Elderly Mrs. Xiao obviously doted on the long-haired beauty, stroking her head affectionately as she chuckled, "You, girl, are wonderful in many ways, just overly curious."
"Grandma, please tell me, I want to know about Empress Wu Meiniang's story."
"Wu Meiniang? Ha, that's a misnomer passed down erroneously through later generations. Wu Zhao was just a secretary serving beside Li Shimin. Although she held the rank of Zhao Yi, she was never favored by Li Shimin."
"Why, wasn't it said that Wu Zhao was a beauty with natural grace, a rare find in the world?" After a pause, the long-haired beauty whispered, "Li Shimin was so lecherous, when he met our family's ancestor, even at the age of over fifty, he still harbored ill intentions and coveted her beauty."
