On that silent night, she finally breathed her last. Her soul eventually arrived at Hongli's Hall of Mental Cultivation. Perhaps it was because of the thing she had been most attached to in life: she still yearned for the young man she had once cherished. The autumn wind sighed, and the leaves fell.
When the emperor heard that Ruyi had passed away, he finally felt some regret. Even lying in bed, he couldn't forget how she had once told him, "A beautiful beginning, a bitter end." He no longer had the courage to set foot in Yikun Palace.
Ruyi wandered the Hall of Mental Cultivation all night, and at last she saw him. There was no joy, only a trace of reluctance. It was merely the affection of their youth. Perhaps those youthful feelings had been too beautiful for her to forget, even after all the hurt and the heartbreak. Seeing how listless he was, she couldn't help feeling sorry for him. Ruyi had often wondered, when she was alive, why the emperor had mentioned Empress Xiaoxian so many times. Now she understood: there was no going back. Perhaps it was for the best. Now she could leave in peace. Ruyi shed a single tear. It fell onto the handkerchief in Hongli's hands, bringing that beautiful past to a close. Ruyi felt a force pull her into a rift in space and time!
Theme: Unable to accept Ruyi's ending
