After that, he turned and left. But she didn't see that after hearing her words, Huang Qiong nodded slightly. Until Huang Qiong and Situ Huanshuang were brought to a quiet room with only one couch by the little Taoist priest who served tea before. Huang Qiongcai grabbed Situ Huanshuang's hand and said, "People are really strange. In my whole life, I have been worried about these children or upset. But what I am most worried about is this girl who has not been around since she was a child. Now that I see her, one day I can rest in peace."
Listening to Huang Qiong's words, Situ Huanshuang held onto Huang Qiong's hand. Ever since he saw Erya, his hand had been trembling slightly. He gently reassured: "Actually, doesn't His Majesty treat all children the same way? Whether they are boys or girls, Your Majesty loves them very much. When the mother of the fifth son of the Emperor did such things, even though Your Majesty seemed to be indifferent on the surface, But in fact, he has been protecting him. Even in order to protect him, he would rather be misunderstood. Although he is far away from Lelang Road now, he can stay away from the right and wrong in the DPRK. "
"However, compared to those princes, His Majesty is more doting on these girls. Erya has grown up beside the empress since she was a child. Compared with other little princesses, His Majesty must be more concerned about this. It can be seen from His Majesty's love for Daya. His Majesty's love for Erya was placed on Daya. Although he has been away from the palace for many years, His Majesty finally met Erya, didn't he? This pair of Your Majesty It’s a good thing, isn’t it? At least it can fulfill His Majesty’s father-daughter relationship.”
Listening to Shuang'er's comfort, Huang Qiong gently patted her hand. At this moment, the tacit understanding between the couple was unspoken. It's just that Huang Qiong stayed in the Taoist temple for ten days this time, but Erya only came to stay with Huang Qiong and Situ Huanshuang for half an hour every evening. In the past few days, although her daughter was not with her, she didn't know whether it was the proximity to her or the beautiful environment here that made Huang Qiong's mental state much better than in the capital. My body and bones also feel much better.
In the early morning of the eleventh day, Huang Qiong found Erya and said, "I'm leaving. If I don't leave, some people will be worried. Erya, I'm really happy to see my daughter this time." I also know that you want to clean up, so I am disturbing you by coming here this time. However, in addition to meeting my precious daughter, I also want to go to your grandmother's tomb to worship. I I can feel that your grandmother's mausoleum is nearby. Erya, please take me to see it. I am begging you for this matter."
Hearing that Huang Qiong was going to visit his grandmother's tomb, Erya thought for a moment but didn't say anything. He just turned around and walked towards the back mountain. Huang Qiong followed along and discovered that this road looked ordinary, but in fact the essence was in the back mountain. After walking around a mountain ridge behind the view, rows of cave dwellings were neatly displayed in front of Huang Qiong and Situ Huanshuang. Although there are not many, there are only about three rows, and each row only has twenty cave dwellings. But against the backdrop of woods and flowing water, it shows elegance everywhere.
Erya did not stop at the cave dwelling, but walked along a very inconspicuous path towards a mountain ridge. It wasn't until Huang Qiong turned around the mountain ridge that he discovered it in shock. This is a completely different tower forest from the pagoda forest. Compared with the pagoda forest, which is taller and resembles a bell tower, it symbolizes the sound of morning bells and evening drums. The Tallinn here is not only low, but also square. There are not many Tallinn in this area. At least compared to the densely packed ordinary tombs on the ridge behind, there are only more than thirty large and small tombs.
Climbing up the stone steps in front of the tower, Erya didn't stop until he was in the middle of the last row. After giving a Taoist gift to this low Taoist tower, he said to Huang Qiong and Situ Huanshuang: "This is where my grandmother's spiritual bones are. My grandmother has a noble status in the family, so when she became immortal, she was The pagoda was built using the most noble Taoist vat. Here is the pagoda built for my grandmother in the gate. Since Your Majesty insists on coming to see it, Pindao will comply with His Majesty's wishes. However, Your Majesty must also promise Pindao not to shed tears. "
After the words fell, Erya said nothing more, but turned around and went down the mountain. Just leave Huang Qiong and Situ Huanshuang alone here. Looking at the small Taoist tower in front of him, Huang Qiong could no longer restrain himself and fell to his knees. Gently stroking the dense green bricks on the tower, I have thousands of words to say, but I don't know how to say them out for a moment. Ever since my mother passed away, I have been obsessed with her and missed her for many years. Huang Qiong couldn't help but feel sad after finally seeing her mother's mausoleum today.
Huang Qiong knelt down, but according to Erya's request, she didn't shed any tears, nor did she cry. But he knelt in front of his mother's brick tower for a whole day and night. And Situ Huanshuang has always been by his side. Even Erya was watching quietly not far away. It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that Huang Qiong kowtowed to her mother three times, lit another stick of incense, and struggled to stand up. At this time, his knees were already bloody. Huang Qiong seemed not to feel the strangeness in his knees.
With the help of Situ Huanshuang, he turned around and went down the mountain. When Huang Qiong reached the foot of the mountain, he turned back and glanced at the small brick tower. After returning to the temple, Huang Qiong said nothing. He just took off a jade pendant tied around his waist and put it into Erya's hand: "My child, this may be the last time our father and daughter will see each other. I will not delay your path of cultivation. But I am old. , I leave this jade pendant to you as a thought of you and my father and daughter. My child, take good care of yourself. I am leaving now."
After that, with the support of Situ Huanshuang, he walked outside the mountain gate. More than thirty guards were already waiting outside the door with their horses. After Huang Qiong got on his horse, he took another deep look and buried the Taoist temple where he respected his mother the most and lived with his daughter who he loved the most. Trying to take another look at his daughter. But that figure never appeared again. Until the guards around him urged him repeatedly. After sighing helplessly, he raised the riding crop in his hand and whipped his mount hard.
The pained horses neighed, spread their hooves and ran along the road in front of the view, towards the outside of the mountain. On the way back, in Situ Huanshuang's eyes, he had always stood upright and never gave up easily. Even though he has now abdicated and is over sixty years old, the man shows no signs of aging. It is almost visible to the naked eye that he is aging rapidly. The original sharp gaze disappeared, and the usually straight waist also slumped. There were not a few gray hairs, and almost completely turned gray after that night.
What was even more unexpected to Situ Huanshuang was that he had just arrived in Xijing and was extremely exhausted physically and mentally. Huang Qiong, who had almost never been sick before, could no longer hold on and fell ill for the first time in history. Originally, Situ Huanshuang was thinking about resting in Xijing for a period of time, and then returned to Beijing after he had recovered from his illness. But she felt sorry for Situ Huanshuang, but Huang Qiong waved her hand and refused. When I arrived, I rode hard, but when I returned, I could only lie quietly in a carriage and slowly returned to Jingzhao Mansion.
After entering Jingzhao, Huang Qiong, who could no longer restrain herself after saying "Hui Xuexuan", vomited out a mouthful of blood and fell into coma. When Lao Li was ordered to enter the palace to diagnose Huang Qiong's pulse, he put down Huang Qiong's wrist. Facing Huang Ruifeng, who was very uneasy, he shook his head helplessly: "Your Majesty, the Emperor has been depressed for a long time, and his meridians have been severely injured. I am a man of the Spring and Autumn Period, and I am afraid that I will not be able to recover. I don't know, What happened to the Emperor during his western tour this time? But this illness still comes from the heart."
"The Supreme Emperor, I am afraid that this illness is irreversible. Being able to survive until returning to Beijing this time is already the maximum limit. If I had been by the Supreme Emperor's side when he first became ill, there might be some way. But Now, I am really helpless. Your Majesty, I suggest you make preparations in advance. Maybe the Supreme Emperor will be here in just a few days."
After listening to Lao Li's words, Huang Ruifeng almost sat down on the ground. Didn’t my father meet his second sister this time? It stands to reason that the knot in my heart should have been opened, why is it still like this? After discovering that Huang Qiong was unconscious, she had been sitting quietly in front of Huang Qiong's hospital bed, quietly looking at her unconscious husband Situ Huanshuang. Faced with Huang Ruifeng's gaze, he shook his head: "This matter has nothing to do with Erya. After your father saw your grandmother's tomb, he was too sad and couldn't help himself, which caused old wounds."
When he saw Situ Huanshuang's face, he also looked a little pale. Although he was somewhat hesitant, Huang Ruifeng, who finally did not ask the next question, bowed and said: "Mother, my son's face is not very good when he sees you. It must have been hard on this journey, both in a hurry and having to take care of my father. My father has his sons and ministers here to take care of him, so you’d better rest first. Don’t let yourself get exhausted too.”
In response to Huang Ruifeng's consolation, Situ Huanshuang shook his head and said: "As the king of a country, your Majesty has to deal with countless government affairs every day. You should not delay political affairs for the personal affairs of your children. Your Majesty can go. Just be busy. I am here with the Emperor. Over the years, the Emperor has been taking care of me. At this point, it is time for me to repay my husband."
No matter how Huang Ruifeng tried to persuade him, Situ Huanshuang was stubborn and refused to leave, so he had no choice but to let it go. But Huang Qiong, who was in a coma at this time, was like a revolving lantern in his head. For a while, it seemed like I was back to the familiar Liao River, accompanying my parents in my previous life. After a while, it seemed like I was back in the ancient tomb on Mang Mountain, and I saw murderous intent on the face of the man who raised the shovel towards me. It didn't take long, but it felt like I was back to my childhood when my mother took me to practice martial arts and study.
Slowly, it seemed that he had arrived in the pine forest on the outskirts of the city. Chen Yao, who was seriously injured in order to protect himself, was lying in his arms, vomiting blood from his mouth. In an instant, the king died in his arms. Then let’s look at the things he has done during his decades as a king. This scene, like a revolving lantern, was spinning around in Huang Qiong's mind. Until the end, his mother appeared in front of him again and told him that he had been away for too long and it was time to go back.
When Huang Qiong heard her mother's words, there was a thump in Huang Qiong's mind, as if something was broken. Situ Huanshuang, who was guarding him at the moment, was holding Huang Qiong's hand that was getting cold. Looking at him kneeling on the ground, he thought of his father's teachings to him over the years, helping him to reach the top with his hands, which can be said to be a mountain of kindness. At this time, Huang Ruifeng, who was holding on to the cracks of the bricks with his hands and his face full of tears, said softly: "As the emperor, your majesty should not shed tears at this time. At this time, just do what you should do." .”
After saying that, he turned his head again and stared at Huang Qiong, who was no longer breathing. Even the eunuchs and maids around him showed no reaction to Huang Qiong's funeral. Even when the female officer tried to pull her hand away, she couldn't. When Li Yaoyao felt something was wrong, she stepped forward and touched Situ Huanshuang's nose, only to find that her mother-in-law also had no breath at this time. When Lao Li arrived, he was shocked to find that Situ Huanshuang had cut off his own meridians and left with his husband who had supported him for so many years.
Looking at his father and aunt who passed away one after another, Huang Ruifeng was heartbroken. He didn't expect that his aunt, who looked cold and cold, would have such a strong temper. When her father left, she went with him. It's just that it's already done, and it's too late to say anything. Looking at the corpses of their father and mother side by side, Huang Ruifeng and Li Yaoyao couldn't help but burst into tears.
In the winter of the ninth year of Xuande's reign in the Da Qi Dynasty, Emperor Huang Qiong and Empress Dowager Situ Huanshuang died on the same day. And this emperor left behind him an empire with the largest land area and the richest treasury in China's thousands of years of history. During his reign, he worked hard to govern and reform, and destroyed Northern Liao and Goryeo in the north, merged with Dali in the south, and controlled the Western Regions in the west. His martial arts was the highest among the emperors of the Qi Dynasty. Although she is widely criticized for her eroticism, she is also somewhat looked down upon. But unlike his father, Xiaozong, whose temple name was controversial and thought to be too high, even those in the court who were critical of him believed that the name of Shengzong's temple was well deserved.
This is where the book ends. Although the results were messy, I still finished it despite the huge pressure. Once again, I would like to express my deep gratitude to those readers who have supported me. Hope to see you soon.
