Chu Dieyi's messy voice came from the dark room,""Hey! Let me out, I'm hungry, I want to eat, let me out, let me out!”
When the man at the door heard Chu Dieyi's shout, he couldn't help but perk up his ears.
Heavens! Wasn't this Queen of the State of Yue too noisy and exclaiming too much? She had been shouting for almost two hours since noon, and she had used all kinds of curses. Just like now, he could hear her shouting!
"Jinyao, you bastard! You are worse than pigs and dogs! You arrogant, cruel, bored, and starving ghost. You deliberately want to starve me to death and not give me anything to eat, right? Let me tell you! If you don't give me anything to eat, I'll curse your ancestors to death, curse your descendants to death, and even curse your first wife, second wife, middle wife, middle I will also scold your neighbors, your uncles, aunts, and your…"
Chu Dieyi continued to ramble on and on, not having the temperament of a country's heir at all.
At that moment, Jinyao's tall figure appeared at the door. He held two steamed buns in his hands and said to the guard,""Open the door!"
The man opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Chu Dieyi's voice suddenly stopped.
She stared at the door with her big, round eyes, her face full of vigilance." You're finally here. I thought you really didn't care about the reputation of your ancestors at all!”
Jinyao threw the two steamed buns in his hands at Chu Dieyi." Eat!"”
Chu Dieyi took the steamed bun." Mantou again? Don't you have anything else to eat?”
"For a person who only has a few days left to live, having steamed buns to eat is already very good.”
Chu Dieyi snorted." Brother Rong will come and save me. He won't let me get hurt."”
"Is that so? You have so much confidence in that despicable Ouyang Yongrong?”
"Brother Rong is not a despicable person. He is a good person who is diligent in government affairs and loves the people. The people of Yue Country love him very much.”
"Love? In my opinion, he's just a hypocrite fishing for fame!”
"What do you mean by fishing for fame? Brother Rong was really working for the people. I have personally seen him in the royal study reviewing memorials until dawn. He even personally led the ministers to the fields to inspect the disaster. He even went to the people to investigate. Once he encountered disputes or grievances, Brother Rong would immediately deal with them. A few days ago, Brother Rong told me that there was a locust plague in the northern region and that the harvest for this year was over. Therefore, he wanted to open a warehouse to provide disaster relief and instructed me to lead the harem to reduce expenses as much as possible so that I could save some silver for the people!”
" Really?" Jinyao asked expressionlessly. No matter how well he did, it could not erase the fact that he had seized power and usurped the throne, nor could it offset his shameless evil deeds of snatching other people's wives and daughters. The reason why he appeared to be diligent and loving was just to make up for the guilt in his heart.”
"No, Brother Rong doesn't need to make up for his guilt. He was the younger brother of Western Saint Ouyang Che. Even if he was not conferred the title of king, he was still a marquis. He was born with endless wealth and glory. He did not need to come here to be the King of Yue.”
"It's precisely because he's Ouyang Che's younger brother that he deserves to die! So what if it was Ouyang Che? He was the Western Sage, the Four Qilin Thearchs, and the overlord of a region. Did that mean that he could steal other people's countries and even let his younger brother take over other people's territories?”
"You're wrong! The reason why my big brother called me King of Yue was not his own will, but because of your father's request!”
Hearing that, Jinyao was slightly shocked. He turned around abruptly and met Ouyang Yongrong's beautiful and flawless face, as well as a pair of bright eyes.
"Elegant?"
"That's right, it's me!" Ouyang Yongrong stepped into the small room with her hands behind her back.
Seeing Ouyang Yongrong appear, Chu Dieyi was so happy that she shouted,""Brother Rong, I knew you would come and save me. I knew you would definitely come and save me!”
Seeing Chu Dieyi screaming, Ouyang Yongrong smiled reassuringly." Die 'er, are you alright?”
Chu Dieyi nodded happily." It's fine. Die 'er is fine. It's just that Die' er is very hungry!"”
Hearing Chu Dieyi say that she was hungry, Ouyang Yongrong felt more at ease. He said gently,"I'll bring you back to the palace to have a good meal later.”
"Yes!"
"Back to the palace?" Jinyao asked sarcastically. I think it's faster to report to the King of Hell, right?”
Ouyang Yongrong smiled nonchalantly." Let Die 'er go. I can promise you anything you want."”
Jinyao glared at Ouyang Yongrong." Really?" I want your throne, can you give it to me?”
"What's wrong with that? However, if we do that, my big brother and I will be going back on our promise to your father.”
"What promise?"
"Of course it's the promise that your father made to take over the State of Yue for you.”
"Nonsense! Father would never make such a request. You must have used despicable means to threaten and deceive him, right?”
Ouyang Yongrong shook her head." No, this is really your father's request. If you don't believe me, you can ask Zhu Qi.”
"Zhu Qi?"
"That's right, Zhu Qi is your father's last servant. You should believe his words, right?”Ouyang Yongrong nodded, and Zhu Qi, who was guarding outside, stepped in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Greetings, Your Highness.”After Zhu Qi bowed, he raised his head and said to Jinyao,""Your Highness, actually before the late king died, he wanted to ask the West Sage Majesty to bring Yue Country into the West Qin.”
Jinyao was a little surprised." Take Western Qin into your territory?" Why?"
"Because the former king believed that the State of Yue was in the middle of the Western Qin and Xia, and had to struggle to survive in the cracks. It had been tormented by the flames of war for many years, especially Emperor Yu, Dugu Han, who was warlike and bloodthirsty, causing the people of the State of Yue to be in constant fear.
Fortunately, the West Sage Emperor and the King had saved the State of Yue from the most dangerous times. Therefore, the former King had requested that the State of Yue be incorporated into the West Qin. This way, at least the people of the State of Yue could have a stable and stable life without worrying that they would be affected by the flames of war one day.”
"What does this have to do with Ouyang Yongrong becoming the King of Yue?”
"Of course it is related. Because the West Sage Emperor believes that the State of Yue has been established for many years and has its own history and culture, it should only be inclusive and not annexed. Therefore, he proposed that the Crown Prince ascend the throne as King of Yue and he is willing to assist from the side. However, the late king refused."
Hearing this, Jinyao was surprised." Refuse?""You said that my father refused? Why?"Why did father refuse?"
"Because the late king said…said…"
"Why are you hesitating? Tell me! What did my father say?"
"The former king said that Your Highness was too ambitious and did not listen to advice. In the end, you would become headstrong and cruel. If His Highness were to ascend the throne, the State of Yue would probably start a war in less than a month, and the country would be destroyed in less than two months. In order to avoid the suffering of the people, he hoped that the king would ascend the throne as the king of Yue and take charge of the state of Yue on his behalf.”
Jinyao kept shaking his head in disbelief." I don't believe it. I don't believe it!" I don't believe that father would treat me like this. I don't believe that father would personally give the kingdom to someone else! You lied to me. You lied to me all of this, right?”
"No, I can't! Your Highness, what I said is true. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask Minister of War Xiao Tianhua and Minister of the Study Luo Rong to inquire. They were by the late king's side before he died, and they can testify.”
"Testify? What evidence? You've been with Ouyang Yongrong for so many years, and your hearts have long been bought over by him. What evidence can you still give?”
"However, what I said just now is the truth. There is no falsehood at all!”
Jinyao waved his hand." I don't believe you! I only believe what I see with my own eyes. What I see is that Ouyang Yongrong has taken over my country, my wife, and my daughter. Therefore, I want justice. I want to take back everything that originally belonged to me!”
As he spoke, Jinyao pulled Chu Dieyi up and placed her in front of him. He put a shiny knife on her snow-white neck and said,"Ouyang Yongrong, I know that this girl is your darling. Do you want her to die or give up the throne?"”
Ouyang Yongrong's eyes narrowed." Let go of Die 'er. This has nothing to do with Die' er."”
"How can it be unrelated? If it had nothing to do with you, why did you divorce Yaohua and marry this little girl who was still wet behind the ears?”
"What do you mean?"
"What do you mean? You should know better than me. Why are you asking me?”
"I still don't understand what you're talking about.”
"Since you want to play dumb to the end, then I'll be straightforward. The reason why you agreed to marry this girl is because of the Nine Phoenix Ring on her. You know that your empire was not obtained properly, so you want to marry this girl. You want to use the Nine Phoenix Ring on her to justify your own ugly behavior, right?”
"No, I can't! You are wrong, the reason why I married Die 'er is purely because my big brother agreed to the marriage for me, it has nothing to do with the Nine Phoenix Ring.”
"Since it has nothing to do with the Nine Phoenix Ring, then why are you willing to risk your life for her?”
"If your wife was in danger, would you do anything to save her?”
Jinyao's eyes flashed." What do you mean?"”
Ouyang smiled gracefully." Jinyao, let's exchange people. How about that?"”
"Exchange people?"
"That's right. I'll exchange your wife for mine.”Ouyang Yongrong clapped her hands, and Yao Hua was immediately pushed in.
As soon as Yao Hua saw Jinyao, she immediately shouted,""Crown Prince, save me, please save me!”
Jinyao was a little surprised to see Yaohua being arrested. However, he soon regained his usual coldness." You want to use her to exchange for this girl?"”
"She's your first wife, and she didn't hesitate to sacrifice herself for you. She's been hiding by my side for so long, so using her to exchange for Die 'er should be fair, right?”
Jinyao pursed his lips coldly."It's fair, but I don't want to change!”
Ouyang Yongrong was stunned." You…"
" Once I become king," said Jinyao," I can have any woman I want. Why should I care about this slut?"”
Ouyang Yongrong was even more surprised." You…"
Hearing this, Yao Hua couldn't help but shout,"You, how can you say that?" I sacrificed my innocence to hide in the palace for you. Why did you…"
"Am I wrong? In the beginning, you might have really done it for me, but what happened later? If you really did it for me, why didn't you listen to me and kill Ouyang Yongrong earlier?”
"Ouyang Yongrong is the King of Yue and an invincible general. How can I, a weak woman, kill him?”
"Is that so? Why didn't you say that you were already in love with him, so you couldn't bear to kill him?”
Yao Hua shook her head desperately." I didn't. I did it for you wholeheartedly. I didn't fall in love with him!”
"If you didn't fall in love with him, why would you go through so much trouble to get rid of Han Susu and Chu Dieyi? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?”
"I…"
Jinyao turned to Ouyang Yongrong." Ouyang Yongrong, I'll say it again. Do you want Chu Dieyi or the throne?" This girl is the Sun Heaven of Dunhuang. Her status is extremely noble. If she dies, it will be a big problem for you and Ouyang Che, so you'd better consider it carefully!”
Seeing this, Chu Dieyi kept struggling." Brother Rong, don't worry about me! You can't abandon the people of Yue Country just for me!”
" But…" Ouyang Yongrong hesitated.
"Brother Rong, as the ruler of a country, you must seek the welfare of the people and bring happiness to the people. Otherwise, why would the King of Yue pass the throne to you and not to him? Moreover, it was easy to find a wife, but it was hard to find a good ruler. If sacrificing Die 'er alone could save Yue Country from war and disaster, then Die' er was willing. Brother Rong, you should leave. Don't bother about Die 'er anymore!”
Ouyang Yongrong was so touched that she didn't know what to say.
This girl usually looked lively, playful, and never had a moment of peace, but at this critical moment, she was so sensible that it was admirable.
No wonder all the kings, generals, and heroes in the world wanted to build a relationship with the Nine Phoenix of Dunhuang. It turned out that this was how they viewed the so-called life and death, fame and fortune. It was really amazing!
Forget it! What did his personal life and death matter? So what if his wife and daughter were dead? The lives of millions of Yue Country's citizens were the most important. Besides, if he succumbed to Jinyao's coercion and handed over the country, how would he face the old King of Yue who handed over the throne to him in the future? How would he face the world? Moreover, this little girl would definitely look down on him!
Thinking of this, Ouyang Yongrong revealed a bitter smile. He looked at Chu Dieyi lovingly," Die 'er, I remember you said that there was a punishment in the Feng Palace called burning the body with heavenly fire, right?”
Chu Dieyi nodded." Yes."
"I also remember that you said that the Heavenly Fire Burning Body is used to punish those who break their oaths, right?”
"That's right. If one of the two sides breaks their oath, they will be burned by the heavenly fire.”
"Die 'er, Brother Rong has let you down. I might not be able to fulfill my promise to love and take care of you for the rest of my life. But don't worry, even though Brother Rong doesn't know where the Phoenix Palace is, I will definitely find it and be burned by the heavenly fire. Die 'er, do you know what I'm talking about?”
How could someone as smart as Chu Dieyi not understand Ouyang Yongrong's words? She took a deep breath and smiled bravely." Brother Rong, don't worry! Die 'er will wait for you. No matter how long it takes, even if it's the next life or the next life after that, Die' er will wait for you.”
The smile on Chu Dieyi's face widened as soon as she finished speaking. Before Jinyao could figure out what she was trying to do, blood had already flowed out of the corner of her mouth. Then, her small body slowly fell down weakly. It turned out that she had taken poison to commit suicide.
Seeing this, Ouyang Yongrong stepped forward and pushed Yaohua and Jinyao away in grief. She held the dying Chu Dieyi in her arms." Die 'er! Die 'er, my little Die' er, you…"
Chu Dieyi reached out her small hand and caressed Ouyang Yongrong's tearful face." Brother Rong, Die 'er loves you so much. I'm so happy to be your wife, but Die' er is also so sad that she can't bear your children." Brother Rong, promise me that if possible, I will be your wife in my next life and give birth to many children for you!”
"I promise you, we will be together in our next life and the next life after that. We will have many children." Ouyang Yongrong choked.”
Chu Dieyi snuggled her little face into Ouyang Yongrong's arms and took in the familiar and pleasant scent on his body for the last time." Brother Rong, after I die, don't bury me. You have to bring me back to the Feng Palace because I grew up there. Even if I die, I still want to go back to the Feng Palace."”
Ouyang Yongrong nodded, unable to hold back her tears as they fell onto Chu Dieyi's pale face. He was so sad that he couldn't even say a word.
Chu Die Yi gently wiped away his tears." Don't cry, Brother Rong, don't cry. If you cry, Die 'er will be very sad. Die' er loves you so much…Die 'er…can't bear to see you cry…so don't cry…"
Before Chu Dieyi could finish her sentence, she tilted her head and breathed her last breath in Ouyang Yongrong's arms.
Ouyang Yongrong's eyes suddenly widened. He hugged Chu Dieyi tightly, unable to speak for a long time.
Jinyao looked at everything in disbelief." You…you…"
He didn't expect Chu Dieyi to commit suicide. Who would have thought that Chu Dieyi would use this method to protect Ouyang Yongrong? However, what surprised him even more was that Ouyang Yongrong actually allowed Chu Dieyi to do such a thing? Why? Why?
Ouyang Yongrong carried Chu Dieyi and stood up. His handsome face was full of righteousness." You're very surprised, aren't you? Do you think I'll be like you, using my wife and daughter as bargaining chips and tools to fulfill my wishes? You are wrong. If I was such a person, your father would not have given me the throne. Because the ruler of a country was concerned with the safety of millions of people. How could he delay the country's affairs for his own selfish desires and personal feelings?”
Ouyang Yongrong had just finished speaking when a large number of guards rushed in.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Jinyao grabbed Yao Hua and pressed her head with one hand. He shouted,""Don't come over! If any of you dare to come over, I'll kill her first!”
Yao Hua's face instantly turned pale." You, what do you want to do? I'm your wife. How can you treat me like this?”
Jinyao snorted." Wife?" If you still remember that you're my wife, why won't you kill Ouyang Yongrong for me? If you had killed Ouyang Yongrong earlier, I would have long ascended the throne and become the King of Yue. How would I have ended up in this state? This is all your fault!"
"Blame me? I sacrificed myself for you. I didn't expect you to…"
"Self-sacrifice? Save it! Your heart is already on him. Why do you say it's for me? It's all self-deception!" He said to Ouyang Yongrong,"Ouyang Yongrong, tell your men to retreat, or I'll kill her!"”
Ouyang Yongrong looked expressionlessly at the couple who were colluding with each other and still didn't wake up until they died." If you want to kill or cut them up, go ahead! She's your wife. I have no objections to how you want to deal with her!”
"No matter what, she has been with you for a long time. Don't you have any feelings for her?”
Ouyang Yongrong glanced at Yao Hua." Feelings? I've never loved her, so how could I have feelings for her? If there was, it would have disappeared the moment she framed Consort Jin. To me, she's just a b * tch who betrayed her husband and me. You can do whatever you want with her!”
Yao Hua's face turned pale." Ouyang Yongrong, you…"
Jinyao laughed out loud."Did you hear that? What grace of the King of Yue? He was simply a hypocrite fishing for fame! It wasn't enough for him to kill Chu Dieyi, and now he was leaving her in the lurch."Yaohua, give up! Just treat it as the Ouyang Yongrong you've never met in your life who married the wrong husband and recognized the wrong person!"”
With that, Jinyao pushed Yao Hua out of the room and shouted to the guards,""Move aside! Otherwise, I'll start with this bitch!”
The guard looked at Ouyang Yongrong with a troubled expression.”
Ouyang Yongrong's handsome face sank." Release the arrow. I can't let Die 'er's blood flow in vain, and I can't let her sacrifice in vain!"”
For a moment, only the sound of arrows, shouts, and the sound of golden arrows and sabers broke the silence of the afternoon. A woman's shrill scream was also mixed in.
After a while, all the voices fell silent. Ouyang Yongrong looked coldly at Jinyao, who was severely injured and captured, and Yao Hua, who was shot several times and covered in blood.
She crawled towards Ouyang Yongrong." Your Majesty, on account of the many years I've served you, save me, save me!”
Ouyang Yongrong lowered her head and looked at her." If I save you, who will save my Die 'er? My little Die 'er is already dead, do you know that? She sacrificed her life to protect me, but what about you? Yet, in order to satisfy your own selfish desires, you have repeatedly framed innocent people. How do you want me to save you like this?”
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please save me, save me!”
A rare coldness appeared on Ouyang Yongrong's handsome face." Too late! When you tricked Die 'er into entering Xianning Palace, it was already too late!”
He lowered his head and kissed Chu Dieyi's cold face. Then, he raised his head." Zhu Qi."”
Zhu Qi stepped forward." Your Majesty?"
" After Jinyao's martial arts are crippled, let him go to Suzhou to guard the mausoleum of the old King of Yue. If he has the heart to repent and love the people, let him come back. If not, then you can do as you see fit! In short, I don't want to see him again for the time being!”
Zhu Qi frowned." Your Majesty, why don't you…"
Ouyang Yongrong smiled helplessly." Cut the weeds and remove the roots? If I do this, what's the difference between me and him? Moreover, my kingdom was given to me by his father. I don't want to cut off the bloodline of the old King of Yue.”
"I understand!"
"There's more."
"Please speak, Your Majesty."
"Tell them to prepare the carriage. I want to bring Die 'er back to the Phoenix Palace in Dunhuang!”
"Yes!"
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