Chapter 160
There are more historical records about Empress Chen, including her name, Rong Rong.
The portrait of Empress Yuan bears an inscription by Emperor Chengyuan, which mentions Empress Yuan's name, Rong Rong.
The two share the same name, and given that Empress Yuan was already so beautiful, how could someone who loved and had Empress Yuan possibly fall for someone else?
Therefore, Empress Chen could only be the same person as Empress Yuan.
This explains Yang Yan's various reactions after Emperor Chengyuan's death.
Of course, this is still just speculation, but the credibility of this speculation is over 80%. Before anyone could refute it, almost simultaneously, the archaeological team also announced that the two empresses were the same person.
They found evidence among the burial objects of Emperor Chengyuan: a letter written by Emperor Chengyuan himself, a love letter he kept by himself, which fully recorded how Emperor Chengyuan and Empress Yuan met, fell in love, lost each other, and were later regained.
The archaeological team did not disclose the contents of the letter, which revealed that the way Emperor Chengyuan obtained Empress Yuan was not honorable. They did not want to shatter people's illusions about the love between the two, so they only told the world that the two empresses were actually the same person.
The news caused an uproar as soon as it broke.
The two fan groups have been arguing for years, but in the end, it's just them fighting each other. It's ridiculous.
However, after the laughter subsided, and considering the legendary aspects of the two empresses, and then combining the two into one, all the fans of Emperor Chengyuan's empresses instantly felt a chill run down their spines.
My goodness, what kind of super Mary Sue heroine is this? Her life story is more exciting than any novel!
[It's not just her life experiences; go see the portrait at the National Museum—the Empress's beauty is truly breathtaking! Absolutely stunning! It's no exaggeration to say that since seeing her portrait, I haven't recovered from the shock. Heaven knows how much I want to travel through time to southern Xinjiang to see the Empress alive!]
This is the comment that got the most upvotes; people who have seen the portrait and those who haven't are all liking it.
Netizens were already extremely curious about what Empress Yuan looked like.
Everyone pulled out their phones to book tickets for the National Museum, followed by a series of wails.
"What the heck? Pre-sale tickets are already booked until the year after next?"
The National Museum can receive a maximum of 30,000 visitors per day, but in the blink of an eye, 20 million people have already booked tickets in advance. And this is even with the National Museum's daily visitor capacity doubling. If it didn't double, the wait would probably be four years in advance.
For the first time, people directly experienced what it means to be a great nation with 1.3 billion people.
......
Today is the day Yan Junsheng and Rong Rong will hold their wedding. On the day of the wedding, Rong Rong discovered that there was an extra door, but she did not rush to leave. She was afraid of alerting the enemy and was waiting for the crucial moment to run away.
What has triggered Yan Junsheng recently? His gaze towards Rong Rong now carries a complex mix of emotions.
Rong Rong was unaware that, due to certain circumstances, Yan Junsheng had already learned Rong Rong's true identity: the Empress Yuan of Emperor Chengyuan a thousand years ago.
Yan Junsheng was quite moved, feeling that the two of them had a wonderful fate. Could this be considered a love that spanned a thousand years?
President Yan, who always had only work on his mind, suddenly became love-struck, completely ignoring that his feelings were unrequited.
He was both jealous of Rong Rong's past relationship with Emperor Chengyuan and excited about his upcoming marriage to a historically famous beauty.
This wonderful and blissful feeling made Yan Junsheng tremble all over.
Yan Junsheng led his men to prepare for the ceremony, while Rong Rong stood upstairs and watched coldly.
Once everything was ready, Yan Junsheng came upstairs to invite Rong Rong. Rong Rong leaned on the railing, turned her head, and smiled sweetly at Yan Junsheng.
His heart was instantly struck, his eyes lit up, and Yan Junsheng was overjoyed, thinking that Rong Rong had finally accepted him.
However, the joy on his face lasted only half a second before turning stiff and awkward.
Suddenly, Rong Rong vanished from the spot without warning...
The National Museum was still packed with people that day, especially the exhibition hall with the portrait of Empress Yuan, which was so crowded that it was impossible to move.
For security reasons, about thirty staff members were assigned to this one exhibition hall to maintain order. In addition, there were armed police patrolling the site to prevent criminals from committing any crazy acts.
Rong Rong walked through the newly appeared tunnel. It was quite long, but it was just a thought away. In the blink of an eye, the scene before her eyes was completely transformed.
It's no longer the familiar villa, but... a scene from a fan meeting?
Rong Rong was puzzled and even startled.
If anyone were suddenly confronted with thousands of eyes, eyes that were either infatuated, intoxicated, fanatical, or infatuated, none of them calm, all burning with a gaze that seemed to want to devour someone, no one could remain composed.
"Ah! Goddess!" Someone suddenly screamed out of the blue, followed by a chorus of screams.
Rong Rong flinched and blinked. The staff member shouted at the top of their lungs, "Please keep quiet! Please be civilized during your visit!"
The staff had been shouting for a long time, and their voices were already hoarse. Based on previous experience, no matter how much they shouted, the tourists would not listen. However, this time, after they finished shouting, the scene immediately fell silent, a silence that was somewhat eerie.
The staff were puzzled, but before they could even be happy, a loud buzzing sound started again. If they listened carefully, the tourists seemed to be shouting something.
"I'm completely bewitched! I actually saw Empress Yuan blink! I desperately want to bring her back to life!"
"Holy crap! I'm hallucinating too! The goddess not only blinked but was also scared by me. Am I too ugly? Waaah..."
The rough man's whimpering voice startled Rong Rong, making her blink again.
The scene fell silent again, this time for a long time. People even forgot to move and stood still. Even the staff near the portrait looked dazed until a weak voice rang out.
"What a coincidence, I also saw the goddess wink, hahaha."
The man chuckled awkwardly, but no one responded. The scene was suffocatingly silent, with only bewildered tourists in the distance shouting in dissatisfaction.
"What's going on up there? Why aren't you leaving? It's been stipulated that each person can only stay for a maximum of two minutes! Don't try to cheat us!"
"Someone come quick and do something about this!"
"Hurry up!"
"Quiet! Quiet!" The staff in the distance were also puzzled, and while maintaining discipline, they kept glancing at the portrait.
What exactly happened? Why are the tourists lingering for so long? And why aren't their colleagues doing anything about it?
Someone thought for a moment and was about to go and see what was going on when suddenly a frantic scream and a commotion came from ahead.
"Ah! The goddess really blinked! She really blinked!"
"A fairy has descended to earth! A fairy has descended to earth!"
"Really? You're not seeing things?"
......
The crowd shouted excitedly, some incoherently, and some even knelt and kowtowed.
Generally speaking, if you suddenly see a person in a painting moving, your first reaction is fear, unless the painting depicts a deity.
But now, although Empress Yuan is not a well-known goddess, she is so beautiful that people subconsciously regard her as a fairy. Therefore, people are not afraid, but rather very excited.
After seeing a painting of a beautiful woman, who hasn't fantasized about the woman coming to life? Now that this fantasy has become a reality, how can people remain calm?
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