In the Library Pavilion, there were things Hua Yan could not touch. For instance, Emperor Huaiyu's "The Discourse on State and Grain," his half-finished painting scroll, and the sealed-away collections of Hua Yan's musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and paintings.
This place was where she remained unseen for her entire life, obscured from the sunlight, hiding both the light and her own reflection.
For several years, she would obstinately play the zither and fall into exhausted slumber within these walls every few days. Upon waking, she would continue, repeatedly tormenting herself. On the strings of the zither remained bloodstains that were never wiped away.
It was later that her brother pulled her back from this place and strictly sealed it off, allowing her to finally step out.