The Rise of The Phoenixes - Novel Ending
Synopsis
Ning Y is the highly intelligent and calculating sixth prince of the Tiansheng kingdom. He has learned to hide his true personality behind a carefree façade after the corrupt and duplicitous court officials charged the third prince Ning Qiao, Ning Yi's older half-brother, with high treason. Over the next decade, he establishes a secret information network led by Qingming Academy's headmaster (equivalent to a modern-day chancellor. Xin Ziyan, and waits for the perfect chance to strike down his enemies and overturn the charges laid against his half-brother, whom he sees as a just ruler.
Feng Zhiwei is the niece of Colonel Qiu, who is supposed to take the place of Qiu's daughter in an arranged marriage to Ning Yi. After convincing him to call off the marriage, she is banished from her household after being falsely accused of a crime. With the help of Ning Yi and Headmaster Xin, she dresses as a man and joins the prestigious Qingming Academy, to help them serve their purpose. She enters court as the Ultimate Scholar (Royal Designated Scholar) and becomes an official after stunning the world with her talent and knowledge.
Feng Zhiwei remains loyal and honest to the reigning Emperor as Wei Zhi, who values her candid, wise advice during the princes' fight for the throne, but she is forced to reveal her true identity when the emperor wants to marry Wei Zhi to his daughter. After being arrested and sentenced to death, she is pardoned thanks to Ning Yi, Headmaster Xin, and the emperor's head eunuch, and sent on a diplomatic mission alongside the prince of Chu. While on the mission, her feelings for Ning Yi as well as his for her become evident to both. After Ning Yi contracts a contagious disease while trying to demolish the power of the Chang family and nearly dies, he confesses to her and she confesses back to him, and they plan to ask the emperor to allow them to marry when they get back to the capital.
Feng Zhi Wei ultimately finds out she is the only surviving royalty from the previous empire. Manipulated into thinking that the current kingdom of Tiansheng was built upon the corpses of her loved ones, Zhi Wei decides to take revenge against her enemies, including Ning Yi who has become her great love
The 70 episode series was scripted from the Chines Novel Huan Quan written by Tianxia Guiiyuan , however the series ending was not what the author had in mind. Though Feng Zhi Wei is standing on the hedge of cliff playing the flute with it's special tone that only Ning Yi can sense… she says her farewell
Zhi Wei: Yi…forgive me for deceiving you….. between you and me, there are too many bloody lives … I cannot forget them…. If there is an afterlife…Let's be ordinary people.
Ning Yi's heart begins to break as he now feels that Zhi Wei has left him for good
Ning Yi: Zhi Wei….. you have reached the realm of eternal beauty and it's freedom…. I have to endure pain for the rest of my life… but I can't die and go with you…because we still have some wishes not achieved yet. Along the way , I've seen enough of the sores and bruises brought by the struggle for Imperial power, so I will exhaust my power in this life to make this world free from tyranny, unfair laws, corruption and injustices of good people…By then I will go meet you with a smile.
The ending to the novel Huan Quan actually had Zhi Wei faking her death in order to give Ning Yi the freedom to attempt to fulfill his and her dream of a more just and equal society for the citizens of Tiansheng. With her death she removes herself from being the catalyst to the remaining citizens in rebuilding of the former Da Cheng Dynasty.
Episode 71 Correcting the Series Script to conform to the Novel's intent
The thought of Zhi Wei's death makes Ning Yi faint and go into a unconscious state causing great concern to Xin Ziyan his new Prime Minister of Governance.
Xin Ziyan: Call the royal doctor … His Majesty cannot be left in this state
The Head Eunuch immediately brings the doctor who advises Xin Ziyan that there is nothing physically wrong with his Majesty.
Xin Ziyan : Do what you can to awaken His Majesty... we can't have another crisis so soon.
When Ning Yi finally awakens his thoughts are still of Zhi Wei: Xin Ziyan….. If Zhi Wei is dead I want her body brought to me….find her… Bring Gu Nan Yi to me … he will know what happen to her.
Meanwhile Gu Nan Yi has been searching feverishly the cliff and the surrounding area to find any traces of her…. without any luck. A disheartened Nan Yi reports to the Emperor .
Ning Yi promptly drags himself into the snow area to personally look through where the dead bodies taken as he searches one by one. Ning Yi lets out a long sigh of relief when Zhi Wei's body is nowhere to be found. However, if he can't be certain of Zhi Wei's fate, how is he suppose to go on living with the big question hanging over him each day? If never seeing her again meant she can be alive elsewhere then he is willing. But his big fear is what if she died? Then he wouldn't even know where to go to visit her.
Facing with reoccurring nightmares of seeing Zhi Wei wandering aimlessly …. Emperor Ning Yi commissions the royal artist to draw Zhei Wie likeness and post a huge reward for anyone that can aid in finding her.
As the weeks and months continue to pass Ning Yi is still as heartbroken as ever. Trapped in the isolation and loneliness of the palace Ning Yi decides to place the 10th Prince in charge with Xin Ziyan over seeing all the work. Ning Yi along with Nan Yi begins his own treck through the empire searching for Zhi Wei…including all the places they have been to together.
For all of their seemingly endless patience to go on searching for Zhi Wei forever, Ning Yi and Nan Yi came to the realization that if Zhi Wei doesn't want to be found she won't let herself be found….
Previously, Ning Yi had asked Zhi Wei: Is there a way for us to be together?
Zhi Wei: We need to redeem our wrongs and go past death.
As was seen in Episode 70… prior to her " apparent death"… she had paved the way to make sure many people …..those that still remained alive and believing in the Da Cheng revitalization ….would be taken cared of.
Zhi Wei's apparent death also meant the whole Da Cheng empire mess is really a done deal and while she can't bring back those who died, Zhi Wei gave peace back to the common people. So the redemption part was more or less done, which meant how Ning Yi needs to figure out how to "go past his death" in order to obtain his freedom to be her.
Zhi Wei faked her own death to give Ning Yi a clean slate to be the emperor but as it turns out…..Ning Yi really didn't want to be an emperor if it meant being without Zhi Wei….. so he decides to have had himself "killed."Thus forcing Zhi Wei to come to him by using trickery that often worked for him in the past. …Gu Nan Yi pretends to be an assassin that"killed" Ning Yi. Knowing that Ning Yi is embedded in Zhi Wei's heart and the thought of him dead would force her to come and see him.
After 10 days of waiting , Gu Nan Yi finally sees the figure on a horse he has been waiting for…. Which brought one of his seldom smile to his face,
Gu Nan Yi thought to himself: "So this is a smile…".
Gu Nan Yi had in an instant understood everything when he would see Zhi Wei cast her look towards the palace whenever she would be forced to leave. He had understood then who is in her heart and came to realize that there are many ways to love, it doesn't always have to be the lovey dovey, touchy feely kind of way.
As was shown in the flashbacks towards the end of episode 70 ….Zhi Wei considered Gu Nan Yi friend and family and treated him as such…She had given him everything so in return, he will give her back a life of happiness….. which she has always coveted.
As for him…he has been here, has loved, has cried, has laughed. That's enough. With the first smile of his life still lingering on his face, Gu Nan Yi turns around and walks off.
Gu Nan Yi's thoughts: Goodbye, my love. From now on, you will be in my heart.
The rider…..Zhi Wei….. unconsciously looks up towards the hillside but there is no Nan Yi there. Taking a deep breath, Zhi Wei r continues on. Easily making her way into the palace, she feels her knee going weak when she saw the golden casket. Instinctively reaching out to stable herself, the Zhi Wei jumps in surprise when her hand touches something smooth and warm. It was someone's hand. Her body stiffening, as she looks down and sees a long shadow by her side. Ever vigilant she keeps her eyes wide open in fear in that if she blinks everything will disappear like a dream, only to see a smiling face…while turning around with her hand enclosed in a familiar grasp. Her eyes deeply focused on Ning Yi's smiling face ….. she lifts her hands and cusps his face giving him the passionate kiss that she has only been giving in her dreams.
Zhi Wei: your alive… I was so fearful that Nan Yi had killed you… How I have missed you?
Ning Yi: If you missed me so… why didn't you come to me sooner?
Zhi Wei: It's better being dead and free rather than being and Empress and trapped….. I rather continue loving you in death instead of being like your mother and father. Your father stated the palace intrigue would pit us against each other and eventually make us hate rather than love…. You were without your mother for 20 years because of it… that's not the life I will choose.
Ning Yi: But I'm not the Emperor…. As far as everyone is concerned I'm dead … we're both dead … now kiss me again….. I'm never loosing you again.
Giving in to their emotions and lust for each other they both mount Zhi Wei's horse and ride off to a secret hideout.
Ning Yi: how were you able to go unnoticed all this time…. I've searched and searched …. I've offered rewards… did you always disguise yourself?
Zhi Wei : Becoming a commoner makes you ordinary… no one sees anything special …nor do they care….. living day to day is there only concern….. Can you get use to be a commoner.
Ning Yi: How quickly you forgot…. I was a mere tailor even as a prince …. My brocades were sought after….. but enough of this small … I need you to bring me back to life.
Giving Zhi Wei a smile like a wolf would give when it wants to seduce a little rabbit, Ning Yi pulls Zhi Wei towards him…
Zhi Wei: I remember that look when you first took my virginity… are you expecting to just have your way with me?
Ning Yi: Don't you want me…. So much time has passed between us and I miss your favors.
Zhi Wei: I'm sure you've had enough favors from the many concubines you placed in your harem
Ning Yi : I have no harem nor any concubines … if I couldn't have you... I wanted no others
Zhi Wei: But in the Lanxiang Court …. You were the courtesans favorite… how could that be?
Ning Yi no longer willing to hold back pulls Zhi Wei to him and gives her a passionate kiss whereby his animals instincts take hold… his lips pull on hers while his tongue breaches hers and Zhi Weis eyes widen as her body begins surging with passion that she hasn't felt since her first time with him…. She begins removing his robes while letting her tongue circle his. Ning Yi unties her robe and begins pulling it over her shoulders exposing those luscious breasts with nipples standing firm and erect. His hand pushes her robe so that it falls to the floor allowing him to gaze at the body that has captivated his dreams all this time they've been apart . He moves his mouth onto her nipples making her gasp with sighs and squeals as she responses by sucking on his tongue and letting her hands roll through his long hair. His penis filled with his passion resides against her belly making her vagina fill with her love juices. Ning Yi puts his hands under her thighs and lifts her up allowing her to wrap her legs around his waist freeing his penis to feel her wet vagina. As she holds on to his neck he arches his back slightly and gives a forceful thrust as his penis enters her waiting vagina .
Zhi Wei: You found your way back to me…. Don't ever leave me… She begins moving her ass up and down synchronizing with his thrusts of in and out. As her pleasure increases she begins rocking back and forth allowing her clitoris to receive maximum stimulation as she reaches her orgasmic zone. With her breathing being heavy she begins feeling her stomach muscles contracting while her thighs squeeze his waist she gives out a scream as she quivers and jerks into her first orgasm ever.
Ning Yi: Did I hurt you?
Zhi Wei still panting: you can hurt me like this the rest of our lives… I love you so much.
Ning Yi still worried that he may have hurt her lays her down onto the blankets on the floor.
Zhi Wei: Give me a moment to catch my breath them we can continue… she gives him a passionate kiss of appreciation and then lets her hand begin stroking and messaging his very hard and hot penis. While working at the Lansing Court … she would accidentally see what the courtesan ladies were required to do to there male customers. Not only did they stroke and message the penis they would often have to place their mouths over it and perform oral intercourse allowing their clients to climax.
Zhi Wei thinks if this is what she should do for her man that has now given her so much pleasure….. As she continues stroking his penis she sees Ning Yi mouth open and his tongue begin licking his lips while his heavy breathing increases. What better time than now to give him even more please…. She moves her head so that her lips and tongue are directly over his penis. She lets out the tip of her tongue and receives her first taste of his manhood. Ning Yi surprised at what she was doing
Ning Yi: Are you sure this is what you want to do?
Zhi Wei: The Courtesan ladies at Lansing Court often spoke how many men like them to perform such at…. Would you like me to do this for you?
Ning Yi: I certainly won't refuse
Zhi Wei begins squeezing his penis making it's head grow in size and change in color…. Her lips begin sucking on it while her tongue swirls and circles it. The more it goes in and out of her mouth Zhi Wei becomes more aroused as Ning Yi is also messaging her vagina. Sensing that this is very pleasurable Zei Wei stops for a moment to change positions. She spreads her legs over Ning Yi's face giving him a clear view of what he desires while she continues letting her mouth and tongue adore his penis. Once she feels Ning Yi lips and tongue kissing and sucking on her clitoris … Zhi Wei quivers and jerks with each touch. As Ning Yi tongue penetrates her vaginal opening….. Zhi Wei reaches her orgasmic zone and begins her orgasm cycle while her thighs tighten around Ning Yi's face. Letting out another scream she begins to quiver and jerk into one orgasm after another. Her intense release makes her squeeze Ning Yi's penis that he can no longer control himself and he releases a stream of hot semen into the air.
As they both begin to catch their breaths they turn and face each other.
Zhi Wei: Will our life together be like this from here on out?
Ning Yi : I can't see why not … as long as we trust each other and not fall into traps set by other
Zhi Wei : Your the Emperor even in such a short period of time you have done more good than your father and all your brothers combined… the people still need you
Ning Yi: I will remain Emperor as long as you're my Empress
Zhi Wei: You know that can't be…. I will always be known as the remaining Empress of the Da Cheng Dynasty …the ministers in your court often criticize you for not punishing whom they consider traitors ….. I didn't fake my death only to go back to the way things were. Ning Yi I love you to much to have you be scorned and ridiculed because of me. My death was the last vestige of the Da Cheng Empire …it's remaining citizen are now in MinHai living peaceful lives … why cause trouble by bringing me back to life?
Ning Yi : Those court officials love to talk as long as there are others to do the fighting…. Whenever they would bring up my appeasement of you and your people…. But once I made them understand that in warfare it is always best to kill the leader first….. so then I asked which of them were willing to lead the army to go into battle against the Da Cheng sympathizers and kill it's leaders….How quickly their faces drained of color … needless to say forcing them to put up or shut up they quickly shut up.
Zhi Wei: Ning Yi….. I like how our new life has just begun…. So how will we make it work?
Ning Yi: I've had 13 years of tribulations to get to this point of happiness with you…. Being Emperor is no longer important with me…. But you are… I've negotiated with the 10th Prince that he will become the new Emperor …. Even though he is against it…. But he agreed as long as we remain close to the palace and become his close advisors … even Xin Ziyan agreed since he can manipulate the 10th Prince with ease.
Zhi Wei: So we don't have to remain in hiding …. We can live as commoners free from the palace intrigue.
Ning Yi : As long as we continue to provide advise our lives are ours to do as we wish.
Zhi Wei: You've made me so happy … how about we have another round of our new favorite pastime.
The Novel Huan Quan had three chapters at the end in how Ning Yi and Zhi Wei got to spend their time together after Ning Yi abdicated his duties of Emperor. I will try to incorporate those tidbits that can be used in providing the happy ending that author Tianxia Guinean intended.
Ning Yi returns to his duties as a tailor since he actually loved that phase of his life while Zhi Wei loves to teach and still reads many books so that she continues to be well versed and remain the number 1 scholar. Emperor Ning Ji has provided Ning Yi and Zhi Wei a luxurious private resident outside the palace but close enough that both Ning Yi and Zhi can be at his beck and call for whatever advise he would need.
Zhi Wei finds herself sitting beneath a willow tree reading an old book whose title is " Where is her Spirit Now…. The Secrets of the alluring empress… the book has a tacky drawing of a woman which draws the attention of Ning Yi
Ning Yi with a smile on his face: What?…. What is that that you're reading?
Zhi Wei: Nothing…. Quickly trying to shield that she is looking at such a book
Ning Yi stares at the pages of the book with a gaudy woman with countless jewelry on the cover intently for a moment sighs: This is what an empress looks like?….. She looks more like some street vendor selling trinkets….. Let me see….. He takes the book and stares at it for a long moment: She's ugly compared to you. Being a tailor he continues taking a closer look at the drawings clothing… he nods with approval : Not bad… the clothing is appropriate, not revealing.
Zhi Wei challenges his comment: So what if instead, it was like….. The nights of the alluring empress and the woman was scantly clad.
Ning Yi : So nothing… I would send a letter to the 10th prince and tell the guards to figure out who drew it… find the guy… just kill him.
That comment caused Zhi Wei to stay silent for a long moment… she quickly puts away the book and stashes it in the bottom of their trunk…. Trying to valiantly save the life of some no name artist. … the cover was decent looking , however what was in side were other drawings that were rather risqué in that the women were scantly clad.
Zhi Wei changes the topic: Speaking of the 10th Prince….. Do you think his hair will turn white overnight when he finds out we have disappeared.
Ning Yi: Let his hair turn white…. He comes to me for every little thing …. He must think I have lots of time to waste.
Not bothering replying….. Zhi Wei smiles and thinks silently: Aren't you indeed full of free time…. Who was the one that was so bored last night that all he wanted to do was chat in bed?
Ning Yi : It's not like the 10th Prince can't handle things himself now… but as long as I am around then he has an excuse to be lazy… I can't be a crutch to him….. he is the emperor so he needs to carry the burden…. It's time for us to go.
Still silent and smiling, Zhi Wei thought: "What a great excuse. But I am so nice so I won't say anything. In the end, the problem still lies on 10th Prince's end. Such a naive kid, that 10th Prince. He comes to his brother over everything, be it big or small. The issue is that he doesn't distinguish between night and day either. Just when we're ready to have our nightly chat " in bed, …. there he is wanting to "discuss important national issues…"….it's really getting irritating and a mood changer.
The moment that forced the issue about leaving came when Ning Yi and Zhi Wei were both about to reach a climatic peak in a very intense lovemaking session they were again interrupted . The 10th requested with a request as to what should be done with the harem's demand for more conjugal visits,.
Frustrated and annoyed the next morning Ning Yi sits up in bed and after staring into space for a moment suddenly declares : "Let's run away."
Dragging a still sleeping Zhi Wei out of the bed, Ning Yi gave Zhi Wei only enough time to get dress, grabs a few things then immediately takes off without telling anyone.
Ning Yi:"Let's go."
Zhi Wei stands up and pulls on Ning Yi :"A while ago you said the sun was too bright so you didn't want to go. Now it's almost sunset. If we wait any longer then you are going to say it's too late, it's time to sleep."
Ning Yi : "The one who knows me is none other than my wife Zhi Wei."
Letting Zhi Wei pull him up, Ning Yi whispers against her ear : "Should we give you a new name? How about Know Yi?" (It's a play on word of her name and his name.)
"Know Yi? I think it should be Walk Difficult." Zhi Wei slowly replies: "When one is with Mr. Ning then walking is difficult."
Caressing Zhi Wei's face as he laughs heartily, Ning Yi thought silently: "What does it matter if we walk slowly? We have all the time in the world…"
She gives her husband a passionate kiss and then begins to message his limp penis into working condition…. She straddles him and begins rubbing his hard erection against her clitoris until she is stimulated enough to have him enter her. As she grinds and gyrates her ass until Ning Yi release his hot semen against her uterine wall … Her thought was : Why let a good opportunity go to waste?
While Ning Yi is in his work shop preparing dy for his new brocades… Zhi Wei goes to their truck and pulls out the book about the Empress of Da Cheng
Zhi Wei thinking: The Empress of Da Cheng, what sort of wondrous woman was she? … how magnificent must've been the man she loved with her whole heart as the legend says.
Flipping through the pages, Zhi Wei reads:"Yao Yao, please allow me to take a peak."…..
"Shame to Peeping Toms!"…..Those who inform first before they peek should be held as innocent."….Those who have been chastised and continues to peek are even more shameful!"
Chuckling softly, Zhi Wei is amazed how such a legendary couple still bickered like ordinary lovers.
Reading over the words again and again, Zhi Wei doesn't realize the envy and longing in her eyes. She had assumed her life would be devoid of romantic love but after almost dying, a whole new world had opened up before her…scary yet beautiful at the same time. Could she one day have such a blissful love as this?… Her thoughts go to her nights with Ning Yi and the passionate lust they have been showing each other.
Suddenly catching her self, Zhi Wei blushes and snaps the book shut to cut off her wayward thoughts. Her movement was so abrupt that the book falls out of her hand and reveals a hidden layer within the book cover. Picking up the book, Zhi Wei is surprised to find the inner layer also has writing on it. "The Way to Quickly but Stably Develop a Nation."
What does that mean? Peering at the small writing underneath, Zhi Wei reads "Elementary, Middle school, High school, College, Masters, Ph.d- Fuyao's dissertation."
Masters? Ph.d? Dissertation?
Despite her fame as the most knowledge Official of Tian Sheng, Zhi Wei could only stare at the twisty ugly writing blankly.
Ning Yi: "What are you looking at?"
A voice unexpectedly comes from behind her as a hand firmly takes the book off her hands. By the time Zhi Wei snaps out of her daze, Ning Yi is already reading the book with much interest.
Ning Yi: What book is this? Read it to me."
Giving Ning Yi a side look, Zhi Wei laughs: "This is just a funny book about a heavenly married couple's pillow talks. You won't be interested in it."
"Ahh…pillow talks…" Dragging his words out, Ning Yi replies with laughter in his voice : "Just the thing I wanted to learn."
Blushing again, Zhi Wei has no comeback. What is she suppose to say to that?!
Unable to do anything but keep reading, Zhi Wei sees the next line on the book suddenly changes into a flowy and elegant writing .
"Why are you worrying about something hundreds of years later? Be careful you will get more wrinkles."
"Mr. Yuan (Wuji's last name), you are saying I am not worthy of you because I am old?!"
"Ah, Yao Yao, I will forever have one more wrinkle line than you so you will never have to worry about that."
A line of small paws suddenly appears on the page, the paper looks like something had scratched it then a person seems to be translating it .
"Yuan Bao said he begs you to tire of me soon, he has been waiting forever."
The twisty ugly words back, as it writes angrily "Tell him to go eat poop!
Ning Yi started to cough as Zhi Wei quickly buries herself in the chair- The legendary Emperor and Empress of Da Cheng…it is sure a bit overwhelming to listen to their flirtatious bickering.
There is another deeper issue that worries Zhi Wei. Ning Yi can't see right now but he found out about the book's existence. He knows her well enough that he is not going to believe she would carry some humorous book
The conversation on the page changes again.
"My poor child…" That twisty ugly writing suddenly laments. Ning Yi didn't think anything of it but Zhi Wei felt an instant tug on her heart. She has no idea who the person is talking about but she can feel the mixture of pity, affection, and helplessness in that short sentence, words that came through six hundred years ago. Her eyes tearing up unconsciously, Zhi Wei continues to read the next line that is added by the elegant writing.
"Why don't you just worry about the one in your tummy." With a trace of helplessness in its tone as well, the elegant writing adds "The kitchen made your favorite soup. Be good and eat up?"
The twisty ugly writing gets elongated. Zhi Wei smiles, seemingly able to see a certain someone getting dragged away despite her valiant effort to get back.
"Kid, you better…."
It looks like someone had jumped back and only had time to add this one short phrase before getting dragged away again.
The rest of the page is empty. Zhi Wei felt her heart sinking like she has lost something.
For some strange reason, this legendary couple always gave her a feeling of familiarity. Just reading their bickering words warmed her heart. She had flipped through the book countless times trying to find more from them but had always failed until today. It was such a pleasant surprise but also brought with it a sense of forlornness because she knows this is really the last words from them.
She craved the words from them so much not only because of the vibrancy of their words but because hiding in their writing is their affection towards her. Affection she has never felt in the last ten years, the sort of affection she craved.
Zhi Wei is lost in her own thoughts and Ning Yi didn't break the silence because he is too busy touching the words with his finger. After an initial shock, a strange expression settles in his eyes. Ning Yi's finger stops at the underside of the cover as he rubs the pages unconsciously. With one flip of the page, all the secrets concerning her birth would be revealed.
Opening and closing, opening and closing. The pages are made up of time that has passed, time that can no longer be brought back. Staring at Ning Yi's fingers, Zhi Wei feels her heart thumping. She can tell he is hesitating but she has no idea why and is too scared to speculate the reason.
Jumping at the crisp sound of the book closing, Zhi Wei rises her head to see Ning Yi had already stood up. Unable to move her eyes away from the book, Zhi Wei feels Ning Yi's hand on her head as he gently says "I am going to check the kitchen and see if they finished your dish."
"Oh." Zhi Wei answers. Ning Yi leaves the book on Zhi Wei knee and a line of black writing peak through the cover. Zhi Wei's hand slowly covers it but Ning Yi had already turned around to leave.
His smile instantly gone the moment his head is turned away from Zhi Wei, Ning Yi recognized the name on the cover instantly. That book belonged to the most honored personage of this world. That person was like a god, a legend that has never faded away even after 600 years. Everything about that person is kept by the royal guards of Da Cheng, only passed down to the royal blood, never to be found by outsiders.
But…he doesn't care about that.
Standing underneath a tree with hands behind him, Ning Yi thought about the last sentence on that book and the vibrant woman from six hundred years ago whose warning to him traveled across time.
Empress of Da Cheng,
Listen up For her I rather, know nothing.
This was probably obvious, but Da Cheng was the nation created by Fuyao and Wuji. The nation of Da Cheng came to its end six hundred years later so Zhi Wei is the last remaining royal bloodline of Fuyao and Wuji.
Ning Yi thoughts: Why is she reading such a book?….. is she beginning to have second thoughts about our being together ….. It's time we begin living for ourselves away from the palace intrigue and the 10th Princes insecurities….. I will take her away for a while
The Town of Phoenix Tail
The moment she steps into the village, Zhi Wei lets out an exclamation of marvel. Lining both sides of the street are a type of fascinating tree that has branches that looks like phoenix tails, especially when the leaves start to sway in the wind and shine under the sunlight.
Looking up at the dazzling line of trees, Zhi Wei whispers :"So this is what a Phoenix Tail tree looks like. It really is breathtakingly beautiful."
Pleased by the expression on Zhi Wei's face, Ning Yi explains :"Years ago, I had ordered this area to plant massive amount of Phoenix Tail trees. Looks like the governor did his job well. I will tell 10th (who is now the emperor) to promote him."
Speechless, Zhi Wei gives Ning Yi a side glance then mutters :"He was just fine when he was the emperor but now that he is no longer one, he is starting to behave like a tyrant."
Ning Yi has a quick rebuttal: "According to the rumors, you were the beautiful empress that took down a country, so doesn't that make you a perfect match for a tyrant?"
Taking Zhi Wei's hand in his, Ning Yi then declares: "Let's go! I remember years ago there was a small tranquil inn near here. Let's stay there."
After walking for who knows how long, Zhi Wei throws her arms around a tree trunk and refuses to take another step.: "Do you or do you not remember where that inn is?! We have walked past like 10 motels already!"
"It was clearly around here…" Determined, Ning Yi contiunes "There are lots of motels but a place so peaceful and lovely is hard to come by. You wait here, I am going to go look for it."
Pointing at a big motel nestled in between the Phoenix Tail trees, Zhi Wei asks "That one works too, doesn't it?"
Ning Yi saw the motel as well but it was still vastly different than the quaint little inn in his memory.
Years ago, he had passed by this village back when there weren't so many Phoenix Tail trees except around the little inn. Behind the inn, there were even a small pound and a tiny hill so when one opens the window, one was immediately greeted by a lovely view of the water. The owner of the inn had planted water chestnuts and lily around the back so the guest could pick those at their convenience. Struck by the view, he had imagined then what it would be like to one day bring Zhi Wei back to this place…Zhi Wei would pick the water chestnuts under the sunset and her smiling face would peak out from the big Lily leaves. It would be so wonderful to see…
To make this magical imagination he has been harboring in his heart for years become a reality, Emperor Ning decides that no matter how difficult it is, he is going to make his dream come true. Leaving Zhi Wei by the side of the road,
Ning Yi asks an elderly villager for direction.:"Excuses me sir, there was a small inn around here before…"
Poor Emperor Ning might be brilliant in political intrigue but he has never been skilled when it comes to communicating with commoners. After resorting to lots of gesturing, Ning Yi finally made himself understood.
"Isn't that it over there?" The elderly man points at the big motel Zhi Wei had pointed at earlier.
Stunned, Ning Yi mutters: "How about the Pheonix Tail grove? The lake? The small hill?"
Slapping his thigh, the man exclaims :"This family lucked out! Years ago when our last emperor was still a prince, he came past our village, pointed at this particular inn saying that the view was great and he wants to come stay here when he gets a chance later….. Once our mayor found out, he immediately rewarded this inn's owner with a large sum of money and asked him to do a major renovation on the inn. After all, this was such a privilege, who would dare to treat this opportunity lightly? The inn was made three times bigger but the land was too small so they had to cut down a lot of trees. There was also a pond behind the inn but they were afraid that the prince would think it was too wild looking so they had the pond filled and the small hill flattened. Unfortunately, the Prince never came back and it ended up just being a nice windfall for the owner. Thanks to this legend, after the Prince became the emperor the motel's business was exceptionally good so the owner made a large amount of money from it."
Overhearing the man's explanation, Zhi Wei laughed so hard until she was bent over…especially after seeing the thunderstruck expression appearing on the perpetually-calm-no-matter-what Ning Yi's face.
When Zhi Wei was finally done laughing, she walks over to pull on Ning Yi: "Royal Prince, Don't you want to go stay at the motel they especially renovated for you?"
Throwing his arm up in frustration, Ning Yi complains: "Fools! No, I want to stay somewhere else."
Swallowing the smile that is bubbling up again after one glance at her husband's expression of frustration, Zhi Wei wisely just follows behind Ning Yi. Amused and touched at the same time because she could guess why Ning Yi was so disappointed, Zhi Wei decides to distract our hero once Ning Yi's expression slowly returns to normal after they settled down into a motel he had randomly chosen.: "So the box you had 10th give to me years ago, what kind of tree was that made out of?"
Distracted successfully by a random question Zhi Wei had thought up last minute, Ning Yi gently places a kiss on Zhi Wei's head and says: "I had 10th find me the most beautiful tree around where we were stationed. I then went and looked at the tree myself to make sure it was really the best one before I ordered it to be made into a box. If you want, we probably could still find the place and the tree trunk."
After thinking for a moment, Ning Yi wonders grumpily :"Perhaps that tree trunk is now encircled by a golden fence with a plaque that says "The tree that was cut down by Emperor Ning."
Zhi Wei burst out in laughter but then stop midway as the tears filled her eyes. Ning Yi didn't turn around to look at Zhi Wei but reaches out a hand to cover hers. Playing with Zhi Wei's fingers, Ning Yi laughs in a low voice :"I was traumatized today, so how are you going to comfort me?"
With a sly smile, Zhi Wei suddenly turns her head, draws Ning Yi's earlobe into her mouth and whispers :"Hmm…"
His ear instantly turning red, Ning Yi's body trembles unconsciously as Zhi Wei's throaty moan wipes all thoughts from his mind.
Laughing silently to herself, Zhi Wei muses that a certain someone's sensitive spot hasn't changed after all these years. Years ago, underneath that big tree in Qing Ming (that's the school), she found this out after just one impulsive bite. Of course, knowing is one thing. This knowledge is not something that can be used regularly…a certain someone can't handle getting roused and a certain Empress is not so dumb as to do something that will just come back to bite her. But today…she is in a good mood.
Tugging gently at Ning Yi's earlobe with her mouth, Zhi Wei smiles as Ning Yi couldn't help but follow her as she slowly walks towards the bed. Wrapping her arms around Ning Yi's waist, Zhi Wei looks up at Ning Yi seductively…promptly making our hero's breath quicken. Feeling like his inside is burning like a pot of oil that has been ignited by a match, Ning Yi presses his burning chest against Zhi Wei backing her to the bed. With a low laugh, Ning Yi pulls Zhi Wei onto the bed even as she struggles to let down the bed curtain.
With both of their passions ignited… their cloths are are thrown about Zhi Wei kneels with her with her ass clearly in the view for Ning Yi to see
Zhi Wei: take me from behind.
Ning Yi without a second thought takes his days frustration and quickly inserts his erect penis deep inside Zhi Wei and begins thrusting in and out of her at a rapid speed. Her ass cheeks smacking against his belly and and her breasts dangling and rolling in mid air…. Zhi Wei begins to reach her orgasmic zone which she has come to accept each time they make love. Ning Yi pulls her ass tightly against his belly as he releases his semen deep inside her.
Zhi Whi: Feel better
Ning Yi: I wished so hard that you would've been able to see what I had seen
Zhi Wei: It's the thought that counts...we will see many new things as long as we are together… lets now just sleep.
Time of Reflection
Silently drinking by himself, Ning Yi remembers back to the time years ago when he was blind and had to leave a still severely injured Zhi Wei behind to go to the battlefield. He had sat on a boat at that time, wishing she was with him to look up at the stars. He had imagined how the wind would blow her hair into him and how he would be able to smell her unique fragrance. After so many years, his wish has finally come true. His heart suddenly filled with gratitude– after suffering so much, after crossing all those impossible chasms between them, surviving all those countless seemingly hopeless moments believing that perhaps they would never be together even in death…but finally, one day…they have traviled across life and death until there is finally light ahead.
Ning Yi is suddenly overwhelmed with the desire to hold Zhi Wei's hand just as she unexpectedly reaches for his hand at the same time. Sharing a heartful smile and glance as their fingers touch, no words are needed between them.
After a long moment of comfortable silence, Ning Yi asks :"What happened to the coral I gave you all those years ago? Did you throw it away?"
Giving Ning Yi a smile, Zhi Wei reaches into her sleeve and pulls out a necklace like a magician. A fine silver chain holds a coral in the shape of peony flower.: "I made it into a necklace with the silver chain! Do you think it's pretty?"
Taking the red coral necklace that looks so vibrant against Zhi Wei's pale delicate hand, Ning Yi smiles and says "I will put it on you."
Zhi Wei unhooks the first button on her robe as Ning Yi gently helps her move her hair out of the way. His eyes darkening as he stares at the fiery red coral resting against the snowy pale ravine of her cleavage,
Ning Yi stops Zhi Wei as she reaches up to shorten the chain so it wouldn't lay too low. With a laugh, Ning Yi says: "Don't. It's not at the most ideal position yet."
Puzzled at first what Ning Yi meant, Zhi Wei soon yelps with alarm when Ning Yi begins to unhook the next two buttons on her robe.: "Scoundrel! We are on the deck!…..this isn't the Lanxiang Court.
His eyes unable to move away from the coral chain that is swaying back and forth, Ning Yi picks up Zhi Wei with one swoop and laughs :"Not appropriate on the deck? Then let's go in the cabin then!"
Horrified, Zhi Wei stutters: "But last night…you just…" Red with embarrassment, Zhi Wei silently complains that Ning Yi seems to be extra "hard working" ever since they "ran away".
With a low chuckle, Ning Yi whisper by Zhi Wei's ears :"If I don't work harder then how is our little 5th going to beat up our eldest."
Zhi Wei: What 5th? What eldest?…. After a moment, Zhi Wei realized that a Ning Yi is suggesting that he is planning to have five kids! Her expression darkening a bit, Zhi Wei thought about how her belly seems eerily silent after being married for a year.
Zhi Wei thoughts: It isn't that we haven't tried... could it be we're not ment to have any children.
Perhaps her body was too damaged from before? Or because of all the medicine she had to take to combat the poisons? She is not young anymore. Some girls are even grandmothers by this age. If her belly really remains silent then all hope will have to rest on 10th to help spread the Ning family line. Feeling bad, Zhi Wei's swallows back the words of rejection and just hopes that massaging her aching muscles will help the next morning.
Putting his hand around Zhi Wei's waist Ning Yi twirls her around and chuckles when she yelps in surprise. Leaning close to Zhi Wei's ear, Ning Yi whispers :"Do you want to try something different tonight?"
Her face flashing bright red as Ning Yi whispers a few more words, Zhi Wei starts to struggle to get off but in her struggle, her hand somehow ends up touching a scar on Ning Yi's body. The scar is uneven without a discernible shape but Zhi Wei knows that it was originally a word…a word that seared into the skin with a hot iron. The word was treated with medicine to burn it away but it was not successful so a knife was used to scrape the skin off which then left the grisly scar.
As a prince, Ning Yi has both power and wealth so of course there should've never been a reason for something like this to happen to him unless there was an extraordinary circumstance. How the scar came about was something Zhi Wei knows well but it is also something she never discussed with Ning Yi…except whenever she touches to scar by accident, her heart still aches and she is filled with unease. Her heart weakening at the sight of the scar, Zhi Wei's body softens and allows herself to fall on top of Ning Yi.
Ning Yi:"Come on, let's try…"
Giving Zhi Wei a smile like a wolf wanting to devour it's prey…. She decides to take the aggressor role…. Her kisses are filled with her own animalistic desires as she sucks and pulls on his bottom lip with little bites. Her tongue goes in and out of his mouth while swirling around his tongue. He pushes her up so that his mouth can begin sucking on her nipples which are hard and protruding. He gives each a little bite making her squeal. … Her body is now on fire wanting to be completely satisfied…. She switches positions so that her vagina can be properly prepared and adored before the heavy thrusting begins. She begins stroking and licking his hard penis while she grinds and gyrates her vagina against his tongue . Seeing that her clitoris has swelled Ning Yi sucks on it with his lips also giving it little bites making her scream for more. Time has come to conceive their eldest….. Ning Yi roles her on to her back , spreads her legs as he pulls her tightly against his crotch letting his penis glide deep into her very wet vagina. She wraps her legs around his waist as he begins thrusting in and on of her ….. first slowly and then increasing speed until he is just banging away at her. She begins loosing track of how many orgasms she lets herself have until she finally feels his hot semen fill her vagina. She pulls his head to hers and begins kissing him now realizing that their love has come to full fruition.
Zhi Wei: Yi... our love is real
Nine months later their eldest son was born … The Tailor and the Teacher went on to have four more children two more boys and two girls… the two girls were as ravishing as their mother with that same feisty attitude.
Authors note: Though I embellished the romantic interludes between Nang Yi and Zhi Wei their love was just as fiery as their everyday relationship something the series grossly understated but according to the novel that's the way it should've of been .