As the State of Yue was not far from the Phoenix Palace in Dunhuang, coupled with Ouyang Yongrong changing horses along the way and traveling day and night, in less than two days, they had already entered the boundaries of Dunhuang and arrived in front of the huge grotto.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Dunhuang Grotto, but how do we enter?”Zhu Qi asked Ouyang Yongrong.
Looking at the huge stone cave, Ouyang Yongrong's heart was filled with sorrow.
He had never been to the Phoenix Palace before. He didn't expect that the first time he came here, it was actually to send Chu Dieyi's corpse to be buried. How could he accept this?
He turned around and looked at Chu Dieyi who seemed to be asleep in the carriage.
"Die 'er, are you really dead? Are you really going to leave me like this?" Ouyang Yongrong called out in a low voice.
He had never been willing to accept the fact that Chu Dieyi was already dead, so even though he had sent her back to Dunhuang, he did not prepare any coffin for her. To him, coffins were for the dead, and his Die 'er was only asleep, so she had no use for coffins.
Along the way, Ouyang Yongrong always imagined that Chu Dieyi would suddenly get up and hug her in the next moment. She said mischievously, Brother Rong, I lied to you. I'm not dead!
However, Chu Dieyi, who had always been lively and active, did not move at all throughout the journey. She had been lying quietly.
It wasn't until they had entered Dunhuang and arrived in front of the Phoenix Palace that Ouyang Yongrong had to admit that his little Die 'er was indeed dead!
Thinking of this, Ouyang Yongrong's eyes could not help but turn red.
He turned his head away, unwilling to let Zhu Qi see his tears.
"Zhu Qi, just shout and see. The people of the Phoenix Palace should have known about Die 'er long ago, so they will send people to wait.”
"King, where are you shouting? There was a desert in all directions, and the cave was so large. If he did not find a suitable location, he was afraid that shouting until his throat was broken would be a waste of effort.”
Ouyang Yongrong frowned. Just as she was about to say something, a woman's sweet voice suddenly sounded!!
"The third cave from the west, shout loudly from there. I guarantee that everyone in the Phoenix Palace can hear you.”
Ouyang Yong Rong nodded." Zhu Qi, did you hear that? The third cave from the west…"
Ouyang Yongrong stopped mid-sentence. It was as if he had been hit by something. He turned his head stiffly inch by inch and looked at the little person in the carriage who was looking at him and smiling unhappily.
"Die 'er, you…"
Chu Dieyi cried out and rushed into Ouyang Yongrong's arms, kissing him like a puppy." Brother Rong, I'm awake. I finally see you again. I thought I would never see you again in my life!"”
Ouyang Yongrong had never expected Chu Dieyi to suddenly come back to life. With a flash, she actually fell onto the carriage and staggered. The two of them fell off the carriage at the same time and fell to the ground.
However, they did not feel any pain, nor did they realize that they were lying on the yellow sand ground, because they were all staring at each other in a daze, and no one could bear to look away.
Ouyang Yongrong gently caressed Chu Dieyi's beautiful face with her trembling hands." Die 'er, it's you? Is it really you?"
Chu Dieyi nodded vigorously and kissed him as she said,"It's me, it's me, it's me! Brother Rong, it's really me. I'm not dead. I'm alive again.”
Ouyang Yongrong looked at her and suddenly let out a low growl. She flipped over and pressed Chu Dieyi under her body. Her fiery lips could not wait to cover the cherry lips that he had missed day and night.
Chu Dieyi sighed in satisfaction and opened her mouth to greet Ouyang Yongrong.
The two of them kissed so hard that they forgot everything. They only knew that they finally had each other again. They finally did not have to be separated.
After a long time, Ouyang Yongrong let go of Chu Dieyi and carried her back to the car. She lovingly wiped the sand and dust off her head and face.
"Die 'er, what's going on? Aren't you dead? Why did he suddenly come back to life?"
Chu Dieyi nestled in Ouyang Yongrong's arms and smiled mischievously." Isn't it good that I'm alive? Or are you not happy that I'm alive?"
He hurriedly covered her mouth." Don't spout nonsense. I wish I could die for you. Now that you're alive, why wouldn't I be happy?”
Chu Dieyi stretched her neck and kissed his cheek." Don't be angry. I was just joking." In fact, I didn't die at all. I just took my second brother's special pill and pretended to be dead to fool Jinyao and that old vixen.”
"Playing dead? How was this possible? I clearly checked your breathing and pulse. You were clearly dead. How could you be pretending?”
Chu Dieyi giggled." That's because my second brother's medical skills are very high. His pill refining skills are unparalleled in the world. As long as I take his medicine, I can stop breathing and pulse like a dead person, making people think that I'm really dead.”
"So you woke up a long time ago?"
Chu Dieyi nodded." Yes! I woke up as soon as the carriage left the border of the State of Yue, but I had starved Jinyao for too many days, so I had no strength left in my body, so I lay down to rest. I didn't expect the carriage to shake so badly. All the bones in my body were almost broken. It hurt so much!”
Ouyang Yongrong was both angry and amused as she poked her forehead." You! I thought you were dead and was extremely sad. If it wasn't for the fact that I still have a responsibility to the people of Yue Country, I would have left with you long ago. I didn't expect you to pretend to be dead? You're really…"
"Brother Rong, I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose. I just thought that if I didn't play dead, Jinyao would definitely use me to threaten you. I didn't want to see you being controlled by others because of me, and I didn't want to put you in a difficult position. That's why I took the medicine that Second Brother gave me and pretended to be dead to fool Jinyao. Brother Rong, where's Jinyao? You didn't agree to abdicate, did you?"
"Of course not. Whether you are really dead or pretending to be dead, I will never agree to his request. After all, his heart was filled with anger and resentment, and he was not suitable to be the ruler of a country. Therefore, after I crippled his martial arts, I sent him to Suzhou to guard the old King of Yue's spirit. I hope he can reflect on himself there.”
"You didn't kill him?"
"No matter what, my empire was given to me by his father. How can I accept someone else's empire and then turn around and kill his son? Wouldn't that be repaying kindness with ingratitude? Actually, I was thinking that if Jinyao came to his senses one day and completely regretted it, I might pass the throne to him. After all, he is the real King of Yue.”
"Then, where is that old vixen, that damned old woman?”
"Dead!"
"Dead? How did he die?"
"Killed by arrows!"
"Arrows? That's fine. I originally wanted to shave off her hair and parade her through the streets! Who taught her to actually trick me into coming to Xianning Palace, causing me to almost be strangled to death by Consort Jin.”
Hearing that Chu Dieyi was almost strangled to death by Consort Jin, Ouyang Yongrong frowned and reached out to gently stroke her neck, which still had some marks." Die 'er, how could you be so stupid as to go to Xianning Palace to find Consort Jin?" Don't you know that she's already so crazy that she can't recognize people? Why don't you ask me if there's something, but you have to ask Consort Jin?”
Chu Dieyi pouted and looked at him bitterly." It's all your fault! You refused to tell me anything, and you didn't let me know that you were injured. You made me stupidly look for the secret recipe to have children everywhere, hoping that I could give birth to a bunch of princes and princesses for you. I didn't expect that old vixen to actually tell me that I can forget about giving birth to your child in this lifetime, because…you can't let any woman get pregnant. Brother Rong, is this true? You really…really…"
Ouyang Yongrong gently caressed her small face and combed her messy hair." Die 'er, things have come to this point. I don't want to hide it from you anymore." I was indeed injured, and it was at the most vulnerable part of a man. Although the imperial physicians said that I had completely recovered, there was a long period of time when I was not interested in women at all. It caused my big brother to almost give me the title of West Saint and almost become the real Liuxia Hui.”
Chu Dieyi blushed and shook her head in confusion." But…but you're not Liu Xiahui! You still taught me…and…"
Chu Dieyi's face turned even redder when she thought about how he had taught and loved her day and night.
Ouyang Yongrong looked at her deeply." That's because of you! Because you awakened my passion, awakened my senses, and made me a man again. So little Die 'er, you are my darling, do you know that?”
"Then, what about the child?"
Ouyang Yongrong pulled her into her embrace." I don't know. Maybe there is, maybe there isn't." It doesn't matter. I just want you to be with me. As long as you stay with me forever, it's fine. As for the child, I'll leave it to God to decide!”
"Brother Rong, you said that you haven't touched a woman for a long time. What about Consort Jin? Was she really bullied by Jinyao?”
At the mention of Consort Jin, Ouyang's graceful and handsome face was covered in a shadow." That's right! Come to think of it, she was harmed by me! If I hadn't saved Mingmei, Yaohua wouldn't have had the chance to drug her, and she wouldn't have been drugged and raped by Jinyao.”Actually, when talking about Yaohua, he was still used to calling her Ming Mei.
"What about the child? How did the child die? Did Consort Jin really strangle herself?"
Ouyang Yongrong shook her head. Consort Jin was naturally timid and kind. She would be sad for a long time even if she killed a cockroach. Why would she strangle her own daughter? I said that the child drowned when he was four years old. Many palace maids and eunuchs saw it with their own eyes.”
Hearing this, Chu Dieyi heaved a sigh of relief." But Ming Mei, that old woman, said that Consort Jin strangled the child herself. What's going on?”
Ouyang Yongrong sneered." I guess Ming Mei also told you that I ordered Little Zhen to be strangled to death, right?”
"Yes, but I didn't believe it, so she changed her story later.”Chu Dieyi paused." Brother Rong, Ming Mei is a wicked woman. Why would you keep such a wicked woman by your side? Do you like her very much? Is that why you kept her by your side?"
"You like it? At first, I didn't know that she was Jinyao's wife. If I had known that she was Jinyao's wife, I would never have kept her.”
"What happened after that?"
"Later, when I found out that she was Jinyao's wife, she was already the queen. Even if I wanted to remove her title, it was too late. But there's another important reason. I want to find Jinyao's whereabouts from her. Because the old King of Yue once told me that although Jinyao was fierce and useless, he was still his son. He hoped that I could find him, reform him, and make him a sage suitable to inherit the throne. Unfortunately…"
" Unfortunately, Jinyao was born a bad boy. He couldn't be influenced or educated. He could even abandon his wife. As the saying goes, the Qi family governs the country and the world is peaceful. If a person can't even manage his own family well, how can he be qualified to inherit the throne?”
Ouyang Yongrong looked at her from the corner of her eyes." Die 'er, are you talking about me?”
Chu Dieyi's face had a " you should have known " expression." Am I wrong? He really had to govern the country and the Qi family to be able to rule the world!”
Ouyang Yongrong hugged her helplessly." Got it. When we get back, I'll start the Qi family. I'll hand over the entire harem to you. You can do whatever you want with it. Is that okay?"”
Chu Dieyi looked at him sneakily." Including the three thousand girls you keep in your harem?”
"Of course!" In fact, could he say no? This girl was very jealous, and her small mouth was very good at talking. Coupled with her frightening ability to pretend to be dead, could he say no? Sigh! For his own sake, in order not to taste that heart-wrenching pain again, he should leave it all to her!
"Long live! I knew you were the best. I knew you would definitely agree! Brother Rong, don't worry. Even if I'm alone, I'll still give birth to a bunch of children for you.”Chu Dieyi happily raised her head and kissed Ouyang Yongrong.
Ouyang Yongrong smiled and accepted her goodwill. Actually, he did not like having so many women in his harem because he only had one, but he wanted so many women to guard him. It was really a sin!
"Brother Rong, I want to do something, but I don't know if you'll agree.”
Ouyang Yongrong nodded generously. With the company of his beloved woman, he was in a good mood now. I'm listening."
"I want to bring Consort Jin to the Feng Palace for treatment, what do you think?”
Ouyang Yongrong was stunned." Die 'er, you…"
Chu Dieyi said in embarrassment,""I can chase the other women away, but she is a lunatic with no self-control. I am worried that letting her out of the palace will harm her life. Besides, if it wasn't for Brother Rong, she wouldn't have become like this today. Since I'm your wife, I have to help you solve your problem. So I want to send her to the Feng Palace, cure her illness, and then send her back to her hometown to recuperate. What do you think?”
Ouyang Yongrong was moved beyond words. He pressed his forehead against Chu Dieyi's and said sincerely,""Of course, this is the best. After all, she had been with me for a period of time and had suffered even more grievances for me. However, I couldn't do anything for her. I really let her down. Die 'er, thank you, thank you for being willing to help Consort Jin, thank you so much!”
He kissed Chu Dieyi deeply, using their lips to communicate his gratitude.
Chu Dieyi happily accepted her husband's pampering.
After a long time, Chu Dieyi panted and asked,""Brother Rong, did you bring the Nine Phoenix Ring?”
"Of course. This is your personal item. How could I not bring it?”
Ouyang Yongrong took out the Nine Phoenix Ring and handed it to Chu Dieyi.
Chu Dieyi took the Nine Phoenix Ring and shone it under the sun," Brother Rong, look, this Nine Phoenix Ring is very beautiful, right?”
Ouyang Yongrong nodded." It's indeed beautiful. It's crystal clear, warm, and green. It's a rare piece of jade.”
"Big Brother Rong, do you know where the secret of this Nine Phoenix Ring is?”
Ouyang Yongrong came forward curiously." Where's the secret?”
"I'll show you!" Chu Die Yi pointed at the Nine Phoenix Ring," Look, isn't there a…"
At this moment, Zhu Qi suddenly walked forward."Your Majesty, someone has come out of the Phoenix Palace."”
Chu Dieyi was delighted. She stretched her neck and looked around, but she didn't see anyone.
"No! Zhu Qi, are you sure you saw someone come out?”
"That's right! It was the third cave from the west that the Empress had mentioned.”Zhu Qi pointed.
Chu Dieyi still didn't see him. She couldn't help but walk to Zhu Qi's side." Where? Why didn't I see it?"
"Right here, Empress!"
Just as he finished speaking, Chu Dieyi cried out in alarm. The Nine Phoenix Ring in her hand had already been snatched away by Zhu Qi.
Chu Dieyi was so scared that she shouted,"Ah!" What are you doing? Quickly return the Nine Phoenix Ring to me!"
When Ouyang Yongrong saw this, she hurriedly jumped off the carriage," Zhu Qi, why did you take away the Nine Phoenix Ring? Hurry up and return it to Die 'er!"
Zhu Qi laughed and wiped his face, revealing a handsome and unfamiliar face.
Ouyang Yongrong was shocked." You, you're not Zhu Qi. Who are you? Where was Zhu Qi? What did you do to him?"
"Don't worry, Zhu Qi is resting well in the relay station. As for who I am, you don't have to ask, because this is a matter of Dunhuang Phoenix Palace, it has nothing to do with you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the man immediately left and disappeared without a trace.
Chu Dieyi was shocked and angry as she hurriedly chased after him.
But who was there now? There was yellow sand everywhere, and there was no trace of that person at all.
Chu Die Yi was so anxious that she was about to cry. The Nine Phoenix Ring was taken away, her Nine Phoenix Ring was actually taken away?
Ouyang Yongrong also caught up." Die 'er, where is he?”
"He left, he took my Nine Phoenix Ring and left!”
"It doesn't matter. I'll immediately send someone to chase after them!”
"There's no need to chase after him. You won't be able to catch up to him.”
A man's voice suddenly sounded behind them.
Ouyang turned around gracefully. A thin and handsome man in white stood behind him." You are?”
When Chu Die Yi saw the man in white, she couldn't help but rush forward and cry," Second brother, the Nine Phoenix Ring has been snatched away!”
It turned out that this man was Chu Nanfeng," Yu Tian ", who was ranked second among the Nine Phoenixes of Dunhuang.
"Don't worry, Second Brother will help you find it." Chu Nanfeng consoled.”
Chu Dieyi was still sobbing.
"But, but…"
"Trust Second Brother. When has Second Brother ever gone back on his word?”
Chu Dieyi wiped her tears.
"Second Brother, do you know who that person is? Otherwise, how could he be so confident?"
"I don't know who he is, but he should be the one who stole the Huan Yi Nine Phoenix Ring.”
"You said he was the one who saved Chen Ruyan?”
"That's right, it's him. Moreover, I already know where Chen Ruyan is staying. As long as I find Chen Ruyan, I should be able to find him!”Chu Nanfeng hugged Chu Dieyi's shoulders and said to Ouyang Yongrong,""Let's go! Since you're here, let's sit inside!”
Ouyang Yongrong shook her head.
"No, next time! I was worried about Zhu Qi, so I wanted to go back to the relay station to take a look.”
Seeing that Ouyang Yongrong did not want to stay, Chu Dieyi shook her head." Then I won't go in either. Second Brother, remember to send my regards to Eldest Sister and the others."”
Chu Nanfeng grinned." You've forgotten about your brothers and sisters after marrying someone? No wonder people said that a married daughter was like water that was poured out.”
Hearing this, Chu Dieyi's face turned red and she couldn't help but stomp her feet.
"Second brother, Die 'er is ignoring you. You always like to tease others! Brother Rong, let's go! Ignore this bad guy!"
Chu Nanfeng smiled as Chu Dieyi and Ouyang Yongrong boarded the carriage and disappeared into the rolling yellow sand.
As for the person who snatched away the Nine Phoenix Ring? Just wait! I, Chu Nanfeng, will definitely find you and retrieve the Nine Phoenix Ring from the Phoenix Palace of Dunhuang!#
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