"The Nantian Gate is right in front of you." Xuan Ye pointed the dragon staff upward in his hand, then firmly supported it on the stone steps, holding Lan Qi's hand tightly and smiling confidently, "As you said, step by step,
You can always walk up there.”
At this time, a guard eunuch brought cloaks and put them on the emperor and Lan Qi respectively. It was extremely cold at high places, and the cold would quickly reduce a person's physical strength. Lan Qi was so hot from walking that she didn't bother to keep warm, so she only got here.
Suddenly exhausted, Xuan Ye tied the laces tightly for her with his own hands and said gently, "I will walk with you, step by step."
Lan Qi pursed her lips and nodded, as if she was afraid that talking would take up her energy. She held Xuan Ye's hand tightly, and did not look back at the path she was on. She gritted her teeth and walked up step by step.
The "Tight Eighteen Pans" has nearly 500 steps, which are steep and dangerous and exhausting. Every step is hard. Lan Qi feels that she can't walk any further, but Xuan Ye never lets go of her hand.
Another step, even though they walked slower and slower, they did not stop.
When you climb the last step, the Nantian Gate stands in front of you. The couplets on the side of the door are clearly visible. The upper part says: "The door is open to the sky and you can look up to the sky for three days to see the wonders of the three days." The lower part says: "The steps are so high that you can look down at the wonders of thousands of mountains."
Lan Qi whispered softly in her mouth, not knowing where her thoughts were drifting. Xuan Ye was about to talk to her, but saw her eyes filled with tears and said: "If I hadn't come here with the emperor, even if I came here, I wouldn't be here."
If you know all the characters in this couplet, and you have worked so hard to climb it, but you don’t know what it means, what’s the point?”
Xuan Ye was moved when he heard this. He recalled that on the first night in the Qianqing Palace, he wrote the name Wu Yalanqi with her hand, taught her to write and read, and the lingering love was reflected in this stroke by stroke.
In one sentence, maturity is precious and indestructible.
"Your Majesty." Lan Qi's face was already in a state of embarrassment. Not only could she not stop crying at this moment, but she also had the most brilliant smile blooming in her tears, crying and laughing as she said, "We are here, Your Majesty, we are coming up.
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Xuan Ye nodded and pulled her steadily into the Nantianmen. Although there is still a long way from Nantianmen to the top of Mount Tai, Jade Emperor Summit, compared with the steepness of Shibapan, this place is really flat, and the steps will be smooth immediately.
There was a difference, Lan Qi felt that her whole body relaxed, and her steps could not help but become light and fast.
Seeing that she suddenly regained her energy, Xuan Ye shook his head in disbelief: "I still remember seeing your head protruding from the mountain road at Zhongtianmen. Do you know how happy I was at that time? Although I later forced you to follow me.
Come up, but if you actually come up, I still feel it’s unreal.”
Lan Qi ignored the tired look on her face, raised her eyebrows and smiled proudly, and said proudly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, don't think it's untrue. You have to look carefully. I'm here. Anyway, when I go back now, will I be there?"
I have told the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager must also admire me, but if you turn around and say something untrue, wouldn’t I become a liar?"
She said how Xuan Ye liked it, and then drank water, ate, and rested for a while. After the arrangements were made, the two of them went to Bixia Lingyou Palace to burn incense and pay homage. The main hall of Bixia Lingyou Palace enshrines Bixia Yuanjun, the goddess of Mount Tai.
The east and west side halls are dedicated to the Empress of Delivery and Empress of Eyes. Lan Qi prayed devoutly along with Xuan Ye. Empress of Eyes can bless the body and good health. Naturally, Lan Qi prayed for blessings for Xuan Ye and the Empress Dowager.
After leaving the Bixia Lingyou Palace, the emperor and his entourage were going straight to the Jade Emperor Peak. At this moment, the people behind him also followed, but the prince and the eldest brother were nowhere to be seen. The final news that Xuan Ye received was that all the elder brothers and princesses had gone down the mountain the same way.
, the mountain road is really steep and dangerous, and the children can’t get up.
As a result, when we followed the emperor to the top of Mount Tai, apart from the generals, guards, and eunuchs, there was only Concubine De, and not even a palace maid followed her.
Fortunately, there are several strong women waiting here at Nantianmen. They were arranged by the local government to take care of the princess. They just felt that the people coming from the palace did not have the ability to climb mountains, and they were afraid that if someone climbed up, at least there would be women.
I was taking care of him, but unexpectedly, a lady actually came up.
At this moment, Lan Qi felt that she was unbelievable. What she was thinking about all the way was to keep up with Xuan Ye and stay with him. At that time, every step under her feet was painful, but Xuan Ye could hold it in his hands.
Hold her hand and she will never give up.
Then we headed all the way to the Jade Emperor's Peak, where the emperor and his concubines would stay at the Jade Emperor's Temple. By the time they arrived at the Jade Emperor's Summit, it was already dusk.
As the sun sets in the west, the red clouds in the sky are like peaks and mountains, and golden light breaks through the clouds and fog; the clouds and peaks of the mountains are glowing with a faint golden light, like rare treasures, colorful and spectacular.
Lan Qi followed Xuan Ye to overlook the majestic mountains and rivers, her heart was surging, and she felt like she was in a state of forgetfulness. Xuan Ye looked back at her, but saw the golden light of the setting sun cast a layer of soft mist on her face, hiding the tired look on her face, so peaceful
The devout expression directly brings peace of mind to the viewer.
"The sunset is one of the four wonders of Mount Tai." Xuan Ye smiled slightly, took Lan Qi's hand and shook it gently, "Tomorrow morning, watch the sunrise with me on Mount Tai."
"Sunrise?" Lan Qi pursed her lips. She wanted to see it, but she felt so exhausted that she didn't know if she would wake up if she fell asleep. At this moment, looking at the stunning sunset from afar, she couldn't help but smile, "Your Majesty.
Don’t you think the sunrise and sunset sometimes look the same? Let’s stop here and don’t watch the sun set in the west. The sunrise looks almost the same.”
Xuan Ye frowned and shook his head: "How could it be the same?" But he immediately showed a happy smile, "Watching the sunset hand in hand, some people may think that it is inevitable to be sad at the end of life, but I think, we can watch the sunset hand in hand, that is, we can join hands.
After this lifetime, do you still remember my eight-character destiny?"
Lan Qi lowered her eyes and saw Xuan Ye holding her hand. It was extremely cold on the top of the mountain, but the big palm protected her with warmth, which was warmer than a charcoal-burning hand stove. She smiled calmly: "Holding my hand, I will grow old with you."
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That night, the emperor and Concubine De stayed in the Zen room of the Jade Emperor Temple respectively. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that Princess Brother and his concubines had arrived safely at the foot of the mountain to settle down. Lan Qi still blamed herself, saying that she had completely neglected the children.
She just waited for the woman who was taking care of her to laugh and say, "My queen is sighing like this. Didn't Long Live Master climb the mountain by himself without caring about the elder brother and princess behind him?"
Although the woman spoke bluntly, Lan Qi suddenly realized that she shouldn't make Xuan Ye feel embarrassed. What she was originally happy about was not ruined. She no longer blamed herself and felt much more at ease. That night, the extremely tired person fell asleep
She was safe and sound, but she couldn't keep her eyes open the next day because of the hard work, so the women forcibly got her up, helped her get dressed, and pushed her out to watch the sunrise with the emperor.
But Lan Qi was sleepy and didn't watch the whole sunrise carefully. Later, Xuan Ye talked about this for a while, saying that she worked so hard to climb the mountain but didn't appreciate the beautiful sunrise.
Lan Qi didn't dare to talk back on her face, but she didn't care in her heart. The world is so big, where can't she watch the sunrise? Of course, she dared to mutter in her heart.
The Holy Emperor came down the mountain on the evening of the 11th, and then set off again, passing through Xintai and Mengyin, where he met up with the imperial concubine and his entourage, and stopped in Yizhou on the 15th.
Along the way, Concubine Rong and the others did not talk to Lan Qi properly. Now that she had settled down and had to stay for two nights, they found an opportunity to come over. They all knew that she climbed Mount Tai on foot, without even sitting in a sedan chair, and they all admired her.
Concubine Rong fell to the ground and reminded Lan Qi: "Your Majesty is very unhappy. This jealousy has soured several carriages."
The imperial concubine was indeed not happy here. She was not jealous of Concubine De. She admired her for her real ability in climbing the mountain. But she felt that for the fourth brother, his mother-in-law was so hard-working and brave, but she was as far away as a sick cat.
Stay away from him. In the future, in his son's mind, he will naturally be shorter, and he will feel resentful about this. Others will look at him as if he is jealous for Wu Yashi.
The imperial concubine was not happy, and the fourth elder brother was the most sensitive. He followed his father on a tour that day to observe food distribution and disaster relief. He came back at night to say hello to his mother. Seeing that his mother was still in poor spirits, he asked her if she had not recovered well. I heard that she had recovered, and then
When asked why she was unhappy, her mother's heart softened due to her earnestness and carefulness at a young age.
"Yin Zhen, do you look down on E Niang in your heart? Empress De Fei was so brave to climb Mount Tai with Huang Ama, but E Niang was sick and didn't even go to the foot of the mountain." The imperial concubine held her son in her arms and followed the little one
Ren'er acted coquettishly, and Yinzhen struggled twice in his arms. E Niang hugged her tighter, and he laughed, "I don't look down on E Niang. I didn't even climb up. Besides, I admire Empress De Fei.
You don’t necessarily have to look down on your mother, I admire Huang Ama every day, so do you have to look down on your mother every day?"
The imperial concubine may not be someone who is easy to coax, but there are two people who can coax her with just a few words. One is the emperor, but it depends on whether they are in the mood to coax her. The other is her fourth elder brother, but her son is
Cherish yourself all the time.
No matter how jealous the imperial concubine was, she could not be more jealous than those in the palace. Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi accidentally lost the opportunity to accompany the army on the southern tour, and they were even more unwilling to do so than the others who had no chance to go.
Concubine Yi only woke up a few days after the emperor left the palace. During those days, the emperor "liked" her and didn't care if she was pregnant and couldn't accompany him. On the contrary, he almost didn't touch the cautious person in Yonghe Palace.
She didn't touch her just so that others could follow her out. Now there is news that Concubine De accompanied the emperor to the top of Mount Tai alone. When Concubine Yi told Concubine Hui in private, she gritted her teeth: "If I didn't have this
My child, what’s so difficult about climbing Mount Taishan?”
Concubine Hui always advised her: "The southern tour only lasts a few months, so what? We are in this palace for a lifetime, and having multiple sons is the real blessing and security. You can just raise your child with peace of mind."
But Yi Fei has a quick mind and has just figured out this matter. She can immediately think of other things. She is jealous of Wu Yalanqi and somewhat admires her in her heart, but this time she suddenly rushed out and forced Jue Chan to accompany her.
A beautiful woman going to Jiangnan is really the icing on the cake, but if the emperor is tempted, he will definitely be different when he comes back.
She even reminded Concubine Hui: "Sister, you have taken good care of Eighth Brother. Don't wait for Najuechan to act coquettishly in front of the emperor. The child you have raised for so long will go back."