Chapter 45: Elephant-like Me
With Princess Changle as witness, the meal was at least eaten in harmony.

Both Li Shimin and Li Chengqian tried their best to avoid mentioning topics that would provoke the other party, which would lead to a quarrel and cause Li Lizhi to suffer an attack of anger.

Standing at the gate of the East Palace, watching the carriage carrying Li Lizhi go away, Li Shimin put his hand on the back of Li Xiang's neck and spoke in a low voice.

"You were the one who taught your grandfather what he said today, right?"

"Aung thinks highly of me. How can I influence Aye's thoughts?"

Li Xiang kept his achievements and fame to himself and had no intention of being proud of himself.

Hearing Li Xiang's words, Li Shimin laughed.

"I know your father's character best. Ever since he got his leg disease, his temper has become more and more irritable. Even as a father, it is difficult for me to talk to him calmly."

"Because I favor Qingque, he also has some complaints about it, ah..."

"How pitiful the hearts of parents in the world are."

Li Xiang sighed and copied a line of poetry for the first time.

"Good sentence, who said that?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up. As a literature enthusiast, he loved this kind of exquisite sentence with refined language the most.

"The last time I went to Grand Tutor Wei's residence, I met a master on the road named Zhicang. He said so."

The little elephant was talking nonsense in all seriousness.

"No wonder he was able to see through it. It turns out he is a person from outside the world." Li Shimin nodded as if he had realized something.

Li Xiang: …

I hate these weirdos! This is obviously made up by some engineering student I studied with!
"How pitiful are the hearts of parents in the world, how pitiful are the hearts of parents in the world..."

Old Li muttered to himself, gazing towards the direction of Xianling Mausoleum with a melancholy look on his face.

Ah Ye, now I finally understand how difficult it was for you back then...

"What are you looking at, old man?" Li Xiang asked when he saw that Li Shimin looked a little strange.

Li Shimin came back to his senses and gently touched the back of Li Xiang's head: "Looking at the direction of your grandfather's mausoleum."

"Grandfather?" Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, then thought of Li Yuan.

"Remember your Taiong?"

"I remember that year when Aye took me to Da'an Palace to pay respects, Grandfather gave me a box of fruit to eat."

Li Shimin sighed lightly and turned his gaze towards the direction of Xianling again.

There was silence for a while, and just when Li Xiang couldn't help but want to say something, Li Shimin spoke in a deep voice.

"The last time I saw your grandfather, he was standing by the railing holding a cup of tea, looking out at something."

"The flowers outside the fence have long since withered, and I am standing quietly behind him."

"Looking at his hunched back, I seemed to be looking at my own future..."

The desolate tone made Li Xiang feel uncomfortable.

At this moment, Li Shimin was no longer the glorious Khan, but just an ordinary father.

"Aweng."

"Hmm?" Li Shimin lowered his head.

Li Xiang threw himself into Li Shimin's arms and said in a muffled voice: "Please rest assured, Grandfather, I will definitely make sure that you and my second uncle are in harmony as before!"

"Hahaha……"

Li Shimin smiled and touched Li Xiang's head, then picked him up and his expression turned from cloudy to sunny.

"Aunt believes in you. Let's go. Aunt will take you to go horseback riding! Hahaha..."

"Ah-oh-ah-un!"

Li Xiang was swung back and forth in Li Shimin's hand, and he cried out in surprise. Boys develop later, and the 12-year-old Li Xiang is less than 1.4 meters tall. In the hands of Li Shimin, who is more than 1.8 meters tall, he has no weight at all.

Hearty laughter echoed within the palace walls, mixed with occasional intermittent screams, and the sound gradually faded away.

At the entrance of Mingde Hall, Li Chengqian smiled as he watched the grandparents and grandchildren playing together.

I have this son, what else could I ask for?

……

Li Xiang had learned horse riding in his previous life and could do it almost immediately.

Old Li looked at his eldest grandson with even greater satisfaction, and even recalled the glorious past years, when he was the Prince of Taiyuan.

The general meaning is that he was a famous handsome young man in the area, and he boasted about how he knew a little about southern boxing and northern kicking, and how he started practicing martial arts at the age of three and learned to ride a horse at the age of seven. In the end, he praised Li Xiang approvingly, saying that you are like me.

Li Xiang couldn't help but tremble. In history, his third uncle who was praised by this grandfather as "a hero like me" in the 17th year of Zhenguan did not have a good ending.

It's quite interesting to say that Li Tai is actually the fourth child. But under the common understanding of Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi, the three of them have always been discussed separately, Li Tai is the second child and Li Zhi is the youngest.

So Li Tai is Li Xiang's second uncle, and Li Zhi is his youngest uncle.

After all, the real second in command, Li Kuan, had already been in power, so there would be no conflict at all.

Over the years, Li Xiang had read a lot of novels about time travel to the Tang Dynasty. When Li Shimin mentioned riding a horse, he was eager to try something fancy. But when he arrived at the stable, he saw that the saddles and horseshoes were complete, which surprised Li Xiang.

Therefore, the only thing he could show off was his rapid learning speed.

That night, Li Shimin did not let Li Xiang go back, but dragged him back to Lizheng Hall and slept with him in his arms all night.

Li Xiang felt very tormented that night. He really didn't know why those concubines were always looking forward to being favored by Old Li. How could he sleep well?
It feels like there's a four-cylinder engine sleeping next to it, and the volume is really loud.

Fortunately, he was young and very sleepy, so he fell asleep after tormenting for half the night.

When I woke up the next morning, Lao Li had already left Lizheng Hall.

Li Xiang swore in his heart that no matter how much Old Li said, he would never sleep in the same room with him again.

After a quick wash and breakfast, Li Xiang said goodbye to Li Mingda and planned to leave the palace to take a look.

"Aunt, I'll bring you some candy when I come back."

Li Xiang, who was standing at the gate of Qianhua, gestured to Li Mingda from afar.

Li Mingda smiled and waved to Li Xiang: "Okay."

After saying goodbye to his aunt, Li Xiang took Fubao and slipped out of the palace gate.

With the token given by Li Shimin, the palace guards had no intention of stopping them.

This time when Li Xiang left the palace, he just wanted to relax.

From the time he traveled through time to now, he has been suppressed in the palace, and he always feels that even a good person will become ill. Moreover, he has been walking on thin ice these days, fearing that his father will explode with others.

Without me, this family will fall apart sooner or later! Li Xiang sighed inwardly.

Wandering aimlessly on the street like a wild wolf, watching the hustle and bustle of the street, I felt quite relaxed.

"Eh? Isn't that the emperor's eldest grandson?"

Not far away, a young man pointed at Li Xiang and said.

"Where?"

The person next to him was none other than Li Xin.

Following the direction of the young man's finger, Li Xin finally saw Li Xiang's figure.

Originally, his father had ordered him to get along well with Li Xiang, so he didn't want to go up to say hello.

But looking at the friends around him, Li Xin suddenly came up with an idea.

He immediately pretended to be surprised and said to the young men beside him, "Oh, it really is my elder brother! Come with me to meet him."

“Why should we see him?” The young men next to them all knew that King Wei and the Crown Prince were not on good terms. Why do you and the Crown Prince’s son... look so familiar?
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