I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

"Fresh seafood, oysters?" Li Ke and Li Min were a little surprised.

This was the first time they heard the word oyster. It was not difficult to understand that seafood should be ingredients from the sea.

And beef?

The law of the Tang Dynasty prohibited the killing of cattle.

Although Li Shen has engaged in breeding in recent years, it is still not popular and is only popular within Chang'an City.

That's why Li Ke and Li Min were surprised that they ate beef in the palace and were not impeached by the imperial censor?

“Haha, third brother and sixth brother, don’t be surprised, these should have been sent to the palace by Prince Ji’s Mansion.

Seafood is packed in ice and delivered to Chang'an day and night by fast horses from Dengzhou and Fuzhou.

As for beef, you may not know that Prince Ji’s Mansion has its own breeding farm and raises many livestock.

There are thousands of cattle alone, and a batch will be sent from the north every once in a while. These are grassland cattle, not farm cattle. "

Seeing his two younger brothers surprised, Li Chengqian did some research, as if these were his own pride.

"Prince Ji's Mansion? Could it be his tenth brother's Prince Ji's Mansion?" Li Min was relatively familiar with Li Shen. Li Ke left the feudal clan too early, so he didn't meet Li Shen many times, let alone interact with him.

"That's right, it's the tenth brother's Prince Ji's Mansion." Li Chengqian nodded.

“Oh, I really didn’t expect that the little boy who knew how to read without saying a word would now have such an achievement.

When we first asked him to go hunting and play, he always refused us on the grounds of studying.

Now that I think about it, I still need to read more. "Li Min shook his head and sighed.

"That's right, the tenth brother said that studying changes his destiny, and he is where he is today because of studying." Li Chengqian said something against his will.

Bullshit, studying can change your destiny. He stopped going to the Imperial College at the age of nineteen. He didn't learn many things in the Imperial College.

Every time Li Shen said this, Li Chengqian scoffed.

Li Ke was not familiar with Li Shen. He only knew some news about King Ji through his office in Chang'an City.

Most of them were about how he had harmed others. The biggest one was about making silk out of linen, and all the nobles and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City were involved.

Including King Li Zhi of Jin, they were all devastated by King Ji and lost their entire fortune.

What's left is Li Shen's reputation as a playboy, doing whatever is wrong, bullying and dominating, being domineering and doing all kinds of evil.

People give nicknames, Chang'an dominates. When the common people saw the carriage of Prince Ji's Mansion, they would walk close to the wall without even daring to take a look.

It was so miraculous, as if Li Shen was the source of evil.

He didn't know that these were deliberately used by aristocratic families and gentry to discredit Li Shen outside.

"Brother, I heard that my tenth brother has strong financial resources and is extremely wealthy. He is the richest man in Chang'an City and lives a very luxurious life."

Li Ke asked curiously.

"The richest man in Chang'an City? How can third brother count what he heard?" Li Chengqian shook his head.

Li Ke also felt that it was an exaggeration. There were so many aristocratic families, nobles, princes and nobles in Chang'an City.

There are many wealthy businessmen. It is certain that Li Shen is rich, but he is a little doubtful if he is said to be rich.

So seeing the prince shaking his head, Li Ke also felt that he sounded ridiculous.

But what the prince said next made Li Ke stunned. He only heard the prince emphasize:

"Third brother, the wealth of Prince Ji's Mansion is not something you and I can guess. Even Aye doesn't know how much money Prince Ji's Mansion has.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Prince Ji’s Mansion is the richest in the entire Tang Dynasty. Have you heard the saying that Prince Ji’s wealth rivals that of the country?

Lao Shi's life can no longer be described as luxurious. When you go to Prince Ji's Mansion, you will find that,

Nothing luxurious to be found. "

"Why is this?" Li Min couldn't help but ask.

"Because nothing in Prince Ji's palace is ordinary, everything is extremely precious, so you can't see anything luxurious."

Wang De in front answered for Li Chengqian.

"This..." The two of them were speechless for a moment. They felt that they had gone too far.

The two of them lived a luxurious life locally and had never seen anything.

"Hey, third and sixth brothers, you won't believe it if you haven't been to Prince Ji's Mansion. You will know if you have a chance to go and see it."

Li Chengqian sighed. In Li Shen's words, poverty limits your imagination.

While several people were talking, they had already arrived at the harem, and it was reported that Wang De and several people came to live in Yajing.

“What an elegant place. It has an elegant appearance and simple decoration. It’s such a quiet and nice place.”

As soon as he entered Yajingju, Li Ke sighed.

"Haha, third brother, tenth brother spent one hundred thousand yuan to design and build this place specially for Aye."

"One hundred thousand guan?" The two of them were shocked again. Just such a small building cost 100,000 guan?

It's not like people are greedy for money.

However, the furniture, doors and windows along the way are all made of rosewood, and there is a smell of sandalwood after entering. The floor is all oak, which is insect-proof and anti-corrosion.

It looks like it's worth a lot of money.

When I arrived on the second floor, I saw Li Shimin sitting there, and beside him was a graceful and luxurious woman, who was their biological mother, Concubine Yang.

"My son, hello to Aye, hello to auntie." The two of them hurried forward to salute.

Li Shimin looked at his two sons and nodded. Concubine Yang looked at her two sons, a little excited, with tears in her eyes.

The two sons had never seen each other since they left the feudal clan. Li Min was okay. Li Ke left the feudal clan early in a few years.

It had been many years since they had seen each other. She thought it would be difficult to see her again in this life, but she didn't expect that she would be able to see her son this time by taking advantage of Queen Xiao's condolences.

"I've met Aye, Concubine Yang."

Li Chengqian also followed suit.

"Come and sit down. I have just made some tea. You can try it." After Li Shimin finished speaking, the maid poured a cup of tea for the three of them.

Li Chengqian was no longer so reserved, and had become thick-skinned after learning from Li Shen over the years. He picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Yes, good tea."

The two of them also took a sip, and the fragrance was refreshing in their mouths, which made them feel happy after a while.

"Good tea!" The two of them also praised.

“This is this year’s new spring tea, it was just delivered by Prince Ji’s Mansion today.

I will reward each of you with a can later. "Li Shimin said with a slight smile.

"Thank you Aye." The two stood up to express their gratitude.

"Aye, I've run out of my tea. Why don't you reward me with a can of tea?" Li Chengqian said shamelessly.

The tea he drank just now was indeed good, very fresh and fragrant.

He knew that this tea was tribute tea, and only his father's and Prince Ji's Mansion had it.

In the past, it was okay if Li Shen was at home, but now that Princess Ji is at home, he would be embarrassed to ask for something from his sister-in-law.

Li Ke and Li Min looked at Li Chengqian and thought to themselves, why is the prince so casual? Isn't it disrespectful to ask for something from His Majesty?

Moreover, they found that the current prince was very different from before. He was mature and steady, and vaguely had the bearing of a superior.

He is not so reserved in front of His Majesty, unlike the two of them who always maintain the distinction between monarch and minister.

Could it be that he is a little impetuous because he is going to be the emperor?

(Concubine Yang is the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.)