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[Bonus Scene 1: Years Later - The Daily Life of the Emperor and Empress]

The thirtieth year of Jinghe.

In the courtyard of Kunning Palace, Shen Qingci leaned against a soft couch, basking in the sun.

Nangong Ye sat beside him, holding a memorial in his hand, but didn't turn a single page for a long time.

"What are you looking at?" Shen Qingci asked without looking up.

"Look at you," Nangong Ye said matter-of-factly. "I've been looking at you for thirty years, and I'm still not done."

Shen Qingci finally looked up at him.

He had grown old; his hair was completely white, and his face was etched with wrinkles, but his eyes were still remarkably bright.

"Ah Ye," she suddenly said.

"Um?"

"Tell me, have we ever argued in our entire lives?"

Nangong Ye thought for a moment: "We've argued."

"When?"

"When you were pregnant with our child, I wanted to make you some soup, but you wouldn't allow it."

Shen Qingci remembered.

She was newly pregnant at the time, and he insisted on cooking himself, almost setting the imperial kitchen on fire.

"Anything else?"

"And... when you were pregnant with Heng'er and Yao'er, I wanted to accompany you for a walk, but you complained that I was annoying."

"Anything else?"

Nangong Ye thought about it seriously for a moment: "That's all."

"real?"

"Really." He held her hand. "It's not that we don't have anything to argue about, it's that we can't bear to argue."

"Being able to be with you in this life is already a blessing from heaven."

"Who has time to argue?"

Shen Qingci looked at him.

Looking at the person who had been with her for thirty years.

Suddenly he laughed.

"Ah Ye".

"Um?"

"I'll find you again in the next life."

Nangong Ye's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"real."

"That's a deal!"

"It's a deal."

The sun is shining warmly.

The two leaned against each other, neither of them speaking.

In the distance, the laughter of grandchildren could be heard.

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[Bonus Scene 2: A Diary Entry by Bao'er]

On the seventh day of the third month of the twenty-fifth year of Jinghe, the weather was clear.

Today, my father asked me if being the emperor was tiring.

I said I wasn't tired.

He laughed and said I was the best emperor he had ever met.

Actually, what I want to say is that it's not that I'm amazing, it's that my father and mother paved the way for me.

I was just walking down the street.

But that was too cheesy, so I didn't say it.

Later, when Mother arrived, she saw Father laughing and asked him what he was laughing about.

The emperor said, "Our son is praising me."

My mother glanced at me.

That look seemed to say: What did you praise him for?

I ran away as fast as I could.

As I ran, I heard my father shouting, "Stop running! Explain yourself! What do I deserve to be praised for!"

The mother said, "Alright, it would be strange if the son didn't run away."

Father Emperor: "...Am I being rejected?"

Mother: "It's good that you know."

I hid behind the wall and laughed for a long time.

---

There's one more thing today.

Yao'er ran over to me and asked if her father and mother could have a little brother for her to play with.

I said, "You already have a younger brother."

Yao'er said that Heng'er was not fun; all he knew how to do was practice swordsmanship.

Heng'er happened to be passing by and heard these words, and her face turned red with anger.

The two chased and fought for half an hour.

Finally, each of them was punished by their mother to copy the "Standards for Being a Good Student and Child" three times.

I was watching the fun from the sidelines when Yao'er complained that I had laughed too.

My mother said, "What are you laughing at? You copy it too."

I:"……"

Heng'er and Yao'er laughed so hard they almost fell over.

Fine, I'll just copy it then.

Who told me to be the eldest brother?

-

[Bonus Scene 3: Jinshu & Physician Chen's Unreleased Dialogue]

One late night.

Imperial Medical Academy.

Jinshu was still flipping through medical books.

Physician Chen walked in carrying a cup of herbal tea.

"Why aren't you asleep so late?"

Jinshu didn't even look up: "I feel like this prescription can still be modified."

Physician Chen leaned over to take a look.

The two of them huddled together, studying the prescription covered in annotations.

"Should we add licorice root here?"

"I tried it, but it didn't work."

"How about replacing it with dried tangerine peel?"

"...You can give it a try."

Jinshu picked up her pen and revised the prescription.

Then she looked up and found that Physician Chen was looking at her, not at the prescription.

"What are you looking at?"

Physician Chen snapped out of his daze and coughed lightly, "N-nothing."

Jinshu stared at him.

His face slowly turned red.

It's very obviously red.

Jinshu paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"Doctor Chen."

"Um?"

"Do you know that when you blush, you look a lot like someone?"

"Who?"

"That little imperial physician who knelt trembling at the entrance of the cold palace back then."

Physician Chen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

"I was afraid back then," he said. "Afraid of being beheaded."

"And now?"

Physician Chen looked at her.

Looking at the white hair at her temples, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and the gentle light in her eyes.

"Now," he said, "I'm also afraid."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid..." he paused, "I'm afraid you'll leave first."

Jinshu was stunned.

half an hour.

She lowered her head and continued reading the prescription.

The voice was soft:

"Then walk slower."

"Wait for me."

Physician Chen smiled.

"it is good."

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[Bonus Scene 4: Xiao Jue's Last Dream]

The Northern Frontier, the General's Mansion.

Xiao Jue had a dream.

In his dream, he returned to Jiangnan.

The flowers in the courtyard of Qihuang Garden are in full bloom.

She sat on the stone bench, holding a cup of tea in her hand, and looked up at him.

"You're here?"

He nodded.

"sit."

He sat down.

The two sat facing each other, neither speaking.

Only when the wind blows do the petals fall.

a long time.

She asked softly, "Having guarded this place your whole life, aren't you tired?"

He thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"Not tired," he said. "It was worth it."

She smiled.

That smile was exactly the same as it was back then.

"Xiao Jue".

"Um?"

"Thank you."

Looking into her eyes, he suddenly felt that his life had been worthwhile.

"You're welcome," he said. "It's my choice."

She nodded and said nothing more.

The dream gradually faded away.

He opened his eyes.

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water.

He touched the side of his pillow, where a letter lay.

She wrote it.

The letter said the children were all well.

The letter said to take care of yourself.

The letter said that this will always be your home.

He smiled.

Keep the letter close to your body.

Continue looking south.

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[Bonus Scene 5: Eunuch Li's Last Sleep]

The fortieth year of Jinghe.

Eunuch Li is very, very old.

Too old to walk, too old to open my eyes, too old... to lie in bed.

But he still smiles every day.

Smiling as I bask in the sun, smiling as I drink my porridge, smiling as I listen to the sounds of children running around outside.

The sun was shining brightly that day.

He lay in bed, squinting as he looked out the window.

Suddenly, he saw a figure.

It's very blurry.

But he recognized it.

"Mother...Queen Mother..."

The figure smiled and extended his hand towards him.

"Li Dequan, you've worked hard."

His eyes welled up with tears.

"It's not hard...it's not hard..."

He reached out his hand, wanting to shake that hand.

Suddenly, it stopped again.

He turned around and looked towards the doorway.

There, stood another person.

Shen Qingci.

She's aged, but she's still so beautiful.

"Your Majesty..." he murmured.

Shen Qingci walked over and took his hand.

"Master," she said softly, "go in peace."

"I'm here."

Looking at her, Eunuch Li was overcome with tears.

"Your Majesty...this old servant..."

"I know." Shen Qingci squeezed his hand. "You did a great job."

"Go and keep the late Empress Dowager company."

"She's been waiting for you for a long time."

Eunuch Li nodded.

Close your eyes.

A smile played at the corners of her mouth.

The sunlight shone on his face, warm and comforting.

-

Outside the door, Bao'er, Heng'er, and Yao'er were kneeling on the ground.

Shen Qingci stood up and looked at the peaceful old man.

a long time.

She said softly:

"Master, may you rest in peace."

-

[Bonus Scene 6: A Thousand Years Later - Archaeological Site]

3024 AD.

An archaeological site.

A young female archaeologist is carefully cleaning an ancient tomb.

"Teacher! We've found something here!"

A group of people gathered around.

In the center of the tomb chamber is a stone coffin.

The stone coffin was opened, revealing two sets of remains inside.

They stood close together.

Their fingers are intertwined.

"This..." someone exclaimed, "This is the joint tomb of the emperor and empress!"

"Empress? Which empress?"

"Emperor Jinghe and Empress Shengchen! The legendary emperor and empress from the history books!"

The scene erupted in cheers.

The young female archaeologist, however, stared at the fingers of the two remains.

There are two silver rings there.

She carefully took it off.

There are words engraved on the inside of the silver ring.

One is engraved with: "A-Ye"

One is engraved with: "Qing Ci" (清辞).

She stared at the two silver rings, suddenly feeling somewhat dazed.

Outside the window, the sun is shining brightly.

She looked up.

It's as if I see—

Two people are standing side by side at the highest point, looking down at this land.

Looking down upon the myriad lights of homes a thousand years later.

-

She smiled softly.

Put the silver ring back in its original place.

"Let them continue sleeping," she said. "Don't disturb them."

Everyone nodded and left.

The tomb returned to silence.

Only sunlight filtered through the gaps, shining on the two tightly intertwined remains.

It was sprinkled on the two silver rings.

Sprinkled there—

A love that transcends a thousand years.

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[Bonus Story 7: What if there was a modern-day side story?]

When the Tyrant Transmigrates into a Top Celebrity, and the Assassin Transmigrates into His Rival

The entertainment industry is in an uproar.

Top male star Nangong Ye and his arch-rival female star Shen Qingci have officially announced their marriage!

The fans were devastated and cried their hearts out.

"Brother, how could you marry that woman?!"

"Sister, have you been kidnapped?!"

Wedding scene.

Nangong Ye looked at Shen Qingci in her wedding dress, his eyes reddening.

"Qingci...I...I have finally found you."

Shen Qingci raised an eyebrow: "Stop with the 'I' thing, this is modern times."

Nangong Ye: "...I...I've found you."

Shen Qingci smiled.

"How long did you search?"

"Three lifetimes." He held her hand. "I've been searching for you for three whole lifetimes."

Shen Qingci looked at him.

Looking into his eyes, I saw that familiar, unchanging tenderness.

She leaned gently on his shoulder.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"It wasn't hard work," he said. "It was worth it."

Three flower girls ran over from a distance.

The older boy had a composed expression.

The two little ones, a boy and a girl, were chattering away.

"Brother! Yao'er wants a hug!"

"Heng'er wants one too!"

The older boy sighed, then picked up the two little ones, one in each arm.

"Shut up, or I'll throw you out."

"My brother is bad!"

"My brother is bad!"

Nangong Ye and Shen Qingci exchanged a smile as they watched this scene.

The sun is shining brightly.

Love remains.

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[Final Bonus: Author's Note]

(Voiceover)

Dear readers:

Thank you for accompanying me through these four volumes.

From the cold palace to the imperial court, from hatred to deep love, from assassin to empress, from tyrant to wise ruler.

This story took a long time to write.

But what lasts even longer is their life.

Now, they can finally get some rest.

In another world, they continue their daily lives.

They'll keep bickering, keep sharing sweet moments, and keep watching the children grow up.

continue--

They were in love.

So don't be sad.

They are still here.

It's always been there.

As long as you're willing to believe—

Love can transcend time.

Forever.

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[The End - The Real End]

Until we meet again!