Investiture of the Gods.
Throwing the embroidered ball to the flowerman,
The hall of flowers in the cold kiln.
Joining the army, leaving the kiln, looking forward to her lover day and night.
The cold kiln waited for eighteen years,
Until the clouds parted and the moon was bright.
— — As if!
— — —
Red bricks and glazed tiles,
A magnificent palace.
The door was pushed open with a creak,
The light from outside shone in,
A thin and weak figure was projected on the floor.
With another knock on the door,
The door of the palace was closed again.
The footsteps were very light, but there was a hint of urgency.
When Siyang woke up,
She was facing the dimness of the room. The doors and windows were tightly blocked,
It was so tight that the room was filled with the unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine.
It seemed that..,
This venerable one was seriously ill.
With this thought in mind, Siyang did not move,
She was trying hard to adjust her breathing,
To calm her heart,
From the beginning, when she merged into this body,
The pain all over her body descended on her senses. Just now, when she moved a little, her body could not bear it.
This venerable one was probably terminally ill.
At this moment,
Someone had entered the sleeping chamber. Si Yang heard the commotion and was shocked.
She closed her eyes,
She pretended not to know.
"Empress?" That person came to the bed,
She called out in a soft voice.
It was a woman.
She seemed to see that the person lying on the bed did not react,
The woman called out again, but this time, her voice was a little louder.
"Empress, are you awake? It's time to take your medicine. " Seeing that the person on the bed still did not move, the woman seemed to be a little anxious and wanted to go forward to take a look.
"Oh..." Siyang pretended to have just woken up. She opened her eyes in a daze.
A woman dressed as a maid stood in front of the bed. She was holding a tray in her hand. That was the medicine she mentioned.
During the moment when she closed her eyes to rest, Siyang also received all the information she needed to know, including the memories of the venerable one. Now, everything here was left to her to handle.
"Empress, you're finally awake." The woman was very happy. There was a sense of relief in her words.
He gently opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He frowned and calmed down for a while before continuing.
"Cui … Cui 'er." Her voice was hoarse and unpleasant to hear.
"Come, Your Highness, drink the medicine first. The imperial physician said that you can't stop drinking this medicine. Once you finish drinking the medicine, your illness will be cured." As she spoke, the maid named Cui 'er placed the tray on the ground. She held the bowl of medicine and wanted to feed Si Yang the medicine.
Frowning again, Siyang turned her head to block the medicine. Her whole body was sore and weak, and she couldn't use any strength. She could only use this method to express her refusal.
"This, Your Highness?" Cui'er was confused.
After a while, Siyang also adapted to the light in the bedchamber and saw Cui 'er's appearance clearly. Cui' er's appearance was delicate and pretty, but her complexion was yellow as if she was malnourished. At this moment, she was looking at her with worried eyes.
"Pour this medicine out." The original sovereign might not know, but how could Siyang, who came for her, not know? She faintly stared at the bowl of medicine. What kind of medicine was this? She couldn't stop drinking it.
Of course, she couldn't stop drinking it. Bowls were like talismans that hastened one's death.
"What?"
Cui'er wasn't young anymore. She met the original sovereign in her time of need, and the relationship between master and servant was deep. Although she was timid, she was kind-hearted, unlike a certain person who was heartless and had no conscience.
Seeing that she didn't move, Siyang didn't waste any more words. She pointed at a flowering tree in the corner and said in a hoarse voice, "If you still want me to live, then pour the medicine out."
"Is there something wrong with this medicine?" Cui'er wasn't stupid. Her heart tightened and she felt that the hand holding the medicine was particularly cold and trembling.
In response, Siyang only closed her eyes and looked like she had silently agreed.
Seeing this, after thinking for a moment, Cui'er gritted her teeth and immediately walked to the flowering tree with the bowl of medicine. She poured all of the medicine into the flowering pot. As she did this, her hands were trembling and her heart was colder than ice.
Cui'er had been with her master for more than ten years and had supported each other to this day. She had always believed her master's words from the bottom of her heart.
After returning, Cui'er put down the bowl of medicine and sat in front of the bed. She wanted to ask, but she didn't know how to start.
Siyang saw Cui'er's struggle, but she didn't have any intention of explaining. Some things weren't suitable to be said too clearly. It was better to let Cui'er fill in the blanks with her own imagination.
"Go get me something to eat."
"Niang niang finally wants to eat." Cui'er, who had an ugly expression just now, heard this and her eyes lit up. She nodded repeatedly, "This servant will go get you something to eat."
After Cui'er left, the bedchamber quieted down again.
"Ha."
After a while, a soft laugh slowly sounded in the hall.
There are thousands of princes and young masters, who fight Xue Pinglang with colored balls. [Excerpt from a Chinese opera]
Eighteen years ago, she fell in love at first sight. She tossed a ball at the brothel to choose a husband. She didn't care about her parents' objections and broke the family bond with three palms. She chose Xue Pinggui, who was poor and had no one to rely on.
Wang Baochuan didn't feel bitter about this.
What was bitter was that her deep feelings were wronged.
After Xue Pinggui got married, he had some ambitions. Perhaps at that time, he was sincerely planning for his and Wang Baochuan's future. However, Xiliang's life was unknown after the battle. When Wang Baochuan heard the news, she washed her face with tears every day. What she didn't expect was that the husband she missed so much had already remarried and become the ruler of a country.
Eighteen years. Not one or two years, but a whole eighteen years.
Wang Baochuan's character was soft on the outside but firm on the inside. It could be seen from the fact that she ignored her parents' objections and insisted on marrying the man she loved. She stayed in the cold cave for eighteen years. She was poor, sick, and had a hard life. She lived by spinning yarn and eating wild vegetables just to wait for her husband's return. Even if she mistakenly believed that Xue Pinggui was dead, she still insisted on keeping her chastity.
As for Xue Pinggui, he believed Wang Baochuan's remarriage just because of the slanderous words of others. He didn't even verify it himself. From then on, he forgot about Wang Baochuan. It was only later that he led the Xiliang Army to attack the Central Plains that he returned to the cold cave for the sake of his reputation.
He ascended the throne and became the ruler of the world. He conferred Wang Baochuan the title of Empress. He did everything on the surface and gave the people the impression that he was a kind man who didn't forget his wife when he was rich.
In fact.
Wang Baochuan only became the Empress for eighteen days after ascending the throne.
Some people said that Wang Baochuan was unlucky and couldn't bear the honor of being the Empress. She had the luck of the phoenix, but not the life.
Some people also said that Wang Baochuan's body was already damaged after eighteen years in the cold cave. She was like a lamp that had run out of oil. She was just forcing herself to be the Empress for eighteen days.
They all said that this was fate.
Whose fate?
To be honest, Wang Baochuan didn't seek death. She was forcibly taken away by the person she loved.
Xue Pinggui was able to turn the tables because he married the Princess Tuozan of the Xiliang Kingdom. Later, he used the excuse that Wang Yun, Wei Bao, and the others of the Central Plains rebelled. He led the Xiliang Army straight to the hinterland of the Central Plains and wiped out the rebels in one fell swoop. He then ascended the throne and merged the Central Plains with the territory of Xiliang.
Princess Tuozan was a proud daughter of God. She was unruly. She fell in love with Xue Pinggui at first sight. She invited him to be the prince consort of Xiliang, and the King of Xiliang even gave up the throne to him. If that was the case, the Kingdom of Xiliang owed Xue Pinggui a great debt.
However, Wang Baochuan appeared. She was a princess, but she became a concubine. The position of the Empress was snatched away. No one would be happy about it.
Everything led to Wang Baochuan's death.
Before Wang Baochuan died, she saw through everything. She also understood the cause and effect. Because of this, the resentment in her heart could not be dispelled. Eighteen years of suffering, the exhaustion of her youth, and in the end, even her life was lost.
No matter how helpless she was, she was innocent.
That was why Siyang appeared.
After digesting all the information in her mind, Siyang looked up at the plain-colored bed ceiling. A dim light flashed in her eyes.
What was owed must be returned, no matter how much, no matter who it was.
The next morning.
In front of the dressing table, the blurry bronze mirror reflected the woman's face.
Her cheeks were emaciated, her skin was sallow, and her hair was as dry as straw. Her entire body looked withered. Because the woman was too thin, the dress on her body was particularly loose. The sides of the dress were empty, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.
The woman was about thirty or forty years old. Many wrinkles had crept up her face. However, from the corners of her eyes and the tips of her eyebrows, one could still see her former beauty.
She was once as beautiful as a hibiscus, the most beautiful of all. Unfortunately, she had fallen.
Looking at her appearance, her eyes were the most attractive. They were clear and bright, as if they could see through people's hearts. They did not match the woman in front of her at all.
After carefully recuperating for an entire night, Si Yang finally managed to fill up most of the emptiness in her body.
She had to thank the benefits she received during the mission.
A good body, a good strength.
Although she was completely healthy on the inside, she still had to put on an act. After all, there were still people who hoped that she would die soon. In order to not disappoint them, it was better for her to continue being "sick" for safety's sake.
"Empress, the water is here." Cui'er walked over with a bronze basin.
Hearing the voice, Siyang unhurriedly lowered her eyes to hide the light in them. She once again became the lifeless Wang Baochuan.
Siyang looked at him losing his composure. She was slightly surprised that he had lost his usual composure. However, after thinking about it, she understood. At Li Yi's age, he should have had a son and a daughter, but he didn't. Now that she had a child, it was naturally different.
"This consort already said that she had thought it over, but now it's Wangye who's feeling guilty?" Siyang said deliberately.
Hearing this, Li Yi's expression changed. He glared at her, but his gaze was still gentle as he stared at Siyang's stomach. His hands moved even more carefully, as if he was afraid of scaring the little life that had yet to take shape.
"Wang is happy." He was beyond happy.
Tsk, even the way he addressed her had changed.
Seeing that he still wanted to press his head against her body, Siyang couldn't take it anymore. She pushed him away and said, "That's enough, there's no end to this."
Li Yi, who was pushed away, wasn't displeased. Seeing that Siyang was about to get up, he immediately reached out to help her up, "You're not the same as before. You have to be more careful with your actions. You don't have to worry about anything now. Leave everything to me. You just stay in the palace and take care of the baby …"
"That's right, you also need to send someone to watch over your food. I'll think of a way to send a few capable people to you."
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"Don't worry." Siyang half leaned into Li Yi's embrace. Siyang stroked her stomach, a faint smile on her lips, "Right now, I'm just pregnant. This matter shouldn't be made public."
"Yes, yes. Let's stabilize the baby first." Li Yi, who was stunned by the good news, calmed himself down at this moment. Thinking of their current situation, he couldn't help narrowing his eyes. The expression on his face also became serious, "In the near future, you shouldn't have any conflicts with Princess Tuozan."
"I'm afraid she can't find the time to deal with me at this moment." Siyang shook her head, pursed her lips, and raised her eyes slightly, "Now that Tuozan is dissatisfied with Xue Pinggui, you can start to prepare. After I'm stable, you can take this opportunity to make our Emperor make up his mind to eliminate the Xiliang Army."
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