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Chapter 803 The real finale
(This chapter contains the ultimate reward for clearing the system, and Li Beichen's modern spin-off. This is the real finale.)
In the world of this novel, there is still no escape from the law of history: wealth does not last for more than three generations, nor does diligence. By the fourth generation, everything collapses.

Li Yongzhang is the fourth generation of the emperor who is lying down.

An emperor as ambitious as Li Hongyuan, seeing that the crown prince was so useless, wanted to depose him and asked the Empress Dowager for her opinion.

Jiang Yuebai thought deeply for a while and said, "You are not yet forty, you are in the prime of life, and you will rule for at least another thirty years. It is not a big deal whether to depose the crown prince or not. We can talk about it when the time comes. The crown prince is still young, so it is not a bad thing for him to have some hobbies."

The implicit meaning is that if he makes progress, you will be in danger, so it is better to take it one step at a time.

Li Hongyuan thought about it and it made sense. It was still too early. He was still in his prime and had a lot to do. If his son was too capable, it would be hard to handle. It would be good for him to do some carpentry work to distract his attention and not think about the throne all the time.

The Li family has a rebellious gene. There have been cases of brothers and fathers being killed in history.

After being comforted by the Empress Dowager, Li Hongyuan immediately felt much better.

In the 31st year of Jiashun, Jiang Yuebai's eyes began to become presbyopic and she could not see the words on the books clearly. She stopped writing books by hand and instead dictated the books she read in the system to the palace maids around her.

In the second half of the year, she fell ill, and her relatives began to visit her frequently, taking turns to take care of her.

The 12th Princess gave birth to a boy in August of the 29th year of Jiashun. In the first month of the 31st year, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and both mother and child were safe.

At this time, she was already 47 years old. Everyone was surprised. Because many women had already gone through menopause at this time. But this was not the most outrageous thing. The most outrageous thing was that four years later, the 51-year-old 12th Princess gave birth to her little daughter safely. Of course, this is a later story.

After the twelfth princess finished her confinement, she shyly brought the twins, a boy and a girl, into the palace to show them to her mother, asking her to give them names.

Jiang Yuebai pinched the two children's cheeks and thought they were so cute. He looked at the twelfth eldest princess and felt relieved when he saw that she was getting younger and younger.

"Your mother Nian and mother Lu will be very happy to see you happy. Remember to burn paper and let them know."

"The person I want to thank most in my life is my mother." The twelfth eldest princess couldn't help but move closer to Jiang Yuebai and kissed her on the cheek, "Thank you, mother, for saving me."

Jiang Yuebai held her hand, "Silly child. As long as you are happy. Give me the child to hold again. Little darling. This is for your mother Lu."

She missed them so much. Perhaps they would be reunited in another world soon.

At the family dinner on New Year's Eve this year, Li Hongyuan just showed up and came to accompany the Empress Dowager.

Outside the window, there were fireworks that were even grander than in previous years, just to drive away the illness of the Empress Dowager and pray for her.

When he was a child, his grandmother often held him in her arms in the yard to watch fireworks and say Happy New Year. He missed that time so much.

Now the Empress Dowager has become very sleepy and always feels drowsy. You know, she used to be a very energetic person.

Li Hongyuan held the hand of the imperial grandmother and shed tears. He clearly felt that the imperial grandmother might really be gone this time.

The Empress Dowager is already seventy years old.

But he still couldn't bear to see his grandmother leave. With her, he felt at home. She would always be there to support him, comfort him, and guide him. He could always come to her for help when he was lost, and he could always come to her to rest when he was tired.

Not like that with the concubines.

They always chirped to get his attention, telling him what happened today, but he didn't care at all and didn't want to listen. Or they wanted to take him to bed to do that thing, but he had no interest at all, and only felt more tired and irritated.

All he wants is to be quiet for a while. Just stay still for a while. Don't say anything, don't ask anything, don't do anything. You do your things, I'll be in a daze, I'll sleep. All you have to do is just be with me.

But they don't understand these.

The peace he needed could be found with the Imperial Grandmother. Just stay quietly beside the Imperial Grandmother. As long as she was always here, it would be fine. It would be fine to watch her reading, writing, playing Go, or just daydreaming.

Li Hongyuan was worried. He held the Empress Dowager's hand tightly and stayed by her side all night in his clothes.

On the next day, the first day of the first lunar month, he set out from the Cining Palace to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. He really hoped that his grandmother could go with him like she used to, to see his grandfather. They said that his grandfather and grandmother loved each other very much. His grandfather wrote many letters to his grandmother. He had secretly read them when he was a child. They were very affectionate to each other.

If the royal grandmother passes away, she will go to find the royal grandfather.

Since the first month of the 32nd year of Jiashun, whenever Li Hongyuan was not handling government affairs, he would come to stay with the Empress Dowager and personally serve her: combing her hair, washing her face, wiping her hands, feeding her, and giving her water.
I do everything myself, leaving no regrets.

This is how his grandmother took care of him when he was a child, without any complaints.

Crown Prince Li Yongzhang had followed him to the throne since he was eight years old, and now he was sixteen years old. Li Hongyuan handed over many government affairs to the crown prince, and checked with the State Council every day. He was only responsible for attending the court and handling secret memorials.

He didn't dare to leave the Empress Dowager for a moment, for fear that he would miss her.

But he still missed it.

On the morning of November 28, Li Hongyuan attended the morning court as usual. When he came back and gave water to the Empress Dowager, he found that her hands were unusually cold.

He stretched out his hand tremblingly, put it under the Imperial Grandmother's nose, and exclaimed loudly, "Imperial Grandmother!"

The Empress Dowager left in a hurry without any farewell. She just left quietly.

Before leaving, she held in her hand the hollow gold leaf that her grandfather had made for her.

"Grandmother~" His cry was heartbreaking.

The Empress Dowager was his grandmother, mother, teacher, friend, and playmate.
Without the guidance and protection of the Empress Dowager, he would not be able to hold his current position.

He was not the eldest prince, not the smartest child, nor the child of the Queen Mother Jiang's bloodline.

His mother was immoral during her lifetime. She contradicted his father, killed concubines and princes, and made his father despise her. After being deposed, he ordered the execution of her entire family.

The niece of the imperial grandmother was promoted to Hui Tai Guifei before the death of the emperor, and she also had two sons. If the imperial grandmother was not magnanimous and generous, if she was a little selfish, this position would not belong to him at all.

He favored concubines with Jiang's bloodline, and always had the desire to repay the Empress Dowager.

Li Hongyuan held the hand of the Empress Dowager, leaned over the bed and cried loudly, ignoring the words of those around him who advised him to mourn less.

There was a cry in the harem, and the ministers rushed over, all kneeling down and crying bitterly. As a queen mother, it was rare in the world to be so loved and respected by the ministers.

On November 28, the 32nd year of Jiashun, Empress Dowager Jiang passed away at the age of seventy.

Because Jiang Yuebai made many contributions during his administration, the Executive Yuan debated the posthumous title for a long time.

The most suitable posthumous titles are "Huan" and "Wu", which means outstanding contributions in expanding the territory and spreading civilization to all directions. However, these two characters have never been used in the posthumous titles of empress dowagers. We can only choose from the best posthumous titles such as "Zhao", "Xuan" and "Jing".

In the end, it was Emperor Li Hongyuan who made the final decision.

"The greatest achievement of the Empress Dowager was assisting three generations of emperors with her dedicated efforts and selfless kindness. The posthumous title is 'Hui' for kindness, wisdom and far-sightedness,' 'Hui' for diligence and selflessness,' and 'Hui' for benevolence for all generations. The word 'Hui' is well deserved by the Empress Dowager."

All the ministers agreed unanimously.

In the end, Jiang Yuebai was given an independent posthumous title of "Hui Xiang", and the posthumous title of "Wen" was added to the emperor's posthumous title, and she was called Empress Dowager Hui Xiang Wen in history. The posthumous title law states: "Hui means being diligent and selfless, Hui means being kind, wise and far-sighted, Hui means", "Xiang means being virtuous in opening up the land, Xiang means being powerful and virtuous in conquering the world". According to the will of Emperor Jingwen, she was buried with him in the imperial mausoleum.

Also buried with the emperor and empress were letters and tokens of trust between them.

Emperor Li Hongyuan stopped attending court for seven days to mourn in front of the coffin and express his grief. The royal heirs and relatives living overseas all came back in person to pay their respects. The public started their own memorial activities.

Especially in Mongolia, many people cried bitterly upon hearing the news, as if they had lost their parents, and sang hymns to see Empress Dowager Huixiang off.

Since Empress Dowager Huixiangwen took power at the age of 22, she has put down the Torghut rebellion, the Annan rebellion, dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese pirates, and effectively fought back against the encroachment and provocation of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

Conquer Annan and Laos, recover Keelung and surrounding islands, recover the Silk Road, open up new overseas territories such as New Australia and South New Zealand, and effectively control the Strait of Malacca. Develop Outer Northeast, change from vassalage to administrative governance, and develop Vladivostok Port as an important port. Southeast Asian countries become vassal states. Expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty to an unprecedented height, and have a strong influence in Southeast Asia.

We built water conservancy projects and reopened the Grand Canal. We opened up free general education, introduced outstanding overseas talents, actively promoted the great voyages of discovery, and opened up the Maritime Silk Road. The average person can master one or more foreign languages, the level of science and technology is leading the world, the country is strong, the treasury is full, the trade surplus is huge, and the people are prosperous.

Actively promote the policy of goodwill and friendship between ethnic groups, promote mutual prosperity and communication between Mongolians and Han people, and between Mongolians and Han people. Repair the roads between the inland and the Mongolian and Mongolian areas, and set up post stations. Mongolian becomes the second official language, and intermarriage between Mongolian and Han royal families is unprecedentedly frequent. Ethnic relations present a new atmosphere of harmony and common prosperity.

Actively promote friendly religious policies. Built temples in many places in Mongolia, built the Lama Temple and the Summer Palace in Beijing. Sent envoys to the snowy regions many times to spread the teachings and bring in eminent monks to Beijing to preach.

The Ming Dynasty had become a true Celestial Empire, the world's largest GDP country, the largest trading power, and a pioneer of the first industrial revolution.

It can be said that the achievements are remarkable.

After Jiang Yuebai's death, his sixth uncle, King Li Chengxi of the Northwest, was secretly reported for instigating his father-in-law to rebel. He and his legitimate sons were escorted back to the capital and executed. The position and title of Protector General of Anxi Protectorate was inherited by his eldest son.

The third uncle, Andong King Li Chengtai, established the Shenlong Kingdom in the northeast, which was recognized as a vassal state by Li Hongyuan. Not only that, he also took Andong King's granddaughter into the harem.

Li Hongyuan thought that the fourth uncle of Ryukyu would follow him and declare himself king, but the fourth uncle quickly delivered a letter to express his loyalty. Li Hongyuan took this opportunity to transfer the fourth uncle back to the capital to take over the position of Prime Minister Li Gongliang, and transferred several sons back to the inland, scattered to various provinces in the central region as prefects, and sent people to take over the Penghu Protectorate. Li Gongliang returned home to live out his life in peace and comfort. As Li Beichen's cousin, he lived a peaceful and smooth life and died at the age of 84.

On the contrary, Li Hongyuan's younger brother Li Hongsheng heard the news and proclaimed himself king in Laos. He was besieged and suppressed, and committed suicide after his defeat. His legitimate son was deprived of his title, and his children were demoted to civilians and exiled to Hainan Island.

The crown prince died young, leaving no legitimate son, only three illegitimate sons. Li Hongyuan lived to be 73 years old. After much struggle, he originally wanted to pass the throne to his eldest son, Li Yongxuan, born to his favorite concubine, Li Zhengui. In the end, he passed the throne to his grandson, Li Youxing. He liked this smart, diligent and ambitious grandson very much, and felt that he was very similar to himself. Li Youxing's biological mother was Jiang Binggong's legitimate granddaughter.

Of course, these are all things for later.

Before he died, the system prompted Guo Jiang Yuebai whether he wanted to use his favorability points to exchange for life.

Jiang Yuebai hesitated for a moment, and in the last fifteen minutes, he chose [No].

She was already seventy years old, but her actual age was eighty-five. Her body functions were beginning to age. No matter how much the system had helped her, her eyesight was blurry, her skin was sagging, and her hair was completely white.

Live another ten years, with wrinkles all over your face and all your teeth falling out, and then send your own children away?
She doesn't want to.

She had lived for a very long time and had seen off many, many people. She did not want to accept the separation of life and death again, especially seeing off her own children.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the system goal: ascending to the throne, assisting the emperor, retiring gloriously, and dying of old age. ]

[Overall rating SSS, excellent both in bed and out of bed! ]

[Congratulations on getting a second life as a clearance reward]

[The most precious thing in life is the opportunity to choose. You will get the following choices:

1.原地重生；2.穿去现代；3.穿书；4.修仙；5.投胎转世；6.成为永生人；7.厌倦了毁灭吧】

[Host, which one do you choose? 】

Jiang Yuebai: Are there any tab instructions?
[Yes. 1. Rebirth in the original place, customize rebirth at any point in Jiang Yuebai's life; 2. Travel to the modern times, randomly travel to a modern person who happened to be dead at that time; 3. Travel to a book, randomly travel to another book to play the heroine;
4. Cultivate immortals, enter the world of cultivating immortals, and start the journey of the king of the book where the strong prey on the weak with zero foundation; 5. Reincarnate in this world, and you can be reincarnated as any character in the book. 6. Become an immortal in this world, immortal, and experience the birth, aging, sickness and death of each life completely, and live with all the memories of the previous life; 7. Disappear completely, and turn to ashes. Your ID will be erased in any world, including the trumpet. 】

Jiang Yuebai: This is a bit difficult to choose. Give me two days to think about it. In option 6, what would happen if the world was destroyed?

【It means you will be destroyed as well.】

Jiang Yuebai: Then this immortal person is not truly immortal. 6 This option looks very interesting, are there any disadvantages?
[You will experience various ways of living with different identities and various kinds of deaths. The cycle of life and death cannot be stopped.]

Two days later.

Jiang Yuebai: I choose 4, cultivating immortality.

[Don't you want to travel to the modern world and see how Zhang Xian is doing? ]

Jiang Yuebai still hesitated, and finally shook his head firmly: It's gone. More than 40 years have passed, and he and I have experienced many vicissitudes of life. Things have changed. What we remember are the best times when we were young, which is good.

[He is infatuated with you and remains single. He never marries for you. He has done a lot of good deeds and donated to build more than 60 Hope Primary Schools in various places including your hometown. I only pray that God will let him see you again. He is seriously ill and dying now. Why don't you go to see him? ]

Jiang Yuebai was surprised and laughed: So he became a real overbearing president?
[Yes. He has done so much for you, don't you want to meet him? ]

Jiang Yuebai smiled with satisfaction and felt relieved: I didn't expect that he would actually wait for me for a lifetime. It is enough that we both cherish this relationship.

【Don't you want to tell him in person that you love him? 】

Jiang Yuebai shook his head: There is no need to tell him. I think he understands my heart.

[Are you sure you won't regret it? ]

Jiang Yuebai was silent for a while: No.

[System resetting...]

For so many years, Jiang Yuebai has been living in love and longing for Jiuru.

As she was about to say goodbye to the past, she couldn't help but whisper with tears in her eyes, "Jiuru, I love you. I love you very much. You know that, right?"

When she woke up again, she had turned into a little girl, waiting in line to undergo the immortal gate spiritual root test...

Two immortal-like people were sitting opposite each other drinking tea on a high place.

The man in green asked with a smile, "She's here?"

The man in white took a sip of tea and said, "Here I come."

The man in green asked, "Why are you sure she will choose to cultivate immortality?"

Man in white, "Intuition."

*
Zhang Xian was standing in front of a large screen in a conference room, explaining the new strategy for the European market to the senior management, when he suddenly heard a whisper in his ear, "Jiuru, I love you, I love you very much, you know that, right?"

He opened his eyes wide, his heart ached, and he cried out in pain, "Jiao Jiao!"

"I love you too, Jiaojiao, forever. Forever." He murmured.

After saying that, he fell down.

"Mr. Zhang! Someone come quickly! Call 120!" The secretary standing by stood up and shouted.

Zhang Xian was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, and the whole building was shocked. People around were talking about it.

Mr. Zhang's affectionate call of "Jiaojiao" before his death became the focus of gossip.

"I heard that he was the investor of the ancient costume drama "Overtime by Imperial Order" which was popular all over the country back then."

"Yes. I heard that he never got married and had no children. There is no one to inherit such a large listed company. I heard that he set up a charity foundation to continue to support students. What do you think such a person wants?"

"When he was filming Overtime by Imperial Order, he had an affair with the female lead Wang Yifei and he often visited the set. Later, when Wang Yifei got married, he even gave her a big gift. Do you think he will never marry because of Wang Yifei?"

"Who knows. No matter who it's for, such an infatuated man is like seeing a ghost."

That evening, local TV stations were reporting on Zhang Xian, a famous entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a host of other prestigious titles. He died of a sudden heart attack at 3:15 p.m. at the age of 63.

An obituary about Zhang Xian was also published on the public account of his alma mater, Renmin University of China, expressing deep condolences for Zhang Xian, recalling his outstanding and legendary life, and regretting his untimely death.

Wang Yifei heard the news of Zhang Xian's death during the break of filming. She was stunned for a moment and then rushed into the dressing room and burst into tears. She became a popular actress because of her role as the heroine in "Overtime".

At that time, investor Zhang Xian often visited her on set, watched her perform and invited her to dinner and chat.

He looked at her with tenderness and called her by her name in the play, "Jiao Jiao". She thought he was in love with her and was secretly delighted when rumors of an affair between them spread.

But the question he asked most often was a confusing one, "Jiaojiao, are you doing well?"

Then he gave her lots of sweets, saying she loved them. But she didn't like them at all. It was the heroine Jiang Yuebai who loved them. But she had to eat them in front of her sponsor.

She vaguely understood that she had always been just a stand-in. Perhaps Mr. Zhang fell in love with a girl with a similar personality to the heroine Jiang Yuebai. But she was willing to be a stand-in. Handsome and rich, chairman of a listed company, top student from a prestigious university...

Until one day, Mr. Zhang suddenly held her hand and asked nervously, "Jiaojiao, do you love me?"

She couldn't help but blurt out, "Dear, I love you."

He immediately let go of her hand, and after being stunned for a moment, he looked away with a look of disappointment, "You are not her. She would blush and keep silent."

From then on, Mr. Zhang never came to see her again. However, he sent someone to deliver a gift to her at her wedding, a top VIP honeymoon tour to Weihai, Shandong.

Why was it a honeymoon trip to Weihai, Shandong? She didn't understand. She didn't go and threw it into the trash can.

It was a pity, because Zhang Xian had given her a villa in Weihai as a gift, and was just waiting for her to sign the transfer agreement on her honeymoon.

Therefore, Wang Yifei never understood. Who is the girl named "Jiaojiao" that Mr. Zhang loves? What kind of person is she? Mr. Zhang actually stayed single for her. Such infatuation is really a flower of the top in the circle of real bosses who habitually have promiscuous relationships.

She also suspected that Zhang Xian loved the heroine in the novel. But would a person really not get married for a second-dimensional person? It's unbelievable!
No matter what, she was grateful to Zhang Xian, the noble man who made her famous. But now he was gone. He left with a mystery. She was in unspeakable pain.

She asked for two days off from the crew that day and took the last high-speed train to Weihai. She couldn't control her tears all the way. Zhang Xian was the person she wanted to love but didn't dare to love. His secretary contacted her a few days ago and said that Mr. Zhang was not in good health and hoped that she could come to see him. But she hesitated and didn't come for some reason.

When she arrived, Mr. Zhang's secretary Liu Shishi was very cold, which was completely different from the almost begging invitation she had given a few days ago.

She said guiltily, "I'm sorry, Sister Liu. I've been out filming these days. Mr. Zhang passed away, and I'm very sad."

Liu Shishi glanced at the paparazzi outside and said, "Come in and take a look."

Wang Yifei took advantage of Zhang Xian's death and her scandal with Zhang Xian to promote her new play. She cried very sadly during the interview.

Liu Shishi looked at these interview videos with disdain. She returned to Zhang Xian's apartment and packed up his belongings.

She looked at the room full of portraits or photos that looked like Wang Yifei. She thought that maybe Mr. Zhang really loved Wang Yifei, but just didn't want to marry an artist. Maybe the gossip wasn't a gossip.

Until she saw a postcard from Suzhou's Humble Administrator's Garden with the words, "Jiaojiao, are all the children okay? I miss you so much."

"Mr. Zhang...he actually has a child?" Liu Shishi was so excited that she shed tears.

It seems that there is more than one "we". Doesn't this mean that Shengyue Group has an heir?
With Wang Yifei?

If there really is a child, why would Wang Yifei not mention a word about the child's inheritance?

The private detective she arranged to send the photos quickly. Wang Yifei's two children looked exactly like her husband, not at all like Zhang Xian.

But Liu Shishi was still worried. She found a way to get samples from the children for a paternity test, and the results showed that it was ruled out.

Liu Shishi was puzzled and disappointed. She never gave up looking for the "lost pearl" of Mr. Zhang that was lost among the people. She believed that there must have been a woman named Jiaojiao in Mr. Zhang's life. Otherwise, Mr. Zhang would not have called her name affectionately before his death.

Until one day, because she missed Zhang Xian, she turned on her phone and read the book "I Lead the Involutionary Frenzy in the Ancient Harem", which was said to be the original work of the popular TV series "Overtime by Imperial Order", but the author wrote a tragedy. The screenwriter changed it to a happy ending.

The more Liu Shishi looked, the more frightened she became.

Mr. Zhang visits Huanggang Middle School and the Hope Primary School built in Dabie Mountain every year. He also returns to his alma mater every year. His major is human resources, and he has a list of his juniors from every class...

The key point is that Jiang Yuebai is pregnant with quintuplets.

Moreover, Mr. Zhang's hobbies are all very classical, including Go, tea tasting, calligraphy, guqin, and he even has the ability to appreciate antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

So Mr. Zhang came from the book?
Liu Shishi was shocked and felt it was ridiculous but also felt that this was the truth.

When she guessed the truth, she cried while reading the book, feeling both happy and sad.

Later on, she never got married and took care of all the affairs for Zhang Xian after his death, including visiting Zhang Xian's teachers every year, inspecting Hope Primary Schools, sponsoring outstanding poor students at Huanggang Middle School, and sweeping his mother's grave...

Many people said that she was Zhang Xian's lover, but she never explained. Only she herself knew that she had always been in a one-sided crush on him.

Whether it is Jiang Yuebai or Li Beichen, they are people out of her reach!

After Zhang Xian passed away, he returned to the novel and was reborn because of his obsession with Jiang Yuebai.

They met again in March when she first entered the palace.

He was young, and so was she.

Jiaojiao, if you don’t come to find me, I will come to find you.

(End of the article)

We don't have a God's perspective, and we can't see how much we love each other. The most beautiful love is a two-way love, but love is ultimately a personal matter. There is a classic quote in "Gone with the Wind": If someone doesn't love you the way you expect, it doesn't mean they don't love you with all their heart.

I wish you meet the one you love and live a happy life!