Chapter 38: Shen Yan and Chu Li's End
Later.
The Royal Consort also left.
Hatsuri was the person she missed the most in this world.
Before leaving, she was still knitting winter clothes on the couch, smelling the pear blossom cream that Chu Li gave her.
She was still muttering, "I wonder when my son will come to see me after school."
It was a pity that I didn’t see the three children before I left.
On a spring evening, he left peacefully.
Even such a noble person dressed himself up beautifully before leaving.
At her funeral, Chu Li said one more sentence: My beloved and adorable precious imperial concubine.
In the 40th year of Emperor Wende's reign, the imperial concubine died of illness and was given the title: Liang.
One day, Chu Li lay in Shen Yan's arms.
Asked: "Your Majesty, why did you like me at the beginning?"
This is a question all women ask throughout their lives.
Shen Yan held her tightly in his arms and said, "Because you are the only one I want to love among all people."
The man's face seemed to have wrinkles when he smiled. Chu Li touched it and looked at the three children in front of her. It seemed that the man had aged in an instant.
They spent countless springs, summers, autumns and winters together.
The way they get along is just like an ordinary old couple.
Chu Li was still naughty from time to time and liked to seduce Shen Yan when he was reviewing memorials, and also liked to sneak to his bed to give him a surprise.
In order to punish her, Shen Yan once made her unable to get out of bed for several days.
Finally one day, the prince came of age.
Shen Yan has left a will, allowing the crown prince to govern the country.
Hatsuri told her eldest son that he needed to be cautious when choosing a crown princess, and if he liked her, he should go for her and not be subtle.
Unexpectedly, this child, although silent on the surface, is actually a love-minded person in private. He falls in love with the daughter of the teacher in the Shangshufang. He is exactly the same as his father in love.
Shen Yanze withdrew from the court and moved to a palace with Chu Li, naming it: Li Palace.
However, it was changed by Chuli into: Yanglaodian.
The two of them lived there, occasionally sneaking out of the palace to play every day, and often growing vegetables and cooking their own meals, leading a happy farm life.
This is a day that Shen Yan has never experienced before.
Suddenly one day, the Empress Dowager became seriously ill, and the imperial physician said that her health was not good and her days were numbered.
Of course, Hatari was the first person to take care of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother knew that she would not live long, so she held Chu Li's hand and said earnestly: "My dear child, I can only ask Yan'er to take good care of you in the future. I am satisfied to have a royal daughter-in-law like you in my life. Today I can always dream that the late emperor is calling me. My life is over. It's a pity that I can't see my grandson and granddaughter get married."
As she finished speaking, she saw tears in the Queen Mother's eyes.
One day, Hatsuri stayed up all night to personally watch over a bowl of porridge and medicine to be taken to the empress dowager. When she was halfway there, she heard the sound of bells. Hatsuri understood.
Her hands were shaking slightly, and she could hardly hold the porridge tightly, so she spilled the medicine and porridge on the ground.
She was completely limp.
Another person who loved her is gone.
In the forty-fourth year of Emperor Wende's reign, the empress dowager passed away as the sound of funeral bells rang out one after another and the music was mournful and peaceful, making people feel suffocated and awe-inspiring.
When there is a great mourning in the country, everyone in the world knows about it.
Everyone cried and knelt down.
Chuli discovered that the closer she got to the end of her life, the more she would lose many people.
She mourned for three years, and Shen Yan accompanied her.
…
It's autumn again.
The kitchen prepared the meal and placed it in front of Chu Li. At this time, she had become the empress dowager. As time passed in this world, she was slowly getting older, and Shen Yan had become the emperor emeritus.
In the past few years, he passed the throne to Shen Jiayi and has not cared about the affairs of the court.
Hatsuri asked, "Who of us will leave first?"
Shen Yan picked up some food for her and smiled slowly. He seemed to have not thought about these things yet, and answered casually: "Of course, let's go together."
So...
Shen Yan said he had given her a surprise.
He took Chuli to a mountain area, where they could see the entire capital city, the imperial palace, and their retirement home.
He took the flowers he planted and wove them into a bracelet and put it on Hatsuritsu's hand, and asked, "Do you like it here?"
Chu Li looked at the scenery of the city, and it seemed as if she had returned to the scene when Shen Yan set off fireworks for her that year.
"like."
"Li'er, we will be buried here together from now on."
While Hatsuri was feeling sad, she was shocked and horrified when she heard these words.
She curled her lips and was speechless.
"Thank you for the surprise you gave me today."
It turned out that he was taking her to see his burial place...
As Hatsuri smelled the fragrance of the flowers, she seemed to be transported back to the past.
That year, she just came into this world because of the system.
She met the imperial concubine, got to know the emperor, competed with the imperial concubine, and then got to know the emperor. It was a narrow road for enemies.
Slowly start to understand this person.
But she was in love with him and was moved by his love.
I walked through this palace year after year.
To this day, she feels that this is the best script she has ever written.
It’s a pity that they no longer have any financial resources and have to rely entirely on their own children for support.
It's good to keep going like this.
Then the two of them held hands and returned to the palace.
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Shen Yan's life was extremely boring and dull.
He originally thought that he would live his life like this, but in his early years, under the intimidation of the Queen Mother, he was forced to become the emperor.
He has never felt true maternal love since he was a child.
The Queen Mother relied on the love of the late Emperor and caused the deaths of many people in palace struggles, but she had a kind heart and only harmed those who wanted to harm her.
When the late emperor passed away, he thought it was the Queen Mother who killed him. He cried for a long time that night because he had never felt loved and was eager for love. Until the day the late emperor passed away, he saw with his own eyes that it was the Queen Mother who was watching him leave by his bedside.
At that time he didn't understand why the Queen Mother was so heartless.
Only when I grew up did I realize that the Queen Mother was also in pain.
Fortunately, he met Hatsuri.
On an ordinary day, he passed by the Guifei Palace and found Hatsuri with his head lowered beside Chaofei in a corner.
It wasn't the clothes that attracted him, but he was moved by the scene where she cautiously yet bravely stood up to protect her master.
For this reason he remembered her appearance and her name.
She is really just like her name, Lihua - pure.
Not long after, his favorite daughter got married to the person he loved most, and his youngest son became a general and went to war. Although he was worried, he also supported his decision.
One day, he and Hatsuri returned to the original Ewha Palace.
The pear tree has grown lush and leafy, covering the entire wall.
Hatsuri was still sitting on the rocking chair, looking at him with a smile.
For the first time, Shen Yan felt that the person he loved had grown old.
His white hair matches his cane perfectly.
"Shen Yan, I'm thirsty."
The man nodded, saying that he could do nothing about her, and went into the hall to pour her tea.
The pear blossoms were falling, and the system appeared at this time to tell her that the time was up and the plane was about to end.
Chuli knew that her life was coming to an end, but she didn't expect that she would be the one to go before him.
She closed her eyes quietly, and forgot about the pear tree given by the emperor and concubine for the last time. Then, with a smile on her face, she lay down on the rocking chair and fell asleep.
When Shen Yan came back with the tea, he saw the person sitting on the chair and his eyes suddenly turned red. The person who usually swayed on the chair stayed there quietly forever today.
His answer to Hatsuri at that time was not casual but serious.
Li'er, here I come.
Spring of the fifty-fifth year of the Wende reign of the Qing Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor Retired passed away.
The two were buried together in the place they wanted. The children surrounded them and cried non-stop. The whole capital was shrouded in dark clouds, as if the sky was crying too.
On Shen Yan's grave, there are still fallen pear blossoms.
over.