Nine Nights Owl Song

When news of Emperor Yong'an's death spread throughout the land, Su Jiuge was standing atop the main hall of Cangwu Mountain, gazing at the distant sea of ​​clouds.

Xiao Yan presided over the funeral in Luoyang, and she did not return.

The emperor died and the crown prince succeeded to the throne; this was a matter of course and she didn't need to worry about it.

She has other things to worry about—

The Dark Pavilion's intelligence network needs to be extended to the Western Regions, Lin Mo's fortress needs to be reinforced, Zhao Ying's caravan in the Western Regions needs to be replenished with manpower, Ghost Shadow is keeping an eye on all movements in the Northern Border, Shen Qing is guarding Luoyang, and Qian Shaoqing has opened his third silk shop in Jiangnan.

Everything is running smoothly, everything is moving forward.

Su Jiuge stood on the roof of the palace, the wind blowing through the thousands of ravines and valleys of Cangwu Mountain.

She thought of many people.

She lived for twenty years, rising from the snow-covered mass grave to the top of the palace on Mount Cangwu.

She is no longer alone.

The first day of the fourth month in the twentieth year of Yong'an.

Luoyang, the imperial city.

The coronation ceremony of the new emperor.

Xiao Yan, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and wearing a twelve-tassel crown, stood on the steps of the Golden Palace.

He was no longer the "useless sixth prince" who kept his head down and looked at his toes in the court, nor was he the Prince Zhao who took a knife for Su Jiuge.

He is the new emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty.

Su Jiuge stood beside him in her empress's court dress, which was embroidered with phoenixes in gold thread on a dark blue dress, with a jade belt around her waist and a nine-dragon and phoenix crown on her head.

This was the first time she had officially appeared in court as Empress.

All the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and shouted in unison, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!"

Xiao Yan said "Rise," but Su Jiuge did not speak; she did not need to.

All she had to do was stand there.

All the civil and military officials of the Great Liang Dynasty knew that she deserved half the credit for the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

She pacified the western border, she conquered the northern border, she pacified the southern border, and she captured the crown prince.

Without her, Xiao Yan would not have been able to sit in this position.

But Xiao Yan himself knew that it wasn't because she helped him conquer the world, but because she was willing to stand by his side.

She did these things not to help him, but for herself.

She wanted peace in the world, and he made that promise to her; she is now fulfilling that promise.

that is it.

After the coronation ceremony, Xiao Yan and Su Jiuge walked side by side on the palace road.

Sunlight streamed down from the top of the red wall, casting long, long shadows of the two people.

Xiao Yan was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, but he wasn't used to the color and felt it was too bright.

Su Jiuge walked beside him, the dark blue empress's court dress fitting her perfectly.

"Jiuge," Xiao Yan called to her.

She is still his Su Jiuge, no matter what she wears or where she stands.

"Um."

"How long do you think I can remain emperor?"

Su Jiuge thought for a moment. "As long as you don't forget your roots, you can remain in power for a long time. You used to be the master of Qianji Tower, so you knew about the affairs of the world. Now you are the emperor, and you still know about the affairs of the world. A person who knows about the affairs of the world will not be a foolish ruler."

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment, then smiled:

Are you praising me?

Su Jiuge did not answer and continued walking forward.

Xiao Yan followed and walked beside him, the two of them side by side out of the gates of the imperial city.

Outside the gate lay the streets of Luojing City, bustling with ordinary people, and countless days to come.

She doesn't like the title, but she doesn't reject it.

The Empress is just a position; while in that position, she can still do what she wants.

Guan Ange, practiced swordsmanship, ate osmanthus cake, returned to the Dingyuan Marquis's residence, and went to Cangwu Mountain.

No one could stop her, and Xiao Yan wouldn't stop her either.

Xiao Yan had promised her: "You help me become emperor, and after that, you can go wherever you want. I won't stop you."

She wouldn't leave, but she also knew he wouldn't let her go.