The conversation between Li Jue and Li Shimin had already been relayed to Xu Hui by a palace maid, who was deeply moved and her tears soaked her pillow.
When Li Shimin walked in, Xu Hui was crying loudly. Li Shimin was stunned when he saw this, thinking that she was crying because she was in too much pain.
"My beloved concubine has suffered..."
"My beloved consort, I wish to bestow upon you the title of Consort Xu Xian. The investiture ceremony will be held once you have recovered!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Hui struggled to get up and express her gratitude, but Li Shimin pressed her down.
"Don't get up!"
"I know you are weak right now, let's talk about it when you're better!"
"Your Majesty, I... I am utterly unworthy to hold the position of one of the Four Consorts, sob sob sob..."
Li Shimin smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
"Your position as a virtuous consort was secured for you by my rebellious grandson. If you want to thank someone, thank him! Hahaha!"
Xu Hui was even more moved when she heard this.
One was moved by Li Jue's sincerity, and the other was moved by Li Shimin's affection for his grandson, the Crown Prince.
His Majesty is clearly trying to curry favor with me on behalf of the Crown Prince, hoping that I will help the Crown Prince in the future!
"Your Majesty, I...I will certainly not fail in my mission!"
Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this, then shook his head helplessly.
"You don't need to worry about him. His position as heir apparent is as solid as bronze and iron; no one can shake it."
"You should really manage the atmosphere in the harem. How come the court always knows about everything that happens in the harem?"
Xu Hui chuckled upon hearing this.
"Isn't this because His Majesty is too benevolent and too lenient towards the palace servants?"
"Actually, it's not difficult to control the harem. As long as the concubines set an example, the palace maids and eunuchs below will naturally behave themselves."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this. He finally understood why Li Jue had recommended Xu Hui as one of the four consorts. It turned out that Xu Hui was indeed very virtuous.
"Take good care of your health. Once you're well, manage the harem properly for me!"
"Um……"
Emperor Taizong of Tang was overjoyed to have a princess. Three days later, he couldn't wait to hold a banquet and announce the birth of "Princess Xianyang" to his ministers.
However, the title of Princess Xianyang sparked a small debate. Some people felt it was inappropriate and suggested several new names for Li Shimin.
But this time, Li Shimin was determined to use Xianyang, and no one could persuade him otherwise.
On the hundredth day, Li Shimin prepared a grand banquet for Princess Xianyang, followed by Xu Hui's investiture ceremony.
He also specially invited Li Jue to attend the ceremony, and privately had Xu Hui thank Li Jue for saving his life and recommending him.
Li Jue naturally refused to accept this gift.
In fact, his recommendation of Xu Hui as a virtuous concubine was not out of any selfish motive, but simply out of respect for this woman.
It should be noted that after Li Shimin died, he had three thousand concubines in his harem, but only this woman starved herself to death and was buried with Li Shimin.
This affection alone is enough to make him think highly of Xu Hui!
"Sister Xu, you may dispense with the formalities..."
"Crown Prince, this ceremony absolutely cannot be omitted!"
“The situation was critical at the time. If it weren’t for the intervention of the Crown Prince and the Immortal Sun, I would have lost both myself and my unborn child.”
"This immense kindness and virtue is something that even if I were to repay it with all my heart, I could never do so!"
"If you do not accept my gift, I will feel even more guilty..."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Li Jue could only step aside to avoid the situation.
"Fine, fine, you do your greeting, I'll just avoid you..."
Xu Hui bowed respectfully to Li Jue, then said with a face full of apology.
"Your Highness, I am grateful for the Crown Prince's recommendation, but I... I cannot act out of personal favoritism and am afraid I cannot assist Your Highness in matters concerning the inner palace. I hope Your Highness will understand..."
Li Jue was overjoyed to hear this. Xu Hui wouldn't even help herself, let alone others!
"no problem!"
"As long as Sister Xu keeps an eye on the women around Grandpa and prevents them from causing me trouble, that would be a huge help to me!"
Xu Hui chuckled upon hearing this and instantly understood Li Jue's deeper meaning.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, as long as Your Majesty trusts me, I will certainly manage the harem well for Your Majesty!"
As the two were talking, they suddenly heard crying coming from outside.
"What's going on?"
Xu Hui listened carefully and said.
"It sounds like Princess Jiujiang's voice!"
"she?"
"What is she doing here!"
The two left the main hall and went outside. Sure enough, they saw Princess Jiujiang kneeling in front of Li Shimin, sobbing.
"Brother, you must stand up for your sister!"
"Of the 3,500 salt workers in my sister's family, more than a dozen households have already starved to death because of the Crown Prince's refined salt..."
"If this continues, all three thousand people will starve to death, waaaaah..."
If Princess Jiujiang pleaded for him, Li Shimin would have ignored her. But when Princess Jiujiang brought out more than three thousand salt workers, Li Shimin had to be cautious.
While Princess Jiujiang was crying her heart out, Princess Changsha, Princess Luling, and a host of other intangible cultural heritages left by Li Yuan to Li Shimin jumped out one after another and started crying in front of Li Shimin.
"Brother, we can't go on living either, waaaaah..."
"My family has three hundred salt workers..."
"My family has 1,200 salt workers..."
"My family has four thousand salt workers, and they're all starving to death, boohoo..."
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Changsun Wuji quickly knelt down in front of Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, what I didn't want to say was that... the Crown Prince's workshops are producing too much, which has seriously harmed the salt and iron industry of the Tang Dynasty."
"My family has 100,000 miners and 18,000 ironworkers. They're not starving to death, but they haven't had any work for months..."
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