Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

After the spring examination, vacant official positions in the capital were gradually filled.

Song Taifu became the prime minister of the dynasty with full legitimacy.

Wu Qingfeng became the prince's tutor.

Xiao Jingzhan adopted a child from the royal family and named him the crown prince.

Li Chenyan miraculously woke up and became the Minister of War.

Zheng Yuechuan was promoted and stationed in Nanjing.

Zheng Jing commanded the garrison and the imperial guards to defend the capital and the imperial palace.

Shen Tingjiang was transferred to the Ministry of War and served as Vice Minister.

Wei Ji and Wei Chi returned to the capital, and after paying homage to their mother and grandfather, they returned to Youzhou and stayed in Youzhou forever.

Wei Chi succeeded to the throne and became King Wei.

After defeating Xiliang, Xiliang became a vassal state of Li. Shen Zhimo asked to stay in Cangzhou permanently, Xiao Jingzhan agreed, and no one in the Shen family objected.

A man in white looked at the poem in his hand, then unfolded the note in his hand. After searching for a long time, he finally found out her news. However, he did not expect that the beauty was short-lived. He thought he had gained a stranger, but he did not expect that she would die just like that.

The man took one last look at the capital and drove out of the city. It was nothing, it was all fate.

In April after the Chinese New Year, the pear blossoms at Lihua Villa are in full bloom, and the fragrance spreads for miles.

Shen Lingling looked at the pear blossoms in the garden outside the farm and headed towards Yangzhou city.

On April 18th, Shen Lingling got married.

Shen's father refused to be transferred back to the capital, and the family remained in Yangzhou.

After Shen Zhimo came back to see his sister off to get married, he returned to Cangzhou.

royal palace.

Xiao Jingzhan looked coldly at the medicinal powder in his hand, the murderous look in his eyes was frightening.

"Thirteen discovered the secret files in the Imperial Hospital and teamed up with Lin Rongyue to threaten Yuan Hanshuang to go to the Western Territory."

"The queen lost her mind for a moment and was poisoned by the powder of the sleep grass, which caused her to become ill and die." Wu Qingfeng paused and continued.

"I heard that Madam Yuan and the eldest son of the Yuan family were sent to Beidi. People were sent to bring them back, and the remains of Yuan Hanshuang were found under the cliff!"

"Shisan and Lin Rongyue have been controlled. Your Majesty, how should we deal with them?" Wu Qingfeng bowed and asked.

"Don't let them die easily!" Xiao Jingzhan said coldly.

"Yes."

April 23, spring of the fourth year of Yonghe.

Two imperial edicts were issued from the palace.

Lin Rongyue, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, poisoned the Empress, resulting in her death in Cangzhou, and the entire Lin family was executed.

The people sighed for the Queen, who died at the hands of such a vicious woman.

Yuan Hanshuang, the daughter of Marquis Yuan, participated in poisoning the Queen. The entire Yuan family was executed, leaving only the Queen Mother in the harem.

The people of the capital applauded.

They were wondering how such a powerful woman like the Queen could die suddenly, and it turned out there were such dirty things behind her.

The emperor also dismissed the harem, and no matter how the court officials advised and objected, it was useless.

The palace suddenly became deserted.

Xiao Jingzhan stayed in Yaohua Palace every day and was drunk every night.

Dongxue did not return to Yangzhou because she wanted to stay with the emperor for the queen.

When she heard the news of the Empress and Xia Zhu's death, she felt like the sky had fallen. Something must have gone wrong. How could the Empress and Xia Zhu die?

Later, when the master, his wife and two young ladies entered the palace, she finally realized that this was true.

On the day when the Empress and Xia Zhu's coffins were brought back, she fainted from crying.

She has no family left.

On the fifth day after the Empress' burial, the Madam asked her to go back to Yangzhou with her and she would find a good marriage for her.

Dongxue refused. She grew up with the lady, but during the time she followed the young lady, she saw how good the young lady was to her.

She felt that the young lady could not have died suddenly, and if she stayed in the palace, she would be able to find clues.

She didn't believe that the young lady would suddenly fall ill. There must be a reason.

Rong Fei was still in charge of all the affairs in the palace, and she could only take her time. Later, his majesty's secret guards found her and told her not to alert the enemy, as his majesty would handle everything.

Dongxue then realized that His Majesty was also concerned about the Queen's death.

Finally, after finding all the people behind the scenes, His Majesty seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

His Majesty said that she could be allowed to leave the palace, but she refused.

They all saw how much the Queen loved His Majesty. Now that His Majesty was like this, she always felt that she should do one last thing for the Queen.

"Eunuch Li, this is the sobering soup for His Majesty. Please take it to His Majesty!" Dongxue handed the sobering soup in her hand to Eunuch Li.

This is the hangover soup that the Empress often makes. She used to get drunk often, so she knows the recipe.

His Majesty has become more and more indifferent since the Empress left. Only this bowl of sobering soup can bring him close when he is drunk.

At the end of April, Xiao Jingzhan went to Yangzhou.

Pear Blossom Villa.

The original servants are still there.

In Lihua Villa, Xiao Jingzhan stepped into the bedroom where Shen Yanyan used to live for the first time.

The inner room is very soft, with many strange-looking furniture. The color scheme is the same as Yanyan's bedroom, very warm, and with a faint scent of pear blossoms, which is the familiar smell of Yanyan.

After Shen Yanyan left Yangzhou, servants still cleaned the house every day, so it was very tidy.

Xiao Jingzhan stayed there.

That night, sleeping on the bedding she used in the past and with the faint scent of pear blossoms wafting through the villa, Xiao Jingzhan had a rare good night's sleep since Shen Yanyan left.

From then on, every April, Xiao Jingzhan would stay in Lihua Villa for a month.

It was winter again. A man in black stood on the rooftop far away from Yaohua Palace. He vaguely thought of the woman. She was dead. There was no news about the matter he wanted to investigate. But for some reason, he would occasionally want to come and see the moon in the palace, just like before.

Fifteen years later.

Xiao Jingzhan is already in his early forties.

The prince is also eighteen years old.

Over the years, Wu Qingfeng has brought him up very well, and he has learned a lot of both civil and military strategies, as well as the emperor's plans.

He is also a qualified prince.

In the spring of the 19th year of Yonghe, Xiao Jingzhan passed the throne to Crown Prince Xiao Yan, who was emperor for a short 18 years before abdicating.

In the Yangxin Palace, Xiao Jingzhan was only in his early forties, but he looked a little old.

He looked at Wu Qingfeng who was sitting below him, and finally felt a little reluctant.

"You don't have to feel guilty. Her death was not your fault. It was my fault for not protecting her well. I can finally leave here and avenge her in the end."

Wu Qingfeng's eyes turned red, knowing that he was leaving.

They have known each other for nearly twenty years, from their youth to middle age.

Everyone got married and had children, except him. Since Shen Yanyan left, there has been no other woman around him.

He often wondered, if he had tried his best to stop Shen Yanyan from going to the Western Territory, would he not have to work so hard over the years? Looking at the strands of white hair in his hair, Wu Qingfeng's emotions surged like a spring.

"I will definitely assist Your Majesty well!" Wu Qingfeng choked up a little, knowing that he still had things he wanted to do in his heart. In the future, he would protect Liguo for him.

Xiao Jingzhan nodded and looked at his best friend. They had known each other for almost twenty years.

Xiao Yan felt relieved knowing that he had his assistance.

In the dark cell, Xiao Jingzhan looked at the skinny Xu Xiaolan and Lin Rongyue with an indifferent expression.

When the two saw Xiao Jingzhan, they shrank back as if they had seen something terrible.

"Do you want to die?" Xiao Jingzhan's tone was light, but in their ears, it sounded like the sound of nature. Just because of that sentence, they could finally die.

The two of them nodded repeatedly, knelt down and kowtowed, very excited.

A cruel smile appeared on Xiao Jingzhan's lips, "Kill her!" After so many years, he was tired of seeing these two faces. Every time he saw them, he would be reminded of Yanyan's appearance when she died.

In the imperial mausoleum, Xiao Jingzhan carefully wiped the dust off the tombstone.

He didn't dare to come to see her these years, but this time, when he was about to leave, he finally had the courage to come and see her.

"Yan Yan, if it is the next life, I will definitely protect you well. I'm sorry that I didn't protect you well." The emperor's eyebrows were full of tenderness, and the longing in his eyes flooded like a tide.

Xiao Jingzhan leaned quietly on the tombstone, looking more relaxed than ever before, with even a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

After spending a night with her, at dawn the next day, Xiao Jingzhan squatted in front of the tombstone, stroked the words on it, gave it a light kiss, then stood up, glanced at the tombstone next to him, and left.

The words "Xia Zhu" were clearly written on the tombstone next to it.

With Xia Zhu accompanying her, she won't be too lonely here.

After Xiao Jingzhan left, Dongxue also left the palace and returned to Yangzhou.

She knew that His Majesty would never come back this time. She did one last thing for the young lady and wanted to leave. She had been in this cold palace for more than ten years and was tired of it.

One month later, at the Palace of Prince Jin of Beidi.

Xiao Jingzhan was covered in blood, and the blood on the sword dripped down the tip of the sword onto the ground, flowing all the way.

Inside the main house.

Helian Fu's face was calm, with a smile of relief in his eyes.

After all these years, he is finally here.

Helian Fu waved his hand and the door opened automatically. He looked at Xiao Jingzhan's cold eyes and smiled.

Candlelight, sword shadows, a mess.

The two evenly matched people were not defeated by each other after several rounds.

Xiao Jingzhan's eyes grew colder and colder, he looked at Helian Fu as if he was looking at a dead person, the revenge he had waited for fifteen years had finally arrived.

Xiao Jing's sword fighting style became more and more fierce, and each move was fatal. Helian Fu gradually couldn't hold on and was injured in many places. He laughed in his heart, and he really hated himself deeply.

"Xiao Jingzhan, why didn't you come earlier? I'm tired of waiting for so many years!" Helian Fu shouted.

"You deserve to die!" Xiao Jingzhan shouted coldly, "If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have gone to the Western Territory fifteen years ago. I want you to pay this blood debt with your blood today!"

Helian Fu's face changed. Yes, if it weren't for him for fifteen years, she might not have died.

The momentary relaxation gave Xiao Jingzhan a perfect opportunity.

Xiao Jingzhan attacked Helian Fu again. Helian Fu immediately resisted, but was ultimately defeated and was stabbed through the heart by Xiao Jingzhan's sword.

"Puff..." Helian Fu spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground. There was no resentment or fear in his eyes, but only relief.

For fifteen years, he dreamed every day of the white hoe in Cangzhou City and Shen Yanyan's face in the ice coffin.

From the first time he saw her in the capital, he knew that he liked this woman. But later, this woman died in the Western Territory because of his selfish thoughts. Only then did he realize how important she was to him.

After returning to Beidi, he lived a life of drunkenness and dreams every day, ignoring the affairs of the court. He was happy when he heard that there was a mystery behind Shen Yanyan's death. Xiao Jingzhan destroyed Xiliang and killed all those who killed her, so he would be the next one.

But he waited and waited for fifteen years, and only came when he almost couldn't live anymore.

Helian Fu was lying in a pool of blood with a relieved smile on his face.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Helian Fu's body, and the hatred in his heart was finally released.

In the following time, Xiao Jingzhan went to many places, including the desert sand, the snow in the north, the southwestern tribes, and the fishing villages in the East China Sea. He walked for a very long time, carrying a light tablet to the places she wanted to go but had not had the chance to go.

Until the end of life.

Xiao Jingzhan often thought that if he could live his life over again, he would definitely not bring her into the palace. He would let her be a free bird, flying freely in the vast sky and sea.

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