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After three years of mourning for Liu Shen, I finally regained my freedom on the eve of the Year of the Sixtieth Birthday. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis is the second most relaxed stage of life. Having fulfilled all the obligations of life and relieved me of the burden on my shoulders, I can finally have the time and freedom of action to fulfill some of my wishes.

The day after I removed my mourning clothes, the Emperor came to Shangyang Palace to greet me and ask me how I wanted to celebrate the whole number of birthdays in the year of the sixtieth year. I said, "I've never had a birthday in my life, so I'll do it as usual this time." ”

The emperor persuaded: "Although the queen mother's birthday is the death day of her grandmother, the queen mother has adhered to filial piety all her life, and she has not celebrated her birthday for 59 years, and she should be filial to her grandmother." The longevity of the sixtieth birthday is the first happy birthday in life, and the sons and daughters-in-law hope that the queen mother can make an exception once, and let the sons and daughters-in-law do their filial piety to the queen mother, which is also the common wish of all officials in foreign dynasties. The son begged the queen mother for permission to do this birthday, and to accept the gratitude of the children together with the mother who has reached the age of sixteen in the world. ”

Hearing the emperor talk about "the mother of the world's sixtieth birthday", my heart moved.

The emperor saw that my expression changed slightly, so he continued to persuade me: "Mother's birthday is not only our royal family's own business, but also an example of gratitude and mother's love for the subjects of the world. The son is now the emperor, the world is peaceful and rich, and there is no major event in the country, in this case, the emperor does not even celebrate his mother's 60th birthday, which will inevitably make the people of the world criticized. May the mother give up her self-discipline for the time being, consider it from the perspective of advocating filial piety, and give her sons a chance that they have never had in this life. ”

Hearing the emperor say such a pleading word, and then I nodded and said, "Okay then." If it weren't for me getting old, changing my original intention, and coveting vanity and luxury, since the emperor said that it was to advocate filial piety in the world, I couldn't fail to fulfill the emperor's benevolence and filial piety. Then, let you arrange this time, only this once, not an example, but this is just a ceremony, you must not be extravagant and wasteful, and compromise your mother's blessings. ”

The emperor was very pleased when he heard that I agreed, and hastened to say, "Of course, of course. The son will obey the decree and will do what his mother wants. ”

The emperor said: "Mother's birthday is approaching soon, I don't know what other wishes my mother has to let her son serve." ”

I said, "Birthday is just a ceremony that I have to do for state affairs, and my mother doesn't care much about it." Mother, I have a small wish that I have always wanted to fulfill, but your father is in Japan, and there are many inconveniences, so I have never proposed it to your father. ”

The emperor said, "Please tell the queen mother, but whatever the son can do, the son will do his best." ”

I said, "My mother's maiden home has long been buried in the mudslide at the foot of the mountain, and she can't go back. For my mother, after the destruction of her hometown, Yantang Pass, where she had lived for a long time, was equivalent to her mother's home. Since your uncle took me out of Yantang Pass and married your father in Jinfeng Village, I have never been back to Yantang Pass for forty years. Now, when I'm older, I often miss it in my heart. That's where I first met your father. Your father saved my life from the Assassins there. There are too many memories of my mother's youth. Your father is in Japan, there are many affairs in the palace, there are thousands of things, you can't get out, and there is no rule in the middle palace to leave the emperor and go home to save relatives, now, my mother very much wants to return to Yantang Pass, to see those places in the past, I don't know if it's appropriate, can the emperor agree? ”

The Emperor said, "I see, why is it so difficult! This is the son's unfilial piety, the mother has been married to the royal family for so many years, and she has never returned to her hometown and province, so she should go back once! Son, let's arrange it. ”

I said, "It's just a personal wish of mine, and I don't need to make a big deal about it, and the local officials who work all the way are distracted by it." ”

The emperor said, "What does the queen mother mean.......? ”

I said: "What I mean, the emperor will send Cui Chengzhi, the king of Lingnan, to arrange this matter, let him and his daughter-in-law go with me, and externally, it will be said that the elders of the Cui family want to go back to Yantang Pass to sweep the tomb of Ding Youren and his wife, and only let the envoy of Huaizhou Mansion and the prefect and chief soldier of Yantang Pass know that I go back." ”

The emperor said, "This is very frugal and frugal, but in terms of regulations, it is too disrespectful to my mother." ”

I said: "The dependents of the Lingnan Royal Mansion, the official residence of the post station along the way will also be respectfully received, and there is no problem in taking care of the journey, so why bother to make the front and back hug and earth-shattering." I just want to go back quietly and reminisce about the past, the magistrate has to worry about the local people's livelihood and political affairs, it is already very hard, how can I feel at ease for me as an old woman to be busy with it. ”

I said, "The emperor wrote a decree and handed it to the king of Lingnan, and if there is something on the way, it is enough for him to come forward to mediate and negotiate." ”

The emperor said, "Since the mother has already thought about it, the son will obey his mother's will." The son will also arrange along the way to secretly protect his mother's safety. ”

I said, "If it is peaceful today, what is there to be unsafe along the way, the emperor can rest assured." ”

The emperor said: "Originally, the son was supposed to escort his mother, but in this way, it was even more earth-shattering, not only disturbing the people, but also destroying the mother's state of mind. However, if the son does not accompany him, he is really worried, it is better to let his son's newly awarded Yi Concubine, Princess Anping and Princess Lingnan go with his mother, Yi Concubine is a military general, has a little kung fu, is alert, calm, Princess Anping is her mother's favorite daughter, gentle and considerate, careful and thoughtful, with them and Princess Lingnan waiting together, the son can be a little relieved. ”

I said, "Actually, you don't need so many people. However, Yi Concubine is a good child, Anping has always grown up in the deep palace, and has never been out of the gate of the palace city, take the two of them out to play, relax, see the scenery of the Lingnan fiefdom, and meet my mother's relatives, it is also good, presumably they will be happy. Then do as the emperor says. ”

The emperor said: "The personal attendants of Shangyang Palace are well served, and my mother will also take a few miles to call." The son then selected a few capable and reliable people from the sword guards in the Imperial Forest Palace and followed his mother with him. ”

I nodded and said, "The emperor is very thoughtful. ”

The Emperor said, "When does Mother plan to depart?" ”

I said, "Next month." Your father's wake has just passed, and your mother can't bear to leave the imperial tomb for a while. The following preparations also take time. ”

The emperor said, "Yes." The son went to arrange. The queen mother has not seen the Lingnan Wang couple for a long time, so it is better for the son to summon them into the palace tomorrow to come to Shangyang Palace to sit, one to accompany the queen mother to talk, and the other to discuss the things on the road together. After the son leaves the court tomorrow night, he will come to his mother's side for dinner with the queen and the concubine, and the brothers and concubines will also get together. ”

I said, "The emperor is very thoughtful. I haven't seen them in a long time. The last time we met, it was at your father's funeral, and we were so far away that I couldn't even see their appearance clearly. ”

The emperor said, "This time, let the Lingnan Wang and his wife accompany the queen mother, and the queen mother may wish to stay with them there for a while." King Lingnan is the queen mother's favorite son, and the queen mother must have missed him very much over the years, so that they and his wife can be more happy with their mother's knees, so as to comfort their mother's grief over the loss of her father and queen. ”

I said, "Thank you to the emperor for his filial piety, and thank you to the emperor for treating the king of Lingnan as a brother regardless of his past suspicions." ”

The emperor said, "This is all the duty of a son, and it should be done." No matter what happened before, we are always brothers and sisters, and we should love each other, so that my mother will be happy when I see it, and my father will be at ease under the nine springs. ”

My heart was sour, and Liu Yan's corpse and Jing Yun's resentful eyes appeared in my heart.

I bowed my head and wiped away my tears: "Yes, brothers should be like this, love each other, as one." That's why the saints would say that all the seas are brothers. (To be continued.) )