It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 705: The Emperor and Empress Return with a Noise of Carriage and Horses

Just when everyone was wondering, a flame suddenly ignited in Xu Henian's hand, but this time it was not very bright and disappeared in a flash.

At this time, he brushed off the dust that was not on his body at all, and said loudly: "I have just asked the God of the Earth, and he said that the Underworld will recruit ghost soldiers in three days. If you can gather 5,000 soldiers and send them over, they will leave here and look for other places in the Underworld."

"Ah?" Not only Ye Xueke shouted, but even Mao Hongbin shouted, "What are they going to do? Are they going to kill 5,000 people? This is absolutely not allowed!"

"Then let your Ye family pay with their lives." Xu Henian said this in a very sinister tone, which scared Ye Xueke a lot, but he didn't know what to do, so he had to continue kowtowing.

Xu Henian looked at his sincerity and sighed, "If I tell you this, I will break my vow... But I have to do something... How about this, you prepare 5,000 porcelain figures, they must be of different appearances, and write your name and birth date on them. I will point acupuncture points and bury them deep for you, which can be regarded as replacing these 5,000 ghost soldiers and saving the lives of your Ye family! Remember! They must be porcelain figures, wooden figures are easy to rot, iron figures are easy to rust, only porcelain figures can last forever."

Now that he had this method, Ye Xueke felt like he had obtained a life-saving spell. He immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Mao Hongbin was a little worried and asked, "You... The emperor and the empress will be returning to Chang'an soon, and your tributes are not yet finished. Now you have to rush to make 5,000 porcelain figures, each with different expressions and birth dates... This project is too huge. Can it be completed in three days?"

Ye Xueke straightened his back at this moment, looking very confident. "Don't worry, Master Mao. The porcelain for the Emperor and Empress will definitely be ready. And these five thousand porcelain people are not difficult to get. I will definitely be able to get them out."

It turned out that Ye Xueke had a village outside Chang'an, and the people here all made porcelain for him. And he also said that he had a team of extremely powerful and skilled craftsmen, and making these porcelain figures was no problem at all.

Seeing his confidence, Mao Hongbin said nothing more and went back to Yang's house with Xu Henian. Ye Xueke and his men hurried to the village outside the city to arrange these matters.

The time passed very quickly. Two days later, Liu Yao and Yang Xianrong had returned to Chang'an with 30,000 troops. Naturally, there was a great hustle and bustle of carriages and horses, and ministers and officials knelt outside the city to welcome them. It was a very grand occasion.

However, Liu Yao did not ride into the city on horseback. Instead, he lifted a corner of the curtain in the carriage to look outside, and then asked Yuan Jianshuo to tell the people who were welcoming them that they could go into the palace and wait, and not to suffer the cold here.

Of course, not everyone could enter the palace to wait for orders. Therefore, only half of the people could go home to rest, while the important officials got on their own carriages and entered the palace.

Liu Gu came back a day early and had already tidied up the palace. He also placed a smokeless heater in the bedroom and replaced the bedding with new ones. When Liu Yao came in holding Yang Xianrong, they finally felt like they were home.

Yang Xianrong half-opened her eyes and looked at them, then leaned on Liu Yao's chest and whispered, "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules. You should get off the car and greet everyone."

"That's not necessary. I'm worried about you." Liu Yao shook his head and carried her to the bed. He took off his shoes and pulled the quilt over her. His movements were very gentle. "It's okay. We're home. You should get some sleep first. It's still not stable in this carriage. It's much better now."

"Well, I'll take a nap." Yang Xianrong's face was a little pale, and she wasn't in a good condition. At this time, Cui Xi had already come in with a lot of things and was waiting on the side.

Liu Yao then said to Cui Xi, "You should also take a rest. They will help you later."

"Okay." Cui Xi nodded, "Your Majesty, please go to the front hall." "Yes." Liu Yao looked at Yang Xianrong again with concern. At this time, she had closed her eyes and her breathing was steady. She must have fallen asleep. "Is Bian Heng here?"

"I've been waiting outside the palace." Liu Gu responded.

"Well, let him in later." Liu Yao touched her little face, looking very tired.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The girl must have been exhausted from the long journey. The third pregnancy came a little suddenly. She had a cold those days." Cui Xi grinned. How could she not know that Liu Yao pestered Yang Xianrong every day, and it was difficult to persuade him. Now she was pregnant again on the road.

This time was obviously different from the previous two times. Yang Xianrong felt very tired, always wanted to sleep, and had no appetite.

Liu Yao heard the dissatisfaction in Cui Xi's tone, but he was not angry. He just chuckled twice before turning to the front hall to discuss matters with the ministers.

After a while, his two sons, led by Yang Ruoxi, quietly came in. Cui Xi was unwilling to let them make any noise, and immediately made a gesture to silence them. The second son, Liu Fudi, was still young, and he persistently pulled Yang Xianrong's hand, and asked in a childish voice: "Why did the queen mother sleep? Your son missed you very much."

Yang Xianrong must have sensed it in her sleep, and suddenly opened her eyes. Seeing that her two sons had grown taller and fatter after not seeing them for a few months, she couldn't help but laugh. However, she had no strength in her body and was still dizzy. She had to reach out and touch them, and asked, "Mother is a little tired, can you sleep a little longer?"

"Let's sleep together, okay?" The eldest son had grown up a lot, with a young appearance, but still a child's heart. He immediately took off his shoes and got on the bed, insisting on lying next to Yang Xianrong. The second son naturally followed suit, and Yang Ruoxi was even more unwilling to lag behind. She was the closest to Yang Xianrong on weekdays, so she immediately squeezed into the bed.

Fortunately, this bed is very large. After all, it is Liu Yao’s dragon bed, and it is big enough for so many people to lie on it.

Cuixi wanted to pull all the children down, but when she saw Yang Xianrong stretched out her hands and held them all in her arms, she had to give up. She asked a few maids to bring in more quilts, fearing that they would catch a cold.

"Girl, maybe you should drink some porridge before going to bed?"

"No more drinking. Let's sleep for a while." Yang Xianrong's voice was a little weak.

"Then I'll ask Bian Heng to come over and examine you directly. You go to sleep first." Cui Xi also shook her head helplessly, and then instructed Yang Ruoxi, "You and your brothers should stop making noise and sleep quietly for a while."

"Yeah." Yang Ruoxi was sensible and could tell that Yang Xianrong was unwell. She immediately told her two younger brothers to lie down and close their eyes.

The two children were very obedient and did as they were told immediately.

Cui Xi then turned around and left the bedroom. Seeing Bian Heng standing at the door, she immediately whispered, "The queen has been pregnant for less than two months, and her pulse is very unstable. Although she hasn't vomited, she can't eat anything."