The new emperor could not refuse Pei Zhi's request, so he had to arrange a family banquet.

The new emperor personally performed a birthday dance as a way of showing his filial piety.

Pei Zhi is someone who can take things on and let them go.

She abdicated without hesitation, and left the capital after the new emperor ascended the throne.

He handed over all power to the new emperor without any covetousness for it.

Therefore, Pei Zhi and the new emperor, who were pretending to be mother and son, got along quite well.

After Pei Zhi turned fifty, he caught a cold.

At first, it was just a fever, but later it became so bad that I couldn't even get out of bed.

Pei Zhi has been in this world long enough.

Besides, she's fifty this year. No matter how well she takes care of herself, she'll still have wrinkles on her face. It's always better to be young.

Pei Zhi slept for three days in a row. When she woke up again, she saw the new emperor, along with the empress and concubines, kneeling in front of her bed.

Qin Xiangyang, Xie Qi, and Yuan Chengyu were all by her side. They all looked quite a bit older.

Pei Zhi said a few words of encouragement to the emperor, then dismissed them all, leaving only Qin Xiangyang and the other two.

"After I'm gone, you should all go about your business as usual, but don't do anything like this suicide pact."

Yuan Chengyu held Pei Zhi's hand, preventing her from talking nonsense.

“Especially you, Xie Qi, keep an eye on him. He’s all alone now, with no relatives or friends. I’m a little worried about him.”

Xie Qi nodded slightly, "Don't worry."

Pei Zhi then looked at Qin Xiangyang, "You've had a tough time all these years."

Qin Xiangyang shook his head, looking at Pei Zhi with tender eyes: "It is my honor to marry the princess."

Pei Zhi waved to Xie Qi, "Because you are very smart, I have made you suffer a lot of grievances over the years."

Xie Qi said with a wry smile, "I thought that even on your way out, Your Majesty would show favoritism to the two of them and not leave me a word."

Pei Zhi left a wish that her funeral be kept simple after her death.

Even so, when Pei Zhi's coffin was placed in the imperial mausoleum, tens of thousands of people from the capital voluntarily came to mourn and send him off.

Later generations praised Pei Zhi's reign, calling him a truly great emperor of all time.