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The fourth prince nestled in Jiang Yuebai's arms, rummaging in his pockets, "Grandfather, I have something good to give you."

"What good stuff?" Jiang Yuebai asked curiously.

The Fourth Prince suddenly took out a small object and placed it in Jiang Yuebai's hand.

It turned out to be a diamond, a real diamond. When she and Li Beichen went out for a walk, a diamond on her hairpin fell off and has never been found.

"Thank you, Zhen'er. Where did you find this?"

The fourth prince said innocently, "In the pond."

"This is called a diamond, it's very precious. Thank you. You gave the Royal Grandmother a gift, and the Royal Grandmother gave you a small gift in return."

Jiang Yuebai took out a phoenix hairpin from her head and put it in the fourth prince's hand. "If one day, you or your mother make the emperor angry, you can take this out and tell the emperor that this is a gift from my ancestors. This way you won't have to be beaten or beheaded. Do you understand?"

"Thank you, Grandmother."

"I want to thank you too. Please take good care of it. Don't lose it."

The fourth prince happily played with the hairpin, "Okay, ancestor."

After Jiang Yuebai took the diamond back, she found the hairpin that Li Beichen had given her. She put the diamond back and found that it fit perfectly. But the claws that fixed it were loose.

She called Kikyo over, gave her the diamond and the hairpin, and said, "Go find someone to fix this."

Since all the concubines in the same batch left, Jiang Yuebai felt lonely and sad, so she moved back to Cining Palace. Now Kikyo is the head nanny of Cining Palace. Lixia was sent to Korea to protect the tenth princess. Xiazhi was sent out of the palace and let her get married.

Sitting in front of the mirror, Jiang Yuebai looked at himself in the mirror. Actually, he was not that old, he still looked about 30 years old.

She just felt so tired. She was aging both in appearance and in heart. There was no one in the harem that she cared about. The people she cared about were far away, very far away.

The grandson was very capable and was a very good emperor. Even better than his father. He seemed more relaxed. He lacked the over-restraint and demanding nature that his father had developed since childhood. He was much calmer, always organized and unhurried.

Very humble, yet very opinionated.

In the first one or two years, he complained about the old officials who were pedantic and stubborn, and refused to cooperate and support him. Then he gradually recruited a group of new officials, marginalized the old officials, retired them, or killed them.

Just like what Li Beichen did back then.

Every new emperor is the same. I think the old ones are not useful, while the new ones are obedient and sharp.

Isn't this the essence of human society? Only through metabolism can we move forward.

When people get old, they are naturally useless. But Xindi thinks this is uncooperative and confrontational. It is difficult to understand each other. It is better to retire early.

Jiang Yuebai habitually took out the letter left by Li Beichen and read it again. She had read it many times over the years and could recite it by heart.

Alas, it was not the emperor's fault that she did not have a lifelong partner. She herself taught her grandson that the emperor should not be emotional and must consider the overall situation. On the one hand, he should respect the queen, and on the other hand, he should treat both equally. Neither should be neglected.

Looking back, the years I spent in the harem were not bad. They were not painful, and there was a lot of happiness.

It’s just that I’ve been walking alone for so long and have been holding on for so long that I feel a little lonely and a little tired.

I thought about it and thought that maybe one day in a certain year, I would pass away suddenly and this letter would be found. So I decided to burn it.

Jiang Yuebai reluctantly read the letter several times, and finally burned it on the candle.

Jiang Yuebai thought, it's so difficult to die of old age as required by the system, I don't know what the ultimate reward is. The actual age plus the fifteen years borrowed is seventy years old. Seventy is rare, isn't it? What's more, she has medicine to prolong her life, and she can also exchange points for life.

But she didn't want to live that much anymore. When living became a system task, it felt meaningless.

She couldn't help laughing out loud.

She really doesn't know what's good for her. Many people want to be immortal. She is so bored with such a rich and glorious life. How many people should call her Versailles.

Before falling asleep, I couldn't help but think again, "Why not just fall asleep tonight?"

The next morning, when she opened her eyes, she found that she had lived another day, and she grinned.

Drink tea, practice calligraphy, read books, visit concubines in various palaces, and take care of great-grandchildren.

Just like this day after day.

Before going to bed every day, I hope to die in my dream, and wake up to be alive again, feeling both happy and regretful.

In May of that year, she followed the emperor to participate in the grand ceremony of Fengshan at Mount Tai, and even climbed back to Mount Tai with her old limbs.

According to "Records of the Grand Historian*Book of Fengshan", "An altar was built on Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and repay the merits of heaven, so it was called Feng. The land was cleared on the hill below Mount Tai to repay the merits of earth, so it was called Chan".

Through the Fengshan ceremony, the emperor reported his achievements to the gods of heaven and earth, expressed his awe and gratitude to them, and also announced his achievements in rule to the world.

Therefore, it is of great significance. If Fengshan is successful, it means that the emperor's merits are recognized by the gods of heaven and earth.

The emperors who have officially held the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai since the Qin Dynasty include: Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu, Emperor Zhang of Han Liu Zhuang, Emperor An of Han Liu Hu, Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Li Longji and Emperor Zhenzong of Song Zhao Heng.

Each of them was a famous emperor with outstanding achievements in history. Li Hongyuan was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai was not something that the emperor could do just because he wanted to. It required strong support from the people and ministers.

Two years ago, many ministers and local people went to the palace gates to petition the emperor to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods. This year, the ministers proposed it many times in the court, and Li Hongyuan finally decided to go.

When offering sacrifices to the gods, Emperor Li Hongyuan insisted that the Empress Dowager make the first offering, the Emperor make the second, and the Grand Master make the last. This practice was unprecedented and will probably never be repeated.

Historically, only the emperor made the first offering. The most extraordinary one was during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, when Empress Wu made the second-highest offering and the Yue Kingdom’s Concubine Yan made the final offering, excluding all the ministers and officials.

The ministers did not know this order until the sacrifice, and they were all dumbfounded. They did not expect that the current emperor would respect his grandmother so much and not take any credit for it.

Jiang Yuebai was also shocked. She didn't know before she came. Her grandson kept this matter a secret.

When she offered the wine, the auspicious special effects produced by the system were called upon, and auspicious clouds were seen, flowers were blooming, and a golden dragon was soaring in the sky.

All the ministers bowed down and shouted, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and a thousand years live the empress dowager."

Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager is different from the Wu family of the previous dynasty. She is indifferent to fame and fortune, cautious and humble. There have been no palace rumors in recent years. She is diligent and modest, and appoints people based on their merits. Five years ago, she completely returned power to the current emperor. Although she is involved in political affairs, she never imposes interference.

If the Empress Dowager had not been devoted to the public and assisted the two emperors wholeheartedly, it would be hard to say whether we would have the peaceful and prosperous times we have today.

Therefore, although the ministers criticized this move as being against etiquette, they were happy and submissive to the Empress Dowager.

Jiang Yuebai stood on the top of the mountain, looking far into the distance, the sea of ​​clouds rolled under her feet, and the sound of pine waves. She felt her mind open, the motherland was so beautiful, the world was so beautiful, she suddenly didn't want to die.

She decided to live a good life, travel around, inspect the territory under her rule, and visit the fourth brother on Jilong Island and visit her younger brother in Nanxin Country. She had never been to these two places in this life or the previous one.

After descending Mount Tai, Jiang Yuebai rested briefly in Shandong, then took his entourage on a boat to Jilong, leaving the emperor to return to the capital.

After arriving at the chicken coop, Jiang Yuebai finally saw the woman in the painting.

Meng Xiao had an oval face and willow-shaped eyebrows. When she smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved. She was really a gentle and kind girl. She actually got along well with all three concubines of the fourth brother. The fourth brother, a bastard, was happy to marry a virtuous wife and enjoy the blessing of having two wives. She was as capable as his father and had a bunch of children.

Jiang Yuebai had no interest in being a wicked mother-in-law, and Meng Xiao was really a good girl, likable no matter how you looked at her. The fourth son had cultivated eight lifetimes of blessings to marry such a virtuous daughter-in-law.

Jiang Yuebai gave Meng Xiao a lot of gifts that were brought on board. He also stood up for Meng Xiao: "Xiaoxiao, if anyone dares to bully you, just write a letter to the capital and I will seek justice for you."

The fourth son personally took his mother to visit the beautiful scenery of Jilong, took her on a boat to fish on the sea, saw the super rice that was half a person's height and full of rice ears, and proudly displayed the well-trained elite soldiers and the improved cannon.

He took her on a tour of the islands around Jilong Island. The kings of the small countries on the island were now appointed as county governors by the fourth brother, and they were all very respectful.

He and his elder brother-in-law Meng Qing are very close friends, and they are as close as brothers.

How can we not get along?
Meng Qing was so exhausted in the capital that his hair turned gray. When he arrived at Jilong Island, except for the hard military training, there was no sense of urgency in farming and fishing. Compared with the past, it was like a paradise on earth. He was so moved that he burst into tears. He was very close to Lao Si all day long.

During the whole journey, Jiang Yuebai's smile never stopped. How could he not be happy? Reclaiming the chicken coop and the surrounding islands was the dream of many people.

When Jiang Yuebai returned to the capital by boat, it was already the autumn of the eighteenth year of Jiashun.

After the New Year after he came back, he set out on a state visit to Korea and Japan in the spring of the 19th year of Jiaqing, and visited the Tenth Princess and the Twelfth Princess.

Jiang Yuebai, on behalf of the royal family, expressed that the Ming Dynasty was willing to coexist peacefully with the two countries, actively expand trade relations, and promote royal marriages. On the return ship, both countries sent princes to China and brought a princess to marry. It was the first time in history that a prince came to visit.

After the prince sent by Korea came to Ming Dynasty, he saw the prosperity of the capital and decided not to return to his country at all, because there was no throne to inherit if he returned. He hoped to take up an official position in Ming Dynasty and settle down there.

Li Hongyuan arranged for him to work in a newly established department, the Siyi Pavilion, which was under the jurisdiction of the Hanlin Academy. It was responsible for translating Korean classics and policy documents into Chinese, as well as conducting comprehensive research on Korea.

Jiang Yuebai then went to Mongolia to visit the Fifth Princess. Since the last meeting, the Fifth Princess had given birth to two more daughters. The Fifth Princess' twin daughters had married young men from the grassland through semi-free love. The Fifth Princess' thirteen-year-old fourth daughter, Tana, followed Jiang Yuebai back to the capital.

In the spring of the 20th year of Jiaqing's reign, Jiang Yuebai took Tana on a boat to Southeast Asia to inspect Annan and Laos, then went to visit his younger brother in Nanxin Kingdom, and toured the countries in Southeast Asia.

When he returned, it was already the winter of the 22nd year of Jiaqing.

On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, the birthday of Li Beichen and the five children, Jiang Yuebai woke up and suddenly felt her heart beating very fast, so fast that it seemed to stop at any time. She quickly asked her granddaughter Tana to call the emperor over and tell him that she was about to die.

Li Hongyuan was afraid of missing the last chance to see his grandmother, so he didn't even sit in the sedan chair and ran straight to the Cining Palace.

When he arrived, the Empress Dowager was already lying on the bed, dying.

Many people have a premonition that they will not make it before they die. Jiang Yuebai is no exception.

"Grandson, the Royal Grandmother is dying. You have to take care of yourself."

"Where is the imperial physician? Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!" Li Hongyuan shouted urgently.

Jiang Yuebai smiled, "The imperial physician is useless. I know. The time is up, I have to go."

"Grandma, grandma~~" Tana ran in breathlessly and approached the emperor without paying any attention to etiquette.

"Tana." Jiang Yuebai smiled at Tana.

She thought that after Tana sailed around Southeast Asia, especially after living in South New Kingdom for more than half a year, she met all kinds of people. The 14-year-old girl should meet the love of her life during her travels. But the girl was lively and generous, and had a lot of fun. She was also very close to her brother's sons, and was pursued by many businessmen, royal nobles, and even the Siamese prince.

But the girl refused all of them. When asked, she said that she didn't have anyone she liked and didn't want to marry so far away. Jiang Yuebai didn't force her.

Li Hongyuan glanced at Tana, then turned to look at the Imperial Grandmother, and asked with concern, "Imperial Grandmother, please don't let your imagination run wild. Wait until the imperial physician comes. Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"My heart aches and it almost stops beating," Jiang Yuebai still smiled and gently held Li Hongyuan's hand, "Grandmother is not afraid of death."

Then he said to himself, "I have lived a pretty good life. I have assisted three generations of wise rulers."

Hearing this, Li Hongyuan could no longer hold back his tears, "Grandmother, you will be fine. You will be fine. You were fine yesterday, and your grandson even had dinner with you. Can you please stop imagining nonsense?"

"Yes, grandmother, you may just feel heartbroken because you miss grandfather, uncles and aunts so much. You will be fine." Tana comforted.

Li Hongyuan then comforted her, "Tana is right, Grandmother, you may just be too sad, just rest for a few more days and you'll be fine. From now on, every year on this day, I will invite my uncles and aunts to come back and accompany you, what do you think?"

Since he was three years old, his father and mother passed away, and it was his grandmother who raised him and stayed by his side. He was taught Mongolian, writing, horse riding and archery by his grandmother.

The Empress Dowager was more important to him than anyone else.

He couldn't help but say, "My grandson has sent someone to inform my uncle and his family."

Jiang Yuebai sighed, with a look of regret on his face, "I'm afraid the Royal Grandmother won't be able to make it today."

Li Hongyuan said hurriedly, "My family members are all nearby, and they can come here quickly on horseback. You can't continue to be sad."

The Queen comforted him from the side, "Don't worry, Grandmother. We have sent someone to invite him. He will be here soon."

Jiang Yuebai nodded, "I also want to meet your Third and Ninth Uncles. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait."

Li Hongyuan, "Grandmother, don't be pessimistic. The Ninth Prince can get there in three days on a fast horse. The Third Prince is a little further away, but he will definitely get there in seven days. You are still young."

Jiang Yuebai laughed, "Grandmother is still young? I already have great-grandchildren."

She couldn't help but calculate in her mind that she was sixty-one this year, plus fifteen, which made her seventy-six years old. Quite a long life.

Li Hongyuan clenched Jiang Yuebai's hand, "Grandmother, please don't worry. The two old doctors Jiang will be here soon. They will definitely find a way."

Jiang Yuebai smiled slightly, "Oh. It's good that they are here."

Jiang Xian arrived first.

"Your Majesty pays homage to the Empress Dowager!"

His hair was gray, and there were three horizontal wrinkles on his broad forehead. He had been obsessed with research for so many years, often ignoring the way to keep healthy, and neglecting sleep and food. His family could not persuade him, and he aged very quickly. When he received the letter just now, he hurriedly put down the medicine he was boiling and rushed over in a sedan chair.

"How is the Empress Dowager?" Li Hongyuan asked anxiously after Jiang Xian took her pulse.

I reread the beginning of this book a few days ago and remembered that the system allows you to purchase life with points. So I made some changes. The content of the third volume was written too quickly, with 100,000 words updated in one week, so some places were not well considered. I made some systematic adjustments and you can take a look at it again.