C263 (2/2)
”Grandson's orders.” Xuan Ye looked at the empress dowager and responded softly.
Grandson, Fu Quan and Chang Ning are your blood brothers. All these years, your Emperor Ama's sons, Qi Shou, Long Xi and Yong Qian, have all died. If your Grandmother were to leave, then the ones closest to you in this world will be the two of them. The Empress Dowager continued to speak her own thoughts.
”Royal Grandmother, your grandson will definitely treat your royal brother well.” Xuan Ye said softly.
”Get them all to come back to the palace, This Dowager wants to meet them. This Dowager has something to say to them, and This Dowager wants to tell them that they are the emperor's closest relatives and vow to help the emperor protect our Qing Dynasty. They are never allowed to have any ill intentions towards the emperor.”
”Royal Grandmother … Shall we not talk about this? ” Xuan Ye's eyes were slightly red. The empress dowager's words caused him to feel uneasy. Royal Grandmother, can we eat first? ”In a while, when the food gets cold, we'll have to heat it up.”
The empress dowager smiled at Xuan Ye and lightly nodded …
He hadn't been able to see her royal grandmother in good health for more than ten days, and now that her royal grandmother wanted to see his royal brothers Fu Quan and Long Huan, he had the feeling that she was going to leave behind her last words. This feeling scared him, he was really scared, he couldn't imagine the day where he would be without her royal grandmother, and from the day he was born, the person who was closest to him in this world was her royal grandmother.
It was the biggest snow in the capital since the start of winter. Snowflakes fluttered in the sky like goosebumps. Rong'er stood in the courtyard and looked up at the sky. The sight of the vast expanse of whiteness before her was quickly blinding. Tears rolled down his cheeks.
Behind him, Xiaoqing consoled him softly, ”Mistress, it's cold outside and your tears will hurt your face. Let's go back to the house.”
With tears mixed in with the snow, the cold and the heat intersected. ”Even so, we cannot share the pain in Rong'er's heart in the slightest.” No need. Is the mourning dress ready? Let us return to the Palace of Tzu Ning as soon as possible. ”
Late last night in the midst of the heavy snow, the empress dowager quietly left. Actually, from her figure as the empress dowager at the end of her days … Since the end of November, the emperor had completely stopped the imperial court and served the empress dowager day and night. Unfortunately, with the emperor's filial piety, he was still unable to save the empress dowager's life.
From that moment on, the Forbidden City was covered in thick grief. After three dynasties, the imperial concubine, who had left an extremely thick ink brush in the history of the Great Qing Dynasty, the filial queen, the filial queen, had passed away at the age of seventy-five.
When Rong'er was rushed to the Palace in the middle of the night after receiving the news, the first voice he heard was that of a man crying bitterly. Xuan Ye, who had always been strong and unyielding, was now crying like a newborn baby. This was the first time Rong'er had seen such a fragile Xuan Ye, and he cried all night long. Before the sun rose, the emperor's empress dowager's letter had already been announced to the world. All of the concubines in the imperial harem were prepared to die, and Xuan Ye was already unable to control his grief as he tightly guarded the empress dowager's grave without moving an inch. The ministers, concubines and concubines were all worried for Xuan Ye. Not only that, Xuan Ye had even decided to mourn for the empress dowager for twenty-seven months. Since the ancient emperor, he had not been as loyal as the common people for twenty-seven months.
If he had been there, he would have been able to do anything in peace. But now, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his heart, and he was in great pain. Other than staying close to his imperial grandmother, he didn't know what else he could do. Memories from over thirty years flashed back and forth in his mind. These memories would only make his heart hurt even more …