149. Reunion

The crimes of the deposed emperor were made known to the world, the grievances of Concubine Yan Gui and her son were cleared, and the news of the great victory on the border also reached the capital. On the first day of the new year, a rare heavy snow fell in the capital of Jin. In just half a day, the vast sky and earth were covered with frost and snow, and the mountains were level with the clouds.

Rongse stood in the corridor and looked into the distance. The mountains and clouds were connected in the distance. In the wind and snow, there was a person returning home. His sweetheart would come back to him from that direction and bring peace and prosperity to the world.

"Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, a good sign." Yun Chu whispered beside Rong Se, handing him the autumn pear paste washed with warm water. "The court and the people are all busy with the coronation ceremony of the new emperor. The Ministry of Rites and Guanglu Temple have sent people to ask the prince's opinion several times, but I have refused them all."

"Well done." Rong Se held the porcelain bowl and nodded gently. "The coronation ceremony is the new emperor's business. Rong Zhan makes the decision. It's not good for us to interfere. Do you think those officials in the Ministry of Rites have problems? They used those rules and dogmas to impeach me all day long. Now that I don't interfere in politics as they wish, they send people to test me again and again." After speaking, Rong Se accurately concluded: "It's still not busy enough, and they have nothing to do."

Yun Chu laughed, and after a short laugh, he reminded: "The Qincha Camp will soon enter the capital."

Rong Se said "Hmm", paused, and then added: "Tell Yun Zhi that the imperial guards will continue to work as usual. As for the rest... after the coronation ceremony, I will have other arrangements, so don't worry."

Yun Chu remained silent and did not respond.

Rong Se turned around and looked at him, "What's wrong?"

Yun Chu was also looking at him, his eyes were gentle and helpless, and finally he just sighed heavily: "No, we brothers have recognized the prince as our master, so we naturally follow the prince's lead. The prince actually does not need to say much, nor does he need to worry too much. As long as you have the order, we dare not disobey."

"But I don't consider you as my subordinates." Rong Se smiled at Yun Chu, "It sounds ridiculous, right? But this is what I think. Whether it's you, Yun Zhi, or that little girl Lan Ying, I have a path I want to take, and I will also arrange a way out for you, just as... a gift from a friend."

The original owner was imprisoned by obsession, but Rong Se was not. The education and beliefs he received made him incompatible with this era. From the beginning to the end, he never regarded the three siblings as pawns - they were human beings.

"I don't believe it myself." Rong Se chuckled, "It's really... great to be here today."

The road he had walked on was without snow and mountains, but now when he looked ahead, he no longer saw nothingness. Wherever he looked, mottled light floated on the snow, reflecting a brilliant future that he had never dared to dream of. The sky and the snow were the same color, and the light and shadow fell on Liang Shenyu's eyelashes. He sat on the horse's back and looked in the direction of the end of the mountain shadows. "It's time to go back."

He is the goose returning home.

"Master, the imperial edict has not been issued from the capital yet. Is it okay for us to return to the capital without permission?" Song Yan rode forward and asked.

"My memorial should have reached the capital by now, and there will be an order to recall him soon." Liang Shenyu waved his hand lightly, indicating that it was okay, and a nonchalant smile appeared on his lips: "What's more, the Xiongnu king has come to the capital to surrender himself. Such a major event cannot be delayed. Let's go."

Having said that, he raised his whip and walked ahead.

"Oh——" Song Yan shook his head helplessly.

"The situation in the capital is unclear. You can't wait any longer. Let's go." Wu Jie tapped Song Yan's leg with his whip. "Don't just stand there."

Song Yan dodged for a moment, rolled his eyes and said, "I knew it, Master is in a hurry to go back because he is worried about the Regent."

"Why else do you think the prince wanted to spare the life of the Xiongnu king?" Wu Jie looked indifferent. He had expected this. He glanced at Song Yan and said vaguely, "It's a good thing you followed me."

"Ah?" Song Yan didn't hear clearly, so he turned around and asked, "What did you say?"

Wu Jie raised his eyes calmly and said, "I said you are stupid."

“…”

Song Yan pursed his lips, pointed the whip at Wu Jie, and said angrily: "A dog's mouth cannot spit out ivory! Let's go!"

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The coronation ceremony ended before the Lantern Festival. Due to the natural disasters and wars in the previous year, Rong Zhan ordered that no elaboration be allowed. Therefore, the ceremony for the emperor to worship his ancestors and announce to heaven and earth was kept as simple as possible. The ceremonial guards before the emperor were also the smallest in the history of the Jin Dynasty.

The Regent, who had been in seclusion since the New Year's Eve coup, only showed up on that day. The Imperial Ancestral Temple had already moved the spirit tablet of Emperor Yongshi out, and after everyone left, Rongse alone lit a stick of incense in front of the spirit tablet of Concubine Yan Gui, and then placed a small tablet without a name engraved on it behind the spirit tablet of Concubine Yan Gui. There was only a date written on it - June 29th.

That was the day he came into this world, and also the day the original owner disappeared.

He took possession of someone else's body, and placed the spirit tablet together with Concubine Yan Gui in the imperial temple, so that it had a beginning and an end, and there was an explanation.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he named the reign Tianyong, and did not make things difficult for the officials of the former regent party. As for the relatives of Cao's party, the direct line of Cao headed by Cao Lun, including Empress Dowager Cao and others, as well as the party of Peihu, Marquis of Loukui, were all convicted of treason and beheaded in public. The rest of the officials who participated in the exile were either confiscated or exiled. The execution was decisive and thorough. The empress of the deposed emperor was also sentenced to death due to a false pregnancy. The court was finally cleaned up and rectified. There were new talents in the Imperial Academy to fill the vacancies, and there would be students who would pass the special examination in the spring and enter the officialdom.

After the Lantern Festival, half a month had passed since the New Year's Eve coup, and the turmoil in Jinjing had subsided.

Rong Se climbed up to the tower of the palace and looked out over the railing at the Jin capital, where thousands of lights were ablaze. He saw the first year of Tianyong, the beginning of the heyday of the Jin Dynasty.

A completely different direction from the one in his dream.

If he had flapped his butterfly wings too much, Dajin would definitely not have ended up like in the book, where it would have perished after a few months.

Thinking of this, Rong Se felt a little emotional and extremely grateful.

"Liang Shenyu." Rong Se whispered the name and laughed out loud.

The God of War of the Great Jin Dynasty, a humble gentleman, it was clear that the first thing he saw in the text was the bright and beautiful side of Liang Shenyu, but for some reason, from then on, he cared about the other side of Liang Sanlang, the young man who lost his family, suffered a great change, and had to support the marquis's mansion.

"I am here."

A gentle and clear voice suddenly rang out, especially clear in the night wind.

Rong Se was stunned for a moment, and turned around abruptly, just in time to see a tall man in military uniform, with the sword still on his waist, his eyes sparkling brighter than the stars and the moon. He held up a helmet in one hand, standing in front of the lantern under the eaves. The soft light dispelled the coldness of the armor. He looked a little wolfish, with his long hair tied into a high ponytail and the hair in front of his forehead disheveled, as if he had just returned in a hurry.

After receiving Liang Shenyu's memorial on the first day of the new year, Rong Zhan ordered Dingbei Hou to return to the capital, but it shouldn't have been so fast. Seeing the man so close at this moment, Rong Se was a little bit unbelievable.

"...Saburo?"

Rong Se froze, staring at Liang Shenyu as he approached step by step. Suddenly, she leaned over, pressed her nose against his, and smiled softly, "What's the matter, Prince? We are reunited after a long separation, don't you have anything to say to me?"

He smelled like snow on a mountain, stained with the wind and frost of the journey, and his eyes were filled with smiles like stars. Rong Se looked at him silently for a moment, then suddenly reached out and grabbed his neck, buried his cheek in his neck, and regardless of the coldness of his armor, he let out a long sigh.

"You're back."

Liang Shenyu held him tightly with one hand, wanting to merge him into his bones and blood, but he didn't want to hurt him. In the end, he just gently placed a cherished kiss on his ear and whispered, "Yes, I'm back."

It was just a light kiss, which was gone in a flash, but it stirred up a huge wave of shock in Rongse's heart. He seemed to realize belatedly the dangers of these days and the boiling longing that he had been enduring and restraining all along, but all his hesitation and fear settled down at this moment.

Rong Se raised her eyes, held Liang Shenyu's cheeks with both hands, her eyes were tender and gentle, describing his handsome face. This look clearly expressed her longing and love nakedly and frankly.

"I miss you so much." Rong Se said, and then repeated in a deeper tone, "Sanlang, I miss you so much."

"I know, me too." Liang Shenyu gently stroked his thin wrist, his expression filled with sympathy and intense affection, "Thank you for the trouble in the capital."

Rong Se smiled and shook her head, took back her hand and climbed onto his shoulder, then she nestled into Liang Shenyu's arms with confidence and said softly, "You've worked hard in the border war, and -"

"Welcome back, Sanlang."

The wind was strong in the attic, Rong Se just leaned on him for a while, then led Liang Shenyu downstairs. Jinbei Cavalry had already reached the outskirts of the city, and Liang Shenyu went straight to the Prince Regent's Mansion after returning to the capital, and did not go to the palace to pay homage to the new emperor. This was naturally unreasonable, and Rong Se only sent someone to the palace to inform him, and did not intend to let Liang Shenyu go.

"Go wash up and change your clothes first, then come to the bedroom to find me."

This armor looks majestic, and the lion on the breastplate is awe-inspiring, but it must not be comfortable to wear. If an ordinary man puts on Liang Shenyu's, he would probably not even be able to walk.

"Understood." Liang Shenyu said with a smile, "I'll go now."

Rong Se turned and walked towards the stove room. It was late and there was only a servant on duty in the stove room. Rong Se sent the servant away and skillfully rolled up his sleeves to start kneading the dough and chopping the stuffing.

When he started to roll out the dough, Liang Shenyu, who had just washed and dressed, came over. He was wearing a wide-sleeved robe in the color of distant mountains over his jacket. The hunting general just now had become a nobleman.

"Master." Liang Shenyu walked closer and took a look.

A round and full dumpling was formed in Rong Se's hands.

"Dumplings?"

Rong Se tilted her head and met Liang Shenyu's eyes with a charming smile. After a moment of distraction, she nodded gently, "We should have eaten it during the New Year, but now the fifteenth day has passed. Don't eat glutinous rice balls at night. I'll make you a few dumplings to make up for the New Year's Eve."

"The first New Year's Eve after we met."

Rong Se still felt a little regretful. These festivals had no meaning to him before, but because of Liang Shenyu, these festivals were given a special sense of ceremony.

Liang Shenyu could see the regret in his expression, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll make up for it today. On the next New Year's Eve, I will be by your side."

"Marquis Dingbei, you must keep your word." Rong Se said half-jokingly.

Liang Shenyu also laughed, but his tone was serious.

"must."