"Every death in the world is a reunion after a long separation."
This sentence was obscure and artistic. It was not like the spring breeze at this time, but more like the spring breeze with sand and loess that would blow in Chang 'an for a few days in late spring.
Ning Que thought about it for a long time but did not understand what it meant. He did not even have a clue, so he became more and more worried.
Not being able to leave Chang 'an was his biggest worry. This city was his city of worries. He was trapped in the city of worries, so he sat on the high city wall and stared blankly every day.
The Empress came and walked to his side. She gently rubbed his head and said tenderly, "You still don't understand the meaning of that sentence?"
According to the seniority in the Academy, the Empress should call Ning Que Youngest Uncle. But she was older than Ning Que and was considered an elder in the eyes of His Majesty. Especially since last autumn, she and Ning Que returned to Chang 'an from the Wilderness. They had gone through thick and thin together and trusted each other, so she naturally did this.
Ning Que shook his head gently.
He did not understand the sentence. The Empress and his Senior Brothers and Sisters at the back of the mountain of the Academy also did not understand the profound meaning of the Drunkard's words.
They analyzed for a long time and found that there was a similar description in the West-Hill Scripture. The death of all lives in the world was not the end, but the return to the glory of Haotian's Divine Kingdom. The problem was that the only person who was qualified to say this was Haotian herself.
The Empress looked at him and asked, "Do you still think it's not her?"
Ning Que said, "Sangsang is dead."
The Empress asked, "Why are you so sure?"
Ning Que looked at the thread-like streets below and searched for the location of the Old Brush Pen Shop. He said, "She is my natal life. If she is still alive, I would definitely know."
The Empress walked to the city wall and said slowly, "Many people have died, but the problem is still not solved."
Ning Que did not care about the undercurrents in the court, but he knew what she meant.
"Although no one dares to say it publicly, there are still many people who find it hard to accept that I, the Holy Virgin of the Devil's Sect, will be in charge of the Tang Empire. At the very least, they are very resistant to it. This is not a good thing."
"The agreement with the West-Hill Divine Palace is still a thorn in the hearts of the Tangs. Li Peiyan's death can only alleviate it, but not completely solve it. Because all the Tangs know that I am the one who keeps my word in the palace."
"The Li family has ruled the Tang Empire for thousands of years and has been supported by the people for thousands of years. As a member of the royal family, I should die for the people. I'm the daughter-in-law of the Li family and I'm willing to do something. You were right that day in the hall. Li Huiyuan is dead and Li Yu only has her brother left. I believe she will know what to do."
The Empress looked at the city she had lived in for many years and spoke with a smile.
Ning Que's heart sank with every word she said. Before she could finish, he said, "Please wake up, Her Highness. Don't think about those unreasonable things."
The Empress gradually stopped smiling. She looked through the clouds outside the city wall and looked at the looming palace in the distance. She said calmly, "I didn't intend to reason with you, Mr. Thirteen."
Ning Que stared at her hands on the city wall and asked, "Why?"
"Because I'm tired. I'm really tired now."
The Empress frowned slightly, looking indescribably delicate and lovely. In fact, her face was not very beautiful, but just a slight change in her expression made her look beautiful. It was only at this moment that people would remember that she was the legendary Saintess of the Devil's Doctrine who was the best at manipulating people's hearts.
"Many years ago, I was just a very ordinary girl by the Daming Lake. I don't know why the elders in the sect chose me as the Saintess and ordered me to go south to seduce the Crown Prince of the Tang Empire, waiting for the chaos."
She said, "At that time, I thought he was a fatuous and lustful person, so I was naturally unwilling. Besides, I didn't think I was good at seducing men, so I decided to kill him."
Ning Que asked, "Your Majesty suffered a hidden injury at that time?"
The Empress said, "Yes, but I didn't kill him at that time, so I thought I had failed. I didn't expect that he didn't blame me and even hid many truths for me."
Ning Que was silent. Although he knew that His Majesty was a person who valued relationships, he still couldn't understand why he would make such a choice back then.
"Only then did I realize that he had truly fallen in love with me. Thus, I began to reject him while welcoming him. I used all the skills that I learned in the Enlightenment Doctrine, or rather, the skills that I was born with, on him until he could no longer leave me and even decided to welcome me into the palace."
The Empress smiled and said, "At that time, I thought I had won, but I didn't expect that I would lose in the end. Because I spent too much time on him, I unknowingly fell in love with him. Just like how he couldn't leave me, I couldn't leave him either."
"His Majesty is one of the two men who love me the most in this world."
"I helped him deal with state affairs for a period of time. Rumor has it that he didn't let me continue to deal with it because of some gossip. Only I know that it was because he was worried that I would overwork myself."
"I have the ability to deal with state affairs, but I really don't like it. I just like talking and laughing with him, playing with him, throwing a little tantrum, and making some food. That's all."
"He left. Because of the injury that I planted in him many years ago, I had to hold on and stay calm until I returned to Chang 'an from the Wilderness until I settled his affairs."
"I think I handled it well. When I see His Majesty, I believe that he will be satisfied. Then what reason do I have to stay here? I don't want him to wait for me for too long. "
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It was quiet on the city wall.
Ning Que's gaze still fell on the Empress's hand on the city wall. He felt very complicated at this time. He was shocked and confused, but he couldn't find the right words to describe it.
He said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Don't you think that's very selfish?"
The Empress smiled and said, "I am the siren of the Devil's Doctrine in the eyes of the world. It's natural for me to be selfish."
Ning Que said, "The Prince is still young. He still needs you as his mother to raise him."
"My son has Mr. First as his teacher. What else do I need to worry about? I have already made arrangements. Xu Chi and Zeng Jing have written me letters. The situation is difficult but stable. The court has its own rules. It doesn't matter whether I am there or not. It's actually good for the Tang Empire if I am not there. At least those Haotian Taoism charlatans can no longer use my background to talk about things. "
The smile on her face seemed to be shining and extremely proud.
Ning Que said, "I won't allow this to happen."
The Empress smiled and said, "I remember someone once said that there are only two things in this world that no one can control. Even Haotian can't control, and that is life and death."
Ning Que still wanted to say something.
The Empress looked at him and said calmly, "I have said before that there are two men in the world who love me the most. In addition to His Majesty, the other one is my brother Xiahou. And he happened to die in your hands."
Ning Que did not say anything.
"How you felt when Sangsang died was how I felt when His Majesty closed his eyes. At that time, I jumped down from Helan City because I was forced by the situation. Now that I think about it, maybe I already had the will to die at that time. But Helan City is still a little short."
The Empress looked at the clouds below the city wall and said with a smile, "I think Chang 'an City should be tall enough."
She was smiling, but the expression on her face was as indifferent as the clouds and smoke, as if she was no longer in this world.
Then she left the city wall and fell into the clouds.
Ning Que had countless ways to catch her or pull her back, but he did not do anything because his body was very stiff and because he saw her face when she left.
Her skirt was swaying like a flower. She closed her eyes and the expression on her face was so peaceful, as if she was about to enter the best world, which made people feel extremely comforted and at ease.
Not many people had the heart to break that kind of peace.
Ning Que stood on the city wall and looked at the flowing clouds for a long time. Then he left.
Many people came and went in his life, and they never came back. And they left so suddenly or decisively, which made him feel lost and sad.
His family and friends in the General's Mansion, the Headmaster and Sangsang, His Majesty and the Empress were all like that.
There was a great fear between life and death. Ning Que had lived two lives and was used to seeing life and death in the Wilderness of Min Mountain. But he had never understood the great fear that even eminent monks and Bhadanta could not see through.
On the night that Hua Shanyue wanted to save Li Yu from Chang 'an, he once said to Chao Xiaoshu that such an idiotic behavior was really hard to understand. That was because he had never understood love.
What is love in the world? It makes people live and die for it. Ning Que always remembered this sentence. He always felt that this sentence was too literary and pedantic, and he did not like it.
Just like that sentence: Every death in the world is a reunion after a long separation.
It was not until this moment that he finally understood a little.
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After Ning Que walked down the city wall, he went directly to the Princess Mansion.
He lifted the layers of gauze on the balcony, looked at Li Yu and said directly, "The Empress has passed away."
Li Yu was telling a story to Xiao Man. Ning Que looked carefully and found that it was the story that he had told her before.
Hearing this, she did not react. After a long time, she slowly raised her head, and her pale face was full of confusion. "Why?"
"If I say that it is for love, I don't know if you will believe me."
Ning Que looked at her and said, "Get ready to enter the palace. I will send Xiao Man to the Academy to study."
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In the blink of an eye, it was late spring in Chang 'an, but it was still rainy.
The people had not completely gotten rid of the sorrow of the Empress' death. The soldiers waiting on the Vermilion Bird Avenue still had white cloth wrapped around their arms.
The Yulin Royal Guards solemnly lined up in front of the palace. Solemn and elegant music resounded in the palace. The civil and military officials of the imperial court, dressed in court clothes, filed in under the guidance of eunuchs. The bell gradually rang.
On this day, the new emperor of the Tang Empire officially ascended the throne.
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