latelenovela Chapter 340 5 years
Chapter 340 5 years
Yanwan asked her attendants to withdraw, leaving only Jinzhong by her side, with a long team following far behind.
The two of them walked slowly along the long and narrow path in the palace, the same path they had both walked over the years.
Looking back, I realized that more than 30 years have passed since that rainy night.
"I didn't expect that you would be by my side in the end."
Yan Wan stood on a tall building and looked down at the entire Forbidden City from a height. Directly opposite the Forbidden City was the bustling capital. Through countless overlapping red walls, one could still catch a glimpse of the hustle and bustle of the people.
"If your Majesty is willing, I will always accompany you."
Jinzhong stood beside her, only two steps away from her, and they were watching the same scenery.
"Okay, with you here, I won't feel lonely anymore."
He stayed with her for five years.
According to the Empress Dowager's will, after the three-year mourning period, Yongyan successfully became the emperor, while Hongli was further named the Supreme Emperor and Yanwan the Empress Dowager.
The Qianlong Dynasty lasted only for 45 years before it was replaced by another dynasty.
It is now the autumn of the second year of Jiaqing's reign. Yongyan ordered the expansion of the Old Summer Palace. Yanwan and other concubines are living in the Old Summer Palace for their retirement, and only return to Beijing to live on important days such as sacrifices.
Yanwan lived in the new palace that Wang Chan had ordered to be built a few years ago.
To show his filial piety, Yongyan approved a huge sum of money to build a new palace with two floors, which was even more luxurious than the Baoyue Tower built by the old emperor for Han Xiangjian.
It's just a residence, named Qinghuatai, which is neither too special nor too boring.
It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the emperor held a family banquet in the Old Summer Palace. Seeing the happy scene at the scene, he suddenly thought of his old father who was recuperating alone.
"Mother, I have almost finished my work. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and I want to go see the Emperor."
He stood up and said to Yan Wan.
Yan Wan was wearing auspicious clothes and nodded after hearing his words.
"Go ahead. It's the Mid-Autumn Festival. You should go see your father and show your filial piety."
"Yes, my son is resigning."
Yongyan, now 22 years old, has grown into an adult.
After all, he is the emperor's son, and his brows reveal some of the emperor's youthful appearance.
Perhaps because he was born into an imperial family, even in his prime, his face exuded the majesty of an emperor.
He has been in charge of government for seven years, and these seven years have forced him to grow a lot.
When they reached the old emperor's bedroom, they saw Hailan feeding the emperor medicine. Yongyan stepped forward to greet him and said, "Your Highness, I am here to greet Concubine Yu."
Etiquette cannot be abolished. Even though he is the emperor now, he still has to pay his respects to the concubine dowager.
"Hurry up and get up. You are the emperor now. You don't have to run here so often. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. Why don't you play with everyone for a while..."
The emperor often came here in recent years, so Hai Lan became quite familiar with him.
"Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is my duty to come and keep the Emperor company. It is time for Concubine Yu to enjoy her retirement. She does not need to stay by the Emperor's side every day."
Upon hearing this, Hailan unnoticeably put away the mushroom soup in her hand and spoke with a nostalgic tone.
"The Emperor's kindness to me is as great as a mountain. Being able to serve him at his bedside every day is the only way I can repay him. Don't worry, these are just ordinary trivial matters. I can handle them."
Hailan said this with a subtle smile on her lips.
In her later years, being able to torture the old emperor was one of the few pleasures in her life.
Yongyan nodded, not noticing anything wrong. He just sat down at the head of the emperor's bed, held his hand and murmured.
"Father, it's Mid-Autumn Festival again. I'm going hunting soon. You love hunting so much. I'll take you hunting a black bear and make you a mattress..."
He said a lot of words to the old emperor, all mumbling to himself. The old emperor had just drunk the soup and was looking at him in a trance.
He still looked the same ugly man, but years of torture had made him numb and lifeless.
Upon seeing this, Hai Lan unconsciously left the hall, leaving the father and son to talk alone.
After a long time, Yongyan was about to get up and leave when a familiar person came up to him.
He is Jinzhong, the chief steward of my mother.
After Aunts Chunchan and Lancui left, this father-in-law became my mother's right-hand man.
Yongyan also asked him why he was in front of Yanwan, and Yanwan sent him away on the grounds that Jinzhong was a capable person and could not be buried in the Old Summer Palace.
When he saw Jinzhong, Yongyan asked.
"Jinzhong, why are you here? Did mother suddenly give you an order?"
Jinzhong was holding a cloak in his hand, which he saw was the one Yongyan wore when he attended the family dinner.
It seems that the servants around were careless and left the things
"It's nothing serious. The Emperor's cloak fell down, and the Empress Dowager ordered this old servant to bring it to him."
Yongyan nodded, and someone immediately raised his hand to take it.
"Then I will return to report and not disturb the Emperor and the Retired Emperor."
Jinzhong glanced at the emperor lying on the bed and left the hall.
Unexpectedly, the emperor became a little excited as soon as Jinzhong left.
He began to have hallucinations after taking the medicine, but for some reason, he became somewhat sober after hearing Jinzhong's voice.
“Uh…uh…uh…”
The corners of his mouth twitched, but he couldn't say anything, his eyes fixed on Jinzhong.
"Father Emperor, what's wrong with you? Jinzhong, are you looking at Jinzhong?"
Yongyan followed the direction the old emperor was looking and guessed what he meant.
Seeing that Yongyan understood, the old emperor became even more excited.
“Hiss…hiss…hiss…”
He tried to twitch the corners of his mouth, but still couldn't utter a word.
Perhaps because of the bond between father and son, Yongyan actually understood what he meant.
He followed the emperor's twitching lips and asked tentatively, "Kill? Your Majesty, do you want to kill Jinzhong?"
Hearing that Yongyan understood what he said, the old emperor was so excited that he almost cried.
"Father, I'll ask you again, do you want me to kill Jinzhong? If what I say is true... then blink three times."
Before Yongyan could finish his words, the old emperor blinked three times rapidly.
Yongyan's heart skipped a beat, and just as he was about to ask a few more questions, the old emperor fell into a trance due to the effects of the mushroom soup.
Seeing that the old emperor had stopped moving, Yongyan strode out of the hall with a heart full of doubts.
Hai Lan didn't show up until Yong Yan walked away.
Seeing Jinzhong and Yongyan leave one after another, and Yongyan's expression seemed a little strange when he left, Hailan immediately felt something was wrong.
She glanced at the old emperor lying motionless on the bed, and immediately understood that the old emperor might have done something with Yongyan just now.
Although he was paralyzed in bed and sometimes quite intense, those who wanted to understand what he meant could naturally guess a little.
Old thing, you are still not honest even though you are paralyzed in bed.
Hailan immediately went to Qinghuatai to report the matter to Yanwan.
Yan Wan was just about to go to bed when she heard Hai Lan coming to visit at night and suddenly felt strange.
Hai Lan has behaved properly over the years and never comes here at this time. The only person who can make her so anxious is the old emperor.
Thinking of this, Yan Wan put on her coat and raised her hand to let her in.
"Concubine Yu, what brings you to my house at night?"
Yan Wan rubbed her forehead and waved her hand to let all the servants in the hall go out. Now there were only the two of them in the huge bedroom.
Hai Lan didn't care about anything else and spoke directly after seeing Yan Wan.
"Jinzhong left today after delivering something. Yongyan left shortly after. He didn't look too good. I'm afraid he learned something from the old emperor. Yongyan is not easy to deal with, so be careful."
Hai Lan looked at Yan Wan, whose temples were already stained with a few strands of white hair. She spoke stiffly, but there was a hint of anxiety in her words.