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

"..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked at the dragon-patterned jade pendant lying in the girl's palm. For the first time, he felt like a worthless person.

"We have the token of love..." Xu Jingzong's sudden words broke the tranquility that the boy and girl were enjoying when they were just beginning to fall in love.

“Sister Wanwan, keep the jade pendant.” His Royal Highness the King of Chu reached out and folded back Yang Wanwan’s five green jade fingers, signaling her to hold the jade pendant tightly: “I am thick-skinned, and you are thin-skinned, so in this matter, you should listen to me.”

"..."The moment the King of Chu's hand touched Yang Wanwan's hand, the tips of her ears began to turn slightly red.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." That annoying sound sounded again.

"I he..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was about to swear.

But the next moment...

"Cilang--" the sound of a long sword being unsheathed suddenly rang out in the hall. Xu Jingzong, who was exclaiming "admiration", felt a chill on his neck before he had time to look in the direction of the sound.

"Mr. Xu," a Dali Temple official (rank six) who was standing behind Xu Jingzong suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist and put it across Xu Jingzong's neck: "If you talk to my commander like this again, do you believe I will kill you now?!"

"Huh?" At this moment, not to mention the others, even His Royal Highness the King of Chu himself was shocked: "No... Brother... The Marshal you mentioned, are you referring to me?"

"General, I was under General Li Ji's command during the battle at Jinshan." The Sizhi was not very old, only about twenty years old. When he saw the King of Chu looking at him, he said shyly, "Originally, after I came back this time, I should have been promoted to the captain, but General Wang saw that I was quite skilled, so he transferred me to the Dali Temple at the request of Lord Dai..."

"Ah..." Seeing that this man had fought against him in Jinshan, His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately felt more favorable towards him. "I see...Okay, okay, what's your name? I'll give you a reward!"

"Your Highness, my name is Tao Daniu." Even when the man was answering, the hand holding the knife did not shake at all.

"Tao Daniu, you're good." His Royal Highness the King of Chu nodded, then turned to Yang Wanwan beside him and said, "Sister Wanwan, what do you think?"

"What...how?" Yang Wanwan was in a complicated mood. She knew that her lover was a young hero who had conquered the entire northwest, but... Tao Daniu's sudden action just now made her understand one thing.

Even a random nobody knows that he will die for His Royal Highness the King of Chu. If His Majesty and the Crown Prince know about this in the future...

Yang Wanwan couldn't help but worry about His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

“Alas… It’s a pity that you were not in Jinshan at the beginning…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu shook his head helplessly - Sister, if you have heard the sentence “General Li Shimin, the Great General of Tiance, greets His Royal Highness the King of Chu”, I guess you have made me crazy… cough cough cough… Anyway, by that time, “coming back to life” does not seem to be a far-fetched thing.

“Your Highness the Prince of Chu…did you plan this in advance?!” Although Xu Jingzong was a ruthless man, but…no matter how ruthless he was, he couldn’t stand the knife on his neck now: “I am only here to listen to the trial of the Dali Temple…”

“Daniu,” His Royal Highness the King of Chu still ignored Xu Jingzong and said, “Pull the knife back a little further, don’t give this bastard room to struggle, don’t be afraid of someone getting killed by mistake, if anyone dies, it’s my fault!”

"I am one of the eighteen scholars in the Qin Palace!" Xu Jingzong did not expect that the King of Chu would play such a big game...

"Then you should know what kind of person I am!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu was too lazy to pretend. Although Xu Jingzong's appearance and Tao Daniu's sword-drawing were unexpected, they were just a small episode for him and did not affect his overall planning at all: "Dai Gong, King Muasben knows that he is my sister's loyal servant... So if he smuggles salt, then it is my sister who smuggles salt, and if my sister smuggles salt, then it is me who smuggles salt, and if I smuggle salt, then it is my father who smuggles salt... Alas... If it is my father, then it cannot be considered smuggling, right?"

"Your Highness the King of Chu..." Although Dai Zhou knew that the King of Chu was a scoundrel, he did not expect that he could be so scoundrel: "Do you have to take all the blame on yourself?"

"Oh... Lord Dai, what you said..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said as he reached out and held the wrist of Yang Wanwan who had just stood up, signaling her not to interrupt: "When I was in the northwest, I went on business trips with Sister Wanwan. Lord Li Ji was also present at the time, so there was business between us. How can this be considered as me being unreasonable?"

"Your Highness the Prince of Chu..." Lord Dai was really pressed into a corner: "At the beginning... Your Majesty... didn't say that..."

His Majesty only told him to watch and release the person, but now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has acted like this, how could Dai Zhou release him?

If he lets them go... wouldn't that mean he has tacitly acknowledged Your Majesty's involvement in salt smuggling...

Dai Gong didn't want to die yet. Besides, his son had just married and his daughter-in-law was pregnant soon. His life was very promising...

But His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu... this is to make him fall...

"Alas... Lord Dai, you are really not as flexible as Lord Tang." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at Dai Zhou helplessly and said, "This matter is not about Muas smuggling salt at all, and it has nothing to do with Sister Wanwan. This matter is just a bunch of bastard family heads from the Five Surnames and Seven Families trying to provoke me. You have to get involved, right?"

"..." Dai Zhou felt so regretful after hearing the sincere words from His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu: "Your Highness, I will withdraw the case now..."

"We can't retreat!" Xu Jingzong was determined to save his family's honor. "Dai Gong, please don't believe the one-sided words of His Majesty the King of Chu. How could His Majesty..."

"Lord Xu, it's possible." Dai Zhou was displeased when he saw that Xu Jingzong was still planning to use him as a pawn. "Everyone in the world knows how much His Majesty loves His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, so Lord Xu, you'd better think about it yourself - whether you will be able to enjoy the benefits promised to you by the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes..."

"Dai Gong! How dare you slander me like this?!" Xu Jingzong was shocked when he heard this and said, "I am doing this for the court and for your majesty!"

“Dai Gong…” His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly laughed when he saw Xu Jingzong like this: “I found that this bastard is trying to disguise himself as a straw bag so that the king can relax his vigilance…”

"Your Highness has a keen eye." Dai Zhou nodded when he heard this: "I admire you."

"Hey," His Royal Highness the King of Chu saw Xu Jingzong was stunned when Dai Zhou finished speaking. He suddenly had an idea: "Old Xu, do you want to be the head of the family? Well, if you want to be the head of the family, as long as I open my mouth, then from now on, you will be my retainer..."