Chapter 502 Finale

In the palace, the condition of the Empress Dowager was getting worse.

Ling Changyue's condition did not improve at all. He could not move and was mentally handicapped. Every day, Eunuch Xu took care of him.

A month later, the Empress Dowager passed away.

The funeral bells rang throughout the imperial city.

Sad cries came from Cining Palace. However, Ling Fengxun, the regent, did not go to see her for the last time. He just cremated her according to her last wish, arranged for people to scatter her ashes into the sea, and then buried the empty coffin belonging to the Empress Dowager in the imperial mausoleum.

Two months later, good news came from the palace. Concubine Li gave birth to a little princess and named her Ling Cai.

After giving birth to this child, Hu Lier seemed to be relieved. Even though it was a daughter, she loved her to the core of her heart.

Ling Cai was Ling Changyue's only child.

His body was completely ruined. Even if he was barely alive, he was suffering every day, and his life was worse than death.

However, Ling Fengxun took charge of national affairs. Beiling Kingdom enjoyed good weather, and the people lived and worked in peace and prosperity, ushering in a rare era of peace and prosperity in many years.

Southern Qi and Beiling began to open up trade routes connecting the north and the south, and together with Mobei, formed a prosperous road to enrich the country and the people.

The prestige of the new emperor of Southern Qi was getting higher and higher. Baili Yunhe relied on his experience in governing the country in his previous life to get started quickly and manage everything in an orderly manner.

Time passed like a white horse.

Another half year passed.

An Yunxi gave birth again .

This time, the baby was very stable, and even the birth was very easy. It can even be said that it didn't take much effort.

After the birth that day, the delivery room was not fully prepared yet, but the child was already visible.

In addition, with the experience of the last time, An Yunxi often practiced martial arts, and her physical fitness was quite strong. After giving birth, she walked around a few laps very easily.

Xiaoyu and Axiang were brought into the delivery room by Mrs. Du, which had been cleaned up.

An Yunxi's face was still a little pale, her long hair was loose, and her clothes were neatly dressed. When she saw the two little guys running in, she immediately waved.

"Come here, take a look at your brother."

An Yunxi's second child was a boy.

After the little guy was born, his skin was red and looked a little wrinkled.

Ah Xiang bit his thumb, tiptoed and lay beside the crib, blinked at his mother and said, "Mom, my brother looks like a little monkey."

Xiaoyu slapped Ah Xiang on the head.

Although he is the older brother, he listens to his sister very much.

Xiaoyu's face is white and tender, and her big eyes are very smart, and her eyes are full of wisdom.

She said righteously: "Mom said that you were like this when you were a child, and you are not allowed to laugh at your brother."

The sweet and sticky business sounded like eating sweet cakes.

An Yunxi couldn't help laughing.

Behind the two children, a figure approached, and the tall figure enveloped the two little kids.

Ling Fengxun put his big hands on the top of the two children's heads and touched their heads.

The family of five were all in the room, with candles lit nearby, illuminating the figures of all five members of the family, intertwined and entangled, as if nothing could separate them.

In the past six months, Jun Wuce bought another house near the An Mansion, and Mrs. Du would always run into them by chance when she went out occasionally.

Jun Wuce did not disturb them, but sent some things and wrote letters to the An Mansion when he had nothing to do. Mrs. Du did not reply at first, but after a while, she could not help it one day and began to write back.

An Yunxi knew all this, and she was happy to see it happen.

The brothers also knew that their mother was alone in the mansion, and after knowing Jun Wuce's identity, they pretended to know nothing. It was better to let her handle her mother's feelings herself.

As children, they will never interfere and stop their mother from pursuing her own happiness.

Recently, Anguo Hou Du Pingjiang returned from Mobei and brought news from Mobei.

Recently, the King of Mobei is seriously ill and there is civil unrest in Mobei, and they asked Prince Sang Luo to return to the royal city as soon as possible.

After receiving the news, Sang Luo looked at the letter written by his mother and knew that it was time for him to leave.

In the past six months, his pursuit has made a little progress.

At least, Wen Lingrou doesn't dislike him so much.

Not long ago, he sent an invitation to Wen Lingrou to watch the Lantern Poetry Festival, and Wen Lingrou actually agreed.

It's a pity that the spring outing will be half a month later, and that day is the Lantern Festival of Beiling Kingdom.

The situation in Mobei is urgent. He must leave here to deal with the situation in the royal family. Therefore, he will break his promise

. The two sisters Qingyi and Qingyan prepared the gifts neatly.

The carriage was just outside the gate. Sang Luo looked back at the place where he had lived for more than a year. He felt that this year was happier and more relaxed than the past nearly twenty years.

He glanced in the direction of the Wen Mansion and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

There is nothing to regret about meeting such a person in this life. Even

if they can't be together, it is worth living.

It feels like a stone is pressing on his heart, heavy, as if there is some emotion buried in it.

However, he can't remember where those emotions come from.

Qingyi and Qingyan sat in front of the carriage, one driving the carriage, and the other carrying some important things.

Suddenly, Qingyi turned around and said to the people in the carriage: "Young Master, don't you want to say goodbye to Miss Wen?"

Sang Luo was silent for a long time, and a faint voice came from the carriage.

"No need, let's go."

He promised the Regent that after leaving this time, he would never come back to disturb him again.

Just as the carriage left the imperial city, Sang Luo, who was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed, seemed to hear some sound.

Qingyi immediately pulled the reins: "Call"

"Young Master, it seems that someone is chasing us from behind."

Sang Luo was stunned, a little puzzled.

He didn't know who in the capital was so close to him, and who knew he was leaving and came to see him off in person.

He opened the curtain and saw another carriage behind.

A figure got out of the carriage.

She was wearing a pink dress with peach blossoms blooming on it. In Sang Luo's eyes, the woman was gentle and breathtakingly beautiful.

The little bits of tiny glances fell on her, making her whole person seem to be covered with a layer of halo.

Wen Lingrou, accompanied by two maids, walked to the vicinity of Sang Luo's carriage.

She walked very quickly, with a little red on her face, and her eyes were a little misty.

Sang Luo's whole heart was trembling.

He stared blankly at Wen Lingrou who was chasing after him.

The corners of his lips moved, as if he had a lot to say, but he didn't know how to start.

Wen Lingrou crooked her eyes and smiled at Sang Luo: "I don't know what's wrong with me these days, I always dream of some strange scenes, I have something to ask you."

She lowered her eyes, as if she was a little embarrassed to look at Sang Luo.

Sang Luo's heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Wen Lingrou's very soft voice with a bit of doubt came to his ears.

"Have I seen you in my last life?"

It seemed that a firework exploded in his mind.

Sang Luo looked at Wen Lingrou standing next to the carriage in disbelief, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Wen Lingrou seemed to think that such a question was a bit absurd, and she immediately explained: "I don't mean anything else, I just feel that you make me feel very familiar, but we have never met anywhere before, and you just appeared in my dream

." Sang Luo's chest was heaving wildly.

He could no longer control himself, and immediately jumped off the carriage. In the surprised eyes of everyone around, he hugged Wen Lingrou in his arms.

Wen Lingrou's eyes widened in surprise, but she did not push the person away, but her eyes still revealed a lot of confusion and doubts. It

was only after she met Sang Luo that she occasionally dreamed of such a person in her dreams.

The dream was so real, as if she had really experienced it herself.

And at that time, she was actually the concubine of Sang Luo's brother

. This was too outrageous.

If she hadn't always had the same dream, she wouldn't have run over to ask after knowing that Sang Luo had left.

Sang Luo's voice was hoarse, but tears flowed from his eyes involuntarily, and his voice was a bit sobbing.

Just

when Wen Lingrou mentioned her previous life, he seemed to remember more scenes.

Although there were not many memories, they were all about Wen Lingrou, but these memories seemed to be deeply imprinted in his mind.

In the dream, he saw his eldest sister-in-law who married far away lift the veil, revealing a delicate and gentle face.

He saw her covered in wounds, shivering in the corner.

He saw him sneaking out of the palace with her, being chased by countless people, and he was determined to take her away from purgatory.

He also saw Wen Lingrou, who was seriously injured and dying, and eventually died of illness in front of him, but he was forcibly taken away and finally couldn't touch her hand.

He once swore that he would see her before his brother in the next life. He

said that he would marry her home earlier than anyone else. He

would never let her suffer any harm or pain again .

"I'm sorry, Rou'er, I was almost late."

The voice was full of regret and self-blame.

The maid next to Wen Lingrou finally reacted and rushed up to push the lecher away.

Wen Lingrou saw Sang Luo's look and felt a little uncomfortable for a while, but she still stood there, gracefully saying: "I know what the Third Prince wants, but I don't plan to leave my parents and marry to the land of Mobei. Maybe we are not destined to be together in this life. I look forward to meeting you next time. Goodbye."

Sang Luo looked at Wen Lingrou with burning eyes, his face serious and earnest.

"I know."

His voice was dry and hoarse, but there was no intention of giving up in his tone.

Sang Luo suddenly smiled, and his handsome face was a little determined: "I will come back. If you are not married by then, you must agree to my marriage proposal."

Wen Lingrou hesitated.

She didn't hate Sang Luo

anymore. But who can tell what will happen in the future?

"Let's talk about the future later."

Sang Luo had already boarded the carriage, and did not dare to look at Wen Lingrou again. He was afraid that if he looked at her again, he would be reluctant to leave.

"Go back to the royal city!"

Spring went and autumn came, and another year passed in a flash.

And today, the An family has another happy event.

Under Jun Wuce's persistent offensive, Mrs. Du finally gave in and decided to marry him.

An Yunxi started preparing the invitations to be sent out early.

Because there were too many things to do, Ling Fengxun also put down some of his affairs and came to help.

The Regent King, dressed in a black suit with lifelike python patterns and a very domineering crown on his head, stood behind An Yunxi and corrected the design of the invitations.

He put his arm around An Yunxi's arm, held her hand holding the pen, and wrote a line of words at the signature position, his eyes serious and said: "Okay, this will do."

An Yunxi tilted her head slightly.

Her lips almost touched Ling Fengxun's thin lips.

Ling Fengxun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and kissed her without hesitation.

At this time, you have to take advantage if you can.

An Yunxi blushed instantly. She didn't expect that after writing an invitation, her own prince could come over and rub against her.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the door.

"Little ancestor, slow down, slow down"

Chunyue's voice came from behind. The little maid ran out of breath and finally caught the two little guys who looked like monkeys.

Xiaoyu and Axiang each held a kite in their hands.

Seeing that their parents were there, they ran over one after the other and hugged one each.

Chunyue's forehead was covered with sweat. Behind her was a wet nurse holding the one-year-old Third Young Master Ling Qingxi.

Ling Fengxun rubbed Axiang's head. The four-year-old Axiang had lost his round belly. He was forced by Ling Fengxun to get up early every day to practice exercises, so that he had a little muscle at a young age.

His body also became taller than other children of the same age.

He finally looked like a big brother.

Xiaoyu poked the invitation with his finger curiously, put his arms on the table, supported his chin and looked at his mother curiously.

Those bright eyes were full of brilliance, "Mother, who are these for?"

An Yunxi sorted out the invitations one by one and placed them aside.

Then she patiently said to Xiaoyu, "This one is for your uncle Yunze, and this one is for your uncle Yunhe."

Xiaoyu had met Baili Yunhe and An Yunze once half a year ago.

At that time, the two brothers brought Lin Xiaoxiao, An Yunxi's third sister-in-law, back to see Mrs. Du secretly.

After all, Lin Xiaoxiao, the beautiful daughter-in-law, also had to meet her parents-in-law.

Lin Xiaoxiao was already pregnant at that time. If we calculate the time, she will give birth soon.

Although her third brother did not take a concubine, he attached great importance to the only queen. Hearing that the two of them were in harmony and supported each other, Baili Yunhe even banned the harem for the queen, and waited for the child in Lin Xiaoxiao's belly to be born, and then he would be named the prince.

When these things reached An Yunxi's ears, she felt a little incredible. Her cold-hearted third brother finally came to his senses.

Du's second marriage was not intended to be a big deal, but Jun Wuce disagreed.

He was going to get married, so he had to let all his old friends see him. Therefore, he was very busy during this period. He sent out countless invitations to let all the hidden families in the world know that Jun Wuce was going to get married!

This news really caused a stir in the hidden families. Many people were curious about which woman could make Jun Wuce, a man who was not polite to any woman, become his slave.

The wedding date was about to arrive in a month. An Yunxi and Ling Fengxun clearly felt that there were countless great masters in the imperial city of Beiling Kingdom.

Baili Yunhe and An Yunze even sneaked into the imperial city in advance and lived in the inn specially arranged for them. They hid their names and did not want people to know their whereabouts.

On the day of the wedding, the Jun Mansion was a grand occasion, with countless guests coming to congratulate.

Ling Fengxun and An Yunxi attended the wedding banquet, but they found that they, as the most important figures in Beiling Kingdom, were not in the front row.

Looking carefully, the best seats were filled with elderly people.

Each of these elderly people had an extraordinary aura, and An Yunxi felt that she had seen those faces somewhere before.

Baili Yunhe and An Yunze were sitting at the same table with An Yunqing and An Yunshen.

When they saw the two of them coming in, they immediately waved and asked Ling Fengxun and An Yunxi to sit over.

After all, the people around them were all elders, so even if they were of extraordinary status, it was not easy for them to put on airs. They just sat there and stayed with their family.

After more than half a year, Baili Yunhe looked much better than before.

The same was true for An Yunze. There were some changes in both of them.

He told An Yunxi about the old doctor's trip to Nanqi to treat the two of them, and said that the old doctor saw that Baili Yunhe was gifted, so he specially accepted him as his closed disciple.

It seems that the doctor lived up to his reputation, and he really did his best to help her two third brothers according to Jun Wuce's request.

"Brother Yunhe, do you know those people sitting in front?"

Baili Yunhe was dressed in green, holding a folding fan, and dressed like a young master from an aristocratic family.

He smiled softly, then nodded, and pointed with his fan at the person sitting in front of the people in the middle.

"This person is the chess master Mu Linjiang. All those famous chess records are from his hand."

"The one behind is a great scholar who has been in seclusion for 20 years. He is brilliant in writing and has a wealth of knowledge. Many of his disciples are well-known in the world. I think Uncle Jun invited him here to enlighten Ah Xiang and Xiao Yu."

"The third one is my current master, the retired old patriarch of the Jiang family, Jiang Nong."

It can be said that those sitting there are either big figures who were once famous when they were young, or respected old seniors.

Each one of them is an incredible network of people.

After introducing this group of people, Baili Yunhe whispered: "After the wedding banquet, I must let your prince find a way to keep all these people. No one can be let go, even if they have to be tied up with ropes. Otherwise, if they slip away, these old men will run to who knows where."

"Yeah."

After hearing this, An Yunxi was quite shocked.

She used to think that the Jun family was just an aristocratic family. No matter how powerful it was, it would never be an enemy of a country.

But now, she feels extremely fortunate that she still has a backer behind her.

Otherwise, even if the Jun family was uprooted, it would be a big deal, and Beiling Country would be shaken by the wind and rain without a foundation.

This is the terrible thing about the existence of aristocratic families.

The reason why Emperor Nanqi chose to cooperate with the aristocratic families to strengthen himself was because of the aristocratic family connections. If he could use them well, he could get more benefits.

An Yunxi blinked and suddenly changed the topic: "Has the third sister-in-law given birth? Is it a boy or a girl? What is her nickname?"

Baili Yunhe was stunned.

Then, there was a little more redness on her cold and jade-white face.

Obviously, her cold and cold third brother was moved.

"It's a girl, named Linghua"

An Yunxi's eyes lit up instantly, and there were little stars in her eyes.

"Bai Li Linghua? What a good name!"

The most important thing is that it's a girl!

She was just worrying about the future wives of her two sons

. An Yunxi smiled and became even happier.

The wedding banquet was extremely luxurious.

An Yunxi watched her mother put on her wedding dress again and began to welcome the happiness of her second half of life.

After being reborn, An Yunxi gave herself and her mother the same opportunity to make a new choice

. Three years have passed.

An Yunxi recalled the tragic ending of her last life, and then looked around at the big family sitting at the banquet table, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Suddenly, a hand gently held her hand and secretly held her fingers under the table.

Ling Fengyan's dark blue phoenix eyes looked at An Yunxi with warmth as always.

In his eyes, there was only her reflection.

I wish to keep a thousand-year appointment with you, and sing the same verses with you together

The little emperor Ling Changyue reigned for a total of eight years.

Hu Lier did not leave the palace, and took care of him while raising her daughter.

She used Ling Changyue, so she felt a little guilty about him.

In addition, he was her daughter's father after all, so Hu Lier stayed with him and took care of him very carefully over the years.

On this day, the little emperor, who had been ill for many days, was pushed out of the palace by Hu Lier and toured the garden on a wooden chair with wheels.

The flowers were in full bloom, the spring breeze was blowing, and the sky was clear and the weather was excellent.

The little emperor, who had not been able to eat for several days, seemed to have clearer eyes, and his eyes were no longer as cloudy as before.

His body suddenly moved while he was sitting on the chair, and he managed to lift up his right arm.

After so many years of recuperation, his arm could move more or less.

Just as he passed by the peach tree, a little light burst out in his eyes, and he plucked the peach blossoms from it.

Suddenly, Ling Changyue made a voice.

"Li'er"

Hu Li'er was stunned, and she didn't even expect that the voice would come from Ling Changyue.

She looked at him in shock, and saw a smile on Ling Changyue's face, as if he had a last burst of light.

Those dark eyes looked at her seriously, and then carefully handed the peach blossom in his hand to her.

"It would have been great if I had met you earlier"

Ling Changyue said this, as if sighing and regretting.

Hu Lier's pupils trembled, and she suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, are you awake?"

Ling Changyue nodded with clear eyes, but the awakening at this moment seemed like a flash of light, and he used up all his strength.

He looked into the distance, as if he finally figured out something.

"I have done too many wrong things in my life, and I deserve this fate. If I have a next life, I will never be born in the royal family again. I just want to stay with my beloved for the rest of my life."

He shouldn't have fallen in love with other women after he had a sweetheart, so that he was caught and deceived.

He shouldn't have deliberately persecuted innocent people.

He shouldn't have stained his hands with blood and ignored the relationship between brothers in order to seize the imperial power .

There are too many things, he was wrong, so wrong.

However, he finally understood all this after being confused for so many years.

If there is another life, he will definitely

His fingers fell.

Ling Changyue still leaned on the wheelchair, his eyes were open, but there was no anxiety or light.

He died He died with his eyes

open!

Hu Lier's eyes turned red instantly, she did not shed tears, but felt that Ling Changyue was a bit pathetic and pitiful

The emperor passed away, and the whole country mourned.

Ling Changyue did not leave any princes, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu court jointly requested that the regent Ling Fengxun ascend the throne.

A month later, the regent of Beiling Kingdom finally succumbed to the request of hundreds of officials and ascended the throne to become emperor. At the same time, his wife An Yunxi was crowned queen.

After the regent Ling Fengxun

proclaimed himself emperor, he changed the reign title to Sheng Yuan, and the entire Beiling Kingdom began to enter its true heyday. After Emperor Xian ascended the throne, he lived with the empress until old age, ushering in decades of peace and prosperity. During his reign, there were no more disputes with the Southern Qi Kingdom, and the people of the two countries exchanged what they had, and the country was peaceful and prosperous.

The two had four sons and one daughter, and no concubines in the six palaces. They only took one scoop from the three thousand rivers.

What no one expected was that Emperor Xian only reigned for twenty years, and he abdicated when he was just over fifty. He did not hand over the throne to his son, but instead passed it to his only daughter, the eldest princess Ling Buyu.

—End of the text—