Concubine Xiao Shufei's courtyard, although it is next to the Qianling Tomb, but even from this quiet and chic courtyard, it takes half an hour to walk to the entrance of the Qianling Tomb.

This is not to say that when Concubine Xiao Shufei first built the courtyard, she deliberately chose to stay away from the entrance of the Qianling Tomb, but because around the Qianling Tomb, in addition to the soldiers who guarded the mausoleum, as well as the people who maintained the imperial tomb, the scope of the Qianling Tomb was invisibly expanded, so that when Concubine Xiao Shufei built the courtyard, she had to choose here.

Li Hong, Wu Mei, Xiao Shufei and others walked to the mausoleum on the second day to worship, and in addition to the main Taichang Temple, there was also a ritual.

For half a day, although the steps of worship have been simplified as much as possible, whether it is the officials of Taichang Temple or the Ministry of Rites, they even feel that this is more exhausting than His Majesty leading hundreds of civil and military officials to worship.

And this kind of tiredness is not the tiredness of large-scale worship, but a kind of mental tiredness, because for them, the royal private worship, all kinds of rules and etiquette, have been cut by His Majesty.

But even so, during the whole morning of the sacrifice, they still need to look at His Majesty's face carefully, once His Majesty's face becomes dissatisfied, or when he snorts, they need to immediately skip this step and quickly move on to the next step.

Therefore, in their opinion, it was already an extremely simple ceremony that they racked their brains and planned, but because of His Majesty's dissatisfaction and dislike of cumbersome temper, the whole ceremony was intermittent, and the result of discussing with them for nearly half a month was completely contrary.

"You all go back first, I'll be here alone and quiet, and say a few words to your father." After walking out of the main mausoleum, which had never been completely sealed, looking at the huge stone gate, Wu Mei said as she walked out.

"Queen Mother, son-in-law will accompany you." Li Hong held one of Wu Mei's arms, glanced at Li Lingyue on the other side, and said in a low voice.

History has long been changed, but what has never made Wu Mei change her original intention is that after her death, she was buried with her father and entered the mausoleum, and her mother was still a little sad, although her father had been dead for more than three years.

Wu Mei walked a long way, and then turned around, looked at the entire outline of the main mausoleum, looked at the lush trees on it, as well as those carved stone beasts, etc., Wu Mei sighed and said, "It's okay, Hong'er just stay with me." ”

"By the way, Queen Mother, Li Xian and they have to go back to Chang'an today ......." Li Hong said softly next to Wu Mei, after all, if you don't tell the queen mother, I'm afraid that Mother Long will think that Li Xian and them are just under pressure, so they are just going through the motions here.

"The sixth, seventh, and eighth are all busy, and even Li Lingyue is entangled in important matters, why are you the king of a country okay? Let's go back, since we have something to do, let's hurry up. Wu Mei waved her hand, and then took the lead by herself, along the road made of stones, and walked around the back of the main mausoleum.

"If the sons are busy, then won't they all have to die of shame? As the courtiers of the sons, it is their duty to share the worries of the king, so they should be busy. Li Hong watched Li Xian and the others roll their eyes at him, and then walked out not far away, and stood there looking at Wu Mei saluting.

"Queen Mother, the ministers have also returned to Chang'an, don't be too sad yourself, tell the ministers if you have something." Li Lingyue stood next to Wu Mei and was the last to leave.

Even Pei Wanying, because Li Ye is now in Chang'an to investigate Pei Qing's case, etc., has to go back to Chang'an first to continue to sit in Chang'an, although Bai Chun is in Chang'an, she will not have anything to do with the queen, but after all, she is her eldest son, and she is a little uneasy if she doesn't go back.

What's more, Shangguan Wan'er, Yiyang, and Gao An stayed here, plus other palace maids, eunuchs, and His Majesty accompanied them, Pei Wanying and the others were not worried that Wu Mei would be lonely here.

After everyone left, Wu Mei and Li Hong slowly walked on the path of the main mausoleum, looked back at Shangguan Wan'er and the others behind them, and said slowly: "Let's go back, the palace and Your Majesty are free to walk around, and you don't need to accompany us." ”

"Let's all go down." Li Hong repeated it to Shangguan Wan'er, Yiyang and others, and then took two quick steps to catch up with Wu Mei's pace.

The mother and son didn't speak, just like two lonely mausoleum keepers, silently walking on the stone pavement, passing through the stone beasts, walking on the steps full of pines and cypresses, and walking step by step to the top of the mausoleum.

"People die like autumn leaves, they always have to fall and return to their roots, and survive for a lifetime, but in the end they are just a pile of loess, fighting for fame and fortune for a lifetime...... In the end, no one knows what the world will be like after death. ”

"Queen Mother, don't be so emotional, life is a lifetime of grass and trees, although this is inevitable, but life and death, fame and fortune, even if it is rich and prosperous, it is just a passing cloud, Erchen feels that there is no need to deliberately feel nostalgic, face up to the present, how to live yourself is the best, and it can be regarded as the right father." The breeze blew, and Sasha's voice blew across the entire mausoleum, which also made Wu Mei's sideburns and white hair that was blown by the wind seem to be more than before.

"You've been an emperor for more than ten years, right?" Wu Mei stood at the highest point of the main mausoleum, looked down at the entire Qianling, pulled up the gray hair on her sideburns, and suddenly asked.

"No, it seems like it's been twelve or thirteen years." Li Hong stretched out his hand to remove the hood on the top of his head, and let the wind blow his long hair.

"In this world, I thought that the emperor's throne was the most difficult to sit on, but who would have thought that only you, Li Hong, were on this throne, but he sat so relaxed and leisurely every day, if your father had the courage and confidence of you back then, he would not have gone early." Wu Mei was dressed in a palace and phoenix robe, although she was old, her graceful and luxurious posture was becoming more and more intense.

Li Hong is also wearing a bright yellow robe, just like Wu Mei, naturally because of today's sacrifice, so he wears it more solemnly and formally.

But even so, at this moment, the mother and son, who did not deliberately care about etiquette, sat together on a loess mound above the mausoleum.

Neither of them spoke, just looked at it quietly, and at this moment, under the wind and sunshine, it seemed a little quiet in the entire Qianling.

Unknown birds occasionally fly overhead, or stand behind the lush pine and cypress, chirping happily, and from time to time they will suddenly quiet down, and then flapping their wings together, flying out of the pine and cypress, like a cloud in the air, after drawing a graceful arc, and then re-plunging into the pine and cypress.

(PS: It's almost the end, and I suddenly feel a little reluctant.) ）