What we once jokingly said about what would happen after death has now come to pass!

"The clothes and pillowcases are endless, and the needlework is still there, so I cannot bear to open them."

"I still cherish the old affection for my servants, and I even gave them money in a dream."

"I know that everyone has this kind of sorrow, but for poor and lowly couples, everything is more painful."

After Li Tai finished reciting the poem, everyone in the Ziyun Tower fell silent, and those with sensitive hearts couldn't help but shed tears.

Just then, Li Shimin's emotions calmed down a bit, and he raised his sleeve to wipe away his tears.

"When the Empress and I got married, we weren't exactly a poor couple, but we weren't exactly well off either."

"At that time, I was only fifteen years old and held no official position in the court. I was merely a military officer under General Yun Dingxing. The Empress was thirteen years old and had been driven out by her brothers, so she could only live in her maternal uncle's house."

"Back then, the Empress and I jokingly talked about what would happen after we died. She said she would be with me through life and death, but I refused. I said if she died first, I would follow her, but the Empress refused again..."

"Decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and my empress has been gone for ten years, yet when I recall her past, it seems as if it were just yesterday..."

"Li Jue, your poem is excellent; it perfectly captures my heart!"

"I won't transcribe it anymore. Just paste this poem on a Kongming lantern and burn it for your imperial grandmother!"

"promise!"

Li Jue snatched the poem from Li Tai, smeared it with paste, and stuck it onto the Kongming lantern with a snap. He then lit the lantern and personally handed it to Li Shimin.

He could have taken the initiative himself, but he felt it was better to let Li Shimin do it personally.

Sure enough, Li Shimin saw him hand over the Kongming lantern and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Li Shimin tested the lift of the Kongming lantern and, seeing that it was quite strong, immediately went outside the Ziyun Tower and chose an open space to release the lantern.

Under the influence of heat, the Kongming lanterns swayed and rose into the night sky, quickly merging with countless other Kongming lanterns to become the largest and brightest star in the night sky.