"I'm afraid my body can't hold out any longer. I can only hope that in the next life, I can grow old with Sister Qingying..."

The emperor's voice gradually weakened, and in the end, he was almost mumbling to himself.

The emperor spoke a lot of words at once, as if he knew that if he didn't say anything now, he would never have the chance to say anything again.

Whether the emperor was describing his life's achievements or expressing regret that they could not grow old together, Ruyi always listened quietly with her eyelashes lowered.

Her eyes were dry, without a trace of tears.

Because she knew that the emperor would die.

Although Ruyi was not the one who initiated the bear disaster in the enclosure, the emperor has been seriously ill since then and is dying soon. This is indeed because she instigated Jiang Yubin to prescribe the wrong medicine.

The emperor trusted Jiang Yubin and was convinced that he would not live long.

In fact, he didn't know that if he didn't cherish his life so much and didn't miss taking medicine every meal, perhaps his body wouldn't have collapsed as quickly as it did now.

The "tonic medicine" that Jinzhong prescribed was also specially prepared by Wei Yanwan at the request of Doctor Bao.

The tonic is indeed a tonic, and no matter who checks the residue, no one will find any problems.

But excessive dose of tonic medicine is poisonous.

The amount the emperor ate was enough to be fatal.

Wei Yanwan had already secretly surrendered to Ruyi and expressed her loyalty.

Ruyi knew that she had no ambition to stay in the palace, and might be looking forward to the day when the emperor would die even more than she did.

So he turned a blind eye and let Wei Yanwan do it.

On the surface, the only person who poisoned and murdered the emperor was Song. But in fact, the emperor's death was the work of many people.

Ruyi borrowed Song's knife and achieved her goal.

They fought each other to the death.

Ruyi's hands are clean, and the fisherman benefits.

The emperor thought that he and Ruyi were working together to conquer the world, but he didn't know that Ruyi's ultimate goal was his life.

The first ray of light in the morning penetrates through the thick clouds, struggling to paint a brilliant rainbow in the sky.

But before the sunlight could spread out, it was surrounded by dark clouds that came from nowhere.

Fine drizzles fell, and mist rose from the bluestone pavement, as if the heavens were weeping and mourning.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation was still magnificent and extravagant.

But beneath these layers of decoration, there is always an irreversible smell of decay, flowing with the slight movement of the air.

The body of the person in her arms gradually became cold and stiff, and the emperor finally died in Ruyi's arms.

Under the wide sleeves, Ruyi finally let go of the hands that had been entangled with the emperor's and breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yebi entered, checked the emperor's breath, pulse and eyelids, and finally shook his head at Ruyi.

Ruyi stood beside the couch with her hands held solemnly.

In her dark eyes, there was a deepening sadness, but also a hint of relief floating in the air.

"Jiang Yubin, please go down. I want to spend some time with the emperor."

When there was no one else in the hall, Ruyi sighed softly, with a bitter taste on her lips.

She had a lot to say to the emperor, but now, as she looked at the emperor's remains with a calm expression, she felt that there was no point in saying anything.

Since her rebirth and abandoning the vain obsessions of her previous life, Ruyi reminds herself every moment to live soberly.

She lived in the deep palace, but it was like living in a dream. Every day she had to confirm whether she was still alive.

Countless times in the middle of the night when she woke up in fear, Ruyi was as cautious as if she was living on the edge of a knife.

She didn't dare tell the secret of her rebirth to anyone.

Even if it was Yongji, Jingshu and Yongjing, whose blood was thicker than water; even if it was the loyal Rongpei and Suoxin; even if it was Hailan, a close friend with whom she could talk about anything; even if it was Gao Xiyue, who was also reborn...

She was afraid. She was afraid that one day when she woke up, all this would be just a dream that would vanish like smoke.

Ruyi considers herself an outsider, watching life like a play, with one scene after another rising and falling.

But she couldn't control herself, and gradually her heart was moved by the joys and sorrows of the people in the situation, and she unknowingly sank into the state of sobriety.

Fortunately, all this is finally over.

"The red string is broken, the bright mirror is cracked, the morning dew is shining, the fragrance has ceased, the white-haired man sings, sad about the separation, eat hard and don't miss me, the Jinshui River is flowing, and I bid you farewell forever.

The "On the Wall on Horseback" of that year was forcibly strung together as the ending of "Song of the White-haired Song". How could I not remember such a bold and rebellious act?

Zhuo Wenjun at that time didn't want Sima Xiangru, and Qingying today doesn't want Hongli.

Brother Hongli, our ending was actually determined when we first met."

Ruyi reached out and took off a small hairpin inlaid with gold and jade from behind her head. Her hair, which had been neatly combed, fell apart, and strands of black hair fell on her shoulders.

Ruyi gathered her hair, then reached out and picked up the ruby-red gold knife used for peeling fruit on the table beside her, and cut off a lock of her hair without hesitation.

For the Manchus, cutting their hair was considered extremely disrespectful, and for the empress to cut her hair meant national mourning.

Now that the emperor has passed away, it is reasonable for Ruyi to cut her hair.

Holding the black hair in her hand, Ruyi gently placed it beside the emperor's pillow.

"At the ceremony of enthroning the queen, we were married and swore to love each other forever. But no one can resist the changes of the world, and we have all changed.

My maiden name was Qingying. When I was young, I had to humble myself in front of the Empress Dowager in order to enter the palace to accompany the emperor. The cherry blossoms were pink and I was blue, which was considered inappropriate, so I changed my name to Ruyi.

The Queen Mother once said that Lin Luyi was virtuous and would not do anything inappropriate. If a person could be like Yiyi in his life, it would be great.

But I don’t think that being a beautiful, quiet woman living in a stable house all my life is perfect.

What I want is to live my life as I please. I have said that Qingying will never grow old with a heartless person in this life.

Now that the Queen Mother and the Emperor have passed away, I can finally be myself again, Ulanala Qingying again."

After doing all this, Qingying wiped her eyes with a handkerchief soaked in tear gas powder.

After her eyes were red and stained with tears, she put on a wooden expression, stretched out her hand with sorrow and grief, and pushed open the door of the palace.

It was drizzling, and the entire Forbidden City was shrouded in the mist, standing alone.

The emperor died in the Yangxin Palace, and his posthumous title was Chun. According to the posthumous title law, the emperor was named Gao, and his temple name was respectfully given to him as Gaozong.

In compliance with the Emperor's will, the throne was passed to the fourth son, Yongji. All the princes and officials submitted to the throne, and all were willing to accept it.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he honored his biological mother, Empress Ulanara Qingying, as the Empress Dowager, and his first wife, Xilin Gioro, as the Empress.

The new emperor was filial and kind, and was very generous to his brothers and sisters.

Yonghuang was given the title of Prince Ding, Yongzhang the title of Prince Xun, and Yongqi the title of Prince Rong, each guarding their own territory to defend their country. The rest of the brothers were also given the title of Prince of a County and lived in harmony.

Qingying moved to the Cining Palace, while the other noble concubines and imperial concubines moved to the Shoukang Palace to spend their remaining years in peace.

I don't know when, the cold wind and slanting rain were suddenly mixed with some broken snow particles, and the floating rustling sound was flying in the air.

A few snowflakes quietly fell from Qingying's neck and quickly turned into a little cool and wet feeling.

"In the morning, I woke up in the hall to hear the news of falling snow. I rolled up the curtains to see the auspicious sign, and the white snow in the distance blurred the courtyard."

Qingying stood in the corridor, her body trembled unconsciously, and she muttered something in a pleasant manner.

Rong Pei said that the two green plum trees in the courtyard that the late emperor had sent had blossomed.

Qingying nodded with satisfaction, tilted her head and smiled, saying meaningfully, "Such a beautiful flower should not be trapped in the courtyard. Rongpei, let's go to the Imperial Garden and plant the green plums under the palace wall.

I only hope that one day, this scent of plum blossoms can break through the barrier of the red wall and fly to the vast world that belongs to her. "

Amidst the mist of wind and snow, the sky and the earth seemed to slowly merge into one dark and indistinguishable color.

Rong Pei held an umbrella behind, and Qingying walked slowly in front.

The two of them walked slowly forward, guided by a few swaying lights on the long street.

(End of the article)

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