Chapter 41: The End of Shen Yan and Chu Li

Later.

The Imperial Concubine also left.

Hatsuri was the person she missed the most in this world.

Before leaving, she was still knitting winter clothes on the couch, smelling the pear blossom cream that Chu Li gave her.

She was still muttering, "I wonder when my daughter You'er will come to see me after school."

It’s a pity that I didn’t see the three children before I left.

He passed away peacefully on a spring evening.

Such a noble person dressed himself up beautifully before leaving.

At her funeral, Chu Li recited one more sentence: My beloved imperial concubine who was spoiled all her life.

In the 40th year of Emperor Wende's reign, the Imperial Noble Consort died of illness and was given the title: Liang.

One day, Chu Li lay in Shen Yan's arms.

Asked: "Your Majesty, why did you like me in the first place?"

This is the question all women ask themselves throughout their lives.

Shen Yan held her tightly in his arms and said, "Because you are the only one I want to love among all people."

The man's face seemed to have wrinkles when he smiled. Chu Li touched it and looked at the three children in front of her. It seemed that the man became old in that instant.

They spent countless springs, summers, autumns and winters together.

The way they get along is just like an ordinary old couple.

Chu Li was still naughty from time to time and liked to seduce Shen Yan when he was reviewing memorials, and also liked to sneak to his bed to give him a surprise.

Once, in order to punish her, Shen Yan made her unable to get out of bed for several days.

Finally one day, the prince came of age.

Shen Yan has made a will, letting the crown prince govern the country.

Chuli told her eldest son that he needs to be extremely cautious when choosing a Crown Princess, and if he likes her, he should just go for it, and don't be subtle.

Unexpectedly, this child, although silent on the surface, is actually a pure love-brained person. He falls in love with the daughter of the teacher in the Shangshufang School. He is exactly the same as his father in love.

Shen Yanze withdrew from the court and moved to a palace with Chu Li, naming it: Li Palace.

But it was changed by Chuli into: Yanglao Palace.

The two of them lived there, occasionally sneaking out of the palace to play every day, and often growing vegetables and cooking for themselves, leading a happy farm life.

This was a day Shen Yan had never experienced before.

Suddenly one day, the empress dowager became seriously ill, and the imperial physician said that her health was not optimistic and her days were numbered.

Of course, Hatsuri was the first person to take care of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother knew that she would not live long, so she held Chu Li's hand and said earnestly: "My dear child, I can only ask Yan'er to take good care of you in the future. I am satisfied to have a daughter-in-law like you in my life. Today I can always dream that the late emperor is calling me. My life is over, but it is a pity that I cannot see my grandson and granddaughter get married."

After saying this, tears were seen in the Queen Mother's eyes.

One day, Chuli stayed up all night to make a bowl of porridge and boiled medicine to take to the mother-in-law. When she was halfway there, she heard the sound of bells. Chuli understood.

Her hands were shaking slightly, and she could hardly hold them tightly, so she spilled the medicine and porridge onto the ground.

Her whole body went limp.

Another person who loved her is gone.

In the 44th year of Emperor Wende's reign, the empress dowager passed away with the sound of funeral bells and the music of mourning, which was suffocating and awe-inspiring.

When there is a great mourning in the country, everyone in the world knows about it.

Everyone cried and knelt down to worship.

Hatsuri discovered that the closer she got to the end of her life, the more she would lose many people.

She mourned for three years, and Shen Yan accompanied her.

……

It's another autumn.

The imperial kitchen prepared the meal and placed it in front of Chu Li. At this time, she had become the empress dowager. As time passed in this world, she was slowly getting older, and Shen Yan had become the emperor emeritus.

In the past few years, he passed the throne to Shen Jiayi and has not cared about the affairs of the court.

Chuli asked: "Who of us will go first?"

Shen Yan picked up some food for her and smiled slowly. He seemed to have not thought about these things yet and answered casually: "Of course we will go together."

So...

Shen Yan said he had given her a surprise.

He took Chuli to a mountain area, where they could see the entire capital city, the imperial palace, and their retirement palace.

He took the flowers he planted and wove them into a bracelet, put it on Hatsuritoku's hand, and asked, "Do you like it here?"

Chu Li looked at the scenery of the city, and it seemed as if she had returned to the scene when Shen Yan set off fireworks for her that year. "I like it."

"Li'er, we will be buried here together from now on."

As Hatsuri was feeling sad, she was horrified and shocked to hear these words.

She curled her lips and was speechless.

"Thank you for giving me this surprise today."

It turned out that he was taking her to see his burial place...

As Hatsuri smelled the fragrance of the flowers, she seemed to be transported back to the past.

That year, she just came into this world because of the system.

She met the imperial concubine, got to know the emperor, had an argument with the imperial concubine, and then got to know the emperor. It was a narrow road that enemies met.

Slowly begin to understand this person.

But she fell in love with him and was moved by his love.

I walked through this palace year after year.

To this day, she feels that this is the best script she has ever written.

It’s a pity that they have no source of income and have to rely entirely on their own children for support.

It's good to keep going like this.

Then they went back to the palace hand in hand.
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Shen Yan lived an extremely boring and dull life.

He originally thought that he would live like this, but in his early years, under the intimidation of the empress dowager, he was forced to become the emperor.

He has never felt true maternal love since he was a child.

The Queen Mother relied on the love of the late Emperor and killed many people in palace fighting, but she was not a bad person and only harmed those who wanted to harm her.

When the late emperor passed away, he thought he was killed by the empress dowager. He cried for a long time that night because he had never felt love before and was eager for it. Until the day the late emperor passed away, he saw with his own eyes that it was the empress dowager who was watching him leave by his bed.

At that time, he didn't understand why the Queen Mother was so heartless.

Only when I grew up did I realize that the Queen Mother was also in pain.

Fortunately, he met Hatsuri.

On an ordinary day, he passed by the Imperial Concubine's Palace and found Chu Li bowing his head beside the Imperial Concubine in the corner.

It wasn't the clothes that attracted him, but he was touched by the scene where she stood up cautiously yet bravely to protect her master.

For this reason he remembered what she looked like and her name.

She is really just like her name, Lihua - pure.

Not long after, his favorite daughter got married to the person he loved most, and his youngest son became a general and went to war. Although he was worried, he also supported his decision.

One day, he and Hatsuri returned to the original Ewha Palace.

The pear tree has grown lush branches and leaves, covering the entire wall.

Hatsuri was still sitting in the rocking chair, looking at him with a smile.

For the first time, Shen Yan felt that the person he loved had grown old.

His white hair matches his cane perfectly.

"Shen Yan, I'm thirsty."

The man nodded, saying he could do nothing about her, and went into the hall to pour her tea.

The pear blossoms were falling, and the system appeared to tell her that the time was up and the plane was about to end.

Hatsuri knew that her life was coming to an end, but she didn't expect that she would be the one to walk ahead of him.

She closed her eyes peacefully, and forgot about the pear tree given by the imperial concubine for the last time. With a smile on her face, she lay down on the rocking chair and fell asleep.

When Shen Yan came back with the tea, he saw the person sitting on the chair and his eyes immediately turned red. The person who usually swayed on the chair stayed there quietly forever today.

At that time, his answer to Hatsuri was not casual, but serious.

Li'er, here I come.

Spring of the fifty-fifth year of the Wende reign of the Qing Dynasty.

The Queen Mother and the Emperor Retired passed away.

The two were buried together in the place they wanted. The children surrounded them and cried non-stop. The entire capital was shrouded in dark clouds, as if the sky was crying too.

On Shen Yan's grave, there are still fallen pear blossoms.

Finish.

It's the end of this plane. Actually, I wrote it very plainly, without any ups and downs, but I am satisfied with it. The ending ends here. I have been hesitating whether to write a sequel, but I think there must be countless outcomes in fantasy, so I won't write a sequel.

I have finally finished a story. Actually, I wrote this chapter very slowly because I felt that their story cannot stop here, but it is time for it to end.

Thank you all for your company, see you in the next dimension!