Nalan Yun'er's eyes were filled with mockery and pleasure, as well as a trace of longing for the man in front of her.
Suddenly, she threw her head back and laughed. Looking at the two noble men in front of her who were so deeply in love with a woman from another tribe, she suddenly felt a little sad.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yuan!" she shouted at the two men, her mouth full of blood, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Ranla Azi and her unborn child should be dead by now! So... you're in so much pain that your hair turned white overnight, hahahahahaha!" She laughed a few times, then cruelly continued, "Let me guess, she must have frozen and starved to death in the cold palace! And, two lives lost, one with the unborn child!"
Di Jingcheng, struck at a sore spot, stood frozen in the snow, his expression weathered. The wind howled, his white hair whipping wildly, mingling with the dazzling white snowflakes—a storm was brewing. He calmly looked at the crazed woman before him, suddenly wanting to hear her continue.
"Di Jingcheng, you killed your own beloved woman and child. We were just accomplices, accomplices, understand? Hahahaha, is there anything more ridiculous or absurd in the world? Hahahaha..."
When Di Jingyuan heard her say all this, his mind went completely blank. Azi had died tragically in the Cold Palace, taking two lives with her unborn child!
Di Jingyuan looked at the crazy woman laughing wildly in the snow, stepped forward, shoved Di Jingcheng aside, and pinned the woman to the ground, beating her while she cried out in pain.
Nalan Yun'er was beaten until she vomited blood repeatedly, her face a bloody mess, as if she could no longer feel the pain. She stared numbly and desperately at the white sky, snowflakes falling on her eyelids, face, and lips... She had won, and she had lost.
Di Jingcheng was pushed down into the snow by Di Jingyuan. He sat there blankly, looking at his brother who was acting like a madman. His mind slowly blurred, and he collapsed into the snow.
Chaos erupted in the front courtyard of Qianyuan Hall. Zheng He'er and Zheng San carried the emperor into the sleeping quarters, while palace servants went to fetch the imperial physician. Cheng Yi stepped forward to pull Emperor Jingyuan away, but he couldn't stop the emperor, who was in a frenzy. Several guards went up with him, but they were all overturned.
Finally, Nalan Yun'er, the once glorious and dignified daughter of the prime minister and empress of the country, was beaten to death in the snow by Prince Xijing, Di Jingyuan.
That year, many people died in the palace, from the Empress to countless palace servants. It was said that even the Emperor's once-favored Consort Zi died tragically in the palace, along with her unborn child.
Since then, the Western Jing court has been peaceful and prosperous, and the people have lived in peace and contentment. Emperor Cheng's harem is now empty, and he devotes himself to state affairs, leading the Western Jing to unprecedented prosperity.
That day, Emperor Jingyuan beat Nalan Yun'er to death. After Emperor Jingcheng awoke, he finally saw the woman he had longed for. That cold, petite body, six months pregnant, the once vibrant and radiant woman was now as cold as ice.
Di Jingyuan held her body and wept bitterly, wanting to take her away, but Di Jingcheng stopped him.
"She won't die, I'll bring her back to life!"
Di Jingyuan looked at his brother in disbelief; he knew his brother had gone mad.
He stepped forward and grasped his shoulders, trying to shake him awake: "Your Majesty, brother! Wake up! Azi is already dead. You'll only prevent her from resting in peace!"
Di Jingcheng brushed his hand away, walked to the bed of thousand-year-old ice, gazed at her intently, gently kissed her hand, and murmured to himself, "Azi is not dead, Azi will not die!"
"Di Jingcheng, where were you before! Now that she's gone, you're still making her restless! You're utterly wicked!"
Emperor Jingcheng stood up in response and roared at Emperor Jingyuan, "Nonsense! You're talking nonsense! How could she die? She wouldn't abandon me! I've already sent people to search for a way to bring her back to life. Azi will come back! She will, she definitely will!"
"Di Jingcheng, you've really gone mad! I must take her away!" Di Jingyuan said, reaching out to carry away Azi's body.
Di Jingcheng pulled the man into his arms before he could react, glaring at him fiercely: "Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now! Don't think that just because you're my younger brother, I won't kill you! How dare you covet my Azi, you deserve to die!"
"Di Jingcheng, you've really gone mad!"
"Someone, someone!" Di Jingcheng didn't want to see him again, so he shouted twice outside, and Zheng He'er immediately ran in.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"Prince Yuan has abandoned his post and left the border without my permission. He is hereby ordered to return to the border garrison and is not to return to the capital without being summoned!"
"Huh?" Zheng He'er was a little dumbfounded. Had they had a fight?
"Hurry up and go, don't you want to live anymore?"
"Yes, yes, this servant obeys the decree." Zheng He looked at Emperor Jingyuan with some difficulty: "Your Highness, please leave here first."
Di Jingyuan was extremely angry, but he was helpless. He was outnumbered and outmatched, so he had no choice but to leave in a huff. He took a deep look at Azi in Di Jingcheng's arms, his eyes filled with pain, and then he turned and left without saying a word.
In the dark room, only Di Jingcheng remained, holding Azi's body. He carefully placed Azi back on the icy bed and gently apologized, "Azi, I'm sorry. I frightened you and the child. Rest well, and I will definitely wake you up again. The three of us will be together forever."
Emperor Jingyuan was eventually forced to return to the frontier. He fell ill with longing and spent his days riding his horse along the river, gazing in the direction of the capital.
After Emperor Jingcheng finished dealing with the matter, he issued an edict to confer the title of Empress on Azi, who was then called Empress Yuancheng.
Later, he tried to find a way to bring the dead back to life. He always believed that Azi had not left and that she would definitely be able to come back to life and return to his side.
Di Jingcheng searched for ten years but still couldn't find her. He slowly began to accept the fact that A Zi was dead. A Zi's body, lying on the thousand-year-old ice bed, remained unchanged for ten years without decaying.
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