In Wanshou Palace, a eunuch carefully carried a copper basin and hurried to the bedroom.

In the bedroom, as usual, more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs were on the side, some were combing the empress's hair, some served tea and water, and some were hunched over and waiting for instructions at any time.

The beast furnace not far away was slowly emitting incense, and the palace lanterns shone on the outside, making the dark palace room dyed a layer of red in the morning.

Today is the day of the late emperor's sacrifice, but Empress Dowager Xu did not show too much grief. She just sat and looked at herself in the bronze mirror. She was already old, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were getting deeper and deeper, and she was old.

So Empress Dowager Xu pursed her lips and wanted to reply to her romantic smile that was still in her prime, but she was just like herself in the mirror, and she smiled so much that it was so annoying.

She frowned slightly and waved her hand. The palace maid who was combing her hair behind her quickly placed the silver comb on the tray aside, and then Yingying took a few steps back.

Empress Dowager Xu sighed quietly before saying, "When is it now?"

The palace maid behind him said, "Empress, it's already time for the first time."

"oh!"

Empress Dowager Xu pursed her red lips and smiled. She said slowly: "Is there a court discussion today?"

The palace maid said: "Yes! He is the bachelor Huang Huai presided over, and everyone has gone to the department."

At this moment, a sudden thunder sounded, but I don’t know where the cannons inside and outside hit. At this moment, the entire palace seemed to tremble slightly, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the bedroom were palpitations, and their faces were as pale as earth.

Empress Dowager Xu's face was as normal and asked as usual: "What about the emperor? This is such a big event. Doesn't the emperor need to participate?"

"Today is the day of the late emperor's sacrifice. Your Majesty is memorializing in the warm pavilion..."

Empress Dowager Xu smiled slightly again.

Just as she was laughing, she found her arms trembling uncontrollably, and she sighed quietly, saying, "Yes, yes, today... is the day of the late emperor's sacrifice. It has been three years since he passed, three years, spring has come and gone, the winter solstice has gone, and it has been three years, but the Ai family still remembers his appearance..."

When Empress Xu said this, her face became a little moved: "The late emperor never feared death. The Ai family knew him. Whether he was a good emperor in this life, the Ai family didn't know, but he knew that he was worthy of a real man. In the past, he galloped across the snow field, bent his bow and shot horses, and went deep into the desert. He killed the thief chief. The Ai family never saw him being moved. But the Ai family also knew that he was afraid of death, but he died so unknown."

When Empress Dowager Xu said this, she began to sob in the bronze mirror.

In the past three years, except for the beginning of the funeral, no one has ever seen her cry again. But today, her tears were a little unstoppable. Tears flashed in her eyes, and she finally calmed down her emotions, and then said: "He has never suffered any grievances in his life. Even if there is, he will always tell those who have given him aggrievances. He will always laugh to the end. It's just... just..."

Empress Dowager Xu clenched her hands, and finally she let out a long sigh before continuing: "I have been sleeping in the same bed for so many years. The late emperor has always protected the Ai family, and the Ai family should do something for him."

When her beautiful eyes turned, she became a little sharper. She grew up, dragged her long skirt and walked barefoot around the bedroom. She smiled faintly, looking through the paper window at the towering buildings outside and the glazed roof tiles. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her red lips pursed and she smiled!

"Time, it's coming soon." The spring light outside the window was bright, and the slight spring breeze blew across the flowers in the garden outside, bringing a trace of fragrance. The sun was already hanging high. Queen Mother Xu smiled, with a little expectation in her eyes, and the deep and bottomless eyes were a little complicated. She murmured: "The weather is so warm... Look, the peach blossoms are blooming... It's just a pity that this is not Peking..."

Peiping has become Beijing, but Empress Dowager Xu still calls it Beiping. In that distant memory, the cold and windy city of Beiping will always be full of spring. Perhaps it was because at that time, Empress Dowager Xu was just a simple and virtuous wife and mother. She had a responsible and loving husband and three strong children. She would never forget the happy scene of the family in the past.

And now, she has become the mother of all people in the world.

"Oh……"

Empress Dowager Xu smiled again.

She turned around, how determined she was when she turned around. Her eyes were as sharp as a blade. Her face was unpredictable. Her back was facing the spring scenery outside the window. Empress Dowager Xu said word by word: "Summon... Xu Jingming... Enter the palace... to meet you!"

A eunuch who had been waiting for him immediately kowtowed: "I respect the imperial edict..."

The long tail sound was still surrounding the beams and pillars, and the eunuch had already left in a hurry.

In the hall, the silence of death was like death, and time turned into nothingness.

Empress Dowager Xu sat back in front of the dressing mirror, and the palace servant behind her continued to tie her hair for her. She put her hands on the handle of the chair, and her slender fingers gently knocked on the handle of the sandalwood, making a slight sound.

"Dou...dou...dou...dou...dou..."

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Daming Gate.

The city gate here, which is only open only when the emperor enters and leaves, has not been opened for a long time.

The gate has already grown rust. Originally, there were always people who maintained this city gate that was not open frequently, but... for the sake of war, the palace reduced its cost, so no one here paid attention to it.

But today, the city gate is open.

Dozens of soldiers tried their best together, and the city gate was pushed open with a creaking creaking. Two huge city gates, like the sky gate, finally opened at this time, and a ray of spring was ushered in.

Xu Jingming was wearing military uniform, and behind him were teams of guards. These people were fully armed, full of armor, and all of them were expressionless.

There were more and more people and denser. A team of new troops began to appear outside the city, pouring into the door hole like a tide.

A large number of soldiers, without giving instructions, rushed to the Jinshui Bridge in the distance.

Some palace servants in the palace city noticed something strange. Some people looked as normal and didn't care. Some people were so scared that they sat on the ground, and they couldn't make any sound.

These armored soldiers were wrapped around their arms, and white towels were tied to their helmets, as if they were wearing mourning clothes. They were like a gust of wind, whizzing over the scared palace servants...

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Xu Jingming said with a righteous heart: "It is not easy for me to avenge the late emperor. It is not easy for tigers to write every day. It is also not easy for them to double their monthly tickets. One support should be twofold. Friends, please give some effort and support the tiger!"

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