The reborn prince's little palace maid in the apocalypse

Spring goes and autumn comes, time flies like an arrow. Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye, quietly flowing away in the long river of time.

In the early morning, the streets of the capital city resembled a chessboard of stars, and the red silk that had been as radiant as the sunset during the Crown Prince's wedding a month ago still danced gracefully in the gentle morning breeze.

Suddenly, the sound of rapid hoofbeats rang out, and a fast horse sped through the street like lightning, shouting, "Urgent report!" It was as fast as the wind, galloping towards the imperial city.

Since the Crown Prince's wedding, Yan Qi has begun preparing for his abdication.

Over the years, his harem remained empty, and he had no children. Apart from handling state affairs, he devoted himself entirely to raising the crown prince. This alone left the entire court speechless.

Moreover, after such a long time, everyone has realized that their emperor was truly the least ambitious emperor ever.

In recent years, people have even been saying that he has the wisdom of the Duke of Zhou.

Of course, there was one thing that was unique and could highlight his unconventional side as an emperor: the supply of the Annamite army.

Whether it's military pay or supplies, anything that the army can use and needs must be supplied to the Annamese army as soon as possible.

This caused many military commanders to go to the Ministry of War every day to complain that their soldiers were like stepchildren.

"Your Majesty, the Annam army has achieved a great victory. The King of Annam personally led the Annam army to pursue the Japanese pirates to their lair, burned down the islands occupied by the pirates, and exterminated their descendants, severing their bloodline. From now on, there will be no more Japanese pirates in the southern seas."

"That's wonderful!" Yan Qi was overjoyed upon hearing this. He could soon hold the abdication ceremony, and A Yin would also be free from the threat of Japanese pirates. From now on, the two of them could be together for a long, long time.

However, the eunuch who brought the news knelt on the ground, touching his head to the ground, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Is there anything else?" For some reason, Yan Qi suddenly felt extremely flustered when he saw the eunuch's appearance.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Annam personally led his warships to attack the Japanese islands. On his return journey after a great victory, he encountered a shipwreck and his whereabouts remain unknown."

Upon hearing the eunuch's words, Yan Qi stood there motionless, not even uttering a sound. When the eunuch sensed something was wrong and looked up, he saw Yan Qi spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician, quickly summon the Imperial Physician!" Upon seeing the emperor vomit blood, the people around him instantly panicked.

Yan Qi waved his hand, stopping the crowd that had gathered around.

"Go find him, we must find him, alive or dead..." Yan Qi opened his mouth several times but couldn't say the word. If he had really drowned in the vast ocean, he probably wouldn't be able to find his body.

Thinking of this, Yan Qi felt his vision go black, his heart taste sweet, and then he coughed up blood, which flowed down the corner of his mouth before he fainted.

When he woke up again, he saw the Crown Prince kneeling in front of his bed, and people were kneeling everywhere inside and outside the door. He struggled to sit up and waved to the Crown Prince in front of the bed.

The Crown Prince crawled half a step on his knees, a look of surprise flashing across his face as he looked at Yan Qi. "Father, your..."

"What's wrong, my lord?"

"It's alright, Father. Is there anything you want to say?" The Crown Prince looked at Yan Qi, who seemed to have aged more than ten years overnight, and whose once black hair had turned completely white. He simply couldn't bring himself to speak.

At this moment, Yan Qi did not care about the Crown Prince's attitude. He simply reached out and called over his personal attendant, asking him to bring over the imperial edict that he had prepared earlier.

"This was originally an edict of abdication, but it seems it's no longer needed. You've been involved in court affairs these past few years, and you know what kind of people are in and out of the court. I have nothing to explain to you."

"Father, I still have much to learn, and I cannot live without you! Please rest assured and take good care of yourself. I will go south now and bring back the King of Annam for you."

Although Yan Qi's eyes were on the Crown Prince, it was as if he wasn't listening to what he was saying at all. His gaze was vacant, and his outstretched hand seemed to be reaching out to touch the Crown Prince, or perhaps to grasp something else!

"The weather is getting colder and colder. After I am gone, there is no need for everyone to keep vigil or hold a grand ceremony. Just pick a day to send my coffin to the imperial mausoleum. There is only one thing you must remember: my imperial mausoleum must not be sealed. If one day his body is found, you must bury him with me. Remember, remember..."

"Your subject obeys the decree." The Crown Prince, with tears streaming down his face, bowed and kowtowed.

"His Majesty has passed away." The eunuchs' shrill, hoarse shouts echoed throughout the entire imperial city.

……

Six months later, a troop of light cavalry broke into the forbidden area of ​​the imperial mausoleum and faced off against the guards, until something was handed to the leader of the guards.

Those people stayed there for three days before leaving.

As autumn leaves fall, frost and snow blanket the sky once more.

Inside the mountainside of a riverside mountain in Jiangnan, a tomb chamber was forcibly carved out.

Luo Yin dismissed the last person and personally sealed the door to the tomb. He then stood alone, dressed in red, before Yan Qi's coffin.

"Brother, I've come to be with you." Luo Yin gently stroked the coffin in front of him with his hand.

“Brother, look, this is the cave where we pledged our love. Remember, you said you wanted to revisit this place. So I tidied it up. Doesn’t it look much bigger and cleaner than before?” Luo Yin’s words sounded like he was asking for praise, but the smile on his face was more like a grimace.

"Brother, let me tell you a secret, I've also carved all the love poems and letters you wrote for me onto the surrounding walls. If you saw them, you'd definitely blush and pinch my ear, wouldn't you?" Luo Yin pressed his face against the coffin head and rubbed his head against it.

“Brother, I can’t write your sentimental poems and letters, but I’ve engraved all my thoughts since the day I met you on them. Please don’t look down on me and say that my words are vulgar and unrefined.”

Luo Yin leaned against Yan Qi's coffin and raised a cup of wine.

"Brother, we haven't drunk our vow wine yet!"

He swallowed a glass of strong liquor, and the glass slowly slipped from his fingertips.