He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

The deep distress continued to spread in my heart, and finally turned into a sentence of "I am here".

She could do nothing about Lu Yan's past pain, but she would always be by Lu Yan's side in the days to come.

The faint morning light had just risen from the east, and Xie Ling and his party had already arrived at Prince Jing'an's Mansion. At the door, they bumped into Meng Guanlan and Lan Yin who were coming from the other direction.

What happened last night caused a huge stir, so as soon as the curfew ended, it began to spread widely in Shengjing City. Now, in less than an hour, it has spread throughout most of Shengjing——

The prince Chu Lingxiu colluded with the former King of Jingan Lu Tingyu to plot a rebellion, and led an army of 200,000 to attack the Yonghe Palace. However, the emperor, who had already noticed it, directly came to catch the turtle in a jar. The prince was shot to death by the emperor with an arrow, and the former King of Jingan was killed. Wang Ze knew that he was outnumbered and committed suicide.

I have to say that the rumors are very close to the facts, except that the queen was taken out. Also erased were the relationship between the queen and Lu Tingyu, the true identity of the prince, and the reason for Lu Tingyu's rebellion.

The former was because the emperor was partial to the emperor and was unwilling to let the queen bear this reputation; the latter was because the ugliness of the royal family could not be publicized.

The queen not only had an affair with the prince of the dynasty but also gave birth to the prince of the dynasty; the late emperor first forcibly married someone else's sweetheart for his son, and then in order to eradicate his dissidents, he murdered his ministers many times, causing innocent women to suffer. Such a scandal is unparalleled in the world. The royal family, even among ordinary people, is enough to talk about after dinner for several years.

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Prince Jing'an's palace was safe and sound, and that the servants and maids came and went as usual.

Because in the rumors, in addition to the main plot of Chu Lingxiu and Lu Tingyu's rebellion, there is also the branch plot of Lu Yanchenqing's righteousness to kill his relatives and lead people to help the emperor's side to exterminate the rebels.

Now it seems that the rumors are true.

However, when everyone walked into Prince Jing'an's palace, they saw that the palace was completely plain. The servants were all dressed in plain clothes, and Shen Qing also wore a snow-white silk flower on his head.

Everyone was shocked and subconsciously thought that Shen Qing, Lu Yan and the others secretly set up a mourning hall to express condolences for Lu Tingyu and express mourning for the traitor. This is a serious crime of stealing the house and destroying the family!

Xie Ling reacted the fastest and quickly asked someone to close the door of the house, but Shen Qing stopped her and explained in a low voice: "Don't panic, mother. Your Majesty is aware of everything Ayan and I did."

Seeing doubts on everyone's faces, Shen Qing said briefly: "My father and the royal family have a lot of grievances. Your Majesty also knows that my father has suffered for many years, so he allowed us to set up a mourning hall to see him off, but we cannot make it public."

There were all smart people present. After hearing these two words from Shen Qing, they knew that the royal family must have concealed a lot of inside information, but this was also reasonable, because the royal family was in turmoil and the people were restless.

Everyone didn't ask any more questions, they all changed into plain clothes and did what they could.

They could all see the tired look on Shen Qing and Lu Yan's eyebrows. They probably hadn't slept well for some days.

Xie Ling remembered that she was pregnant and would let her take a rest from time to time. Shen Shuyu would change her hand stove to a warmer one every hour for fear of freezing her.

Because the matter between the royal family and Prince Jing'an's palace had been resolved, Shen Qing did not continue to hide the news of her pregnancy.

At around 6 o'clock in the morning, Shen Yi'an, who had not even had time to change out of court clothes after leaving the morning court, went straight to Prince Jing'an's Mansion with a look of doubt in his eyes. He did not believe that Lu Tingyu would do such a treacherous thing.

However, what he saw was plain white and Lu Tingyu's long-lifeless body.

Two months ago, I made a promise with him to have a drink and have a good time at the New Year's Eve, but I broke the promise.

When everyone knew that Lu Tingyu passed away, Lu Yan was deeply saddened. At the same time, he also wanted to see Lu Tingyu off again, so he simply stayed temporarily in Prince Jing'an's Mansion.

In the next seven days and nights, everyone could always see Lu Yan inside and outside the mourning hall.

He didn't say a word, but it made people feel extremely distressed.

The cold treatment for many years was actually for protection. This result was even more unacceptable than the fact that Lu Tingyu never paid attention to his son and only planned for power.

The night before Lu Tingyu was buried, the emperor dragged his already seriously ill body to Prince Jing'an's Mansion, holding in his hand a thick stack of scriptures copied by himself.

Without letting anyone else do the work for him, the emperor just sat on the soft cushion on the ground without any image, and put the scriptures in his hand into the brazier in front of him.

"Ayu, you are finally free from many years of suffering. How are you doing there?"

"Ayu, you must not know that I have envied you since you were a child. You have a father, queen, mother, and concubine who love you, and a girl who is willing to fight against the family for you. But nature did not follow people's wishes, and you and I were both involved. Such a vortex."

For many years after marrying the queen, the emperor had been thinking that if the late emperor and Jiang Guogong's palace had not blocked the queen's marriage to Lu Tingyu, but had allowed the two lovers to get married, would he also have been heartbroken? Meet the person who belongs to you, instead of getting deeper and deeper into the queen, and in the end you still work hard and persevere even though you know you can't get what you want.

"Ayu, before we know it, we are all getting old, and my body is getting worse day by day. I always wake up with pain at night.

By the way, I dreamed about you last night, about us two brothers boating on the lake and cooking wine. It's a pity that we don't have such an opportunity anymore. "

"Ayu, I have a premonition that I am about to die. I originally wanted to hold on a little longer. After all, the New Year is approaching, and the people of Shengjing cannot be allowed to celebrate the New Year because of me... But Ayu , I really can’t hold it any longer, I’m so tired..."

"Ayu, I have always clearly remembered that you once told me that I wanted to be a good king, without suspicion or tyranny, so that all the people in the world can live a good life... I have always been working towards this goal. You worked hard, now I have achieved it, then you can’t be angry with me when I go to find you, okay?”

The emperor sat in front of Lu Tingyu's coffin for a long time, calling Lu Tingyu's name every time he said a word, as if he wanted to take advantage of the last opportunity to make up for what he had not called out before.

It was not until the end of Zishi that the emperor was hurried back to the palace by Wang Huai and his party.

The emperor's body was already at the end of its strength, but now that he had been exposed to the cold wind for several hours, he suddenly developed a high fever.

Before leaving, the confused emperor was still murmuring an apology: "Ayu, I'm sorry, it's my inability to stop my father, I'm sorry..."

…

The next day, on the morning of October 22nd, Lu Yan ordered someone to take Lu Tingyu's coffin to Yuqing Mountain for burial with Mo Wansheng.

This was Lu Tingyu's last wish and the only thing they could do for Lu Tingyu.

The winding mountain road is covered with white snow, pure but desolate.

Lu Yan and his entourage were standing not far away, quietly seeing Lu Tingyu off for the last time.

As for Lou Ye and Zhu Sha, they were buried by Lu Yan under the shade of a tree not far away.

In addition, Lu Yan also built a new tomb for the deceased Nanny Jing and erected a monument with his own hands. This was what he had promised to Nanny Jing.

It was not until almost noon that everyone went down the mountain and walked towards the city gate.

However, as soon as he returned to the mansion, he heard another news——

The emperor is seriously ill, has a high fever and is unconscious. He even vomited blood early this morning. He is afraid that time is running out.

Also transmitted was Chu Lingyuan's decree, asking the two of them to enter the palace immediately.

Shen Yi'an waved his hands towards the two of them, indicating that they were present in Prince Jing'an's palace, so that they could enter the palace with peace of mind.

The emperor felt guilty for Lu Tingyu, so it was self-evident what Chu Lingyuan's purpose was in calling the two of them into the palace.

When Shen Qing and Lu Yan arrived at Yonghe Palace, Concubine Xie Chu Lingyuan and the Queen were both there.

However, this time, the queen no longer had the arrogance she once had.

She knew very well that if the emperor died, her life would be over. However, in these days of a walking corpse, living one more day and one less day seemed to make no difference.

Chu Lingyuan stepped forward and explained, "Prince Jing'an, Princess, my father woke up for a while in the morning and said he wanted to see you two one last time, so I sent someone to send you a message."

After saying that, his apologetic eyes swept over Shen Qing and Lu Yan one after another. He knew that both of them were very busy these days, especially Shen Qing who was pregnant, but Chu Lingyuan also wanted to help the emperor's last wish. accomplish.

Lu Yan nodded, "Fifth prince, don't worry, I understand everything."

Chu Lingyuan looked grateful, and then personally moved a chair for Shen Qing to sit on.

Several people waited in Yonghe Palace for a full day, but the emperor never woke up again.

Chu Lingyuan called the imperial physician over to diagnose the emperor's pulse. The imperial physician looked sad and said that the emperor's pulse had run out of oil and he might wake up again tonight, but that would be the last time.

As a result, Shen Qing and Lu Yan did not leave the palace again, but lived in the side hall of Yonghe Palace, waiting for the emperor to wake up for the last time.

Around the beginning of the Mohai period, the emperor finally woke up.

With a rosy complexion and kind eyes, he sat up on his own without relying on anyone's help.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but think of a word at the same time——

Reflection.

The emperor asked everyone to retreat to the side hall, leaving only the queen.

At the last moment of his life, what he was most attached to was the figure he had been chasing for his whole life.

"Jiang'er, I'm leaving to find Ayu. Please come with me."

The Queen knew very well that the deeper meaning of "Tong" was to be buried in sacrifice, but the Queen still nodded.

But there is still one last thread in the Queen's heart -

Chu Qingyi.

The queen raised her eyes and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, can you issue an imperial decree so that Qingyi will have no worries for the rest of her life?"

To this day, the only thing the queen can't let go of is Chu Qingyi, and she doesn't believe that Concubine Xie and Chu Lingyuan will treat Chu Qingyi well after she and the emperor pass away together.

The emperor smiled and said, "Jiang'er is worrying too much. Neither Concubine Xie nor Yuan'er are like that."

However, as he said this, he still took out a Minghuang imperial edict under the pillow. The content on it was also very simple: Chu Qingyi will always be Princess Ninghuan of the Great Chu. No matter what mistakes she commits in the future, her life must be spared. , and ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing throughout their lives.

"Jiang'er, Qingyi is our only child, how could I let her suffer?"

Listening to the emperor's tender voice, the queen's eyes became wet.

It was she who was sorry for the emperor.

After finishing his words, the emperor spoke again: "There is also the crazy man in the dungeon of Duke Jiang's Mansion. I have asked Wang Huai to deal with him secretly. Don't worry, no one will threaten Qingyi's rest of her life."

The mad man in the emperor's mouth was Jiang Guogong's concubine, and the culprit who caused Chu Qingyi's nightmare for many years.

The emperor also hid part of it and asked Wang Huai to delay the man.

Because besides being an emperor, he is also a father.

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