My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

"Well then, I'll head back now."

Li Shimin picked up the technique Chen Mo had prepared and bid farewell to Chen Mo.

Seeing this, Old Zhu also felt that he had been here for too long, so he simply spoke up.

"Let's go back! Don't forget our anti-counterfeiting paper!"

Liu Che pondered for a moment.

"I'll head back now..."

He paused, remembering the car he had ordered today.

"I'll have someone deliver the money for the car later, and I'll need your help then."

Chen Mo nodded.

And so, the emperors departed.

……

When Li Shimin returned to the Ming Dynasty, he felt a surge of excitement as he thought about the Tang Dynasty he had read about the day before.

Soon he will be able to drive his Tang on his Tang Dynasty!

He especially showed off in front of his ministers, watching their curious and unsophisticated expressions.

Just thinking about that feeling is fucking awesome!

Li Shimin was in a good mood and was preparing to deal with the accumulated state affairs from yesterday.

But then a eunuch rushed in, tumbling and falling to the ground.

"Your Majesty! You're finally back!!!"

"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

Li Shimin had a bad feeling, and his originally good mood turned sour.

"Her Majesty the Empress...she vomited blood and fell into a coma this morning, and has not yet woken up."

"What?"

Li Shimin suddenly jumped up from his chair, his mind went blank, and he ran straight to the Lizheng Hall without even changing his clothes.

"Guanyinbi! You must hold on!"

Li Shimin was filled with fear, and terror overwhelmed his heart like a tidal wave.

……

Li Shimin burst open the door of the Lizheng Hall.

Inside the hall, the strong, bitter smell of medicine filled the air, overpowering the familiar, elegant fragrance that belonged to Empress Zhangsun.

The palace servants and imperial physicians knelt on the ground, their faces ashen, silent as cicadas in winter.

His gaze instantly swept over everyone else, locking onto the phoenix couch.

Empress Zhangsun lay there quietly, her face as pale as paper.

Her eyes were closed, and the rise and fall of her chest was so faint as to be almost imperceptible.

There were two other people in front of the phoenix bed.

One was a graceful young girl, now her face streaked with tears.

The girl's face was covered in tears. She tried her best not to lose her composure, but she couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her face and her tightly pursed, pale lips.

She nestled against the couch, tightly holding Empress Zhangsun's icy hand.

Beside her, a small body knelt upright, its little face streaked with tears, crying so hard it was almost impossible to breathe.

Unlike her sister, she couldn't control herself, and her sobbing was particularly heartbreaking in the silent palace.

"Ah Ye..."

When Li Lizhi saw her father burst in, she raised her tearful eyes, her voice choked with sobs.

"Father! Mother... Mother isn't moving..."

When Li Mingda saw Li Shimin, it was as if he had found his pillar of support, and he cried out and rushed over.

Fortunately, Li Lizhi pulled her back, crying.

"Father, Sizi misses her mother, so I brought her here to see her, but... but..."

As she spoke, Li Lizhi couldn't stop her tears from flowing again.

Seeing his wife lying on the bed, her life hanging in the balance, and his daughter weeping, Li Shimin felt as if his heart was being torn apart. His vision blurred, and he swayed, almost losing his balance.

He forced himself to calm down, took a few steps to the bedside, ignored the imperial physicians kneeling all over the floor, and gently grasped Empress Zhangsun's cold and powerless hand with trembling hands.

"Guanyinbi...I'm back...I'm here..."

Li Shimin's voice was hoarse and deep, completely different from his usual dignified demeanor.

With his other hand, he pulled his youngest daughter, Li Mingda, who was trying to rush towards him, into his arms, feeling her small body trembling violently in his embrace.

He turned his head sharply, his gaze sweeping like a sharp sword over the kneeling Imperial Physician, the anxiety and ruthlessness in his eyes almost devouring him.

"How is the Empress?! Speak! If you conceal even the slightest thing, I will take your heads!!"

The imperial physician trembled violently, banged his head on the ground, and cried out in despair.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Her Majesty the Empress... Her Majesty's illness has relapsed, and she is suffering from emotional distress, in addition to... in addition to her long-term illness and physical weakness."

"This vomiting of blood is...it is due to sudden internal heat attacking the heart, causing phlegm to accumulate and obstruct the flow, damaging the very foundation of the heart and lungs...We...we have done our best to administer acupuncture and medicine, but...but Your Majesty's pulse is weak, I fear...I fear..."

The imperial physician dared not say anything more and could only kowtow repeatedly.

Upon seeing this, Li Shimin understood what the imperial physician meant.

Although Xiao Sizi couldn't understand the imperial physician's words, he could roughly guess what he was saying from his expression and his father's expression.

Even the imperial physicians couldn't cure her mother's illness; her mother might be leaving her forever!

"Wow--!!!"

Sizi finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears.

She clutched the front of Li Shimin's dragon robe tightly, burying her tear-streaked face in it. Her small body convulsed violently from the intense crying, and she could barely breathe.

"No... Waaah... Sizi doesn't want Mother to leave!"

"Father! Save Mother! Save Mother! Sizi wants Mother! Waaaaah..."

Seeing her younger sister crying so hard she almost fainted, Li Lizhi could no longer hold back. She rushed to the bedside, grabbed her mother's hand, and burst into tears.

"Mother...look at Sizi, look at us..."

Upon seeing this scene, Li Shimin nearly fainted.

But he knew this was not the time to delay, so without saying a word he wrapped Empress Zhangsun in a quilt and picked her up.

Upon seeing this, the imperial physician immediately spoke up.

"Your Majesty! No! Your Majesty! The Empress is now..."

"Get out of here! You bunch of quacks!!!"

Li Shimin turned around and roared angrily, his eyes bloodshot.

"Lizhi, stay in the palace and take good care of Sizi."

Li Lizhi nodded, preparing to take the rhinoceros.

"No! No! I want my mother! I want to stay with my father!"

Hearing this, the little girl in his arms cried even more loudly, her two little hands gripping his clothes tightly, her small body bursting with amazing strength.

She cried so hard she almost passed out, her face turning bright red, but even so she still refused to let go of Li Shimin.

Seeing his daughter in this state, Li Shimin felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

Time was of the essence, leaving him no room for further hesitation.

"That's enough!"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth.

"Lizhi, hold the baby tight and stay close to me! Don't fall behind even for a moment!"

Then he carried Empress Zhangsun out of the Lizheng Hall, anxiously addressing the guards before leaving.

"Seal off the entire Lizheng Hall! Don't let anyone out!"

"yes!"

(Originally, Li Lizhi should not have been an adult yet and should have been married to Changsun Chong. Some changes were made to make her almost twenty years old and unmarried!)