When Xiao Changqi was a prince, he was surrounded by dangers; after he became emperor, the dangers around him increased even more.
This proves the saying: There are always treacherous subjects who want to harm me.
Therefore, many secret guards were actually hidden in places unseen on New Year's Day.
On New Year's Day, he stayed in the palace all day, and under Jin Jin's guidance, he tried to sense the Phoenix Spirit Pearl and absorb the spiritual power that the Phoenix Spirit Pearl used to transform into human form.
But Yuan Dan had never learned any internal skills, and after several days, he made no progress at all.
“Let’s get our heart’s blood back,” Yuan Dan said casually, lying in Jin Jin’s bird’s nest.
Jin Jin glanced at the lazy, silly phoenix and said, "Then go get it."
"If I were to retrieve my heart's blood, Xiao Changqi would..."
"He will die."
She shut up on New Year's Day; she didn't want Xiao Changqi to die.
"But even if I continue cultivating like this, it will still take me a hundred years to take human form," Yuan Dan said in frustration. "By then, Xiao Changqi will probably have already been reincarnated, right?"
Jin Jin fell silent.
If the God of Love were here, he would know how to handle these matters.
"You don't want the Emperor to die in this life because you've fallen in love with him?" Jin Jin suddenly asked.
Yuan Dan paused, her little bean eyes darting around, and asked, feigning ignorance, "What did you say?"
Jin Jin tucked her wings into her feathers and said in a deep voice, "You and Little Phoenix are not entirely alike."
At least that little phoenix is sincere and wouldn't be so hypocritical.
She didn't say anything on New Year's Day; she was indeed different from Jin Jin and the little phoenix that the sparrow spoke of.
Because her soul's thoughts are still rooted in the modern world, she can believe that she was a little phoenix in her past life, which is also because she herself dreamed about some things from her past life.
As for falling in love with Xiao Changqi...
She herself wasn't sure whether it was the little phoenix spirit deep within her soul at play, or whether she had truly developed feelings for Xiao Changqi during their recent days of spending time together.
After Lunar New Year's Eve comes the Lantern Festival.
I remember when I first arrived on New Year's Day, I really wanted to go out and explore, but since I came here, I can count the number of times I've gone out on one hand.
"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival." Yuan Dan stood on the desk, using her wings to hold the inkstone and grind ink for Xiao Changqi.
"Hmm." Xiao Changqi replied to the little bird without looking up, his head bowed as he reviewed the memorials.
On New Year's Day, she threw away the millstone and used her wings to pry open the memorials, only then did Xiao Changqi turn his attention to her.
"I want to go out."
Xiao Changqi frowned: "I am not free tomorrow."
“I’ll go with Sun Jianchou and Jin Jin Maque.”
On New Year's Day, she secretly snorted in her heart, not expecting that Your Majesty, the Tyrant, would accompany her.
Xiao Changqi reached out and rubbed the ink off the bird's feathers, but instead of wiping it off, he spread it out: "I'll go with you after I'm done with my work tomorrow."
On New Year's Day, however, she stubbornly shook her head and said, "I want to go out tomorrow."
She heard from the palace servants that there was a particularly efficacious temple outside the capital, and it just so happened that tomorrow was the Lantern Festival.
If she were at home, Yuan's mother would always cook a bowl of glutinous rice balls for her and Yuan's father, symbolizing family reunion.
But now that she's here, a reunion is definitely out of the question.
All I can do is go to the temple to pray for my parents, wishing them a smooth life and good health.
Xiao Changqi frowned suddenly when he saw the little bird's appearance.
Yuan Dan noticed his displeasure, and sure enough, the next second, Xiao Changqi waved his sleeve and said, "Then go ahead."
"Fine, I'll go by myself then." Yuan Dan was also unhappy. "You can just stay in the palace and review your memorials all by yourself."
After saying that, the bird turned around, showing its rear end to him, and then flew away.
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