Chapter 392 Lifetimes

Emperor Jing looked at Lin Anyuan kneeling before him, his body not shifting at all, accepting the kneeling without a care in the world.

Now he is both a ruler and a father.

When his son kowtows to him as a greeting, he naturally has to accept it.

"Father," Lin Anyuan called out again.

He knew that Emperor Jing had been waiting for this call for a long time, and he called out willingly.

Emperor Jing looked at Lin Anyuan, rose from the dragon throne, and personally helped Lin Anyuan up. "Get up. Just remember to stay true to your original aspirations. I believe you will be an even more qualified emperor than me in the future."

"You shall begin handling these palace affairs today. I am going to see your mother."

After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he left his personal eunuch, Lin Anyuan, with him to review the memorials, and then he ran off.

Lin Anyuan: ...

Why are they running so fast? Anyone who didn't know better would think the throne is a hot potato.

"Lord Lin, this way please."

With a smile, Eunuch Li pointed out the place to Lin Anyuan, who said that the form of address did not need to be changed.

So he still called him Lord Lin.

The Empress is kind and benevolent, and so is Lord Lin, who is both virtuous and talented. Eunuch Li treats Lin Anyuan the same as he treats the Crown Prince.

"Yiyi, Yiyi!"

Emperor Jing arrived at Zhaoyang Palace in a great hurry.

Consort Xian, who was talking to Lin Suyi, rolled her eyes.

"Here we go again. I finally managed to get out of the house today to freeload a little, and here we are again. Honestly, didn't you say you were going to the Imperial Study?"

She heard that Emperor Jing was alone, so she came over in the morning specifically to freeload a meal, but before she could even settle in, she was back.

Emperor Jing entered and glanced at Consort Xian. "Are you speaking ill of me here?"

Consort Xian immediately bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, I did not."

She's just a mascot now, placed in the palace as an ornament, so she doesn't need to refer to herself as "your subject" when she sees the emperor.

It sounds better to refer to oneself as "I".

"If you have nothing to do, go find someone else to play with. Don't keep bothering Yiyi." Emperor Jing waved his hand, dismissing her.

With Consort Xian here, it's not very convenient for him and Yi Yi to talk.

"Men are so petty, tsk, as if someone could steal your queen away, they look so worthless."

Consort Xian cursed inwardly.

Fortunately, when he went outside, he saw a palace maid carrying a food box, and he felt relieved.

There's nothing we can do about it; the food in the Empress's palace is just so delicious.

She shamelessly borrowed the cook to make it, but the result wasn't the same.

Could it be that she's some kind of despicable person? Does she only find food delicious when she comes to Chaoyang Palace? Thinking about it, that seems to be true.

Consort Xian gritted her teeth and thought to herself that she should try to come less often in the future, but she couldn't bear to part with such delicious food. It was really something.

Emperor Jing ordered the servants to leave, then plopped down next to Lin Suying like a big dog begging for praise.

"Yiyi, guess what? That kid Yuan'er will have to call me Father Emperor from now on. I'm his rightful father, hahaha."

He was also given the job of getting up early and going to bed late, so he had more time to spend with Lin Suyi.

Emperor Jing was extremely pleased with himself; he was incredibly smug.

“Jinglang, I had bad luck in the first half of my life, and my life was miserable. But I met you in the second half of my life. God is still kind to me.”

"People always say that beautiful women have short lives, but I don't think so for me. I'm not short-lived at all."

Lin Suyi's watery eyes seemed to be filled with the entire Milky Way, making it easy to be captivated by them.

She often felt like she was dreaming, fearing it was all a dream and that everything would be fake when she woke up.

She couldn't express her gratitude in words, but she was grateful in her heart.

She also understood that she had used her beauty to find a way out for her son, and that she didn't actually love Emperor Jing that much.

But this man gave her a peaceful and prosperous life, making her the mother of a nation.

She even personally handed over the empire she had conquered to the son she owed the most.

What has she done to deserve this in her life?

Emperor Jing touched the flower between her eyebrows with special affection, "Do you know why people say that beautiful women have short lives?"

Lin Suyi was unaware.

Emperor Jing spoke up, "That's because no one cares about someone who's ugly. Only a beauty like you would attract attention."

"Jinglang praised me again." Lin Suyi couldn't help but laugh.

"Yiyi, don't overthink it. If we're talking about true feelings, haven't I also been attracted to you at first sight? No matter what happened at the beginning, the result is that you and I are husband and wife, and we will be together from now on, sharing the same bed in life and the same grave in death."

“Alright, we’ll share the same bed in life and the same grave in death. I’ll follow you for all eternity.” Lin Suyi leaned on Emperor Jing’s shoulder.

Lifetimes after life?

Emperor Jing, who was already forty years old, felt his heart race and pulled the person into his arms.

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...

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau selected a date for Lin Anyuan to ascend the throne.

Coincidentally, the date was the same as when Emperor Jing ascended the throne.

Emperor Jing reigned for only a few short years, but the atmosphere in the court had already changed.

Lin Anyuan ascended the throne partly because Emperor Jing acted arbitrarily, and partly because he had a great reputation when he helped conquer the country. It can be said that half of the country was related to Lin Anyuan.

Anyone who dared to disagree would be verbally abused by Emperor Jing until they were spitting in his face and too ashamed to show their face.

The coronation ceremony was followed immediately by the empress's investiture ceremony.

The couple were talking in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

That's right, Emperor Jing is now the retired emperor and no longer lives in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

After becoming the retired emperor, Murong Jingyi chose a residence with a particularly beautiful view and went to live there with Empress Dowager Lin Suyi.

Crown Prince Murong Yuanzhou did not go; he remained in the palace and occasionally accompanied Lin Anyuan to court.

"Wanwan, I plan to have you attend the morning court session after the coronation ceremony."

Lin Anyuan, who has become emperor, has recently shown signs of fatigue in his eyes and brows.

Ye Wan was eating grapes, and Lin Anyuan unconsciously leaned closer as he watched her red lips open and close.

Ye Wan thought he wanted to eat grapes, so she picked one up and stuffed it into his mouth. "You make it sound so easy for you. If I were to go, those court officials probably wouldn't agree."

They'd probably argue until the roof collapsed, and they'd probably start fighting.

She was originally a female official, but because she was about to become empress, she took leave from the court assembly. It was still uncertain whether she would continue to hold the position, so how could she be allowed to attend the morning court?

Those old fogies would surely have committed suicide by running into a pillar on the spot, wouldn't they?

Lin Anyuan swallowed the grape, staring intently at her. "It's too cold up here. I'm afraid I'll lose my way. But with you, I'm not afraid."

"Wanwan, will you come with me?"

Ye Wan clapped her hands, looked at Lin Anyuan who was looking serious, smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll sit on this dragon throne too, and see what it feels like."

Lin Anyuan kept his word and had the Imperial Observatory select the nearest day to arrange the investiture ceremony.

This one is even more grand than Lin Suyi's back then.

Lin Anyuan personally led Ye Wan up the ninety-nine steps.

"Your Majesty, you've worked hard."

Lin Anyuan, dressed in a dragon robe, looked at Ye Wan, who was dressed in magnificent clothes, with a deep gaze.

"emperor."

Ye Wan smiled gently.