Madam Handan said, “If I say that I just know, it seems hard to convince people.
Let me start with why I was imprisoned.
The ostensible reason for my imprisonment was the legend of my phoenix destiny. When the late emperor was young, many heroes were vying for power. A Taoist master said that I had the phoenix destiny, but it was the rare black phoenix destiny.
The master said that the fate of the colorful phoenix is auspicious, the fate of the white phoenix is the most auspicious, and someone asked if the fate of the black phoenix is very ominous?
The Heavenly Master said that this could not be said, the fate of the Black Phoenix was... Before he could finish his words, he was struck to death by a bolt of lightning. There were more than 20 people in the courtyard at that time, and only the Heavenly Master was killed by the lightning.
Because no one knows whether Black Phoenix's fate is good or bad, marrying me becomes an unpredictable matter.
Old Man Xuanyuan didn't want me to marry someone else, fearing I'd become a scapegoat. But he also didn't dare take the risk of marrying me, lest I turn out to be a poor choice? A dangerous person?
So they chose the Duke of Rong's Mansion and imprisoned me there. All the servants here have been replaced by people from the palace.
It was difficult for these well-trained palace servants, who originally worked in the palace, but after being selected, they were demoted to the Mansion of Duke Rong.
Only the old Duke and the old lady knew about these things back then. Before they died, they told their son, whom everyone thought was my husband.
Actually, I just moved in, not married in. The one who actually married the prince as his consort was the girl from the He family... I just live here year after year.
Year after year, until my nominal husband and Miss He became the Duke and his wife, and then became the Old Duke and Old Lady, the late emperor had already seized the throne and sat on it, but he still would not let me go.
Because another reason for my imprisonment is that I can predict the future.
Or perhaps the late emperor thought that I could see the future, but in fact, I could only see some images, fragments, sometimes.
For example, when the current emperor was a young child, I said that he would ascend the throne as emperor, because I had this picture in my mind.
For example, in the battle between Zhang Jia's Twelve Sons, before they went to the battle, I invited the current queen and her mother to visit my house. At that time, the queen was still a beautiful little girl.
I told her mother not to let Zhang Jiashilang go to the war. If it is impossible to keep them all, at least keep as many as possible.
But I didn't expect that my nominal husband was quite ambitious at the time. He had already sided with the eldest prince of the time. In order to compete for Zhang Ru, he secretly invited the eldest prince to come.
When the young and energetic emperor learned about it, he brought a group of younger brothers and deceived the people of Jingzhao Yin to come to the Rongguo Mansion to snatch people.
Zhang Ru's mother returned home, and despite her doubts, she still tried her best, but it was of no use. At that time, the Zhang family had many military achievements, including two dukes and three marquises. The Duke of Ding and the Duke of An were not unwilling to listen.
They had also heard some strange things about me, and they also took the fragments that Zhang Ru's mother had told them seriously into consideration.
But we still decided to send all our troops to the battle against the Northern Huns. Our army was small in number to begin with. At that time, the country was weak and poor, and there were continuous wars. Too many people died. The Zhang family did not have enough soldiers, so we would make up for it in the future.
Moreover, no one was willing to stay and try to survive. After discussing it, the two Dukes of Ding'an said that if everyone went and fought to the death, there might be a glimmer of hope. If a few were left behind, the battle plan could not be completed and those who went would surely die. Zhang Jia's Twelve Son would never do such a thing.
Before going to the battle, they sent Zhang Ru to get married, fearing that if all the soldiers died in the battle, Zhang Ru would be too concerned about mourning and the mourning period would delay her.
They were true heroes. Knowing they would never return, they simply said, "Then we'll never return! Guarding the border is a general's duty."
The Northern Huns also suffered heavy casualties in this battle, retreating fifty miles. No one from the Zhang family survived, but this resulted in five years of peace from major battles on the border, allowing the Xuanyuan Dynasty to rest and recuperate.
Zhang Ru's mother later came to my house. Although the mourning period had passed, she was still in the mourning period. She came to see me in mourning clothes and brought the infant Duke Zhang Baiyi with her.
Such a strong woman could hardly hold on any longer. She only asked me one question: Is there still hope for the Zhang family? Is there anyone who can come back alive?
In fact, I couldn't see any images related to her problem, but I lied to her and said, "Hope lies in your hands. There are still people in the Zhang family who can come back alive."
Mrs. Zhang said, "That's good, that's good." She burst into tears, and I couldn't bear to watch...
That kid Zhang Baiyi has been married for several years now, right? Time flies, almost thirty years have passed in a flash.
Because all the prophetic events, big and small, came true, Old Man Xuanyuan became more and more unsure about the origin of my Black Phoenix Fate. People may be more or less afraid of things they don't understand.
So on the one hand, he kept my affairs a secret to prevent the news from leaking out. He imprisoned me here and even let his son continue to imprison me.
On the other hand, it ensures that I have a good life.
I want to get out of this cage. The world is so big, but I am trapped here all my life.
In fact, I also regret it. If I had been able to control my panic when I was young and not say what I saw, it would have been better.
In middle age, he couldn't help wanting to save Zhang Jia's Twelve Son, and once again said, "In fact, if what I saw was really the future, it means that I can't change anything, and those things will definitely happen."
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