Chapter 44: Say it! Say it without poison!

This time when Li Shimin went to the Eastern Palace, he was full of expectations.

Eat meat, eat meat! Sizi is not here, and there is only Xianger. Can he still control me? Humph!

While thinking about this, he also glanced at Li Xiang beside him.

He happily entered the East Palace. Li Chengqian and Li Lizhi were already waiting for him in the Mingde Hall. With them were the Crown Princess Su Yi and the four-year-old Li Jue.

Without the cumbersome rituals, Old Li didn't care much about this in front of his family. After comforting Li Lizhi, Li Shimin couldn't wait to serve the meal.

He is really hungry.

But while he was looking forward to it, he did not notice Li Chengqian's embarrassed expression.

After a while, people from the food bureau came in one after another, and the dishes were neatly placed on the table.

Li Shimin was talking to Li Lizhi when he saw the meal being served in the dining hall. He absentmindedly glanced over there. However, it was a little far away, so he could not see clearly.

"Aye, please take a seat."

After the meal was served, Li Chengqian spoke immediately.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian strangely: "Gao Ming, your legs?"

"Oh, Master Sun came to the palace to treat the child the day before yesterday, and he has recovered."

Li Chengqian was somewhat pleased as he spoke: "It doesn't hurt much when I walk, but I still limp a little when I take a few steps faster."

As he said this, he took a few steps forward to demonstrate it to Li Shimin.

Now he can walk slowly without limping, his confidence has increased, and his mood has also improved. When he is in a good mood, he looks at his father a little more favorably.

"Good, good!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The fact that the prince had a lame leg had always been a source of worry for him.

Actually, it’s nothing that the prince is lame, but it’s not good-looking.

The prince of the Tang Dynasty is actually a cripple. This...

Now the prince's legs have actually improved, and Old Li is of course happy about it.

Happy, he walked to the table with great anticipation...

"Why are all the dishes vegetarian?!"

Old Li looked at the table full of green leaves and his voice rose octave.

My roast meat! My lamb! My roast chicken!

At this moment, Lao Li felt that his dream was shattered.

Then he looked at Li Chengqian with gritted teeth. He suspected that this guy was deliberately making trouble for him.

Li Chengqian knew what was going on. He knew that Sun Zhenren went to Lizheng Hall to treat his father the day before yesterday, and he had also read the recipes for wind disease taboos. Having not eaten meat for four or five days, he knew what it felt like. When he went to bed at night, he dreamed of mutton, spinach and tofu soup.

But the sad look on his face was not fake, because he also wanted to eat some meat.

"Aye, you don't know. Master Sun said that my leg disease is caused by eating too much meat. Because of this leg disease, I haven't eaten any meat for four or five days..."

The most precious thing in the world is empathy, and at this moment, Li Shimin felt that he and Li Chengqian had a deeper sympathy than ever before.

"Great..." Li Shimin sighed and put his hand on Li Chengqian's shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

For many years, Li Shimin had never been so close to him.

Li Chengqian's eyes became hot and tears started to flow down.

"Aye!"

Li Xiang and Li Lizhi looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

No, so fast?

Li Lizhi had already prepared to witness a big fight between the father and son, but this is the result?

When the father and son hugged each other and cried bitterly, Li Chengqian glanced at Li Xiang from the corner of his eye. After seeing that the eldest son gave him a look of continuation, Li Chengqian felt relieved.

After crying for a while, Li Shimin invited everyone to take a seat. In a good mood, even eating this boiled vegetable was no longer so difficult to swallow.

"I thought that this time when I came to the East Palace, Gao Ming, you would still be dissatisfied with me like last time."

If this statement was made between any other emperor and the crown prince, the crown prince would certainly apologize in fear. When Li Shimin said this, he did not have much meaning. Now Li Chengqian was a bit desperate, and it was even more impossible for him to face this statement with fear and trepidation.

"That's because Aye is very picky about his children, so he thinks I am dissatisfied."

Li Chengqian retorted in a neither soft nor hard tone.

Li Shimin was choked by these words and felt a little embarrassed.

He put down his chopsticks and snorted.

"Then why are you so enthusiastic about me now?"

Li Chengqian got excited after hearing this.

But he caught a glimpse of Li Xiang out of the corner of his eye. Li Xiang's expression was anxious and distorted. At an angle that Li Shimin could not see, he kept bowing to Li Chengqian.

Oh, my dear! I beg you!

Seeing the pleading eyes of his beloved sister next to him, Li Chengqian's heart softened for no reason.

The image of his sister's anger attack that day reappeared in his mind.

Li Zhi is not in good health, but we must not let her be sad again...

Haha, I'm just doing this for my sister. I'm not really going to give in to you!

"Xiang'er talked to me the other day and I was deeply moved. I put myself in his shoes and understood how difficult it was for Aye."

Li Xiang was excited in his heart.

Yes! Say it! Speak it out without any poison!

Now is the detox phase!
After signaling the eunuch to take Li Jue out to play, Li Chengqian awkwardly recounted what Li Xiang had said.

"It is said that only when you raise a child can you understand the difficulties of your parents. This is true..."

Li Shimin sighed, and Li Lizhi beside him reached out and held Li Shimin's arm.

"Aye..."

Seeing his precious daughter's tearful face, Li Shimin sighed and said to Li Chengqian: "For so many years, I have also been responsible as a father. I failed to take care of your feelings. It is my fault as a father..."

"Aye!"

Li Chengqian really didn't expect that his always proud father would actually take the initiative to admit his mistakes to him. Even though his words were somewhat insincere, he was still admitting his fault.

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"Master, the emperor entered the East Palace this evening."

The shadow moved slightly and asked softly, "Why did the emperor suddenly go to the East Palace?"

The man in black replied, "It is said that Princess Changle asked for it, hoping to improve the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince."

"It's just that I don't know what happened during the banquet, but judging from the emperor's expression after he left the palace, he didn't seem angry at all, but rather happy."

"Master, Princess Changle...is it..."

As he spoke, the man in black gestured at his neck.

The shadow was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Princess Changle is me after all... Don't worry, she is just a sickly person and won't live for a few days. You have to be careful of Li Xiang, this guy... Haha, he is not someone you can easily get along with."

"Don't act rashly. Don't hurt anyone unless you have no choice. Don't alert the enemy. Just let things take their course. The prince's character, huh... Just add fuel to the fire of the King of Wei and he won't fall for it!"

"Didn't the Eastern Palace send people to Jiangnan? Arrange some people to pretend to be the King of Wei and kill them on the road. Make sure to keep the two leaders and let them go back to report to the Crown Prince!"

After saying that, the black shadow picked up the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.

"Humph, a quarrel between two parties..."

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