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In the first year of Taixi, on the day of the beginning of winter, less than a year before the ceremony of enthroning the empress, Empress Chu Yin passed away.

White gauze lanterns were hung on the doorways of every palace in the palace.

The crying continued, and everyone felt sorry for the young queen.

The same goes for Chu Yin.

She regretted that she had spent the same amount of time, regretted that her life was as brilliant as a rainbow, all of this, everything she had, ended at the age of twenty-four, just because of a cold.

She couldn't accept it!

Chu Yin's soul struggled to get closer to the already cold body, trying to merge with it, but it always came out from the other side. She sighed and looked at the silent man sitting beside her.

Her husband, the current emperor Lu Jingzhuo.

He always had a serious face. If he was not handsome, talented, and the eldest son, she would not want to marry him. However, after marriage, the two of them treated each other with respect. He did not treat her harshly, did not restrict her, did not take concubines, and paid great attention to her family, which was beyond her expectations.

Since they were not married out of love, she naturally would not expect him to shed a tear if she died. She only hoped that he would treat her two children well and not remarry too quickly.

She floated in front of him and warned him: "The status of the Crown Prince Er must not be changed. I will watch him ascend the throne. If you depose him for the sake of your future successor, I will never forgive you even if I become a ghost!"

Of course he couldn't hear anything, but his eyelashes drooped and tears actually fell.

Chu Yin was shocked.

She looked at him closely.

He lowered his head and covered his face with his hands.

"Ayin..." he murmured in a low voice.

She had never heard such a nostalgic and affectionate voice before.

Ever since Lu Jingzhuo was made the crown prince, he has always had clear goals and grand ambitions in mind. She thought that a man like him would not care about love at all, but she did not expect that she also occupied a place in his heart.

Chu Yin sighed for a while and then went to look for her two children.

The two children were twins, six years old, and although they were still ignorant, they were crying and calling for their mother.

She really wanted to hug them and comfort them, but she failed after trying for a long time. Chu Yin's heart was broken by their crying, but unfortunately her soul could not shed tears.

She was so anxious that she kept circling and circling.

The wind blew in the hall, as if it was weeping.

Time flies.

Her soul wandered in the imperial city for twelve years.

The world has changed dramatically, and the palace has undergone tremendous changes. She witnessed her husband's death, her son's imprisonment after ascending the throne, and the rebellious new emperor writing an imperial decree to arrest her Chu family and put them in jail.

Chu Yin's soul was shattered into pieces in an instant and fell into darkness.

It seemed as if she could finally shed tears.

She burst into tears.

The crying was deafening.

Lian Xuan was frightened and gently pushed Chu Yin's shoulder: "Crown Princess, wake up, are you having a nightmare?" At the same time, he called out to Ren Dong, "Crown Princess has been crying, come here quickly."

Honeysuckle was packing clothes in the side room, and hurried in upon hearing the news.

The two of them called Chu Yin together.

Chu Yin finally opened her eyes.

Her vision was blurry and she had trouble figuring out where she was.

"Crown Princess, did you have a nightmare?" Lian Xuan wiped her tears with a towel.

Crown Princess?

Chu Yin turned his head and stared at her.

As far as I can remember, Lian Xuan missed her mother at home, so when she got old enough, she asked to leave the palace. It was impossible for her to stay here.

Her eyes suddenly widened: "What year and month is it now?"

Lian Xuan was stunned: "What year and month... May of the third year of Jianxing."

There was a "boom" in Chu Yin's mind.

Not only did she survive, she also returned to fifteen years ago.

She is twenty-one!

She's alive!

Chu Yin almost jumped up.

"Crown Princess, Sister Zhen has woken up and is looking for you. Would you like to bring her here?" The voice of a palace maid came from outside.

Oh, her Zhen'er, her lovely little Zhen'er. Chu Yin hurriedly got out of bed, without combing her hair or putting on her coat, and ran towards the door like a gust of wind, shocking the palace maids.

"Crown Princess, please don't worry, Crown Princess!" Lian Xuan looked at Ren Dong, "Crown Princess, what happened? It seems like you have become a different person. What kind of nightmare did you have?"

Of course, Honeysuckle didn't know what was going on, so she just ran after him holding her coat.

Chu Yin ran to the side hall, hugged Lu Zhen in her arms, and then kissed her pink little face more than ten times, which made Lu Zhen dazed. She said in a baby voice: "Mom... there is so much saliva, ah!"

Chu Yin stopped kissing her and held her face up to look at her: "Zhen'er, mother misses you."

After her death, she floated in the sky, watching the little girl grow from six to eighteen, watching her get married, and watching her and her husband love each other in a sweet love that was sweeter than honey.

She had been watching her for twelve years but couldn't touch her!

She couldn't help shedding tears.

Lu Zhen was anxious and stretched out her little hand to wipe her tears: "Mom, don't cry, I miss you too."

Her heart melted: "Okay, Mom won't cry." She stopped crying and kissed her daughter again.

"Where is Er?" she asked her son.

"Brother likes to sleep." Lu Zhen said.

It's not that I like sleeping, it's that I can't get up in the morning. It will be fine when I grow up. Chu Yin picked up Lu Zhen and said, "Let's go see your brother and wake him up."

Lu Zhen was only three years old, a small kid, so logically he shouldn't be heavy. But after walking for a while, Chu Yin's forehead was covered with sweat.

Qi Niang, who had been taking care of Lu Zhen, said, "Let me come."

Chu Yin's arms were really sore, so she sent Lu Zhen over.

No wonder she later caught a cold and died.

It turned out that her body was not very healthy. She was still young but she couldn't even hold her daughter. Of course, later... She suddenly remembered that she had a miscarriage before catching a cold.

The royal family values ​​having many children, and she herself likes children and has been sad and upset about it. But now she realizes that her foundation has long been in decline.

Ren Dong, who had chased after her, put her coat on Chu Yin and said, "Aren't you afraid of scaring the child?"

Chu Yin paused, quickly tidied her hair, wiped her face, and then asked her daughter, "Is mother so scary?"

She was only wearing a middle-length dress, her long black hair was loose, her fair face was not made up, and there were even traces of tears, but Lu Zhen shook her head and said, "It's not scary, mother is the most beautiful, mother is more beautiful than a fairy."

Chu Yin smiled brightly: "Zhen'er really has good taste."

Honeysuckle supports the forehead.

One dares to boast, the other dares to admit it.

But the fairy is a celestial being after all. I don’t know if the Crown Princess can surpass her, but she is also a rare beauty in the world. It’s just that her words and actions are too strange at this moment. Fortunately, the Crown Prince is not here, otherwise it would be disgraceful.

Chu Yin didn't care and was anxious to see her son.

Sure enough, Lu Wei was sleeping soundly.

She bent down and kissed him, waking her son up straight away.

"Mom," Lu Wei opened his mouth wide, "Mom, what's wrong with you..." It was a bit strange.

The wet nurse Zhou and the palace maids in the side hall were also dumbfounded.

They had never seen Chu Yin like this.

The Crown Princess came from a prominent family, was graceful and well-mannered, and had never behaved in such a way.

Ren Dong couldn't help but remind her, "Crown Princess, you will have to pay your respects to the Empress later, isn't it time to get ready?"

After seeing both children, Chu Yin gradually calmed down. If she were to live again, she would be able to protect them, and those who needed to be dealt with would be dealt with one by one. There was no need to be anxious or afraid.

She smiled and reminded Lu Wei and Lu Zhen: "Eat your meal well."

The brother and sister nodded obediently.

Chu Yin walked back to the main hall and began to wash up.

The kitchen also served delicious breakfasts one after another.

She died at the age of 24. She really doesn't remember very clearly what happened three years ago. For example, today, she thought about it and felt that nothing should have happened, but her mother-in-law was in poor health, and she often went to Kunning Palace and returned.

But strangely enough, although her mother-in-law was always sick, she lived much longer than her father-in-law, Emperor Jianxing.

My father-in-law will die in two years.

I wonder if it’s because of greed…

When he was in Qingzhou, he took six concubines. After he ascended the throne, he selected concubines again. He had about twenty concubines in total.

Compared with those licentious and incompetent emperors, it is of course nothing. After all, my father-in-law only has this one shortcoming. But it is always unfair to my mother-in-law.

Chu Yin shook her head.

The breakfast was very exquisite, with her favorite stewed silver fish, pickled goose eggs, pearl balls, magnolia slices, and bamboo mushrooms. Her soul had been wandering here for twelve years, and sometimes she felt really hungry when she saw the delicious food.

But she could only recall the taste she had felt on her tongue.

Now, she could feel it again.

She ate it with great relish.

Lian Xuan and Ren Dong saw this and wondered what kind of dream the Crown Princess had that even her appetite had changed.

In early summer, the gardenias, hydrangeas, and pomegranates outside the palace were in full bloom. Chu Yin closed her eyes and smelled the fragrance of the flowers.

Her sense of smell and taste returned.

It’s so good to be alive!

The corners of her lips curled up and she smiled sweetly.

The car was waiting outside, and she took it to Kunning Palace.

There were birds singing and flowers blooming along the way, and the sky was blue and white clouds overhead. She liked everything she saw.

"Where is the prince?" she asked her husband.

Lian Xuan was stunned for a moment. "Of course it's in Chunhui Pavilion, Crown Princess, isn't His Highness attending classes there at this time, unless His Majesty summons him."

Too.

Now my father-in-law is in good health, so there is no need for Lu Jingzhuo to supervise the country.

She asked Lian Xu for a small mirror and looked at herself in the mirror.

There is not much difference between twenty-one and twenty-four. The former is younger and, of course, has fewer flaws. She is very satisfied.

When she arrived at Kunning Palace and was about to go in, a palace maid came and told her that the Empress had suffered a relapse of her old illness and there was no need to pay respects at the moment.

As expected, Chu Yin said a few words of concern and then went to Chunhui Pavilion.

She came here very few times, and would never come here unless it was something important, so the eunuchs guarding the door were all surprised when they saw her.

Chu Yin waited for them to pay their respects and said, "Don't bother Your Highness. I'll go in by myself."

There are no flowers planted in Chunhui Pavilion, only green shrubs and tall lush trees. The air is also faintly mixed with the scent of ink. It is truly a perfect shady place in summer.

She walked to the window, bent down and looked inside.

The prince, who was still very young at that time, had clear features, well-shaped eyebrows, handsome eyes, red lips and white teeth. Everything about him was just right, except that his expression was so serious that it was a little annoying.

But she had lived through those twelve years and knew that the prince had never remarried after her death, and the throne in the palace would remain vacant forever. Not only that, he missed her deeply and often called her nickname softly in the dead of night.

Love never lasts forever, and in the end he didn't live to be a hundred years old.

Chu Yin couldn't help but knock on the window.

Lu Jingzhuo tilted his head slightly and saw the woman outside the window, smiling with her teeth showing, as bright as spring sunshine.