Dong Hua : Solving the misunderstanding

Three - The final arrangements

BZhi: Oh, how?

ZY: She misunderstood him and disappeared in the mortal realm. He was searching for her many months. He himself and some confidants of his. He had visited us, not only once, to receive any news for her. As soon as he found her, he didn't lose any time, he married her immediately. That's all. Don't try to put him in a cage. You didn't manage to do it in Feng Jiu's case, but you think that you will have success in Dong Hua's?

Bai Zhi nodded and, in the end, he laughed. Only her father was not yet persuaded, stuck on the formalities.

BZ: Brother, Feng Jiu never loved formalities and she would never respect a man stuck on this. You know it. What do you want for your daughter?

BY(father): Alright, alright. I give in. In the end, this is an extraordinary marriage.

When later Zhe Yan commentated, laughing, the whole conversation to Dong Hua, he said only "Oh!".

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When Dong Hua had finished with the formalities of the marriage, he headed to Fanyin Valley to meet Jiheng.

Jiheng was very pleased that he visited her, but, when she heard the news, she lost her ability to pretend and to smile. He spoke with cold voice and expressionless face, as he was standing before her in a domineering way.

DH: I want to tell you that I have already married Feng Jiu and I love her. But you tried to interfere in my life and my relationship with her, creating purposely false impressions to her about my character and my relation with you and you tried to force her out of my life. I never tolerate any interference in my life. I gave a promise to your father, my friend, to protect you, but I never promised that I will lose my happiness or my life to fulfill your desires and accept your badness, and he would have never asked me for such an unreasonable thing. I punish you to lose your title as princess because you don't deserve it, exile you in the deserted land for 20.000 years and I don't want you to visit ever again the Sky Kingdom for any reason. Our friendly relationship is ending here. Don't ever try to harm her again, I will punish you then very hard and you will be no more able to imagine that you can rely on my promise to your father.

She was bowing to him and trembling of fear.

Jiheng: Oh, I lost my mind... please, forgive me... I will not do it again.

DH: You will not have the chance to do it.

Jiheng: Dijun... please... you know that I am alone, my brother does not care for me. Please, take me in your palace to serve you... as a servant... Spare me, please!

DH: Not a chance! Do you think I am stupid?... Well, at this point let's end this discussion. I'll inform everybody about your punishment.

He left very angry because of her persistence and badness. It was very good that he married Feng Jiu without delay. So, he returned to Taichen Palace.

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The happiness

Feng Jiu had lost him for a long time. Where had he gone? She had cooked in the kitchen and was trying to make Zhong Lin, Lian Song and Siming to taste the food she had cooked. But they, knowing Dong Hua's possessiveness for his woman, refused to taste it. When he returned, he found her sleeping on a coach in the central hall of his palace alone, obviously waiting for him. He was standing there and was looking at her. Yes, he was beginning now to feel the meaning of the family. It was time for him to love in his own deep way.

She woke up and, as soon as she saw him, jumped up and fell into his arms. He was taken by surprise with her ability to react so quickly and sentimentally. He lifted her in his arms and carried her in their bedroom.

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Days after, Feng Jiu could not understand why he had arranged a marriage banquet.

DH: You like crowds...

FJ: Yes, but not the formalities. You, on the other hand, dislike both. Anyway, from another point of view, this will cease the disturbances for my family. It will be good for you... not to have problems with them for such trivial matters.

DH: I don't feel bothered by them.

FJ: Dong Hua, I know that you have many responsibilities. You have carried the whole burden of our marriage all alone, for me not to worry. I am sure. But this is not fair. I don't want you to lose your time and energy with all the matters. I can do many things. I am not useless. But... anyway... I am moved with your handling everything... Ooh!... mmm... I like living with you... It is loving and funny.

DH: Funny?

FJ: Mmm... very funny, indeed. You are not giving commands to me, to do or not to do something for trivial matters and, so, you don't try to imprison me in the everyday formalities. My parents, especially my father, were unbearable...

DH: But... I've heard that you were extremely naughty. Weren't you?

FJ: "..."

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In the evening she was lying in his embrace in their bed. He was silent, but she wanted to speak.

DH: Speak it out. I feel you have thoughts in your mind, which make you worry.

She sighed.

FJ: You know... I was thinking many times that everybody admires the emperor, his great power, his deeds, his position and his glory. But not a single thought about the hardships, the endless bloodshed he has experienced during a very long life, the betrayals, the loneliness... A man who must always give his life... oh, no, no... this is not good... After our marriage this kind of my thinking worsened, you know... I also remember my aunt, Ye Hua and Mo Yuan who gave their lives... but they are much younger. That very ancient times you lived, the battles, the chaos and the darkness, it is said, were awful and much more horrible than the recent ones... no comparison... and, at the same time, the obligation to govern and to face the stupidity and the cruelty... Oh, Dong Hua, I love you very much and I want you to be happy.

He tightened his hug, but he remained silent and could not sleep the whole night. He could not endure, in some strange way, her affection – it was painful. It was something new for him. At last, he was no more alone.

Everybody could see that Dong Hua, the self-restrained and strict emperor, spoiled his young wife too much. She was really naughty and not at all restrained in their private life. But he had forbidden her to put herself in dangers, threatening her that, if she did, he would imprison her in the room for centuries! And something else: she could no more behave openly with the other men, he was very possessive and he could not bear it.

FJ: Ooh...! Now I understand. That's why Chong Lin, Siming and Lian Song refused to taste my food some time ago, despite my persistence, eh?

DH: "..."

The long journey of life will continue, but real love will make it easier and happier, despite the difficulties.

THE END

(***Hello friends, I hope you enjoyed this short novel. I would like to tell you that I have already completed a new story about Dong Hua and Feng Jiu, consisting of 19 chapters and it's title is "Life has its own ways". So, from next week forward, I will update every week chapters of this new novel. Have a happy time).

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