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

"Wang De, when will the prince arrive?"

Perhaps feeling ignored, Li Shimin asked Wang De loudly.

This sound made the scene silent and everyone stopped talking.

"Your Majesty, the prince should be here soon," Wang De replied quickly.

"Well, let the Imperial Guards check carefully and make sure not to bring anything up.

Why are the Yulin Guards so lax now?

How can I trust them to protect me?"

Li Shimin said seriously with a gloomy face.

Li Shen was stunned. He looked at his father, then at Empress Changsun, and asked in a low voice:

"Mother, was Aye referring to me just now?"

His voice was not loud, but almost everyone present could hear it.

Especially Li Shimin who was sitting next to Empress Changsun.

"Hmph, you still have some self-awareness." Li Shimin snorted.

Oh? Li Shen was immediately furious. He hadn't found any fault with me yet, but he was actually finding fault with me.

Li Shen immediately became unwilling, stood up, bowed to Li Shimin, and said in a calm tone:

"What do you mean, Aye? Is it wrong for me to bring some gifts for my mother?

The mother gave birth to children for Aye, took care of all the trivial matters in the harem, accompanied Aye through hardships and fatigue, and worked diligently for half her life.

Now that all the hard work has paid off and we can live a good life, how come we don’t even have the right to enjoy the respect of our children?

Even if mother has no merit, she has worked hard, right? Aren't you afraid that your mother will be disappointed when you say this, Aye?"

"Bastard!"

"Oh!"

Li Shimin slammed the table and shouted angrily. Li Shen's words almost angered him to death.

He was deeply in love with his first wife and treated her with respect. He would share any good things with the queen even if he didn't need them himself.

When did it become so unbearable as this rebellious son said? Isn't this trying to sow discord between me and the queen?

Li Shen was startled and quickly hid behind Empress Changsun, taking advantage of the power of the Empress.

"You...you..." Li Shimin pointed at Li Shen and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Shen'er! Come here quickly and apologize to Your Majesty." Upon seeing this, Concubine Wei hurriedly scolded Li Shen.

But Li Shen did not move, but pretended to be pitiful next to Empress Changsun.

"Mother, do you think what I said is right? Is it wrong for me to give you a gift?

Mother has worked hard for half her life, it’s time for her to enjoy herself.”

Li Shen's words made Empress Chang Sun slowly turn her head to look at Li Shimin, although Empress Chang Sun also knew that Li Shen was deliberately provoking her.

But Li Shen was right, he had indeed worked hard for half his life.

"Guanyin, don't listen to this rebellious son's nonsense. When did I ever say that I don't want you to live a good life?

It was all this rebellious son who deliberately instigated the situation." Li Shimin hastily explained.

"Erlang, calm down. Shen'er said this out of consideration for me. Your Majesty, please consider Shen'er's filial piety and don't blame my son."

Empress Changsun was naturally happy that her son spoke for her, and there were no outsiders present.

Li Shimin had already prepared the family rules and the charges, and tried to sow discord between him and the queen.

But now the Queen is begging for mercy, if I don't give her face, wouldn't it seem that I am guilty?

After thinking about it, Li Shimin decided to find another reason. Anyway, the feud was settled today.

Concubine Wei on the side glared at Li Shen. She felt a headache coming on. She had just beaten him up yesterday, but he had forgotten about it today.

She felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have been soft-hearted yesterday. She should have beaten him hard and knocked him off the bed. Then this wouldn't have happened today.

Seeing his mother's murderous eyes, Li Shen felt a little scared and his eyes dodged back and forth. The beating he got yesterday was still fresh in his mind.

He understood what his mother meant, which was for him to apologize to his father, but Li Shen was stubborn.

Concubine Wei was at a loss as to what to do. She didn't know what was wrong with her son today. Was it because she had beaten him yesterday and he was holding a grudge against her?

But even if you have any resentment, you cannot express it to His Majesty.

Just then an eunuch came in from outside:

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the Prince of Wei, and the Prince of Jin have arrived."

"Hmm?" Li Shen was stunned. Wasn't there only the crown prince? What were those two doing here?

He glanced at Li Shimin and found that Li Shimin also seemed a little confused.

"Let them in." Li Shimin ordered.

After a while, the prince and his two companions came in, along with a large group of people.

The prince's family, Li Tai's family, and Li Zhi's family.

This made Li Shen stunned. He thought to himself, what a guy, how come they are just like him, with families to support.

The three men not only brought the princess, but also brought their sons, Li Xiang and Li Jue from Li Chengqian's family, Li Xin and Li Hui from Li Tai's family, and Li Zhong from Li Zhi's family.

It was quite lively with so many people coming in.

The two sides kept greeting each other, with the younger generation greeting his uncle.

When everything was over, everyone took their seats.

"Tenth brother, you're here really early." After sitting down, Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"It's because I have nothing to do, so I came early." Li Shen replied.

"Qingque, Zhinu, why are you here?" Li Shimin asked at this time.

He did not inform the two of them, but only the prince, because he said yesterday that it was a celebration for Li Shen.

"My dear father, I heard yesterday that my tenth brother had a happy event, so today we came together to share in the joy.

I haven't told you yet, Master. I hope you'll forgive me." Li Tai stood up and bowed.

Li Shimin didn't say anything about this explanation. Since he had already come, he couldn't chase him away.

So I just nodded.

As there were too many people, the queen took her female relatives to Anshan Hall, and the children were taken to other places to play.

Only Li Xiang, Li Jue and Li Xin stayed.

"Father, today the court issued an order to send troops, but some people objected, saying that..."

Li Chengqian spoke first.

But before he could finish, he was interrupted by Li Shimin:

"You can handle this matter on your own. Today is a family dinner, so we won't discuss state affairs."

"Yes, Aye." Li Chengqian quickly shut up.

"Old Ten, when I was leaving the city just now, I saw your Ji Wangfu's convoy transporting a lot of boxes out of the city, more than a dozen cars.

What big deal have you made again?" Li Tai asked while drinking tea.

“Yes, Tenth Brother, when we came out just now, we happened to see your palace’s convoy coming out of Qinrenfang.

You are carrying a lot of stuff, where are you going to transport it to?" Li Chengqian echoed.

After hearing this, Li Shimin became curious and looked at Li Shen.

Li Shen calmly drank a sip of tea before speaking:

“What big business? It’s going to be shipped to Lingnan.

Fifth brother must be having a hard time in Lingnan. I need your help with something, so I am going to send you some daily necessities.

Actually, there was nothing much, just some silk, brocade, cloud gauze and the like, as well as tea, wine, soap and other worthless things.

There were some things in Prince Ji's mansion that were too old and no longer needed, so they were all sent to my fifth brother.

There are still some things in the warehouse of the industrial park, which will be loaded onto a ship and shipped directly to Guangzhou Port by sea tomorrow."

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