In the solemn temple hall with smoke curling around it, Zhu Daixiu was kneeling on a futon in plain clothes, her hands clasped together.
Her long hair cascaded to the ground like a waterfall, black and soft. Her face was peaceful and serene, beautiful and refined. She was like a jade statue that did not belong to the mortal world.
An old nun in her fifties led a few nuns in their twenties to Zhu Daixiu.
"Zhu Daixiu, are you willing to convert to Buddha and abandon everything in the mortal world?”
"I'm willing," Zhu Daixiu said with her eyes closed.”
"Once you enter this door, you have to let go of all love, resentment, love, and hatred. Can you let go?”
Zhu Daixiu's mind flashed with Yu Li's handsome face, his affectionate gaze and kiss, as well as his wild possession and love. Could he let it go? Could she really let it go?
She opened her eyes and looked at the dignified Buddha statue before closing her eyes again." I can."”
"Once you lose your hair, you will no longer be Zhu Daixiu, but a quiet monk. You will be bound by the five hundred precepts of Buddhism. Are you willing?”
At this moment, Zhu Daixiu suddenly opened her eyes again. She seemed to hear someone talking outside the nunnery, but when she listened carefully, the voice was gone again.
Seeing that Zhu Daixiu did not answer, the old nun asked again.
Zhu Daixiu nodded." Zhu Daixiu is willing to accept the Buddhist precepts.”
"Alright, I'll give you a Dharma name now, Miao Yin. From now on, you're Miao Yin, no longer Zhu Daixiu. Men, let the hair-cutting ceremony begin!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the bell rang in unison, one after another, as if it was knocking on Zhu Daixiu's heart, making her unable to breathe.
In the end, he did not come! She had always thought that Yuli would come. She thought that he would overcome all difficulties to save her and then take her far away to a place where no one knew her and live a life that only belonged to the two of them. But now, it seemed that Yuli would not come!
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Qianlong had ordered that no one was allowed to visit, so he had placed heavy troops inside and outside the nunnery to prevent Yuli from getting close to him again. If Qianlong could do this to a nunnery, why couldn't he do the same to Yuli?
She could imagine Yuli being trapped in the mansion, anxious, angry, worried, and sad, but what could she do? Could she hope that Yu Li would risk the danger of breaking up with his son to save her?
No, no way! She was born an unlucky woman. She couldn't implicate Yuli anymore! She killed her father, mother, and even put Yu Li in danger a few times. If it wasn't for Prince De Yu Qi and Fourth Prince Yu Mu helping, Yu Li would have been killed just like her parents! So could she harm him again?
She loved him, so of course she couldn't harm him again! She would rather be alone for the rest of her life and pray to Buddha to protect her from disaster, safety, and health. That way, she would be satisfied.
At the thought of this, a calm smile appeared on Zhu Daixiu's lips. She felt that the old master was grabbing a lock of her long hair and was about to cut it off. Suddenly, the noise outside the nunnery came again, but this time it was clearer!!
"Twelfth brother, the emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to enter.”
Yu Li's voice was clear, and every word entered Zhu Daixiu's ears." Get out of the way. Don't force me to hurt you!"”
Zhu Daixiu was both surprised and happy. She stood up in panic and wanted to rush out. "Lord Twelve, Lord Twelve…"
Unexpectedly, a few nuns held Zhu Daixiu from behind." Zhu Daixiu, where do you want to go? Do you think you can still go back?”
"But Lord Twelve…"
"We don't care about the 12th or 13th master here. We only acknowledge the imperial edict." The old nun said in a deep voice. Since the emperor has decreed that you become a monk here, there is no room for you to resist and escape! Moreover, you personally promised to abandon the love and hatred of the mortal world. Since you've already abandoned it, why should you care about who he is? That has nothing to do with you! He was him, and you were you. The two of you were two unrelated people.”
Zhu Daixiu's heart had already flown to Yu Li outside the nunnery." But Lord Twelve didn't come just now. Now, he's already here. He's coming to take me away…"
The old nun's face turned serious," I said that we only recognize the imperial edict here. If the Twelfth Prince doesn't recognize the imperial edict, it's disobeying the imperial edict. Do you know what kind of crime it is to disobey the imperial edict?”
Zhu Daixiu's face turned pale." I…"
"You killed your parents, you caused the entire Huxi Town to suffer for you, and now you caused the twelfth brother to be miserable. Do you still want to continue to harm him? The Emperor wanted you to become a monk out of benevolence. He hoped that you would repent for your past mistakes. I didn't expect that you wouldn't change.”
Zhu Daixiu couldn't say a word. That's right! She had already caused the deaths of her parents, the tragic deaths of the people of Huxi Town, the fall out between Yuli and his son, and almost caused Yuli to lose his life. Could she continue to harm him? Could she?
The old nun was a powerful character. She saw that Zhu Daixiu's spirit had fallen into a state of confusion, and Yu Li, who was outside the door, seemed to be unable to break through the defense line for a while, so she quickly raised the scissors and cut Zhu Daixiu's hair.
In an instant, Zhu Daixiu's long hair was cut off by her. She simply grabbed it with her hand, intending to cut it in half to prevent future trouble. A long sword flew from the direction of the door and sank into the altar without any error. It cut off the five fingers that the old nun used to hold Zhu Daixiu's hair. It was so painful that she cried for her parents and fell to the ground, wailing.
Zhu Daixiu was stunned by this sudden change. She knelt down in a daze and did not want to escape until a figure staggered in and kept shouting,"Qing `er, my precious Qing` er!"
Zhu Daixiu couldn't believe it. That…person covered in blood, staggering and stumbling was her Twelfth Master? She stood up with tears in her eyes." Twelfth Master, is it really you?”
Yu Li panted. After a fierce battle, he was almost exhausted and couldn't even stand steadily. He stretched out his hands to Zhu Daixiu." Qing 'er, come here and let me hug you. Come here!"”
Zhu Daixiu couldn't help but want to rush over, but she thought that if she went over, wouldn't she be defying the imperial edict? Would this rebellion implicate him again? No, she couldn't implicate him anymore! She had already harmed him enough. She couldn't let him add another crime of disobeying the imperial edict.
She forced herself to stand still and said,"Twelfth brother, please go back! Since the Green Girl has entered the Void Gate, she is a Buddhist. Please don't disturb the Green Girl's days of meditation again.”
Yu Li shook his head, not taking Zhu Daixiu's words to heart at all." Qing 'er, don't say such words out of anger. Come over quickly, I'll bring you out of here."”
"No, I'm not leaving. I've already lost my hair. Although the ceremony hasn't been completed, it's already like becoming a monk. How can a monk follow you?”
"Qing `er, are you angry that I came to save you too late? As you can see, the Emperor has sent many people to guard outside. I really can't do it alone…"
"Twelfth brother, please go back! Once you enter the empty door, you have thrown aside all the love and hatred of the mortal world. Please don't mention it again, go back!”
"Abandon all the love and hatred in the mortal world?”
Zhu Daixiu closed her eyes." Yes!"
"Then you don't even want me anymore?"
"The feelings between a man and a woman are just like the moon in the mirror. Why are you so persistent? Twelfth Brother, you are a man of gold and jade. I dare not keep you. Please go back!”
Yu Li couldn't help but be angry. He rushed from the capital to Huanggutun to save her, but he didn't expect to get such a response? Could it be that she had completely changed her personality and abandoned him just because he came late?
Thinking of this, Yu Li pulled out two pillows that were already covered in blood from his back and threw them in front of Zhu Daixiu." Do you recognize these two pillows?" You said that regardless of life or death, we will be together forever like mandarin ducks on a pillow. Do you still remember?”
" I..." Looking at the pair of mandarin duck pillows, Zhu Daixiu's already fragile heart couldn't help but waver. Her feet began to sway, and she couldn't stand still.
Seeing that she was still indifferent, Yu Li was disappointed. He thought that she was waiting for him to save her, waiting for him to bring her away from this troublesome place and live a life that only belonged to the two of them. However, it seemed that he had misunderstood. She would rather enter the Void Gate than follow him!
Forget it! After such a huge ruckus, could he still continue to be the emperor's brother? Without the title of Imperial Brother, how could he support her? It was better to let her eat and wear warm clothes here and live a peaceful life. She did not have to be afraid of him all the time. She did not know when the fight between brothers would fall on her. When that time came, would he be able to escape unscathed like this time?
Yu Li heaved a long sigh." Qing `er, since this is your decision, I will respect it. No matter what decision you make, I want you to remember that I will always love you and will never change my feelings for you. No matter what you look like, you will always be the most beautiful and moving person in my heart, my precious Qing `er!”
He turned around and wanted to leave. However, after a long journey and a fierce battle, he had long exhausted all of Yu Li's strength. Coupled with the despair in his mind, he could not take a few steps before he fainted on the ground.
Zhu Daixiu turned pale with fright when she saw this. She did not care about her thin clothes and rushed forward barefooted to hug Yu Li in her arms.
"Lord Twelve, Lord Twelve, wake up, wake up!”
Yu Li opened his eyes weakly and gently caressed her face with trembling hands." You…"
Zhu Daixiu was anxious and tearful. Her small face was plastered to Yu Li's bloodstained face." I'll go with you, I'll go with you. No matter where you go, I'll go with you. I'll never leave you again!"”
Yu Li was delighted and reached out to hug her. However, he could not catch his breath and fainted again.
Zhu Daixiu was so anxious that her face was covered in tears, not knowing what to do.
Bringing Yuli into the nunnery? No, who knew what the nuns in the nunnery would do to Yuli? Yuli had just injured the nunnery master! Besides, would Qianlong give up like this? What Yuli was doing now was disobeying the imperial edict. Would he let Yuli off? The only thing she could do now was to take him away!
She randomly found a pair of shoes to wear, turned around, picked up the two mandarin duck pillows and stuffed them on her body. Then, she used all her strength to support Yuli and stumbled out of the nunnery.
Perhaps the true feelings between them had touched people. There were still many soldiers outside the nunnery, but no one stopped them from leaving. They just stood quietly in the snow and watched Zhu Daixiu and Yu Li leave Huanggu Tun.
In a dilapidated farmhouse, Zhu Daixiu was busy in the kitchen with a short towel tied to her head and a coarse cloth dress.
The weather was cold, so she specially went to town to buy a chicken and cooked a pot of hot chicken soup for Yuli to nourish his body. "Master, the soup is here. Try it!”
Yu Li was lying on the brick bed. His face was a little pale, but he looked much better. The wounds on his body were also bandaged. Fortunately, they were only superficial wounds and were not serious.
Zhu Daixiu climbed onto the brick bed and stuffed a pillow under Yu Li's neck. She wanted to help him up, but Yu Li slapped it away.
"Don't touch me!"
Zhu Daixiu was stunned." Master?"
Yu Li opened his eyes with anger." Didn't you want to forget all love and hate and not want me anymore? Since that's the case, why did you touch me?"
"Master, I am…"
"What are you? Do you know how anxious, sad, and desperate I was at home? I kept thinking about how scared, lonely, and sad you would be in Huanggutun alone. All I thought about was how to escape from the emperor's encirclement to save you. I didn't expect you to…"
Zhu Daixiu's eyes reddened and tears almost fell." Master, of course I know you'll be anxious and sad. I also know you'll come and save me." But how can I harm you again? I harmed my parents, the people of Huxi Town, and almost killed you. How can I harm you again? Besides, it's the emperor's will for me to become a monk. If I disobey the decree, I'm going against the emperor. I love you, I can't just watch you…"
"Idiot! Who said that the people of Huxi Town were harmed by you? That was done by Old Seventh and Dong Chang to silence them. It had nothing to do with you. Why did you take the blame? Even if it was really you who caused it, you know that I don't care at all, right? Because of me, your family is gone, your parents are dead, and you almost lost your virginity. If you really want to calculate, everything is because of me. How can you say it's because of you?”
"But if we leave like this, won't we be disobeying the emperor's decree…"
"Anyway, it's not the first time I've defied the imperial edict. I've defied the imperial edict countless times.”He reached out his hand to her." Take off your clothes and come over for me to hug!”
Zhu Daixiu's face suddenly turned red." No, you're injured. It's not good to do such a thing."”
"That kind of flesh wound won't kill me. Besides, if I don't want you now, I won't feel safe. Because you, little vixen, just said that you want to forget all love, desire, love, and hatred. If I don't punish you properly, I'm not Yuli!”
Zhu Daixiu stopped talking.
"Come here!"
She walked closer to Yu Li, but before she reached him, he grabbed her wrist. Then, a series of actions were so fast that Zhu Daixiu couldn't react in time. When she finally knew what she was doing, Yu Li had already tightly combined with her, so that she didn't even have the chance to escape or reject him. She could only welcome him and let him possess her deeper and more thoroughly.
"Qing `er, from now on, I'm no longer the emperor's brother. I don't have any title or official position, and I don't have a life of luxury.”
"Master, do you remember the first time you wanted Qing 'er?" Zhu Daixiu asked in a low voice.”
Yu Li smiled and thought of that snowy night more than a year ago. That day, he made an excuse to let Zhu Daixiu wipe his back. In the bath, he half-forced and half-seduced her virginity, and even made the little thing cry for a long time. "Of course I remember. You cried, didn't you? I even spent a lot of time coaxing you."
Zhu Daixiu's face turned red again." I'm not crying because you hurt me, but because you're finally willing to take me as your wife."”
Yuli was stunned." You mean…"
"At that time, I didn't know who my master was, but for some reason, I liked you and longed to be your wife. It's the same now.”
Yu Li's eyes were wet." Even if I'm no longer the emperor's brother, are you still willing to marry me?”
She nodded and buried her face in Yuli's chest." I'll always be Master's wife. As long as Master wants me, I'll always be yours, yours alone."”
" Qing `er, you…" Yu Li hugged her as tears fell onto the pillow. He loved Xinjue and Luo Yuli so much in this lifetime, what more could a husband ask for?
He pulled Zhu Daixiu to her feet." Qing 'er, let's get married now, okay?"”
Zhu Daixiu was puzzled." Courtship?"
"That's right!" Yu Li pointed at the silver moonlight on the ground and the bright moon in the sky. "The bright moon and the silvery white ground are our matchmakers.”
He casually scooped two bowls of chicken soup and placed them on the table. He pulled Zhu Daixiu to kneel on the ground." I love Xin Jue and Luo Yuli. I am willing to marry Zhu Daixiu. I will have no regrets in my life. I will never abandon my wife, Zhu Daixiu, regardless of whether I am rich or poor, happy or sad.”
Zhu Daixiu held back her tears of joy and said,"I, Zhu Daixiu, am willing to marry my beloved Xinjue Luo Yuli. I will have no regrets for the rest of my life. No matter if I am poor or sick, rich or rich, happy or sad, I will never abandon my husband's beloved Xinjue Luo Yuli.”
After saying that, the two of them kowtowed four times to the sky and four times to each other. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Everything was said without saying anything.
The next morning, Yu Li locked the door of the farmhouse and held his wife's hand, planning to leave the place where the two spent the night and became husband and wife.
"Master, where are we going?" asked Zhu Daixiu.”
"Of course, the further away from the capital, the better. How about this! I heard that the weather there is pleasant and the scenery is picturesque. Let's find a place where no one knows and start anew, hmm?”
Zhu Daixiu nodded." I'll do as you say!”
Yu Li carried Zhu Daixiu onto the horse and jumped onto the horse's back. He hugged Zhu Daixiu and was about to set off.
At this time, Zhu Daixiu pulled Yu Li's hand and said,"Don't ride too fast. You're still injured. When you reach the town, you'll have to go to the doctor.”
"I remember, my dear wife.”
"Also, your clothes are too eye-catching. People will know that you're the son of a rich family at a glance. Take advantage of the time when you're looking for a doctor to change!”
"Alright, housekeeper."
"And…"
Yu Li quickly reached out to cover her small mouth." Don't go down anymore, or else the Emperor's pursuers will catch up. Let's go!"”
Zhu Daixiu blushed and smiled, allowing him to lead her away from the farmhouse and toward the unknown world.
Not long after the two left, Yuqi and Yuhe arrived on horseback with a group of subordinates.
Yuqi walked around the farmhouse and came out again. Yuchen asked,""How is it?"
"He came, but it looks like he just left. Judging from the direction of the horse's hooves, it should be heading south. Fourth Brother, let's go!”
Yu He nodded and rode in front. Not long after, he caught up with the two people who were slowly riding in front of him.
Just as Yu He was about to call out, Yu Qi shook his head.
"Fourth Brother, slow down!"
"Why? The emperor doesn't blame twelfth brother and even allowed him to marry Qing 'Er. How can we not tell twelfth brother this good news?”
It turned out that Yu Li's big commotion had already alarmed the entire capital. Even Qianlong had to feel a headache for this son.
In the end, under the intercession of Yu Yi, Yu Qi and the Empress Dowager, Qianlong finally reluctantly agreed to let Yu Li marry Zhu Daixiu as his wife and pardoned all the sins of Zhu Daixiu and the Zhu family.
Because of this, Yu He and Yu Qi had left the capital overnight to tell Yu Li the good news. However, when Yu Qi saw the loving looks of the two of them, he suddenly felt that everything was not important.
"Look at how sweet the two of them are. They don't need the emperor's order at all. We'll follow them first and tell them later.”
The two brothers looked at each other and nodded. They quietly rode their horses and followed behind the pair of mandarin ducks.
Yesterday, the snow was very deep. As the horses passed by, the snow was filled with deep hoof marks, just like the love between Yuli and Zhu Daixiu. It was deep and thick, so deep that it made people feel touched and jealous!
As for whether Yuqi really married Ke Qing Ge Ge? That's another story!#
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