bayedsolid Chapter 2935 I think I've seen you somewhere
Chapter 2935 I think I've seen you somewhere
Miss Tang disappeared completely.
It was as if such a person had never appeared in the East Palace.
Shi Li followed the prince in her duties, the only difference was that the prince trusted her more and would no longer avoid her no matter what he ordered.
Sure enough, people are most likely to become true allies only when they share a common secret.
In November of the same year, the emperor fell seriously ill.
As he grew older, and with the chronic illness left over from his earlier battles, this illness came like a devastating blow, catching everyone in the government and the country by surprise.
The imperial physician tried his best to treat the emperor, but he could only prolong his life.
The prince stayed in the palace for several days, guarding the emperor's bedside.
There was a suffocating silence in the palace.
In contrast, the emperor was more open-minded about the matter, even having anticipated it. Seeing the prince's solemn and tense expression, the emperor said, "I have given you everything I should give you. You can decide for yourself how to proceed."
The prince was silent for a long time, and finally he slowly knelt in front of the emperor's bed.
"Is my father also going to abandon me? Just like my mother did back then?"
"You're not a young kid. You don't need someone to accompany you all the time."
The emperor's hand fell heavily on the prince's shoulder, as if he had handed all the burdens to him. "I have worked hard all my life and have done everything I wanted to do."
"That little ten..." The prince wanted to find another excuse, but he heard the emperor snort coldly.
"You have the final say on what happens to him. You can chop him into pieces, and I won't say a word."
Prince:......
Shi Li: ...
The emperor was sure that the crown prince was kind-hearted and would not treat the tenth prince badly, so he was not worried at all.
In the end, the prince said there was nothing to say and could only stay with the emperor silently.
At this time, there was no need for other people to be around. Shi Li saw the opportunity and led all the palace people out, so that the father and son could have some time alone.
The sky outside the Yangxin Palace was still as azure as it had been when Shi Li first crossed over here. Although only a few years had passed, it felt like a very long time had passed.
Looking up at the white clouds flying leisurely in the sky, Shi Li sighed silently.
Joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, no matter if you are from an imperial family or an ordinary citizen, you cannot escape these four words.
A burst of hurried footsteps came from afar. The Tenth Prince shook off all the palace servants and ran over anxiously, his little face almost wrinkled into a ball.
"I want to see my father!" The tenth prince ran to Shi Li and looked at her with his head raised.
Originally, it was not appropriate to disturb the Emperor and the Crown Prince at this time, but Shi Li looked at the little kid in front of her and was unsure whether she should stop them, so she carefully announced to the hall: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Tenth Prince requests an audience."
"Let him in."
The emperor's voice came from inside, which also made Shi Li breathe a sigh of relief. She smiled and nodded to the Tenth Prince, "Your Highness, please go in."
After receiving the approval, the tenth prince immediately rushed into the Yangxin Palace.
Shi Li didn't know what the father and his two sons said in the hall. After a while, he heard the sound of the tenth prince crying loudly.
The palace servants who followed the Tenth Prince became a little anxious when they heard the sound, but this was the Yangxin Palace, so they did not dare to rush in. They just frowned and looked at Shi Li.
Shi Li: ...
What's the point of looking at her? Can she control anyone?
So I continued to look up at the sky, pretending not to see the expressions on those people's faces.
The prince stayed by the emperor's side for a day and a night.
Finally, in the early hours of midnight, the emperor closed his eyes completely and left this world.
The funeral bells in the palace echoed throughout the capital. Shi Li stood in the night still in a daze, as if he couldn't believe that the emperor who was once so powerful and decisive had passed away like this.
But time and life are enemies that no one can defeat, whether they are emperors or common people.
During the state funeral, the whole country is not allowed to see blood or eat meat.
However, the prince showed sympathy for the elderly over sixty years old and children under the age of four, and the first decree he issued after ascending the throne was to allow these two groups of people to eat meat.
The whole country knew how wise the prince was before he ascended the throne, and now this decree has united people's hearts even more.
Shi Li also rose to prominence and became the undisputed chief eunuch of the imperial palace, a man with great power like Chief Eunuch Xu.
But she herself carries the biggest secret, and even though she is the housekeeper, she still walks on thin ice and works diligently all day long.
The new emperor's second decree was beyond everyone's expectations.
The five-year-old Tenth Prince was directly named Prince of Fu and the best fiefdom in the country was selected for him. However, Prince of Fu was too young, so he was kept in the palace for the time being.
As the late emperor had expected, the new emperor would not treat Prince Fu badly, and he might even show him more love than the late emperor.
However, after the death of the previous emperor, Prince Fu cried for many days. It was not until the new emperor personally went to comfort him that he slowly recovered. He just choked with sobs and hugged the new emperor's legs, like a small leg pendant.
Shi Li watched silently and felt that Prince Fu was also very good at finding a backer, very similar to her.
Because of the state funeral and mourning period, New Year's Eve of that year was quiet and there were no fireworks that children liked. The new emperor just took Prince Fu to have a meal on New Year's Eve, and then took him to burn a stick of incense to the spirit tablets of the late emperor, the late empress, and even Concubine Chen.
The child was innocent, and the new emperor loved Prince Fu as his own brother.