Empress Pei's eyes were slightly red and her expression was firm: "Emperor, burying her with her is an old habit in the previous dynasty. Since the founding of the Great Chu Dynasty, there has been no precedent for concubines to be buried with her."

"I beg the emperor to take back his will to be buried alive."

She understood Emperor Xuanhe's intentions. She never liked Zheng Jieyu Concubine Wei Xian and others. But these were four living lives.

She once suffered from the pain of separation from life and death. How could she bear to add this pain to others?

The sixth prince also whispered: "Father, my son is begging you."

Emperor Xuanhe looked at Empress Pei and his son kneeling beside the dragon couch.

The sixth prince inherited the appearance of Empress Pei, and his kindness and gentleness were exactly the same.

Their mother and son have always lived under the protection of his emperor. No one dared to deceive each other for a day. What will happen when he closes his eyes?

Whether it is the Zheng family or the Wei family, they all came from noble families. Several older princes also had wings, and behind them were powerful foreign families and wives. Once they had a strange intention, there would be chaos inside and outside the palace.

The birth mother of the Seventh Prince, the eighth Prince, also comes from the family of military generals. Although the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, is young and now honest and peaceful, once there is a change in the palace, people's hearts will become greedy.

Therefore, he wanted to issue this imperial edict before closing his eyes, so that Zheng and others could be buried with them. First, cut off the most favorable arms and support for the princes in the palace, and use iron-blooded means to shock the princes' foreign families. It also eliminates hidden dangers for the sixth prince to ascend the throne.

The supreme imperial power is so tempting. The struggles caused by the throne have always been accompanied by bloody storms and never stopped.

There is only one person sitting on the dragon chaise. All people who are too close to the dragon chaise must be on guard. When you are in the Tian family, you must have this cruel and clear understanding.

One day, their mother and son will understand his painstaking efforts.

"Empress, Prince," Emperor Xuanhe's voice was slow and clear: "I have decided, you don't need to say anything. I am the emperor, and when I get underground, I must be accompanied by concubines to be lonely. I love the four of them so that I can let them be buried with them. In fact, I originally wanted to let all the concubines in the palace be buried with them."

As soon as the words were finished, the ministers secretly gasped.

Queen Pei's face turned pale a little, and the Sixth Prince's throat seemed to be blocked by something. He wanted to speak, but he couldn't even speak a word.

Emperor Xuanhe issued an order without any doubt, and asked someone to write the matter of the burial of Concubine Zheng and the four of them to the decree.

This also means that the deaths of the four of them have become a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed. Even Empress Pei and the Sixth Prince cannot disobey Emperor Xuanhe's will.

No one knows what the Marquis of Jinning and Marquis of Zhenyuan feel. Both of them bowed their heads, and no one can see how their faces looked.

The Zhongshu Ling, who was responsible for writing the imperial edicts, wrote down the decrees of Emperor Xuanhe one by one. Then, he read them to Emperor Xuanhe in a low voice. After listening intently, Emperor Xuanhe ordered people to seal the imperial edicts and keep them together by Duke Jingguo of Wei and Minister of Personnel.

When Duke Wei bowed to receive the imperial edict, tears flowed.

To be fair, Emperor Xuanhe was not a good emperor. He was very powerful and fond of achievements, and fought repeatedly, which made the people live in poverty and the people were poor.

But it was Emperor Xuanhe who firmly defended the great Chu country.

Once Emperor Xuanhe died, the sky of Dachu also collapsed.

Emperor Xuanhe said something for half a day, his face was surprisingly rosy and his eyes were glorious.

He urged the sixth prince: "Xiaoliu, I have given you the country of Great Chu. I hope you can sit firmly, make the country of Great Chu stable, and make the people live and work in peace and contentment. I hope you can do what I have not done."

The sixth prince kowtowed three times with tears on his face, and his voice was even more swallowed: "My son must not let his father down."

A hint of relief flashed in Emperor Xuanhe's eyes, and finally said, "You all retreat, just be with me."

In the last journey of life, let the woman he loves deeply accompany him.

All the ministers kowtowed together and retreated silently.

The sixth prince also retreated with red eyes.

Emperor Xuanhe turned around and ordered Cheng Jinrong: "Doctor Cheng, you should also retreat!"

Cheng Jinrong was in a heavy and obscure mood and replied in a low voice. She walked to the door and finally couldn't help but take a last look.

Empress Pei had already sat beside the bed, Emperor Xuanhe stretched out his hand and held Empress Pei's hand. Emperor Xuanhe did not speak, and Empress Pei did not cry anymore. The two of them looked at each other silently.

This scene was deeply engraved in Cheng Jinrong's mind.

As Cheng Jinrong turned his head, tears flashed in her eyes. She didn't know why she was so sad. But the desolation and sourness quickly spread throughout her body.

Outside the bedroom, the ministers were silently waiting for the last moment to come.

All the princes, princesses and concubines cried.

Cheng Jinrong and the imperial physicians stayed together. Du Tadian, who had been resting for half an hour, also held on.

He Qi was guarding the side of the sixth prince and was inconvenient to come to Cheng Jinrong's side. He looked at Cheng Jinrong from time to time, his heart full of worry and anxiety.

What happened to Cheng Jinrong was very wrong. Is it because Emperor Xuanhe was about to die, or because Empress Pei, or because of the burial of the concubines?

It took me a long time before Cheng Jinrong came back to his senses from the trance and shook his head slightly at He Qi. He signaled that he was fine and there was no need to worry.

He Qi was still worried. He gestured with his eyes and asked the two Eastern Palace guards to take over his position. Then he bypassed everyone and quietly came to Cheng Jinrong.

Amid the heart-wrenching and heart-wrenching cry, He Qi's voice was gentle and low: "Arong, I'm here."

No matter when and where I go, I will be with you.

Cheng Jinrong's eyes were wet and he nodded softly.

He Qi stretched out his hand and held Cheng Jinrong's hand. His warmth was also passed on to her hands with his shaking hands, giving her cold heart a hint of warmth.

...

The atmosphere in the bedroom is not actually sad.

Emperor Xuanhe quietly waited for death to come.

Empress Pei sat silently beside the bed, holding her hand slowly lost its temperature and became colder.

The light in Emperor Xuanhe's eyes was gradually dimming, like a candle burning out, leaving only the last little light. He finally opened his mouth in a low voice: "Wanru".

In just two short words, Queen Pei burst into tears.

She once told Emperor Xuanhe that there is no Pei Wanru in this world. She will always be Pei Wanqing's substitute and his queen.

Emperor Xuanhe was powerless to raise his hand, and could not wipe the tears for Empress Pei. He finally showed a deep regret and reluctance in his eyes: "Wanru, I am leaving."

Empress Pei cried bitterly, and warm tears kept falling on her cheeks and dripped on the back of Emperor Xuanhe's hand.

Emperor Xuanhe's voice became lower and lower: "In the next life, I will meet you first. Wanru, would you like to marry me..."

Queen Pei was filled with tears and swallowed even more: "I do, I do."

Emperor Xuan He pulled the corners of his mouth and slowly started to laugh.
Chapter completed!