The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 461 The last side that was too late

When they entered Miyagi, there were only three people left in the carriage, Xuan Shijing and Li Yuanjing in the carriage, and Shi Hu who was driving the carriage. From the words of the imperial army, Shi Hu could also hear that the situation was urgent, He drove the carriage to the maximum speed and went straight to Da'an Palace.

Xuan Shijing untied the rope tied to Li Yuanjing's body in the carriage, and said to Li Yuanjing with a stern look: "You must have heard what the Imperial Forest Army said just now, and now the atmosphere in the entire palace and the news from Da'an Palace The news indicates that the day of the Supreme Emperor is probably today, and Shi Hu is driving his carriage towards Da'an Palace. If there is time, maybe you can see the Supreme Emperor for the last time."

"Don't worry, since I cooperate with you so much on the way, I won't have any evil ideas in the palace." Li Yuanjing smiled wryly.

When they arrived at the gate of Da'an Palace, the carriage was stopped by the imperial guards in the palace. Xuan Shijing took Li Yuanjing out of the carriage and directly entered Da'an Palace.

As soon as you enter the Da'an Palace, you will see a large number of civil and military ministers kneeling outside the Hanyuan Hall, and white silk has been hung outside the Hanyuan Hall...
His Majesty Li Er's personal eunuch Deyi was going in and out of the Hanyuan Hall and was busy with Li Yuan's affairs.

The funeral of the Supreme Emperor is a national funeral, and everything must be done according to the corresponding rules. Naturally, it cannot be sloppy. Therefore, no one in Da'an Palace can intervene, and Deyi can only temporarily preside over it here. Li Er His Majesty was still in Li Yuan's bedroom, and a large group of people knelt in the hall, and Empress Changsun also knelt silently on the ground, beside Li Yuan's bed.

When Li Yuanjing saw a group of people kneeling outside the Da'an Palace, the tension in his mind suddenly broke along the way, and he hurriedly passed the ministers kneeling on the ground and ran to Li Yuan's bedroom.

"Father. Father's child is back, you wait for the child." While running, Li Yuanjing finally muttered.

It seems that when you lose at a certain moment, the cherishment in your heart will be stimulated. For example, Li Yuanjing, when he was a year ago, he was only thinking about how to strengthen himself and how to aspire to the throne of the Ninth Five. Forget it, my father, the emperor, is looking at me lovingly behind my back
From the entrance of Da'an Palace to Li Yuan's bedroom in Hanyuan Hall, the short distance has become an insurmountable gap between Li Yuanjing and Li Yuan, a gap between life and death. Along the way, Li Yuanjing ran stumblingly, not caring about being scattered. hair, didn't care to collide with courtiers kneeling on the ground, just ran like that, ran
"Royal Father!~~~~~" This cry is sad, desolate, helpless.

After entering the Hanyuan Hall, Li Yuanjing walked towards Li Yuan's bedroom, and met His Majesty Li Er who came out of Li Yuan's bedroom.

His Majesty Li Er saw Li Yuanjing with disheveled hair, although he felt angry, but because of Li Yuan's death, his heart was desolate, and now he didn't care about anything with Li Yuanjing, he just sighed and looked at Li Yuanjing with a complicated expression.

"Lao Liu, you came back, it's late."

Hearing His Majesty Li Er's words, the tears in Li Yuanjing's eyes could no longer be stopped, flowing out like beads with a broken thread.

"Yuanjing, go in, and see father again." Empress Changsun stood beside His Majesty Li Er, and said to Li Yuanjing with a sad expression, "Go."

Li Yuanjing passed His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun, and entered Li Yuan's bedroom.

Li Yuan'an lay quietly on the bed, pale and silent, his body had been emptied by medication for more than ten consecutive days, his face was thin and skinny, his body was covered with a thick bright yellow quilt, several eunuchs were standing on the bed He held the shroud and dragon robe in his hand, which was to be replaced by Li Yuan. These were prepared in Da'an Palace long ago. Now that Li Yuan passed away, all he had to do was take out the things.

Li Yuanjing stumbled to Li Yuan's bed, knelt down with a "plop", looked at Li Yuan who had passed away, and burst into tears.

His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun walked to the entrance of the main hall of Hanyuan Palace, stood at the entrance and looked out. The ministers in the court were almost all present, and they were all kneeling outside at this time. Xuan Shijing and Shi Hu who had just entered the palace He also knelt in a relatively rear seat among the officials.

"Avalokitesvara." His Majesty Li Er sighed: "Lao Liu is back, but after all, he has not been able to see his father for the last time. Although his father's funeral has already been known for a long time, why is it coming? In my heart, I still feel so uncomfortable."

"Your Majesty." Empress Changsun said softly, "The nature of father and son is human nature. Although Your Majesty has had a slight estrangement from Emperor Father for so many years, Your Majesty and Emperor Father are always father and son, and Yuan Jing is always brother."

"Yes, now that Lao Liu is back, what do you think I should do with Lao Liu?" His Majesty Li Er stood at the door, looking into the distance, with countless worries in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, my concubine thinks that the most important thing now is to deal with the affairs behind the father's death. For the rest, let's put it aside first. All goodness and filial piety are the first. If your majesty wants to deal with Yuan Jing, he has to wait until the funeral." After the period is over, let Yuan Jing send his father off for the last time, and do his due filial piety." Empress Changsun said.

"You're right, come here." His Majesty Li Er called out.

"What's your majesty's order?" The Habayashi Army standing outside the gate of Hanyuan Hall stepped forward and answered with cupped hands.

"Go to Taishi Bureau, please Li Chunfeng." His Majesty Li Er ordered.

"Yes." After the Habayashi Army responded, he turned and left the Hanyuan Hall, trotting all the way to the Taishi Bureau.

The emperor went on a grand trip, the whole country mourned for three days, singing and dancing were not allowed in Chang'an City for three months, all brothels and Chu houses had to close their doors, and there were countless rules and etiquettes.

Since returning from Da'an Palace on the afternoon of the [-]th, Xuan Shijing has never stepped out of the gate of the Hou's Mansion. The lanterns on the [-]th day of the first lunar month are probably not as lively as in previous years. According to the custom, all the families in Chang'an City will get together. Drinking and having fun in the back garden, admiring the lanterns and guessing riddles, when Li Yuan was gone, all the nobles in Chang'an City stayed in their mansions obediently, not daring to do anything, for fear that a memorial to the censor would send him to Li Yuan. The Second Majesty will go forward.

In the back garden of the Hou Mansion, Xuan Shijing has been with the Wang family since he returned to the Hou Mansion. In winter, the house is so stuffy that he cannot stay for too long. Now, Mrs. Wang is naturally free again.

"Mother, I originally planned to take you to the streets to watch the excitement tomorrow, but at this time, it is estimated that people in Chang'an City rarely go out. Your Majesty and courtiers are still wearing mourning for the Supreme Emperor, so this year's Lantern Festival, I'm afraid it's gone." Xuan Shijing said as he walked beside Wang Shi.

"That's right, at this juncture, who dares to mention the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? This year's Shangyuan Festival in Chang'an City is just like that." Wang said with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)