Chapter 1136: Grand Finale: Return of an Old Friend (44)

Xie Jingxing coldly looked at the faces of the ministers, as if he was looking at the countless people in the world through a myriad of colorful masks. It was somewhat ridiculous, yet also pitiful.

He half-knelt in front of Shen Miao.

A man's knees are as precious as gold. Even an ordinary man doing such a thing is really surprising. Moreover, he is not an ordinary man, but the emperor of Daliang, the master of the world. Yet he half-knelt before a woman in such a devout manner.

Shen Miao was helped upright by him and sat on the high throne. Aunt Tao had also led Jingzhe to paint her a gorgeous palace dress, with a fine dusting of gold powder at the corners of her eyes, giving her a rather arrogant look. She wore the golden court dress of the queen, her eyes closed, her long eyelashes drooping, as if she were asleep.

She was truly a beautiful and resilient woman. Gao Zhan said that Shen Miao had unfulfilled wishes, so she fought for her will to live and held on to her last breath, which allowed Gao Zhan to save her life.

So what was her last wish?

Is it to see Xie Jingxing again, to watch Chuyi and Shiwu grow up, or to say goodbye to Shen Xin and the others?

Xie Jingxing leaned over to her ear and jokingly said, "I'm going to make you the queen, why don't you open your eyes and take a look?"

Shen Miao could not hear what he said. She was sleeping soundly in her own world, as if she was going to sleep for a long, long time, forever.

Xie Jing Xing stared at her and said, "I know you're tired. Get up when you've had enough sleep. You'll need to look for mother on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month." He reached out his hand, held Shen Miao's cold hand along her sleeve, and said, "I miss you too."

The ministers watched the young emperor do all this in silence. They had spent years in the court, navigating the ups and downs of officialdom, the truth and falsehood, the falsehood and the truth. Sometimes they couldn't distinguish their own hearts, let alone be moved by others. Furthermore, Prince Rui had never been a good man, and few officials hadn't been deceived by him. Naturally, they hated him with a vengeance.

But at this moment, they were actually reluctant to interrupt this scene. It was as if through the image of the emperor and the woman, they glimpsed some shadows of their own youth.

Everyone loves someone, but the question is whether this love can last a lifetime. Because it is so difficult, many people give up halfway. Only a few can make it to the end.

Can Emperor Jing do it?

Xie Jingxing adjusted the heavy crown and placed it neatly on Shen Miao's head. His movements were gentle and solemn, as if he was placing it on the crown along with something else.

He leaned over slightly and kissed the woman's eyes.

Time blurred, quickly moving backwards, as if returning to a day long ago, when he was still a mischievous young man, roaming the imperial court, and she was still carefully guarding the Mingqi royal family, protecting the Shen family from every obstacle. He asked, "Shen Miao, do you want to be the queen?"

No one expected that in the end he would become the emperor and she would become the queen.

After many twists and turns, the world has returned to its starting point.

From behind the throne room, Luo Tan, peeking, covered her mouth, seeming to be about to laugh and cry at the same time. She whispered, "He really did make my little cousin his empress… My little cousin didn't make a mistake…"

Behind him, Pei Lang also smiled slightly. That smile contained relief, a bit of melancholy, but more of it was satisfaction. He said, "That's great."

…

In spring, the branches of apricot trees are covered with blossoms. The breeze blows, and the petals fall down one after another, spreading the fragrance of flowers all over the ground. Birds chirp on the branches, and the eyes are full of liveliness.

Half a year passed in a flash, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch anything.

For the people of Longye, the past six months had been extremely pleasant. Perhaps it was because Qin and Ming Qi had been annihilated, or perhaps it was because the new emperor had completely different ideas. In short, Emperor Jingdi was a very competent emperor.