"Chu Dieyi, you didn't expect this day to come for you, did you?”Ming Mei said proudly when she saw Chu Dieyi's drenched body, disheveled hair, and disheveled appearance as she sat on the ground.
Chu Dieyi glared at her fiercely." So it's you! I've always found it strange that people could come and go freely in the heavily guarded Imperial City. So it turns out that there's an old vixen like you waiting for him inside.”
It was fine if someone called her a vixen, but no woman could stand being called an old vixen. Especially when the person was Chu Dieyi, Ming Mei couldn't stand it!
Ming Mei raised her hand and slapped Chu Dieyi a few times." I'm beating you up for speaking rudely, beating you up for being condescending, beating you up for not knowing what's good for you, beating you up for putting on airs and dirtying my clothes, beating you up for shamelessly stealing my man, beating you up…"
"Enough. Do you want to beat her to death now?”Jinyao suddenly reached out and stopped Ming Mei's hand.
Ming Mei was so angry that her eyebrows were raised and smoke was coming out of her seven orifices." You don't know how detestable this girl is. She actually humiliated me in front of Ouyang Yongrong, ostracized me, and treated me as if I was nothing. She even called me an old witch, an old vixen! If I don't beat her up today, how can I vent my anger?”
Jinyao pushed Ming Mei away." Did you hit her because she scolded you, or because she stole Ouyang Yongrong?"”
Ming Mei was stunned." I, of course I am…It's because she was rude, so I have to teach her a lesson.”
Jinyao glanced at her and said coldly,""Is that so? Why do you look like a jealous woman whose husband has been stolen?”
Ming Mei forced a smile." How could that be? Why would I be jealous of this girl? I hate Ouyang Yongrong to death. If it wasn't for Ouyang Yongrong, how could you and I be separated as husband and wife? How could I be forced to cultivate in Three Saint Temple?”
"Do you still remember that I'm your husband? I thought that you had let Ouyang Yongrong sleep with you a few times, so you had forgotten who your husband was and what you should do.”
"Don't, don't say that. Of course I remember what I want to do. Didn't I trick this girl into giving her to you?”
When Chu Dieyi heard this, she was immediately furious. She rubbed her burning cheeks and shouted,"You were lying to me! What grudge do I have with you? Why did you lie to me?”
Ming Mei glared at him." Of course, it's for the revival of the great cause. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered with a little girl like you!”
"Revival? You, you want to betray Brother Rong? You want to seize power and usurp the throne?"
"Bah! What a joke! What betrayal? What usurping power? I was only helping the Crown Prince take back everything that originally belonged to him. This was not considered usurping the throne at all. The real usurper should be Ouyang Yongrong!”
"Ming Mei, how can you say that? No matter what, Brother Rong was once your husband. How could you treat him like this?”
"You're wrong. He never treated me as his wife. Before you appeared, Han Susu was his woman. After you appeared, his gaze never stopped on me. For you, he even forced me to cultivate in Three Saint Temple under the Empress Dowager's orders! Why should I show mercy to such a heartless man? Moreover, my real husband is the Crown Prince, not Yongrong!”As she spoke, Ming Mei snuggled into Jinyao's arms, stood on her toes, and kissed his thin lips affectionately.
Jinyao accepted Ming Mei's kiss without hesitation and took the initiative. He put his arms around Ming Mei's waist and kissed her without restraint, completely ignoring Chu Dieyi, who was staring at him with wide eyes.
Chu Dieyi almost vomited. She turned her face away and shouted angrily,"Shameless, lewd, shameless, and thick-skinned old vixen! No wonder Brother Rong would abandon you for Han Susu, because you are not qualified to be the Queen of Yue Country!”
Ming Mei's body stiffened. She pushed Jinyao away and came to Chu Dieyi." What did you say?" Say it again?"
"I'll say it again ten times. You're a shameless old vixen. No wonder Brother Rong didn't want you in the past and would rather have Han Susu!”
Ming Mei chuckled." Girl, do you know why Han Susu became a crazy woman?”
Chu Dieyi glared at her and didn't even bother to say anything.
"It doesn't matter if I tell you. Han Susu went crazy because her daughter died, but do you know why her daughter died? Because she found out that her daughter's father was actually the Crown Prince of the previous dynasty. What was even more tragic was that Yong Rong was an empty shell that could not give birth to anything, so she did not even have the chance to make use of her mistake. Therefore, when she could not justify herself and face her conscience, she personally killed her daughter and went crazy!”
"Little Zhen's father is the former crown prince? How was this possible? " Could it be…" Chu Dieyi suddenly had a terrible thought. She looked at Jinyao, who had a cold expression on his face." You raped her, didn't you?"”
Jinyao said coldly as if he was talking about something very ordinary.""I only wanted her to accompany me for a few days. She refused, so I naturally used some tricks. I didn't expect that stupid woman to actually get pregnant because of this. It's really beyond my expectations!”
Chu Dieyi looked at Ming Mei." It must be you, right? The Imperial City is so big and there are so many guards. No matter how powerful his martial arts are, he can't come and go as he pleases. So, you must be a spy in the palace. Otherwise, how could he have the opportunity to invade the palace and humiliate Han Susu?”
Ming Mei smiled lightly." You're right! Han Susu is good at everything, but the only bad thing is that she's like you. She's soft-hearted and easily listens to other people's words. Just a little fanfare and she'll walk right into the trap. You just need to think about how you were captured here and you will know what happened to Han Susu!”
"Then the matter of the Empress Conferring Ceremony was also planned by you?”
Ming Mei leaned into Jinyao's arms and smiled brightly." Not only that, but the bear in the valley was also my idea. I didn't expect you to be so lucky. You were actually safe and sound twice. You're indeed the best in Dunhuang. You're indeed luckier than that bitch Han Susu!”
Chu Dieyi was furious." You!"
Ming Mei reached out her hand to Chu Dieyi." Hand it over!”
Chu Dieyi snorted." I'm already here. What else do you want from me?”
"Naturally it is the Nine Phoenix Ring!"
Chu Die Yi's heart trembled," Nine Phoenix Ring? What do you want the Nine Phoenix Ring for?"
"I heard that the Nine Phoenix Ring is a heaven and earth spiritual item and has a powerful mysterious power. I think that if the Crown Prince wants to ascend the throne, he must have a good reason, and the best auspicious item is the Nine Phoenix Ring. So I want you to hand over the Nine Phoenix Ring!”
Chu Dieyi refused without thinking,""Stop dreaming! I would rather die than hand over the Nine Phoenix Ring to you!”
Ming Mei threatened her. Have you forgotten about Han Susu?”
Chu Dieyi shook her head proudly." If you're not afraid of losing your husband now, you can try!”
"You!"
"Do you know why I'm called Ritian, and why Huan Yi is called Yuetian? Because I am like the sun and she is like the moon, I can use the power of the sun to burn everything, and she can use the power of the moon to nurture everything. That is why I am called Ritian and she is called Yuetian. To put it more clearly, the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang were all protected by extraordinary power. Only those who were approved by the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang could touch the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang. Otherwise, that person would be courting death. The best example was the former Crown Prince of South Qin, Xuanyuan Qi, and the Emperor of South Liao, Tong Hao!”Chu Dieyi stood up proudly and walked toward Ming Mei and Jinyao without fear of death." If you don't believe me, go ahead and try. I'll see if I can roast you two into jerks!"”
Ming Mei was so angry that her entire body trembled. She raised her hand and wanted to slap Chu Dieyi again.
Jinyao stopped her." Don't mess around. Are you trying to ruin things?"”
"But it wasn't easy for us to get to this point. Are we going to give up because of this girl?”
"Who said I was going to give up?"
"Crown Prince, you…"
Jinyao looked at Chu Dieyi with a ferocious look in his eyes." Think about it. Who is the person Ouyang Yongrong cares about the most now? Isn't it this girl?"
Although she was reluctant, Ming Mei had to admit that the person Ouyang Yongrong cared about the most was Chu Dieyi.
"Since threatening this girl is useless, why don't we use this girl to threaten Ouyang Yongrong instead? For this girl, I don't believe that Ouyang Yongrong won't give in!”
Ouyang Yongrong paced back and forth in the Moon Cloud Residence anxiously, waiting for news while looking outside, hoping to see Chu Dieyi's petite and bouncing figure.
Where did this girl go? Why did he suddenly disappear? Was he enjoying the flowers in the imperial garden or was he playing somewhere crazy?
It was possible. With her playful and active personality, it was indeed possible for her to play until she forgot to eat and sleep.
But no matter how fun it was, she had to come back to see him, right? That girl was so attached to him that she couldn't fall asleep without using his arm as a pillow and hugging him like a blanket. How could she play for a day and a night without coming back? Or did she go back to the Feng Palace to look for the recipe for childbirth?
This was also possible. He knew that the little girl had been searching for a way to give birth, hoping to get pregnant as soon as possible, but he turned a blind eye and let her do whatever she wanted. After all, after he was injured, he didn't have much confidence in being able to successfully get her pregnant. If she could really get pregnant with his child, it would be a happy occasion, so why should he stop her?
But why didn't she tell him that she was going out? Could it be that she didn't go out, but something happened?
Just as he was thinking, a eunuch poked his head out of the door as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw Ouyang Yongrong's solemn expression, he hid back.
Ouyang Yongrong turned around and caught a glimpse of the eunuch." What's the matter?" Speak!"
The eunuch knelt down in panic." Your Majesty, this servant has something to say. I don't know if I should say it or not.”
Ouyang Yongrong clasped her hands behind her back and turned to look out the window." Speak!" I'm listening!"
"Reverend Yu 'in came when the king wasn't around!”
Ouyang turned around gracefully." What did you say? Ming Mei was here?"
"Yes, sir! Reverend Yu 'in was here."
"What is she doing here?"
"I think he's here to deliver medicine to the Queen.”
"Medicine delivery? What medicine?"
"It's the medicine that can make the queen give birth to a little prince.”
Ouyang Yongrong's face darkened. Medicine delivery? Ming Mei clearly knew her condition, so why did she deliberately give the medicine to the little girl? Could she…
Ouyang Yongrong asked again,"Do you remember what else Ming Mei said to Die 'er besides delivering the medicine?"”
"The Queen and Yu 'in didn't speak loudly, so this servant couldn't hear them clearly. However, when Reverend Yu 'in left, he said…"
"Why are you hesitating? Tell me quickly!"
"Yes, sir! Yu 'in said that if the Empress didn't believe her words, she could ask Consort Jin for confirmation. Although she was crazy, sometimes she was quite clear-headed…”
Ouyang Yongrong's eyes flashed." Are you sure you didn't hear wrongly?”
"This servant definitely didn't hear wrongly, because at that time, the enlightened person Yu 'in had already walked to the door and spoke rather loudly, so this servant heard it very clearly. Moreover, this matter concerns Consort Jin niangniang, how could this servant dare to mishear?”
It turned out that Ouyang Yongrong had once instructed the palace people that everything related to Consort Jin must be reported to him, so this eunuch dared to report directly to Ouyang Yongrong.
"And after that?"
"After that, the Empress disappeared. This servant wondered if the Empress really listened to the words of the enlightened person Yu 'in and went to look for Consort Jin.”
Ouyang Yongrong frowned when she heard this.
At this moment, another eunuch walked in." Reporting to Your Majesty, the eunuch guarding Xianning Palace said that he seemed to have seen the Empress enter Xianning Palace, so this servant came to report.”
Hearing this, Ouyang Yongrong finally knew where Chu Dieyi had been for the past day and night.
That girl actually went to Xianning Palace to see Consort Jin? Did she not know that Consort Jin had already gone mad? Besides, why would she go to see a lunatic who couldn't even speak clearly and didn't recognize anyone? Did Ming Mei say something to her?
Ouyang Yongrong's face turned ashen." Men!”
"Yes!"
"Immediately send people to surround Xianning Palace. We must find the Queen.”
"Yes!"
"Also, ask Ming Mei to come here to see me!”
"Yes!"
"Ming Mei kowtows to the king, long live the king, long live, long live!”
Looking at Ming Mei kneeling on the ground to pay her respects, Ouyang Yong Rong's handsome face was expressionless. He did not call her up, nor did he speak. He just looked at her quietly.
Ming Mei was still kneeling. Because Ouyang Yongrong did not say anything, she could only continue kneeling."Your Majesty, why did you call for Ming Mei?”
Ouyang Yongrong spoke slowly. Her voice sounded calm and indifferent, as if she was asking a stranger," Where's Die 'er? I want you to hand over Die 'er?"
Ming Mei was slightly stunned, then she forced a smile." Why would His Majesty ask Ming Mei this question? Ming Mei ate vegetarian food and cultivated in the Three Saint Temple all day long. How did she know the whereabouts of the Queen?”
Ouyang Yongrong looked at him coldly." Is that so? But someone saw you go to Moon Cloud Residence to meet Die 'er, and after that Die' er disappeared. What are you going to say?”
Ming Mei bit her lip and thought about how to explain herself." ChenQie…ChenQie did go to Moon Cloud Residence to see Her Majesty the Queen, but that was because…because ChenQie heard that Her Majesty the Queen was thirsty for children. Coincidentally, ChenQie had a secret recipe with her, so I brought it to Her Majesty the Queen.”
"Oh? Why did you give her the recipe? You have been in the palace for so many years, you should have known whether these secret recipes are effective. Why did you give them to her?”
"ChenQie said it before, it was the Queen who was thirsty for a child, ChenQie…"
"Are you that kind? Or do you want to use the same method you used on Consort Jin on Die 'er?”
Ming Mei trembled when she heard this and was speechless for a long time." King, King?”
Ouyang stood up gracefully and approached Ming Mei step by step." Do you think I don't know that Consort Jin was drugged and raped by someone because you knocked her out back then? Now you want to use the same method on Die 'er?" Ming Mei, you're so ruthless! I've been generous to you for so many years, and this is how you repay me?”
"I-I didn't. I just gave her a bottle of medicine. As for whether she takes it or not, that's her freedom.”
"Is that so?"
"Of, of course."
"Then why did Die 'er disappear after you came?”
"How would I know? I came here alone and left alone. I don't know martial arts, so how could I take her away?”
"Then what did you say to her?"
Ming Mei panicked and was speechless again.
"I think you must have told her that no matter how hard she tries, she won't be able to give birth to a child in this lifetime," Ouyang Yongrong said coldly. And you also told her that if she didn't believe it, she could ask Consort Jin, right?”
Seeing that she could not avoid Ouyang Yongrong's interrogation, Ming Mei simply nodded and admitted," So what? Am I wrong? Am I not telling the truth?"
Ouyang Yongrong snorted," Of course you're right, and it's the truth. However, you asked Die 'er to find a lunatic who doesn't even recognize anyone. Your intentions are really suspicious. I think there must be someone hiding in Xianning Palace, and the main reason you want Die 'er to go to Xianning Palace is to help that person catch Die' er, right?”
Ming Mei's face turned pale." I…"
Ouyang Yongrong looked at her and suddenly said,""How is Jinyao? I think the person hiding in Xianning Palace and waiting for Die 'er should be him, right?”
Ming Mei almost jumped up in fright when she heard the words "How is Jinyao?"She opened her eyes wide in disbelief and stammered,"Who…who is Jinyao? I…I've never heard of him."”
"Is that so? Jinyao is your husband. How can you not have heard of his name? Crown Princess Yaohua."
This "Crown Princess Yao Hua" made Yao Hua's entire body tremble involuntarily. Even her teeth were chattering. She forced herself to say,"W-what are you talking about? Why can't I understand anything?"
"Ming Mei, things have already come to this point. Why are you acting dumb? Where was Jinyao? Tell him to hand over Die 'er!"
Yao Hua fell to the ground with a thud."You knew?”
Ouyang Yong Rong nodded. She stood up and walked in front of Yao Hua, looking down at her. I also know that Jinyao was the man in black who kidnapped Die 'er during the ceremony, right?”
"What else do you know?"
"I also know that in order to avenge your husband and take back the country, you, the dignified Crown Princess Yaohua, did not hesitate to marry me, the man you hate, right?”
Yao Hua stood up." Since you already knew my true identity, why did you still make me Empress? And you want me to stay by your side for so long?”
" Because I hope that you can help me find out where Jinyao is. Although everyone thinks that he's dead, I don't believe it.”
"Why? Everyone believed that he was dead, so why didn't you?”
"Because from you, I can't see the behavior of a woman whose husband has died. Logically speaking, we banished Jinyao and caused him to die of illness. As his wife, you should be very sad and angry. You might even want to kill us to avenge your husband. But not only did you not, but you even groveled to serve the new king. Isn't that strange?”
"What's so strange about that? A good bird chooses a tree to live in. If Jinyao dies, I will definitely choose another good person. I like you. I am willing to be your woman. Is that not okay?”
"Willing? If you were willing, then you wouldn't have put that big bear by the stream, intending to kill Die 'er and me.”
"That's because…"
"Because of what?"
" Because..." Yao Hua suddenly shut her mouth, because she realized that she had unknowingly admitted everything.
Ouyang Yunrong looked at her and said," Mei 'er, I kept you by my side to find out where Jinyao is. But I've never mistreated you all these years. Why did you do this?"”
" That's because…" Yao Hua looked at him in a daze and finally told him the truth." That's because you never took me seriously." Although you made me your empress, you don't have any true feelings for me. You don't even have half the pity for Consort Jin, nor do you have half the love for that little girl Chu Dieyi. So I'm jealous, I hate, I'm jealous of the other women around you, I hate that you won't even look at me, so I…"
Ouyang Yongrong let out a long sigh." Mei 'er, feelings can't be forced.”
"I don't want to force you. I just want you to look at me more and care about me. Don't leave me alone in Three-Saint Temple. I just want to accompany you and take care of you.”
Ouyang shook her head gracefully." Mei 'er, I told you that feelings can't be forced. Even if I wanted to keep you, would Jinyao be willing? Isn't he scheming for you and this country now?”
"I don't love him. I don't love him at all. I love you! From the moment you carried me off the horse, I fell in love with you. All these years, I've only loved you. I've never thought about him.”Yao Hua rushed forward and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly with her small hands." Your Majesty, don't abandon me. Everything I did was for the sake of loving you!”
"Mei 'er, there are many ways to love someone. Some people wish to stay by the side of their loved one forever, to accompany him, to accompany him. Some people wanted to give everything to their loved ones, hoping that they could be happy. But no matter what, loving someone is definitely not hurting others or even eliminating others to achieve your own goals. That kind of love is just a kind of domination, not true love, do you understand?”
Yao Hua let go of him and raised her head to ask,""I don't understand, and I don't want to understand. I only want to ask you one thing. If I want you to give up on Chu Dieyi, are you willing?”
Ouyang Yongrong shook her head without thinking." Impossible! I love Die 'er, I can't give up on her!”
"Then, if you had to choose between a country and a beauty, which one would you choose?”
Ouyang Yongrong slowly widened her eyes. Beauty?"
"Yes! If she dies, I believe you and Ouyang Che will never have a peaceful day. But you said that you won't give up on her, so I want you to make a decision now. Let's see if you want Chu Dieyi or the country. If you chose the country, then Jinyao would kill Chu Dieyi immediately. If you choose Chu Dieyi, then hand over the Imperial Jade Seal and abdicate. Speak! Which one do you want?"
Ouyang Yongrong struggled!
Give up on Chu Dieyi? No, he could not give up on her! If she gave up on her, she would have to face the cold and cruel Jinyao, which would undoubtedly send her to hell.
Not giving up on her? Then Yaohua and Jinyao would definitely threaten her with her life to hand over the State of Yue. However, Jinyao was such a cruel person who treated life as nothing. Otherwise, why would his elder brother depose Jinyao and order him to take charge of the State of Yue? Therefore, if he really handed the State of Yue over to Jinyao, it would undoubtedly bring a catastrophe to the State of Yue. He had to think about the innocent people of the State of Yue!
What should he do?
Ouyang Yongrong raised his head to look at Yao Hua. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
He reached out and grabbed Yao Hua's neck at a speed that made people speechless. He said word by word,"I don't choose either. I choose to let you take me to Jinyao!”#
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