Chang 'an City, Tang Empire, Ye Ting Palace, Blue Phoenix Hall.
In the palace where the Empress lived.
Tang Emperor Li Shi Min wore a dragon robe and held a scroll in his hand. On it was a poem he had written. Two eunuchs followed him as he walked into the Blue Phoenix Palace. As he walked, Li Shi Min shouted happily,"Guanyin maid, zhen wrote a poem for you. Come and take a look!”
In the Blue Phoenix Palace, a middle-aged lady in her thirties, who was wearing a phoenix robe and a phoenix hairpin, sat on the edge of the wide dragon bed with her hands placed in front of her abdomen. Two beautiful palace maids in low-cut gauze dresses stood beside her, waiting for Li Shiming's arrival.
This middle-aged lady was beautiful, but her face was pale. It was obvious that she was usually weak and sickly.
She was Empress Zhangsun, the first wife of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.
It was rumored that Empress Zhangsun and Emperor Li Shimin were very loving.
Li Shimin called Empress Zhangsun's nickname "Guanyin Maid", and Empress Zhangsun called Li Shimin "Second Brother".
Seeing Li Shimin come in, Empress Zhangsun was immediately supported by two palace maids to kneel on the ground to welcome the emperor.
"Second brother."
Li Shimin's face was filled with heartache as he quickly helped Empress Zhangsun up."Guanyin's body isn't good, so why do you need to do these empty courtesies?”
After Empress Zhangsun was helped up by Li Shimin, she smiled and said,""Second brother is the husband, and this concubine is the wife. It is only right for a wife to welcome her husband.”
"Guanyin maid! You…"
Li Shimin knew that Empress Zhangsun paid attention to the etiquette between husband and wife, so he didn't say much.
Suddenly, Li Shi Min slapped his head and said,""Oh right, Guanyin maid, zhen wrote a poem for you.”
As he spoke, Li Shimin showed Empress Zhangsun the poem that he had personally written.
"Alright."
Empress Zhangsun took it with a smile and opened it. She glanced at the handwriting.
Yes!
It was just as expected.
It was indeed His Majesty's handwriting.
Then, Empress Zhangsun began to read the poem written by Li Shimin on the scroll.
Last night, the stars and the wind
Last night's stars, last night's wind, west of the painting building, east of the osmanthus hall.
There are no colorful phoenix wings on the body, and the heart is connected with one point.
Sitting next to each other to send hook spring wine warm, sub-Cao shooting wax lamp red.
Alas, I listen to the drum to respond to the official to go, go to Malan Taiwan like a turquoise canopy.
Puchi!
Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but burst into laughter after reading the letter. She looked at Li Shiming with a funny expression.
Li Shimin was very puzzled as to why Empress Zhangsun was smiling at him.
"Second brother, are you sure you wrote this poem?" Empress Zhangsun asked with a smile.”
Without waiting for Li Shimin's reply, Empress Zhangsun said,""It just so happens that I wrote a few poems today. Why don't I bring them over and let Second Brother take a look?”
Li Shimin felt a little guilty under Empress Zhangsun's gaze, but Empress Zhangsun's words made him very curious. He immediately agreed,""Oh, the Guanyin maid also wrote a few poems? Then zhen will have to take a good look."
Empress Zhangsun replied,"I'll let the palace maids get it."”
Empress Zhangsun then turned around and said to one of the two palace maids standing beside her,""Chunmei, go and bring the poems that bengong wrote today.”
The maid bowed." Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I'll go get it now."”
After saying that, the palace maid left. Not long after, the palace maid brought back six scrolls.
Each scroll corresponded to a poem.
Empress Zhangsun took the scroll and handed it to Li Shimin.""Second Brother, please take a look."
Li Shi Min took the paper and opened one of them. After a while, he looked embarrassed.
Then he opened another one, and the awkwardness on his face became even stronger.
When he opened the third scroll, Li Shiming finally found a poem that was exactly the same as the one he had just written.
Other than the handwriting, the name of the poem and the antithesis were all exactly the same.
"Guanyin maid, did you already know that the poem I showed you was written by someone else?”
Finally, Li Shi Min put down the five scrolls and said in shame.
"Second Brother, please forgive me. I didn't mean to deceive Second Brother.”
Seeing that Li Shiming already knew, Empress Zhangsun immediately knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.
"Guanyin maid, get up. This has nothing to do with you. Zhen had originally heard about these poems and chose one that Zhen liked the most to write. It was specially to please you. I didn't expect you to already know this poem.”
Li Shi Min helped Empress Zhangsun up and said with a bitter smile.
"So Second Brother did it to make me feel at ease. I deliberately lied to His Majesty.”
Empress Zhangsun said after hearing that Li Shimin had copied this poem from somewhere else just to make her happy.
"Guanyin maidservant, tell the truth, what's wrong with that?”
Li Shi Min shook his head with a depressed expression.
Seeing Li Shimin's depressed face, Empress Zhangsun put aside the song that Li Shimin had given her," Last Night's Stars and Last Night's Wind ", and smiled."This concubine is very happy that Second Brother gave me a gift.”
Seeing the poem that he copied from somewhere else in Empress Zhangsun's hand, and Empress Zhangsun saying that she was very happy, Li Shimin's mood immediately improved.
The husband and wife chatted lovingly for a while. After discussing some matters in the palace, Empress Zhangsun talked about Li Yi.
"Your Majesty, I heard that these poems were written by a young monk whose name is unknown in Xiaoxiang Pavilion.”Empress Zhangsun whispered in Li Shimin's arms.
Li Shimin was also curious about Li Yi, who had written these poems. He said,"Yeah, I heard he's a monk. He wrote six poems in a row and defeated the number one scholar in Jiangnan, Ming Jincai.”
Empress Zhangsun was in Li Shimin's arms. She looked up at Li Shimin's side profile and said,"Second Brother, you said that the monk is young and he doesn't have any love experience. How did he write these classic love poems?”
Li Shi Min shook his head." I'm not sure about that. Maybe he's gifted."”
Empress Zhangsun said," Second Brother, to be able to write such a few classic poems in a row proves that the monk's literary talent is extraordinary. He is a talent. I feel that Second Brother must not bury such a good talent."”
Li Shimin said," I wanted to recruit that monk to be an official in the court. Unfortunately, he disappeared after appearing in Xiaoxiang Restaurant for a short while. He didn't leave any name behind. The court can't find him even if they want to."”
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