Chapter 121

Neither of them expected that Xiao Zui brought Yu Po to the cemetery in Shunjing City.

It was the quietest place in Shunjing, surrounded by pines and cypresses, and stones with straight lines surrounded the courtyard in a disorderly manner.

The entrance of the cemetery is the gate of the Sanjin courtyard. The attendants guarding here watched Xiao Zui and Yu Po enter in surprise.In this kind of festival where the whole city attended, some people actually came to this cemetery.

Yu Po followed Xiao Zui into the courtyard, the solemnity and tranquility here made Yu Po feel uneasy.

"Miss Xiao San, is this the place you want to bring me?"

"That's right here." Xiao Zui said, "Emperor Ji, please follow me."

Yu Po felt very surprised, "Why here?"

"Here is the answer Di Ji can find."

Answer.

What is the answer?

Yu Po kept thinking in his heart.

Does she need answers?She just wanted to escape, which was a very firm idea.

But why, after seeing this Xiao Zui and hearing her say a few words, did she feel so confused and hesitate?

Passing through the three courtyards, the last one is divided into two courtyards, east and west.

Xiao Zui walked towards the west side of the courtyard, followed closely by Yu Po, and what he saw were majestic arborvitae standing in clusters, with tombs scattered among them.

Some of these tombs are mounds of earth, and some have a slightly trimmed stone outer edge. They don't look like rich people. Only the tombstones are uniformly repaired, and the inscriptions on the tombstones are also in the same shape.

Yu Po looked at the names on the stele. She didn't know who these people were, but from the size of these tombs, it was clear that what was buried in the tombs was not their bones—but their clothes.

"In the past ten years, Shunjing was peaceful and happy, but the various countries coexisted and fought with each other from time to time. On the border we couldn't see, how many men who were conscripted into the army died in the battlefield to protect our peace..."

Xiao Zui walked and stopped under a pine tree.

"This cemetery was built for them, burying their clothes and giving their families a thought..."

She said quietly, looked at Yu Po, and then pointed to a clothes tomb not far away.A woman was kneeling in front of the tombstone, burning paper money.

"That woman is here from morning to night every day. The last time I saw her, she cried blood and tears in front of the tombstone. I called the guards to send her back."

"Crying... blood tears?" Yu Po's heart trembled, and he muttered in a daze.

"Emperor Ji Yupo, let's talk to her." Xiao Zui said and walked over.

Yu Po looked at the woman, from her perspective she could only see her back, although she felt pitiful in her heart, but Xiao Zui's words made her a little terrified.Seeing that Xiao Zui had already walked over, Yu Po had no choice but to follow, and tightened the cloak that was draped around his body.

"Ma'am." Xiao Zui gently called the woman.

The woman trembled slightly, then stood up and turned around.

When seeing her face, Yu Po's heart shrank fiercely, and her eyes widened.

This woman is obviously very young, but her hair is white, and there is no black or gray in the white.

Her skin was not bad, but it was full of wrinkles around her eyes, and her eyes were sad, haggard, and dull, as if her heart had died.

"Madam, may I bother you." Xiao Zuifu said, "Excuse me, who is buried in this tomb?"

"My husband." The woman's voice was very hoarse, and Yu Po could hear that it was a howling and hoarse voice.

"And, and..."

She pointed to a grave on the side, and the one on the other side, and the one on the other side...

"My husband, elder uncle, younger uncle, their three brothers and my father, our four uncles, our grandfather...and my 13-year-old son, the only incense in our family, they are all buried here..."

Ten people died in battle!
Yupo was stunned.

Never thought that this happy and prosperous Shunjing, the Shunjing where she lived since she was a child, would have such a miserable family!

Is it because the walls of the imperial palace are too high for her to see these human tragedies that are close at hand, making her think that the people in Shunjing also have the luxury that she is accustomed to?
Xiao Zui pondered for a moment, and said to Yu Po: "Some of the men in their family died in the south, and some never came back after leaving the Yangguan Road. From the War of Patriotic War when the First Emperor was in power to the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty a few days ago In the battle, a family of ten males died in battle, full of heroes."

"Yes, full of heroes, full of heroes!" The woman smiled, but it was more heart-piercing than crying.

"They sacrificed their lives for the country and sacrificed to protect the safe life of us people. They are heroes! Their deaths are glorious! I am proud of them!"

Is it really proud?Yu Po felt that his eye sockets became hot and humid, and the smile of the woman in front of him was blurred to pieces.

"Emperor Ji, she is the only one left in their family." Xiao Zui stared at Yu Po and continued: "This time the Northern Wei Dynasty disturbed our Dayao border, and her husband and 13-year-old son were drafted into the army. She has been waiting She waited for them to return, but the last thing she got was two tablets. That night, her head was covered with white hair because of the grief, and then her voice became hoarse from crying, and she stayed in this cemetery all day in a daze..."

"Miss Xiao San, please don't say any more." Yu Po's shoulders trembled uncontrollably, she covered her eyes, and felt her eyes getting hotter and hotter, a cry of grief filled her heart, tearing at her chest.

"Di Ji, if you find it unbearable to even hear this, how many people in the world are enduring the pain of death." Xiao Zui said, looking at the woman with a dull smile.

"Madam, if your heart is still alive, can you please tell Xiao Zui, is there any wish in your heart?"

"Wish... yes, of course..." The woman nodded, with a heart-wrenching laugh, and shouted hoarsely: "My wish! I only have one wish! That is me, Dayao—don't come out again. Heroic!"

At this moment, Yu Po's tears welled up in her eyes, and the tears flowed down from her fingers like rain.

She never knew that outside of the peaceful world she lived in, there was such a group of people who were giving up their lives for peace.

I thought that the war was just news and some so-called casualties, but I didn’t know that for some people, war is the root of all misfortunes.

The rich clothes and fine food she enjoys are bought by others with their lives.

And she never knew this, but she still took it for granted that she was ignorant, thinking that she was the most unfortunate person.

"Poor bone beside the Wuding River, still the person in the spring girl's dream..."

Xiao Zui's tone was no longer clear, but full of sadness.

"Being in a high position, you enjoy a lot, and you have to bear a lot. Di Ji wants to escape her own fate, but you don't know how many people who hope that Dayao will no longer have heroes, pin their hopes on you. "

She grabbed Yu Po's wrist, pulled down her hand covering her eyes, and said staunchly: "It is my duty to do something for those people who have fought for you to defend the country. If Xiao Zui were you, you would not despise yourself. Diji's nobility, whether it's marriage or whatever, I will never run away from it!"

Yu Po was stunned, only felt that Xiao Zui's words seemed to carry echoes, surrounding her one after another, each sound more resolute and shocking.

Xiao Sesur in the dark was also infected, looked at Xiao Zui and murmured: "Third sister is so strong, if she can really say such a thing, she can be so firm. Sixth Highness, you think so too... Sixth Highness?"

"Princess Jin." Yu Qinghan nodded in response.But Xiao Sesu could see that he had just been brought back to his senses by her just now.

"It turns out that His Royal Highness Six is ​​also in a trance." Xiao Sesu said.

"What Princess Jin said is true." Yu Qinghan murmured: "Miss Xiao San has such a disposition, I... never imagined."

For some reason, Xiao Sesu always felt that Yu Qinghan's tone was meaningful, as if there was still a lot to say but couldn't.Suddenly, I realized one more thing, why have I been here with His Highness the Sixth Highness for so long today, and I didn't hear him coughing, but his illness has recovered?
"Miss Four?"

Xiao Zui's voice interrupted Xiao Sesu's thoughts.

It was Xiao Zui who discovered her.

Xiao Sesu walked out with Yu Qinghan, and at the same time Yu Po also turned his head to look over, crying in surprise: "Sixth brother?"

"Third sister, Empress Yupo." Xiao Sesu bowed her body, motioning for Lu Luo, who was saluting, to flatten her body, walked over quickly, and supported Xiao Zui's body.

"Third Sister, His Highness Six has been looking for Jade Soul Emperor Ji, and when he bumped into me, I came here together. His Highness Six and I also heard what you said just now."

Yu Po wiped away his tears and said: "It turns out that Sixth Brother heard it too. Sixth Brother, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be selfish thinking about running away, but I didn't think about you and Concubine Mother."

Yu Qinghan's face was a little melancholy, "Actually... I am useless. I don't want you to go to a foreign country to suffer, but I can't speak."

"Sixth brother, don't find fault with yourself. I don't think you have done anything wrong to me." Yu Po held Yu Qinghan's hand, let the tears in his eyes dry, and finally revealed the clarity of the past. .

"Sixth brother, you always like to be depressed. I have persuaded you many times in the past. But this time I am not qualified to criticize you. Obviously, I am the one who is ignorant this time."

Seeing Yu Po's embarrassed smile, Xiao Sesu looked at Xiao Zui, and saw a hint of relief from Xiao Zui's eyes.

People say that Yupo Emperor Ji is talented, knows how to measure, and understands the general situation. This is true. As long as you give her a little advice, she will soon understand it. This is also a good thing for Dayao.

"Yu Po, you said something to me before, whenever I was depressed, just thinking about it would cheer me up again." Yu Qinghan said.

"Have I ever said such a thing?" Yu Po obviously couldn't remember clearly, and smiled sweetly, "Then Brother Six, tell me, it happens to be able to inspire me now."

Yu Qinghan recalled the past, when he and Yupo rescued Xiao Zui who was soaked in a pig cage in Baizhihe, he was afraid that Yu Qingyang would have a seizure, but Yupo worked hard to instill hope in him.

Brother Six, we are still young, and this road has not come to an end.

Let's go on strong, the sky will not stop us, I believe that the other side of the road must be safe.

(End of this chapter)

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