Chapter 652: Relieved
The children and grandchildren just chatted with him. Shen Changjing drank a lot of wine that night.
He fell ill from the next day.
The imperial physician came to see him and said that he was old, drank too much, and was reminiscing about the past, which inevitably hurt his mind.
But other people in the Shen family don’t think so.
Every word I said on the night of Dragon Boat Festival seemed like a statement of my last wishes...
Sure enough, within just a few days, Shen Changjing's health took a turn for the worse.
By the time the news was passed to Shen Chuliu, it was only the tenth day of May.
The weather was very hot, so Shen Chuliu immediately went to the Taiji Palace to ask the emperor: "I will leave the palace for a while. Grandfather is not feeling well."
"Then ask Yan'er to go with you. Your health is not good either. No matter what happens, just take care of yourself." said the emperor.
"Okay." Shen Chuliu agreed, and soon the prince accompanied Concubine Jing and a pair of guards to the Shen family.
Shen Changjing is now sleeping most of the time and has stopped eating.
Shen Chuliu came and waved his hand to tell Shen Zhong and others not to greet him, and walked straight to the front yard.
Shen Changjing stood up when he found out that it was Shen Chuliu who came. But he looked unhappy.
Shen Chuliu only took one look and knew roughly that this old man was probably about to pass away.
She smiled and said, "Grandfather has been a soldier all his life, how could he be suppressed by this minor illness?"
"I'm too old to do this." Shen Changjing couldn't get up: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and to His Majesty the Queen."
"Forget about it." Qi Yan said.
"Since the queen is here, it's just right. I have something to say." Shen Changjing said, panting a few times: "You youngsters, go out. Your Highness the Crown Prince, why don't you go for a walk in the backyard?"
Qi Yan looked at Shen Chuliu.
"Go, go meet the other elders." Shen Chuliu said.
Qi Yan nodded and went out.
He really has no feelings for the Shen family.
It’s just that he knows that this is his mother’s clan, so it’s different psychologically.
Soon, Shen Changjing, Shen Zhong, Song and Shen Chuliu were left in the room.
Among the people serving, there was only one Yuanxiao.
"I've been lying here for a while, and I've been thinking about a lot of things." Shen Changjing sighed, "I always think about your father and your mother."
"I think I have done nothing wrong to you in the past. Although you lost your parents when you were young and have never even seen your father, the Shen family is well-fed and well-dressed, and you have not been wronged."
"I have been thinking about you since I had more free time in the past few years. Back then, your family was not good and forced you to enter the palace. Your family...cannot take it for granted just because you are now a concubine and your child is a prince. I am sincere in what I say today, Shen Zhong, you have to listen to me."
Shen Zhong agreed.
"It's all in the past." Shen Chuliu smiled.
"It's in the past, but it's a knot in your heart that you'll never be able to get over. If your father were still alive, he would definitely not agree to let you enter the palace." Shen Changjing said, and took a deep breath.
"The family is sorry for you and Qiong. You two are the most capable." Shen Changjing sighed, "Fortunately, you both struggled out. Grandfather is not talking nonsense. If one of you died in the palace and the other died in that messy Prince Wei's mansion, how can we say that we are sorry for you?"
"These years... I rarely think about these things." Shen Chuliu smiled with a hint of sarcasm: "It's true that I was forced to enter the palace. But after entering the palace, I didn't want to take revenge. It's just that I have been doing things recklessly for many years and really didn't care too much about the Shen family. Fortunately, the Shen family only disappointed me with that one thing."
"Since I was forced to enter the palace, my memories of growing up in the Shen family over the past decade have become blurred. Grandfather doesn't understand. It's really sad that someone who always thought he loved you suddenly became a terrible person."
Shen Chuliu thought, fortunately she was a person with memories of her past life. If she was a native girl without parents, I don’t know how she would face it.
"The Shen family raised me for more than ten years, and they have also been my backer for decades. No matter how capable I am, I would not be where I am today without the Shen family. As for the Shen family, now that they have me and Yan'er, they can go further. This is great. I said, I didn't have much hatred at the beginning. Now I am even more open-minded. Let the past be the past."
There is no point in worrying about these things. Life is short, there is no need to worry about these things.
Shen Changjing heard what she was not saying.
She doesn't care anymore, but she can't go back.
She no longer has any affection for the Shen family.
"Okay. After all, we are sorry for you. When you meet your parents in the future, I will talk to you." Shen Changjing smiled.
"Grandfather, there is no need to say these things. No matter what, I hope the Shen family will be well, and I hope grandfather will live a long life." Shen Chuliu said.
"Alas, it's a pity that I can't do that. The Shen family will be fine, but I won't live a hundred years. In fact, it's also good. There are no people left in our group, and it's time for me to go. There are people waiting for me there."
Shen Changjing smiled and said, "My queen, take care of yourself, and enjoy your life."
When Shen Chuliu left the Shen family, her eyes were still red.
But she didn't lie, she really didn't care about the past.
The higher you stand and the farther you walk, the less clear you can see the past and what is under your feet.
Qi Yan looked at his mother: "Mom, why are you so upset?"
"Hmm? Just a feeling. I'm afraid my grandfather is not going to make it." Shen Chuliu shook his head.
"Mom, you still have me." Qi Yan hugged her.
Shen Chuliu took a deep breath: "Yeah."
Yes, in this world, the only person connected to her by blood is this child.
even……
Her kindness to Qi Yixiu even surpassed that of the Shen family.
She couldn't even remember what the small courtyard she lived in looked like when she was at the Shen family.
She didn't say much along the way.
After returning to the palace, he went to Taiji Palace first and then sent someone to talk to the Queen.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Qi Yixiu simply called the imperial physician to examine her and did not ask her to go back.
At the Shen family, after Shen Changjing met Shen Chuliu, he felt as if everything was done.
His face was pale but contained a look of relief.
In fact, his family had been secretly preparing for it since his 80th birthday.
This is also the rule, not hoping for his death.
Now, seeing him like this, Song hurried to make preparations.
On the twelfth night, Shen Changjing passed away in front of his children and grandchildren.
In the end, he said nothing.
Sure enough, what he said on the fifth night were his last words.
The news was delivered to the palace in the morning. After hearing it, Shen Chuliu just paused.
Qi Yixiu sent the prince to help immediately.
This shows that he values the Shen family and also that he values the prince.
Qi Yan took his men to the Shen family. There was nothing he could do, but just sitting there had a different meaning.
The emperor issued an edict, and in addition to the title, he also bestowed the four words "loyalty, bravery, righteousness and respect" on him, and called him the first-rank general of loyalty, bravery and respect.
This is what should also be written on the tombstone: Lord Jing'an, the loyal, brave, righteous and respectful general.
(End of this chapter)
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