sighed, "I also promised him that I would treat you well. When the world is at peace, I will have a good drink with him."

"Okay, I'll make the wine." Yang Xianrong also sighed.

"Now I can truly understand his troubles. The officials of the Han Dynasty are too complicated. There are too many factions and they are always scheming against each other. There is no peace for a single day." Liu Yao closed his eyes. "Grand Master Xiao Yi contradicted me in the court today, saying that I was a reckless man who knew nothing..."

"So straightforward? What did you do?" Yang Xianrong was very curious. "That old man is really old. I think he is actually very powerful. Your father was very polite to him because he is a real doer. This man must not be offended. Think about it. He has a cavalry... If you really get his sincere help, you may be able to win the battle for the throne... and Shi Le very soon."

　The update is expected to be late tomorrow...

　　(End of this chapter)