There was no snow in the winter of the fourth year of Jinghe. At the beginning of the fifth year of Jinghe, it was the Lantern Festival, and the snowflakes in the capital were as heavy as a mat.
Li Yi stood in the courtyard, and the bell seemed to be echoing in his ears.
The snowflakes fell one after another, and in just a quarter of an hour, there was a snowman in the courtyard.
Ruyi held an umbrella and stood quietly by his side.
Drunken Mo and Ruoqing came over and looked at him with worry.
"Son-in-law …" Tears fell from Xiao Huan's eyes, and she helped Li Yi sweep the snowflakes off his shoulders and head.
Miss.Liu strode over, carried him on her shoulder, and walked briskly back to the room.
She reached out to seal his acupoints, roughly took off his coat, and threw him on the bed, covering him with a thick quilt.
She turned and closed the door in one go.
…
The Emperor had fallen, and the country was in mourning.
The officials and nobles in the capital, regardless of their official position, were required to fast for three days; within 27 days, the soldiers and civilians in the capital were required to take off their ornaments and wear plain clothes; marriage was not allowed within a month, slaughter was not allowed within 49 days, and pleasure was not allowed within 100 days; from the day of mourning in the capital, all temples and monasteries rang 30,000 times …
In the fifth year of Jinghe, there was only the fifteenth of the first month, and no Lantern Festival.
The whole country mourned.
The next time Li Yi saw Li Xuan alone, it was already seven days later.
His clothes were still gorgeous, but his appearance was very haggard, his lips were chapped, and his beard was unshaven. Of course, Li Yi himself was not much better than him.
In these seven days, except for the ceremony that he needed to attend, he spent most of his time in bed.
After sleeping for a long time, he had a headache, and it had not subsided until now.
MIngzhu was much better than the two of them, but her eyes were dull and she looked a little haggard. The late Emperor had passed away, and Li Xuan was in charge of the funeral. She still needed to stabilize the affairs of the court.
"Two days ago, Concubine Cui hanged herself in Yeting …" Li Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, and his voice was hoarse, "Before she died, she shouted that she did not do anything wrong to Your Majesty, and that she would go down to accompany you …"
He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Do you feel that the palace is much more deserted than before?"
"This palace has always been deserted." Li Yi shook his head and murmured.
Li Xuan sighed, "I really don't like this place …"
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "When will you be enthroned?"
The country could not go a day without a ruler. The Jing Kingdom was surrounded by enemies. The news of His Majesty's death would soon spread throughout the world. At that time, it was unknown what Qi and Zhao would do. Within a month, a new ruler had to ascend the throne to stabilize the situation.
"Let's wait for another month …" Li Xuan waved his hand, "I want to spend more time with my father. I haven't spent much time with him before …"
He turned to look at MIngzhu and said, "I'll have to trouble MIngzhu with the affairs of the court."
…
As Li Yi walked out of the hall, a figure was about to enter.
"Teacher," Li Han looked up at him and said in a low voice.
Li Yi didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Li Han was thinner than the last time he saw him.
Li Yi patted him on the shoulder and raised his head to look around. Under the gray sky, the entire palace was filled with eunuchs and palace maids dressed in silk mourning dresses and hurrying about with their heads lowered. It was indeed much more deserted than before.
He didn't leave the palace directly, but walked in another direction.
This was the imperial harem, and without the Emperor's decree, foreign officials were not allowed to enter.
But there was an exception.
In front of a palace, a palace maid bowed respectfully and said, "Marquis Li, please wait a moment. I'll go inform Her Ladyship."
Li Yi nodded and stood in front of the palace gate.
Not long after, the palace maid came out and said, "Marquis Li, please come in."
Li Yi walked into this slightly smaller palace and bowed slightly to a woman in palace robes sitting on a couch. "Greetings, Her Ladyship Yan."
"Lord Li, no need to be so polite." There was a trace of tiredness between Concubine Yan's brows. She held her forehead and pointed in a direction, saying, "They're both in their rooms. It's good for you to go see."
Li Yi passed through a side door, and palace maids and eunuchs kept bowing to him.
In front of a room, a palace maid said in a low voice, "Their Highnesses haven't been sleeping well these past few days. They've just fallen asleep."
"It's fine."
Li Yi gently pushed open the door and slowly closed it. On a large bed in the room, two figures, one big and one small, were hugging each other. Even in their dreams, their brows were tightly furrowed.
Li Yi walked to the side of the bed. His footsteps were very light and silent.
The proud Lolita suddenly woke up from her dream. After seeing him, she was startled, and her eyes immediately filled with tears.
She was wearing Hello Kitty pajamas and threw herself into Li Yi's arms. Tears flowed out of her eyes as she choked, "Sir, Father Emperor is gone. I'm so scared …"
Her voice woke Yong Ning up. Yong Ning, who was wearing sheep pajamas, crawled out of the bed. Her eyes were slightly panicked, and she grabbed Shouning with one hand and Li Yi with the other, not letting go.
Li Yi sat on the side of the bed and held them in his arms. He whispered, "With Sir here, don't be afraid …"
He looked at the dark room and the tear-stained face in his arms. He helped her wipe away her tears and said, "Hurry up and put on your clothes. Sir will take you out of the palace."
"Really?" The proud Lolita raised her head to look at him, and there were still traces of tears on her face.
"Really." Li Yi nodded.
The proud Lolita left Li Yi's arms, lowered her head, and whispered, "Then, then Sir, please turn around. I'm going to change …"
Not long after, Li Yi walked out holding the hands of the two girls.
Concubine Yan stood up and slowly said, "Take them out of the palace. This is not a place for them to stay."
Li Yi nodded, looked at her, and said, "Thank you, Concubine Yan …"
Concubine Yan waved her hand and walked into the depths of the palace.
Taking Shouning and Yongning out of the palace only required Concubine Yan's permission and a word from Li Xuan. Concubine Yan did not have any objections. Li Yi asked a eunuch to bring a message to Li Xuan, and then he took them out of the palace.
When he walked out of the palace, he looked back.
Thick, dark clouds gathered above the palaces, and the pressure made it hard for people to breathe.
Concubine Yan was right. This deep palace was indeed not a place for them to stay.
…
Birth, old age, sickness, and death. This was a law that no one could escape.
Heaven was unfair. Some people were born to be beggars, and some were born to be emperors.
Heaven was also fair. No matter beggars or emperors, they could not escape death in the end. Heaven was impartial.
The former Emperor was loved and remembered by the people for his benevolent policies. During his reign, he carried out several reforms, improved the people's livelihood, supported the poor, adjusted the tax laws, and reorganized military discipline … He personally created a golden age that had never been seen since the founding of the Jing Kingdom.
Now that the former Emperor had passed away, the golden age had ended, and the whole country was grieving.
In a month, the new Emperor would be enthroned, and that would be the beginning of a golden age.
A new golden age.
[Foreign Affairs] Chapter of Emperor Jing]
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Jinghe, it snowed continuously in 13 states of the capital region, and the Emperor passed away in the Hall of Healing.
At the entrance of the emergency room of Xijing City Central Hospital, China.
A little girl of about five or six years old had tears in her eyes. She held a woman's hand and sobbed, "Mom, I'm sorry. If it weren't for me, dad wouldn't have died …"
The woman squatted down and gently wiped the tears from her eyes. She said, "Xiao Yi, don't cry. It's not your fault …"
The door of the emergency room suddenly opened, and a few doctors in white coats came out.
The beautiful woman immediately stood up and asked with a worried face, "Doctor, how is he …"
"He's out of danger for the time being." The doctor walking in front said, then shook his head and said, "The patient's head was hit, and he's still in a coma. If he can wake up within 24 hours, he'll be fine. If he doesn't wake up …"
The woman asked in a trembling voice, "What if he doesn't wake up?"
"Please be mentally prepared," the doctor said.
The doctor said, and the woman fell back to her seat.
…
"Dad, wake up quickly. Xiao Yi doesn't want to eat cotton candy. Xiao Yi wants dad to wake up …" In the ward, a pale man was lying on the bed. The little girl held his hand and whispered.
The woman pushed the door open and came in. She squatted down and picked her up. She said, "Xiao Yi, get ready to go to school."
"Xiao Yi doesn't want to go to school. Xiao Yi wants dad to wake up …" The little girl shook her head and said stubbornly, "Dad has been sleeping for a month. Why hasn't he woken up yet? Adults can't stay in bed …"
The woman turned her face away so that the child wouldn't see her tears fall. She took a deep breath and said, "Xiao Yi, dad will sleep for a long time …"
"Mom, you're lying!" The little girl raised her head and looked at her stubbornly. She said, "I saw dad's fingers move just now. He's going to wake up soon!"
"Xiao Yi!" The woman's face sank for the first time. Seeing the tears in the little girl's eyes, she could only sigh and pick her up. She said softly, "Xiao Yi, let's go to school, okay?"
The little girl choked and said, "Mom, Xiao Yi didn't lie. Dad's fingers really moved!"
The woman closed her eyes and looked at the man on the sickbed for a long time. Then she turned around and walked out of the ward with the child in her arms.
"Where is this place? Who, who are you?"
As she stepped out of the ward, a weak voice suddenly came from behind her.
She turned her head in disbelief and looked at the man sitting on the sickbed.
The man on the sickbed looked at her with the same disbelief and unconcealable surprise. He blurted out, "Liang Fei!"
"Dad!"
The little girl broke free from her mother's arms and ran to the sickbed, throwing herself into the man's arms.
"Xiao Yi, be careful …" The woman's face changed and she hurried over.
"Yongning …" The man looked at the little girl in his arms and murmured. His face suddenly showed a painful expression. He grabbed his head and growled in his throat.
The woman's face changed greatly and she asked, "What's wrong with you? Where are you feeling uncomfortable … Doctor, doctor …"
After a while, the man put his hand down from his head. He looked at the woman and shook his head. He said, "I … I'm fine."
"How can you be fine …" The woman's face became more anxious. She said, "Check again."
"I'm really fine." The man got off the sickbed and held the little girl in his arms. He took a deep breath and said with a smile, "I haven't felt this good in a long time."
"So that brat didn't lie to me …" He murmured in a low voice and looked at a small box in the ward. There was a figure moving inside.
"Is this … television?"
"Are you really fine?" The woman looked at him suspiciously.
The man looked at her and said with a smile, "I'm really fine."
"If you're fine …" The woman narrowed her eyes and looked at him. She asked, "Li Hong, tell me, which little vixen is Liang Fei?"
"…"
…
"Unbelievable …"
"This kind of thing can actually happen …"
"Miracle, it's really a miracle …"
In the hospital, a group of old men held examination reports in their hands and surrounded a middle-aged man, clicking their tongues in wonder.
Facing the director of the Central Hospital and more than ten leading doctors in the medical world, the man's expression was calm. He asked with a smile, "Can we go now?"
An old man looked at him from head to toe for a while before nodding. "You can go after signing this piece of paper. However, to be on the safe side, come back for a follow-up in a week."
The man took the ballpoint pen from him. After looking at it in his hand, he frowned.
He glanced around and caught a glimpse of something in the corner of the office. He strode over.
When everyone saw this, they all looked over.
He picked up a writing brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote down his name.
"Good writing!"
At that moment, an old man's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at him and asked, "May I know which leading master in the calligraphy world is this gentleman's teacher?"
"Li Yi."
After smiling, the man picked up the little girl with one hand and the woman with the other, and strode away.
"Li Yi …" The old man stroked his beard and said doubtfully, "I've never heard of him …"
Walking out of the hospital, the man looked at the towering buildings and the iron shells shuttling on the streets. His face showed shock.
"When did you learn to write with a brush?" The woman turned her head and looked at him in surprise. She asked, "Why didn't I know?"
The man smiled and said, "A long time ago …"
When the woman was about to speak, the mobile phone in her pocket suddenly rang.
The man looked at the mobile phone in her hand in a daze and murmured, "Voice from a thousand miles away?"
The woman smiled and answered the phone. She said, "Mom … Yes, he's already awake. We've checked him and there's no problem. We'll be back soon."
After hanging up the phone, she found that the man had been looking at her.
She blushed slightly and said angrily, "Why are you looking at me?"
The man smiled and said, "Because you're good-looking."
"Don't be serious!" The woman glared at him and said, "Are you hungry? Let's go eat first."
The man shook his head and said, "I want to go to the library first."
The woman looked at him and asked uncertainly, "Now?"
The man nodded and said, "Now."
"Well, the provincial library is only two stops away from here." The woman nodded and said, "You've just been discharged from the hospital. It's appropriate for you to exercise. Let's walk."
As soon as she finished speaking, a panicked voice suddenly came from the hospital.
"Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"
A figure ran out of the hospital in a panic. When he passed by the man, he suddenly stopped. It was not because he felt guilty and wanted to repent, but because a hand like an iron clamp grabbed his wrist.
"You're courting death!" He was shocked and angry. He pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed the man's waist.
"No!"
The woman only had time to let out a scream. The dagger in the thief's hand fell into the man's hand.
The man held the little girl in one hand and threw the dagger aside. He looked at the thief and said coldly, "How dare you!"
The thief looked at him and felt an oppressive momentum. Suddenly, a burst of fear came from the bottom of his heart. His back was soaked with cold sweat. His legs gave way and he fell to the ground.
"Wow! Dad is so powerful! " The little girl put her arms around the man's neck. Her eyes were full of little stars. She kissed him hard on the face.
The woman next to him also looked at him in disbelief. Her beautiful eyes were full of splendor.
The hospital security guards rushed out and restrained the thief. A young woman ran out and bowed to the man. "My ID card and bank card are in the bag. Thank you so much …"
The man looked at her miniskirt and revealed a small part of her chest. He frowned and said, "You're naked in broad daylight. What a scandal …"
The young woman looked up at him and said, "You …"
The man shook his head. "As a woman, how can you be so shameless?"
"You're crazy!" The young woman glared at him and hurried away in high heels.
…
A moment later, in the sightseeing elevator of the provincial library.
The man looked at the gradually shrinking figure below and smiled.
"Why did you have to come to the library …" Walking out of the elevator, the woman shook her head and said, "What books do you want to buy? I'll go buy them. You and Xiao Yi sit here for a while."
The man shook his head and said, "Just walk around here. I'll go back in a while."
Next to a bookshelf, the man picked up a book and murmured, "Apollo program, Amsterdam, moon landing …"
"Universe, black hole, interstellar travel …"
"TNT, atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb …"
…
He walked to another place and picked up a newspaper. "iPhone X production stopped, Cang Jingkong announced marriage …"
The woman walked to his side and asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing." The man smiled and closed his eyes. He quickly opened them and said, "Let's go home."
"You're not buying books?"
"Not anymore."
The man nodded. He carried the little girl and held the woman's hand. When they walked to the elevator, he glanced at the rest area and suddenly stopped in his tracks.
The woman turned around and looked at him. "What's wrong?"
"I met a friend." The man put the little girl down and said, "Xiao Yi and mom stay here for a while. Dad will be there soon."
He walked to the rest area and walked to the side of a young man. He pointed at the computer on the table and asked with a smile, "Young man, can I borrow your computer for a while?"
The young man raised his head and nodded sleepily. He made way for the man.
The man sat down and opened the browser. He typed the words "Jing Kingdom" in the search box and clicked on search …
"'The Way of Confucianism', 'The Unfettered Scholar' …" The man clicked on a few web pages, shook his head, and closed them.
"Thank you. What's your name?" He smiled and extended his hand. The young man was stunned. He shook his hand and said, "Li Yi."
"Nice to meet you." The man smiled at him. The young man nodded and turned around to sit down.
The man raised his leg and kicked the young man's butt. The young man lay on the ground in a very indecent position.
"How dare you flirt with my daughter. I'll collect some interest first …" The man glared at him fiercely and turned around to leave.
The young man got up from the ground in shock. He stared blankly at the elegant man in a suit as he left. He cursed in his heart.
He just came to the library to take a nap, but he actually met a lunatic …
At the door of the elevator.
The middle-aged man picked up the little girl and held the woman's hand. He smiled and said, "Let's go home."
The little girl looked at him and asked worriedly, "Dad won't sleep again, right?"
The man touched her head and said with a smile, "He won't."
The woman beside him glanced at him and said, "I'll let you go for now. Tell me honestly who Liang Fei is when we go back!"
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