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

When Empress Chang Sun saw the words "Don't worry" at the end of the letter, for some reason, her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Mother!" - At this moment, Qingque and Changle, brother and sister, also rushed in together: "Wow..." - Qingque looked at the big boxes filled with gold, silver and jewelry in his second brother's bedroom, and suddenly he had an urge to "I want to be a vassal too, I want to have a lot of money too": "Second brother is so awesome..."

"No!" Princess Sizi, who had not noticed her mother's strangeness, raised her head high when she heard her fourth brother say this: "Second brother is the best!"

"Yes, yes, second brother is the best." Seeing her sister so cute, Princess Changle couldn't help but stepped forward and pinched her little face. Then she raised her head and saw that her mother had slightly turned sideways, as if she was adjusting her mood. So Changle turned around and winked at her fourth brother Qingque, asking him to take Sizi away.

Li Tai has now become a tall and straight boy. His fat body has become slimmer due to his growth. Unfortunately, according to his current posture of eating four or five meals a day, this good figure will not last long. At this moment, after receiving the hint from Changle's eyes, he immediately bent down and picked up his sister Sizi: "Good Sizi, good Sizi, fourth brother wants to see if the big parrot that second brother won for you has grown fat. Can you take fourth brother with you?"

"Okay~~" The little princess nodded after hearing that, and then she lay on her fourth brother's shoulder again and said goodbye to her mother and sister: "Mother, sister, I will take my fourth brother to see Feichu first."

"Go ahead." Empress Changsun smiled gently and said, "Remember not to feed it too much dried fruit like last time."

"Yes, yes, yes, don't worry, mother!" - Princess Sizi showed that she knew her limits.

After Li Tai and Sizi left, Princess Changle explained her purpose to Empress Changsun: "Mother, my elder brother and I both received gifts from my second brother today, which are also several large boxes of gold and jewels. The second brother's letter meant for us to spend as we please, but..."

"No problem." Empress Changsun smiled when she heard this. "Kuan'er did this not just to give you and Chengqian money - he was making a statement. From now on, you and Chengqian can represent him in Chang'an."

"My second brother..." Princess Changle finally understood her brother's good intentions: "He has always been very good to me..."

"Yes..." Empress Changsun was also a little disappointed at this time: "Your second brother... is really very good..."

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If there was anyone who, after learning that King Chu had "sent ten thousand taels of gold overnight," felt such a complicated feeling that it was difficult to express in simple words, then apart from Empress Changsun, the next person would naturally be Emperor Li II.

"Did that bastard send all these?" When His Majesty Li Er was called back to Ganlu Palace by Empress Changsun, he looked at the dazzling array of treasures in King Chu's bedroom. To be honest, His Majesty Li Er, who had previously sneered at his son's salt business, finally said honestly: "Salt business... Is salt business so profitable?"

"Your Majesty, have you automatically overlooked some important points?" Empress Changsun sneered when she heard this: "Haha... That's right, you never care about those things..."

"Guanyin maid..." When Emperor Li II heard his wife say this, he immediately understood what she meant - it turned out that he had said the wrong thing again: "I just feel that the boy has a good way of making money..."

"The national treasury is empty now, and Your Majesty can use these gold and silver to fill it." Empress Chang Sun originally wanted to say a few good words for Li Kuan in front of Emperor Li II, but now she knew that her husband was completely insane - who said that there was no cause and effect for the Xuanwu Gate Incident? Isn't this the case now?

It’s just… it’s hard for Kuan’er…

"My dear, I didn't indulge that brat on purpose. I just wanted to see what he could do..." Seeing his wife angry, Emperor Li II hurriedly explained, "Really... I really thought so - and you know that the brat is still paying taxes for the people of Hebei Province. I was afraid that he was not capable of doing this, so I turned a blind eye."

"Your Majesty, why did you insist on agreeing to let Kuan'er pay the taxes?" Empress Changsun was even more puzzled when she heard this: "If you really loved him, why would you..."

"Because that kid's character is not like you or me, but like his grandmother!" His Majesty Li II felt that it was time for his wife to face reality: "That kid's character of keeping his word and keeping his promises is due to his mother's teachings. No one can change this. Besides... Guanyin, the emperor insisted on ordering the execution of Dou Jiande, but he didn't know that this move would bring endless disasters. Dou Jiande's reputation in Hebei Province was once at its peak. His death was a hurdle that the people of Hebei Province could not get over. Now, Kuan'er, the suppressed virtuous king, even though he was demoted to Qiongzhou, still cares about them in his heart and is willing to pay their taxes for fifteen years. Guanyin, how do you think the people of Hebei Province will view Kuan'er?"

"..." After His Majesty Li II finished speaking, Empress Chang Sun was also at a loss.

It was not until a long time later that she spoke quietly, "So, Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to do?"

"I am the emperor." Seeing that his wife had already noticed his intention, His Majesty Li Er simply chose to confess: "I have a lot of things to consider - Kuan'er can be a virtuous king or a rebellious king - this child has achieved success at a young age and is even more arrogant than I was in my youth, so I absolutely do not believe that he will choose to live a mediocre life! And even if he is willing, I will not allow it!

As for Cheng Qian... As the crown prince, he should have someone behind him to spur him on all the time, right?" When His Majesty Li II said this, his eyes suddenly dimmed slightly: "In life, many things are beyond one's control - in a remote place like Qiongzhou, are all the Dou family retainers under his command willing to stay on that deserted island? Besides..."

"Your Majesty, are you telling me all this in the hope that I will understand you?" When Emperor Li II was talking, Empress Changsun suddenly interrupted him and said, "Your Majesty, I really want to know, is there a moment in your life when you simply regarded Kuan Er as your son instead of a chess piece in your hands?!"