What does the ending of Crane Pavilion mean?

The ending of the crane pavilion was that the prince died, and Lu Wenxi chose to commit suicide after giving birth to the child.

After Xiao Dingquan went to Changzhou, the timeline was directly skipped for 8 months, which shows that he didn't have news for three days as agreed. Liu Wenxi looked at the painting with a big belly, saying that he had no worries and could accompany his royal highness to see the scenery in the middle of Sichuan. He also said that "your royal highness broke the contract", which meant that Xiaodingquan died and failed to abide by the agreement.

In the last scene, two white cranes fly together in the air, but they were not together before their death, and finally they can accompany each other after their death.

Brief introduction to the story of Lotus Pavilion:

The crown prince lost his mother and sister and was not close to his father. His early experiences made him extremely eager for family ties, and he always tried his best to keep his only relatives around. For his father, Xiao Dingquan loves and fears, expecting his father's affirmation and fearing the dilemma when his hopes fail.

The King of Qi and his father-in-law Li Baizhou repeatedly created disasters, which not only persecuted the only cherished person around Xiao, but also deepened the gap between Xiao and his father. Lu Shiyu, the prince's teacher, had hoped that Liu Qing Luying would inherit his throne and become the prince's strong backing. Unexpectedly, Lu Wenxi, the daughter of Lu Ying, met the prince by mistake, and then secretly promised her life.

After the people around him were killed one after another, Xiao Dingquan, who was deeply influenced by Lu Shiyu's Confucianism, fought resolutely against the conspiracy of the villains with the principle of being the king of the country.

Lu Wenxi, on the other hand, became a female official in the East Mansion after the misfortune of his father and brother, silently guarding Xiao, and helped him solve the cases of charger and nursery rhymes successively, which finally cleared the wrongs of his father and brother and brought his henchmen to justice. Xiao Dingquan and Lu Wenxi also deepened their feelings through mutual cooperation. Two timid and brave people, who are not afraid of difficulties and sacrifices, accompany each other for the peace of the country.