Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

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Phoenix's destiny trapped in a cage, this was saying that she was trapped in the Cold Palace of the Imperial Palace and no fruit would bear no matter how much one struggle. Created misfortune and implicated the family that the entire Shen family was executed, so wasn't this the guillotine? And she had work hard and put in all efforts to help Fu Xiu Yi to sit on the throne but all hopes and effort came to nothing. Fu Xiu Yi still gave her three feet of white silk. Even Wan Yu and Fu Ming did not survive, nothing actually was remained. How can it be not futile?

Shen Miao said, "May this priest help be to take a look at another divination lot."

Jing Zhe and Gu Yu became worried as they could not figure out why she would see the priest differently from them and even willing to let this priest to take a look at her other divination lot.

That priest smiled and picked up the other lot. He glanced at Shen Miao and as usual stroke his beard before saying slowly, "Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss, the auspicious portent (direct translation from Chinese is Purple Cloud) comes from the East. A superior lot."

Jing Zhe and Gu Yu initially scared that the priest would say something bad and it was near the year end now so everyone was afraid that bad fortune words would stick to oneself. Seeing that he said as such, they sighed in relief. Jing Zhe however ridiculed, "I had said that he is a fraud. One divination is great inauspicious lot and another superior lot. Just which lot is it the real one?"

"Both lots are real." The priest said, "If you don't believe, ask your Young Lady if this priest said correctly?"

Shen Miao's heart moved and she said, "Jing Zhe, Gu Yu, go over to the guards first. I have something to say to the Taoist priest alone."

Jing Zhe wanted to persuade a few more words as she felt that this priest was a swindler. However Gu Yu shook her head at her and pulled her to the side, making room for Shen Miao to speak to the Taoist priest with a peace of mind.

Shen Miao frowned as she looked at the Taoist Priest, "Does this Taoist Priest know something?"

The priest kept the divination lots and said without turning his head, "I see from Young Lady's facial features, it is of a noble person. Then one looked at Young Lady's assigned fated and saw that it belongs to that of a Phoenix's destiny. One originally would be living a lifetime of glory and splendor, eating jaded food and wearing brocade. Unfortunately... One's fate was changed."

Shen Miao said, "What change of fate?" Her voice was somewhat hurried.

The priest's hands stopped and he looked at her, "Young Lady's fate is very peculiar. There would be one big calamity in one's entire life and once this calamity has past, it would be smooth for the rest of one's life. However in the first divination that Young Lady had drawn, one did not pass this calamity."

"What is my calamity?" Shen Miao asked.

"One true Phoenix and one fake Phoenix. The fake Phoenix had robbed the blessing and fate of the true Phoenix. The true Phoenix was instead imprisoned."

Shen Miao only felt that her entire heart wanted to jump out from her throat. True and fake Phoenixes, could it be said that she was the true Phoenix and as for the fake Phoenix, could it be Mei Furen? Mei Furen gave birth to Fu Sheng and Fu Xiu Yi doted on Fu Sheng that much. In her past lifetime Fu Ming died and she also died so Fu Xiu Yi would establish Mei Furen as the Empress and with Fu Xiu Yi's love of Fu Sheng, perhaps he would let Fu Sheng inherit his throne.

Wasn't this saying that one's fate was robbed?

Shen Miao said, "This Taoist Priest spoke of the first divination lot. Then in the second divination lot, can I pass through the calamity?"