"Don't worry, Sister Xu, I definitely won't compete with you for your attention on the way. I just want to go out and have a look around..."

"It's been such a long, long time since I've been out. The last time I went out was in the twelfth year of the Zhenguan era, when I went to the Hot Spring Palace with His Majesty..."

Xu Hui was a kind-hearted person, and she had been close to Wu Meiniang since she entered the palace. When she saw Wu Meiniang pleading like this, she immediately felt compassion.

"Since you put it that way, then I'll try to go to His Majesty. But I can't guarantee anything; if His Majesty disagrees, don't blame me!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Meiniang immediately stepped forward, grabbed Xu Hui's arm, and shook it vigorously.

"Sister Xu, you're so kind to me!"

"You'll definitely succeed if you go and talk to him. His Majesty dotes on you so much, how could he bear to refuse you? Hehehe..."

"nonsense!"

"When has His Majesty ever shown me any favor?"

"His Majesty appointed you to accompany him when he inspected the imperial tombs last time. How dare you say that His Majesty doesn't favor you?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hui immediately thought of the fat grandson that His Majesty had hidden in Xianyang, and an undisguised smile appeared on her face.

"Look, look, you're smiling like a flower! His Majesty must have lavished favors on you on the way here, hee hee hee!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hui's expression immediately changed, becoming serious and earnest.

"Don't talk nonsense. His Majesty is inspecting the imperial mausoleum; he has no time to do such things!"

"So what did you all do?"

"us……"

Xu Hui immediately remembered His Majesty's instructions, then shook her head and said.

"Don't ask anymore, there are some things I can't tell you!"

"Oh oh oh..."

Wu Meiniang was inevitably disappointed upon hearing this, but given that Xu Hui had finally agreed to plead with the Emperor on her behalf, she dared not show it, fearing that it would offend Xu Hui and cause her to break her promise.

"Okay, I'll head back now..."

"Wait, what are you holding?"

"I embroidered this cloak for His Majesty. I wanted to ask you to embroider the eyes for me, but seeing how busy you are, I was too embarrassed to ask..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Hui immediately snatched the cloak from Wu Meiniang's hand, examined the stitching, and nodded in satisfaction.

"good!"

"Your embroidery skills have improved, but not by much, hahaha!"

"Let me keep this cloak for now. I'm just wondering how to bring it up with His Majesty. When His Majesty sees this cloak and casually asks about it, I can use this opportunity to plead for you on his behalf!"

"Thank you so much, Sister Wu!"

After Wu Meiniang left, Xu Hui packed her things while waiting for the Emperor to visit her.

Generally speaking, His Majesty would favor his attendants the night before each time he selected them.

But today was a bit strange; she waited until 9 PM but His Majesty still hadn't arrived.

"Where is His Majesty? Where has His Majesty gone?"

Just as Xu Hui was wondering where His Majesty had gone, the Emperor she had been longing for was holding Si Zi's hand and asking her with concern.

"What's wrong? Is your chest hurting again?"

"Um……"

"The imperial physician!"

"Father, I'm fine, so please don't trouble the imperial physicians..."

"Besides, even if the imperial physicians came, it wouldn't be of any use; my daughter's illness is beyond their ability to cure..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin burst into tears. He knew all too well that his daughter's illness was incurable. But as a father, how could he bear to watch his daughter suffer from such pain?

"Father, I'm fine. It only hurts for a short while each time..."

"I heard that Father Emperor is going to inspect the imperial mausoleum tomorrow. I wonder if I can take my daughter with me?"

"oh?"

"You want to go too?"

Upon hearing this, Si Zi forced a smile and said...

"yes!"

"My daughter hasn't left the palace in a long time and wants to go out for a walk..."

In fact, Si Zi lied. She only wanted to go with them to see the area near her father's mausoleum and choose a scenic spot as her burial site.

She knew early on that she had an incurable disease and it was uncertain whether she would live to adulthood.

The severe chest pain she had been experiencing in recent days made her even more certain that she was nearing the end of her life, which led her to consider choosing a burial site.

However, I cannot say such things in front of my father. He is already working hard enough to handle state affairs every day, and he would be very sad if he heard me say such things.

When Li Shimin saw that his daughter wanted to go out of the palace for a stroll, he readily agreed.

"OK!"

"It just so happens that Father Emperor wants you to meet someone. You will be very happy if you meet him!"

Who is it?

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin smiled mysteriously.

"Keep it a secret!"

Upon hearing this, Sizi immediately became unhappy and deliberately pouted, pretending to be angry.

"Father, you kept this a secret from me? I'm never talking to you again!"

Seeing his beloved daughter was angry, Li Shimin quickly said with a smile.

"This person's identity is a bit special. He is a close relative of ours, but he got lost from us due to an accident."