Chapter 653

"I will, grandma Huang," Du Xiaoli promised.

"Although the AI family is in this palace, she knows everything." the Empress Dowager said, "Ming Xiang, in order to make Fengming rich and strong, she will bring you back. Xiao Li has hardly let herself rest these years. The emperor told the AI family that if you don't have Xiao Li's strategies, I'm afraid you'll have to wait more than ten years if you want to come back."

Han Mingxiang looked at Du Xiaoli and said gratefully, "I know, I understand."

"It's just for their men to do those things. Women don't have to do too much." the Empress Dowager sighed.

"Menggu, red tea." the Empress Dowager let go of Du Xiaoli and Han Mingxiang. They stepped aside and let red tea and Menggu come to the front.

"Master." Menggu and tea came forward.

Du Xiaoli hears something moving in the yard and sees Han Mingyi and Han Mingze coming.

The Empress Dowager didn't seem to hear the voice, but waved to red tea and Menggu and asked them to squat down.

"Tea, how many years have you been with AI family?" said the Empress Dowager.

"Back to the Lord, the maidservant began to serve the Lord at the age of 15. It has been 28 years now," said red tea.

"Well, yes, AI Jia remembers that a group of maids just entered the palace at that time. You were directly assigned to AI Jia's palace." the Empress Dowager said, "Menggu, you don't have to say. You and I have been together for more than 50 years?"

"Master, yes, fifty-three years," said Menggu.

"The person who has lived the longest in AI's life is still your Menggu!" said the Empress Dowager. "Looking at the people around you, only you have been around AI's home the longest. I don't know if you are used to it when AI's gone."

"The maidservant will be with the master. When you go down, the maidservant can continue to serve the master." Menggu said.

The Empress Dowager shook her head with a smile and said, "no, you have spent your whole life on AI family. Give the rest to yourself. Tea is the same. AI family will go alone this time, and no one will come together."

"Master..."

The Empress Dowager took their hands, put them together and said, "when the AI family leaves, if you are willing to stay in this palace, you will continue to live here. If you want to go outside the palace, go outside the palace, and the emperor will set you free. However, the AI family still has its own selfishness. See if you want to, and if not, it's OK."

"Master, please."

"Mingxiang and Xiaoli, they are the favorite descendants of the AI family, but they are still young after all. The AI family wants you to go to them and give them advice when you have time. Don't let them go astray in the future." the Empress Dowager said, "you are the old people around the AI family, and they will take good care of you."

With that, the Empress Dowager looked at Du Xiaoli and them.

"Don't worry, grandma Huang. We will treat them like our elders," Du Xiaoli said.

She knew that Menggu and red tea would follow the Empress Dowager all her life. If she left, I was afraid that the two old people in the palace would not want to live alone.

"Are you two willing?" the Empress Dowager looked at Menggu and tea.

"Everything depends on the master's arrangement." they answered.

Hearing their words, the Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction.

Han Mingze went to the Empress Dowager and said, "how is your grandmother today?"

"You three are here," said the Empress Dowager. "Just as their affairs have been explained to the family, they are going to send someone to find you."

"Grandma Huang." Han Mingyuan squats next to the Empress Dowager.

"You three have grown up and can support the sky of Fengming country." the Empress Dowager said, "how to be emperor, how to be minister, and how to protect the people and disciples of Fengming country. What the mourning family can teach you, you will protect this country in the future."

"The grandson will." Han Mingze three people all sobbed.

"You should remember that although we are at the center of this right, anyway, you are all close brothers with the blood of the former Emperor. You are a family. Guarding Fengming country is what you should do all the time. Do you know?"

"I see."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Ai family knows that you are all sensible."

After a pause, she looked at the blue sky and said, "it's a nice day today. I saw the German Emperor pick me up in the sunshine... The German Emperor, you've come to pick up my concubine..."

The Empress Dowager loosened her hand holding tea and stretched it out in front of her, as if it was really in someone's hand. As she swallowed her last breath, her hand fell on the blanket.

"Grandma Huang -"

"Master child -"

All the people present knelt down and cried out in pain.

Du Xiaoli looked up and saw the smiling face of the Empress Dowager. The serene appearance didn't seem to have left, but just fell asleep.

She has left without regret.

Han Mingxiang threw herself on the Empress Dowager and burst into tears. She had only been back for a few days. She had not been with the Empress Dowager for long. She left like this. Heartache tore her heart.

Han Mingze's three brothers also shed tears, but they also knew that this day would come sooner or later. Fortunately, she was happy before she left. Du Xiaoli knelt beside Han Mingyi and leaned against him. As soon as he closed his eyes, tears couldn't stop flowing out. The maid eunuch brought by Han Mingze also knelt on the ground and observed silence for the departure of the Empress Dowager. After a while, Han Mingze got up from the ground, took a deep breath and said, "come here." "emperor." the small list came. "Send someone to inform the queen and all officials..." the Empress Dowager died. The news quickly spread all over the capital. All the major officials and their families changed into filial piety clothes, and White Damask was hung at the door of each store. The whole Phoenix fell into grief. The people of the Ministry of rites arranged the funeral affairs. Du Xiaoli and they all kept vigils in the palace. Five days later, Han Mingze, Han Mingyi, Han Mingxiang and Du Xiaoli buried the Empress Dowager in the imperial mausoleum. Soon after the burial of the empress dowager, it was the new year. Because the Empress Dowager has just died, the new year is very cold. In the first year, officials and their families are not allowed to hold large gatherings outside and celebrate at home. Therefore, there is no theater this year. Every family just gets together for a new year's Eve dinner and then stays up for the new year together. When the Empress Dowager died, everyone felt like a piece was missing. Only those officials were still keen on New Year's greetings. This family came after another. Du Xiaoli returned to the prime minister's house for only one night and went back. This was the least time she stayed at home after she got married. On the tenth day of the ninth day, Du Xiaoli gave the children to the nannies and went to the wind and snow building by herself.