Chapter 2873 I beg you for one thing...
Zhu Feng was a little surprised; he didn't know about this. Xin Qing smiled gently and said, "They asked me if I could always protect the Emperor with my life, just like I did that time."
“…”
"I say yes."
Zhu Feng looked at her, his voice becoming even hoarseer.
"Xinqing..."
Xin Qing continued, "They gave that thing to me and asked me to keep it for the emperor."
“…”
Zhu Feng slowly turned around and looked at the mahogany box on the table.
It was not until this time that Nan Yan came to her senses. It turned out that this box was given by Emperor Gao to Concubine Shun. No wonder she felt that the box was familiar at first sight. Now she understood at a glance that this box was almost exactly the same as the box that Emperor Gao gave to Duke Cheng Wu Yingqiu in the Jinlou Villa in Hecheng.
It should be said that the production process is the same.
It is even possible that they were created by the same person.
but--
Keep it for the emperor?
In other words, the things in this box belong to Zhu Feng, but he gave them to Xin Qing to keep them for him?
Then how come none of them knew about this for all these years? Just looking at Zhu Feng's expression, you can tell that he definitely has no memory of this box, or even knows nothing about it.
Xin Qing said, "I never knew what was inside this box, and I have never opened it."
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"But the Emperor Gao said that there is something important inside that is related to the Emperor."
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"Emperor Gao instructed that if one day, Your Highness the Prince of Yan—Your Majesty—recovers your memory and remembers everything from your childhood, he will give this box to you."
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"If I don't remember, if I never remember in my entire life, then this box will follow me into my tomb."
“…”
"Just pretend all this never happened."
At this point, Xin Qing looked up at them and said softly, "For so many years, I have been keeping this box for Your Majesty as instructed by Emperor Gao and Empress Cixiao. I cannot reveal anything until Your Majesty regains his memory and remembers what happened back then."
“…”
"It's just that now, I can't keep it any longer."
“…”
"I can't do it anymore."
"Xinqing!"
Compared to the box and the events that happened decades ago, Zhu Feng cared more about the person in front of him.
After all, memories are already in the past, people are gone, and many things and many regrets cannot be reversed or compensated.
But the person in front of me is real.
He hoped that she was well. Although he did not visit her very often, coming once or twice a month, he could see the person who had been with him since childhood sitting here quietly waiting for him. This not only softened his heart, but also softened the years.
How he wished that she could always stay with him like this.
Even, what box, what relic.
He didn't care about anything Emperor Gao ordered.
He hurriedly sat next to Xinqing and held her in his arms. Seeing his violent movements, Nan Yan subconsciously wanted to stop him, fearing that his wound would open again.
But at this time, she was speechless.
How can we stop it at this time?
She knew what Xinqing meant to Zhu Feng. If a person's loved ones passed away one by one, who could bear it calmly at such a time?
Zhu Feng's eyes were red, and he choked with sobs as he whispered in Xinqing's ear, "Xinqing, I want you to stay. I want you to stay by my side. I don't want any of those things."
Xinqing looked up and looked at him gently.
She whispered, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty is a bit like when you were a child, stubborn and willful. But I really hope that Your Majesty can always be like this, because that means that Your Majesty has someone he can rely on."
“…”
"There are people His Majesty can trust."
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"As long as there is such a person, the emperor will not be lonely..."
As she spoke, she looked up at Nan Yan and said softly, "Your Highness."
At this time, Nan Yan almost cried out loud.
She covered her mouth tightly with both hands, but the sobbing sound still leaked out from between her fingers. When she heard Xinqing calling her, tears were already raging uncontrollably on her face.
She said in a hoarse voice: "Sister..."
Xinqing said, "I'll leave this box to you."
“…”
"Even if I didn't ask, I know you would protect the Emperor with your life. So, I've already made a plan. When I die, I'll give this box to you. But before that, I beg you for one favor..."
Nan Yan cried and said, "You say it."
Xin Qing said: "Not only must we protect the emperor well, we must also protect ourselves well."
“…”
"Because the Emperor can no longer bear any more separation."
Nan Yan finally couldn't help crying out loud.
She took a step forward and held Xinqing's hand.
But she didn't know what to say, so she could only nod gently, tears falling and dripping onto Xinqing's hands.
Xinqing looked at her. Although there were tears in her eyes, they did not fall. Her pale, deathly gray face still had a calm and gentle smile. She even wanted to raise her hand to wipe Nanyan's tears, but at this time, she no longer had the strength to do so.
She slowly leaned against Zhu Feng's chest.
She said softly: "Although I say so, I am leaving the emperor now..."
“…”
"sorry."
“…”
"I know, no matter what, I shouldn't leave at this time, but, but..."
Her breath was getting weaker and weaker, and she didn't even have the strength to finish her words. She could only whisper softly, "I really have no other choice..."
Zhu Feng hugged her tightly.
When he moved, Nan Yan immediately saw a pink spot slowly spreading across his chest, on the snow-white clothes he had just put on.
His wound opened again!
I'm afraid he had been holding on just now, but at this moment, he could no longer hold on.
His eyes were red and tears filled his eyes, but he would not let them fall.
It’s not that he has no tears, but too many separations and too much pain in this life have hollowed out the tenderness in his heart.
But he didn't expect that the one who stabbed him in the heart again was Xinqing.
But at this moment, he was completely unable to care about anything else. He only held the woman's thin and almost weightless body. Xinqing leaned in his arms, her breath so weak that it was almost inaudible. With the last bit of strength, she gently said: "You, be fine... I, I will be in heaven... You... be safe... and happy..."
After saying that, she lowered her head.
The hand that Nan Yan was holding tightly in fell silently.
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