Leaving Beijing

Two years later.

The emperor finally died after his death.

This year, Empress Wei was thirty-six years old.

It had been twenty years since she entered the palace.

From a common girl, to a maid in the palace, to giving birth to a daughter after being favored by the emperor, and then to the top of the harem step by step from a concubine. In the last few years of the emperor's life, she had always been by his side, with grace and glory that no one could match.

Before the emperor passed away, he specially made a will to pass the throne to the prince. In the will, Empress Wei was also mentioned. She praised Empress Wei for her "virtuous and kind" and "a role model for the harem." She also named Empress Wei the virtuous empress dowager.

With this will, the new emperor and empress who ascended the throne could not neglect Empress Dowager Wei.

Empress Dowager Wei was also very sensible and did not covet power. She soon handed over the right to manage the harem to the queen. Enjoy honor, relaxed and decent.

Princess Anya had recruited a husband a year ago and moved into the princess's mansion. Now there is good news again, and Queen Mother Wei is very pleased.

This year, Wei Yan is thirty years old.

He entered the Imperial Hospital at the age of twelve, and now he has been promoted to the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital and is in charge of the Imperial Hospital. He is glorious and enviable. But no one knows the hardships during this period.

No one knows how frightened and angry Wei Yan, who was sixteen years old at the time, was when he realized that Empress Xu had an ulterior motive for him.

No one knows that when he made up his mind to get rid of Empress Xu, he had already made up his mind to burn his boats.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

He got rid of Empress Xu and cleverly dealt with the emperor to protect his beloved woman. Later, he saved the prince and tried his best to prolong the emperor's life. His contributions are obvious to all, and becoming a chief physician is also what everyone expects.

For Wei Yan, his greatest achievement in the past thirty years is not these, but marrying a woman who is in love with him.

This year, Ling Jingshu was twenty years old.

When she was fourteen, Ling Jingshu opened her eyes and lived a new life.

Her heart was full of pain and resentment, and she was thinking about revenge.

She brought her brother Ling Xiao to the capital, and met the Crown Prince by chance. She didn't want to use her beauty to please others, so she resolutely chose another more tortuous and difficult path.

She was summoned to the palace by the ill-intentioned Empress Xu, and lived under the tyranny of Empress Xu. After joining forces with Wei Yan to get rid of Empress Xu, she was coveted by the emperor again.

Fortunately, there was Wei Yan. Fortunately, there was Empress Wei.

The day she sat in the sedan chair and married Wei Yan was the happiest day of her life!

And the moment when she gave birth to her son Wei Xi.

Now she carefully educates her children and waits for Wei Yan to return every day. Such a peaceful and comfortable life is the greatest happiness in the world for her.

...

The emperor passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the Crown Prince was also named the crown prince. Peace and stability in the world.

Ling Xiao studied hard in the Imperial College for several years and finally passed the autumn exam. He arranged another marriage and waited for the next spring exam to get married.

This marriage was arranged by Ling Jingshu for Ling Xiao. In the past two years, besides taking care of the children, she often went out with the noble ladies in the capital. She quietly selected a suitable wife for Ling Xiao.

The other party's surname is Yu, and she is the daughter of the Minister of Rites. She has an elegant and outstanding appearance, is well-read in poetry and books, and is proficient in calligraphy and painting. She is a famous talented woman in the capital.

All talented women are inevitably a little arrogant. This Miss Yu, however, is quite humble and never arrogant.

After Ling Jingshu fell in love with Miss Yu, she contacted the wife of the Minister of Rites several times and implicitly expressed her desire to marry. She also specially arranged for Ling Xiao to meet Miss Yu and her daughter.

As Ling Xiao grew older, his beautiful face from his youth had a bit more masculine determination, and he was tall and slender, with a graceful temperament.

Miss Yu fell in love with him at first sight and nodded shyly. The wife of the Minister of Rites also liked Ling Xiao very much, and seeing that her daughter was happy, there was no reason for her not to agree.

So, the marriage was quickly settled.

Ling Xiao must marry, and Ling Jingshu's worries were relieved, and she began to busy herself with buying furniture for Ling Xiao's house.

Since Ling Jingshu married into the Wei Mansion, with the glory of Queen Wei, Ling Jingshu's status has also risen rapidly. The Ling Mansion has also benefited a lot. Ling Wuye had already found a good official position, but the journey was quite far, so he soon took his wife and children to take up the post.

I don't know when I want to return to the capital.

Ling Jingshu was happy that she would never see Ling Wuye and Li again.

In the past two years, she also married off the two maids around her.

Qiao Yun married the son of the chief steward of the Wei Mansion.

As for Bai Yu, he had always secretly liked Han Yi, the steward of Huichun Hall. Ling Jingshu and Bai Yu were master and servant, so she wanted to help Bai Yu. She specially asked Wei Yan to personally talk to Han Yi and made this beautiful thing happen.

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Time flies, and another five years have passed.

One day, Wei Yan suddenly returned home early.

Wei Xi, who was already seven years old, was fair and handsome, but his temperament was not as quiet as Ling Jingshu and Wei Yan, but quite lively. He rushed over from a distance: "Dad! You came back so early today."

Wei Yan smiled and picked up his son, sighing: "Xi'er, you are much heavier. If you continue like this, Dad will not be able to hold you."

Wei Xi made a naughty face and replied with a smile: "Xi'er, eat less at each meal in the future."

Then he turned around and shouted: "Mom, why are you walking so slowly?"

Ling Jingshu, who had her hair combed like a woman, smiled and walked over slowly.

A few years have left no traces on her face, only added mature charm and beauty. Every frown and smile is charming and moving.

Wei Yan looked at Ling Jingshu, and a trace of tenderness rose in his heart.

He held his son in one arm and stretched out his other arm to embrace Ling Jingshu: "Ashu, I have something important to tell you."

Ling Jingshu smiled and raised her head: "What's wrong?"

Wei Yan cleared his throat: "I have resigned from the position of chief physician to the emperor. The emperor also agreed. I will stay with you at home for a while, and then we will pack our bags and leave the capital."

Ling Jingshu was surprised and happy: "You really resigned from your official position? How can the emperor let you go?"

Wei Yan raised his eyebrows: "I am busy every day in the Imperial Hospital and have no time to come back. I have never had time to accompany you properly. I have served the royal family for so many years, and I have both merits and hard work. You can't let me work for them all my life!"

After a pause, he said: "Ashu, from today on, I am no longer an imperial physician and I don't need to enter the palace anymore. Let's leave the capital together and go wherever we want."

He never forgot his promise to her!

Ling Jingshu's eyes were hot and she nodded with sobs.

Wei Xi couldn't bear to be lonely and shouted: "Dad, Mom, wherever you go, Xi'er will follow you."

"Of course." Wei Yan seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden, and smiled easily and brightly: "Our family of three will always be together and never separate."

Ling Jingshu leaned her head into Wei Yan's arms, her eyes full of tears of joy.

From now on, the mountains are high and the waters are far away, away from the temple, free and easy.