There was no snow in the winter of Jinghe's fourth year. At the beginning of Jinghe's fifth year, it was the Lantern Festival, and the snowflakes in Kyoto were as big as a mat.
Li Yi stood in the courtyard, as if the bells were still ringing in his ears.
Snowflakes fell one after another, and in just a quarter of an hour, there was a snowman in the courtyard.
Ruyi held an umbrella and stood quietly beside him.
Zui Mo and Ruo Qing came over and looked at him with worried faces.
"Uncle..." Xiaohuan shed tears and helped Li Yi sweep the snowflakes off his shoulders and head.
Miss Liu Er strode over, picked him up, and walked neatly back to the room.
She stretched out her hand to seal his acupuncture points, roughly took off his coat, threw him on the bed, and covered him with a thick quilt.
Turn around and close the door, all at once.
…
When the emperor died, the country suffered a great loss.
Officials and dignitaries in Kyoto, regardless of their official position or title, must fast for three days; within twenty-seven days, soldiers and civilians in Beijing must take off their crowns and wear plain tassels; they are not allowed to marry within one month, and are not allowed to slaughter for forty-nine days, and within one hundred days
No entertainment is allowed; starting from the day of the great mourning in Kyoto, the bells of various temples in Kyoto will be tolled 30,000 times...
In the fifth year of Jinghe, there was only the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there was no Lantern Festival.
The whole country mourns.
It was seven days later that Li Yi saw Li Xuan alone again.
The clothes on his body are still gorgeous, but his appearance is very withered, his lips are chapped, and his beard is unkempt. Of course, Li Yi himself is not much better than him.
During these seven days, except for the ceremonies he needed to attend, he spent most of his time in bed.
After sleeping for a long time, I started to have a headache, and it still hasn't gotten better.
Mingzhu was much better than the two of them, but her eyes were dull and she was a little haggard. The late emperor passed away, and Li Xuan was in charge of the funeral. She also needed to be stable in matters of government.
"Two days ago, Concubine Cui hanged herself in Yeting..." Li Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, his voice hoarse, "Before she died, she shouted loudly, "I have done nothing wrong to Your Majesty, I will go down and accompany you now.
you……""
He looked at Li Yi and asked: "Do you feel that this palace is much deserted than before?"
"This palace has always been deserted." Li Yi shook his head and murmured.
Li Xuan sighed, "I really don't like this place..."
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "When will you ascend the throne?"
A country cannot live without a king for a day. Enemies from abroad are everywhere. The news of your Majesty's death will soon spread throughout the world. By then, Qi and Zhao will not know what actions they will take. Within a month, the new king must
To ascend the throne and stabilize the situation.
"Let's wait another month..." Li Xuan waved his hand, "I want to spend more time with my father. I have never been able to spend time with him before..."
He turned to look at Mingzhu and said, "On court matters, I have to worry about Mingzhu."
…
Li Yi walked out of the hall, and a figure was about to walk in.
"Sir." Li Han looked up at him and whispered.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Li Yi always felt that Li Han was a little thinner than the last time he saw him.
Li Yi patted his shoulder, raised his head, and looked around. Under the gray sky, the entire palace was filled with eunuchs and maids hurriedly walking through the palace with their heads lowered. It was indeed much deserted than before.
He did not leave the palace directly, but went in another direction.
This is the harem, and foreign ministers are not allowed to enter without the emperor's will.
But there is an exception for foreign ministers.
In front of a certain palace, a palace maid bowed respectfully and said, "Marquis Li, wait a moment, I will inform the empress."
Li Yi nodded and stood in front of the palace gate.
Not long after, the palace maid came out and said, "Marquis Li, please come in."
Li Yi walked into this slightly smaller palace and bowed slightly to a woman in palace attire sitting on the couch, "I've seen Concubine Yan."
"Master Li, there is no need to be polite." Concubine Yan had a trace of tiredness on her brows. She held her forehead, pointed in a direction, and said, "They are both in the room. You might as well go and take a look."
Li Yi walked through a side door, and palace maids and eunuchs kept bowing to him.
In front of the door of a room, a palace maid whispered: "Your Highnesses have not been sleeping well these days and have just fallen asleep."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Yi gently pushed the door open and slowly closed it. On a large bed in the room, two figures, one large and one small, were hugging each other. Even in their sleep, their brows were frowning tightly.
Li Yi walked to the bed, his footsteps were very light and silent.
The arrogant Loli suddenly woke up from her dream. When she saw him, she was startled, and her eyes immediately filled with tears.
Wearing hellkitty pajamas, she threw herself into Li Yi's arms, tears bursting from her eyes, and she choked: "Sir, my father is gone, I'm so scared..."
Her voice woke up Yongning. Yongning, who was wearing Meiyangyang pajamas, crawled out of the bed. Her eyes were slightly panicked. She grabbed Shouning with one hand and Li Yi with the other, and did not let go.
Li Yi sat beside the bed, held them in his arms, and whispered: "Mr. is here, don't be afraid..."
He looked at the dark room and the little face with pear blossoms in his arms, wiped away her tears, and said: "Hurry up and get dressed, sir, I will take you out of the palace."
"Really?" Tsundere Loli looked up at him, with tears still on her face.
"Really." Li Yi nodded.
The tsundere loli left Li Yi's arms, lowered her head, and whispered: "Well, sir, turn around, I'm going to change clothes..."
Not long after, Li Yi walked out of it holding the hands of the two little girls.
Concubine Yan stood up and spoke slowly: "Take them out of the palace, this is not the place they should stay."
Li Yi nodded, looked at her, and said, "Thank you so much, Concubine Yan..."
Concubine Yan waved her hand and walked deeper into the palace.
Taking Shouning and Yongning out of the palace only required Concubine Yan's permission and a word from Li Xuan. Concubine Yan had no objection to this. Li Yi asked an eunuch to bring a message to Li Xuan and took them out of the palace.
When he walked out of the palace gate, he looked back.
Thick dark clouds gathered above the palace complex, making people unable to breathe.
Concubine Yan was right, this deep palace was indeed not the place they should stay.
…
Birth, old age, illness and death are the laws that no one can escape.
God is unfair. Some people are born to be beggars, while others are born to be emperors.
God is also fair. No matter whether he is a beggar or an emperor, he will inevitably die. He will be impartial and impartial.
The late emperor was loved and remembered by the people for his benevolent governance. During his reign, he made several reforms to improve people's livelihood, support poor families, revamp tax laws, and rectify military discipline... He personally created a prosperous era that had never been seen in Jingguo since its founding.
Now that the late emperor has passed away, a prosperous era has come to an end, and the whole country is mourning.
In one month, the new emperor will ascend the throne, which will be the beginning of a prosperous era.
A new prosperous age.
[PS: The new plot has not been planned in detail yet. I suddenly want to write a side story about Emperor Jing. I can’t wait and don’t want to delay. 】
