As soon as they returned to the palace, Zhu Youtang placed Feng Zhuyun in his bedroom and called the imperial physician to treat the wound on her forehead.
"Your Majesty."
"Imperial Physician, how is she?"
"Reporting to the emperor, her injury is only a flesh wound. This lowly official has already stopped her bleeding.”
"That's good!" He heaved a sigh of relief.
" Your Majesty, this girl is injured. It seems inappropriate to let her stay in your bedroom…" The imperial physician probed.
When Zhu Youtang heard this, he looked displeased." She is about to become my Consort De. What's wrong with that?"”
"Yes, this humble subject has spoken too much."
"It's good that you know. You may leave!" He waved his hand to dismiss the imperial physician.
Not long after the imperial physician left, Feng Zhuyun woke up.
Zhu Youtang, who had been guarding her bed, immediately noticed and held her hand tightly, as if he was afraid that she would disappear. "Zhuyun, you're awake!"
"Emperor, where is this?" Feng Zhuyun opened his eyes and saw that only Zhu Youtang was beside her. This scene was just like when they were in the small house in the mountains.
"We have returned to the palace. This is my bedroom. How was it? Does the wound on your forehead still hurt?"
Feng Zhuyun shook his head.
She had returned to the palace! How did they come back?
Without giving her a chance to ask, Zhu Youtang told her his decision on the way back to the palace. "I've decided to confer you the title of Consort De. No one will be able to bully you in the future.”
"Your Majesty!" Consort De? She couldn't. She had to leave him and return to the Nation Protecting Temple. She couldn't help but think about how her bad luck would hurt him…
"I've already decided. Other than the Empress, you're my only wife, my most beloved wife.”
"Your Majesty, I can't do it, I will harm you…"
Zhu Youtang hugged her." You're saying silly things again. What did you do to me? If there is such a thing as ominous, then I am the one who is truly unlucky. Look at you, after meeting me, you either fell off a cliff or got injured by a rock. I am the one who is truly unlucky!”
A pair of soft hands covered his mouth." Emperor, don't say anymore."”
"Now you know, right? There's nothing ominous." Zhu Youtang smiled at her." Don't you understand my feelings these days?”
" I understand. It's just that I'm afraid, afraid that these days won't last long…"
"Yes, it will last for a long time. Don't tell me you still don't trust me?”
Before she could answer, the chamberlain rushed in.
"Emperor, the Empress is here."
Feng Zhuyun subconsciously grabbed his clothes. The Empress…
"Let her wait at Baohe Palace. Zhen will go over immediately.”He did not want her to disturb Zhuyun.
"Your Majesty…"
"Don't be afraid. I'm here. You rest first. I'll be right back.”He comforted her and then walked out with a solemn expression.
"What? Emperor, are you really going to make her Consort De?”Fu Zhenli's sharp voice echoed throughout the entire Baohe Palace.
"That's right, Zhen wants to make her a concubine." Actually, he didn't need anyone's consent to confer the title of consort. It was just that she was the empress personally appointed by the late emperor, so he had to respect her according to etiquette.
"Emperor, her face is flawed. She will be a national disgrace!”Fu Zhenli still couldn't believe it. She was a beautiful woman, after all. How could she lose to a woman with a scar on her face?
"Shut up! What national humiliation? Empress, if you continue to insult me, don't blame me for being heartless.”
"The Emperor wants to deal with ChenQie for her?”Fu Zhenli asked in a trembling voice.
"If you continue to be unreasonable, then yes.”He said coldly, not allowing anyone to insult Zhuyun.
"Your Majesty…"
"Empress, this one is just informing you. I hope that you can get along well in the future and not rely on your power to hurt others.”His meaning was clear. He did not want to see Zhuyun being bullied by the Empress. Other than not being able to give her the position of empress, he had thought of everything for her.
"Emperor, do you mean that ChenQie should get along well with her? No, I can't do it. Emperor, in what way is this concubine inferior to her? In terms of family background, status, and beauty, how could ChenQie lose to her? Moreover, she's the daughter of a traitor!"
"What did you say?" She actually found out about this? Zhu Youtang could not help but become suspicious.
"ChenQie said that she is a person who should not exist!”Fu Zhenli hardened her heart and threw caution to the wind." Think about it. If others find out that she was a fish that escaped from the previous emperor's order to kill her entire family, what will happen?" If people knew that the emperor and a nun had an ambiguous relationship, what would the world think? I'm afraid there will be chaos!"
"How dare you!"
"Emperor, you don't love ChenQie and don't care about ChenQie's thoughts, what else does ChenQie not dare to do?”Fu Zhenli gritted his teeth and said fiercely. "At most, we'll die together!" After saying that, she stumbled out.
Zhu Youtang sat in the chair, racking his brains over her words and failing to stop her in time.
After a few days of peace, the army led by the Minister of War began to revolt.
Inside the Forbidden City, the emperor was busy with the matter of choosing a concubine.
Zhu Youtang brought Feng Zhuyun out of the bedroom. The cool breeze from the evening breeze blew gently, playfully blowing their clothes and hair, bringing a few strands of entanglement and affection.
" This is the Imperial Garden, and behind it is the Imperial Peace Hall. Further ahead is the Shun Zhen Gate and the Divine Martial Gate…" He explained the layout of the Forbidden City to her. The two of them looked relaxed, but they were actually thinking about something.
Zhu Youtang was troubled to refute the rumors. He did not know who was spreading rumors near the Imperial City, saying that Zhuyun was a witch who brought disaster to the country and the people. If she was not eliminated, the Daming Dynasty would be destroyed.
Although the commoners were living their lives in peace and contentment, when they heard that such days might end, they felt a chill in their hearts. At the same time, they were also resentful that the emperor did not understand people's hearts. He mistakenly treated the demoness as a heavenly daughter and even made her a concubine.
The ministers in the palace were also discussing in private how to deal with her. In addition to the burning of the Temple of Heaven in Nanjing, many events seemed to be deliberately distorted. All the ups and downs were directed at them, as if they would not stop until they were separated.
He also knew that Zhuyun was recovering from his past self-pity day by day. If she knew about these things, he was afraid…
He knew that she might leave him because of this, so he still hid it from her.
Who knew that she had already heard about this matter from the palace maids.
If she didn't have a glimmer of hope, if she didn't have to leave him, she wouldn't be in so much pain!
Her heart was struggling, and there was only a thin line between separation and reunion. She was fighting for every moment she could spend with him. She wanted to leave the most beautiful side of herself for him…
"Emperor, bad news!" The eunuchs panted as they shouted from afar.
"What is it?" He winked and pulled the chamberlain away.
"Emperor, the Minister of War has brought a large group of soldiers to attack the Forbidden City.”the eunuch said softly.
"He's finally taking action. It's about time.”Zhu Youtang muttered to himself and then ordered,""Tell Commander Wei to meet up at the Divine Martial Sect.”
"Yes." The eunuch ran away.
Zhu Youtang returned to Feng Zhuyun's side." Zhuyun, there's something going on in the palace. I have to deal with it. Can you go back to the palace by yourself?"”
It was time…Feng Zhuyun knew that the moment had finally come.
She nodded and pretended not to know what had happened." I'll go back by myself. You can go!”
"Alright, I'll look for you later."
She didn't agree and only said,"Your Majesty, you have to be careful."”
Due to the pressing time, he did not understand the meaning behind her words. He nodded and disappeared from the imperial garden.
Youtang, take care! This is the last time Zhuyun will talk to you like this.
I know that if I don't leave now, I'll harm you because I'm an unlucky woman after all!
Looking at his back view, she could only shout in her heart that the night was closing in on her.
As soon as Feng Zhuyun left the imperial garden, he immediately understood that Zhu Youtang was the only person who truly understood her.
He knew that she would leave, so he sent someone to keep an eye on her. If he was not by her side, there would be two guards following behind her.
"I'm going back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. You don't have to follow me.”Feng Zhuyun wanted to send them away.
"The emperor has ordered us to follow Consort De closely.”The two guards answered her.
With no other choice, she could only return to the Palace of Heavenly Purity first before making any plans.
He had thought that he had no other choice, but in the middle of the night, the Empress suddenly appeared in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
" Empress!?"
"So the scar on your face has disappeared. No wonder the emperor likes you.”Fu Zhenli glanced at her, unwilling to admit that she had been outdone.
"However, the emperor has to pay a heavy price for taking you.”she said maliciously.
"W-what do you mean?"
"Those generals have already captured the emperor. If the emperor refuses to hand you over, they will force the emperor to abdicate.”
" What?!" Youtang was captured? She panicked and her face turned pale.
"So, BenGong wants you to leave!" She pointed at the tip of her nose and said," The Emperor will only be saved if you leave. You're a pest!”
Fu Zhenli's words were like a sharp sword, stabbing into Feng Zhuyun's sore spot.
She was a jinx to begin with!
"Empress, I promise you, I will leave! Then can you save the emperor?"
"As long as you leave, everything can be resolved.”Fu Zhenli said.
"But I can't leave." She looked outside the door. If it weren't for them, she would have left the city long ago and wouldn't have caused him to be captured.
"If you are willing to leave, BenGong can help you.”Fu Zhenli was secretly delighted to see that she was easily swayed by him.
"Alright, I'll leave. The emperor will be able to return once I leave.”she muttered to herself. All of this was because of her. If it wasn't for the sake of protecting her, he wouldn't have…
Feng Zhuyun sat alone in the carriage. The carriage first disappeared into the Forbidden City, then into the night. It was not until the people in this direction could not see clearly that the man smiled.
"Finally, we got rid of a scourge." Fu Zhenli muttered to himself, then turned around and returned to the palace. However, the moment he turned around, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
"Emperor, Emperor!"
"What are you doing here?" Zhu Youtang arrived with a large group of soldiers and found that the east gate was unguarded.
"No, no." Fu Lizhen's voice trembled as she panicked. Did something happen to Father?
"Men, take the Empress to the imperial prison and await her trial.”Zhu Youtang ordered.
"Emperor, emperor, what mistake did ChenQie make?”
"Guilty of colluding with the enemy." He looked at her in disgust." The country's father has already admitted his crime of planning to rebel against me.”
Hearing this, Fu Zhenli stumbled and fell to the ground. The soldiers took the opportunity to tie her up.
"Emperor, don't! ChenQie doesn't know anything, it has nothing to do with ChenQie!”
Fu Zhenli cried, but Zhu Youtang ignored him.
"Men, follow the direction of the carriage and see who is on it.”
"Yes." The soldiers took the order and left.
Only then did Zhu Youtang order the withdrawal of troops.
It turned out that the Minister of War had gathered all the righteous men from all over the country and attacked with the slogan of killing the fatuous ruler.
That day, when the Empress had unexpectedly thought of this matter, he had become wary. He had temporarily transferred back the vassal kings stationed outside the Forbidden City, which had prevented them from achieving their goal. Otherwise, he was afraid that the country his father had passed to him would be lost.
Thinking of this, he could only rejoice that God allowed him to know Zhuyun. It was because of her that he avoided this disaster.
Suddenly, he thought of Feng Zhuyun, and his heart ached.
Did something happen to her? A feeling of uneasiness rose up in his heart. He strode towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Although the sky was dark, Feng Zhuyun still lifted the curtain on the side of the carriage and looked in the direction of the Forbidden City.
This was not the way to the Guoguo Temple! The road was gradually narrowing. It was definitely not the way back to Huguo Temple in her memory. She shouted to stop the car, wanting to ask if she had made a mistake.
"Hahaha, you're quite alert!”The coachman turned around with a ferocious expression.
"You, where are you taking me?”Feng Zhuyun asked in fear.
"To where?" He laughed maniacally." The woman who hired me didn't say anything, but she told me to kill you when you realized something was wrong. I didn't expect you to be so smart and realize that something was wrong so quickly. Girl, your cleverness has harmed you!”
" You…" The Empress wanted to kill her? She had no intention of letting her off?
Suddenly, she understood the Empress's actions. It was all her own self-righteous misfortune that had harmed her.
"Miss, do you regret it? I, Li Da, am not such a bloodthirsty person, but I took a big bag of gold from others. There happens to be a cliff here. You jump down yourself. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me. How about it?”Li Da didn't want to kill this woman, but he had no choice but to do so.
A cliff? This was…
Feng Zhuyun looked around. He should still be within the range of the Ten Mile Slope. He couldn't escape from Li Da, and if he jumped down, he might have a chance of survival.
If she was lucky enough to not die, she would definitely apologize to Youtang thousands of times. She had let down his trust and feelings, and her self-righteousness had harmed two people...
"How is it? Do you want to jump down or die under my knife?”
"Alright, I'll jump." Youtang, I'm sorry, Zhuyun left first. Closing her eyes, she jumped off the cliff!
"No!"
For a moment, she seemed to hear his voice. She was really satisfied to hear his voice before she died.
A smile blossomed on her lips, and her body fell straight down…
Ten days later!
A roar pierced through the room and woke the person who was lying on the bed.
"Why isn't she awake yet?"
"Brother Zhu, don't worry. She's just a little weak, she's not dead yet.”
" What did you say?!" Zhu Youtang was furious." I jumped down later than her and woke up eight days earlier than her, but you said that her body was just a little weak?”
"This can't be compared! You can't come here and jump just because you didn't die after jumping here once. One day, you'll be played by fate.”
It turned out that Zhu Youtang and Feng Zhuyun were in Wu Heng's house.
That day, after Feng Zhuyun jumped off the cliff, Zhu Youtang, who had rushed over, jumped down without thinking. As for how Li Da died, he was not interested to know. He was probably hacked to death!
He only cared about Zhuyun, but she was unconscious now.
"Stop talking so much nonsense. How can we wake her up?”he asked.
"There is a method that I don't know if it will work.”Wu Heng suddenly became mysterious.
"What method?"
"I saw you holding a mirror yesterday, didn't I?”
"You peeked at me wiping Zhuyun's body?”Zhu Youtang roared again. Yesterday, when he helped Zhuyun wipe her body, he did take out the Falling Flower Mirror from her arms.
Wu Heng immediately stretched out his hands to protect himself." No, no, I only saw a little bit.”
"That's good. What's wrong with talking about mirrors now?”
" To be honest with you, I'm from Mongolia. About a few decades ago, there was a rumor in Mongolia that Black Water City once had a rare mirror made of gold. It was said that the golden mirror was passed down from the Pangu era to seek good fortune and avoid evil. However, that mirror had become a dangerous mirror since some time ago. Any woman who obtained this mirror would have unfortunate things happen to her.”
Hearing this, Zhu Youtang recalled more than ten years ago. That mirror came because of the Mongol tribute, and Black Water City was a big city that was occupied by the Mongol army. "Zhuyun's mirror is indeed from Mongolia. Is it the fierce mirror you mentioned?”
After a pause, he continued,"That's not right! They clearly said that this is the Falling Flower Mirror…"
Wu Heng glanced at him." If I told you that this mirror is a vicious mirror, would you still dare to accept it?”
"I see." The Mongolians offered the mirror as a tribute. It seemed to be priceless, but their intentions were unknown.
Zhu Youtang nodded. This way, all of Zhuyun's misfortunes could be explained. Without a word, he walked to her side and took out the mirror for her, wanting to destroy it.
"Youtang?" Feng Zhuyun groaned and slowly opened his eyes.
"Hey, you're awake!" Zhu Youtang was still holding the Falling Flower Mirror in his hand.
"So effective?" Wu Heng was shocked, but after Zhu Youtang glared at him, he took the opportunity to slip away.
" Youtang, I'm sorry..." Recalling the scene before she fainted, she knew that she owed him an apology.
"You should be sorry. How could you take the risk without waiting for me?”He grabbed her hand. Although he was reprimanding her, his heart ached even more. "Fortunately, Wu Heng happened to pass by and saved you. Otherwise, what would I do?”
"Was it Doctor Wu who saved me?"
"Yes, but his medical skills are too poor. You were unconscious for a full ten days before you woke up. Zhu Youtang complained.
The last time I came back, you praised my medical skills, but now you're angry! Wu Heng, who was hiding behind the door and eavesdropping, mumbled.
"Youtang, I'm sorry. How did you know I was here?”It was great that Youtang was fine. She was in pain all over, but she still used her cheek to touch his hand and feel his warmth.
"I met the Empress at the east gate and noticed that she was acting suspiciously, so I sent someone to follow the carriage. Who knew that you would have jumped off the cliff when I arrived?”
"So I didn't hear wrongly. I really heard your voice before I jumped off the cliff.”
"If you do this again, you'll never hear it again.”He pretended to be angry.
"I won't, really. Youtang, no matter what happens in the future, I must be by your side. Whether it's happiness or hardship, I'll follow you.”
"No." He shook his head.
Feng Zhuyun was disappointed. Was he not willing to let her stay by his side? He regretted it…
"No, you're wrong. There's only joy and no suffering by my side.”
His words made her tear up, and she couldn't believe what he said.
" But you have to promise me that you won't think that you're unlucky anymore, that you won't commit suicide, that you won't feel inferior, that you won't…" He said a long list of 'no's before waving the mirror in his hand." But, I've found the culprit now."”
"Falling Flower Mirror?" She did not understand.
"You know what? "This is actually a vicious mirror…" He repeated what Wu Heng had told him. "So all your misfortunes were caused by it. To think that we treated it as a treasure. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have given it to you. Zhuyun, I'm sorry." He looked apologetic.
Feng Zhuyun knew that he couldn't be blamed for this. He didn't know about it either.
The two of them gazed at each other affectionately." However, since this ominous mirror is the one that brought us together, I'll order someone to make an identical one for you when we return to the palace.”
" Right, the Empress said that the people from the Ministry of War are starting an army…" She suddenly remembered this matter.
"I caught them all. It's a long story, but this proves once again that this matter has nothing to do with you.”
"Is that so?"
"Don't worry about that." He grabbed her hand and pressed it against his heart. " You are the flower of my heart. I will always cherish you and take pity on you…" He stared into her eyes and spoke out the deep feelings in his heart.
"Youtang…Me too." She was intoxicated by his tenderness and conveyed her love to him.
"Aiyo, I have goosebumps all over the ground!”Wu Heng's entire body was writhing in discomfort. He lowered the curtain, knowing that they wouldn't leave the room anytime soon.
Their love was reflected in the fierce mirror in the corner.
In fact, the fierceness had already dissipated. When they first reunited…
This evil mirror that people had been talking about had created a beautiful marriage. From then on, people no longer called it the " Evil Mirror ", but the " Marriage Mirror ".#
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