Chapter 17 Take it, your uncle gave it to you (please read it later)
Prince of Wei Li Tai was the second son of Empress Changsun, and his nickname was Qingque.

He was a cute and handsome boy in the eyes of Li Shimin, a "round-faced fat chicken" in the eyes of Li Chengqian, and a wise king in the eyes of his ministers.

In fact, in terms of ability, Li Tai was actually very good. It was a pity that he was blinded by greed in the last step and said the foolish words of "killing the son and passing the throne to the younger brother", which allowed Li Zhi to take advantage of him.

Li Tai's arrival made Li Xiang extremely alert.

When Li Shimin heard Wang Detong's message that Prince Wei wanted to see him, his eyes suddenly lit up and his face was filled with unstoppable joy.

"Hurry up, let Qingque in."

After a while, Li Xiang saw a round and festive ball coming in.

"Aye, aye!"

The chubby man came closer and was about to bow when he saw Li Shimin stand up from his seat and support him.

"Qingque, I've told you so many times, why should you and I care about such vulgar etiquette?"

As he spoke, Li Shimin stretched out his hand to pinch the fat on Li Tai's belly, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Look at your body, you have gained weight again."

"Haha... Father is making fun of me again."

Li Tai smiled and dodged backwards, turning to look at Xiao Yu who was still drinking tea, and Li Xiang beside him.

"Tai meets Lord Song!"

He bowed respectfully, his etiquette impeccable.

Xiao Yu immediately stood up and returned the greeting: "Greetings, King Wei."

Li Xiang did not dare to neglect him and immediately stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Nephew Li Xiang, nice to meet Uncle Wang."

I thought Li Tai's reaction would be calm, but I didn't expect a smile to suddenly appear on Li Tai's fat face.

He walked to Li Xiang affectionately, helped him up, and patted his shoulders twice affectionately.

"It's the elephant. It's so strong now."

Before Li Xiang could say anything, he heard Li Tai praising him again: "I have heard about what happened yesterday. Zhang Xuansu was so arrogant that he dared to insult you in front of Xiang'er!"

As he spoke, Li Tai's face was still filled with indignation: "Xiang'er did the right thing! If I were here, I would have poked a few holes in that old man!"

Li Xiang didn't react for a moment. Logically speaking, shouldn't you be scolding me? And then extend it to your brother...

However, Li Tai gave him a very good first impression. Instead of making him feel uncomfortable, he felt like a spring breeze.

No wonder Li Shimin likes him... Li Xiang sighed in his heart, and at the same time, he raised his vigilance to the highest level.

"Hahaha, Qingque also thinks Xiang'er did a good job?"

Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"It's more than good. Now I'm jealous of my elder brother for having such a beautiful child!" Li Tai said with a "jealous" look on his face.

Li Shimin was very happy, but Xiao Yu beside him started coughing violently.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiang immediately trotted over to comfort his new master.

"Shiwen, what's wrong?" Li Shimin asked with concern when he saw this.

Xiao Yu wiped his mouth, panted for a while, coughed twice, and then said: "Just now, this old minister accidentally choked on the tea and lost his composure. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"You old fool..." Li Shimin pointed at Xiao Yu and laughed.

But Xiao Yu secretly sighed in his heart, the emperor's favoritism towards King Wei is a way to bring disaster!
But he also knew that it was useless to say this. No matter whether it was Chu Suiliang or Wei Zheng, even if they said it a thousand eight hundred times, Li Shimin would not change.

The words were as dull as water after being said three times, and Xiao Yu was too lazy to say any more.

Ever since Li Tai entered Liangyi Hall, Li Xiang had been waiting for him to plead for Zhang Xuansu or to flatter Li Chengqian.

However, he was wrong. Li Tai came to see Li Shimin simply because he missed him. Li Tai was very affectionate with Li Xiang, and even stopped sticking to Li Shimin. Instead, he stood by Li Xiang, holding his hand and asking him whether he had entered school, what books he was studying, and who his teacher was.

When asked this question, Li Xiang suddenly remembered what Wei Zheng said.

He scratched his head and said, "Aunt, when Grand Tutor Wei was in the East Palace just now, he mentioned that he wanted to take my grandson as his apprentice..."

Before Li Shimin expressed his opinion, Li Tai asked in surprise, "Really?"

He lifted up Li Xiang with his hand and said with a cheerful smile: "Xiang'er is so lucky to be favored by Grand Tutor Wei. I really envy you for being able to listen to Grand Tutor's teachings..."

The fat uncle in front of him had a genuine expression and looked really happy for Li Xiang.

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile with satisfaction as he looked at the harmonious family life of the loving uncle and the filial nephew.

Ever since the minor friction at Xuanwu Gate, Old Li has been very worried that the famous scene would be repeated among his sons and hoped that his children and grandchildren could live in harmony.

Now that he saw that his second son actually loved his eldest nephew so much, Li Shimin was really relieved.

Li Xiang felt very disappointed. He couldn't help but compare his father with Li Tai. He sadly discovered that if he put himself in Li Shimin's shoes, he would have destroyed his cheap father long ago.

What if I just don't like him? With that sinister look and lifeless character, Li Shimin was able to keep him until today, which was already a favor to Empress Changsun.

"What's wrong, Xiang'er? You look unhappy."

In a moment of carelessness, Li Xiang failed to control his facial expression, and his lost look was noticed by Li Tai.

But when Li Xiang was still thinking of explaining, Li Tai put him down and tickled his armpits, laughing as he tickled.

"Just smile, just smile, hahahaha..."

Li Xiang felt itchy and couldn't help laughing.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, don't...haha..."

"Still calling you Uncle Wang? Still calling you Uncle Wang? My last name is Li, not Wang!"

Li Tai didn't stop his movements and scolded with a smile: "Big brother and I are born of the same mother. You should call me Second Uncle!"

"Second uncle, second uncle, stop scratching me, hahaha..."

Li Xiang was itchy and begged for mercy.

"If you keep distancing yourself from me, I will tickle you next time we see each other!"

Li Tai let go of his hand and threatened with a smile.

He reached into his arms and pulled out a handful of golden beans and stuffed them into Li Xiang's arms.

"Here, take it and use it. If you don't need it, come back to me for more."

Li Xiang didn't even have the space to refuse, the golden beans were stuffed into his arms.

"Take it, your second uncle gave it to you."

Li Shimin smiled and said that he was very satisfied with the title "Second Uncle".

If he is the "Fourth Uncle", then he would include Li Kuan and Li Ke, who were not born to Empress Zhangsun, and they always feel not so close.

This "second uncle" strengthened the distance between them as brothers from the same mother, and Li Shimin was of course even happier.

"Thank you, second uncle." Li Xiang bowed obediently. Since it was the grandfather who spoke, it would be impolite to refuse.

At the same time, he couldn't help feeling a little sad. After spending so much time with him, he found that he had no hostility towards his second uncle at all.

Dad, could you please stand up for yourself?
Li Xiang began to hate his father for being a useless person, and he became more anxious.

We must hurry up and implement the plan to help my father become a successful person!
(End of this chapter)