Yonghe Palace.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mother."
"Thank you for the marriage, Consort Yu."
Looking at Consort Yu sitting in the high seat, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi knelt down and kowtowed.
Chen Nian had already come up with a plan with them: to fake his death.
Having successfully attended Qing'er's cherished wedding, they should now prepare to embark on their journey to their final destination.
They are planning to go to Dali.
Xiao Jian was already waiting for them outside the palace.
"Get up, as long as you don't regret it."
Meeting the grateful eyes of the two, Consort Yu spoke in a very indifferent tone.
"Little Swallow, I still can't quite accept you. You stole my only son."
I saw the affection between you two a long time ago. To be honest, I really couldn't accept it at the time. But later, seeing you both worried every day, and you coming to me every day to pay your respects and trying to change yourself, my opposition weakened. Instead, I started to worry that things wouldn't go well for you two.
At that moment, I knew I had to compromise.
But now, Little Swallow, you are neither the Emperor's biological daughter nor have you made any significant changes. To be honest, I'm still not entirely satisfied with you. However, I don't want to force my son to his death.
"I don't want to know how you'll live from now on. I've already petitioned the Emperor that I'll be residing at Mount Wutai from now on. Don't come looking for me. Just live your lives well. Consider this a gift from a daughter-in-law. When you have children, bring them to Mount Wutai so I can meet them."
Consort Yu stood up, slipped the emerald bracelet from her hand onto Xiao Yanzi's wrist, then turned away without looking at the two of them and walked alone into the inner room.
"Let's go, let's live the life you've always dreamed of."
"Thank you, Consort Yu!"
Looking at the emerald green jade bracelet in her hand, Xiao Yanzi's eyes reddened, and she knelt down again to bow.
"Call me Mother."
Hearing the voice behind her, Consort Yu, who was almost inside the room, paused.
"Mother—"
"Yes, let's go, go live the life you want."
Consort Yu nodded, then stepped into the inner room without further hesitation, closed the door, and shut out the red-rimmed eyes of the two people behind her.
"Little Swallow—"
"Yongqi—"
The two embraced each other excitedly.
"Let's go, we should go find Father Emperor."
Yongqi composed himself and reached out to wipe away Xiaoyanzi's tears.
"Um."
Little Swallow nodded.
The two of them have one last stop, which is also the most important one.
Seeing how much her father, the Emperor, worries about their marriage every day, and how to cover up that lie for her, Xiao Yanzi is also feeling bad.
Because Cailian gave up her status as a princess, Xiaoyanzi's true identity was not exposed.
"You two? Have you thought this through? Are you really going to abandon all of this?"
The emperor, who was reviewing memorials in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, looked at the two people kneeling below, put down the memorials in his hand, asked them seriously, and after looking into their red eyes for a while, his eyes also turned red.
"Father, I've made up my mind."
...
The deaths of the two men caused a sensation in the court, sparking numerous rumors and speculations about the cause.
Some speculate that the two secretly fell in love, but the Emperor and Consort Yu disapproved, so they committed suicide.
Some speculate that the two have retired to a rural life.
For a long time, both in the capital and among the common people, people discussed this matter.
But in the end, nothing ever came of it.
They believed that eventually, with the passage of time, they would also be buried in the long river of time.
Only a few of the Emperor's most trusted confidants, such as Fu Lun, Fu Heng, E Minji, and Master Ji, as well as Shen Nian and his group, knew the inside story.
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