The empress has always been curious about the identity of the black-robed ancestor.

Before, it was because she didn't want to arouse the other party's disgust, so she didn't dare to investigate, but now she only has her last breath left, and before she dies, she just wants to confirm the doubts in her heart.

Su Chen stood beside the bed, looking at the empress who was already dying, and felt a little sad in his heart.

He has been in this world for more than 20 years, and there are fewer and fewer people around him.

As soon as the empress died, it almost represented the departure of a generation.

Thinking of the bits and pieces in Kwai Yuan that day, although he did not accept the promotion of the empress, because of Hai Dongqing, he always had some friendship.

I couldn't bear to refuse her last request.

"Okay."

Su Chen nodded.

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a pure yang mana shrouded down, completely enveloping the space where the Empress Dragon Couch was located, and at the same time, the divine thought ripples were released, ensuring that no one could peep.

The golden brilliance, warm as the morning sun, illuminates the whole space.

It was the first time the empress had seen such a miraculous method, her eyes widened, and she slowly stretched out her hand, and the lingering sunlight was like a veil of substance, warm and smooth, passing through the skin of her fingertips.

In the glow, she saw the black robe fade.

revealed a vicissitudes of life and old face, with white beard and hair, like a centenarian.

But as the other party withdrew the effect of the Thousand Illusion Skill, the white hair actually recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, green like a waterfall, and the skin also became ruddy and fair, full of the luster of life.

In the blink of an eye, the black-robed old man had turned into a handsome young man, with red lips and white teeth, skin like jade, and eyes flashing like stars, smart and elegant.

At that moment, the empress was a little stunned.

In a trance, it seemed that he had returned to the Kwai Yuan more than 20 years ago, that late autumn, everything withered, the sunflowers that had just bloomed and failed withered all over the ground, and a young little eunuch gently pushed open the gate of Kwai Yuan and came to this world......

"It's you, little dust......"

She called softly.

This sentence of little dust seems to span decades of time, and the past is passing in front of you, like watching the flowers, this short and wonderful life is finally coming to an end.

Everything she knows is in the long river of years, constantly withering and aging, decaying into dust, and suddenly looking back, the young man is still ......

The Empress raised her head and looked at the young face earnestly, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

But in the end, there is no strength.

In the end, she slowly closed her eyes and slept in the warm spring light under the wrapping of the sunshine.

Su Chen just looked at her quietly, from her eyes, Su Chen saw shock, doubt, envy, and the last thing left was loneliness.

The empress swallowed her last breath and walked through the last days of her life.

Su Chen blocked the surroundings with his divine thoughts, and the moment he found that her soul was out of her body, he used his mana to use the enlightenment futon to freeze her soul and pull it into the dream.

Dreamers, demons also.

The soul of the newly deceased is extremely fragile, and Su Chen can use the dream realm to completely erase the memory of this last paragraph.

In this way, even if the empress's soul enters the reincarnation of the underworld, she will not remember about her face unchanged.

Immediately, Su Chen dissipated his mana and silently recited the scriptures of the past in his mouth, which could be regarded as a final farewell for the empress.

After doing this, he got up and left.

The Twelve Shadow Guards lurking in the shadows watched him leave, but did not dare to stop him.

……

In the seventeenth year of Fengyi, late autumn.

Emperor Xianzu Xiaozhuang died at the age of fifty, the world was sad, the government and the opposition were shaken, and all the people mourned.

Over the years, the empress has worked hard to strengthen the country and enrich the people, although she is a woman, but hundreds of people have benefited from it, and countless civilian students have been able to show their ambitions, so her prestige among the people is extremely high.

On the day of the empress's death, the imperial capital was vast and white, and the people of Beijing did not need strict orders from the government, but spontaneously dressed up linen and filial piety for the empress.

Before the harsh winter arrived, the imperial capital was already covered with heavy snow.

In the same month.

As the only bloodline of the royal family, the prince of Jin, surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials, successfully became the emperor.

Change the year to Yuanguang.

Under Su Chen's attention, this time the change of imperial power was smoother than expected, and there were almost no controversies and waves.

This is because the Jin Emperor is the only orthodox person today, and he has long had experience in supervising the country, and he has shown a strong ability to make decisions when he dealt with the assassination of the prince before, and has won the recognition of hundreds of civil and military officials.

In addition, because of the confrontation between the southern armies, the state of Chu is now in danger, and the court cannot cause any turmoil, the empress dies, and the new monarch must immediately succeed to the throne in order to stabilize the morale of the front-line army.

Emperor Jin is obviously also very aware of the current situation.

Therefore, after ascending the throne, he could only postpone the mourning for the first emperor, and as soon as possible, in the name of the new monarch, he ordered to reward the three armies on the front line, and issued a proclamation to appease the king of Nanning and many military towns in the south, and regardless of whether this appeasement was effective or not, at least the posture of Renjun should be put out.

Soon.

The news of the empress's death reached the front line.

The army was shaken, and the morale of the army was unstable.

The southern army was ready to move, and many people took the opportunity to make suggestions to the king of Nanning, and took advantage of this opportunity to wave the army north and seize the throne.

Fortunately, Emperor Jin's reward and appeasement decree also arrived as soon as possible.

It temporarily stabilized the morale of the three towns in the east, west and north, and also made the troops of other vassal kings in the southern towns hesitate, after all, the conditions offered by the new emperor were really good.

For a moment, the situation seemed to be barely stabilizing.

But everyone knows that this stability will soon be broken, because winter is about to begin, millions of troops are stationed in the confrontation, and the daily consumption of money and food is a terrifying number, and this battle, no matter what the outcome, is already on the bow.

If the confrontation continues like this, it will not only drag down the two sides, but also allow Beiliang and Nanban to find an opportunity to take the opportunity to send troops, and at that time, Da Chu will be the enemy.

At such an eventful time, Emperor Jin did not dare to slack off.

Since he ascended the throne, he has stayed in the Qiankun Palace day and night, handling domestic affairs while discussing with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs how to properly resolve the southern dispute.

Every time I go to bed, it is only two or three hours.

If this continues, Su Chen is really afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of the empress.

In this case, it is not easy for him to guide by dreaming.

First, because Emperor Jin's spirit is too tense, it is easy to have problems in dreaming in this case, and secondly, because of the current situation, it is not something that can be solved by saying two words.

The most important thing is that the prince of Jin and the empress are different.

He was naturally intelligent, but as an adult, he was a little too suspicious.

Even if he came forward as a black-robed ancestor, it is estimated that the Jin Emperor would not trust it.

In order to avoid self-defeating, Su Chen had to come forward in person.

Compared with a mysterious black-robed ancestor, Emperor Jin was obviously more willing to believe in Gonggong Su, who watched him grow up.

So, on the fifth day after his accession to the throne, Su Chen left Kwai Yuan, took some of Emperor Jin's favorite pastries, and headed towards the Qiankun Palace.

Maybe it was because the empress had an order before she died, and when Su Chen took out the Kwai Yuan waist card, it was unimpeded.

Soon, Su Chen came to the front of the palace, and also sensed the twelve shadow guards lurking in the shadows, it seems that the empress has passed on this power to the prince of Jin.

"Father-in-law Su, Your Majesty is invited."

After the imperial eunuch passed the ceremony, he walked out respectfully and welcomed Su Chen in.

Although in terms of grade, his status is much higher than Su Chen.

But everyone knows that Emperor Jin almost grew up in Kwai Yuan, and has a deep friendship with Kwai Yuan, and the first emperor once ordered Kwai Yuan to enjoy exclusive privileges, so the people in the palace dare not offend him, the head of Kwai Yuan.

"Grandpa Su, why are you here?"

Emperor Jin was sitting at the table at this time, flipping through the front line newspapers, and when he saw Su Chen walking in, he raised his head and showed a tired smile.

Su Chen stepped forward to salute, but Emperor Jin hurriedly got up and said, "Father-in-law Su, you are my mentor and friend, between us, there is no need for so many courtesies." ”

"Your Majesty is in love. However, you are now the Ninety-Five Supreme, and you still have to have the number of courtesies you should have, and you can't let people say that our family is pampered and arrogant. ”

Su Chen smiled.

Then he put down the food box in his hand, slowly took out the pastries inside to eat, and said: "Even if state affairs are busy, Your Majesty must also pay attention to your body." ”

"Hey, the situation is difficult now, and if you don't pay attention to it in the south, it's a big chaos, where can I eat. I was going to take the time to go to Kwai Yuan, thank you for your previous guidance, but unfortunately I haven't had time to ......"

Although Emperor Jin said this, he still didn't lose face to Su Chen, got up and walked over, sat next to him, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth.

This kind of almond cake is rarely made in the palace, because the almonds are bitter, and most of the nobles in the palace don't like it.

But Emperor Jin loves to eat.

When he was a child, Su Chen often asked people to buy them from outside the palace, and secretly sent a few pieces while he was studying.

"Grandpa Su, is this almond cake shop a replacement? How do I eat it, and I think it tastes a little different? ”

"This is the almond cake of the windward building, a decades-old brand, although the boss is old, but he still copies it himself. The taste of the almond cake hasn't changed, it's Your Majesty, you have something on your mind......"

Hearing him say this, Emperor Jin also sighed.

I had to put down the pastry in my hand, and said with a worried expression: "Originally, these words should not be said to others, but Gonggong Su is different." I also told you something from my heart, this throne is not easy to sit on......"

Of course Su Chen would not pick up this kind of words.

Fortunately, Emperor Jin only sighed, and then he turned his head to look at Su Chen.

This father-in-law Su is unparalleled in his talents, and he is even more unfathomable.

Whenever he gets into trouble, he has a way to solve it.

Maybe in this crisis, you can also ask him for a lesson or two?

Thinking of this, Emperor Jin said: "Gonggong Su has always liked to be quiet, in my impression, you rarely even come out of Kwai Yuan, and this Qiankun Hall is the first time in your life, right?" I can make an exception for you to come here, I'm afraid it's not as simple as sending me something to eat. ”

This kid is indeed very smart.

Su Chen smiled when he heard this, but he did not express any opinion on the situation in the south, in this case, it was useless to talk about anything.

"Your Majesty, do you remember that our family promised you to give you a bird when you became an adult. It's a pity that I haven't met the right one over the years, and now that you have ascended the throne, our family can't break its promise, and tonight can be regarded as fulfilling its promise. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and slowly took out a brocade box from his sleeve and handed it over.

"You made a special trip to deliver birds to me? But this box doesn't look like it can hold a living thing! ”

Emperor Jin was puzzled and stretched out his hand to open it, but was stopped by Su Chen.

"I can't open it yet. Your Majesty can choose a cronie, day and night, send this thing to the south, in front of the two armies, open this box, there will be a divine bird to help, the danger of the south, immediately solved! ”

The empress is dead, lazy for a day, two shifts today.

(End of chapter)