After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

The moonlight tonight is exceptionally bright. The night market is prosperous and lively in the early summer night. Talented men and beautiful women are strolling along the river with fans in their hands.

Xiao Linfeng was dressed in blue, with his hair simply tied up with a ribbon. Walking in the bustling streets, he seemed to be back to when he was seventeen or eighteen years old.

Eunuch Li and several disguised Jinyiwei followed him from a distance.

There is a small shop by the river called "Life is Like a Dream", where several tables of guests are drinking and reciting poetry.

After he entered, he chose a seat by the window on the second floor, from which he could see the dreamy river view and the extremely lively night market at a glance.

Soon a waiter came up and asked, "What would you like to drink, sir?"

He whispered, "Tell your shopkeeper that an old friend is visiting."

Soon, a neatly dressed woman in green came out, glanced at him, turned into the wine room, personally selected a jar of wine and brought it out.

Sitting down in front of Xiao Linfeng, the woman said calmly, "Should I call you Master Xiao or Your Majesty?"

The woman was Zhongqiu, the girl that Gu Mingyue had rescued from Beirong's sword and adopted. After Gu Mingyue's death, she entered the palace first as a female official and later as Helian Xuan's concubine.

After joining forces with Jiang Xue Ning to kill Helian Xuan, she did not go to Xiangchu with Jiang Xue Ning.

She was born in a border area, and later her parents and relatives were killed by the Northern Rong. She was raised by Princess Chen, and was trapped in the palace for many years to avenge her. This life can be regarded as a life of wandering, prosperity and loneliness.

She was tired, so she finally stayed in this prosperous Shengjing. After the storm passed, she took out her life savings to open a pub here, watching the ups and downs of the world and the blooming and falling of flowers, and spent the rest of her life there.

"Why don't you go to Xiangchu with her?"

Zhong Qiu smiled and said, "Her life as Gu Mingyue was too tragic and she had too many regrets. I hope that as Jiang Xue Ning, she can get what she wanted in her life.

As for the past events and old friends, just keep them in your memory. It doesn’t matter if you forget them. They are not very pleasant memories anyway.”

"Haha, it doesn't matter if you forget it!" He laughed crazily.

Zhongqiu personally poured wine for him, "This wine is called Drunken Dreams of the Red Dust, brewed with Drunken Dreams Flowers. After drinking it, you will have a big dream and forget the troubles of the worldly affairs. It is very suitable for you, young master."

Xiao Linfeng took a sip and said, "It's a good name."

He drank one cup after another, silent and sad. He didn't look as high and mighty as an emperor, but seemed to be just a young man who came to get drunk. Unfortunately, the white hair in his hair showed that his heart was old.

Zhongqiu looked at the lights all over the city outside and said softly, "Xiangchu must be very lively tonight, there should be lights and decorations everywhere."

Because tomorrow is the wedding day of Xiangchu King Jiang Xue Ning, so she was not surprised that Xiao Linfeng appeared here.

It has been a long time since the past, and there are only a few people left who witnessed their youth, whether alive or dead.

So much so that when he wanted to find someone to reminisce about the past, there was no one to reminisce with.

The half-drunk Xiao Linfeng said in a daze, "I can no longer clearly remember what she was like when she was seventeen or eighteen years old..."

The memories are fading and blurring, he is getting old, the old people are no longer around, and she is about to marry someone else and start a new life.

At this moment, both love and hate become particularly pale and powerless.

Zhong Qiu chuckled, "You have witnessed her new possibilities and new life with your own eyes. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Linfeng looked at her with drunken eyes and thought seriously, "Perhaps after killing her, I should have done it more thoroughly and imprisoned her soul forever."

"It must be because it's painful to watch her break free from her shackles and start a new life." Zhong Qiu said bluntly, "You have tried so hard to be deserted by everyone, only to find that in the end you are the only one stuck in the mud."

"You see, I am such a bad person. I will never repent." There were no tears in his eyes, only fatigue and vicissitudes. "I will only regret that I didn't do it thoroughly enough."

Zhongqiu looked at him coldly, his voice drifting into the night, "Because you know that a rat in the gutter can never reach the moon. From the beginning to the end, you are just tying yourself up in knots."

"If you can't get it, destroy it. This is your choice, and you have never regretted it."

Whether it was Gu Mingyue or Jiang Xue Ning, although they appeared in his life, they had no chance with him. So he was unwilling to accept it, and he chose to destroy them.

"Hahaha, you're right, that's who I am."

He readily admitted that no one had ever loved him wholeheartedly, and no one had ever taught him how to love, so he solved the problem in his own way.

Zhongqiu sighed softly, feeling his chest filled with anger. "But she doesn't owe you anything. She's just too dazzling, and her light burned you. So no matter what your fate is, you deserve it."

"It doesn't matter. At least I still own the vast country."

He turned his head and looked at the bustling scene outside. At least he had really reached a position above everyone else.

So there is no question of regret, his life has been wrong since he was born. One wrong step leads to another, he is stuck in the mud and there is no way he can get better.

"Well, it's good not to regret. If you regret, you will be more pathetic. Just keep going like this... You will be punished..."

His vision was blurring, the sounds in his ears were getting farther and farther away, he knocked over the wine on the table, and the white hair on his temples was particularly conspicuous...

The waiter came over to clean up, and Zhongqiu said softly, "The guest is drunk, don't worry about him..."

She stood up and left to greet other guests. He didn't need her sympathy, pity or even hatred...

He just came here to drink, get drunk, dream, and finally reminisce...

Because after dawn, that person will get married. Say goodbye to the past and start a new life.

Whether it was hatred or love, it had no effect on her. From then on, he and she were so far away from each other that even if he tried his best, he could not hurt her in the slightest, nor leave any mark on her heart.

All that was left between them was the past and the memories. The past was being forgotten, and the memories were fading away...

As for the blood feud, they all knew that she would come back for revenge sooner or later.

The crowd gradually dispersed, the bustling streets became quiet, and only the pub remained open.

Those who are drunk and dreaming here all have their own stories. They use alcohol to enter dreams and create illusions for themselves.

But everything in Xiao Linfeng's dream was blurry, and gradually turned into a desolate ruin.

He had a good sleep and his dreams were empty.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly woke up from his sleep. The candlelight in the tavern was dim and very quiet, with the occasional drunken guest whispering...

It was getting light, he placed a silver ingot on the table and left quietly.

In a little while, he would return to the palace, put on the dragon robe and go to court, accepting the greetings of all officials as the supreme emperor.

So he does not regret, nor does he allow himself to regret.

Otherwise, this life will become a joke.

Zhongqiu leaned against the window, watched his departing back, and yawned.

All those grudges, love and hatred, struggles for imperial power and infighting in the harem were far away from her.

Open at dusk and close at dawn. Sell a lot of wine, listen to a lot of stories, and live out your life in peace here.

This was the second half of her life she had chosen for herself, and she loved it.