No matter how much the fourth cub looks like his brothers, he is still our own cub after all.
If a father fails to educate his son well, he cannot just blame the son.
Ye An's old father conducted a deep self-examination and tried his best to prevent the sixth child, who was still a blank slate and still blowing bubbles, from following the same path as the fourth child.
After Prince Gaoyang got married, the Queen Mother felt relieved and her health quickly deteriorated. The imperial doctors all shook their heads in private.
The Queen Mother was usually very kind to the princes and princesses. During the last few days, they all stayed in Changle Palace with Ye An. The cold-hearted and sullen Fourth Prince took care of them without taking off his clothes, and he lost a lot of weight.
"Xiao Si, this is human nature, don't be sad." The Queen Mother patted Ye Chen's hand lovingly.
Ye Chen's eyes rarely turned red.
The Queen Mother said to Ye An again: "Your Majesty, I want to talk to you alone."
With tears in his eyes, Ye An asked Mu Ci to take the children down. He had lived in ancient times for decades, plus the years he had lived in modern times, but this was the first time he faced the death of a loved one.
Over the years, he has regarded the Queen Mother as his real father.
"Queen, have a good rest. You will be feeling better tomorrow."
Ye An spoke incoherent words of comfort.
The Queen Mother curled her lips with effort.
"I understand my health. I can finally see the late emperor. I am actually very happy. Prince Pingyang...your deceased brother was my pride, and you...An'er, you...are doing well."
The Queen Mother clenched Ye An's hand and gazed at him deeply, as if she wanted to engrave him in her mind. She had thousands of words to say, but in the end, she only said a few sentences.
The Empress Dowager and the late Emperor had two sons. Prince Pingyang Ye Ding was cultivated by the Empress Dowager with all her efforts, but he did not live long and died before the Empress Dowager. Over the years, the Queen Mother rarely mentioned Prince Pingyang, but this son has always lived in her heart.
The Queen Mother said: "I lied to you back then. Chen'er is not like the late emperor. His temper is very similar to your brother. When I see him, it's like seeing my Ding'er..."
The Queen Mother was very kind to Ye An's children, especially Prince Gaoyang.
Ye An understood and said, "I understand, father, I will take good care of Chen'er."
The Queen Mother nodded and patted his hand again: "You have to take care of yourself too. What's past is past."
The Queen Mother smiled and closed her eyes.
With tears in his eyes, Ye An tucked in the quilt for the empress dowager for the last time before calling the children and Mu Ci in.
When the Queen Mother passed away, the whole country was in mourning. Ye An wore mourning clothes. As the emperor, he observed mourning for the empress dowager for 27 days, replacing months with days. The crown prince must observe mourning for three years, and the rest of the princes and princesses must each observe mourning for one year.
Ye Chen volunteered to observe three years of mourning for the empress dowager. He took good care of the empress dowager and volunteered to observe mourning for her for three years. Ye An felt sad but also a little relieved.
It seems that Sizi is not a heartless person, it's just that there are very few things that he cares about.
Ye An issued an edict to bury the empress dowager together with the late emperor, fulfilling the empress dowager's last wish.
The funeral was held with great ceremony. One night afterwards, Ye An quietly leaned on Mu Ci's shoulder, thinking of the Queen Mother's last words. Ye An whispered, "Ah Ci, do you think the Queen Mother will know?"
The phrase “let the past be the past” seems a bit strange.
Ye An had suffered a lot in the past, but things had been going smoothly in recent years. He became a little too proud of himself and came up with all kinds of new ideas one after another. Perhaps the empress dowager had noticed this.
Mu Ci said: "He didn't say anything after all."
Ye An understood Mu Ci's meaning. Perhaps the Queen Mother's refusal to reveal it was because she was considerate and did not want to affect the relationship between father and son.
The Queen Mother is like a mountain in Ye An's mind, and Ye An has long regarded her as his biological father.
Some of the Empress Dowager's belongings were sorted out in Changle Palace. After the eunuch asked Ye An to take a look, they were to be buried with the Empress Dowager.
Ye An found an old folded book with a black background and white edges. He opened it and glanced at it out of habit.
He was suddenly stunned, then he picked up the memorial and read it carefully. This memorial was written on the eve of the emperor's accession to the throne. He had not yet traveled through time at that time, and he was still his original self in this era.
The memorial stated that the original body had saved the descendants of the Cui family and that he had ordered people to bribe the imperial physician when Prince Pingyang was seriously ill.
Cui and the Queen Mother were once enemies. Keeping an enemy of the Queen Mother around was like keeping a knife to use against the Queen Mother.
Bribing the imperial physician most likely led to the death of Prince Pingyang, who was the crown prince at the time.
The original body's intentions in these actions were obvious, and it seemed that he was not completely uninterested in the throne.
It is possible that it was Su Qinghuai who instigated it, or it is possible that it was the original body's own idea.
This poor little pair of mandarin ducks might not be as innocent as Ye An originally thought.
Ye An's hands and feet felt cold. The Queen Mother actually knew that the original body had tampered with Prince Pingyang's illness, but she had never revealed it.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the original body is the Queen Mother's only living son. The Queen Mother has no other choice but to forgive. Ye An could also understand why there was always a smell of gunpowder between the original body and the Queen Mother, as if there was always a thorn in the middle.
Fortunately, after he came here, his relationship with the Queen Mother gradually eased, and the Queen Mother seldom mentioned the past. Even when Cui Lanyezhi came for revenge, the Queen Mother took all the responsibility on herself and tried her best not to involve him who had "lost his memory". As for the matter involving Prince Pingyang, she just passed it over in a hurry.
The phrase "let the past be the past" might also mean that he should not mind the past in which he had hurt Prince Pingyang.
Although he actually didn't do it, Ye An was still touched when he learned the truth.
Recalling the Queen Mother's words, the old father shuddered suddenly. He was a time traveler, and the cubs he raised were not much different in nature. Why was the fourth cub so different from the other children?
The Queen Mother said that Ye Chen’s temperament was very similar to that of Prince Pingyang…
Ye An came to his senses and quickly ordered people to check the life of Pingyang King Ye Ding, and found some surprising similarities.
For example, the Princess Pingyang at that time was also a member of the Queen Mother’s family!
The four cubs love martial arts, and King Pingyang loves martial arts as his life!
For another example, Sizai knew how to be filial to the Queen Mother and his biological father when he was very young. Sizai was obviously much more affectionate to Mu Ci than to his old father!
No way?
Ye An fell down into the dragon throne, thinking desperately, could the fourth cub be the reincarnation of his short-lived brother?
Once you have doubts in your mind, you will unconsciously want to confirm them. Ye An did not hide anything from Mu Ci now. Even though he suspected that Ye Chen was Ye Ding, he told the old attacker everything.
Mu Ci: “…”
Mu Ci didn't believe that the fourth child could have been of the same generation as them.
Ye An said: "Reincarnation and time travel should both be the soul leaving the body. If it's out of the body, why would we care about the generation..."
Mu Ci asked, "Xiao An, what do you want?"
Of course Ye An tried to find a way to test it. He took a memorial about posthumously conferring the title of King of Pingyang, and intended to place it in front of Ye Chen when Ye Chen entered the palace one of his visits.
As a result, Ye Chen did not look away.
Ye An had another crooked idea. He asked Ye Chen to pick up the memorial, making sure that Ye Chen could see the contents of the memorial, and then asked Ye Chen for his opinion.
Ye Chen said calmly, "My father has conferred the title of Prince of Pingyang upon me. If the Queen Mother knew about this, she would be very happy."
"Chen'er, do you know Prince Pingyang?"
Ye Chen nodded: "The Queen Mother has mentioned it to me."
Ye An looked left and right. Ye Chen was open-minded and did not see anything wrong. In the end, he felt that he was overthinking.
If the Fourth Cub was really someone's reincarnation, he obviously had a grudge against his original self, but the Fourth Cub was just a little cold to him and did not retaliate.
Ye An still remembers how chubby the fourth cub was when it was just born. No matter what, since they were born to him, they are his cubs!
Ye An smiled lightly and let it go completely. He shouldn't and wouldn't let such an illusory thing affect the relationship between father and son.
After the Queen Mother passed away, Ye An also began to prepare for his abdication.
Ye Xi is over twenty years old and a very mature age. Ye An and Mu Ci have personally taken care of the prince in handling state affairs for many years and are very confident in Ye Xi. When Ye An and Mu Ci went to see Prince Qinghe, it was the prince who was in charge of the government. The court officials all praised the prince's talents.
Ye An had intended to abdicate a long time ago. The Queen Mother had not been in good health before, and Ye An was afraid that bringing it up suddenly would aggravate the Queen Mother's condition. Besides, the children were still very young in the early years, and now, except for the infant Liu Zi, most of them can take care of themselves.
No matter what decision Ye An made, Mu Ci would support him, and the abdication edict was written by the two of them together. Mu Ci knew that Ye An yearned for freedom in his heart, and it was only a matter of time before this imperial edict came.
It feels tiring to own the world, but fortunately he is not deserted by his friends and relatives. After all, Ye An is not an ancient person, and he does not care about tremendous power. He will train the next generation of kings for the Wei Dynasty and hand over the world to people he trusts. It is not easy for him to grow from an ignorant boy to the emperor he is today, and he has also given birth to six children.
Life is short, so why not let him live a carefree life from now on?
In Suzaku Hall, Ye An called Ye Xi to his side and handed the abdication edict to Ye Xi.
"Father, you really have to...!"
After reading the imperial edict, Ye Xi was shocked.
Ye An and Mu Ci are like gods to him. Ye Xi has always believed that his father, the emperor and the empress will remain on the throne for a long time. With them around, no matter what happens, he always feels at ease.
Ye An held his hand and said gently, "Xi'er, I have made up my mind and it will not change. You are not a child anymore, it is time for you to walk on your own without your father. Remember to take good care of your brothers and sisters. In the court, you can listen to the opinions of the ministers, but remember, you are the emperor, and you make the decisions."
"Father..." Ye Xi couldn't control herself and wiped away her tears uncontrollably.
Ye An smiled and pinched his cheek just like he did when he was a child.
"Why are you crying? I am just abdicating your father, not leaving this world. You should think of it this way: your father has finally unloaded a heavy burden and passed the responsibility to you."
Ye Xi: “…”
Ye Xi didn't know what to say.
"Father, Queen..."
Ye Xi looked at Mu Ci at a loss.
Mu Ci smiled: "I have nothing else to say, just a few words. If your maternal grandfather's family has people who can be used in the future, then use them. If they can't be used, don't force them. Instead of thinking about supporting them and giving them glory, it's better to let them live in peace and stability."
Ye Xi nodded in agreement, his father and queen always saw things very clearly.
"I believe you are confident about the relationship between the Su family and you. Su Xie is also an understanding person."
After Mu Ci finished speaking, Ye An thought for a moment and said, "I am not some wise ruler. You have learned a lot of truths since you were young. You don't need me to repeat them again. I will just give you one word."
Ye An rolled up his sleeves, took the pen and ink from the dragon table, and wrote the word "Heng" neatly.
Ye An smiled and said, "Xi'er, when I ascended the throne, the Queen Mother wrote this character and gave it to me. Now, I am giving it to you as well."
"I remember the Queen Mother said a lot back then, but I was too stupid to understand a thing or two. Besides, the situation back then was different from what it is now. I will only tell you some things that I deeply understand...
Balance is the way to equilibrium. Xier, remember, you are the balance. ”
Ye Xi knelt down with tears in her eyes and kowtowed deeply.
Ye An sighed, this was probably the most imperial moment of his life.
Ye An did not want to hold a grand ceremony of succession. He heard that the emperor and the retired emperor had to pass the seal back and forth, which was all a formality. He was sincere in passing on the throne and there was no need for this. After everything was ready, Ye An formally read the imperial edict in the court, and then in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, he personally handed the jade seal and the imperial edict to the Crown Prince Ye Xi. From then on, he became the emperor, and Mu Ci became the empress.
Ye An also just realized that the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother are different.
Then, he readily gave up the Xuande Hall, the sleeping palace of emperors of all dynasties, and moved into the Zhaoyang Palace with open arms.
On the night of the coronation ceremony, Ye An and Mu Ci both changed into ordinary cloth clothes. Ye An held Mu Ci's hand tightly, and the two walked into the secret passage that had not been opened for a long time.
Mu Ci smiled and said, "Xiao An, you're leaving so easily, do you regret it?"
Giving up that position means there will no longer be supreme power. Everyone fights for the throne, but only a few can sit on it. Even fewer can sit on it without attachment after sitting on it.
Ye An shook his head and said, "I don't regret it. I should say that I am finally free...Okay, Ah Ci, don't you want to go traveling with me? Where shall we go first?"
Mu Ci smiled: "The car is ready, how about we go to Yunzhou to watch the sunrise first?"
Ye An's eyes surged: "Aci, you still remember..."
I still remember what I said when I left Yunzhou. More than ten years have passed.
Mu Ci smiled: "Of course I will remember what I promised you, as long as you don't think I'm late."
Ye An was so moved that he wiped his nose and said, "I still remember Brother Niu from Yunzhou."
Mu Ci: “…”
Mu Ci immediately frowned and said angrily: "Don't mention him!"
Ye An laughed: "Ah Ci, you are old and weak now, how long are you going to keep being jealous?"
Mu Ci thought, of course it’s when your old bones can’t run anymore.
The eunuch came to report that the retired emperor and the retired empress left a letter and ran away. The new emperor, who had just ascended the throne and was almost crushed by the dragon robe, twitched his mouth.
The new emperor knew his father and empress's temper very well.
"They have been worrying for half their lives, and it's time for them to have a good rest. Send out orders to the prefectures and counties along the way to secretly protect the safety of the Emperor and Empress Retired and not to disturb them..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is not good!"
Another eunuch ran in in panic, holding a baby in his arms.
Ye Xi: “…”
Ye Xi rubbed his eyes. No way, didn’t the Emperor and Empress take the sixth child away? !
The fathers still had some conscience and left a note on Liuzi.
"Raise him for me."
Ye Xi: “…”
Liuzi felt wronged and wanted to drink milk, so he cried loudly with his mouth pursed. Ye Xi hugged him and coaxed him with a headache: "Don't cry, I am your elder brother, not your father..."
A few months later, the retired emperor and the retired empress returned from their travels. The emperor had several handprints and footprints of the six cubs on his head. He thought he could finally hand over the six cubs. Then he found that the retired emperor, with a ruddy and sultry face, had a bulging belly again.
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As for the fourth child, whether he is a reincarnation or not, let’s leave it blank.
I will also add some information about the original body's reason for saving Cui Jing (it was to get hold of the Queen Mother's handle, which was buried before)
There is a special episode later! I am obsessed with writing about Sanzai and Qiao. I haven't written about Ye Zhi and Ye Le yet, but I will write about them. Of course, the old father is always the main CP.
And a sweet post by Ye Ke.
Don’t worry, the seventh child is now a daughter.
This week will be all over.
Let me tell you a joke. A few days ago, I wrote about Snow Fox, but I always felt that something was not right. Yesterday, I realized that Snow Fox is actually me.
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