Chapter 449 Life and Death Unseen
The nights in late autumn are quite chilly.
As night fell, a thunderclap ripped through the sky.
The last rain of the night came fiercely and was shocking.
The emperor and empress were awakened by a clap of thunder.
Hearing the loud rain outside, the emperor turned to the empress and said, "This rain is too heavy."
He pulled the queen's blanket up a little higher. "Go to sleep."
But just as the two closed their eyes, Li Mama's anxious voice came from the doorway.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The Empress quickly stood up. "Amei! What is it?"
Granny Li's voice was extremely anxious.
This has never happened before.
Granny Li quickly said, "Your Highness, the princess requests an audience."
The Emperor and Empress exchanged a glance. "Golden Branch?"
The two quickly opened the door to the bedroom.
As soon as the door opened, there was an anxious face from Granny Li.
Behind Granny Li, the rain poured down.
Qin Jinzhi knelt in the courtyard.
A sword was placed in front of her.
The sword blade had been thoroughly cleaned by the rain.
"You brat! What are you doing kneeling there! Get up right now! Don't you care about your health?!"
The emperor's face showed slight anger. After being poisoned, Qin Jinzhi was extremely sensitive to cold. How could she withstand such a rain?
The Empress hurriedly came into the courtyard with an umbrella. "Jinzhi, what are you doing?"
The oil-paper umbrella blocked the rain above Qin Jinzhi.
The Empress used a silk handkerchief to wipe the rain off Qin Jinzhi's face.
"Get up!"
Qin Jinzhi's gaze followed the pained expression on the Empress's face.
She slowly picked up the sword from the ground. "Grandmother, Xiao Chengqian's blood has been washed away by the rain."
The Empress paused in wiping Qin Jinzhi's hand.
Oil-paper umbrellas were scattered on the ground.
Upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, the emperor staggered.
Granny Li quickly held the umbrella over the two of them.
Despite the torrential rain, the tears in the Empress's eyes still clearly fell into Qin Jinzhi's eyes.
The Empress looked at Qin Jinzhi with sorrow, and slowly raised her aged hand to wipe the rain off Qin Jinzhi's face.
He then hugged Qin Jinzhi, saying, "My dear grandson, you've suffered all these years."
After saying this, the Empress's body went limp, and she fainted in Qin Jinzhi's arms.
The emperor immediately shouted, "Summon the imperial physician! Summon the imperial physician!"
Qin Jinzhi embraced the Empress in the palace.
The sound of rain accompanied the hurried footsteps of the imperial physicians and the roar of the old king.
The Empress's condition was stabilized.
Only the grandfather, grandmother, and grandson remained in the bedroom.
Qin Jinzhi remained kneeling before the bed.
Raindrops were still clinging to strands of hair.
The quiet room was broken by Qin Jinzhi's somewhat hoarse voice.
"Grandfather, nineteen years ago, my grandfather helped you cover up the fact that Xiao Chengqian was trying to kill my father. Did you feel even a little bit of relief, relief that your son was able to survive?"
The emperor held the empress's hand tightly, his eyes slightly red, and dared not turn around.
"I feel guilty towards Ziyi, I feel guilty towards my brother, and I feel guilty towards you."
Qin Jinzhi's eyes were like a stagnant pool.
"I killed your son, do you want revenge?"
The king, lying on his bed, actually shed tears.
"Jinzhi, do you want me to cut out my own heart and liver?"
Qin Jinzhi looked at the tearful old man and slowly said, "Without my grandparents, I would not be where I am today. I have a blood feud with Xiao Chengqian. Today, the great hatred has been avenged, and the debts of gratitude have been settled. I will repay the debt of raising me by conquering the Chu Kingdom for His Majesty and the Empress with the death of the Crown Prince. Once the debt of gratitude is settled, we will never see each other again."
Qin Jinzhi's head slammed heavily to the ground.
The emperor appeared to have grown a lot of white hair.
His voice choked with emotion, "Never to see you again, not even in death? You're going to abandon me and your grandmother?"
Qin Jinzhi stood up. "Grandfather, don't I even have the right to complain?"
The emperor suddenly remembered that the empress had met with Saijin.
She said she didn't hate, but she resented.
The emperor looked at Qin Jinzhi, but no sound came out of his throat.
The sparkle that once shone in Qin Jinzhi's eyes was gone.
"Speed is of the essence in war. Your Majesty, please issue the decree as soon as possible."
Qin Jinzhi left the gate of the Empress's palace.
Lightning flashed across the sky, turning the night as bright as day.
Qin Jinzhi's face was completely bloodless in the white light.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and people who stepped into the rain disappeared from sight.
At the same time, it completely drowned out the mournful cries from inside the hall.
Qin Jinzhi walked through the long corridor.
The trees that the three of them planted back then have grown lush and verdant through those crowded gaps.
The flowers on the tree had long since been knocked to the ground.
But its thick branches stood proudly in the rain.
The rain on my head was suddenly stopped.
Behind him was Huo Qing's anxious face.
"Xiao Bao, why aren't you using an umbrella! This rain is too cold, quickly put my coat on."
Huo Qing draped his clothes over Qin Jinzhi.
Qin Jinzhi turned to look at Huo Qing, "Brother, a war is about to break out."
Huo Qing froze on the spot upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, his eyes red as he looked at her in disbelief.
"Has Uncle Qin's revenge been avenged?"
Qin Jinzhi simply gave a faint "hmm".
Fortunately, the rain was so loud that the man's wailing didn't seem so abrupt.
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Qin Jinzhi locked herself in the ancestral hall.
She opened a jar of wine and poured herself a bowl.
Raising her wine bowl, Qin Jinzhi smiled as she faced the ancestral tablets of the Qin family.
"Father, when you see Xiao Chengqian, remember to count how many bloody holes he has."
With that, he drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.
Finally, Qin Jinzhi passed out drunk in the ancestral hall.
It seemed as if I could hear a folk song.
The wind is gentle, the clouds are drifting, and the baby obediently closes its eyes.
The stars twinkle, the moon hangs like a boat, sweet dreams accompany you until dawn.
Rock-a-bye, sway-sway-sway, the baby, like a flower, lies in the warm bed.
The insects are quiet, the birds are hidden, sleep well, drift off to sleep.
Moonlight spills through the small window, making the baby look like a butterfly.
The blankets are warm, the pillows smell sweet, drift off to sleep and enjoy a long dream.
Gongshu Zhi once asked Qin Jinzhi if she had heard the ballad sung to Si Sha.
I've heard of it.
I heard it in a warm embrace.
I've heard it on broad shoulders too.
A woman sang this.
Men have sung it too.
In her daze, Qin Jinzhi seemed to see palace maids massaging the man's shoulders and arms.
A woman is feeding a toddler who has just woken up.
The man said smugly, "See? My precious grandson can only fall asleep when I hold him. What does that mean?"
The palace maids were puzzled.
The man said even more proudly, "That shows her grandfather gives her a sense of security! That shows my dear granddaughter loves her grandfather the most!"
The palace attendant smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right."
The man looked at the little girl, "My dear granddaughter, don't you like your grandfather the most?"
The little girl nestled in the woman's arms and pointed at her, saying, "Grandma."
The woman said even more proudly, "See? My dear grandson naturally loves me the most."
The man immediately raised his voice, "Then why doesn't she sleep in your arms?"
The woman ignored the man, but the little girl in her arms, after swallowing her food, said, "Tired."
The two men were taken aback for a moment, then the woman burst into laughter.
She kissed the little girl, "So my dear grandson was worried about me getting tired."
The man yelled angrily, "Hey, you little rascal!"
The courtyard was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation.
The laughter faded into the distance.
Until the scene disappeared.
A tear seemed to slide down Qin Jinzhi's cheek.
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