Chapter 6: The Five Elements Restricting the Wife's Life

  Li Hua was still pondering something a moment ago, but upon hearing Long Yulan's voice, a pleasant smile appeared on his face as he nodded at her and invited her in.

  The carriage was very spacious, and Long Xilan sat beside him. Perhaps she had never really lived the life of a young lady in confinement, but there was no such shyness in her eyes, instead, it was a kind of freedom to come and go.

  That day, among the several young ladies in Chunyang Hall, Li Huan was the first to notice her. The other women were all chatting and whispering to each other, but she sat quietly by herself, her face with light makeup, not stunning at first glance, but upon closer inspection, there was a rare spiritual energy about her.

  The carriage moved, shuttling through the bustling streets of Jinling. Li Huan broke the silence inside the carriage with a soft voice.

  Are you afraid?

  "What's wrong?" Long Xilan looked over, puzzled. Her mind was preoccupied with how to escape from under the noses of the people arranged by Ji Jinjiang, and also, not let Li Hua discover.

  "That rumor—"

  It turned out to be that rumor, Long Xilan had heard of it!

  "I'm not afraid!" she replied calmly, regarding a topic that made others turn pale at the mere mention of it.

  Li Hua was somewhat curious about her reaction.

  The next moment, she answered the doubts in his mind.

  She said: "Because I won't die!"

  Li Hua's sword-like eyebrows slightly raised, and her calm demeanor earned her a few more admiring glances.

  "Does Miss Ji not believe in ghosts and gods?"

  It was precisely because she believed that she knew she wouldn't die. The Long family could see the fate of others, but not their own. However, when she was eight years old, her father had told her that although her life would be full of ups and downs, she would always be able to turn danger into safety.

  As for fate, she believes that this rumor surrounding Li Hua, if true, must also have its number.

  Her gaze fell faintly on the cyan jade pendant at Li Huan's waist, and he seemed to notice her glance, looked down, took it off, held it in his hand and said: "This jade pendant was made by the most famous craftsman in the capital when I was born, ordered by my father."

  "Your Majesty, may I borrow the brocade painting to take a look?"

  This was his personal item, but it was just a jade pendant. Li Hua nodded and handed it to her.

  Unexpectedly, on top of it was clearly engraved Li Hua's birth eight characters.

  She held the jade pendant in one hand, and with the other hand hidden in her sleeve, she carefully calculated the eight characters of his birth time, determining his fate. She couldn't help but furrow her brow - Li Hua's birth chart had a heavenly stem that was auspicious for human relationships, but the earthly branch was on the star of financial loss, and the five elements were in conflict with the god of wealth, indicating a fate that would bring harm to his wife.

  "What's wrong?" Li Hua asked softly, taking in the changes on her face.

  "It's nothing, I just think the king's birthday is quite rare."

  The sound fell, and the other party smiled lightly. "Oh? This king does not believe in fate! Nor does he believe that there are ghosts and gods in the world!"

  Long Xilan nodded in response, and Li Hua's fate was indeed very ominous, it was normal for him to be fearless of ghosts and gods.

  "According to etiquette, it's not convenient for us to meet before the grand wedding, but there are more and more rumors in the capital about that matter, which is also not easy for you."

  Those who are untrustworthy speak a lot, those without authority get angry easily. Someone like Li Huan, who has had the highest privilege since childhood, naturally speaks in a warm and gentle manner, making it impossible for others to look down on him.

  Facing this, Long Xilan was also speechless for a moment. She was very clear that Li Huan had chosen her among several official ladies, not because of her stunning beauty, but at this moment, her greatest difficulty was how to escape the whirlpool of interests that did not belong to her under the heavy guard.

  "So, you don't have to be afraid, I will definitely protect you tonight."

  Hearing this, seeing the man with a noble status in front of him, Long Xilan was taken aback, feeling that he had owed him a piece of his 'true heart'!

  At this time, the carriage that was traveling suddenly stopped, and a sharp cry of a horse came from outside the carriage!