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

Li Zhi said with a smile after listening to Li Tai's words

"What are you talking about, Fourth Brother? I know that Aye has rewarded you with many good things."

Li Shimin indeed rewarded Li Tai with a lot of property, and his salary was even close to that of the prince. It's just that after the Shenzhu incident, Li Tai went bankrupt.

Fortunately, Li Shimin didn't ask him to repay the gold he borrowed, otherwise he would never be able to repay it in his lifetime.

"Fourth brother, are you talking about me when you say this? I am also very poor, okay?" Li Shen came out to retort after listening.

"Brother Ninth, I don't have anything to give as a gift. Giving money is too tacky. I made a longevity lock. I wish my nephew a long life."

After Li Shen finished speaking, Shitou came forward holding a red sandalwood box.

"Pheasant slave, open it and take a look. The things Lao Shi gave you are all valuable and good things." Li Tai wanted to see what kind of longevity lock Li Shen gave, even if one tael of gold was made of gold, it only cost ten thousand dollars. None of them are as valuable as this red sandalwood box.

Li Zhi was also very curious, so he took the box and opened it on the spot regardless of etiquette.

"Sure enough, he is a rich man," this is Li Tai's sigh.

"Alas~~~" This is Li Chengqian's sigh

I saw a longevity lock lying in the box. This was not an ordinary pure gold longevity lock.

The material of this longevity lock is gold-covered jade. The jade is on the inside, and the carved patterns are wrapped in gold. There are also many patterns on the outside. There are peonies on both sides and the auspicious beast Qilin in the middle.

The carvings are lifelike. Jade inlaid in gold shows even more elegance.

"Old Shi, judging from the color and luster of this piece of jade, it's worth no less than three thousand jade, right?" Li Chengqian asked after looking at it carefully.

"No, no, they are all external things. Of course, Ninth Brother's first son should pay more attention to it." Li Shen waved his hands repeatedly.

But this action seems to others to be a show off.

"Lao Shi, fourth brother has a nephew at home. You can't favor one over the other." Li Tai also has a son who was born a few years ago.

"Okay, I'll give one to Fourth Brother when I get home, okay." Li Shen was helpless.

"Brother, didn't I give you one as a gift?" Seeing Li Chengqian about to open his mouth, Li Shen quickly spoke first.

"The eldest brother has two sons," Li Chengqian said.

"..." Li Shen was speechless

"Hahaha" everyone laughed heartily looking at Li Shen's appearance.

"Your Majesty the Crown Prince, your Majesty's guard of honor has arrived." At this time, the eunuch beside Li Chengqian said,

When everyone turned around, sure enough, a large group of people came from a distance and drove over.

The first person is Li An.

The four brothers quickly stood respectfully at the door, waiting for Li Shimin.

"I've met Aye, I've met my mother."

After Li Shimin and Empress Changsun came down to greet them, several people greeted them in unison.

"If you four don't go in, what are you doing here? Are you waiting for me?"

"Go back to Aye, we just chatted here for a while." On this occasion, the first person to answer must be Li Chengqian.

"Yeah, Aye, we were just talking about the gift from Lao Shi." Li Tai fanned the flames

"Oh? What gift did you give me, Lao Shi?" Li Shimin was quite curious.

This son must have extraordinary abilities.

"It's nothing, it's just an ordinary longevity lock, not worth mentioning." Seeing Li Shimin, Li Shen's vigilance immediately increased a hundred times.

Li Shimin also lost interest when he heard about the longevity lock. Even if a longevity lock was made of gold and could be worth a few dollars, it just meant something better.

"Aye, you may have never seen such a longevity lock, a longevity lock worth three thousand guan." Li Tai gave Li Shen eye drops at the critical moment.

"Three thousand longevity locks? Bring it to me to see." Li Shimin immediately became energetic.

He took the box handed over by Li Zhi and was shocked when he opened it. It was gold-covered jade, and it was still the best jade.

"Guanyin Maid, have you ever seen such an ordinary longevity lock?" Li Shimin showed it to Queen Changsun.

"Haha, Erlang, please don't make things difficult for Shen'er." Empress Changsun smiled and helped Li Shen out.

"Yes, Aye, let's go in and talk." Li Zhi also said from the side

Li Zhi led everyone into the banquet hall from the middle door. Along the way, Li Shen secretly sighed that Li Zhi's palace was really big. Although the decoration was quite decent, it was much grander than his palace.

For a moment, Li Shen had the urge to expand the palace, and secretly decided to go back and study it.

Of course, Li Shen sat at the same table as Li Shimin. After Li Shimin finished speaking, everyone started to exchange glasses.

"Third brother, does this food belong to the chef of your flavor restaurant?" Li Chengqian asked after taking a few bites of the food.

"Yes, brother, I borrowed it with great difficulty." Li Zhi replied from the side.

"Brother Ninth, if you say that, then you won't borrow it next time. It's so hard for you to borrow it from me. Am I making things difficult for you?" Li Shen gave Li Zhi a roll of his eyes.

"Lao Jiu, I'm sure you don't believe what you said to Fourth Brother. But Lao Ten is still okay with this. If you want a few people, it's definitely no problem.

But if you ask him for money, Fourth Brother probably won't be able to come out. "Li Tai, a fat little guy, is still resentful of Li Shen's refusal to cooperate several times.

"Haha, Lao Shi is really stingy, I know this very well." Li Shimin, who was standing by, saw the brothers enjoying themselves and joined in.

"Look, what are you doing? I'm a bit fond of money. Which of your houses has as much money as me?

Brothers, don’t just watch your younger brother make money. You can’t understand the hardship that your younger brother endures. "As he said this, Li Shen sighed sadly, feeling as if he couldn't look back on the past.

If you don't know the truth, you will be deceived by him.

"You can run carriages in the treasury in your house." Li Shimin reminded.

"Yes, now I can only run a carriage. I have spent 10,000+ money on repairing the palace in the past half month, and now even mice will starve to death if they get in." Li Shen said smoothly.

"Old Shi, are you crying about poverty because you are afraid that we will ask you for money?" Li Chengqian's words spoke to Li Shen's heart.

Not afraid, just very afraid.

"Brother, my younger brother left the palace at the age of 12. The palace is all fifty acres of land that he bought with his own money.

You are looking at your mansion. There is the palace right outside the palace. The fourth brother has more than 200 acres, and the ninth brother has an area of ​​one square meter.

Besides, from the 11th year of Zhenguan to the present 17th year of Zhenguan, my younger brother has not received a single salary, and there will be no salary for the next three years.

My younger brother has a huge palace to maintain, dozens of maids and eunuchs to feed, and three thousand guards to support.

Dongshan's research institute and Doctor Sun's medical clinic all cost money. There are also school fees, fees for more than 2000 students. My brother is suffering! "Li Shen burst into tears as he spoke. If paired with an erhu solo, it would really make those who hear it sad and those who see it cry.

But he forgot that there was someone inside who knew him well.

"Do you mean to blame me for not preparing a palace for you?" A joking voice reached Li Shen's ears.

Li Shen felt murderous intent on his money.