In the ninety years of the Great Xia calendar, on the third day of the first month, the snow is all over the world, and the wind is howling and mournful.

This day was a day of infinite sorrow and sorrow for countless people throughout Great Xia, and countless people who learned the news wailed and wept, and bowed three times and nine times to the northwest.

This is another great death in Great Xia, and the last time the whole country mourned in Great Xia was sixteen years ago, when His Royal Highness the former Crown Prince Zhao Jing died in Yulong Pass.

All the people know that the Zhao clan in charge of Great Xia is really too scarce, and every time Great Xia dies, it is a huge blow to this young country.

In fact, for this old lady who has been standing firmly behind everyone since the founding of the country, the people have long been accustomed to her existence, no matter whether it is the prosperous development of Great Xia, or the crisis, she is there, like a needle of the sea god, supporting the entire sky, but the greatest people have passed away, and this day came suddenly.

Shenjing City, after the nine bells rang and the Huanghuang Emperor's voice, the people spontaneously walked out of the room, stepped into the heavy snow, burst into tears, and shouted to their wives beside them:

"Fetch the vegetarian and hang it at the door!"

At the same time, the White Emperor's Palace, which was originally solemn and black, was almost in a breath, and outside each palace, it was full of plain white mourning.

As the mother of a country, the old queen mother is, in a sense, the elder of all the people of Great Xia.

In the Lingbo Hall of the White Emperor Palace, Zhao Yu was wearing a mourning costume, carrying rouge and fish fry and Princess Zhao Xiu, quietly kneeling in front of a dark golden coffin, in fact, there was another coffin in the hall, which belonged to the middle-aged palace maid Xinghong.

Since returning to the palace yesterday evening, several people have been kneeling here until now, guarding the old man's last journey, and then the young emperor raised his bowed head and spoke softly, and a slightly hoarse voice came out:

"Come on, help Rouge back to the summer palace to rest. ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine is fine. ”

Rouge's big eyes were already red and swollen from crying, but he still shook his head stubbornly, signaling that he was fine, and then Zhao Yu turned his head, looked at the latter's haggard face, flashed a trace of pity, and continued to speak:

"Go and rest, grandma is now on the Jiuquan, she must have scolded me more than once, you just got pregnant, don't work too hard, go, bring the fish fry too, I have something to say to my aunt." ”

Then, the two young palace maids, also dressed in plain clothes, hurriedly ran in from outside the hall, helped Rouge up, and slowly walked towards the outside of the hall together with the little girl who was crying and crying.

Then in the huge Lingbo Palace, there were only two aunts and nephews left who had not been alone for a long time.

Since the death of the old queen mother, Princess Wu Zhao Xiu has not said a word, but at this time, she was the first to ask:

"Your Majesty, you were born into the Zhao family, have you ever hated it?"

In the Lingbo Palace, Princess Wu's cold voice floated back and forth, but her question was both abrupt and frightening, the Zhao family was the Great Xia Emperor clan, and she asked if she hated this identity, but as soon as this question came out, Zhao Yu did not answer, but fell into a long silence.

Zhao Yu didn't answer for a long time, and then Princess Wu's voice continued to sound:

"Sixteen years ago, when I sat on the chair at the top of the Imperial Palace in the robe of the Phoenix Dance King with a nervous heart in my arms, looking at the densely arranged civil and military officials below, and the fear in their eyes, I remembered for the first time, that is, what would happen if I was born in an ordinary family?

"That morning, I didn't remember a word of what the minister said, when the queen mother sat behind me, after retreating, she pulled me and opened her mouth word by word, word by word. ”

Speaking of this, Princess Wu turned her head, her eyes just met Zhao Yu's dark eyes, and then continued to speak:

"The queen mother said: Now the soldiers of the alien race are outside the Shenjing City, whether you are afraid or resistant, our Zhao clan is now only left with you and me, the two female generations, so don't complain about the injustice of heaven and earth, once the city is broken, in order to thank you for this eternal sin, you and I will definitely die in the front, you rest assured, the queen mother, I will protect you until the last moment.

"To tell you the truth, at that time, my mother and I were ready to die, and your majesty, who had been secretly sent to Gwangju, neither of us mentioned it, and after more than ten years, your existence seemed to be forgotten, I know that it was the queen mother to compensate me. ”

After Princess Wu's voice fell, Zhao Yu still didn't speak, but in his dark eyes, the color of complexity was even stronger, and for anyone, how difficult and painful the original choice was.

The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and a strong enemy besieges the city, and the Zhao family must leave the last bloodline!

The old queen mother had no choice at that time, and it was undoubtedly unfair to Zhao Xiu, the martial princess, because the old queen mother gave up the hope of life to Zhao Yu, who was still in infancy, and left the insoluble death to Zhao Xiu.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has had a hard time letting you wander in Great Xia for so many years!"

"I know, and I've never blamed anyone. ”

This is the first time that Zhao Yu has opened his mouth to respond to Princess Wu, and then the young emperor will turn his head and look at the dark golden coffin in front of him again, inside the coffin, the old man is sleeping peacefully, and then the gentle emperor voice continues to sound:

"Grandma, in her life, she swallowed all the hardships in her heart, how can I blame her, I also hope that my aunt will not blame grandma. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yu straightened his upper body slightly, and said again:

"Auntie, in order to follow the will of grandma and her old man, grandma's funeral is simple, without working the people and money, and being buried in the emperor's mausoleum, accompanied by hundreds of civil and military officials. ”

"This is also grandma's last wish, let Your Majesty decide. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded, and then she looked at Zhao Yu's slightly thin shoulder in front of her, and her originally majestic face showed a rare look of sadness, and her voice continued to come out:

"After today, this palace will follow the Taoist priest Lu Yu to that unknown place, and from now on, only Your Majesty will bear the burden of the entire Great Xia. ”

The old queen mother passed away, Princess Wu was far away, and overnight, the Zhao family, who was in charge of the entire Great Xia country, was left with only Zhao Yu, a lonely person, how sad and regrettable this is!

"Where my aunt is going, I don't ask. ”

After Zhao Xiu finished speaking, the young emperor's voice sounded again, and then the latter raised his volume, and the emperor voice rolled down word by word:

"But I promise that it won't be long before I will lead an invincible army to sweep through the entire Eight Desolations and Liuhe, including the so-called one, and then personally ask Grandpa Taizu about it.

"Why did you let grandma wait for her for so many years?"