Chapter 314 The Real Ending
Chen Heng came home in the middle of the night.
The house was quiet.
After serving Madam Tu, Achan retreated to rest.
Chen Heng couldn't sleep at all. She opened the window and stared at the heavy snow in a trance. The emperor ended his life in this way and eventually buried himself in the art of incantation.
One wrong step leads to all wrong.
From the moment the queen replaced her son, Liu Yu's fate was doomed. The harm he did to Xie Jian's family also indirectly changed the fate of many people.
I don't know how long I stood there. The black sky gradually turned blue and the snow continued to fall.
At daybreak, there was a knock on the window and door, and Dawei's voice came: "Madam, the emperor has passed away."
Shen Heng was stunned for a moment. It was so fast, and she still didn't quite believe it: "Why didn't I hear the sound of the death knell?"
"The whole city is under martial law right now. The master said that he won't be back for the next two days."
"I know."
When the sky turned white, Achan and Tanyun walked in quietly. They were stunned to see Madam standing by the window. Looking at Madam's clothes, did she not sleep all night?
The two of them started to prepare for washing up.
As usual, Xia was preparing breakfast for the family with Pearl Magpie and several first-class maids.
Yun Ge'er slept with Xia last night and got up early today. When Chen Heng came over, he was making a snowman with Liu Gang.
"Mother." Seeing his mother, little Xie Yun ran over and threw himself into her arms, acting like a spoiled child: "Mother, I miss you. Do you miss me?"
Shen Heng smiled slightly and kissed him: "Yes."
"Mom, I'm going to play with Brother Peng today. We agreed to set off firecrackers and fry fish." Little Xie Yun spoke in a childish voice with an excited look on his face.
"Hey." Chen Heng leaned on him.
During breakfast, Xia and Nanny Feng kept talking about Xiao Yun'er's recent funny things. When they talked about the happy things, Nanny Feng almost laughed to tears.
Xia then talked about the interesting things that happened when Xie Jian and Min'er were young, and Nanny Feng listened with great interest.
Chen Heng agreed with a smile, thinking about the days ahead, she felt somewhat heavy in her heart.
As the conversation got more heated, Xia wanted to ask Ah-hang to find another one quickly, but when she thought about the danger Ah-hang would face when she found Yun-ge, she immediately gave up the idea of asking Ah-hang to find another one and changed the topic.
As the evening approached, the snow became heavier.
The death knell suddenly rang, one, two, three... nine times.
Everyone in the imperial city stopped what they were doing and looked towards the palace. At this moment, the whole city was silent.
The common people looked at each other, as if they still didn't understand what had happened, or rather, they didn't want to believe what had happened.
Someone whispered, "The Emperor has passed away—"
Half an hour later, the cries of officials could be heard from the streets and alleys: "The Emperor has passed away. All people are forbidden to celebrate. All workers must stop working, take off their crowns, and wear mourning clothes..."
The common people finally came to their senses and there was weeping throughout heaven and earth.
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