Twenty years later...
The eldest son Yinsi succeeded to the throne.
Emperor Yong abdicated...
In the palace.
Fu Tong'er walked along the long street in the palace arm in arm with Lu Zhenzhi, who was over fifty years old.
Seeing the silver hair on the man's head, Fu Tong'er couldn't help but tear up. She had been with him for more than 20 years, and their three children were now grown.
Lu Zhenzhi looked back and saw Fu Tong'er looking at him with tears in her eyes. So he patted her hand and said, "Tong'er, how long have you been by my side?"
"More than twenty years..." As soon as she opened her mouth, tears began to fall. She was suddenly afraid.
"More than 20 years." Lu Zhenzhi repeated, still leading her forward steadily.
The walls of the palace are always high and majestic.
"If I leave one day, you must assist Si'er well."
"No." Fu Tong'er loved to say no to Lu Zhenzhi the most. So what if he was 14 years older than her? She wanted him.
Lu Zhenzhi laughed, walked past a palace gate, stopped, and looked up at the sky...
In the sky, the morning glow fills the clouds and the white cranes have all returned.
Fu Tong'er walked up to Lu Zhenzhi and hugged the man's strong but old body like she did when she was young.
"Brother Lu Jin, wherever you go, I will follow. Don't even think about leaving me. The children are all grown up," Fu Tong'er burst into tears, "I want to go with you."
Lu Zhenzhi stroked Fu Tong'er's hair and kissed her...
…
"Cough..." the man coughed.
Fu Tong'er got anxious when she heard this: "Brother Lu Jin, you are always busy with court affairs. Now that you have retired, don't bother with it. Si'er is grown up now. You have to take care of him. You have to take care of him."
As she spoke, she hugged Lu Zhenzhi and started crying...
The man sighed: "I just coughed, why are you so nervous..."
"But you've been coughing a lot lately." Fu Tong'er held him tightly, "You even have white hair."
Lu Zhenzhi touched the white hair on his head and said, "This is what grew back when you faked your death that year."
"Brother Lu Jin..." Fu Tong'er called again.
"Um?"
"I want to be with you forever,"
…
Three days later
Fu Tong'er woke up next to Lu Zhenzhi.
The man had passed away in his sleep.
Died of old age.
"Brother Lu Jin," Fu Tong'er hugged him and cried uncontrollably, "Brother Lu Jin,"
She hugged his cold body, calling out again and again: "Brother Lu Jin...wait for me, wait for me..."
The Emperor's death
Fu Tong'er stayed at the imperial mausoleum all day, crying day and night.
"Brother Lu Jin..." She hugged his tombstone, "Brother Lu Jin, wait for me."
A voice of "Your Majesty has arrived——"
Yin Si came over and said, "Son greets mother."
Fu Tong'er raised her sleeves: "You get up."
Yin Si squatted down and said: "Mother, my father has passed away. Please accept my condolences."
"How can I mourn, Si'er," Fu Tong'er cried until her eyes were blinded, "How can I mourn, Brother Lu Jin, Brother Lu Jin..."
It has been three days since the death of the retired emperor.
Fu Tong'er didn't eat or drink for three days.
"Mother, although the emperor is gone, he would not want to see you like this. He would definitely want—"
"His hopes are nothing! Your father always listens to your mother!"
Fu Tong'er hugged Lu Zhenzhi's tombstone and refused to let go: "He is no longer in this world. How can I live on? How can I live on...Brother Lu Jin..."
Fu Tong'er fainted while crying...
Yin Si immediately had her carried back to Shoukang Palace.
In her dream, Fu Tong'er saw Lu Zhenzhi again. He was still as tall and strong as ever, standing in front of her, reaching out his hand to her.
"Tong'er, come to Brother Lujin. I haven't hugged you for a long time. Do you miss Brother Lujin?"
Fu Tong'er cried and stretched out her hand: "Brother Lu Jin...wait for me, wait for me..."
The next day
The Empress Dowager died in Shoukang Palace.
The Great Yan Kingdom was in mourning.
Fu Tong'er was buried together with Emperor Yong Lu Zhenzhi in the imperial mausoleum.
In the tomb, Fu Tong'er's body rests on Lu Zhenzhi's bones, holding his hand for generations to come.
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