Play fast and fast, eat up the love brain in one bite

Chapter 158: The Overlord of the World vs. Female Zhuge Military Advisor 15

Emperor Shen dragged his barely breathing body off the bed, spitting blood all over the floor, and looked at Queen Lin with a weak breath.

"Shu'er, whether you believe it or not, I have let down everyone in the world, but I have never let you down..."

His ferocious face gradually calmed down, as if a man was about to die and had finally given up all his greed and anger.

"The poem about plum blossoms in Donglin is written only for my old age..."

The emperor's voice was weak but full of infinite remembrance.

Queen Lin's eyes showed a hint of inspiration, but it disappeared in an instant.

"Shen Xu, Yun Ning has been sentenced to death by this palace."

Her clear and resolute voice completely shattered Emperor Shen's last glimmer of hope.

Yun Ning, who had been Queen Lin's confidant for half her life, was actually a chess piece he had placed beside her long ago.

So all the affection he had just shown seemed so ridiculous in her eyes!

The sound of heavy rain falling was violent and fierce, with the sound of horses' hooves splashing in the rain.

The black-armored guards walked through the heavy rain and stopped in front of the palace gate.

"His Royal Highness!"

The servants who had been waiting at the palace gate hurried forward to steady the horses.

Shen Junzhou dismounted from his horse and hurried into the palace.

Mountains and tombs collapsed, and the whole world was in mourning.

The death of Emperor Shen was strange. People in the palace only said that he died suddenly of a serious illness after drinking. The doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau all said the same thing and no one dared to comment.

After all, no matter what the truth is, the result approved by Queen Lin, the future Empress Dowager, is the truth.

Because her son, Crown Prince Shen Junzhou will undoubtedly ascend the throne.

In the 29th year of Ping Tang, the founding emperor Shen Xu died of illness in Changxin Hall.

Crown Prince Shen Junzhou ascended the throne in front of the coffin.

Three years later.

It is already summer, and the lake in Spring Palace is filled with green and red lotus flowers.

Chun Nianren came out from the depths of the lotus flowers in a small boat, with a handful of freshly picked lotus in a wooden basin beside him.

There was a figure swaying in the pavilion in the middle of the lake not far away. Looking up, he saw Princess Chaoyang walking out of the pavilion.

The girl's features were full of heroic spirit. She climbed over the curved railing, and despite the maid's attempts to stop her, she jumped onto Chun Nian's boat.

The boat was swaying, but she stood firmly at the bow with her arms folded, looking very excited.

"Cousin, my brother said that the lotus flowers in Chun Xiang Mansion are unique, so I came here specially to see them."

Shen Changyin certainly knew that his royal brother had other intentions, but who had made him ask for help?

Three years ago, the previous emperor passed away, and the princes and nobles had to enter the palace to mourn, and Chun Nianren's identity was completely revealed to the public.

During the three years of national mourning, weddings, banquets and weapons were prohibited.

Shen Changyin, who had originally followed Lin Tianzheng to the Zhongnan Sea, also turned back halfway and returned to Beijing to guard the casket for three years.

Fengyue bowed to Shen Changyin, then helped Chunnian ashore.

Chun Nianren knew what Shen Changyin was thinking, and smiled and told Feng Yue: "Since His Highness likes these lotus flowers, take them away for His Highness later."

"Thank you, cousin!"

Shen Changyin quickened his pace and followed her.

Although she was happy, her eyes followed Chun Nianren's face closely, as always, hiding her curiosity and yearning.

Chun Nianren walked into the pavilion in the middle of the lake, smiled lightly, looked at her quietly, and waited for her to speak.

Shen Changyin took her arm and asked in a low voice: "When will cousin leave for that place?"

The war on the border stopped, and Nan Rong had a chance to catch his breath.

But it was only three years.

The eldest prince of Nanrong was brought to the capital as a hostage that year. It was the result of the game between Emperor Nanrong and the Nanrong family. He has been living in seclusion for the past three years and seems to be very well-behaved.

But he could only save his life by keeping to himself, and could not stop Ping Tang's growing strength, nor could he shake Shen Junzhou's ambition to unify the world.

Nanrong has always been a strong rival of Pingtang. Shen Changyin's desire to go to Zhongnan Sea has been suppressed for three years and can no longer be suppressed.

But three years ago, Shen Changyin was able to follow Lin Tianzheng to the south because everyone knew that there would be no war on the border. The main purpose at that time was to train the navy and build ships in the Zhongnan Sea.

At this time, the war was about to break out, so the Queen Mother would naturally not let Shen Changyin go to southern Xinjiang.

Therefore, Shen Changyin's hope lies with Chun Nianren and Shen Junzhou.

Everyone thought that once the national mourning period was over and the new emperor ascended the throne, the position of empress would be vacant, and the empress dowager would issue an imperial decree to make Chun Nianren the empress.

However, Shen Changyin knew that his mother had already written the imperial decree granting the marriage and it was in his aunt's hands. When it would be announced depended on his cousin's wishes.

However, once the imperial decree is issued, my cousin, as the queen, will not be able to go to southern Xinjiang in person.

The decree has not been announced yet, which shows that she still wants to go to the frontier and personally decide on this great situation that will benefit future generations.

As long as her cousin is willing to take her with her, her brother will naturally agree, and her mother will not say anything.

Chun Nianren raised his eyebrows lightly, suppressed a smile and said, "Tomorrow."

"what?"

Shen Changyin really didn't expect it to happen so fast, and his eyes suddenly lit up like fire with excitement.

"Cousin, please take me with you!"

At this moment, on the other side of the lake, Lord Chun was fishing with bait.

Mrs. Chun sat aside, looking rather unhappy.

"You two have your own tacit understanding. I am the only one who has been kept in the dark by you two."

Lord Chun smiled and held his beloved wife's hand.

"If we hadn't asked Brother Zheng to take our daughter to Wuliang Mountain, how could we have contained the poison of the Crane Pill? Now that our daughter has entered Gongyi's sect, Madam, do you still want her to stay in the boudoir and embroider?"

"Let her go. Their generation has a higher and broader world to explore, so let them fly..."

He saw the possibility of accomplishing the great cause of unifying the Nine Provinces in these young people.

At night, the bright moon shines down.

A tall pavilion stands between the undulating glazed tiles of the palace wall.

Yaoyue Tower is the highest point in the palace, and one can see the entire city of Pingjing from the top.

Chunnian walked up the stairs with a lantern in hand. When he reached the tall building, he saw a man standing at the railing in the dark night, with endless tiny lights in the distance.

The man seemed to sense something and turned around, his black sleeves fluttering in the air as he turned around.

The moonlight revealed that he had a gentle expression and soft eyes. He was no longer as secretive as he was when facing the officials in the court during the day.

"Gong Yi."

Given the complicated relationship between them, his name for her was far more than that, but he still called her Gongyi.

At this point, calling her Miss Chun or cousin seems inappropriate.

And when he pronounced the word "Gong Yi", it was always gentle and soft.

Even Chun Nianren herself couldn't help but be moved by this.

I always feel that the affection that I deliberately did not reciprocate over the years has accumulated in this man's heart and has become increasingly difficult to deal with.