Chapter 263: Ming Wu passed away
"That's good, remember what Grandpa Huang told you before. You have to be a good emperor, you know? Mingwu stretched out his wrinkled hand and patted the back of Mingyun's hand, trying to make himself smile.
"Yun'er promised the imperial grandfather." Leaning his head on the back of Ming Wu's hand, Ming Yun said sadly. Although the imperial grandfather has been trying to laugh, Mingyun knows that the imperial grandfather is no longer good. He is really reluctant to let the imperial grandfather leave him, he doesn't want to live alone in this world.
"Good! Don't cry. Grandpa Huang has one more thing to tell you. Ming Wu stretched out his other hand and stroked the top of Ming Yun's head and said dotingly: "In case one day, someone from you invades the palace, there is a box in the temple where your mother often recites Buddha, and there are some things in it that can help you leave the palace safely."
"My grandson understands." With tears streaming down his face, Ming Yun couldn't help nodding.
"It's good to understand...... Then ...... Good...... ......" As he spoke, Mingwu stroked the hand above Mingyun's head and hammered it down weakly. His eyes were closed, and he didn't breathe.
"Grandpa Huang...... Woo woo woo ...... "Feeling that Mingwu was wrong, Mingyun raised his head and saw Mingwu who had swallowed his last breath, and cried loudly.
Emperor Ningde passed away, and the whole country took filial piety for half a month, and no marriage or celebration was allowed within half a year.
Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao and others achieved a major victory, and returned to the barracks with all the prisoners, which was originally a great joy, but his report of the good news had not yet been written, and the flying pigeon in the capital brought the news that the emperor had passed away, and this heavy blow made Ming Tao and others no longer in the mood to celebrate the victory. Most of the people walking on the streets are dressed in white and black.
Since Ming Tao received the news of Ming Wu's death, he has been kneeling in the courtyard, facing the direction of the capital, motionless.
Mu Yunqiao looked at Ming Tao like this and felt distressed. If they hadn't come to attack the Great Sage Dynasty now, maybe they would still be in the capital, and Ming Tao would have been by Ming Wu's side, in that case, he would definitely not be as sad as he is now.
"Ming Tao, don't be sad, everyone is sad when your father passes away, but now Yanjing still has a lot of things to deal with with you, you can't let yourself get sick, you know?" Holding the meal, Mu Yunqiao squatted in front of Ming Tao and said sadly. At this time, Mu Yunqiao, who was wearing a snow-white hemp skirt and white flowers, not only did not lose half of his appearance, but added a touch of elegance and purity that he usually did not have.
If this kind of Mu Yunqiao had been placed in the past, Ming Tao would definitely praise him non-stop, but now Ming Tao just glanced at Mu Yunqiao and continued to kneel there. As for the food in Mu Yunqiao's hand, he didn't even look at it.
"Ming Tao, you have been kneeling here for a day and a night, you don't eat or drink like this, do you think that if your father knows, he can rest assured in the spirit of heaven?" Seeing that Ming Tao was still unmoved, Mu Yunqiao persuaded again.
"Yanjing, you can handle everything by yourself." Turning his head to look at Mu Yunqiao, Ming Tao said in a hoarse voice. Not eating or drinking for a long time made it difficult for him to even speak.
"How can I give orders on your behalf." Mu Yunqiao looked at Ming Tao, who was still motionless and indifferent to anything, and said: "Ming Tao, I know that you are sad now, and I also know your mood at this moment. When my father had just passed away, I, like you, always felt sorry for the person who gave us life, and always felt that he had left us before I could repay his nurturing kindness. But Mingtao, now that I have figured it out, since my father loves me so much, he naturally doesn't want to see me hurt and sad, and we can only live happily in the future as a father in order to be truly at ease. ”
"I know what you're trying to tell me. But I'm different from you. Looking at Mu Yunqiao, Ming Tao said sadly: "Although you and your father-in-law get together less and leave more, you are still very close." And I haven't seen my father for many years, and I always thought that he didn't like me and hated me so he would leave me to my father-in-law to raise. But now I just know that my father actually loves me, and I didn't have time to take care of him for a day, and I didn't even see my father for the last time, and he left me, you say, how can there be such an incompetent son in the world? ”
"You are not the most incompetent son in the world, you are the proudest son of your father, because although you did not wait by your father's side and did not exhaust your filial piety, but you stayed away from your father in order to save your father's life's efforts. Father won't blame you. Looking at Ming Tao, Mu Yunqiao said seriously.
"My father never blamed me, and I know he expects a lot from all of us. It's because we are too angry, not only always making him angry, but also often making him sad for us. Ming Tao looked at Mu Yunqiao's face and said even more sadly.
"None of that is your fault." Mu Yunqiao said affirmatively. She knew that it was useless to say anything now, and in the end, there was no way, Mu Yunqiao put down the tray in her hand, and knelt side by side with Ming Tao, also straightening her body and not moving.
"What are you doing here? Get up. Seeing Mu Yunqiao kneeling beside him, Ming Tao said worriedly. Although Mu Yunqiao's body is good compared to others, but she is kneeling on the ground like this, how can her knees stand it?
Mu Yunqiao didn't stand up according to his words, but knelt there motionless, and said to Ming Tao: "You are the son of your father, I feel ashamed of my father, I have never taken care of my father as a daughter-in-law, and there are not many opportunities to meet, isn't my daughter-in-law more derelict in her duties?" That's why I'm going to kneel here with you and confess to my father. I hope my father can forgive me. ”
"You ......" Ming Tao looked at Mu Yunqiao and didn't speak. Although he didn't expect Mu Yunqiao to do this. But he knew the reason why Mu Yunqiao did this. As long as he doesn't get up, Mu Yunqiao will definitely not get up. He didn't believe that Mu Yunqiao could really kneel here with him all the time. Although he has been married to Mu Yunqiao for many years, he has never seen Mu Yunqiao give up anything because he can't stand it, but kneeling is Mu Yunqiao's least favorite thing, and he believes that it won't be long before Mu Yunqiao will take the initiative to give up.
After figuring it out, Ming Tao no longer persuaded Mu Yunqiao but continued to kneel there motionless.
A quarter of an hour passed, and Mu Yunqiao also knelt there motionless. Two quarters of an hour passed, and Mu Yunqiao's forehead began to sweat, but Mu Yunqiao did not reach out to wipe the sweat. Instead, he let the sweat get more and more, and in the end, all the sweat flowed down Mu Yunqiao's cheeks onto Mu Yunqiao's clothes and the ground. An hour passed, and the clothes on Mu Yunqiao's body were wet with sweat. Mu Yunqiao remained motionless.
Ming Tao looked at Mu Yunqiao, who gritted his teeth and didn't give up, and felt distressed. He knew that Mu Yunqiao was using a bitter trick on himself. He just wants to stand up on his own. But how could he leave? His father is gone, he can't go back to Beijing to mourn, don't you want him to say goodbye to his father here?
It's just that Mu Yunqiao's appearance makes him feel at ease? Seeing that it was noon again, the temperature was getting hotter and hotter, although Mu Yunqiao was still motionless, but there was more and more sweat on her body.
Looking at Mu Yunqiao like this, Ming Tao sighed and sat on the ground all of a sudden. "You win, I'll throw in the towel."
"Whew! Finally made you give up. Seeing that Ming Tao finally stopped insisting, Mu Yunqiao let out a long sigh and said. If Ming Tao doesn't give up, she really doesn't know how long she can hold on. Fortunately, in the end, Ming Tao finally gave up.
"Why are you bothered?" Glancing at Mu Yunqiao, Ming Tao sighed and said. Then he reached out and touched Mu Yunqiao's knee and helped her rub her kneecap, hoping that she would be more comfortable.
"I'm fine." Mu Yunqiao opened Ming Tao's hand, rubbed his knees and said: "I just knelt here for more than an hour, you are so distressed, do you know that you don't eat or drink like this, what kind of mood do I feel when I kneel here for a day and a night?" You're worried about me, won't I worry about you? ”
After speaking, Mu Yunqiao glanced at Ming Tao, stretched out his hands and began to help Ming Tao evacuate the blood on his knees and thighs, hoping that Ming Tao's legs could return to normal as soon as possible.
"I ...... I'm sorry! Knowing that Mu Yunqiao did this because he cared about himself, Ming Tao was even more moved. It's just that a thousand words can't express his current mood, and he can only summarize everything in the simplest three words.
"I know I'm sorry, I'm going to take care of yourself. You know, not only yourself, you also have a wife and children to take care of. While helping Ming Tao relax the stiff muscles of his legs, Mu Yunqiao said.
"Never again." Ming Tao looked at Mu Yunqiao and said with a wry smile. Knowing that there is someone around him who cares so much about himself, what reason does he have not to take care of himself?
"Okay, come on, move your legs and see how it feels?" Listening to Ming Tao's words, Mu Yunqiao smiled and said.
Ming Tao moved his legs as he said, and found that his legs not only hurt badly in his knees, but also in the muscles of his legs. However, as a man, even if it hurts, he will not shout out easily, and he doesn't want Mu Yunqiao to worry about himself.
"Doesn't it hurt?" Gently put Ming Tao's legs on the ground with both hands, and Mu Yunqiao began to relax Ming Tao's legs again.
Ming Tao didn't stop Mu Yunqiao's movements, but looked at Mu Yunqiao with unblinking eyes, his mood changed, and Ming Tao realized that Mu Yunqiao's different outfit was really beautiful.
Although Mu Yunqiao's technique is chaotic, fortunately, the strength is uniform and very comfortable. Fortunately, this is the inner courtyard, and without the orders of Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao, no one dares to come here at will, so they are so close that they are not seen by outsiders.
"Yun Qiao, I didn't tell you again, you are so beautiful today." This sentence came out of Ming Tao's mouth unconsciously.
"You mean I wasn't pretty before?" glanced up at Ming Tao. Mu Yunqiao asked. Saying that, Mu Yunqiao's hands couldn't help but increase their strength, and pinched them Ming Tao's thighs.
"Ahh It hurts ......" The defenseless Ming Tao was suddenly called out by Mu Yunqiao. The voice was so loud that I was afraid that the entire Yanwang Mansion could hear it.
After Ming Tao made his voice, he regretted it, and his face turned pale. But Mu Yunqiao laughed, and laughed. It's no wonder that she doesn't have sympathy, but usually Mingtao is too macho, no matter how hard and tired she is, she can't miss such a rare opportunity.