"His Majesty has just woken up and is talking with Her Highness the Empress and Her Highness the Consort Yan in the hall.
Wait in the side hall for a while, "Changde said to Li Yi and Li Xuan as he closed the door.
Li Xuan let out a breath and rubbed his hands together. He walked into the side hall and asked, "How many times has Father woken up today?"
Changde said, "Today is the second time. He woke up for a while in the morning and went back to sleep after eating some food."
After walking into the side hall, they could no longer feel the cold air outside.
Yong Ning saw Li Yi and ran over. She accidentally tripped and fell to the ground.
Li Yi quickly ran over and picked her up. He asked with concern, "Are you hurt?"
Although tears were already welling up in her eyes, she still shook her head and said in a soft voice, "It's not painful …"
Li Yi patted away the dust on her body and held her little hand. He said, "Be careful when you walk in the future, okay?"
Yong Ning lowered her head and said obediently, "I know …"
Not only was Yong Ning in the side hall, but MIngzhu and Shouning were also there. There were also a few young princes and princesses playing in the distance.
"Teacher, what's wrong with Father?" The proud Lolita slowly raised her head and looked at Li Yi. There was a trace of unconcealable panic in the depths of her clear eyes.
Li Yi patted her head and said, "His Majesty is fine. He just wants to talk to you. Don't you have many things to say to your Father?"
Li Yi looked at MIngzhu. She was sitting there with a dazed expression and her eyes were out of focus.
A eunuch walked in and said softly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Eldest Princess, His Majesty summons you."
Li Xuan and MIngzhu brought Yong Ning, Shouning, and the group of princes and princesses into the hall. Li Yi sat alone in the side hall, staring blankly at the dancing flames in the furnace.
It was quiet in the side hall. Only the crackling sound of the firewood in the stove could be heard. Li Yi's heart was also peaceful. It was so peaceful that he couldn't even hear the only sound.
He had already vaguely guessed some things.
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps a quarter of an hour, or perhaps an hour, Li Xuan's voice rang in his ears.
Li Yi looked up at him and realized that MIngzhu, Yong Ning, and Shouning were already standing in front of him.
Li Xuan's eyes were a little red as he said in a low voice, "Father wants you to go."
Li Yi nodded, stood up, and walked out of the side hall.
The cold wind blew against his face. He tightened his clothes. Changde had already opened another door and said, "Come in."
When Li Yi walked into the hall, the first thing he smelled was a faint fragrance.
The fragrance of white fungus and lotus seed soup.
He slowly walked to the bed and bowed, "This official greets …"
"Cough, no need …" A weak voice came from the bed. Emperor Jing leaned on the bed, looked at him, and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet." Li Yi shook his head. It was not time to eat at this time.
Emperor Jing tilted his head to look and gestured, "Then eat here … Changde, help Zhen up."
A bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup that had been cooked too well, and a few simple side dishes. Although they were simple, it was very intimate.
In the early years of Jing He, in Ning Wang Fu, there were also these few side dishes and a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup that had been cooked too well.
"Zhen still remember that day when you said that you had a stubborn disease that prevented you from being an official …" A eunuch at the side wanted to pick up the spoon for him. Emperor Jing waved his hand with difficulty and picked up the spoon himself. He said, "Why did Zhen not punish you for deceiving the Emperor at that time …"
Li Yi took a sip of the soup and shook his head. He smiled and said, "One who does not know is not guilty. Moreover, if Your Majesty had deceived the Emperor at that time, no one would have saved Your Majesty that night …"
"Everything is fate." Emperor Jing nodded and said with a smile, "Pour wine for Zhen!"
Li Yi poured himself a cup of grape wine and shook his head. He said, "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that you cannot drink wine."
He took a sip of wine. Emperor Jing suddenly looked at him and asked, "Are you not afraid that the wine is poisoned?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "If Your Majesty wanted to poison the wine, why did you wait until today?"
Emperor Jing nodded and said, "Yes, if I wanted to poison the wine, after you offered Tianfa, after you used the brothel to spread rumors to force the King of Shu to leave the capital, after you gathered the people in the martial arts world, after you used a play to destroy the literary family of the Jing Kingdom, after you got rid of the Cui family, and when you wanted to help MIngzhu ascend the throne, I would have done it."
Li Yi drank the wine in his cup and shook his head. He said, "Tianfa was what Your Majesty wanted. The King of Shu left the capital was also what Your Majesty wanted. The one who wanted to destroy the Chu family was Your Majesty. The one who wanted to get rid of the Cui family and support MIngzhu was Your Majesty. I will not take the blame for this."
Emperor Jing looked at him and said slowly, "In the end, you did not let Zhen down."
Li Yi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing put down his chopsticks and covered his chest. After a long pause, he said, "Zhen will leave soon."
His tone was very calm and his expression was indifferent.
It was as if he was saying something very ordinary.
It was as if he was saying that he would be back soon.
Just like just now, he casually asked Li Yi, "Have you eaten?"
Li Yi hoped that was the case.
Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi and suddenly asked, "You know everything. Can you tell Zhen where people go after they die? Is there really an underworld?"
There was no fear on his face, only curiosity.
"I don't know whether there is an underworld or not." Li Yi shook his head and said, "But sometimes, death … is not the end, but the beginning."
"What do you mean?"
"It is possible that when Your Majesty wakes up, you will find that you are no longer in the Imperial Palace, not in the Jing Kingdom, but in the Qi Kingdom, in the Wu Kingdom, or in another world … At that time, Your Majesty will not be like this. Perhaps you are just a baby, a naughty child, or a young man …"
Li Yi looked at Emperor Jing and said, "It seems difficult to understand, but a few years ago, Your Majesty certainly did not think that anyone could fly to the sky, right?"
Emperor Jing looked at him and asked, "You mean, fly to the sky like those people in the Academy of Sciences?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "They can only fly a little more than ten feet, at most a few hundred feet. I said that people can fly thousands of feet, tens of thousands of feet, and even to the moon. At that time, from the capital to the Qi Kingdom, it will not take several months, but only one to four hours …"
"Mere mortals can also fly to the moon?"
"Not only that, but if the sun is not too hot, mortals can even fly to the sun …"
"Your Majesty can imagine that in the distant future, a 'Celestial Punishment' can raze the entire capital to the ground, making the capital region barren for a hundred years …"
"Your Majesty may also not imagine that there is a 'Heavenly Eye' that allows Your Majesty to see what is happening in any place in the Jing Kingdom from the Imperial Palace …"
"Your Majesty certainly can't imagine that one day, I can send a message to Your Majesty from the Qi Kingdom. There is no courier station, no messenger, and the message arrives in an instant. If Your Majesty wants to destroy the capital of the Qi Kingdom, you don't need to mobilize a large number of people. You only need to sit in the Yangju Hall and move your finger …"
…
The eunuchs standing on both sides, including Chang De, had their mouths wide open. A 'Celestial Punishment' could destroy the entire capital. Mortals could fly to the moon and see the entire Jing Kingdom's Heavenly Eye. Even from a thousand miles away, the message arrived in an instant. Did County Marquis Li have a hysteria again?
"If someone else told me this, I would send him to the Imperial Physician Bureau." Emperor Jing looked at him and said, "You are different. I don't trust others, but I trust you."
"It's a pity that I won't be able to see this day …" He sighed with regret on his face. Then he said, "Chang De, call Xuan 'er and MIngzhu to come here."
Chang De walked out of the hall. He turned around and took out a small wine pot from the quilt. He smiled and said, "Shouning understands me the best."
He poured a cup of wine for himself. Li Yi did not stop him. Emperor Jing took a sip and closed his eyes. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "After I leave, please take care of MIngzhu and Xuan 'er."
Li Xuan and MIngzhu walked in. Emperor Jing slowly stood up and held their hands. Then he looked at Li Yi and said with a smile, "I hand over the world to you!"
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