My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

Su Wan continued, "In a fit of anger, His Majesty actually imprisoned the Crown Prince in the Dali Temple prison, intending to have Dai Zhou interrogate the Crown Prince and punish him."

The Crown Prince has been pampered since childhood and is of such a noble status. How could he suffer such a great humiliation?

I fear that the Crown Prince might do something foolish while in prison due to a moment of despair.

Therefore, I have come to beg Consort Xu to put in a good word for me before His Majesty and persuade him to release the Crown Prince from the Dali Temple prison.

Upon hearing Su Wan's words, Xu Hui understood: "It seems that His Majesty is truly angry this time."

However, imprisoning the crown prince in the Dali Temple jail seemed a bit too harsh.

Su Wan's expression turned worried: "Now everyone can see that Fang Xuanling is ostensibly upholding the dignity of the law for the court, but in reality, he is supporting Li Tai in his struggle for the position of crown prince."

Cen Wenzi, Wei Ting, Su Xu, and others secretly supported Li Tai, attempting to suppress the Crown Prince and even try to kill him. If they did, Li Tai would achieve his goal.

Xu Hui felt heavy-hearted after hearing Su Wan's words.

She comforted Su Wan: "Princess Consort, you don't need to worry too much. I think His Majesty's real intention is just to shut up the ministers and princes. Otherwise, if the Crown Prince raises troops on his own and is not punished at all, what will His Majesty do if other princes follow suit in the future?"

Therefore, you must understand His Majesty's difficulties.

However, I believe that the Crown Prince has no rebellious intentions, is loyal to the court, and is very filial to His Majesty and the Empress. He is a rare and good Crown Prince.

Everyone has witnessed the Crown Prince's achievements in both civil and military affairs. No one can deny that the Crown Prince is an outstanding person, and it can even be said that he is the most outstanding Crown Prince in history.

"Don't worry about this matter. Once I see His Majesty, I will definitely tell him about it and beg for His Majesty's forgiveness for the Crown Prince."

Su Wan was incredibly intelligent; she knew, of course, that Xu Hui's words carried considerable weight in front of Li Shimin, even surpassing those of Empress Zhangsun.

"Xu Jieyu, how can I possibly thank you enough?"

Xu Hui smiled and said, "You don't need to be so polite. Didn't I say that I will have to rely on you and the Crown Prince to take care of me in the palace from now on?"

I am different from the other concubines; I have no power or influence whatsoever.

Actually, I'm quite worried right now too.

"Now that you are deeply favored by His Majesty, what are you worried about?"

"Last time, I accidentally found a letter, which turned out to be written by Consort Yang to her son Li Ke."

Consort Yang mentioned me in her letter, saying that I used seductive tricks to dominate His Majesty, causing her to be neglected.

Tell me, am I being wronged?

Every time His Majesty comes to visit me, I always advise him to stay overnight at the residence of one of the other concubines.

However, His Majesty never listens. Now, everyone thinks I used some kind of seductive trick to keep His Majesty by my side, trying to make him favor me alone.

Actually, none of those things really happened.

Crown Princess, you are a person well-versed in classics and history, so you must know the cruelty of palace intrigue.

At that time, Empress Lü and Consort Qi were vying for the emperor's favor.

Empress Lü and Liu Bang were a couple who had gone through thick and thin together. During Liu Bang's struggle for the throne, she made many contributions to him.

However, later, as Empress Lü grew old and her beauty faded, Liu Bang favored the young and beautiful Consort Qi, and even planned to make Consort Qi's son, Liu Ruyi, the crown prince.