Six Buns (Ten Thousand Characters Daily)

Ming Capital, Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace, rear garden.

The wheelchair moved slowly along the broad bluestone path of the rear garden. Plants in countless forms had been arranged neatly throughout the garden.

Every design was exquisitely conceived. The small waterfall within the rockery, the resplendent royal patterns of blooming flowers, and the towering trees all made the Sun Moon Empire's imperial rear garden feel like a beautiful forest.

"How is my imperial father doing?" Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair with his eyes closed, a thin blanket covering his legs. His entire body exuded a faint air of leisure.

The one pushing his wheelchair was Ju Zi.

Today, Ju Zi wore a goose-yellow long dress that set off her fair, supple skin, making her look noble and elegant. Compared to before, she now possessed a few more traces of calm maturity. Every so often, a moving glint of wisdom flashed through her beautiful eyes.

"His Majesty's body likely will not hold out much longer. The Imperial Physicians said that in recent days, His Majesty has often fallen unconscious and lost awareness," Ju Zi said softly.

Xu Tianran still kept his eyes closed, as though the aged man Ju Zi spoke of had nothing whatsoever to do with him.

"My imperial father was diligent throughout his life. He sought no merit, only to avoid mistakes. How many excellent opportunities did he miss?"

"In the history of the future, he can only be regarded as a mediocre emperor."

Ju Zi said nothing. Was the current emperor truly as mediocre as the Crown Prince claimed? That might not necessarily be so. Seeking no merit and only avoiding mistakes had been the wisest choice while Dragon God Mu En still remained in this world.

Building upon the achievements of six generations, one could