Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 68 The Empress Dowager Died

Chapter 11: The Empress Dowager passed away

When Su Mi returned to the palace gate, she felt exhausted, but the short month of parting seemed like a long time, so long that even stepping into this familiar threshold felt like a dream.

It was indeed like a dream, otherwise how could she see such a familiar figure again?
He was carefully supporting a newly transplanted flower and tree, when he heard the sound of the door, he turned around.

On such a midsummer dusk, at such a distance of less than a few feet, and in such a lost and hopeful mood, the two looked at each other in a trance, his face showed joy, and his warm smile made all the old scars disappear. faded up.

An urge to cry suddenly welled up in the corner of Su Mi's eyes, she walked quickly into the palace door, and threw herself into his arms with a mood full of joy and hope that she had not felt for a long time.

Why are you back?Su Mi wanted to ask such a question, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say anything.

"Master, he went to travel around the world. I'm really not that kind of person who transcends the world, so naturally I'm going back to this world of mortals." Chen Lie smiled relaxedly as if he could see her thoughts.

Grandmaster?Su Mi was somewhat puzzled by such a title, did Chen Lie not worship Zen Master Kuye as his teacher.

Seeing the doubt in Su Mi's eyes, Chen Lie explained: "Although Zen Master Kuye has the kindness to teach me, he is not my enlightenment teacher after all, and [-]% of the master's kung fu, with my stupid qualifications, even one Chengdu can't learn it, and talking about things under the gate all day long, wouldn't it ruin his reputation as an old man."

Su Mi immediately understood that it was because he respected his father. Since Gu Qingting was a disciple of Zen Master Kuye and also his first master of martial arts, he certainly didn't want to stand on the same level as the person he respected the most.

Su Mi was moved for a while, he was always thoughtful about the tiny details.She didn't speak, but felt the warmth and care wholeheartedly.In any case, for her, at least there are some things in this world that will never change.Even in this cold palace, there is still someone beside her who she can trust and rely on wholeheartedly.

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Due to the unsatisfactory government affairs and the war, the entire harem was shrouded in a dull atmosphere, and the Queen Mother's condition was more like a dark cloud, which became heavier and heavier and lowered over the head of the entire harem of Daqi .

Finally, on the day of July 29th, the cloud turned into a torrential rainstorm and washed away.

On that day, Su Mi was just resting on the couch. In the midsummer season, even in the evening, the heat wave did not stop layer upon layer.The sound of cicadas chirping in the yard was raised again and again, which made people upset.

Su Mi was lying on the couch, drowsy, and in a trance, she heard a noise coming from outside.After a while, Xiao Luzi hurried in. "It's not good, empress, empress, the queen mother..." he said out of breath.

Su Mi suddenly woke up, and she hurriedly got up from the bed: "Queen Mother? What's wrong with her? Could it be..."

The empress dowager's old illness is a disease accumulated over the years, which is difficult to eradicate.Su Mi has known for a long time that this kind of illness is the most taboo of emotional ups and downs. If she cultivates quietly and doesn't care about world affairs, she can live longer.But in this perilous court, even if she is the empress dowager, she has to work hard and think hard all the time.Half a month ago, the news of Wang She's defeat and death made the queen mother's condition worsen sharply.Su Mi also visited when she returned to the palace, and it is said that she could not get out of bed anymore.

At that time, Su Mi knew that the Empress Dowager's illness was only a few days old.

"Not yet, I just heard from the imperial physician in charge that the queen mother had another attack in the afternoon, and she is still unconscious. She will not be able to survive tonight..." Xiao Luzi didn't say the rest, and Su Mi knew it The Queen Mother is already dying.

"Where's the emperor?" Su Mi asked.

"The emperor was discussing matters with all the adults in the front hall. When he got the news, he hurried to the Palace of Compassion. Now an edict has been passed down, ordering the heads of the harem to serve in the Palace of Compassion, and an edict was issued to summon the royal descendants outside the palace. .”

Although I knew that this day must come, but when I really waited for this day, I felt a sense of loss.The queen mother is a dazzling star hanging above the heads of everyone in the harem. Even if she keeps a low profile and ignores everything, no one can ignore her existence.

The fall of such a star can be said without hesitation, heralding the end of a dynasty in the harem, and at the same time, what kind of changes will it bring to the power of the previous dynasty?

"Go out and prepare the chariot." Su Mi ordered lightly.The queen mother passed away, and the concubines in the palace, as the younger generations, had to kneel down to serve and serve as filial piety.

While speaking, Mi Qing had already found a plain dress, and hastily helped Su Mi change into it, then went out and boarded a chariot, heading towards the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

In front of the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, the concubines and palace people who hurried over had already knelt all over the floor.It was too late to prepare mourning clothes, so they all chose plain clothes to wear, without any fat or powder.

Everyone was immersed in solemnity and waited for the last moment, and the whole palace was filled with silence.

The night was dark and gloomy, and the hall was brightly lit.

The concubines knelt in the outer hall of the bedroom, not even daring to breathe.Inside the vast and far-reaching hall, only the candle flames were blown by the breeze, dancing and moving, bringing a trace of lonely vitality to the solemn hall.

Su Mi walked into the hall silently, and according to the etiquette, quietly knelt in a corner of the outer hall.

Looking up, through the translucent crystal screen and the erratic crocodile gold tent, one can vaguely see the old and haggard figure on the phoenix couch, with a withered and pale hand hanging powerlessly beside the bed, like a branch of the phoenix tree because of the midsummer. An old tree withered by the weather.

Inside, Qi Long and the Queen's voices were speaking in a low voice, they couldn't hear clearly, but they could hear a hint of sadness in it, making the hot lobby cool for no reason.

After a while, the queen's mournful cry came out: "Mother's queen!"

The concubines in the harem immediately understood that it was the empress dowager who had finally passed away.

The crying gradually sounded, and it was endless.Whether it is true or false, all the people kneeling down are mourning, covering their faces and crying bitterly on the ground.

Outside, the mourning bells rang through the sky, passing from Daqi's harem to the former court, outside the palace, and to the people... By tomorrow morning, the whole capital will know the news of the Queen Mother's death.

Su Mi knelt down almost in the corner, like all the concubines and noble relatives, her forehead touched the cold and clean floor paved with blue tiles, and a faint coolness passed from her forehead to the bottom of her heart.

Indistinctly, an almost inaudible sigh came to her ears, Su Mi turned her head and looked in the direction of Concubine Ni, her expression was gloomy and solemn, but there were no tears on her smooth cheeks, just a little dazed.

Su Mi crouched down, and she couldn't help sighing softly.Even if it is the power of the ruling and opposition parties, even if it is favored in the harem, even if it is extremely honorable, what it will get in the end is just such a cry and a few sighs.

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