Chapter 484 - 317 - End (2)
"Yes, when the old lady comes later, the slave will give it to her," Ling Xiang passed the comb to Lady Xiao.
Lady Xiao’s fingers trembled as they caressed the comb’s spine, her face wearing a faint smile.
Lady Xiao had once been the Empress of the Xiliang Kingdom, wife to Emperor Xiao Ming.
According to Ran Yan’s knowledge, Emperor Xiao Ming, Xiao Kui, was a highly talented emperor who had written ’The Classic of Filial Piety’ among fourteen other books. He was magnanimous as a gentleman, a wise sovereign amid chaos. Upon his death, his subjects all mourned with tears streaming down their faces.
Such a man, the ruler of a nation, would personally make a wooden comb for his wife, would whisper sweet nothings to her. Presumably, the love between the emperor and empress must have been deep. Yet he had been dead for decades, and during those years, as Lady Xiao recalled his gentleness and his words of affection, how lonely she must have felt.
"May the descendants of my Xiao Family prosper," Lady Xiao sighed and slowly closed her eyes.
Seeing her peaceful expression, Ran Yan’s heart clenched. She softly called out, "Grandmother?"
The response came as a warm breeze at the end of spring, carrying with it the fragrance of peonies.
Ling Xiang urgently grasped Lady Xiao’s hand, her voice trembling, desperately trying to wake her, "Lady Xiao, Lady Xiao!"
Ran Yan’s fingers touched the lady’s neck, where she could feel the warmth of her skin, but no longer her pulse.