palace wall

On the 27th day of the first month of the [-]th year of Kangxi, the Empress Dowager Borzigit passed away.

In April of the 43rd year of Kangxi, at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, it was the season when crabapple flowers in the Forbidden City were in full bloom.

Qingming accompanied her around the imperial garden, and little Gege was being chased by the nanny to run around the pool, laughing like silver bells.

Qitang looked lovingly at the side of the rockery, suddenly smiled and said to Qingming, "Tell me, was it just my age and appearance that he saw me?"

Qing Ming also laughed, and helped her walk slowly towards the palace wall, "Ge Ge was not like this at that time, she acted coquettishly and cried at that time, it really didn't leave a good impression on my son-in-law."

She glanced at Qingming with a smile, with a bit of complacency, "But he still likes me."

Qingming laughed at her for not being ashamed, and the master and servant chatted and laughed all the way to the southwestern palace wall.

The high-branched crabapple flowers are much more luxuriant than in the past, and the flowers bloomed one after another. The delicate and beautiful flowers that bloomed the best this season are still swaying, sprinkling fine petals on her half-white skin. post.

Qitang stretched out his hand, caressed the towering vermilion palace wall, closed his eyes and smiled, still with a rare girly charm, "I seem to feel you, big brother."

Qingming looked at her with tears in her eyes, Qitang paused and said, "I came early today... Is your hair less sun-drenched?"

The wind blew the fragrance of crabapple flowers, she took a deep breath, and said softly, "I kind of miss that piece of crabapple flowers in the princess mansion, I dreamed about it in my dream last night... I can't count how many times I I dreamed about it, and I don’t know if the sea of ​​flowers is still there, but you planted it yourself..."

She smiled and opened her eyes, staring fixedly at the redness of the palace wall, her eyes dimmed a little, "At that time, Elder Sister Shi told me that without you, I still have many days to live in this world... Now I finally understand."

Her eyes were gentle and sad, and her fingertips rested on the palace wall, "Husband, I have listened to you and lived in this world well. I am also very strong. You see, I never cry anymore. I used to love to cry, Are you afraid that you are terribly afraid of me?"

After saying that, he laughed at himself a little funny, "But it's been a long time. In my whole life, Qingming is the only one left to accompany me."

Qingming secretly turned around and wiped her tears with her sleeves, and heard her choked up and asked with a smile, "How are you doing? Do you miss me too... I have a hunch that I will finally see you soon. Until today I just I understand what Tenth Sister said, this is not pain, but relief from pain. Now I suddenly feel that every day is full of hope, but it is too easy."

She slowly pressed her cheek against the palace wall, closed her eyes, and murmured, "It's been 30 years... Your voice has never sounded from that other end, you are so cruel, aren't you afraid that I will forget your voice. You are used to bullying me, but I will never forget you, right?"

She pressed her palms against the palace wall, and said softly, "You won, but I just can't forget you. At that time, I told Tenth Sister that I would suppress this life... Husband, I didn't break my promise! Then you wait for me, and I will continue to pester you. When I come, wear the pair of embroidered shoes you gave me. Just like when I went to your house to look for you that night, okay? "

Qingming finally heard her say, "Qingming, one day after I leave, you will set up a tablet for me. Don't write about Aixinjueluo, just write about his dead wife Wu."

The vermilion walls and glazed tiles are silent, the white marble palace roads are silent, and the crabapple flowers are silent.

A line of solitary ducks flitted across the sky. It was another wonderful day in the Forbidden City.

In December of the 43rd year of Kangxi, Princess Jianning, the fourteenth daughter of the emperor, passed away.