My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

The hall was so quiet that you could hear the crackling of the charcoal fire.

All eyes were on Li Lizhi; some were blank, some had mixed feelings, some were amused, and some were pleased...

Then--

"Ahem!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly coughed, picked up his wine cup, and said loudly, "Come on! Let's drink! Fourth brother, let's have another drink!"

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant and picked up his wine cup as well: "Yes, yes, yes! Let's drink!"

"Hey, Lao Liu, how's the fight against the Xiongnu going?"

Li Shimin suddenly spoke.

Liu Che responded cooperatively.

"It's alright, it's just that the preparation was a bit slow—"

"Fusu, that... water conservancy project you mentioned last time?"

Liu Ju also spoke up.

Fusu nodded.

"Yes, yes, that..."

In an instant, the entire hall became lively again.

The sounds of clinking glasses, laughter, and shouting rose and fell.

only--

Everyone's eyes turned in the same direction without prior arrangement.

Even the little Sizi was woken up. He opened his eyes groggily and mumbled, "Mother, what's wrong...?"

Empress Zhangsun gently covered her eyes and whispered, "It's alright, go back to sleep."

Little Si blinked and peeked through her mother's fingers—

Just then, he saw Li Lizhi standing in front of Chen Mo.

She turned her little head around and suddenly grinned.

But she was very well-behaved and didn't make a sound.

He just grinned and looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo finally came to his senses.

He looked at the girl in front of him, her face flushed, clutching her sleeves, but with an incredibly determined look in her eyes, and his heart suddenly started racing.

It's unbelievably fast.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but found that his throat felt blocked by something.

Finally, he nodded.

"……good."

He put down his glass and stood up.

Li Lizhi's eyes lit up, and she turned and walked towards the door.

Chen Mo followed behind her.

The two walked one after the other through the hall and out the door.

The noise behind them continued unabated, and those seemingly indifferent gazes all followed their retreating figures.

Zhu Yuanzhang held a wine cup, but his eyes were glancing at the doorway. He was still talking to Zhu Di, but he didn't even know what he was saying.

Liu Che was the same; he held a cup in his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the door.

Ying Zheng held his wine cup, a slight smile curving his lips.

Li Shimin coughed lightly, lowered his head to drink tea, but his ears were perked up.

Zhu Di glanced at his father, then looked at the doorway, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

Liu Ju and Li Chengqian huddled together, whispering something to each other, nodding occasionally.

Zhu Biao was chatting with Fusu, but his eyes were also fixed on the doorway, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes.

Seeing the two leave, Empress Ma smiled and said to Empress Zhangsun, "Sister, your daughter has guts."

Empress Zhangsun remained silent.

She just watched her daughter's back, her eyes slightly red.

Wei Zifu gently patted her hand.

"Don't worry," she said gently, "it's a good thing."

Empress Zhangsun nodded without saying a word.

The door closed.

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Then--

"They've gone out?" Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to ask, lowering his voice.

"They're out, they're out!" Liu Ju nodded repeatedly.

"Is the door closed?"

"It's closed! It's closed!"

"Then let's—"

"Shh!!!"

Empress Ma glared at them.

Everyone immediately fell silent and pricked up their ears.

Outside the door, faint footsteps could be heard, gradually fading away.

Inside the room, a group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Zhu Yuanzhang held back for a long time before finally asking in a low voice.

"What do you think that girl is going to say?"

Liu Che gave him a disdainful look.

"What you say is none of your business!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him.

"I'm just curious!"

Zhu Di said leisurely, "Father, your curiosity is not befitting your age."

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped him on the back of the head: "Get out!"

He hesitated for a moment, then "staggered" to his feet and swirled the wine glass in his hand.

"We...we need to go outside for some fresh air! It's too hot inside!"

As he spoke, he walked towards the door.

Liu Che slammed down his wine cup.

"I'll go too! I'll go with you!"

Zhu Di "just happened" to stand up and straighten his robes.

"Let's go together, it'll help us digest."

Ying Zheng didn't speak, but he stood up.

Li Yuan patted Li Shimin on the shoulder with a smile:

"Come, help me up, I need to get some fresh air."

Li Shimin helped him up, and the father and son walked towards the door.

Empress Ma, Empress Wei Zifu, and Empress Zhangsun exchanged a glance, picked up their teacups, and slowly stood up.

"Let's go together, the moonlight in the courtyard should be nice."

Empress Ma said with a smile.

Liu Ju and Fusu were swept along and moved forward against their will.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Gaochi slowly moved in that direction.

Li Chengqian then picked up the little Sizi.

Zhu Gaosui was the last to stand up, patted the peanut shells off his hands, and followed with a smile.

A large group of people surged toward the entrance.

The door is getting closer.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already reached the door.

He pressed his ear to the door and made a "shh" gesture to the person behind him.

Liu Che approached.

Zhu Di approached.

Ying Zheng stood a little behind, but the slight tilt of his ear betrayed him.

Li Shimin, supporting Li Yuan, also stood by the door.

The women lagged behind, but their gazes were all fixed on the door.

Liu Ju and Fusu stood at the back of the crowd, exchanging bitter smiles.

Zhu Gaosui leaned against the wall with a smile and finally started eating sunflower seeds.

A group of people crowded at the doorway, holding their breath and straining their ears.

The scene was extremely bizarre.

They had excellent chemistry.

Only the little girl, with her mouth covered, stared wide-eyed at the group of adults with a blank expression.

She didn't understand at all—

What are you all doing?

But for some reason, she also started to feel nervous.

……