Chapter 1118
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She took out a pen and paper from the drawer and started to write a letter. Forget it, she put the letter into an envelope.
Finally, Empress Xiande took out an exquisite jade box from the bottom of the cabinet. That box was covered with a faint layer of dust.
From the moment she married Emperor Yong Le, she knew of his illness. To marry a man who did not know when he would die, it required a lot of courage.
But she was the bravest Young Lady in the Imperial Censor's residence and most yearned to be a hero. Emperor Yong Le was not considered a hero as he played politics and won over the hearts of the people and was not upright. But Empress Xiande still felt that he was still her hero.
In the beginning, and in the end.
There was a slender bottle in that jade box. She took it out and held it in her palm.
On the day she married Emperor Yong Le, Empress Xiande prepared this bottle for herself. She looked at herself in the mirror and said, "Qing Zhen, the people of Jianghu are heroic, righteous and daring to love and hate. Even though you are in an official's family, you yearn for Jianghu.
If there is a day that he unfortunately leaves, you must follow in the Yellow Springs. This is your decision. "
For so many years, every year, Empress Xiande would take out that bottle to take a look and was glad that the bottle was not used. Every year, she stole it from the Heavens and it was an exceptionally happy time.
Now, it was finally the time to take it out.
She was very timid, so timid that after Xie Chi left, she did not have the courage to live the remaining days.
She was also very bold, so bold that she knew from the beginning that she would have such an ending but still resolutely went forward.
"Xing Zhi, I am here to see you." She said softly and drank the contents of the bottle in one gulp.
The moon gradually rose from the clouds and hung high above the willow tree branches, as if it was smiling at the joys and sorrows of the world.
It was so perfect that one wanted to cry.
…
Shen Miao's rest that night was very uncomfortable. Her dreams were always exceptionally noisy and she wanted to hear clearly what was going on but she could not understand.
Only when Jing Zhe woke her up, Shen Miao looked at the bright sky outside and got up. When she touched her forehead, it was cold sweat and a trace of uneasiness flashed across her heart.
Luo Tan ran in from outside. Her eyes were red as she looked at Shen Miao and said softly, "The Empress has passed away."
Shen Miao took the handkerchief from Jing Zhe's hands and it fell to the ground with a 'pa' sound.
…
In less than a month, Emperor Yong Le and Empress Xian De passed away. The world mourned.
When Emperor Yong Le passed away, Empress Xian De sacrificed herself for him. Those imperial concubines who used to fight with each other in the palace also rushed over when they heard the news. When Empress Xiande was the Empress, she was kind and generous. In addition, Emperor Yong Le wasn't close to her, so these favored concubines didn't have any thoughts about Empress Xiande. There were even people who sighed when they learned of this.
Empress Xiande's father appeared very calm from beginning to end. Perhaps he had already predicted that Empress Xiande would make this decision. Although he was sad, he did not find it unacceptable.
Shen Miao followed the etiquette of the Empress' grave and brought Empress Xiande and Emperor Yong Le together into the Emperor's tomb. At this point, this group of wise rulers and virtuous empresses could only forever remain in the history books of the Great Liang.
What followed was a lot of things.
Emperor Yong Le had passed away and there was still Empress Xiande. Empress Xiande had passed away, so who would be in charge of the court? Even though Emperor Yong Le had left the edict of succession, but Xie Jing Xing had not ascended the throne yet. Speaking of which, it was not possible to call Shen Miao as the Empress. But Emperor Yong Le did not have any other siblings and the only blood relation was Xie Jing Xing.
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