Bravely enter the heavens and become a god

Luo Ying continued:

"The peony legend you told me that day is different from the version I searched in the real world."

Hong Su asked instinctively:

"How to say?"

Luo Ying looked at her sincerely and said to her calmly:

"The version I saw said that after Wu Zetian became emperor, she felt that her power was comparable to the sun and moon in the sky.

One winter, Wu Zetian was drinking and appreciating the snow with her ministers in the garden.

The garden was covered with snow, with only a few red plum blossoms in full bloom.

At this time, a minister who wanted to please Wu Zetian said to her:

"Your Majesty, although the red plum blossoms are beautiful, it is lonely for a single flower to bloom. It would be better if Your Majesty issued an imperial decree to allow all flowers to bloom in winter, so as to show your majesty."

Another minister shook his head and said, "It's the cold winter, the plum blossoms are in full bloom. If you want to see all the flowers in full bloom, it won't be too late to wait until next spring!"

Wu Zetian, who was drunk, laughed and waved her hand, saying, "Flowers blooming in spring is not uncommon. I am the emperor. I order the flowers to bloom when I want them to!

Then Wu Zetian wrote a few lines of poetry: "Tomorrow I will visit Shangyuan Garden and hurry to announce the arrival of spring. The flowers must bloom overnight, don't wait for the morning breeze to blow."

The meaning was to order all flowers to bloom immediately without delay. After writing the imperial edict, he ordered the palace maids to burn it to convey the order to the flower god.

The Flower God couldn't help but feel worried when he received the imperial edict.

It is against the law of seasons for flowers to bloom in the cold winter, but even the gods would be afraid of the majesty of Wu Zetian, the true emperor.

For this reason, she called together all the fairies to discuss countermeasures. The timid Peach Blossom Fairy suggested: "The emperor's majesty cannot be violated. Let's bloom early according to her wishes!"

The other flower fairies echoed in agreement. Only the Peony Fairy said firmly: "So what if the emperor? Flowers bloom at different times. Going against the time and the laws of nature will bring disaster to the people of the world!"

"Emperor Wu is ruthless and cruel. If we don't obey his order, I'm afraid disaster will come!" said the other flower fairies. Only the Peony Fairy said righteously: "Stick to your integrity, she can't do anything to us!"

The next morning, Wu Zetian just woke up from her drunken stupor, and the maid came forward to report: "Your Majesty! All the flowers in the garden are in bloom!"

Remembering the imperial edict from yesterday, Wu Zetian hurried to Shangyuan to take a look, and found that all the flowers actually obeyed the imperial edict and bloomed in this cold winter.

All the officials who accompanied her knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor". Just when Wu Zetian was feeling proud, she found that the peony garden was still full of dead branches. She was furious and said, "The peony dared to disobey my order! Someone, burn all the peony branches!"

The peony flowers in the flowerbed were instantly reduced to ashes in the raging fire. Wu Zetian, still resentful, ordered the peonies to be uprooted and thrown on the Mang Mountain in Luoyang, so that the peony flower would never be planted again!

Back then, Wu Zetian passed by the Mangshan area in Luoyang. She knew that the area was desolate and remote, and that Peony would suffer if she went there. But this was the only way to relieve her hatred!

But who would have thought that after arriving in Luoyang, the peony, which had endured the pain of being burned by the raging fire, actually took root in the desolate and remote land due to its aloof character, and the entire mountain was covered with peonies in the spring of the following year.

In order to commemorate the tenacity and perseverance of the peony, the people of Mangshan carefully cultivated the peony for generations. Since then, the peony has taken root in Luoyang, and year after year, the peony has bloomed more and more prosperously.

Among them, the scorched peony is also called "Luoyang Red" because its flowers are as bright red as fire after being burned by a raging fire.

Since then, the peony's unyielding and unyielding spirit has become a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, and the peony has become the king of flowers. Luoyang is also famous for its peonies. "

Upon hearing this, Hua Hongsu was shocked. She couldn't believe that Luo Ying was so familiar with that period of history.

Seeing Hua Hongsu's shocked expression, Luo Ying continued to speak calmly:

“After hearing this legend, I have always admired the Peony Fairy. I believe that the Peony Fairy is hailed as the King of Flowers by all the flower fairies because of her awe-inspiring righteousness. She is the embodiment of justice.

I didn’t expect that the Peony God standing in front of me today would be someone who is feared by everyone for his bullying behavior.”

Hua Hongsu was speechless, but couldn't get angry:

"you..."

Luo Ying looked at her and continued:

"All bullies have had similar experiences of being bullied, which is why they inflict the harm they have suffered on others."

Hua Hongsu was shocked when she heard this, and tears welled up in her eyes.

【Memories of the past】

When Hua Hongsu was a child, she was bullied by a group of children. One girl said, "You are not from our Phoenix clan at all. You just have the blood of the Phoenix, but you are not worthy of appearing in the Heavenly Palace."

Another girl said, "You are just a bastard, just an ordinary bird, not even worthy of carrying shoes for our Phoenix clan." They threw stones at her, leaving her covered with bruises.

I also thought of the past experience when I was still the Peony Fairy and was burned in the fire by Wu Zetian and struggled in pain...

Scenes flashed by like movie clips...

Suddenly, Wanqi rushed in and said:

"Your Highness, she not only stole the flower cards of the Equinox Flower Goddess, but also secretly hid other things..."

Hua Hongsu's recollection was interrupted by Wanqi's words. She saw Wanqi holding a small wooden box in her hand and asked Luo Ying in confusion:

"what is this?"

When Luo Ying saw the firefly lamp, his heart instantly rose to his throat. He struggled to get up and reached out to grab the firefly lamp from Wanqi's hand like a madman:

"No, give me back the box..."

During the fight between the two sides, the firefly lamp fell to the ground.

"boom....."

The small wooden box shattered and the lid fell off. The scene of her and Hua Yuchen kissing each other at the Lantern Festival was projected in the air, forming a huge sky curtain.

As all the fireflies flew out of the box, the image slowly faded and disappeared.

Mu Ling and Wan Qi exclaimed at the same time:

"Yes... Your Highness the Third Prince..."

Hua Hongsu's face slowly turned blue, her anger was like a volcano about to erupt, the violent energy made everything around her silent and still.

Her eyes were like burning flames that could melt everything.

In the face of this terrifying anger, everything around them paled in comparison. They stared at her anger silently, as if facing an unchallengeable mountain.

She trembled and roared:

"Tell me quickly! What's going on between you and him..."

As the wooden box fell to the ground and shattered, Luo Ying's heart also broke. Tears flowed down her face like raging waves. She trembled all over as she watched the disappearing image. She said in fragments:

"I have decided to leave... Why can't you leave me with even the only good memories..."

On the execution platform in the Heavenly Palace, Hua Yuchen suddenly felt a piercing pain coming from the bottom of his heart. He opened his eyes and saw Feng Yequn standing by his side. He said tremblingly:

"Hurry...she's in danger...I feel she's in danger..."