Zhu Yunwen was not energetic, and as he spoke, he fell asleep.

Li Qing stopped chattering, got up to help him lie down, sat on the edge of the bed and stared for a long time, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

"Go and rest."

The shoulder was tapped, and Li Qing turned his head.

"Master......"

"Go for a walk and leave it to the teacher." Zhang said sloppily.

Li Qing nodded, got up and walked out of the room.

As soon as he got out of the door, he met Zhu Qizhen, who came in a hurry.

"How is he doing now?" Zhu Qizhen asked softly, "Is there really no room for redemption?" ”

"Alas...... It's obvious. Li Qing looked lonely, walked down the eaves, stepped on the snow and walked forward, her feet creaking constantly.

Zhu Qizhen glanced inward, and saw that Zhu Yunwen was asleep and Zhang was sloppy guarding, so he turned around and followed Li Qing.

He wanted to say something, but looking at Li Qing's lonely back, he didn't know what to say.

Inexplicably, Zhu Qizhen was distressed: How did he come here this way?

Although he was beaten a lot, Zhu Qizhen knew that Li Qing was a person with great feelings, otherwise he would not have protected Jianwen, the King of Han, him, and ...... Daming.

Zhu Qizhen could experience that kind of sadness, and he knew that the sadness in Li Qing's heart was far heavier than he imagined.

Just empathy makes him unbearable, and what kind of pain will the real experiencer be?

He couldn't imagine it.

He wanted to comfort Li Qing, but he felt that any words were pale and weak.

Li Qing walked in front, Zhu Qizhen followed behind, and the two walked quietly, leaving two rows of footprints in the snow.

After a long time, Zhu Qizhen shouted: "Sir......"

Li Qing stopped, but didn't look back, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's cold, drink a glass of wine to warm up." Zhu Qizhen said.

"No need, I've survived the colder days." Li Qing waved the back of his hand and continued walking.

Zhu Qizhen was stunned, but he didn't follow.

He knew that he couldn't keep up, so he could only accompany him for a while.

…

As the days passed, Jinling City was filled with the cheerful atmosphere of the New Year, and it was full of strong New Year's flavor.

There are more than twice as many people on the street as usual, and they are smiling with smiles on their faces, rushing to the New Year's fair and buying New Year's goods.

Tailor shop, vegetable market, people from person to person, people crowded......

The family also bought a lot of New Year's goods, bought Spring Festival couplets, bought door gods, and bought red lanterns......

Removing the old and welcoming the new is just around the corner, but Li Qing likes the old and hates the new.

For several sunny days in a row, the ice and snow melted little by little, a little shallow, and finally turned into clear water and sank into the ground.

Finally...... It's the New Year.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, at the request of Zhu Yunjio, the house was still pasted with Spring Festival and door gods, and red lanterns were hung high.

On this day, the weather was clear.

On this day, Zhu Yunwen looked very good.

The bright sunshine eliminated the haze in their hearts, and everyone smiled.

Under the sun, the family sat in groups, with melon seeds and candied fruit on the table, and a tea party was held.

On this day, everyone's smiles were more than in a month, telling all kinds of beautiful things in the past.

In the end, all the good things melt into the sunset, and there is still too much time to talk about, but it has reached the end......

Chinese New Year's Eve,

Not keeping the year.

Zhu Yunwen lay quietly on the bed, his face was peaceful, and his old face was full of calmness, relief, and joy......

In contrast to him, there were a few people standing.

The red envelope in Zhu Qizhen's hand was clutched and deformed, and his eyes were red.

The little old man was no longer free and easy, his vicissitudes of life were a little cloudy, and his waist was a little stiffer.

Li Qing was not sad or happy, his face was blank, and he was very silent.

"Master, you are an elder, there is no reason for elders to keep a vigil for juniors, go back to your room and rest." Li Qing stepped forward and said softly.

Zhang Sloppy didn't say anything, gently pushed away Li Qing's hand to help him, turned around and walked out.

The mourning hall has not had time to be decorated, and the house remains the same as before Zhu Yunwen's death, and Li Qing and Zhu Qizhen are guarding their spirits.

~

It's a new day, a new year, but some people have stayed yesterday and stayed last year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the two of them set up a mourning hall, and Zhu Qizhen and his wife were dressed in vegetarian clothes, wearing linen and filial piety.

Zhu Yunwen is very low-key, has no network, and the mourning hall is clean.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the heirs of the Li family came to condole.

The new generation of Cao Guogong came in person, presented the couplet, stayed for a long time, and said many words of mourning and incidentality before leaving in grief.

Li's father also led his son over to offer condolences and cried for a while.

After that, the coffin was closed, and before the coffin was closed, Zhu Qizhen put the only remaining dragon robe on Zhu Yunwen's body.

The little old man disappeared without a trace, without leaving a word, and disappeared directly.

However, Li Qing is not worried, the little old man is by no means the kind of person who is psychologically fragile, and he must have his reasons for leaving.

The seven-day period of filial piety passed in a flash.

But Zhang Sloppy still didn't come back, Li Qing began to prepare for Zhu Yunwen's life, no matter what, this is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he can't do it hastily.

~

Xiao Li Hong is very sad these days, although he received a lot of red envelopes during the New Year, he is still unhappy.

He was seven years old and he knew what it meant to die.

The kind old man was kind to him, he gave him good snacks every time he came, and gave him big red envelopes every time he was New Year.

But now...... This kind old man is gone, and he is gone forever, and he can only live alone underground in the future.

He hugged his knees, and the more he thought about it, the more sad he became, and he couldn't help crying.

Li Qing found the crying little guy, stepped forward to hold him in his arms, and said softly: "Grandpa Zhu just went to a new home, don't cry." ”

"Godfather lies, children know it," the little guy cried, "Grandpa Zhu is obviously ...... Woowoo woo ......"

Li Qing's voice was gentle: "Godfather didn't lie to you, Grandpa Zhu is walking on the way to his new home." ”

"But he lives in a coffin."

"Because...... The road is far and obstructive, and his body is too heavy, so he can only travel lightly. Li Qing hugged the little guy and said softly.

"Really?" The little one stopped crying, and was not so sad.

Li Qing nodded with a smile: "Really." ”

~

Seven days later, Zhang came back sloppy.

He carried a particularly thick log, with a diameter of one meter and a length of nearly one zhang, which was a rare and excellent golden silk nanmu in the world.

"The wood of that coffin is too poor to be worthy of Xiao Zhu." Zhang sloppily put down the wood, "You can't wronged Xiao Zhu, he is my closed disciple." ”

"Hmm... That's what Master said. Li Qing said in a hoarse voice, and couldn't help but redden.

He knew that this was prepared for himself by the little old man.

But Li Qing couldn't persuade him, this was Master's choice.

Such a superb wood can't be wasted, so Li Qing went to the best coffin shop in Jinling, spent a lot of money to buy the best drawings, and then bought all kinds of carpenter tools.

Upon their return, the master and apprentice cut the wood, polished it, and assembled it......

Both the master and apprentice were silent, quietly building the coffin.

During this period, Zhu Qizhen also wanted to help, but was rejected by the two.

After five days of busy work, the master and apprentice created a superb golden silk nanmu coffin, which is enough to match Zhu Yunwen and make the emperor envious.

Li Qing put Zhu Yunwen into the golden silk nan wooden coffin, and at the same time put Zhu Yunwen's life into it, which recorded Zhu Yunwen's life.

In addition, Li Qing also put some seeds of various crops, as well as poetry and history, and Taoist classics.

Zhu Yunwen likes to farm, harvest, and read.

With these companions, it is expected that he will not be lonely, no, he will definitely not be lonely, in addition to these, he also has relatives.

His father, grandfather, and grandmother are all in Xiaoling, how can they be lonely?

~

Xiaoling, there is an army stationed, and it is not easy to bury an individual, but the master and apprentice are no one.

Both of them can break into the palace at night, and it is easy to break into the imperial tomb at night.

After trying a few times, after finding out the pattern, I started directly.

In the middle of the night, the moon is dark and the wind is high, the master looks at the wind, and the apprentice digs the soil.

Li Qing was in Zhu Yuanzhang's filial piety mausoleum, holding a hoe high and waving it.

He was extremely fast, and in just one hour, he dug a grave pit large enough to accommodate Zhu Yunwen's coffin.

The two worked together to put the coffin into the grave smoothly and buried it shovel by shovel, and at the same time buried it with the brotherhood of the master and the apprenticeship.

After the burial, Li Qing stepped on the soft soil, and then sprinkled a thick layer of dry soil on the surface, stepping on it while sprinkling until there were no flaws, and then he put his mind at ease.

Everything was perfect, the only regret is that there is no tombstone.

The master and apprentice looked at the flat ground and stood still for a long time, until the morning star lit up in the east, and then they had to leave.

~

There are fewer people in the house, and it is much more deserted.

Zhu Qizhen is not as cheap as before, even the frequency of jokes has decreased, there is one less person who is a mouthful, and life is a lot less fun.

Obviously, the house is full of lights, but there is no New Year's flavor.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but miss the last Chinese New Year, how strong the smell of the last New Year was, the family ate and drank, talked and laughed, and even the beating during the meeting made him nostalgic.

In the blink of an eye...... Alas, these damn years were a thief.

Zhu Yunwen left, and no one took care of the family's business, the master didn't like to care about this, little Li Hong was still a child, and Li Qing handed over the business to Zhu Qizhen.

There are officials in Jinling who have seen Zhu Qizhen, but they are only limited to seeing them, in fact, few people dare to stare at the emperor directly.

Even the officials of the Jingshi have not seen him for two years, plus they subjectively think that he is in the grassland, and Zhu Qizhen himself has changed;

It can be said that as long as Zhu Qizhen does not wear a dragon robe, he will really be seen and will not be recognized.

However, for the sake of safety, Li Qing still asked him to pay attention when he went out, and reorganized his image.

Li Qing personally shaved Zhu Qizhen's beard under his chin, leaving only the beard on his lips, although only a thick beard was missing, but Zhu Qizhen seemed to be a different person.

"Try to leave things to your subordinates, you can grasp the general direction yourself," Li Qing instructed, "You have tanned a lot in the grassland, and you will bask in the sun as much as possible in the future, and say goodbye to the fine skin and tender meat of the past." ”

“…… Got it. ”

"Don't act like a resentful woman." Li Qing said angrily, "Unless you want to stay at home all the time, you have to make a change." ”

Zhu Qizhen sighed lightly: "I understand." ”

He handed over the 'small composition' written according to Li Qing's request and asked, "This is leaving?" ”

"Well, it's been so long since the Lantern Festival, it's time for me to go back." Li Qing sighed lightly, "There are many things to do, and I can't stop at this stage." ”

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a while, and said ashamedly: "It's hard work, I'll help you watch it here." ”

Li Qing pursed his lips and said sloppily to Zhang, "Master, I... I'm back in Beijing. ”

"Well, go ahead." Zhang leaned sloppily on the recliner and turned the pages of the book without raising his head.

Li Qing retracted his gaze in shame and looked at Zhu Qizhen: "Live your life well, usually respect the old man more, otherwise I will break your leg when I come back." ”

“…… Do you still need to say this? Zhu Qizhen's face was speechless, "Besides, I don't dare to mess with the old man." ”

"It's good to know." Li Qing snorted, grabbed the reins of the horse, "Let's go." ”

"Sir." Zhu Qizhen suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong again?" Li Qing turned his head, his face full of impatience.

Zhu Qizhen's eyes were sincere, and he said softly: "I'm sorry! ”

Li Qing was stunned and smiled casually: "It's all over, and you can live a good life in the future, and you don't need to send it when you leave." ”

With that, he led the horse out of the door.

Turning over and getting on the horse, Li Qing took the reins and turned back again, but he didn't move forward for a long time.

He didn't know what he was waiting for, maybe ...... I'm waiting for the old man on crutches to send him off.

But he ...... Can't wait.

"Driving~"

The whip fell, and the horse opened its hooves and carried Li Qing away.

Those who have gone have gone, and those who remain will also go on......

~

PS: Writing is a joyful and painful thing because you put yourself in it.