Overnight, inside and outside the Forbidden Palace, red make-up was replaced by white ones, funeral veils fluttered, and the mourning bell rang after a while, everything was immersed in the haze.

The Dragon Palace where the emperors of past dynasties lived was originally majestic and majestic, but in the autumn season, with the windows and doors closed, there was a burst of chill in the main hall.Yuan Shu stretched out his numb fingers, and pushed open a green screen window, and the light rain poured in from outside the corridor immediately.

"It turned out to be raining..."

She always felt surprisingly cold, so it was raining, but she stroked the cloak she only wore in winter, and smiled bitterly, the coldness of her body was no match for the coldness in her heart.

"Your Majesty, the East Hall of the Imperial Mausoleum has been opened, and all the burial objects have been prepared in the inner palace, but I don't know... some of them will be sacrificed alive or dead?"

Those intermittent words didn't attract Yuan Shu's attention, but this one sentence captured her thoughts by the way, turned around to look, and saw the embarrassment on the face of the officials who died in the inner palace.

This is a taboo topic, but I have to mention it, even though Yuan Li, who had been awake for a long time in the couch, turned dark again, but the order was still to be issued, and after a long pause, he quietly said two words.

"Death and martyrdom, don't disturb the mausoleum, I'm tired, let's all go down."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

As soon as the person retreated, Yuan Shu covered the window and went to the small couch, lifted the gold silk veil that had just fallen and hung it on the wishful hook, looked at Yuan Li who was half leaning on the couch rubbing her temples, and sat down .

"Do you want to lie down again? I will ask the palace servants to bring the soup and medicine later."

The tired and tightly closed phoenix eyes opened a little, and their eyes fell on Yuan Shu's concerned face. She couldn't help shaking her head and forced a smile, stretched out her hand to grab Yuan Shu's thin wrist, and said, "I'm fine, but you are here with me." It's been so long, it's time to rest."

It's been the third day since the accident happened today, Yuan Li didn't wake up until this morning, and for the past two days, Yuan Shu took care of both inside and outside the palace.It was only two nights in total, and she stayed up all night in front of the dragon couch, and last night she just took a nap beside Yuan Li.

"You're fine, I'm fine."

For some reason, she just couldn't sleep, and when she closed her eyes, her mind was filled with Yuan Ying's appearance, and every sentence and smile she said when she left became more and more profound.Today is the third day, and it is the latest day for the army to return to the city as his father said, it is already noon, how can she rest.

"Come up."

Even though he was grieving in his heart, Yuan Li still felt sorry for Yuan Shu's body. He half pulled her onto the low couch, took the brocade mat and put it aside, and let Yuan Shu lie down in his arms.

"It's been really hard these two days, Shu'er, just sleep here for a while."

She is the emperor of a country, but she has never been relaxed. There are too many things in the whole country waiting for her to deal with, and the bitterness in it is not very understandable.Everyone thinks that the emperor enjoys all the glory and is the most comfortable person in the world, but only she knows that being an emperor is really hard.It's not that she is in good health, but that she never dares to get sick, for fear that many things will be messed up if she falls ill.

But this time, she was unconscious for two days after one illness, and she thought it would be a different scene when she woke up.However, it was surprisingly orderly.God knows, when she opened her eyes, she saw Yuan Shu who was sitting beside the couch reviewing the memorial, and she was more delighted than surprised.

Her Shu'er has been pampered since she was a child, and she has never worried about anything. She knows that she is a smart girl, but such a person will only be better protected by others.So much so that after she trapped her in the palace, she wished to give her all the best things in the world, just to let Yuan Shu live a stable life.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu, who seemed weak and irresistible, would stand up at the most critical moment, take care of everything for her, and work hard for her day after day.

Why didn't Yuan Shu know what Yuan Li was thinking, she snuggled into her arms quietly, her nerves that hadn't dared to relax for two days eased up, sniffing the familiar cold fragrance deeply, she finally wept .

"Do you know how scared I am? You are still sick and ignoring others. When I was standing on the golden palace, I didn't dare to make a sound, but I have to say that I can't find anyone to help. Even my father ...I dare not."

Originally, when Yuan Li woke up, she wanted to cry about this, but the officials in the inner government were waiting, so she could only bear it.Now that there is no one around, she dared to soften her voice. The Princess Pingzhao who has attracted everyone's attention in the past two days is just an illusion she pretended. Only in Yuan Li's arms can she be the real herself. .

Yuan Li heard her non-complaining words, and she hugged her tightly, also blaming herself.She knew that Yuan Shu was a timid person, never willing to take charge, unwilling to fight, this time she was so bold, it was only because of her.

"It's sister Li's fault that Shu'er doesn't cry, it won't happen in the future, it won't be like this again." Obviously it is the person she wants to hold in the palm of her hand, but it always makes her cry unceasingly.

The gentle words touched Yuan Shu's heart, but in just two days, she seemed to have experienced the longest time in the past ten years.She took over the things that she never liked to do, and she also experienced the state of mind that is too cold to be at a high place. When suffering, even her own father and king could not believe it.

"It's your fault. If you leave me like this again, I will definitely..."

The tears hadn't been wiped away yet, Yuan Li's heart was touched by the half-raised stubborn face, and Su finger lightly landed on the lips that were still determined, and she swore, "No more."

Yuan Ying's departure certainly made her feel distressed, but when she woke up and looked at Yuan Shu's thin back, she was still persevering despite being too sleepy.At that moment, she regretted it, regretted why she fainted, regretted how she could put all the burden on Yuan Shu.

"Shu'er is not afraid, it's all over."

Before she stopped crying, Yuan Shu nestled in Yuan Li's arms and fell asleep.Lowering her head, Yuan Li looked at the exhausted little person in her arms, felt pity for her, wiped away the tears for her, and stroked the brow furrowed by anxiety, her movements were extremely gentle.

"Obviously very brave, why always have to be afraid."

The army that was supposed to speed up to return to Beijing only arrived at Tiandu in the evening of this day. At that time, the heavy rain was about to stop, and the three thousand guards bundled up the sackcloth to clear the way. The team slowly appeared in front of Miyagi, and when a handful of white money landed, Yuan Shu and Yuan Li had already been waiting in front of the palace gate for too long.

Ten meters away from the palace gate, tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down on one knee. Marshal Lu Zhao, the vanguard of the accompanying army, knelt down abruptly when he stepped forward. His knees hit the ground and splashed mud and water. His old face was full of shame, and his voice choked with sobs. He said: "Your Majesty... the old minister has neglected his duty! The Seventh Princess... is back."

At that moment, Yuan Shu saw Yuan Li, who was wearing the emperor's royal crown, looking down at the tens of thousands of people, a tear fell from the corner of his eye, and he just quietly watched the hearse approaching not far away, the car inserted into the front of the car The imperial flag is flying in the wind.

"Open."

Shen Sheng gave an order, and immediately a dozen imperial guards lifted the coffin down, removed the white Zhang, and pushed back the extremely crude coffin lid with all their strength.Yuan Li's steps forward were unusually steady, and when he saw the face of the person in the coffin within a short distance, his body shook miserably.

Yuan Shu, who was always by her side, didn't care about anything, and hurriedly mixed people up, and it was at this moment that she saw clearly what was going on in the coffin.That is, the tears could no longer be held back.She kept telling herself that before seeing the dead body, everything was hopeful, but now, there was nothing.

The person lying quietly in there is whoever it is if it's not Yuan Ying.

I still remember that when she came to see her the day before she left Beijing, when she left, she said that she hoped that when she returned triumphantly, she could see her and Yuan Li coming to welcome her together, smiling so happily.

Now, they stood here to meet her, but she never smiled again.

"Yuan Ying..."

Yuan Ying's mourning hall was set up in the Lanyue Palace where she used to live. Yuan Li decreed to confer the title of Princess An, and buried her with the highest national ceremony, and all officials paid homage to her.White wax, white flowers and white paper, as well as the non-stop burning flame, became the deepest impression in Yuan Shu's mind.

Yuan Li is the elder and the emperor, and it is impossible to guard the spirit with etiquette, so Yuan Shu stood guard for her, knelt in front of the hall, and sprinkled handfuls of spirit papers amidst the crowd's crying.

"I didn't expect you, Yuan Ying, to be a liar. Didn't you say you wanted to come back to see me? Why did you do this... Who did you harm?" Staring at the black-painted gold-rimmed tablet, Yuan Shu murmured softly. Plain hands clenched into fists angrily.

At night, Yuan Li settled all the matters and rushed over from the Dragon Hall. The outer hall with the door of the hall was wide open, and it was getting a lot of limelight. Taking the cloak from Shang Gong was too much for Yuan Shu to put on.

"You're here." Looking up and seeing that it was Yuan Li, Yuan Shu wasn't too surprised.

"Well, come to accompany you, and accompany Xiao Qi."

After waved away the palace maids with filial piety on both sides, the two of them were left in the brightly lit hall. Yuan Li sat on the cushion beside Yuan Shu, pulled Yuan Shu to change her position, and stretched out her hand to rub her. with sore knees.

"Stop kneeling, and Xiaoqi doesn't like these vain rituals either. That girl has been smart since she was a child. Among the sisters, she is the only one who wins my heart, so she dares to call me third sister, and dare to seek advice from me."

The Tian family already has weak family ties, for a royal sister like Yuan Lan, and a royal sister like Yuan Ju, Yuan Li has already cultivated a cold temper.Dudu Yuanying was different, since the death of Concubine Miao, she even brought her with her.

"She is as old as you, but her heart is harder than Shu'er." The words didn't seem to be mocking, but more like admiration, and the phoenix eyes swept across the flickering fire and locked on the tablet.

Yuan Shu looked up at her hesitantly, and happened to look at Shang Yuanli indifferently.

"Do you know why I promoted Xiao Qi alone?"

Yuan Shu naturally thought about this question, but she didn't have a clear answer. Now that Yuan Li said this, she listened carefully.

"She is smart. When Concubine Miao died, no one would pay attention to the fallen princess. At that time, I asked her what she wanted most. Do you know what she said?"

"What is it?"

Speaking of this, Yuan Li actually laughed out loud, but the eyes that were not smiling but rather lonely were a little more hurt, and she held Yuan Shu and pointed to the hall, then said softly: "The throne."

If someone else said this, Yuan Li would never give her a chance to live, but when Yuan Ying said this, the eyes that were slightly less fierce than hers touched Yuan Li's heart for the first time.

Squeezing Yuan Shu's startled little face, he continued: "She is bolder than Shu'er, isn't she? I have been training her for the past few years, and she is also an emperor. I thought I would give the throne to you after a few years. She, but now..."

Hearing this, Yuan Shu widened her eyes and looked at Yuan Li in disbelief.

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