Chapter 761: Ending
Concubine Hui shook her head.
"Because, when you first served me in bed, I found you annoying. You are a concubine and have more rules than the Crown Princess. Does that make you look like a girl from an aristocratic family? So I didn't like to go looking for you. I was so annoyed just looking at you." Qi Yan smiled.
"Ah? But...but I believe I have not changed?" Concubine Hui was extremely surprised.
She thought it was for some other reason.
"Because you didn't change, I was still young at that time. I even regretted marrying you. It was just my father's will." Qi Yan smiled and said, "It's my fault. I didn't realize your good points at that time."
"Then... I have always been like that, why does the emperor think it's okay now?" asked Concubine Huixian.
"Later, Mom passed away. For a time, I didn't even want to go into the backyard. I rarely saw you. When I went to your place occasionally, I wasn't in the mood. At that time, Lingzhen was also very sensible. She never said too much or did too much. You, on the other hand, were even more obedient. At that time, I just thought you were quiet, and it was nice to be with you, not noisy."
"Later, there were more women in the East Palace, and each of them had her own thoughts. There were more pretentious ones. Even Lingzhen's personality changed inevitably because she had more things to take care of at that time. Only you have always been like this. I used to think you were old-fashioned and boring, but you can be very interesting sometimes. Once I get used to you, I find you cute. You cried like that when you gave birth to the child, you know, I wanted to laugh at you." Qi Yan pinched her nose.
"The emperor is really..." What can I say?
"Although you all have different personalities, you are completely different from the people in high positions during my father's time. At least, you all have good intentions. I am different from my father."
Qi Yan turned over and lay flat on his back: "My father had a difficult time when he was young, and there were many pros and cons in the harem. But I was favored when I was young, and it was natural for me to be the crown prince and the emperor. The harem is also more in line with my wishes."
"I just hope you all don't turn bad."
"I won't." Concubine Hui Xian moved sideways and leaned into Qi Yan's arms again: "Although I felt uncomfortable because I was a concubine when I was young, that's in the past. Now I have nothing to be dissatisfied with."
Qi Yan hugged her: "I know you. Just don't teach the child to be a nerd, I will thank you..."
As they talked, the two fell asleep.
The next afternoon, the imperial physician came to Taiji Palace to reply.
"Tell me the truth, how is Concubine Shu's health?" Qi Yan said.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Shufei has been seriously injured this time, and she is also getting older. She will need more care in the future." The imperial physician said, "If she wants to have another child, it will be difficult."
"She won't give birth anymore, so you prescribe medicine for her. Keeping her body healthy is the key. Would she risk her life just to have a baby?" Qi Yan said.
"Yes, I understand. I will certainly consider the prescription carefully. If Your Majesty does not plan to have another child, your body will recover in three to five years." said the imperial physician.
"Well. Go ahead. You don't have to hide anything from her. Ask her to cooperate with you." Qi Yan said.
The imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief and left.
I thought that the princesses from this country really did not give Dayi Dynasty the chance to bear a prince.
The Queen Mother was the same back then, she had no illness or disaster, but it was difficult for her to get pregnant. The late Emperor also went there on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Unfortunately, only one princess was born over the years.
The same is true for the current Concubine Shu. She has no illness or disaster, but she cannot keep the baby even after getting pregnant.
During the Chinese New Year of that year, Qi Yan issued an edict to promote Concubine Wei Shu to Concubine Wei Guifei.
Until no one objects.
The Queen also knew that it was because Concubine Wei would not be able to give birth in the future. She herself said that she would not raise the child.
Besides, she is a princess of the Chao Kingdom after all, so it is only natural for her to be a royal concubine.
What's more, she has a good temper. Although she is not the type who is very well-behaved and polite, she respects the queen and never goes against her. That's enough.
Concubine Wei was still favored, even more favored.
After the queen gave birth to four princesses, she became pregnant again.
Unfortunately, I had a miscarriage at three months.
As she got older, it became more difficult for her to get pregnant.
Qi Yan had to start looking at the qualifications of the illegitimate princes.
But no one expected that the Queen would become pregnant in her 43rd year.
In the same year, the eleventh prince was born. He was later made crown prince and was a very outstanding child.
Concubine Huixian gave birth to one child.
Concubine Gongde gradually fell out of favor and had only one daughter.
Qi Yan had seventeen sons and eleven daughters, and he also had more women in his harem than Qi Yixiu.
Later, when Concubine Huixian and Concubine Wei were old, Qi Yan favored a young concubine named Wu, who rose from a talented person to a Zhaoyi.
There have always been harem fights, but none as fierce as Qi Yixiu's harem.
All this has a lot to do with Qi Yan's personality.
He would clearly punish the concubines who made mistakes, which left many people with no chance.
It is indeed because he had a good life as a child.
Everything Qi Yixiu gave him was good. He had useful court officials outside and a wise empress dowager in the harem.
Although Queen Ye gradually became less favored, she was still a qualified and good queen.
Although Concubine Wei was not a well-educated and virtuous woman, she was also a person who kept herself clean and did not fight with the harem.
Concubine Huixian was the most disciplined person throughout her life.
With these three people in charge, the harem will not be too chaotic.
When Qi Yan was fifty-one, he fell seriously ill and was almost dying.
However, after being unconscious for four days, he recovered.
When I opened my eyes, I saw the Queen, the Imperial Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine were all there, as well as the Crown Prince and several princes and princesses.
Seeing him open his eyes, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The queen grabbed him and said, "The emperor is trying to scare us to death! The imperial concubine is still sick. She has been sleepless for several days because of the emperor's behavior."
"Thank you for your hard work. I... have seen my father and mother." Qi Yan smiled.
"This was just a dream. It was bizarre. However, in another world, mom and dad got married and they lived a very happy life. My mom was still as beautiful as before. She even looked more childish." Qi Yan said with a smile.
"Buddhism talks about three thousand great worlds and ten directions of small worlds. Your Majesty may not be dreaming. I'm afraid it is true. The late emperor was most concerned about Empress Yi and Empress Xian." Concubine Hui said with a smile.
"Yes, I often think that mother is different from all the women in the Great Yi Dynasty. Although she didn't say it, I just felt that she probably came from a wider place. Maybe, after she left, she returned to her original place, right? In the end, father missed her the most and became sick with longing. Maybe he also followed her." Qi Yan sighed, "That's great."
After saying this, he fell asleep again. He hurriedly asked the imperial physician to see him, who said that he was just asleep and it was not a problem.
When the emperor's health was getting better day by day and the imperial concubine's condition was also gradually improving, the empress fell ill.
I was ill for a whole year and never recovered.
Queen Ye actually let go and passed away first.
Qi Yan issued an edict, saying that he would never appoint a queen in this lifetime.
The affairs of the harem were jointly presided over by the virtuous concubine and the noble concubine.
Empress Ye had a legitimate son, who would naturally succeed to the throne in the future, so there was no need to posthumously confer the title of empress on her.
During the Qifeng period, there was only one Queen Ye.
Later...
The prince married an excellent princess.
Qi Yan lived to a ripe old age.
Fortunately, Concubine Hui and Concubine Wei accompanied him and walked behind him.
However, on the sixth day after he left, Concubine Wei dressed in her formal dress and followed him.
But by then, we were all elderly.
Qi Yan had only one regret in his life, which was that his mother died too early, which was really sad.
He was born with the expectation of his parents, his stepmother was kind and gentle, and his biological mother loved him.
The emperor never neglected him at all because he had many children.
Throughout my childhood, the only minor issue that occurred was that Empress Dowager Li was partial to me.
The biggest danger was when I fell into the water when I was six years old. Although I almost died, I was too young and don’t remember it clearly.
Secondly, he was spoiled in childhood and was very comfortable. He was full of vigor and vitality when he was young, so he married a wife that he was satisfied with and took a concubine that he liked.
In the end, the one he wanted was the legitimate son.
The seas are peaceful and the rivers are clear, and there has not been even a major disaster in decades.
The prosperity and peace in the last two hundred years of the Dayi Dynasty were all due to the efforts of Qi Yixiu and Qi Yan.
History books are full of praise for him, and the people are proud to have such an emperor.
The prince was proud of him, and so were all his other children.
Life is less than a hundred years long, but it is almost perfect.
It’s a pity that no matter how perfect a person is, there will always be some regrets.
I regret that I never showed filial piety to my mother, and I regret that I felt pain when my parents passed away.
But, life is fleeting. If there are no regrets, how can we know perfection?
Qi Yan's life ended here.
The world of Shen Chuliu and Qi Yixiu became a thing of the past.
But no matter where they are, they are the people who live the most wonderful lives.
The waxing and waning of the moon has existed since ancient times, and joys and sorrows are inevitable. But everyone has his or her own life story. It starts with joy and ends with a gentle wave of goodbye.
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Where is the end? Here it is. I love the Queen too much, and I love Yan'er too much, so let's end it here. Leave more room for imagination.
Time may not be perfect, but Yaner came into this world with love. I don't want to call him too imperfect.
Thank you for your support. This is a new attempt and your support is my motivation.
I feel sad as I bid farewell to another world.
However, a new world will begin. As long as I can still write, I will not stop. No matter how things change, I will always write.
Let’s meet for the next one.
Love you.
(End of this chapter)
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