Chapter 87 Li Shimin's Anger (asking for monthly votes)
Lizheng Hall.

After returning to the palace, the three brothers looked after their two sisters for a while. Before they could say a few words, Li Shimin, who was worried about his daughters, hurried back from the Liangyi Hall.

Before I even entered the door, I heard Lao Li's voice.

"How is it? Lizhi, Sizi, did you take the medicine?"

"It's Aye who's here." Li Tai said with a smile, "It's said that Aye is most partial to Li Zhi and Si Zi, and it's true!"

"Huh, doesn't Father favor you, the fat one, the most?" Li Chengqian said sarcastically.

Li Tai was not angry. He looked smug and had an expression that made him look like he deserved a beating.

"Yes, Aye loves me, what do you think?"

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to punch him twice.

Soon, Li Shimin walked in.

"Greetings, Father!" The three brothers bowed together.

But Li Shimin didn't even look at the three of them and went straight to his two daughters.

"How are you guys? Are you okay? Are you not scared?"

"How could it be." Li Mingda covered his mouth and smiled softly, "Thanks to You Xianger, he saw through the trick at a glance, otherwise, I'm afraid my sister and I would have drunk the bowl of problematic medicine."

After that, she told Li Shimin in vivid detail what had just happened in the palace.

The plot was full of twists and turns. When Li Mingda mentioned that the medicine was brought in, Old Li's face twitched. When Li Xiang saw through it, Li Shimin was relieved.

This is what a daughter slave is like.

"Great, Xiang'er really looks like me!" Li Shimin praised happily, not forgetting to flatter himself.

The three brothers reacted differently when they heard this. Li Chengqian was indignant, thinking "Xiang'er is clearly like me"; Li Tai was stunned, as he had never expected that Li Shimin's evaluation of Li Xiang would be so high; and Li Zhi grinned foolishly, feeling happy for Li Xiang.

"Xiang'er is kind and filial, father should reward him more." Li Lizhi suddenly said from the side.

Li Shimin nodded heavily and said, "Li Zhi is right. Xiang'er is indeed kind and filial!"

This sentence set the tone for Li Xiang.

Li Shimin was also pondering in his heart what kind of reward would be best for Li Xiang.

After comforting the two men for a few more words, Lao Li snorted and motioned the three brothers to follow him.

……

Outside the Lizheng Hall.

"Go on, why don't you tell me? Tell me about your glorious deeds!"

Li Shimin paced with his hands behind his back in front of his three brothers who were kneeling in a row.

"Go ahead, eh?"

Li Zhi slowly lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty.

"Lift your head up!"

Old Li roared, and Li Zhi was so scared that he stood at attention.

Guilty conscience was one thing, but Li Zhi was also not very courageous. Coupled with Li Shimin's image as a strict father, Li Zhi was like a mouse seeing a cat.

Li Shimin paced back and forth, from the desk to the three brothers, then from the three brothers to the door, and finally paced back.

Just from the momentum, the three brothers were suppressed.

Li Chengqian, who was kneeling below, poked Li Tai with his hand inconspicuously. Li Tai twisted his body and poked back.

"You don't want to tell me, right? Well, I'll tell you!"

Old Li looked at Li Chengqian, very angry: "As a man! As a brother! You are loyal and righteous! You are a real man!"

"But as a prince of a country, you are not even fucking qualified!"

Seeing Li Chengqian kneeling there with a pout on his face, Old Li became even angrier.

"Are you dissatisfied with what I said?"

"But I'm telling you, don't be unconvinced in front of me!"

"I'm not dissatisfied. How dare I be dissatisfied?" Li Chengqian said this, but he was really dissatisfied in his heart.

Damn it, Li Yuanchang has already sent people to sneak into the palace, tamper with the medicinal materials, and murder my sister!

I didn't beat him to death, so he should be thanking me. How can that be said to be wrong?

Li Tai and Li Zhi looked at each other and laughed secretly.

"You still dare to be stubborn?"

Li Shimin held his belt and wanted to hit Li Chengqian, but he was reluctant.

After all, Li Chengqian now shows a tendency to reform himself and is no longer the rebellious son he was some time ago, so Old Li is somewhat reluctant to beat him.

Finally he pulled his belt to the ground, making a crackling sound.

"Look at you, do you still look like a prince? When something happens, can't you use your sharp mind to think carefully? A son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall, and you go to Li Yuanchang to settle accounts? Have you ever thought about what to do if he ambushes you with his guards?"

"If anything happens to you, how am I going to explain it to your mother?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian lowered his head and was too embarrassed to refute.

Even though he dared to confront Li Shimin and ask His Majesty to call him the Crown Prince, he remained silent when Empress Changsun was mentioned.

However, he did not notice that Li Shimin's focus was not on him fighting Li Yuanchang, but on him acting alone and what to do if something went wrong.

Li Yuanchang: So this beating from me is in vain?

Li Tai was gloating on the sidelines and accidentally chuckled.

"I said him, not you, right?"

Li Shimin immediately turned his attention to Li Tai: "As a famous and wise king of the Tang Dynasty, are you really this wise? Not only did you not stop the prince from beating his uncle in the street, but you even joined in the beating?"

"No wonder people call you the Wise King. You are so wise indeed at the right time!"

"Aye is right. Being angry is harmful to your health. Being angry is harmful to your health..."

Li Tai smiled happily. In short, you are right. He has a good attitude but he never changes despite repeated admonitions.

He and Li Chengqian had basically the same idea: Now that people are riding on your neck, can you still expect the three of us to treat you peacefully?
Looking at Li Tai's flattering smile, Li Shimin almost burst out laughing.

He turned around and tensed himself again and again, finally managing his facial expression.

"And you, Zhinu, I said they didn't say anything about you, right?"

Old Li turned his attention to Li Zhi who was laughing foolishly.

Li Zhi immediately stopped smiling and lowered his head dejectedly.

"I really didn't realize that you are the bravest of the three sons of me and the Queen. How dare you seize the swords and horses of the palace guards and rush out of the palace to kill the King of Han?"

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Zhi didn't know whether it was good or bad. He stood there for a while, not knowing how to react. Li Tai whispered, "Child slave, why don't you thank me?"

Oh, so Aye was praising me. "Thank you Aye for the compliment..." Li Zhi smiled shyly.

Li Chengqian, Li Tai: ...

No, man.

Do you really believe it?
Li Shimin was extremely angry, but he couldn't bear to slap Li Zhi twice.

"Do you really think I'm praising you?" Old Li laughed in anger.

Li Zhi's face immediately fell and he dared not say a word.

After a while, Li Shimin finally said, "Get up!"

"Ah...Aye, won't you punish us?" Li Zhi asked tentatively. He really didn't expect that Li Shimin would let them go so easily.

According to his idea, even if he was not beaten half to death by the furious father for beating Uncle Wang in the street, he would at least have his salary cut. He never expected that the stick was raised high but did not fall at all?

"What crime am I punishing you for? For being too impulsive?"

Li Shimin had a stern face, but he was very happy in his heart.

"Don't even mention you. Even if it was me, I would beat that bastard to death! How dare he murder my beloved daughter? Did he get his life for nothing?"

"Yes, Aye, you are awesome!" Li Chengqian gave a thumbs up and praised insincerely.

"Yes, good job, Aye, you didn't lose face!" Li Tai was also adding fuel to the fire.

Li Zhi hesitated twice, but ultimately did not dare to say anything negative to his two brothers.

"Don't be so reckless in your future actions!" Li Shimin glared at Li Chengqian. "As a prince of a country, he ran into Pingkangfang alone to beat up the King of Han. It's just that he lacks wisdom. If he didn't disclose your identity and just said there was an assassin, then the people in Pingkangfang would not know you were the prince and would arrest you or even kill you on the spot. What would you do?"

What Old Li said did make sense, and Li Chengqian had no way to refute it.

What's there to refute? He himself thinks his father is right.

What followed was a feeling of fear, but then again, he really did not regret it.

If he could do it again, he would definitely choose to beat Li Yuanchang up.

If I don't beat him into a pig's head, I will never be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart! Even when I was sleeping in the middle of the night, I would sit up and slap myself, asking myself why I didn't seize such a good opportunity to beat Li Yuanchang up.

"And you two, don't follow your eldest brother in making trouble next time!" Li Shimin said.

Li Tai whispered, "If there is a next time, I will still beat you up."

"Qingque, what are you talking about?" Li Shimin didn't hear clearly what Li Tai was muttering.

"I think Aye is right!" Li Tai said immediately.

"That's good to know." Old Li snorted, then looked at the three of them and said, "This time, it's just..."

Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he saw Wang De rushing over from outside.

"What's wrong?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

Since the people present were the emperor's three favorite sons, Wang De had no need to be shy. He said hurriedly, "Everyone, the Prince of Tianshui has brought the Black Armor Army to surround the Duke of Chen's Mansion!"

"What?!" Li Shimin was shocked: "Xiang'er...what was he doing at Hou Junji's mansion?"

Didn't I tell you to arrest Li Yuanchang? Why did you go to arrest Hou Junji?

The three brothers standing below looked at each other in surprise. No one expected that Li Xiang was such a daring guy.

Without the emperor's order, you dared to lead troops to besiege the residence of a duke? What the hell?
Li Tai looked at Li Chengqian and secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Just from the perspective of having a child, I, Li Tai, admire you! This child is really fucking brave!
Wang De immediately explained: "To answer everyone, the Prince of Tianshui was interrogating the Prince of Han in the Prince of Han's mansion, and the Prince of Han has confessed everything. It was the Prince of Han who was instigating the attack on the Eastern Palace guards, and the Eastern Palace Qianniu Helan Chushi was responsible for threading the needle and informing the Eastern Palace guards of their itinerary..."

"What?!" Li Chengqian's eyes went dark. How come everyone in the Eastern Palace is a spy? !

He knew that Ruyi was suspicious and was Li Yuanchang's spy, but he never thought that Helan Chushi was actually hanging out with Li Yuanchang? !

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian suddenly felt tired.

Tired, destroy it.

Li Tai was laughing at the side, gloating over the misfortune. Ruyi, the woman favored by his elder brother, was an insider sent by the King of Han, and the person he relied on, Helan Chushi, also had evil intentions...

This is still my Prince Wei's Palace. We are united and as solid as a rock. No water can get in.

But he didn't think about one thing: his son was about to turn to Li Xiang.

"When the Prince of Tianshui learned about this, he immediately locked onto Hou Junji, so he led the Black Armor Army directly to the Mansion of Duke Chen! Now they have surrounded the Mansion of Duke Chen and it seems that they are about to order a violent attack!" Wang De added.

The person who delivered the message naturally did not see that the gate of Duke Chen's Mansion was open. When he saw the Black Armor Army surrounding Duke Chen's Mansion, he thought that an order was being given to force an attack on the gate.

After Wang De finished speaking, he took out the confession that the Xuanjia Army had already recorded, with the signature of Han King Li Yuanchang on it.

"This is the confession of the King of Han. The Prince of Tianshui was afraid that the Duke of Chen would become desperate after learning the news... and take risks or flee far away, so he decided to take the initiative and control him first."

You just wanted to say that a cornered dog will jump over the wall, right? You just wanted to say that a cornered dog will jump over the wall, right?

But in this situation, Li Shimin couldn't care less.

He took the complaint with Li Yuanchang's confession, glanced at it quickly, and immediately confirmed the situation.

No wonder Li Yuanchang was able to mobilize archers, no wonder Li Yuanchang was able to learn about the itinerary of the East Palace guards, it turns out that all the problems were caused by this...

But Hou Junji was a veteran on the battlefield after all. How could Li Xiang, a young boy, be able to deal with him?

Li Shimin couldn't help but worry. He was afraid that Li Xiang could not deal with Hou Junji. If Hou Junji really took the risk, wouldn't Xiang'er be in danger?
No, this situation must not happen! Li Shimin thought viciously in his heart, and at the same time he made a decision.

"Someone come, someone come!" Li Shimin shouted loudly, his voice urgent.

"Here!" Someone immediately stepped forward and clasped his fists in response.

"Take people with you and go to the mansion of Duke Chen! Arrest Hou Junji and bring him to justice! Remember, you must protect the emperor's grandson and cannot let him fail!" Li Shimin ordered.

This anxiety was not fake at all. Li Xiang was his favorite grandson. This grandson was very precious and there must be no mistakes.

"promise!"

Hearing that his son was in danger, Li Chengqian became a little restless.

At this moment, he no longer cared about Helan Chushi being in the East Palace. His mind was now full of going to the Mansion of Duke Chen and "rescuing" Li Xiang.

My dear son, please don’t let anything happen to you!

"Father, let me take the people!" Li Chengqian immediately asked, "Xiang'er is my son. As the saying goes, father and son fight together in battle. If my son is in trouble, I, as his father, will definitely go to rescue him!"

Seeing how much Li Chengqian loved his son, Li Shimin was also quite moved.

He nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

"Aye, let us both go together," Li Tai requested.

Old Li nodded with satisfaction and agreed to Li Tai's request.

Just as the people here were about to leave, they heard someone outside making a call.

"Tianshui County Prince Li Xiang requests to see you—"

(Three chapters have been sent, 12000 words... I'll see if I can write another chapter. I'll take a nap first. I'm so sleepy...)
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