Chapter 4593 An Involuntary Choice

Zhao Yuanjing neatly stacked the chess pieces and was silent for a moment before sighing, "Yan'er, I shouldn't have hidden this from you. It's just that your mother and I haven't figured out how to tell you yet."

Telling your children that you will die soon is a difficult thing.

Yan'er could hardly hold back her tears: "I just want to know why. Why does my mother have such an ageless appearance, but why does she have so much trouble? What has happened to my mother in these years?"

"Your mother did have some adventures. As for whether it was a blessing or a curse, I can't tell for the time being." Zhao Yuanjing said unhurriedly, "The reason why she looks young is also related to this. Blessings and misfortunes depend on it. She has obtained Whatever you do, you have to pay for it.”

"Why?" Yan'er couldn't accept this result, "Is the queen mother willing to give up her life for youth and beauty? How can this be done!"

Zhao Yuanjing frowned: "Do you think it's up to people to choose?"

Yan'er was stunned: "Can the Queen Mother not help herself?"

"That's right! She has sacrificed too much for Dazhou and Northern Qi, and she has suffered from many illnesses. You don't know this clearly."

Yan'er didn't speak.

Zhao Yuanjing said: "Your mother was born with a dystocia and has always been weak. When she was young, because of my fault, she became pregnant with you early and did not have a good confinement period. She was thrown into the water in the cold winter and gave birth. Serious illness. At that time, the root of the disease was laid. Later, you gave birth to your younger brothers and sisters one after another, traveling in the ice and snow like Beiqi. It was foreseen that her body would become like this. What could you not have imagined? "

"But the Queen Mother looks like..."

"I said that she had some adventures and kept her appearance a little bit. But that is not a miracle. It cannot make her body immortal. Do you understand?" Zhao Yuanjing said, "Life is mortal, and I have seen it with my own eyes. When your parents pass away, you will do the same. Who in the world is not like this? You are the emperor now, don't cry like a child because of this."

Since his "resurrection", Zhao Yuanjing has rarely said these slightly reprimanding words to his son.

Yan'er listened honestly, raised her red eyes, and whispered: "My son understands."

"After some time, your mother and I will leave for Northern Qi."

"What are you going to do in Beiqi?"

"Everything started there and will end there." Zhao Yuanjing said meaningfully.

Yan'er instantly understood the deeper meaning of his words and said with tears in her eyes: "Father, as a son, can't I even accompany my mother on her last journey?"

"Isn't it right now?" Zhao Yuanjing said softly.

Yan'er burst into tears instantly.

It turned out that they came back this time, saying they were leaving in Kyoto, but in fact they just wanted to say their final goodbyes.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Yan'er choked, "Since you want us to accompany you, why did you move to Yaoguang Mountain again? I'll go back right now and order people to help you move your things back to the palace!"

Zhao Yuanjing said: "Your mother does not feel comfortable living in the palace."

"Then I'll move here to be with you!"

"You are the emperor, you cannot be so willful."

At some point, Yun Dai came back, holding a plate of fruit in her hand and looking calm.

Yan'er couldn't bear it any longer and rushed towards her, hugging her and bursting into tears: "Mother, my son can't bear to leave you... My son wants to be filial to you for many, many more years."