And another day passed, and the decree was given.

Chen Guo appointed Chi An as the chief general of the army, and led 100,000 troops to the border area close to Chen, and joined the nearly 100,000 soldiers stationed there.

Holding the holy order, Chi An was extremely excited.

At the end of the night, Qi Changrong was awakened from a dream, and he never slept again.

At Sun's place in the apse, the consciousness of the people on the couch has gradually blurred, Qi Changrong sat on the edge of the cold bed, holding Sun's cold and old hand, the palace people who knelt in the house, and even the courtyard of the Tai Hospital also knelt aside, and the atmosphere of death and silence filled the entire inner room.

Half a sound, in the silent night, there was a faint murmur in Sun's throat, and Qi Changrong looked at the courtyard.

Although he did not speak, the oppression in his eyes was obvious.

A drop of cold sweat slipped on his forehead, knelt down and said, "When a person is dying, if he is conscious, there are things that he can't let go, and this is probably the case. ”

Qi Changrong retracted his gaze.

It wasn't that she believed Yuanzheng's words, but she felt that the old hand that was originally held in her hand suddenly grabbed her in turn.

Even as soon as he stepped into the coffin, Sun still tried to open his eyes wide, trying to see the appearance of the person guarding the bed, but he was already out of breath and less in breath.

Sun's consciousness began to drift, and the hand holding Qi Changrong became harder and harder, she muttered something in her mouth, and her throat was accompanied by a low sound of 'terror'.

"What do you want to say?"

Seeing that the person on the couch was so uncomfortable, Qi Changrong had a sadness in his eyes, caressed the back of Sun's hand, comforted her silently, and then leaned over to get closer to his ear, and finally heard the old man's 'can't let go' before he died.

"Prince...... You want...... It's good......"

After saying this, Sun no longer struggled, looking at Qi Changrong's eyes with endless nostalgia, and a thousand words finally turned into such a sentence.

The old man who has been up and down in the palace all his life has closed his eyes forever after all.

For Sun, the person in front of her is the existence she can't let go of in this life.

She watched Qi Changrong grow up, read all of Qi Changrong's difficulties, and knew that every step of this person was like walking on the tip of a knife, and he might be strangled by countless steel knives at any time.

Sun was worried, but it could only end there.

Her life has come to an end.

The wheezing next to her ears disappeared suddenly, Qi Changrong's face was snow-white, her emaciated jaw was tight, and under the light of the candle flame, her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, forming a shadow under her eyes, covering all the emotions in her eyes.

She leaned over to listen, half silent.

I don't know how long it took, but when he heard Shi Xia's low sobs, Qi Changrong found his way out in the chaotic white fog and walked out slowly.

Carefully letting go of Grandma Sun's hand, Qi Changrong sat up straight, and finally glanced at the old man on the couch with complicated eyes.

She departed, until she walked out of the apse and into the deserted courtyard, where she stood upright with the fresh mist and the silvery moonlight shining on her, with no sadness on her face.

Shi Xia came out closely, kneeling behind Qi Changrong with Ji Fang, listening to the instructions.

"Mama Sun has been with Lonely for a long time, taking care of meritorious work, serving Xia, you personally change and groom Mama, and you will definitely let Mama go decently."

The voice next to his ears was as calm and cold as ever, and Shi Xia didn't dare to guess that the person who spoke was a little sad in his heart, and lowered his head respectfully, and his tone was full of choked and crying.

Qi Changrong left the apse and summoned the footsteps.

"Go to my father's palace."

Hearing this, Ji Fang, who didn't know why, hurriedly stepped forward to follow, and looked up at the moon hanging high in the night sky, and it was already ugly.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty must be resting at this time, what is the matter with you, why don't you go again tomorrow? It's really not a good time to be disturbed. ”

His exhortation was not answered by anyone, and the man on the foot seemed to hear nothing, and supported his forehead with one hand, and the already dark light in his eyes flickered and flickered.

Half an hour later, the step finally stopped outside the emperor's bedroom.

Yuan Yi, who was keeping vigil, saw her coming, his eyes were bright and surprised, and he bowed down and asked, "Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come at this time?" ”

"I want to see my father, and I also ask the grand duke to enter the palace to report."

"This ......"

Yuan Yi hesitated, His Majesty had not rested well for several days, and now he finally fell asleep, but it was not even two hours, he immediately said: "Why does Your Highness come back tomorrow?" Now that the palace gates have fallen to the key, it's too late. ”

Disturbing the emperor's peaceful sleep, who can afford this crime?

Yuan Yi, who has served in the palace for many years and is familiar with how bad Emperor Jin's temper is, is reluctant to touch this mold.

Qi Changrong looked at him steadily, and his voice was dull and gentle: "If you don't get through, Lone will break into the temple, and you won't be able to escape punishment at that time." ”

She didn't seem to threaten, but she was talking about a fact that was very likely to happen.

"......" Yuan Yi almost couldn't maintain the smile on his face, I don't know what kind of nerves this Royal Highness had in the middle of the night, but he still fulfilled his duties: "Your Highness is laughing, Your Highness is a benchmark for a country, how could he do such an unseemly act?" ”

Qi Changrong glanced at him, he had lost his patience, and walked forward directly.

Seeing her behave like this, Yuan Yi was taken aback, took a deep breath, and didn't dare to take what this person said as a joke anymore, gritted his teeth, and bowed down and smiled: "I hope Your Highness will wait for a while, and the slave will go in and return." ”

After that, Yuan Yi turned around and left, and gave his little apprentice a look before leaving, who hurriedly nodded in response, and looked at the prince of the East Palace standing in front vigilantly, for fear that she would suddenly have the intention of breaking in.

In the dormitory, Yuan Yi took his steps lightly, and whispered a few times behind the bright yellow gauze curtain: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

In the silence of the night, the faint whispering is even more terrifying. In the dark, Emperor Jin An's vigilance was still there, and when he opened his eyes, his sleepiness was completely gone.

The person behind the bed curtain was silent, and first a porcelain pillow was thrown out and smashed at Yuan Yi's feet.

Immediately, Emperor Jin An's implicit angry voice came from the dragon couch: "At this time, you had better give me a reasonable explanation." ”

The porcelain pillow fell to the ground to show the anger in the emperor's heart, Yuan Yi complained bitterly in his heart, and bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks to see you." ”

Emperor Jin An sat up: "What time is it?" ”

"It's going to be ugly."

"What is the prince doing at this time?"

"I don't know, but it must be extremely important to let His Highness come late at night."

Hearing this, Emperor Jin An pinched his eyebrows, waited for the dull pain in his brain to disappear, and then got down from the dragon bed, and after putting on his outer robe, he said, "Call her in." ”

Yuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went out to invite someone.

A moment later, Qi Changrong strode in.

Seeing that she was covered with night frost, obviously she didn't sleep tonight, and Emperor Jin An was angry: "Prince, you don't rest in your bedroom late at night, what are you doing here?" ”

Qi Changrong moved before he could say a word, knelt down in front of Emperor Jin An, and then bowed to the ground.

Emperor Jin An had a bad premonition in his heart: "...... The will of the Lord has been spread, even if you change your mind at this time and want to re-establish Junchen, it is no longer possible. ”

"Father." Qi Changrong straightened up and knelt upright: "Mama Sun died half an hour ago, and Erchen wants to ask for a favor for the Sun family." ”

"Dead? How so? Emperor Jin An was slightly surprised.

"Sun is already old, and he is considered to be a long life."

Hearing this, Emperor Jin An paused, and suddenly reacted, the Sun family was nearly seventy years old.

"Say first, what grace do you want to ask for her?"

"I ask my father to see that the Sun family has stayed in the palace for many years, served the royal family for three generations, and has no faults, so that the Sun family can be buried decently."

As soon as the words fell, Emperor Jin An frowned slightly: "The Sun family has the highest rank among the palace people, and according to the rules, he can be buried in the tomb." ”

The implication is that it is an extremely decent thing to be able to enter the mausoleum.

"It's not enough."

Qi Changrong lowered his eyes, and his emaciated face was a little stubborn against the backdrop of candlewax.

"Sun's whole life is entrusted to the palace, she was the queen mother's close attendant, and once served in her father's emperor, at the end of the micro until she ascended to the position, and then by the order of her father, settled in the East Palace to accompany her sons to grow up, life in a hurry for 70 years, Sun's contribution is significant, because of the royal family and a lifetime for marriage, only buried in the mausoleum, inappropriate."

For the Sun family, the feeling in the heart of Emperor Jin An is always different, if this person's experience is placed in the court, he is the elder of the three dynasties.

Yes, after listening to Qi Changrong's words, Emperor Jin An's anger that was disturbed late at night faded a lot, and his face looked a little better, and he sighed: "Then according to the prince, if the Sun family does not enter the mausoleum, will it be difficult to rebuild a mausoleum for her?" ”

The candlelight was a little uncomfortable when it came into view, and as he spoke, Emperor Jin An raised his hand and asked Yuan Yi to extinguish a few lamps on the lampstand.

The light dimmed in the inner sanctum.

When Qi Changrong heard this, he shook his head.

"It's just a matter of rebuilding the mausoleum, and the sons think that since the father wants to reward his grace, it is better to raise his burial specifications, and bury him with the gift of a 'concubine' concubine, and then bury him in the mausoleum of the queen mother."

Hearing this, Emperor Jin An was silent: "The concubine is the position of the concubine, and it is not in accordance with the rules." ”

"Father's words are the rules, if someone dares to talk more, the son will definitely make him unable to open his mouth again in his life!"

The faint anger emanated, indicating that Qi Changrong's heart was not as calm as she showed.

She leaned over and bowed again: "I still hope that my father will be perfected." ”

"That's what you're here in the middle of the night?" Emperor Jin An was incomprehensible.

As far as he is concerned, no matter how many generations of masters the Sun family has served, they are just servants in the palace, and everything they do is within their bounds, and it is not worth talking about.

In the face of the emperor's inquiry, Qi Changrong was silent, kneeling on the ground, stubborn as before.

Seeing that she insisted, Emperor Jin An didn't want to argue with her about this trivial matter, and after thinking about it, he waved his hand and went with her: "That's it, since you want, tomorrow I will issue an order to order the Internal Affairs Office to start this matter, you can go back." ”

"Thank you, Father."

When the wish was achieved, Qi Changrong got up, lowered his eyes and bowed: "Erchen retires." ”

After she left, Emperor Jin An put down his hand to pinch his eyebrows and said to Yuan Yi: "The prince tonight is a little unexpected. ”

Without waiting for Yuan Yi to answer, he relieved himself again: "It's okay, for an emperor, it is true that he can't only have ruthless methods and heart, and appropriate kindness can be more convincing." ”