marriage: one, find her husband’s body; two, hold a state funeral for him, and three, have the Emperor
pay his respects at Fan’s grave. The Emperor reluctantly consented. After the three promises were
fulfilled, Qin Shi Huang was ready to take Meng Jiangnu as his wife. However, the disconsolate, Meng
threw herself into the Bohai Sea.” “So her life ended like that ….” Elinor whispered. “Poor girl. At
least, Meng can be reunited with her husband.” I smiled sadly.
Hand in hand, the three friends moved on. The people built a temple with Meng’s statue as a
memorial to the tragic legend.
That is the tale of the Great Wall.
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