Chapter 36: Delicate Palace Maid vs. Cold Emperor
Su Zhiruan's shoulder injury gradually healed.
Before the ceremony of her coronation as queen, she left the palace and visited a mass grave.
Shen Qi and the Queen Mother were afraid that she would be in danger alone, and originally wanted to follow her, but there were four children who needed to be taken care of, and the Queen Mother could not leave. Shen Qi was very busy today, so he repeatedly told her to be careful, and brought a group of secret guards and servants with her.
The mass grave was quite far from the capital, and it took her two hours by carriage to get there.
The air was filled with the stench of rotting corpses. Mei, the former imperial concubine, had just been beaten to death, so Su Zhiruan saw her as soon as he walked to the side. Half of her flesh had been eaten by wild beasts, and her eye whites were exposed, looking very hideous.
Su Zhiruan stood for a while.
To use the words of the previous life, the imperial concubine who died with her eyes open had started off strong but ended up weak.
As a royal concubine, she did not enjoy the wealth and glory, nor the free life, but instead thought about holding on to a man she did not love.
No matter how you write the word "love", it's wrong.
Be confused, don't think about hurting others, live a good life, have no regrets, then your life can be considered complete.
She sighed deeply, then left with the guard of honor.
* A few days after returning, the ceremony of crowning the queen was held.
Shen Qi's entire mind was on her, and the empress dowager doted on her and loved her almost like her own daughter. The ceremony of her coronation as empress attracted great attention from the entire dynasty.
When she walked forward, wearing the queen's gorgeous clothes and a head of gold and pearls and stood beside Shen Qi, she heard someone next to her say something.
"It's my regret that I didn't give you a grand wedding. If you are willing, this will be our wedding."
Shen Qi loved her deeply, and he designed every detail of the entire ceremony personally, so he would never let her get bored or tired.
Such pomp and such thoughtfulness far surpass those ten miles of red makeup and ten thousand miles of golden makeup.
"I am very happy," Su Zhiruan did not look back and accepted the worship of the ministers, "I am lucky to meet you."
When countless people bowed and respectfully called her "Long live the Queen", Su Zhiruan heard a firm word.
"I love you."
* After the ceremony of crowning the queen, life became peaceful again.
As time passed, Su Zhiruan was about to give birth.
Including this time, this is her third time giving birth. Anyway, with the help of the system, she has become accustomed to it.
But Shen Qi didn't seem to think so. For Su Zhiruan, he went to learn about women's childbirth.
You won’t know the result until you see it. You will be shocked when you see it. She came back and hugged Su Zhiruan and cried, saying that she would never bear to let her give birth to a child again. It was like walking through the gates of hell.
This time, the pregnant woman Su Zhiruan herself didn't care much. She strolled around every day to see the crown prince and the second, third and fourth princes, and chatted with the empress dowager about all sorts of things.
On the contrary, Shen Qi was so nervous that he was about to move the imperial study to Kunning Palace.
The production this time also went smoothly.
However, Shen Qi still did not get his wish of having a sweet little princess with pigtails, but instead welcomed two princes.
In the past, the entire palace was shrouded in dark clouds because of the lack of heirs. Now, as Shen Qi watched the children playing and laughing together, the one he was most concerned about was Su Zhiruan.
The fifth prince and the sixth prince were named by themselves. The fifth prince was called Shen Xingshang and the sixth prince was called Shen Xinghe.
The children grew up in love, and the brothers got along very harmoniously, without any of the discord among the brothers as rumored by the outside world.
After the ceremony of crowning the queen, Shen Qi announced that he would only have Su Zhiruan in his life and would not take concubines, which made the ministers give up their thoughts.
His promise instantly became a story of the emperor and empress's lifelong love and deep affection.
Crown Prince Shen Xingzhi benefited greatly from Shen Qi's teachings, and was proficient in all kinds of military and civil strategies, state governance, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Even the Grand Tutor said that they had nothing more to teach the crown prince.
Shen Qi still fantasized about having a little princess with her, but he didn't want her to go through the pain of childbirth again, so he just let nature take its course.
Unexpectedly, after everything was on track, Su Zhiruan really gave birth to a little girl after ten months of pregnancy.
Shen Qi was overjoyed and almost tore the dictionary to pieces. In the end, he chose the simple name Shen Xingyue, which means she is a bright star and a clear moon. Of course, there was another reason for this, which was that Su Zhiruan's previous title was the word "Yue".
Shen Qi was holding Su Zhiruan, the Queen Mother was teasing the little princess, the Crown Prince was dancing with a sword, the Third Prince was imitating his brother with a small wooden sword in his hand, the Second Prince was obsessed with calligraphy and painting, immersed in reading, the Fourth Prince was not there, it was said that he went to the Huguo Temple for meditation. The Fifth and Sixth Princes were playing on the ground.
Suddenly, Shen Qi thought of his past self.
What was his life like before Su Zhiruan? Dull, boring, uninteresting, and repetitive.
The empress dowager urged for childbirth, the imperial court urged for an heir, and all the women in the harem came to please him, either for favor or for power.
He had never received his father's love since he was a child, and his mother only wanted him to carry on the family line.
Even though he knew that the road to becoming an emperor was destined to be lonely, he still yearned for light and warmth.
He has never seen the light, but he yearns for the light and wants to become the light.
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And now, God has sent him the moon in his heart and the jade in his arms.
She gave him pure love, gave birth to his child, and eased their mother-son relationship.
Now, he can finally catch a ray of light and give it to the one he loves.
In this life, I have a wife, a mother, and children playing around me. This is the most excellent, complete and beautiful life.
Shen Qi tightened his arms and embraced his whole world.
Later, the prince gradually emerged in the court and began to show his brilliance.
The court officials were amazed, so Shen Qi found a suitable opportunity and passed the throne directly to Shen Xingzhi.
Then, I will travel around the beautiful country with the Queen Mother, Su Zhi and Ruan.
Before leaving, Shen Xingzhi's usually dignified expression finally broke down and he hugged Su Zhiruan and burst into tears.
"Mother, wuwuwuwu, you don't want to know anymore... My brothers all have their own favorite things to do. I don't want to stay in the palace alone. It's so lonely! No, mother, wuwuwuwuwu!"
Su Zhiruan couldn't help laughing and touched the boy's hair. The child had grown up in the blink of an eye, but in her heart, Shen Xingzhi was still the little guy who she sang to sleep with.
"Don't we still have Xingyue? You brothers and sisters should take care of each other, or you can find your ideal partner as soon as possible. Your mother thinks that the Shangshu's daughter is a very good girl. Didn't you two go out together last time?" Su Zhiruan was full of curiosity, but when she saw the young man's blushing face, she understood in her heart. It seemed that she would soon have a daughter-in-law.
Afterwards, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the curious did not hear any movement among the six princes to fight for the throne. Later, they learned that the other five princes all had their own passions and went their separate ways.
Su Zhi, Ruan, Shen Qi and the other two did not expect that her children would become famous. No matter where they went, the children would compete to let them stay for a while.
When parents are kind, their children are filial; when parents are harmonious, their children are harmonious.
The Queen Mother settled in Huguo Temple in her later years.
Su Zhiruan and Shen Qi traveled to many places.
They have always been together.
Always happy.
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