Upon entering the Youfenglaiyi Hall, the first thing the group saw was a dressing table.
Li Shimin was very familiar with this dressing table. There was a time when he stood in front of it and drew eyebrows for the woman he loved.
But times have changed, and the beauty of yesteryear has passed away, leaving only him, a widower in his fifties.
Why is this thing here?
"Your Majesty, this item is a one-to-one replica of the one in the storeroom..."
"Oh oh oh..."
"Although it is a replica, I still feel it is somewhat inappropriate to expose the Empress's privacy to the public..."
"this……"
When Zhang Anan heard Li Shimin say this, he didn't dare to reply for a moment, and just laughed awkwardly twice.
Li Shimin continued walking forward, seeing the clothes and accessories the empress had worn during her lifetime, until he stopped in front of a painting and stood there for a long time.
The painting is simple: a profile of a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes, with another person directly in front of her. This person is none other than himself in a fit of rage.
"I never expected that this bastard would actually paint this picture..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing stepped forward and smiled.
"Your Majesty, this must be the story of the Empress in full regalia advising the Emperor, right?"
"yes!"
"At that time, I was so angry with Wei Zheng that I wanted to kill him. It was the Empress who put on her court robes and came to advise me, and even congratulated me on having such a virtuous minister..."
"well!"
"In the blink of an eye, Guanyinbi has been gone for ten years. My heart is heavy with sorrow..."
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun had a very good relationship. Sometimes they would even hold hands and stroll around the palace, which became a popular story.
If killing all the favored concubines in the palace could save Empress Zhangsun's life, Li Shimin would carry it out without any hesitation.
In Li Shimin's eyes, no woman in the world could compare to Empress Zhangsun!
But life is unpredictable. Even if he were an emperor, he could not control the life of his beloved. He could only watch helplessly as his beloved was bedridden and eventually succumbed to the merciless torment of illness.
Li Shimin stood before the painting for a long time, lost in thought, then sighed and continued walking forward with his hands behind his back. When he saw a bed, his face instantly turned ashen.
"Why would there be a bed here?"
Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji knew that His Majesty was angry, so he quickly squeezed out some tears to cooperate.
"My poor sister! She's been dead for so many years, and yet she's being dragged out and defiled like this... Waaah..."
When Li Shimin heard Changsun Wuji say this, his face grew even more unpleasant.
"Someone, quickly dismantle this bed!"
"And this building, tear them both down!"
Just as Li Shimin was furious, Li Jing rolled his eyes and casually picked up half of the embroidery on the bed.
"Huh!"
"Your Majesty, look! There are two lines of poetry on this!"
"poetry?"
Upon hearing that there was "poetry," Li Shimin immediately perked up.
"Read it aloud!"
"promise!"
"Oh, it's not just two lines, it's a rather peculiar poem, somewhat like a folk poem with varying line lengths..."
"Ten years have passed, and we are separated by life and death. I try not to think of you, but I cannot forget you..."
Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Could this poem be about him and Guanyinbi?"
After Li Jing finished reading this sentence, he quickly glanced at His Majesty and, seeing that His Majesty was listening attentively, continued to read it softly.
"A lonely grave a thousand miles away, with nowhere to speak of my sorrow."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin sighed inwardly.
"What a desolate grave a thousand miles away, where can one speak of one's sorrow!"
"These two lines alone are enough to make this poem a timeless masterpiece!"
"Your Majesty, this is only the beginning. You will know how amazing this poem is once you hear the rest."
Even if we were to meet again, you would not recognize me, for my face is covered in dust and my temples are like frost!
"Her temples are as white as frost?"
Li Shimin touched his graying temples, a hint of helpless bitterness on his face.
"That grandson is indeed talking about me..."
"In a dream last night, I suddenly returned to my hometown. By the small window, she was dressing her hair. We looked at each other speechlessly, with only tears streaming down our faces."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
"I know that every year, on a moonlit night, my heart will break at the same place, by the short pine ridge..."
When he heard the last sentence, he was heartbroken. He snatched the half of the embroidery from Li Jing's hand, sat on the bed, and burst into tears.
"My beloved Guanyin, why did you abandon me so soon? Waaaaah..."
"I miss you...I..."
Seeing this, Li Jing quickly gave everyone a look, and then they quietly withdrew and left the Fenglaiyi Hall at a distance.
Half an hour later, Li Shimin emerged from the Youfenglaiyi Hall with red eyes.
At this moment, Yuchi Fan cautiously stepped forward to inquire.
"Your Majesty, should this building still be demolished?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin glared fiercely at Yuchi Fan.
"roll!"
"roll?"
Yu Chi Fan rolled away, his eyes full of confusion. He still didn't understand His Majesty's meaning: whether or not the Phoenix Arrives at the Ceremonial Hall should be demolished.
Left with no other choice, he had to seek help from Zhang Anan.
"General Zhang, what exactly does His Majesty mean?"
"To demolish or not to demolish?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Anan looked at Yuchi Fan with a sullen expression. He suddenly remembered what Li Jue had once said: "This guy is really not suitable to be a Hundred Cavalry Commander."
"Didn't you hear His Majesty say 'Get out'?"
"I heard you!"
"But His Majesty didn't say whether it would be demolished or not..."
"well!"
"We will not demolish it for now, but we must close the Youfeng Laiyi Hall!"
"Closed off?"
"right!"
"From this day forward, only His Majesty may enter this hall!"
"Oh, oh, oh... I understand!"
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