Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

"Kuan'er, these are all your royal grandfather has left from his many years of stock. Come, I'll give them all to you!" Looking at his stunned grandson, the retired emperor had a heroic look on his face: "Thinking back then, your royal grandfather..."

"Grandfather, please stop!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not want to hear the old man's romantic history at all. At this moment, he looked at the jade ornaments in the wooden box in front of him, and his expression became extremely complicated for a moment: "Don't tell me...you are passing on your legacy to me..."

"Haha, you are a good metaphor guy..." Li Yuan laughed when he heard that. Then he sat back in his seat, patted his grandson on the shoulder and said, "Kuan'er, remember, no matter how wonderful the love between men and women is, you can't indulge in it all day long. A man, a real man, should have ambitions and should not lose heart because of love! Of course, when conditions permit..."

“Grandfather, please stop talking…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu no longer wanted to listen to the life experience of his grandfather, this “old scumbag”: “You… Oh! Grandfather, you are really not afraid of my grandmother…”

"Kuan'er," Li Yuan suddenly interrupted his grandson when he heard him mention his first wife, "Do you know that if your royal grandfather were allowed to choose again, he would be willing to be a Taiyuan governor with no future in his life, and only know and stay with your royal grandmother..."

“Grandfather…” Although His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not want to ruin the atmosphere, he still pointed out the contradiction in the other party’s previous words: “Didn’t you just teach your grandson that a real man should have ambitions? Why did you turn around and…”

"Because my grandfather is old..." Li Yuan smiled at first, then he looked at his grandson in front of him with gentle eyes: "Young people have their own ambitions, and middle-aged people have their own ambitions, but when people get old, those things that they can no longer get... become treasures that they are willing to exchange for everything. Kuan'er, life is like this. When you have it, you don't know how to cherish it. After losing it, you struggle to find it. Until you are old, you start to try to hope that you can go back to the path you have walked before. Maybe the result will be better...

Knowing that this is nothing but an illusion, it is also the last consolation...” When Li Yuan finished speaking, he didn’t know why he was already in tears.

"Royal Grandfather..." This was the first time that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had seen Royal Grandfather so sentimental. He stood up and sat down beside his grandfather, carefully wiping his grandfather's tears with his sleeves: "Why are you suddenly... Alas! Royal Grandfather..."

“Kuan’er…” Li Yuan pushed his grandson’s arm away and said to him solemnly, “Grandfather used to regret that he didn’t take good care of you when you first came to Chang’an. It wasn’t until… until that day when you knelt in front of Grandfather’s bedroom and recited the Petition to the Emperor that Grandfather gradually began to understand that you, my child, are the treasure that your grandmother left for me…”

“No… I…” After all these years, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu rarely received such praise, but he was not in a good mood: “Grandfather, please don’t be like this… If you do this… I feel…”

"Kuan'er," Li Yuan seemed to have made up his mind today. He reached out his hand and fumbled in his arms for a while, then handed a white jade ring to his grandson: "Grandfather has nothing left for you. Remember to keep this ring carefully. It may be of great use in the future..."

“This…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked at the ring in his palm, his mood was mixed: “Grandfather… I am really a wise king…” Besides… if one day I don’t want to be “virtuous” anymore, the family property left by my grandmother will be enough…

"Keep it well." Upon hearing this, Li Yuan simply reached out and patted his grandson's wrist. Seeing that the other party was still hesitant, he said, "There is no one in this hall today."

"Grandfather..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu's voice also sounded a little sad at this moment: "You..."

"I'm just sad for the moment, and I can't help myself." Li Yuan didn't wait for his grandson to finish his words, and took the initiative to change the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about this. Grandfather doesn't have anything else to do here, so you should do what you need to do. Remember to bring little Sizi with you when you come to see grandfather again when you are free."

"Yes!" Li Kuan nodded heavily upon hearing this, but he felt an inexplicable surge of sadness in his heart.

I am grateful for my grandfather’s heroic efforts in his old age, and also for his deep love for his children.

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"Dad, why are you looking for me?!" - When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu appeared in the Taiji Hall holding the wooden box, his mood obviously had not recovered yet, so when he spoke to Emperor Li II, it was inevitable that he looked a little unpleasant.

but……

Because this guy usually behaves like this, Emperor Li II was unaware of the complex emotions in his son's heart.

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu, are you returning victorious?" His Majesty Li II has been obsessed with calligraphy recently. At this moment, he had just finished a piece of calligraphy and was observing his achievements with satisfaction. He didn't even look up at his son.

"Dad, we need to talk." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt the presence of the ring on his chest and felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

"What are you talking about?" His Majesty Li II raised his head and said, "Let's talk about how you, a stinky boy, are so bold. You used the name of the emperor to openly - oh! What an ugly mandarin duck!"

Obviously, Emperor Li II was much more interested in the sachet around his son's waist than the wooden box in his arms.

"Dad...you..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu didn't know whether he should praise his father for his good eyesight, but in order to protect his sweetheart, he still chose the "Prince Chu's sophistry" which has almost unlimited application scope: "Dad, what do you mean by that look? This is clearly an embroidery of cranes!"

"Oh..." His Majesty Li Er suddenly realized what was going on: "Now that you put it that way, it's true!"

"Ah... Of course..." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu raised his head and chest and said, "This is the sachet that Master Yu's granddaughter embroidered for her son!"

"Don't show off." After all, he is his own child, so Emperor Li II certainly knows what kind of character he is at this age: "I want to ask you, what is the meaning of that pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants?"

"No... Dad..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu didn't expect the news to leak out so quickly: "Such a top-secret matter... How did you know?!"

"Silly boy..." His Majesty Li II couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this. "Giving jade pendants to women... was what your royal grandfather was best at back then, and he also gave them jade pendants with dragon and phoenix patterns... Kuan'er... If you were among the old ladies attending the banquet at the Yu Mansion today, would no one recognize this familiar 'evil' method?"