Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen returned to Prince Ji's Mansion on the Lantern Festival.

In fact, Li Shen didn't want to go back. He had originally planned to see the ice lanterns in the City of Ice and Snow.

But there is no way around it, as a banquet has to be held in the palace during the Lantern Festival, and it happens every year.

There is singing and dancing, and people enjoy the moon and lanterns.

Just like the Yuanzheng Festival, this year’s Shangyuan Festival is also very grand and grand.

After the sacrifice, people began to wander around, enjoying singing and dancing, admiring the lantern trees, and some lantern riddles.

It was still the same crew as last time, but this time Li Shen was more low-key and didn't talk to anyone.

Just sitting quietly in one place, admiring the lights in the palace by myself.

There was also a fireworks segment, but Li Shen did not step forward.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, His Majesty wants you to come over."

Wang De found Li Shen in the pavilion.

Li Shen stood up and walked over.

"My son pays his respects to Father, Mother, and Mother." Li Shen walked up to Li Shimin and saluted respectfully.

"Well, no courtesy."

"Shen'er, why didn't you go to watch the lanterns with everyone else?" asked Empress Changsun.

"Mother, I'm a little tired. I've been busy these days." Li Shen replied with a salute.

"Are you busy with your city of ice and snow?" Li Shimin looked at Li Shen.

"Yes, the Ice City has been built.

If Aye's mother is interested, we can go there to play when the park opens tomorrow." Li Shen nodded.

"Oh? I heard that the city you built with ice and snow is very big. Some people outside say that you are wasting your time and money.

Thousands of people were mobilized to work to complete the construction.

I really want to go and see what it is like." Li Shimin felt that something was wrong with Li Shen today.

I'm a little uncomfortable when this child isn't making a fuss.

"In reply to Aye, the people who participated in the construction were all children's business, and they all came to help voluntarily.

Moreover, the child also provides them with three meals a day, including fish and meat.

Even people from the nearby farms wanted to come, but I just didn't agree. How can it be said to be a waste of money and manpower?"

Li Shen's expression was calm and he simply gave a brief explanation.

Seeing Li Shen's attitude, Li Shimin frowned. This child was a little too calm to be worrying.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time is approaching, it's time to light the lanterns."

Wang De came over to remind him.

"Okay, go and invite everyone to go to the Forbidden Garden." Li Shimin gave the order without saying anything to Li Shen.

There are many rivers passing through Chang'an City, but they cannot be called rivers as most of them are man-made canals.

The Qingming Canal is one of the two water sources for Chang'an City. It draws water from the Huangzipi in the southern suburbs and flows northwest. It flows east through Buzhengfang into the imperial city and then north into the palace city.

However, the Qingming Canal flows from the imperial palace to the East City, so Li Shimin did not choose this route to release lanterns.

Instead, they chose the royal forbidden garden behind the imperial palace, where there was a canal called Longshou Canal, which brought water from the Chan River into the forbidden garden and directly connected to the Wei River.

Li Shimin led everyone into the Forbidden Garden and came to the Longshou Canal, where everything had been prepared.

Li Shen took his children to start choosing their favorite lanterns.

"Aye, is this good?"

"it is good."

"Aye, this is nice."

"nice."

Xixi is very active. She picks and chooses, and when she sees something nice, she asks Li Shen to help her hold it.

Looking at Yangyang again, he only took one.

After a while, Li Shen had five or six lanterns.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun opened the show by releasing a lantern into the water.

The lanterns floated down the stream, followed by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

Then everyone made a wish together.

"Xixi, what is your wish?" Lu Dingniang asked Xixi with a smile while holding her youngest son.

"This is to wish grandpa and mother good health." Then he put the lantern into the water.

"Haha, you are indeed Aye's good daughter."

Li Shen laughed twice.

"This is my hope that Aye can make a lot of money and buy a lot of good things for Xixi." Xixi made her second wish.

Li Shen continued to laugh heartily.

Below are all kinds of delicious and fun things.

After lighting the lanterns, Li Shimin took the people back and prepared to enjoy the moon and have a meal.

"Old Ten, do you know what happened in the court?"

After returning to the palace, Li Shimin found an opportunity to ask Li Shen.

"Yes, Father. I just heard about it as well." Li Shen nodded.

"Is this the reason why you are so worried today?" Li Shimin stared at Li Shen.

Li Shen nodded,

"Yes, it is true."

After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned and opened his mouth again:

"Why? Even if it's true, it's not you who did it. Why are you worried?"

"I can't really put it into words, I just feel a little uneasy." Li Shen did not express his own judgment.

Because he couldn't be sure of one thing.

Li Shimin patted Li Shen on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, don't think too much, this matter has nothing to do with you."

After saying this, Li Shimin left alone.

Nothing to do with me? What does that mean? Li Shen fell into deep thought. Could it be that it was just as he thought?

"Tenth brother, you seem to be in a bad mood today. Is there something on your mind?"

Just as Li Shen was deep in thought, Li Chengqian also came over.

He saw his father talking to Li Shen, and after saying a few words, he left.

Li Shen smiled:

"Brother, what could be on my mind? I just don't like chatting with them.

I’m not on the same level as them.”

"Haha, you, you." Li Chengqian was so angry that he laughed at what Li Shen said.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably because of what happened that day?"

"Don't worry, big brother. I'm fine. Just focus on supervising the country. I'll still count on you to take care of me in the future.

I will handle the rest myself." Li Shen shook his head.

He didn't want Li Chengqian to be disturbed or caught by others.

"Can you really solve it?" Li Chengqian asked seriously.

Li Shen nodded affirmatively:

"can."

"Well, if you can't solve it, come to me again. I still have some means." Li Chengqian also patted Li Shen on the shoulder.

"Thank you for your kindness, big brother. I will always remember it in my heart." Li Shen bowed deeply. It was enough for Li Chengqian to express his attitude like this.

Li Chengqian chatted with Li Shen for a while and then started to eat.

Today, during the Lantern Festival, the popular dish is glutinous rice balls (glutinous rice dumplings), which were of course called Tang yuan or youchui in the Tang Dynasty.

What surprised Li Shen the most today was that Li Zhi and Li Tai did not cause him any trouble or even say a few words to him.

This also made Li Shen feel a lot more at ease.

At the banquet, there were musical instruments and singing, and even the princess came out to dance.

The atmosphere was cordial and joyful.

Only Li Shen was still thinking about what his father had just said to him.

"Tenth brother, tenth brother, Grandpa is calling you." While Li Shen was distracted, Li Chengqian beside him pushed Li Shen.

"Ah? Oh, oh." Li Shen quickly stood up and saluted:

"What do you want, Aye?"

Seeing that Li Shen was distracted, Li Shimin was not angry today, but asked with a smile:

"Old Ten, everyone says you have excellent literary talent, and you wrote a pretty good poem during the Yuanzheng period.

Today is the Lantern Festival, please compose another poem to cheer everyone up."

(I feel a little tired, and I feel like I haven’t written well enough. It’s past two o’clock, and I’m very sleepy.

I got a little out of control.)