The fifth year of Daqing was also the fifth year of the new emperor's accession to the throne.
The social customs were honest, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, agriculture and commerce were developed, and the economy was prosperous. The emperor loved the people and promulgated a series of policies that benefited the people, rectified corruption of local officials, and continuously promoted and re-employed talented people, creating an unprecedented prosperous era.
At that time, no matter whether it was a gray-haired old man or a vigorous young man, whenever he mentioned Emperor Qingcheng, they were full of praise. The emperor's merits had long been engraved in everyone's heart.
His deeds will be recorded in history and praised forever.
But perhaps only Xu Ye himself knew in his heart how he came to be here all these years, dealing with government affairs day and night just to prevent himself from actively thinking about that painful memory. Even the most basic rest required the help of alcohol.
Only drinking could make him temporarily forget the pain. For the past four years, whenever he closed his eyes, it was like going back to the day Cheng Xi died.
The sky seemed to be so blue that day. Cheng Xi died on such an ordinary day, and he could only watch helplessly as he watched Cheng Xi's death.
Sometimes he wants to just die. Anyway, without his lover, the country is not that important. But thinking about Cheng Xi's previous advice to him to govern the country well, he feels that maybe he should listen to her. Even if he is going to die, he must at least ensure that the throne is handed over to someone worthy of his trust.
But he loved Cheng Xi so much that even if Cheng Xi died, he would not want any woman to take her place. For so many years, his harem has always been empty, and naturally he has no heirs.
So after Xu Ye buried Cheng Xi's body, he adopted the emperor's brother's posthumous son, named him "Xu Nianxi", made him the prince, and raised him carefully by his side. In the blink of an eye, it has been almost four years.
The sunshine outside was a bit dazzling. Xu Ye raised his head slightly and felt that there seemed to be a double image in front of his eyes. Compared with 4 years ago, Xu Ye was obviously much older now. His back was no longer straight and slightly slender. He was stooped and had white hair hanging down his back.
That was the night Cheng Xi passed away. He was so sad that his head turned gray overnight.
At this time, a fleshy little hand stretched out to hold Xu Ye's little finger, and said in a sweet voice: "Uncle Emperor, why are you staying here? Didn't you say you wanted to accompany Nian Xi to catch butterflies?"
Xu Ye bent down and picked him up, and said in a doting tone: "Have you finished your homework? If not, the emperor will definitely not agree to our Nian Xi's request."
"I'm done, uncle. My nephew has already finished. Good uncle, please take me there quickly. The butterflies will fly away later." Naituanzi pouted his mouth unconvinced and said.
"Okay, I will take you there." Xu Ye hugged Xu Nianxi and walked towards the imperial garden. Xiaotuanzi was still chirping something, then Xu Ye's deep laughter came, and finally he walked further and further until nothing could be seen. Can't hear it anymore.
On the day Xu Nianxi was crowned, Xu Ye drafted an imperial edict and passed the throne to the successor he had carefully cultivated, while he himself died in the room.
When he died, he was still holding tightly the wooden sculpture he had given to Cheng Xi.
Xu Ye originally thought that he would be afraid, panic, feel overwhelmed, and even end up becoming a coward afraid of death. But when death actually came, he felt a sense of relief.
Maybe his soul had died a long time ago, on the day Cheng Xi left. After all these years, it was only because of her words that he had been able to hold on for so many more years. Now that the time is right, he can rest assured. Accompany her.
His Xixi must be scared after being gone for so many years. Don’t be afraid, I’m here.
Suddenly, Xu Ye returned to his previous moments in the cold palace, but this time he was a bystander. He just watched "Xu Ye" being beaten and scolded by the palace maid. Perhaps these memories were too far away, so his There was no wave in my heart at all.
Until the moment Cheng Xi appeared, Xu Ye's heart began to beat violently, and even his breathing began to quicken. Because this dream was so real, it was different from the ones he had dreamed before. Every expression and every movement of the current Cheng Xi was exactly the same as the person in his memory.
Xu Ye couldn't wait to reach out his hands to hug her, but he didn't expect that his fingers would pass through the girl's body. This was all a dream, and naturally he couldn't touch the person in the dream.
He couldn't touch her.
This realization brought Xu Ye to the verge of collapse. He could accept his own death, but he could not accept that Cheng Xi was in front of him, but he was unable to touch her. This was something more terrifying to him than death. .
Devastated, he stretched out his hand again, wanting to touch Cheng Xi's hair, but he couldn't touch anything except air. Xu Ye watched Cheng Xi's lips open and close as he spoke, and then took "Xu Ye" away. go back.
Next, when the dream changed, he returned to Cheng Xi's room. The furnishings in the room were exactly the same as before. She was still the eldest princess at that time. Xu Ye watched her sitting on the couch with bare feet and reading a storybook. Eat grapes, then frown and blow the still steaming tea to cool down.
This is the look of Cheng Xi that Xu Ye has never seen before. They spent so little time together that when she left, he couldn't find a suitable way to miss her. But now, he fell in love with the man in front of him again. of this person.
So Xu Ye laughed again, probably because he hadn't used this expression for too long. His smile was a bit strange. Although the corners of his mouth were curved upward, it was hard to tell that he was happy.
"Cheng Xi" didn't notice at all that there was another person in her room. She was humming a little tune while reading a storybook. Her white feet hanging down were swaying as if she suddenly saw something. Funny, covered his mouth and laughed.
She also looked good when she smiled, her eyebrows were curved, and her whole body exuded an aura that belonged to the sun. Xu Ye was stunned when he looked at it. He cherished the time he spent with Cheng Xi now, and he actually felt that he could It's not bad to stay in this dream for the rest of your life, as long as you can look at Cheng Xi.
He looked at Cheng Xi with almost greedy eyes. At the moment of death, he returned to the happy time before.
But in another turn, his soul and everything disappeared.
And just a second after Xu Ye disappeared, a man woke up. He frowned slightly and breathed slightly, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare. He slowly put his hand on his chest, and then kissed his lips. He curled his horn and revealed an extremely cold smile.
"I found you, sister."
