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

"Cheng Qian..." After another long silence, His Majesty Li II finally spoke slowly: "Do you know that after today, you are no longer the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

"I know." After hearing this, Li Chengqian did not feel any emotion in his heart: "I have no complaints about this, but I want to ask you one thing - don't promote my third brother to the position of crown prince, it will only harm him."

"Do I need your advice on what to do?" Emperor Li II did not expect that he failed to scare his son but was outmaneuvered by the other party.

"Even if my son doesn't say it, you should know it in your heart." Li Chengqian was indeed extremely disappointed with his father today - Brother Kuan was so good, but the other party was still not satisfied. Then how could he, the prince, do better than Brother Kuan? Li Chengqian thought he couldn't do it, so since he couldn't be a good son, being a good elder brother seemed to be a good thing.

"Do you want Qingque to be the crown prince?" Emperor Li II narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

"Your Highness..." The Crown Prince was about to speak, but a cry came from outside the palace: "Brother! Brother!"

——His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, who had not made a shining appearance for a long time, now rushed into the Taiji Hall crying like a chubby little boar with his loud voice.

"Wuwuwu...Brother!" As soon as Li Tai came up, he hugged his eldest brother, the crown prince, and said with a sad face: "Wuwuwu...It's all my fault...I always wrongly blamed you..."

“Qing… Qingque…” Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very moved by the deep affection shown by his younger brother this time, but… can you imagine a little fat guy weighing over a hundred pounds coming up and grabbing your neck with both hands and pulling you back… what kind of feeling would that be?

The Crown Prince felt that he might be suffocated by his brother's "heavy" love, so he slapped his brother's arm that was hanging around his neck and tried hard to persuade him: "Let go...let go!"

"Oh...brother, I'm sorry..." Li Tai realized it belatedly and let go immediately. Then he realized that his father, who was as sullen as water on the stage, was staring at him, so he quickly knelt down beside his brother and bowed respectfully to his father: "Qingque greets father!"

"Qingque, do you also think that father is wrong?" Emperor Li II looked at his fat son. The confidence in his heart was gradually crumbling.

"Master Wang said, 'A son should not speak of his father's faults, just as a minister should not expose the faults of his ruler.'" - Although Qingque still seems to be a silly little fat boy, his teacher Wang Gui is a genuine great scholar of the time. (Note 1)

Therefore, when faced with the question from His Majesty Li II, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei seemed to be answering subconsciously, but it was like a sword flashing straight down, a real fatal blow.

"Good...good!" His Majesty Li II finally realized a certain truth today - it turned out that without the most bastard son who "set a good example", the remaining sons really... "shine brightly" one after another.

"Father... Father..." Just when His Majesty Li II was so angry that he didn't know what to do, the Ninth Prince Zhinu stepped over the threshold of Taiji Hall without him knowing.

"Young slave?" Perhaps it was after seeing his youngest son that Emperor Li II's heart, which was on the verge of collapse, finally saw a glimmer of hope.

So he personally walked down from the high platform, came to his youngest son, bent down and picked him up: "Child, why did you come to your father alone?"

"Ah..." - His Highness the Ninth Prince has always treated his second brother as a treasure, so... I don't know if this kid is telepathic, anyway, when His Majesty Li II held him in his arms, Zhinu immediately sneezed loudly at his father: "Puff!"

Snot mixed with saliva spurted out of the Ninth Prince's mouth and nose, instantly covering His Majesty Li II's face.

"..." His Majesty Li II was already confused at this moment.

"Puff..." Although His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, who witnessed this scene, had experienced many funny scenes since he was a child, he had never seen anything like what happened today.

"..." Seeing his brother being so arrogant, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help but reach out and pinch him as a reminder.

However, Emperor Li II had no time to care about the interaction between the two brothers.

"..." Wiping his face in dismay, His Majesty Li II looked at his youngest son with disdain. Even though he was the emperor, he was completely at a loss: "Sure enough... you are still on the same side as your second brother..."

"Hey...hehe..." His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince was smiling brightly at this moment, not caring at all about what his father was saying.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to punish Zhinu as well?" - Just as Emperor Li II was pinching his youngest son's face in annoyance and pretending to be angry, the truly angry Empress Changsun finally appeared.

When she entered the palace, she was accompanied by Princess Changle, who had a stern face.

"Guanyin maid..." His Majesty Li II did not expect that he would be forced to abdicate before a certain bastard even returned to Chang'an...

"Erlang, your Guanyin maid can no longer see through you now." When Empress Changsun said this, tears welled up in her eyes: "What's wrong with Kuan'er? What's wrong with Chengqian? Why does Your Majesty always let the world laugh at the royal family? Why can't Your Majesty tolerate even your own son? Don't you know Kuan'er's temper? Has he ever rebelled against you? In order for his elder brother to secure the position of crown prince, he has expressed his stance time and again, and even said that his future eldest son will change his surname to Dou, but it still can't dispel your suspicion of him?

Why?" Empress Zhang Sun, who had almost never had a quarrel with Emperor Li II in her entire life, now had tears on her face. She looked at her husband, who also had a painful expression on his face, and her words were still as sharp as knives, cutting people's hearts: "Just because Kuan'er was favored by his mother, and because his mother left him such a huge family business after her death, you are wary of him?

Why?! Kuan'er was sent to Longyou when he was still in his infancy. Was it his own will?! Why? Now that you are the emperor, you are still thinking about your most outstanding son? Ha... If there is no Kuan'er, then Your Majesty will turn to Chengqian?! "

Every time Empress Changsun spoke, she took a step forward, but Emperor Li II, who used to be very powerful, was forced to retreat step by step by his wife.

"Guanyin maid..." His Majesty Li Er was in deep pain at this moment: "Don't you know that the Queen Mother gave Kuan'er..."

"I'll say it again!" Empress Changsun didn't want to waste any more words with her husband. "Kuan'er is lucky to have everything he has today. Your Majesty and I, as his parents, have not fulfilled much of our responsibility. I feel guilty about this, but Your Majesty... Do you feel guilty?!"