That day, Huang Qi tasted the top-ranking fish at the instigation of Xu Shifu.
Then, Huang Qi was stuck by a fishbone.
It was also when Huang Qi was choked by a fish bone that they realized that the so-called Huang Qi was the Seventh Prince!
Because of this incident, Xu Shifu was severely beaten by his father.
Afterwards, the Seventh Prince learned that he was beaten because of this incident and ran to the Xu family to apologize.
It was also at that time that the Seventh Prince met his sister Xu Man.
The age difference between Xu Shifu and the seventh prince was not that big.
After a few interactions, they became familiar with each other.
Today, more than forty years have passed since they first met.
Scenes from the past kept flashing through Xu Shifu's mind.
...
...
Those images were like broken pieces of porcelain, clear but unable to be connected together.
Looking back, it seems that everything was destined by God.
It was he who let the young man taste the fish with bones.
Little did I know that I was also a fish with bones!
The fish bone stuck in the boy's throat, but it also taught him how to eat fish.
"It's already been more than forty years!"
Emperor Wen sighed and asked Xu Shifu: "Do you think fish without bones tastes good now?"
“It’s still a little bit off.”
Two lines of turbid tears flowed down Xu Shifu's face. "If a fish has no bones, it is not a fish! If Your Majesty catches a fish without bones one day, wouldn't Your Majesty find it strange? Even if someone makes this fish into a unique delicacy in the world, would Your Majesty dare to eat it?"
Emperor Wen thought about it and shook his head seriously.
Just as seriously as he nodded after listening to Xu Shifu's words.
yes!
There is no fish without bones in this world!
Just as Xu Shifu said, fish tastes better when it has bones.
Xu Shifu didn't say anything else, he just ate fish and drank wine.
When the plate of fish was finished, the pot of wine was also finished.
Xu Shifu sucked his fingers and looked up at Emperor Wen: "It's time for me to go, and it's time for His Majesty to go too..."
"Let me stay with you a little longer!"
Emperor Wen sighed: "Most of my old friends have left..."
“Forget it!”
Xu Shifu shook his head and smiled, "Your Majesty is no longer Huang Qi, and I am no longer Old Xu. If I send too many gifts, it will only increase sadness! You are a good emperor, try to live two more years! If you don't see more of this prosperous era, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Emperor Wen was silent.
After a moment, Emperor Wen slowly stood up.
"All right!"
Emperor Wen sighed: "Huang Qi will send the best coffin to Old Xu..."
After saying this, Emperor Wen walked out slowly.
When he reached the door, Xu Shifu had already laid on his back, waiting for death.
Emperor Wen turned around and looked at Xu Shifu, "Old Xu, have a safe journey!"
"Um."
Xu Shifu answered softly.
“Squeak…”
The door opened.
Emperor Wen walked out of the room and ordered Mu Shun to close the door. He then told Yun Zheng, "Order someone to bring a good coffin and prepare a set of burial clothes!"
Yun Zheng nodded and immediately gave the instructions.
Time passes by little by little.
A quarter of an hour later, a painful groan was heard from inside the house.
"Huang Qi, Old Xu... go ahead... cough cough..."
Accompanied by a violent cough, the room gradually became silent.
Emperor Wen closed his eyes and waved gently to Mu Shun.
Mu Shun quickly opened the door and entered the room. Xu Shifu inside was already dead.
Xu Shifu's eyes were closed, and traces of tears could be seen on his face.
"well……"
Mu Shun shook his head and sighed, then slowly left the room and bowed to report to Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, Old Xu... is gone!"
Emperor Wen lowered his eyebrows and ordered with a gloomy look: "Order someone to change his shroud and bury him in a beautiful place outside the city. Don't erect a tombstone! Also, bury him with a gold ingot!"
well!
When a person gets old, he can no longer recall his youth.
The more memories there are, the more sadness there is.
One more old friend is missing!
…
At dusk, Xu Shifu was put into a coffin and buried.
There was no tombstone, only a small new grave.
Emperor Wen did not see Xu Shifu off for the last time, but took Qin Liugan to a small pond in the city to fish.
Emperor Wen and Qin Liugan sat by the pond and did not allow anyone else to come forward.
Lian Yunzheng and Miaoyin were both far away from each other.
Miaoyin glanced at the backs of Emperor Wen and Qin Liugan, then looked at Yun Zheng: "I think you men are really weird sometimes."
"What do you mean?"
Yun Zheng asked with his head tilted.
"This enemy is dead, and not only am I not happy, I am also sad."
Miaoyin still shook her head. "When Su Zan died, you looked very sad! Now that the treacherous minister Xu Shifu is dead, your father is also sad! Has he forgotten who killed his eldest son?"
In the past, Miaoyin thought she understood men very well.
But gradually, she found that she seemed to understand men at all.
In her opinion, the enemy is the enemy!
The enemy is dead, so of course we should be happy!
How can there be any reason to be sad?
"What's so good about this that you don't understand?"
Yun Zheng smiled faintly: "For Emperor Wen, the one who died was a traitor! And for Huang Qi, the one who died was an old friend who he had known for many years!"
People are inherently complex.
Friend, enemy, confidant or stranger...
Everyone you know plays a different role at different stages.
At a certain stage, you may only see the evil in this person, but at another stage, you will see the good in this person.
The role this person plays at different stages of your life also determines your attitude towards this person.
After all, it’s been over forty years!
In your life, how many people can accompany you for forty years?
Even if an enemy has been with you for forty years, you may feel a little sad when he dies.
Unless this person is really a heinous criminal and there is nothing about him that you can admire.
"Maybe!"
Miaoyin smiled calmly, and then nodded at Emperor Wen's back, "Why don't you go over and comfort him?"
“Forget it!”
Yun Zheng refused without hesitation, "Two old men are reminiscing about the past, why should I join in the fun! Father doesn't need my comfort. When he gets out of his identity as Huang Qi, he will be fine."
"All right!"
Miaoyin smiled, "Now that I think about it, it's good that you don't sit in that seat!"
The person sitting in this position is too complicated.
Especially people like Emperor Wen and Yun Zheng who are too deep-minded.
She still hoped that Yun Zheng would keep things simple.
At least, keep it simple in front of them.
Yun Zheng smiled and winked at Miao Yin, "Do you think I am very foresighted?"
"What foresight? You're just lazy!"
Miaoyin complained, then moved closer to Yun Zheng, looking at him with a smile, "I might be pregnant..."
"real?"
Yun Zheng shouted excitedly, causing Emperor Wen and Qin Liu, who were fishing by the pond, to turn their heads and look over...
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