Chronicles of the Modern Empress Dowager

This night, Li Wei dreamed of Zhao Qian again.

But the scene in the dream was on a small island in a foreign country, with coconut trees growing on the island and seagulls circling. The two of them walked under the coconut grove hand in hand, and their shoes and socks were wetted by the wave.

I don't know what Zhao Qian said to her. Li Wei smiled so happy in his dream. Later, Zhao Qian hugged her under the coconut tree and kissed her lips.

When this long dream finally woke up, he found that Li Xing had somehow gotten into her arms, snuggling her like a kitten with half of his shoulders outside. Dawn had whitened the windows, and the noise of birds came in.

Li Wei sat up gently, pulled the quilt up and let Li Xing cover it.

She gently got up, dressed, combed her hair, and cleaned herself up. These little things in life have long been accustomed to doing it by herself in the precipitation of more than ten years, even if she is a queen mother again, she is still used to doing it herself.

After packing up, Li Wei planned to go out and walk around.

The air in the mountains in the early morning was exceptionally fresh, and there was already a bright glow from the restless clouds in the east. She walked under the ginkgo tree and looked up. The golden leaves of a tree swayed gently in the morning wind, like golden butterflies.

She walked out of the courtyard where she lived, intending to take advantage of this to walk around and exercise her muscles and bones. Just after walking not far, he saw a snow-white horse tied to the horse-tethering stake. Li Wei went over and unhooked the rein without even thinking about it, and then turned on the horse.

Six brothers taught her to ride a horse before, so she still remembers the basics.

Li Wei clasped the reins tightly, pinched his horse's belly between his legs, yelled, and the horse under him ran.

She likes the pleasure of riding a horse freely.

Here is Lishan, with the remains of the beacon tower where the warlords used to play the beacon, the world-famous hot springs, the beautiful legends left over from the Tang Dynasty, and the ethereal Laojun Palace.

Li Wei grabbed the reins, and the horse under him slowed down. She passed through dense woods, the weather gradually turned cooler, and those leaves also turned red and yellow. This mountain forest reached the most colorful season of the year.

Later she got off the horse and took the horse for a stroll in the forest. The forests are all dyed and the birds are noisy.

She wanted to leave everything aside and choose a mountain like this to spend the rest of her life, and even if she died, she was buried in such a landscape. The leaves falling on the yellow soil are her quilt, and the bird's cry is joyful singing.

She didn't think about the court, or the harem, but also wanted to abandon the identity of the queen mother, just wishing she was an ordinary woman at this moment. An ordinary woman, she has also been an ordinary woman. Li Wei thought of the home, remembered the smiling faces of Li Minghua and his wife and the warnings they had been in the ear, Li Jianping worked hard. She also thought of Li Jianbo's simple two-story villa with a garden. The flowers and plants she planted in the villa didn't know what happened. Li Jianbo and Bian Ling had a future. She even thinks of the TV station, think of Hu Meijuan, Chen Yashi, Qi Jingyi, and other good friends who have accompanied her and helped her. She also thinks of Lin Haishu, who left early because of the accident. Those years of carefree school, those simple little things.

For the sake of life and work, it is not easier to be an ordinary woman than the queen mother, but at this moment she has the idea of ​​going back there again. Over the years, she has a new family there and new concerns. She wanted to go back to hug them and tell them what she missed.

It's a pity that she can't bridge this gap across time and space.

Li Wei stretched out his palm to the sky, and the Qibao ring on her finger was still firmly on it, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't pull it off. Looking through the fingers, the sun has broken through the clouds, revealing his own smiling face.

Li Wei rode out to relax, but everyone was panicked, saying that the queen mother had disappeared, but no one had seen her. Everyone is desperately searching everywhere. When Li Wei came back by himself, the person who was waiting next to her almost cried when they saw her.

"Queen dowager, where have you been, why are you not seen everywhere."

Li Wei smiled and said, "The air is fresh in the morning, so I went for a walk. I'm so sorry to worry you."

In the next few days, Li Wei would always get up early in the morning and go out on horseback for a stroll, and he didn't like people to follow.

On the fifth day after returning from Sanqingguan, there was news from Lu Caiping. On this day of September 17, Li Wei formally summoned Lu Caiping in the partial hall of Chongqing Palace.

Lu Caiping looked about twenty-five, with a high bun, wearing an indigo robe, and no glamorous jewellery between her hair, only a sandalwood hairpin. She looks like a widow.

Lu Caiping bowed deeply. Li Wei hurriedly said, "Mrs. Lu, please."

Lu Caiping has been living a life like a wild crane over the past few years. She doesn’t provoke anyone, eats as he likes, sleeps as he likes to sleep, and has made a group of literati friends. Those who didn't want to come, the father of the partial birth found him and gave her a lot of preaching, and he almost kneeled to her before she agreed to come in and meet. However, Lu Caiping had no idea what the queen mother was doing when she saw that a boring countrywoman was going to do it.

When Li Wei saw Lu Caiping's first sentence, he said: "I've heard of Mrs. Lu's talent before, but now I can finally see the truth. I have always admired Mrs. Lu."

Lu Caiping was a little surprised, and said, "The women are unbearable, the queen mother is utterly praised."

Li smiled and said: "It's not a false admiration, but I really admire it. Now I live in this deep palace and feel lonely by my side, so I want to find someone to talk to and relieve my boredom. I heard about Madam Lu, so I want to hear Madam Lu. Talking about the mountains and rivers you have traveled, the customs and customs, Quandang himself also went to the far door. I wonder if Madam Lu would like to speak with my widow?"

Lu Caiping looked stern, and said hurriedly: "I believe that the Queen Mother does not dislike it, and the local women are willing to relieve their boredom with her.

Li Wei nodded and said, "It's so good."

Lu Caiping saw her sister in Chongqing Palace. She once pulled Caizhi aside and asked.

"What does the Queen Mother mean by letting me into the palace this time?"

Caizhi replied: "I don't dare to speculate about the Queen Mother's holy intentions, but the sister's ability to be in the eyes of the queen mother is also a distinguishing feature of her sister. Just what the queen mother orders her sister to follow."

Lu Caiping said, "But my heart is really not at ease."

Since then, Li Wei has left the Lu family sisters in Chongqing Palace. Outsiders seemed very puzzled, and they didn't understand why the Queen Mother wanted a woman who was deviant and rebellious.

After staying for a long time, Li Weifang knew that this Lu Caiping had real talents and was not a vain name, so he respected her more and more.