Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 126 Picturesque Country + Epilogue (End)

Chapter 18: Picturesque landscape

In the haze, a bright light shot into her eyes from the corners, making her weak eyes ache.

Su Mi felt as if she smelled the fragrance of gardenias. The fragrance was like the aftertaste of ice, snow, pearls and jade colliding with each other. It was long and long, and it was also like the tireless exhortations of her adoptive father in her ears when she was a child. It was warm and peaceful.

There seemed to be another distant bell ringing in her ears, which made her toss and turn, unable to sleep peacefully.

She barely opened her eyes, and then saw the familiar curtain that would appear even in her sleep.

The sleeping hall of Caiwei Palace is still the same as before.

Pausing for a moment, she felt the strength gradually returning to her limbs, although her body was still sore and unbearable.

At this time, a pleasantly surprised cheer sounded beside her: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you awake?!"

It was Mi Qing's familiar voice, and her joyful and excited voice was transmitted outside.Immediately afterwards, it seemed that the entire court erupted in joy.

Noisy voices came into the ears continuously.She turned her head, and the first thing she saw was Chen Lie's eyes full of ecstasy. He stared blankly at herself, as if there was nothing else in this world.

Behind is Xiaoluzi, and Miqing and the others, and after that, there are countless palace servants and imperial physicians...their faces are full of joy and relief.

What time is it and what's going on with everything?
Memories are like a raging tide, gradually flooding up, beating and beating her heart, she recalled the helpless blue fragrance on the tower of Shenwu Gate, recalled the dreamlike soft whispers in the side hall of Qianqing Palace, recalled Fireworks were in full bloom on the far-reaching and endless sky, recalling the cold and desperate eyes he left in her heart.

It was too much pain that made her unconsciously want to hide into the abyss of deep sleep, and too much fatigue that made her unconsciously want to hide forever, but the reality made her wake up again and again.

She closed her eyes again tiredly, but the voice still passed into her ears without any hindrance.

"Your Majesty," Mi Qing said with a smile while crying, "Your Majesty, you have been in a coma for almost two months. Just now General Mu and the others came to inquire..."

Accompanied by the non-stop ringing of bells from a distance, Mi Qing's non-stop words took on a dull tone.

It's been two months!

Only this sentence hovered in her mind, and the rest of the words disappeared like a breeze, leaving no trace.

It turned out that he had been asleep for such a long time.

Her heart had been shattered into countless pieces, but she couldn't shed a single tear.

Of the two people she loved in her life, one she couldn't even see the last side of, and the other, she couldn't see any side of it anymore.

In a trance, her enemy has left this world, and her relatives have also passed away.All her love and hatred came to an abrupt end in front of the giant scythe of death.

There are distant bells in the distance, long and short, continuous.

"That's the bell for the funeral preparations after the emperor was encoffined, and it's already the seventh day." Seeing Su Mi looking out the window, Mi Qing explained.

"What time is it?" she asked finally, struggling to get out of bed.

A pair of hands supported her limp body, and then picked her up from the bed.

She raised her head and saw Chen Lie's concerned eyes,

He hugged her and walked towards the gate of the palace.

Walking out of the palace gate, what caught her eyes was an endless white, flying and circling in the sky with the cold and bleakness of winter.

"In the past few days, you have been groggy, with ups and downs, and everyone in the palace is in a state of anxiety. In the past two months, the officials of the various ministries in the court have lost their heads due to the quarrel, all relying on Mu The general and Prince Yan are supporting the overall situation." Chen Lie whispered in her ear.In his tone, there was self-blame that could not be concealed. Why did he always leave her side by chance at the most critical moment? When he was discussing the next move with Mr. Ge in Donglailou, he heard this earth-shattering news During the upheaval, he blamed himself indescribably.

Accompanied by his words, Su Mi recalled the hazy two months. During these two months, she was not completely unconscious, but the constant fatigue made her sleepy and confused her.In the groggy state, the information from the outside world was still passed into her heart without reservation.

She vaguely saw countless eyes looking at her, either concerned, or hot, or impatient, or...

She vaguely heard white-bearded imperial physicians gathered in front of her bed, anxiously discussing and arguing about something, and heard officials from the Ministry of Etiquette serving in front of the bed, asking in a low voice about the progress of the disease, and discussing how to hold it when she was not around. various affairs.Hearing Mu Qinghan explaining something to Miqing on the side of the bed, her tone was anxious and concerned...

She still felt the figure she was still familiar with kneeling in front of her bed, and through the translucent and beautiful screen, his still clear and gentle voice came in: "Chen... the border... the shroud of horse leather... never set foot in the capital... ..."

She wanted to yell and struggle to get up, but she lost all her strength, all her determination, and she couldn't even muster up the courage to look him in the eye.

She could only comfort and deceive herself constantly, only to fall into a coma again, forcing herself to think that the news would not stir the slightest wave in her stagnant heart.

until today.

"Participate in the Queen Mother!"

"See the Queen Mother!"

"..."

Queen Mother? !
Su Mi's wandering thoughts were interrupted by this series of respectful calls.

She couldn't help turning her head in a daze, and looked around. It turned out that Chen Lie had already walked outside Caiwei Palace holding her.

Countless palace people lowered their bodies and knelt down respectfully.Palace maids, guards, eunuchs, all kinds of people kneeled everywhere Su Mi could see.

It was like the whiteness that filled the sky and the ground that occupied her entire line of sight.

Under the pure white background, these figures also looked ethereal.

Before Su Mi had time to react to everything, during the two months when she escaped on the sickbed in a daze, the history of later generations had already become a foregone conclusion.

Qi Long, Prince of Yu Qi Hao, and King Ni Yuan of Yan, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, the three strongest pillars of Da Qi collapsed at the same time on a cold winter night, and the Da Qi regime that had just undergone a new life once again fell into a near crisis. On the verge of collapse.

The only edict left by Qi Taki was the edict to enshrine Su Mi as the Queen of the Palace.

Fortunately, at the same time, he also left behind a prince for this world that had just escaped from the ravages of war and restored peace.

With the joint support of Mu Qinghan and Prince Yan's son Ni Tingxuan, the little prince who was only three years old was enthroned on the throne, and the concubine Lian Su Mi who was still in a coma was respected as the queen mother.

"Second Miss, everything is over, and it will start again soon." Chen Lie's clear voice interrupted her thoughts.She turned her head and looked at Chen Lie's calm and firm gaze.

Yes, everything has passed.

There are too many things to be busy in this new court, the first thing that needs to be arranged is Qi Long's funeral, next is the enthronement of the little prince, and then...

There are too many things to keep them busy and worry about, and they don't have time or opportunity to grieve the past.The civil and military officials of the entire Daqi, and the people of the entire Daqi, are all immersed in this new beginning, immersed in this vibrant future.

Everything in the past has passed, the world has restored unity and peace after 200 years of war, and a new order and a new dynasty have arrived.

"Get well soon." Chen Lie whispered in her ear, "For yourself and for the child in your stomach."

child?

child!

Su Mi's thoughts stopped spinning in an instant, and it took her all her strength to gradually digest the meaning of this word.

"The imperial doctor has diagnosed that you are almost three months pregnant." Chen Lie explained softly.

Su Mi's thoughts immediately returned to that frantic night, that desperate and helpless Emperor Daqi.

……

She was in a trance of memories, but when she heard a child's cry suddenly came from behind, she turned her head in a daze.

It turned out that behind him, it was Mi Qing who came up holding the little prince who had just turned three years old.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have now agreed to invite His Royal Highness to ascend the throne." She looked at Su Mi, with faint tears in her eyes, but a hopeful smile on her face, and said, "I am still waiting for your Majesty to give the Prince a crown." What about the name?"

name……

enthroned...

Su Mi's thoughts finally returned to her daily sense, and she looked around in confusion.

It is already March, spring returns to the earth, and everything recovers.

It turned out that the bleak white that had just occupied her entire sight was just a white banner used for funerals, and the snowflakes scattered all over the sky were just paper money floating around.

It turns out that the gardens in the palace are full of light green and light yellow blooms. Under the layers of white, their heads are faintly poking out, and they are strong and stubborn, insisting on climbing upwards.

She originally thought that this deep building with many eaves would never see the end. She originally thought that such a long cold winter and continuous snowflakes would never see the end.

But everything is still in the past, all the love and hatred, all the prosperity and extinction, everything has gone away from her.

Spring has come, before she knew it.

The old pattern has passed, and a new moment has arrived. A brand-new world, a brand-new Daqi stands in front of thousands of people, and an era belonging to the people of the world has arrived.

She finally laughed softly.

It turns out that everything is really over, and everything has to start again.

Queen Mother...

The 21-year-old Queen Mother...

Who knew, she was only 21 years old!

She buried her head in Chen Lie's chest, as if absorbing the last ray of warmth. No one saw her expression at that moment. Small Mizusawa.

Everyone could only see that she raised her head, her tone was calm, her eyes were firm, and she said: "Let me down, I will go on my own in the future."

There's a gleam in the sky,
At her feet, the crystal dewdrops on the branches reflected the morning sun, trembling slightly on the fresh green leaves that had just emerged, and were crumbling.The newly opened small flowers below are white and tender. When a gust of wind blows, the dew falls and falls into the stamens.Overwhelmed by the load, the flower tilted its body, and the water droplets overflowed, like a drop of tear, sliding over the tender petals and falling to the ground silently.

Volume IX: Lotus Moves Over the Nation Nine Pearls Fall (End)

Attached:
Qi History Records: On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Emperor Qi Cheng's Tiantong, the remnants of the Liao people lurked in the palace, and used poison to assassinate important officials of Qi at the Zhongyuan Festival night banquet. King Ni Yuan of Yan and Prince Yu Qi Hao were all dead. In the hands of the Liao people.

Having lost his loyalty and loved his general, Emperor Cheng was inexplicably sad, vomited blood and collapsed.

……

On April [-]st, Emperor Cheng's Zigong came out of Shenwu Gate and was buried in Chengling in the west of the city.His posthumous title is "Cheng".

In his short life, after all, he successfully ended the chaotic world that lasted for more than two hundred years and brought the world back to unity.But in his life, is he successful or not?What exactly has been achieved, and who has been achieved?It is only left for posterity to comment.

At the end of April, the funerals of Prince Yu and King Yan were completed one after another. Zhenwu General Mu Qinghan and Prince Yan's son Ni Tingxuan, together with other courtiers, supported Prince Qi Yi to ascend the throne.The reign name was changed to Jingyan.

At the enthronement ceremony on May [-]th, all the ministers came up to congratulate him, but Ni Tingxuan, the son of King Yan, came up to the table to ask for the title of King Yan, and invited him to go to Juyuguan to guard it.

Later, when the court allowed it, he was renamed the Duke of Yan, appointed General Pinglu, and led the general of Yuguan.

Since then, he has guarded the frontier all his life and has never set foot in the pass.

……

The new emperor is only three years old, and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhen, Su Mi, is in charge.

……

On September [-]th of the first year of Jingyan, there was a vision in the sky. Empress Dowager Xiaozhen gave birth to the posthumous son of Emperor Cheng in Caiwei Palace, named Zhao.

……

The world is established, the great Qi is prosperous, the world is peaceful, the queen mother is in charge of the government, and she is lenient, diligent and thrifty in dealing with affairs, correcting with punishment, enlightening with ritual and music, loving with kindness and thrift, and law with etiquette.Work hard to get rid of the old ones.He also recruits talents from all over the world, without remembering his background or teaching his past.The civilians all over the world rushed to take effect.Ge Chengming, the son of the old guard, entered the court one after another as officials.

More than ten years later, the world of Debu is at peace.The son of Chui Mao knows how to be courteous; the old man of Dai Bai does not know how to fight.Captives dare not take advantage of the moon to invade the frontier, and soldiers dare not bend their bows to complain.

……

When Emperor Jingyan was young, the Liao Kingdom broke down the city and was killed by the Liao people. He suffered heavy injuries. Although he was treated by the imperial physician, his old illness was difficult to cure, and finally passed away in the Qianqing Palace in the ninth year of Jingyan.

Afterwards, the officials supported Qi Zhao, the empress dowager's son, to succeed him, and changed his Yuan to Yongchang, who became the later Qi Wendi.

……

In the first month of the seventh year of Yongchang, the Liao people invaded the frontier pass. General Ni Tingxuan led the army to attack and defeated the Liao army at Juyu Pass.

Before he died, he left a will to return the fief Yongzhou to the imperial court.

Since then, the nine states of the world have been unified.

……

In April, Emperor Yongchang got married, with Mu Zimo, daughter of Mu Qinghan, minister of the Ministry of War, as the queen.

In May, the Empress Dowager returned to Emperor Yongchang, and left the palace to go to the Hanshan Temple in Danfeng Mountain in the suburbs to live in seclusion and pray for the country.

Emperor Ren Yongchang tried hard to stay and did not change his mind.

All the way to the Hanshan Temple, I sent back all the accompanying palace people, and there were only two or three people around me.

Simple and humble, the world is called a sage.

……

Afterwards, Emperor Yongchang inherited the style of Jingyan, and opened the prosperous age of Yongchang, opened up imperial examinations, worked diligently in government affairs, persuaded farmers to return to their fields, and returned wealth to the people.

He has been in power for more than fifty years, and the world is peaceful, which is called "the rule of Yongchang" in history.

end
In the weather of March in Yangchun, the willow tree's soft branches stretched in the air, spit out green new shoots.When a gust of wind blows, the branches flutter and sway, and the little green becomes indistinct, which is exactly what is written in the poem "the light smoke seeps into the willow color".

A slender hand stretches out from the window rail carved with magpies and plum blossoms, and its spring-like fingers playfully twist a willow branch that floats past the window.

She turned her face casually, it was a beautiful face like a full moon, brighter than the spring light outside the window, softer than the willow branches in her hands.

She was sitting in front of the window sill, looking at the infinitely beautiful spring scenery in the yard, her eyes stopped on the two swallows flying over the branches in pairs, she was holding a book in one hand, and the other hand was unconsciously rubbing Holding the willow stick, between the beautiful brows, there is infinite melancholy and longing faintly.

At this time, a soft call from the door interrupted her thoughts: "Miss, miss." With a light and bright cheer, a little girl with a bun on her hair ran into the house bouncingly.

"Ah, are you reading the biographies of empresses and concubines again?" Her big elf eyes turned to the book that her young lady was holding in her hand, glanced at the opened page, and couldn't help asking: "And Is it Empress Dowager Xiaozhen? There are so many biographies of concubines, why does Miss like to read Empress Dowager Xiaozhen the most? It’s all from hundreds of years ago.”

"Of course it's because Empress Xiaozhen is the best empress dowager in the past few hundred years." The young lady said with infinite yearning: "She is not only the concubine of Emperor Cheng, the queen mother of two generations of emperors, but also a hero among women of a generation. After the death of Emperor Cheng, she assisted the three-year-old Emperor Jing to succeed to the throne. She ruled the court, pointed out the advantages and disadvantages, and got rid of old diseases. She also assisted and educated two generations of emperors. No number of men in the world can compare to it, and they can't do it." She said with certainty. "Without her careful teaching, would Emperor Qi Wen have become a generation of wise emperors who will go down in history? Such a unparalleled, noble and pleasant woman..."
"But isn't it said in the book that Empress Dowager Xiaozhen was born as a court lady?" the maid asked suspiciously.

"What's wrong with being a court lady?" The young lady immediately retorted: "Think about it, from a court lady, to being favored by a court lady, never declining, until she gave birth to a prince and ascended to the throne, what a magnificent life it is! "

"But a few days ago, I heard that Empress Dowager Xiaozhen had an affair with Prince Yu, the elder brother of Emperor Cheng at that time...Even Emperor Wen was actually..."

"Nonsense!" Hearing that her idol was rumored, the weak-looking young lady jumped up, and without waiting for the girl to finish her sentence, she reprimanded her righteously: "This is all made up by some boring literati. Those who slander people, just look at the official history. Once at a banquet, Emperor Cheng met an assassin. At that time, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhen, who was only a talented person, saved Emperor Cheng only by standing in front of the emperor's sword, and their first A child was lost because of this. How could such affection have anything to do with Prince Yu?!"

While talking, the young lady's delicate eyes dimmed, and she couldn't help but secretly think, I don't know if I will be able to meet someone in the future who makes me willing to stand up for him and die without complaint or regret.Thinking of this, her face couldn't help but heat up.

"Miss will enter the palace in a few days to participate in the audition. The emperor will definitely confer the title of Empress upon seeing Miss's beauty." The maid looked at her lady's expression and immediately understood what she was thinking, clapping her hands and teasingly said.

"What nonsense, poor-mouthed girl, don't forget, this draft also includes the lady from the Li family, Minister of the Household Department, and the lady from the Wu family from Wei Shanghou... How can you be sure that your lady will be selected?" Upon hearing the maid's words, the young lady immediately blushed and retorted shyly.

"Miss is the most beautiful. Those who are from the Wu family and the Li family, is there anyone who can compare to you?" The prince, maybe he will be the queen. Isn't this like the Empress Dowager Xiaozhen?"

After hearing this sentence, the young lady fell silent instead. After a long silence, Fang said softly: "If I can really be by the emperor's side, I don't want to be the Empress Dowager Xiaozhen."

"Why? Miss just said that she is most envious of others." The servant girl looked at her suspiciously and asked.

"Of course it's because..." A trace of melancholy appeared on the young lady's face. She looked at the blue sky outside the window and said slowly, "Even though the Empress Dowager Xiaozhen dominated the world later, she lost her beloved one. She died young, and even the later Emperor Wen was a posthumous child. Alas, she and Emperor Cheng have a deep affection. Even if she owns the world, who can understand the loneliness and sadness in her heart? Otherwise, how could she leave sadly after returning to Emperor Wen? How about retreating to Danfeng Mountain in the capital?"

"This slave also knows. It is said that even Emperor Wen would avoid seeing him from time to time when he went to visit the mountain." The maid also said.

The lady nodded, but did not speak.

Seeing the young lady's gloomy expression, the servant girl quickly said: "The servant girl wishes the young lady to be favored like the Empress Dowager Xiaozhen in the first place, but later on, it will be like... like Emperor Wen and Empress Mingzheng will grow old together."

"Kill you poor-mouthed girl to death, what's the point of letting others hear these words?" The young lady was amused by this sentence, but she became ashamed and annoyed, as if to hit her.

The girl quickly smiled and begged for mercy.

At this time, a maid from outside the door ran in and said with a happy face: "Miss, miss, the people from Ruyi Embroidery just came and said that the new clothes prepared for entering the palace have been embroidered, and the servant just took a look at it." , it’s so beautiful! Go and try it yourself.”

"Really?!" The young lady asked in surprise and joy, "I'll go right away."

While talking, the person has already rushed to the door impatiently.

Several girls rushed out.

The room was immediately empty.

Only the history of empresses and concubines of the Great Qi was left on the table, and it was turning to the page of biographies of Empress Dowager Xiaozhen.

A gust of spring breeze blew, and the pages of the book turned "squeaky",
In just two or three pages, this short biography was turned over.

Only the breeze is left, still drifting away without stopping...

book (end)

The main text of Jin Zhi is now over.It has been serialized since March, and it has been more than half a year until now.

More than 60 words have been written in an eloquent manner, covering the most tortuous part of Su Mi's life. This ending is not only the end of her story, but also the beginning of another rebirth.

I don't know if everyone is satisfied with this ending, if not, you can wait for the extra chapter to appear, ^_^
Tomorrow, the series of extra-plots will start, and a few extra-plots will explain some foreshadowings that have not been fully explained before, and the story of Susu becoming the queen mother.

So, the monthly ticket, the monthly ticket, praying with tears in my eyes...

Ladies and gentlemen, no matter whether you are satisfied with this ending or not, those who still have the monthly pass in their hands, finally support the lights and "Golden Branch" that has been with you for more than half a year.Thank you all.

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