The Cry of the Phoenix Which Reached the Ninth Heaven

Volume 1 Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Great Grace Becomes Grudge
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The clouds rumbled as thunder and lightning criss-crossed, sawtooth strokes of lightning collided in the skies without pause and burst forth into glaring white. The ice-cold, desolate Cold Palace, in the contrast by flashes of light, was several times more prominently eerie.

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"Let me out! Zhong er! My Zhong er1!" Yao Mo Xin crazily pounded on the vermilion painted wooden doors of the Cold Palace, postnatal blood dying her unadorned garment. After an entire night, her delicate body, unable to support itself any longer, fell in a pile onto the floor, her ten fingers streaked down the wooden door as she slumped, leaving ten long bloody lines.

(1) 儿 – "er" means boy but can when added on to a name is a way of endearment and is gender neutral

"What crime have I committed? What crime! Ye Hong Yi, for you to treat me this way!" Yao Mo Xin cried out with grief, tears flooded their way out of her eyes, wetting her lapel, as the cold penetrated her heart.
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Just last night, she was still the high and mighty Empress of the great Chu nation, the labor pains were still vivid in her mind and that pleasant infant boy was still in her arms. She was happy to the point she didn't know what worry was. But happiness is so brief, she didn't even have time to react before being dragged off the phoenix couch by a group of imperial bodyguards that didn't distinguish between right and wrong, and thrown into this dark, damp Cold Palace. Up to this moment, Yao Mo Xin still felt like this was a dream.
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Iron chains clanked as the Palace doors opened, a gale violently swept up dead leaves and carried them in. Yao Mo Xin's body abruptly trembled as she subconsciously curled up her body and closed her eyes.
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"Jie jie2!" An anxious voice unexpectedly cried. When Yao Mo Xin opened her eyes, she saw Li gui fei appear in front of her, hugging an infant to her chest.

(2) 姐姐 – "jie jie" Older sister, can be used to address people not blood related

"Su Luan...... Zhong er! Hurry and hand Zhong er to me!" Yao Mo Xin ecstatically stretched her hands towards the child in Li gui fei's3 bosom, but a piece of paper separated the two.

(3) 贵妃 – "gui fei" noble consort, 2 ranks down from empress, refer to

"Sign it!" A voice so cold it induced shivers reverberated loudly in the quiet Cold Palace. Yao Mo Xin hastily looked up, gazing at a face with a pair of strict flickering black eyes. At this moment, Yao Su Luan had already retreated to the side while hugging the infant, there was a strange spark in her eyes which flashed, then immediately disappeared.
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"Hong Yi...... this...... what is this?" Yao Mo Xin looked vacantly at the man wearing the dragon robe embroidered with golden thread patterns before her, her heart suddenly turning cold. They had been husband and wife seven years and had always treated each other as honored guests, lifting the tray to eyebrow level4. She had never seen this dark and cold gaze before.

(4) Two sayings mean pretty much the same thing, they treated each other with mutual respect in the marriage.

"See for yourself!" Ye Hong Yi didn't try to conceal the disgust in his eyes as he coldly scoffed. Yao Mo Xin held back the tears in her eyes, her ten fingers trembled as she picked up the paper.
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"This qie,5 Yao Mo Xin's private morals are harmful, they will cause disturbances to the family. To Prince Su she harbored improper intentions and the pearl fetus......" This was clearly a testimony, slandering her of having an affair, how could she sign it. One by one, teardrops sorrowfully descended, and intensified, until the tears fell like rain.