She wept like a child as she went to find Emperor Yongning, knelt by his bedside, and held his hand, saying, "Father, no, you can't go, you can't leave Ah Ning. You must live a long life and be with Ah Ning forever..."
Emperor Yongning was in a coma, completely unaware of Jun Ning kneeling at his bedside, in a disheveled state that abandoned imperial dignity.
Xiao Lizi, standing nearby, was very perceptive. He waved away the people who came with him, ushered them out, thus preventing them from seeing Jun Ning's following actions, which if spread in the palace, could become a hundred rumors.
Unaware of what Xiao Lizi had done, Jun Ning's entire attention was on Emperor Yongning. She held his withered hand and said, "Father, I beg you to live well. Ah Ning wants to be your pride, to let you see the grand scene of the unification of the world, and even wants you to help Ah Ning raise her children..."
