frightfiction Chapter 282 The Death of the Emperor
Chapter 282 The Death of the Emperor
Tuoba Jun stared at Shen Jingyi for a long time in a daze, as if he was thinking about whether what Shen Jingyi said was true or false.
"I wonder if this prince would have the honor to know who this person that Lord Shen is talking about is, and who is worthy of you giving up everything?"
"Sorry, no comment."
Shen Jingyi still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were slightly cold, and he was obviously very unhappy.
Tuoba Jun nodded and stopped asking questions. Before leaving, he asked Shen Jingyi a question.
"I heard that Lord Shen has not married yet. Is it because of the person you mentioned?"
"Why? Does the Third Prince like to pry into other people's privacy? This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the peace talks between our two countries."
"Lord Shen, you misunderstood. To be honest, I have not married yet because I am waiting for someone... So I was just a little curious when I heard Lord Shen say that."
The expression on Tuoba Jun's face became dazed, his eyes were empty, as if he was thinking about something.
Shen Jingyi looked at the middle-aged man in front of him calmly, his expression relaxed, and finally he let out a sigh.
"The Third Prince is truly a man of character"
"It's just a trick of fate. I wonder if she still remembers our acquaintance."
Tuoba Jun had a nostalgic expression on his face and turned his head towards the direction of the Great Sage Capital. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Shen Jingyi didn't know how to comfort him for a moment. Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere did not last long, and Tuoba Jun said goodbye to Shen Jingyi.
At the same time, in the palace of the Great Sage Capital, the eldest princess was wearing a royal uniform, with her hands behind her back, staring into the distant sky in a daze.
Time and space intertwine, and they are far away from each other. Perhaps at this moment, that dusty memory is just emerging in front of the eldest princess.
"Princess, it's windy outside, you should go inside."
"Jin Xin"
"exist"
"I'm going to have a conversation with my brother, so you don't have to follow me."
"Yes, Princess." Jin Xin retreated silently.
The eldest princess walked along the path beside the imperial study and stood in front of the emperor's bedroom. She raised her eyes to look at the three large gold-plated characters on the plaque and suddenly felt a little dazzling, so she quickly retracted her gaze.
The eunuchs standing at the door saw the eldest princess coming and came forward to pay their respects.
"Your servant greets the princess."
"Everyone, please go down. I want to go in and see my brother."
"Yes, princess."
Two eunuchs respectfully opened the door of the bedroom. The eldest princess walked in slowly. When she came to the emperor's dragon bed, she sighed helplessly.
The emperor was still lying there silently. Except for the slight rise and fall of his chest proving that he was still alive, all other symptoms were like those of a dead person.
The eldest princess closed her eyes tiredly, then pulled over a chair and sat in front of the dragon couch.
She grabbed one of the emperor's hands and held it in front of her eyes to examine it carefully. Due to long-term inactivity and restricted blood circulation, the emperor's muscles had atrophied severely and his fingers were slightly curled up.
The princess bent her fingers with her hands and found that her finger joints were very stiff.
Now she finally understood what Song Qingwan said. The emperor's body would not last much longer. In this situation, it would be a relief for him to die early.
"You just lie here and leave everything to me. I'm really tired every day, do you know that?"
At this moment, the eldest princess had taken off all her halos. She was like a helpless little girl, telling her brother about her grievances and helplessness.
The emperor still lay there quietly without any reaction, and the princess continued to mutter.
"Back then, in order to help you consolidate your power, I resolutely put on my armor and helped you quell the rebellion on the border. In fact, I was very scared at that time."
"My mother died early, and my father didn't like us. I was like a little beggar in the harem. Fortunately, you went around begging for food, so I was able to survive."
"I gave up everything for your kingdom, even my marriage... Do you know that I don't like my husband at all..."
The princess looked through the mist in front of her eyes and seemed to see back to the day of her wedding.
The eldest princess had just returned from the frontier. After she dismounted from her horse and before she entered the palace, she received an imperial edict, which was an imperial edict granting her marriage. Her husband was the top scholar of that year, a young man named Yuan Chunfeng.
The princess was betrothed to this man without even meeting him, and Yuan Chunfeng was a handsome man with considerable talent.
Although she was reluctant, it was an imperial decree and the princess had to obey. So in the second month after the marriage, she married Yuan Chunfeng and they moved into the princess's mansion together.
Although the two were not particularly affectionate after marriage, they respected each other. Yuan Chunfeng was a very talented person with good character. The eldest princess had already accepted her fate and planned to live like this.
However, in the second year of their marriage, the prince consort Yuan Chunfeng suddenly committed suicide.
There was no sign of anything happening. The princess only understood the reason after she found a suicide note in his desk.
It turned out that Yuan Chunfeng was overjoyed when he learned that he had passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer. He wanted to show his talents and use them to get an official position and slowly climb up.
Yuan Chunfeng's family was very poor. His parents made a living by farming. They spent almost all the money in the family to support his studies and he passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer.
In the second month after Yuan Chunfeng married into the princess's mansion, his father vomited blood and died. His family could not accept that such an outstanding son would become someone else's son-in-law.
The laws of the Great Sheng Dynasty stipulated that the princess's husband was not allowed to serve as an official in the court, in order to prevent the monopoly of power by external relatives. This directly blocked all of Yuan Chunfeng's dreams.
So even though the princess treated him very well after marriage, Yuan Chunfeng could not accept his fate of being frustrated all his life, so he hanged himself.
At that time, the princess only felt guilty. She should have noticed that something was wrong with Yuan Chunfeng long ago. If the two of them divorced, could she have saved him?
Over the years, the emperor has mentioned to the eldest princess countless times that he wants to arrange a new marriage for her, but the eldest princess has refused every time.
On the one hand, the princess didn't have anyone she particularly liked, and on the other hand, she didn't want to hurt anyone anymore.
Her status as the eldest princess is extremely noble, which is naturally not something that ordinary mortals can match. However, for a legitimate son or grandson with a little family status or a capable child from a poor family, who wouldn't want to show his talents in officialdom and bring honor to his family?
"Everyone knows that Zhao Jiayi is extremely powerful and the most glorious woman in the Great Saint Dynasty, but who understands her pain?"
The eldest princess even felt that this identity was like a shackle that restricted her and prevented her from being freed and pursuing the life she wanted.
Now she is over 40 years old and has only an adopted daughter. How can she not be considered a pitiful person?
No one knew what the eldest princess did in the emperor's bedroom that day, but the court announced it the next day.
The emperor died.