Yan Rong looked back, wiping away tears and said: "Your Majesty thinks that I am old and shabby, so I want to send you to the cold palace."

"You don't need to beat me up, do you believe it yourself?"

There were tears in Yan Rong's eyes, but he smiled proudly, stroking his charming face, and said: "Your Majesty is angry today but is still willing to come back, because I am beautiful. If I really get old and lose my beauty, Your Majesty will not be angry, nor will I."

Will come back again.”

Li Xia let out a long sigh, sat on the edge of the couch, and asked, "You only believe in your own beauty and don't believe in our relationship over the years, right?"

"I've been pampered all my life because of my beauty. I don't know how I would live without it?"

"I will live a good life with you."

Yan Rong was already moved. He moved closer to Li Xia, his enchanting figure swayed slightly, and murmured: "I want you to love me even more."

"..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Isn't this concubine very beautiful?"

Yan Rong always liked to cater to Li Xia in an extremely burning and blooming way. For a long time, until she finally exhausted all her strength, she curled up in a ball with satisfaction.

The hair on the temples was loose and fell all over the bed.

"I really like... Your Majesty... the champion's will." Yan Rong panted lightly and said: "I often think that I would rather die at a time like this. Your Majesty doesn't understand me. I would rather die than Zhu.

My face is fading... Even if you say I have a mental illness, I am. But this is me, I am a firework not a dead flower."

Li Xia's sweat was soaked on the couch, and he was finally no longer as angry as before.

Yan Rong thought to himself and said, "Do you know? If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would have died twice in Lin'an. I have picked up all these years, and I want to be as beautiful as I can."

Li Xia hugged her and said, "I'm sorry that even though I'm rich in the world, I can't help you preserve your years."

Yan Rong laughed and murmured: "Your Majesty has given me the best years..."

At this point, there was water in her eyes again. She raised her already weak waist, straightened her temples, and said: "I'm here, I want to make Your Majesty happy..."

~~

Forty years after the founding of the Han Dynasty.

Li Xia often stayed alone in the Sandpan Garden.

It was a large newly built garden in the palace city. The map of the world was turned into a sand table, with a pool representing the sea and a lawn representing the grassland... You need to stand in a high pavilion to overlook the whole picture.

"His Majesty."

Gao Mingyue walked to the pavilion and called softly.

Li Xia stretched out his hand to hold each other's arms with her, and sighed: "I have been emperor for forty years, and I have described everything I have predicted to the world. This is what makes me different from ordinary people. Putting aside these, I am not an outstanding politician.

family, so it’s time to pass the throne to Chang Yi.”

"I knew this day would come, but now that it's finally here, I'm still feeling uneasy. Can Your Majesty really rest assured about Chang Yi?"

"If you don't worry, you have to hand it over. Now is the best time. I promised you that I would accompany you back to Dali, and we can set off next year."

This year, Li Xia began to gradually put down his government affairs.

He found a lot of paintings in Tang An'an's residence, most of which were portraits of them in their early years. No matter when you look at them, they are still as beautiful as gods.

He was quite emotional as he packed up these paintings with his own hands.

"A few years after Yan Rong passed away, cameras appeared in the world, but she refused to wait any longer. But in fact, like her, I still don't know how to face aging."

While they were talking, a palace maid hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Fang is about to die."

"Show off."

…

Since Japan was pacified and maritime trade became increasingly prosperous, Li Zhaocheng has returned to Beijing to live and now serves as Minister of Zongzheng Temple.

In fact, when the dynasty was first established, Zongzheng Temple did not have many things to take care of. If it had been more than ten years earlier, there would have been some princes and princesses who did some slightly outrageous things. Nowadays, most of the naughty princes have gone to conquer various countries. Li Zhaocheng

It was a little more leisurely.

On this day, when Li Xia arrived at Daifang County Prince's Mansion incognito, what he saw was not a dying person lying on the bed.

Li Zhaocheng was cooking. When he turned around and saw Li Xia coming, he hurried out of the kitchen... Other kitchens were located in the back yard, but his home was located in the front yard.

"Your Majesty, I am bold and want to invite your Majesty for a few drinks."

At this point, Li Zhaocheng added: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and has not had a private chat with his senior officials over wine for more than forty years."

Li Xia smiled and said: "You are not afraid of committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, but this year, I have gained nothing..."

There are many dishes on the table.

When the last dish was served, Li Xia was stunned for a moment.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Li Zhaocheng stroked his beard and said, "Is this 'crayfish' the lobster that Your Majesty told me about many years ago?"

"Did I mention it?"

"That year, I accompanied your Majesty to taste chili peppers in Chang'an Farm. His Majesty mentioned many dishes, and I remember them all." Li Zhaocheng slowly said this, and then said: "By the way, I have a secret private matter, the Bao family in the capital.

20% of the shares in the restaurant are owned by Lao Chen."

As he got older, he was no longer as afraid of Li Xia as before.

"Is there really a descendant of the Bao family?"

Li Zhaocheng smiled and said: "It is true, but it is not from Bao Zhongbang's lineage."

"I wonder if you still remember that in the past few decades, the world's dining tables have become increasingly rich, and you have contributed a lot." Li Xia picked up a crayfish and looked at it for a while. Seeing that it still looked a little different, he asked: "Why?"

From somewhere?"

"It was brought back by the cargo ship from the New Continent. I know some explorers who are looking for products in various continents, so I sent someone to send some to me."

"You're getting older, so don't eat everything indiscriminately." Li Xia said, "Even I'm not sure whether some things can be eaten today."

In recent years, he has indeed seen many animals and plants that have never been seen by later generations, and many explorers have died due to eating indiscriminately.

However, Li Zhaocheng smiled heartily and said: "I have been thinking in recent years that if future generations can occasionally mention my name when eating, then even though I am not as good as many of the founding heroes, I can still be considered to have made contributions to future generations."

Li Xia peeled off a lobster and tasted it. He was stunned for a while, and finally said: "It's not easy to have such a bite."

"Is it a smell familiar to Your Majesty?"

"Maybe."

Li Zhaocheng was a little proud, but he had lost all his teeth and couldn't eat much.

"Your Majesty, over the past few decades, I have come to believe it even if I don't believe it. Your Majesty is no longer the original Erlang... But when I realize this..."

Li Xia peeled the lobsters and never heard what Li Zhaocheng said next.

Looking over, I saw that Li Zhaocheng was crying so hard that he couldn't make a sound.

"I understand what you mean. After so many years, yes and no have become family members. That's what I told the old man when I was conferring the title of Supreme Emperor on him."

"I feel ashamed every time I think about it."

"After living to this age, I see many things differently from the past." Li Xia said: "I was not close to others when I was young. I can live without loneliness in this poor world. Thank you very much."

Li Zhaocheng was stunned for a moment, laughed heartily, and picked up the wine glass with trembling hands.

"Old minister, if you can listen to His Majesty say something like this, you will die without regrets."

Li Xia picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him, and said, "Let's go to this world for a while."

This courtyard used to be a gathering place for high-spirited young people, but today it was two old men chatting like this...

~~

The third year of Taihe.

Dali, Erhai Lake.

The setting sun elongated the silhouettes of the two people walking on the beach, and the wind felt very comfortable.

"Let's go, Wen Jing and the others are still waiting for me to beat them up," Gao Mingyue said.

"You go back first, and I'll sit down for a while."

Gao Mingyue took two steps, then turned back, looked at Li Xia for a while, and sat down next to him.

"Ask you something."

"Um?"

"Do you still have any unfulfilled wishes? Let's do it while we can still move in the next few years, so as not to leave any regrets."

Li Xia said with some pride: "With this kind of life, how can I have any regrets?"

"But we have always felt that you are not that happy."

"how come?"

"We are all saying privately that if someone else had half of your achievements, they would be crazy."

Li Xia looked at the elegant birds on the sea, thought for a while, and sighed: "I once had a very long dream, as long as a lifetime. When I lived in the last few years of my life, I originally wanted to cultivate immortality."
To be continued...