So in the following days, Li Qilong was busy organizing funeral ceremonies for Emperor Sheng and building the mausoleum.
When Concubine Cheng died, Emperor Sheng built an extremely magnificent mausoleum, intending to put his own coffin in it and bury them together after his death.
Li Qilong did not need to build an additional mausoleum, so he repaired the mausoleum again, put a lot of gold and silver treasures in it, and combined the clothes of Concubine Cheng that the previous Emperor Sheng had left with the paintings of his mother and father painted by his father. The concubine's paintings were also put in.
He had never seen his mother-in-law. He had only seen his mother-in-law's face on the drawing board in his father's study. She was an extremely gentle woman, with eyes that were always crooked and narrowed to a slit, bright and clear. She rarely wears fancy clothes and likes to wear plain clothes. He also learned from his father that his mother-in-law and Emperor Sheng were childhood sweethearts and grew up together. However, because the Shen family was not powerful at that time, Shen Cheng could not be the queen, but she was in the palace. The cost of food and clothing was no worse than that of the queen. Even when he wanted to establish a prince later, he defied all opinions and appointed Li Qilong as the prince, although this move dissatisfied many people from the second prince's faction. But he always felt that the position of prince could only be occupied by her son, and no one else could.
Yaofeng was already packing her things.
Seeing that Dan Ming was hesitant to take action, she seemed to want to say something and hesitated. She thought Dan Ming didn't want to return to Tanzhou, so she asked.
"Ming'er, what do you want to say? If you don't want to go back to Tanzhou, it's fine if you want to stay in Kyoto. We respect your choice."
Dan Ming's mouth trembled slightly and she told the truth with a red face, "I have a child."
Yaofeng's pupils shrank suddenly, and she was shocked by the words in Dan Ming's mouth.
Then she smiled and said to Dan Ming, "Girl, this is your freedom. If you have a sweetheart in Kyoto, then you can stay in Kyoto."
Dan Ming's eyes flickered, she looked at Yaofeng and asked, "Don't you want to know who it is, City Lord?"
Yaofeng shook her head, "Girl, if you want to tell me, you will tell me. If you don't want to, I won't force you."
So Dan Ming told her what happened after she left.
Not long after Yaofeng left, a man came to the general's residence. He was dressed in rags and dirty. Originally, the attendants at the general's residence refused to let him in, but he claimed to be Dan Ming's hall. Brother, just then we invited him to Danming's room.
Her cousin Huan Danjing and Dan Ming were childhood sweethearts. They had been affectionate to each other since they were children. However, when Dan Ming was 12 years old, there was a flood in Chongzhou that almost flooded the whole city. Her The peaceful and harmonious days were also washed away by this flood.
She was separated from all her family members, and followed the refugees in Chongzhou all the way north. She went begging for food every day, and if she couldn't get it, she would dig up wild vegetables by poking out tree roots.
She had been wandering like this for nearly a year, and one day she went to dig wild vegetables as usual, and saw two handsome young men in gorgeous clothes, riding toward her on horses.
Somehow she was in a trance at that time and kept standing in front of them. She was about to collide with them. Fortunately, the two stopped.
The two gentlemen dismounted together, and one of the fairer gentlemen hurriedly supported her without any insults or beatings as expected.
On the contrary, the young man gently whispered to her, "Girl, you're not hurt."
She shook her head, afraid to speak.
The young man smiled softly and gave her a bag of silver, "Girl, look at how thin you are. I'll give you some money to eat and eat well."
Dan Ming has never experienced such tenderness since she left Chongzhou.
Seeing that the young man got on the horse and was about to leave, Dan Ming gritted his teeth and opened his hands to block the horse.
"Master, can you take me with you?"
Her voice was slightly hoarse because she hadn't drank water for a long time, and her body was trembling a little at this time, as if she had spent a lot of determination to say these words.
Li Qilong narrowed his eyes slightly, "Girl, we have a long journey ahead of us. I'm afraid it won't be easy for you, so you'd better go home."
Dan Ming's mouth trembled slightly, "I am a refugee from Chongzhou. Now I have no home, and my family's life and death are uncertain. If I continue to follow the crowd, I will die on the way north sooner or later."
"As long as you two gentlemen can take me with you, I can be a cow or a horse."
Hearing what she said, Yaofeng couldn't bear to leave her alone. She nodded slightly and motioned for her to sit on her horse.
Danming's pupils dilated slightly, her face filled with joy, and she jumped onto Yaofeng's horse.
The corners of Li Qilong's mouth turned up slightly and he shook his head. This girl Yaofeng always has this temper and soft heart wherever she goes.
So the three of them returned to Kyoto together.
On the road, Dan Ming was a little submissive at first and didn't dare to speak much. But after getting along for a long time, she saw how cheerful and enthusiastic Yaofeng was, and she was gradually infected by her.
In fact, she was a gossip by nature and uncovered a lot of things about Li Qilong and Yao Feng. Yao Feng also told her that she was a girl, and also told her that they returned to Kyoto just to complete Li Qilong's mission, and they would leave after completing it.
Dan Ming would also tell them some interesting stories about Chongzhou, but every time she finished telling them, her eyes would always be wet. If it hadn't been for the flood, she would still be living peacefully in Chongzhou now.
Yao Feng and Li Qilong liked this girl and thought she was interesting and smart. At the same time, they felt sorry for her life experience.
She left her hometown at a young age and wandered alone. Only she knew the sadness of it.
So they became even more nervous about this girl.
A month after Yaofeng led his troops to the frontier, Danming's cousin came to find him, and the two of them hugged each other and cried the whole night.
Telling each other about the hard work and difficulties over the years.
Dan Ming arranged for her cousin to live in the general's mansion. They were in the same mansion. As the two of them went back and forth, something happened. Dan Ming asked others to block the news and secretly gave birth to the child.
The child is now nine years old.
Yao Feng was a little surprised, but she also expressed understanding. After all, the two of them had some affection in the first place, and they would definitely be a little uncontrollable when old friends reunited.
Yao Feng said, "Ming'er, then you can continue to stay in Kyoto with your cousin. Maybe you will like this kind of life better."
Then she paused again, as if thinking about something, and then slowly said, "Why don't you say that your first child is mine, so that you can live comfortably in Kyoto after we leave. Live a prosperous life.”
Dan Ming's eyes flashed and he lowered his head, "City Lord, you... gave me too much."
Yaofeng hugged her gently and said, "Girl, I have long regarded you as my biological sister."
Then a man suddenly barged in, and Dan Ming blushed, "Why are you here?"
The man looked like a frail scholar, but he was quite handsome. He smiled and said to Yaofeng, "This girl Danming is really ignorant. The general didn't even know to tell me when he got back. Let me explain it properly." Thank you."
Yao Feng looked at him with a hint of consideration in her eyes, "Nothing."
"I was about to discuss with Ming'er. You can call the first child mine. After I leave Kyoto, I will ask Your Majesty to issue a decree to reconcile with Ming'er and return her wife's name to my property. It all belongs to her, and you can enjoy everything in this general's mansion."
Dan Jing looked straight at Yaofeng, who had now changed into women's clothing, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
"It's natural for the general to think about Ming'er so much."
"Why did the general want to leave?"
"Why don't you stay here at the General's Mansion and enjoy the splendor of Kyoto with us."
