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

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Chong Sheng Palace.

Li Shimin finally finished dealing with a huge mess and came to see Xu Hui.

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Xu Hui was also feeling very uneasy.

First, during the Lantern Festival martial arts competition, she came up with a unique idea: together with Empress Zhangsun, she made some glutinous rice balls for the civil and military officials. She hoped to take this opportunity to let Li Shimin and his ministers spend the Lantern Festival together, showcasing the peace and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

However, to everyone's surprise, those glutinous rice balls were poisoned at some point.

If it weren't for Su Wan's quick thinking and discovery that the glutinous rice balls were poisoned, it would have almost led to a major disaster.

Although Su Wan has proven her innocence

However, she still faces suspicions that cannot be cleared.

Fortunately, this incident did not lead to serious consequences, otherwise she would have become a sinner for all time.

It's one thing if she has something on her mind, but the real problem is that she dragged Empress Zhangsun into it.

Secondly, Xu Hui was very surprised to hear that Li Shimin had been assassinated by Yin Hongzhi.

She thought to herself that Yin Hongzhi had truly gone mad, daring to assassinate even the Emperor. The crucial point was that Li Shimin had shown great care for both Yin Hongzhi and Consort Yin.

Back then, Master Yin was a ruthless character.

When Li Yuan raised his army

Yin Shishi actually killed one of Li Yuan's sons.

At the same time, digging up the Li family's ancestral graves and destroying the Li family's ancestral temple are acts of heinous behavior that no one can forgive.

After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he seized Yin Shishi and originally planned to execute Yin Hongzhi, Consort Yin, and the entire Yin family, young and old.

It was Li Shimin who pleaded for them, which is why Li Yuan showed leniency and spared them.

Later, Consort Yin married Li Shimin and gave birth to a son for him.

Li Shimin had repeatedly promoted Yin Hongzhi to higher positions, intending to elevate him; however, Yin Hongzhi was an eccentric character.

He always caused chaos and offended everyone, both superiors and subordinates, shortly after taking office.

From then on, Li Shimin abandoned him and allowed him to return to the inner palace.

Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment of the martial arts competition on the Lantern Festival, Yin Hongzhi escaped from the inner palace to assassinate Li Shimin. Fortunately, Su Wan arrived in time and saved Li Shimin's life.

Xu Hui felt a chill run down her spine at this thought. What would she do if something happened to Li Shimin? Who would she rely on for the rest of her life?

Unexpectedly, even the palace is not safe; it is fraught with danger. Even the emperor's safety cannot be guaranteed, let alone that of others.

Moreover, because of Yin Hongzhi's matter, Empress Zhangsun, at the request of Consort Yin, pleaded for Yin Hongzhi's life.

However, Li Shimin did not give Empress Zhangsun any face, and the relationship between the couple became very strained.

In addition, there was another thing that particularly worried Xu Hui: Li Shimin and his son Li Chenggan had fallen out.

She didn't know why Li Shimin had issued an edict to depose Li Chengqian from his position as crown prince.

At the same time, an imperial edict was issued to hunt down and kill Li Chenggan.

Xu Hui thought to herself, "Oh my god, is the tragedy between Emperor Wu of Han and his son Liu Ju going to be repeated?"

Li Shimin had always been seen as a wise and benevolent ruler in her mind.

In Xu Hui's view, Li Chengqian was the most perfect crown prince in history.

It's almost impossible to find any flaws in him.

Li Chengan was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and always cared about the people of the world. Where could he find such a good crown prince?

Not long ago, Li Chenggan recovered the Dangxiang and Tuyuhun tribes, attacked Yanqi, and repeatedly achieved military exploits.

He also lifted the sieges of Chang'an and Luoyang, forcing Ashina Simo to surrender with his people.

He also served as an envoy to countries such as Wa (Japan) and made many contributions.

Logically speaking, Li Chengqian should have been rewarded by the imperial court for his many merits.

However, Li Shimin suppressed Li Chengqian every time, even imprisoning him in the Dali Temple jail, and sending Cheng Yaojin to the jail to test Li Chengqian's words.

How could Li Chenggan not feel disheartened?

Li Shimin firmly opposed Li Chengan's association with Chengxin, Wei Lingfu, and others, believing them to be sorcerers.

However, Xu Hui had also met Cheng Xin, Wei Lingfu and others, and found that they were not as bad as the rumors suggested.

In the end, the one who started it all was none other than the Grand Secretary Fang Xuanling.

For some reason, Fang Xuanling and Li Chengqian didn't get along.

No matter what Li Chenggan did, Fang Xuanling couldn't stand it and was determined to kill him.