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Chapter 649 But there is no turning back in this world?
Bai Wanwan's eyes widened as she asked, "No way? Emperor Taizu of Qi had such a rough life?"
It is dozens of times more difficult than Zhu Yuanzhang's experience!
Gu Sinian continued:
“In fact, Qi Taizu’s father was originally from an aristocratic family, but he was later driven out of the clan. There are so many twists and turns in this story!
When Emperor Taizu of Qi was fifteen years old, he drifted to Xijing. With no other way to make a living, he worked as a porter at the dock to make a living.
Once, Qi Yuwei, a young lady from the Qi family, a wealthy local family, accidentally fell into the water. He happened to see her and jumped in without saying a word to rescue her.
The Qi family had only one daughter and was well off. When they saw that the young man had saved their daughter and felt sorry for him being alone, they adopted him and changed his surname to Qi.
At that time, Qi Yuwei and he met every day. After a while, they fell in love with each other and were interested in each other.
The master of the Qi family thought that the young man was down-to-earth and capable, and was a good material. He also felt sorry for his background, so he not only paid for his education and learning to read and write, but also valued him very much.
Later, he was given the grand name Qi Tian.
Qi Tian did not disappoint people. During these years in the Qi family, he not only learned everything from the books.
Following the master of the Qi family, she managed the family business and dealt with social interactions, and became proficient in everything.
He was quick-witted and daring, and through the Qi family's connections, he got to know many heroes in the martial arts world and frustrated officials in the court.
At that time, the imperial court was corrupt, the local area was not peaceful, and there were wars everywhere.
Qi Tian felt that the opportunity had come, so he relied on the financial resources of the Qi family and his own connections to form a team.
He was not afraid of death in battle and always rushed to the front. His subordinates obeyed him. He was also quick-witted and had used clever tactics to win battles against opponents who outnumbered him several times.
Qi Yuwei also helped him a lot. He didn't have to worry about household matters, and she often gave him advice and contacted people.
He fought like this for five or six years, his army grew larger and larger, and finally fought all the way to Bianjing..."
Bai Wanwan looked at Emperor Taizu of Qi, and the aura he exuded was truly shocking.
She couldn't help but ask, "Did he and Qi Yuwei stay together afterwards?"
Qi Guangheng shook his head and said:
“This Empress Yuwei did stay with him for several years, but after arriving in Bianjing, she suffered a heavy hemorrhage while giving birth to the prince, and her health deteriorated, and she passed away not long after.
I heard that Emperor Taizu of Qi was heartbroken at that time and later posthumously named her Empress Yuwei.
Behind the statue of Emperor Taizu of Qi stands a female statue, which is carved from jade and looks very beautiful.
She stared at the statue and sighed:
“I didn’t expect Queen Yuwei to be so beautiful. Life is so unpredictable!
Did he marry many people later?"
Gu Sinian said: "Yes, later on, Emperor Taizu of Qi had seventy-two concubines in his harem, but our lineage is all descended from Empress Yuwei's lineage."
Bai Wanwan nodded: "Maybe this is the fate of the royal family!"
Gu Sinian sneered:
"What royal destiny? He's climbed from a poor boy to such a high position in such a short time, his mindset has long since changed.
When I was working at the dock, all I had in my eyes was Qi Yuwei and survival.
But when he became emperor and ruled the world, the people and things around him were different, and his ideas naturally changed as well.
To put it bluntly, my status has changed, and my heart has become wild as well."
Bai Wanwan directly covered Gu Sinian's mouth and said, "Brother, how dare you say anything out loud? What if someone hears it?"
Gu Sinian smiled faintly and said, "That's also true. You haven't seen the real historical records."
Bai Wanwan looked at him blankly and asked, "What does the real historical records mean?"
Gu Sinian sat on the dragon chair next to him and said slowly:
"These true historical records record that Emperor Taizu of Qi and Qi Yuwei were only together for two years before he found another woman outside.
That woman was his childhood sweetheart. They met in a dilapidated temple.
Later, they met again somehow. Emperor Taizu of Qi was particularly interested in her and visited her every day.
Qi Yuwei knew about this matter and felt very upset, but there was nothing she could do.
What makes people even more uncomfortable is that this childhood sweetheart knows some unconventional methods.
Seeing that Qi Yuwei was pregnant, she found different ways to send her food every day.
Qi Yuwei was already worried, and she ate a lot, so the baby in her belly grew particularly fast. In the late stages of pregnancy, her belly was so big that she had difficulty walking.
When it came time to give birth, the baby was too big to be delivered. I struggled for a whole day and night, and ended up bleeding profusely and dying.
Bai Wanwan frowned and said, "Ah? Isn't it rumored that after Empress Yuwei passed away, Emperor Taizu of Qi never appointed another empress?"
Gu Sinian nodded and said, "That's true. Let's take a look around and see what this place is."
After walking around for a long time, I found that this was just a very ordinary courtyard house.
Gu Sinian shook his head and said, "This should be the house we had in Xijing before. I didn't expect that Emperor Taizu of Qi would actually replicate the previous house one to one."
They went straight to the study and saw that it was full of books, and there were some letters written by Emperor Taizu of Qi on the desk.
"My wife Yuwei, I wonder how you are doing now?
All these years, there hasn't been a single day that I haven't thought about you.
So I had a palace built underground. Every brick, tile, blade of grass, and tree inside were modeled after the ones we had back in the day when we were in the Shen family.
Look at this study, the style of the window lattices and the inkstone on the desk, they are all what you loved the most in the past. I still remember that you always liked to sit by the window to bask in the sun, saying that the light was just right for seeing the small words in the book..."
"If you hadn't said 'the people have suffered for a long time', I might have remained the Shen family's son-in-law who relied on you for support until my death, and I wouldn't have dared to dream of becoming an emperor.
But I ultimately failed you. I was blindsided and believed that woman's lies, causing you so much injustice during your pregnancy. Even the last... the last time I saw you, I couldn't even say a word properly."
"Over the years, I've often wondered, if I hadn't listened to her that day, if I hadn't believed the Taoist priest's lies, would I have been able to keep you and the child safe? But there's no turning back in this world."
"Fortunately, our son is a good man, and his temperament is like yours, kind and tenacious.
In the past few years, I didn't care about anything else. I just watched him study, practice martial arts, and pay attention to the suffering of the people.
I only hope that he can become a monarch who is worthy of the people in the future, which can be considered as... atonement for my sins a little bit!"
Bai Wanwan looked at these letters, each of which expressed her longing for Queen Yuwei.
Gu Sinian looked at Bai Wanwan with disdain and said, "What are you thinking about? Everyone says that Emperor Taizu of Qi loves Empress Yuwei terribly. What do you think?"
Bai Wanwan sneered:
"They call this love? If they really loved her, why didn't they treat her better when she was alive?
Now that she's dead, building a palace like this is called loving her?"