Chang Anqing

Chapter 238
On April [-]th, inside and outside Chang'an was completely deserted. The common people were already wearing white clothes and plain clothes and stood spontaneously on both sides of Zhuque Street. It was clear that the alleys were empty, and they lined up from the palace city to the gate of the capital, but it was quiet and inaudible. sound.

Accompanied by the low-pitched trumpets, white flags and paper money fluttered wildly in the wind, almost covering the gloomy sky. Surrounded by palace people in mourning clothes, the gorgeous and huge coffin slowly came out of Daming Palace. Headed towards Tianjia Imperial Mausoleum.

Later, the history of the Zhou Dynasty recorded that the queen who was born in the Yang family won the respect and love of the people all over the world with her life's benevolence and generosity. He personally went to the porridge shed to give porridge. During the battle against the Turks, he personally led the harem concubines to sew cold clothes and sent them to the border soldiers to keep out the cold. The queen who went to the hairpin ring and collected disaster relief money in the harem to help the people in the south of the Yangtze River get over the difficulties.

When the coffin was escorted to the Xinling Mausoleum personally selected by Emperor Yuan Cheng on the outskirts of Beijing, the short-lived Empress Yang, who was born in a noble family, ended her hasty but extraordinary life in this way.Today, the emperor mourned unceasingly for this, and ordered the whole country to guard the country for three years, and the courtiers and officials even gave her the posthumous title of "Mingde Holy Queen". The pen, with poems and poems one after another, made the best evaluation for the queen's 27-year life.

However, all this did not seem to end because of the departure of the queen's spirit, because no one would have thought that on the night that Queen Yang entered the imperial tomb, the current Princess Yuling suddenly fell ill and fell into a coma for three days. Three days and nights, and half a month of lingering sickness, until the whole imperial medical office was forced to live in trepidation by Mrs. Taiwei, and it was almost precarious.

This night, the fragrance of flowers outside the hall was still there, and as the weather was getting warmer, the faint sound of insects could be heard outside the window and in front of the courtyard.As the door was slowly pushed open, a beam of white moonlight fell from the opened door leaf and hit the mirror-like floor tiles. The next moment, a long shadow slowly entered and shattered. Moonlight all over the place.

Looking around at the familiar curtains, furnishings, and the familiar fragrance of hibiscus flowers, Emperor Yuan Cheng, who was dressed in white and green plain clothes, was a little less tired at this moment, but the loneliness and sadness around his body and between his eyebrows and eyes seemed to be soaked. The damp and fragrant tulle is always covering his mind and heart.

At this moment, although the hair is pulled up neatly, he did not wear the luxurious laurel crowns of the past, but just held a silver hairpin in place, and looked at everything that could emerge in front of him with his eyes closed, but Emperor Yuan Cheng would never see the former one again. people.

The scenes are still those scenes, but Dudu's old friend is nowhere to be found.

Suppressing the dull pain in his heart, Emperor Yuan Cheng walked in step by step, with only Chengde following behind him.

Just before the last bead curtain that was all too familiar, Yuan Chengdi faintly saw a beautiful figure standing in front of the phoenix couch through the bead curtain, holding a familiar flower in his hand while bowing his head. embroidery frame.

Almost at the same time, Emperor Yuan Cheng's heart was tugging excitedly, and he could not restrain himself from walking towards that place. Accompanied by the rapid sound of curtains being slammed, choked and trembling words overflowed from Emperor Yuan Cheng's throat and rang in his ears.

"Yu Niang!"

Hearing this sudden voice, Jiang Lihua who was standing there turned around silently. At that moment, she clearly saw that hope was easily shaken, shattered, and turned into a pool of stagnant water in Emperor Yuan Cheng's pupils like a moon in water.

"Why are you here."

Since ancient times, the husband is the guide for his wife, although men will mourn for their wives, but very few emperors mourn for their queens.

Looking at Emperor Yuan Cheng in front of him, Jiang Lihua was undoubtedly surprised.

"The servant is here to take a look at His Highness."

After all, Jiang Lihua looked at Emperor Yuan Cheng and said, "When my maidservant's punishment for Yue Chongyi was at stake, only Your Highness gave a helping hand out of compassion. This kindness and affection will never be forgotten by this maidservant."

After hearing Jiang Lihua's words, Emperor Yuan Cheng's eyes moved slightly, but then he lowered his eyelids silently.

That's right, since Yu Niang left, according to her farewell letter, he had already released Jiamo and the others to the Imperial Palace, or dismissed them and placed them in various palaces.

This Lizheng Palace still has palace guards waiting for her like she did before she was alive. He didn't want anyone to disturb her cleanliness, but the deep memory of the concubines in the harem moved him after all, and he couldn't bear to issue a ban. People from the Sixth Palace enter.

Seeing Emperor Yuan Cheng's ecstasy, Jiang Lihua understood.

Deep love, deep thinking.

Emperor Yuan Cheng's obsession with Empress Yang was too deep, so when he saw her figure in the familiar Lizheng Hall, he forgot everything except Empress Yang.

Perhaps in his heart, he would rather see a strand of Empress Yang's soul than the living person in front of him.

It turns out that even the emperor can't love it.

Realizing that her hand was empty, and seeing the flower frame being taken away by Emperor Yuan Cheng, Jiang Lihua looked at the dazed eyes, and said slowly: "These are all clothes His Highness made for Prince Wenhui himself."

Hearing Jiang Lihua's words, Emperor Yuan Cheng was not angry because she tampered with Empress Yang's belongings, but nodded silently.

"Raising a son to be a hundred years old, always worrying about 99, His Royal Highness has the same heart for the prince as the people of the world."

Jiang Lihua did not stop talking because of the change in Emperor Yuan Cheng's face, but looked at the pile of clothes as high as a hill, and said quietly: "If Prince Wenhui is always by His Highness's side, His Highness will not leave. "

Hearing this pity, Emperor Yuan Cheng suddenly felt pain in his heart like a stone hammer.

"The servant will not disturb His Majesty."

Faced with Chengde's hesitation to speak, Jiang Lihua saluted as if he had never heard of it, and planned to leave.

Then at the moment when she opened the bead curtain and walked out, Emperor Yuan Cheng was heartbroken and suffocated, and couldn't take it any longer and knelt down with a "plop".

"His Majesty!"

Hearing Chengde's terrified voice behind him, Jiang Lihua, who had his back turned to him, had dim eyes, then turned and walked towards Emperor Yuan Cheng.

At this moment, Emperor Yuan Cheng looked at the heavy clothes, but felt that his eyes were filled with irony like scarlet blood. He felt Chengde and Jiang Lihua stepping forward to help him, and he was so heartbroken that he couldn't stand up at all. When he was trying to stand up with great difficulty, he felt that his eyes were gradually doubled, and soon fell into darkness, as if the candlelight was extinguished in an instant, which made him startled.

"My eyes, my eyes!"

In the middle of the night, in the Imperial Palace, Li Sui, dressed in plain clothes, stood silently in front of the window, looking at the lonely icy moon.Even the sound of hurried footsteps outside, did not make her eyes move in the slightest.

"princess."

When Nian Nu entered the room and saw this scene, he made a soft sound, then stepped forward and said calmly: "There is news from the palace, His Majesty is too sad, and his meridians are retrograde, so he couldn't even see anything just now."

Hearing this, Li Sui didn't even change his eyes, as if he just listened to an ordinary gossip.

"Even though the imperial physician's order is gone, fortunately the incense he made was presented to His Majesty during his lifetime. After using it, it feels better."

Realizing that Li Sui was looking over, Niannu lowered his voice and said, "According to Jiang Lihua's inquiry, this incense was made by Sun Zhong to relieve His Majesty's headache. In the past, His Majesty would use it whenever he had a headache, but recently Over the past few days, His Majesty's headaches have frequently worsened, and this incense has been used more and more."

Speaking of this, Nian Nu stared and said: "I saw this fragrance Qing Zhi, it is indeed the source, it seems to relieve the headache, but for His Majesty, it is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst, and now he has hollowed out most of his body."

"understood."

After hearing Nian Nu's words, Li Sui didn't feel any worry or compassion.He just retracted his gaze as usual, looked at Nian Nu and said, "Tonight, I will clean up the soft things."

"princess?"

Seeing the surprise in Nian Nu's pupils, Li Sui's lips curled up naturally and said: "Tomorrow we will tell the world that although Princess Yuling has just recovered from a serious illness, her heart disease is incurable. She cannot accept the fact that the queen has left, so she decided to move to Yuling temporarily. Watch and practice for some time."

Hearing this arrangement, Nian Nu was surprised, and immediately said: "Princess, do we really want to live in Yuqing Temple?"

"That's natural."

Li Sui smiled slightly when he heard the words, looked at Nian Nu and Yu Nu with lonely eyes and said: "Otherwise, how can we catch big fish."

(End of this chapter)