After a few months, Xiangcheng finally saw his younger brother and sister return safely, and Xiangcheng's heart was finally relieved. Several people shed tears, and the time soon came to evening. The emperor went to arrange a banquet for the meritorious officials tonight, while the queen arranged a family banquet at the Zhengdian Hall, with the idea of replenishing the children.
In the Lizheng Hall, there were only three people, Xiangcheng, Prince, Changle, and the baby Xiao Ping'an in Xiangcheng's arms.
Although the prince hated his brother-in-law Xiao Rui, when he saw his infant nephew with red lips and white teeth, he couldn't put it down and was extremely doting on him. They even fought with Changle not to let go of each other.
"Brother, if you don't let go, I will spray medicine on you." Xiao Changle threatened, "Of course Xiao Ping'an likes me the most."
When he heard the medicine being administered, Li Chengqian's eyes were a little frightened, but he still grabbed his nephew's baby package and said, "He was named after me, and he is a boy. Of course, he is closest to me, my uncle. Little sister, wait a minute. If you hold my sister again when she has another baby girl, I won’t compete with you.”
"no……"
Xiangcheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly stopped the two of them, "Okay, if you argue anymore, you will wake the child up. When he wakes up, he will only recognize me, and neither of you can hold him."
"In this case, let's hold Chang Le for a while and go play with the stroller. I'll talk to Cheng Qian."
Li Chengqian reluctantly let go. Little Changle raised his chin towards his brother like a victorious rooster, and carefully carried the child to the stroller next to him.
Faced with this sister in Xiangcheng, the former prince Li Chengqian didn't like her, and he didn't even respect her. Because Xiangcheng was not a direct descendant, although he was raised by the queen herself, he was not the queen's biological child. There is no comparison with Changle.
And he, the prince, is the eldest son, and his status is much more noble. Therefore, he always has a arrogant attitude when meeting everyone, even if it is a group of brothers and sisters, even if Xiangcheng is his eldest sister.
But it's different now, because Xiangcheng married Xiao Rui... No, because Xiao Rui taught him a lesson several times, all because he didn't respect Xiangcheng. After convincing him hard, he no longer dared to act like a prince in front of Xiangcheng. He only dared to respectfully call his sister to express his family affection.
In addition, after spending many days together in Xiaojiazhuang, Li Chengqian indeed respected this eldest sister more and more.
At this moment, he suddenly felt like a primary school student being interviewed by his parents. Before Xiangcheng could speak, Li Chengqian began to reflect, "Sister, I know I was wrong. I went out to make a lot of noise, so it is better to study in Xiaojiazhuang." .I will never act willfully again."
Xiangcheng covered his mouth and chuckled, "You, you were born in a wealthy family and have never experienced any hardship, so you are not used to Xiaojiazhuang. You always thought that your brother-in-law was harming you. But how do you know that those who manipulated you in the East Palace? No one who praises you is good. Only your brother-in-law really cares about you."
Li Chengqian believed the first sentence, saying that he had no good people around him, but he didn’t believe the second part, and complained in a low voice: "He thinks about me? He beats me when we meet..."
Beat you?
Xiangcheng smiled and said: "Hitting you means teaching you sincerely. If he hadn't hit you, who would have dared to hit you? In the past, you always thought that since you were the prince, you could do whatever you wanted. What now? Who would be afraid of you after leaving Chang'an? A prince?"
Li Chengqian was silent.
Xiangcheng continued: "Has your brother-in-law ever hit you harshly? Compared to the hardships you endured outside, which one hurts more?"
Of course it's the suffering outside, it's incomparable... Li Chengqian lowered his head.
The eldest sister is like a mother. Like a mother, Xiangcheng reached out and stroked his brother's hair, sighing: "You don't like your brother-in-law, not because he is a bad person, but because he is better than you, right? When he is around, everyone All the stars are surrounding him and they don't care about you anymore. Because of this, you hate him and hold a grudge against him, right?"
Li Chengqian nodded stubbornly but still said nothing.
Xiangcheng said softly: "Silly brother. Your brother-in-law is better than you because of his age. He is knowledgeable in both civil and military affairs and has studied for many years more than you. How old are you? You can't compare like this."
"Everyone is surrounding you because of your status as prince. But everyone is surrounding him because of his ability."
"Now that my father and mother are not here, why don't I tell you clearly, sister? If you lose your status as a prince and become an ordinary prince like Qing Que and Li Ke, do you think others will still surround you?"
Li Chengqian shook his head.
Xiangcheng continued: "If Qingque had the same ability and knowledge as your brother-in-law, wouldn't many people surround him?"
Li Chengqian nodded, no doubt, of course he would.
Xiangcheng whispered: "Don't you know? In private, Qingque often begged his father, the emperor, and his mother to study with your brother-in-law. Of course, the father and mother were happy that their son was eager to learn, but they were rejected by your brother-in-law. Do you know why? ?"
What? ?
Why did he refuse? No reason!
Li Chengqian was also surprised.
Xiangcheng looked around and found no one else, so he whispered: "Because your brother-in-law knows that Qingque is more studious than you. If he surpasses you, will your position as prince still be? If a prince is deposed, what will happen to him in this life?" Is there a good ending? In fact, it's all for you."
for me? this……
Li Chengqian was shocked beyond words. He really couldn't imagine that Xiao Rui, who had always disliked each other, was so kind to me secretly? real or fake?
Xiangcheng sighed: "It's a pity that you were ineffective before, too playful and stubborn. You studied well, but you just left after being scolded, and you even ran away from home..."
"Sister, I..." Li Chengqian felt regretful, thinking that he was not sensible at the time.
"No one in the civil or military dynasties dared to discuss the matter of the crown prince. Only your brother-in-law went to the emperor alone for you. The two of them talked in secret for two hours."
"Two hours? Are you talking about me?" Li Chengqian was very curious.
Xiangcheng said seriously: "We are talking about whether you are worthy of being a prince. If you are a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved, putting you in this position will not only not benefit the world, but also cause harm, harming the Tang Dynasty and the whole country." You. It would be better to abolish your position as soon as possible and let you become a wealthy idler. At least you will have a good home."
What? ? ? Didn't he help me? Li Chengqian was a little angry.
Xiangcheng reached out his hand and tapped his younger brother on the forehead. "Who dares to risk his life to speak like this if it's not to help you?"
"It was precisely because of this secret conversation that my father was reluctant to hurt you, so he agreed to your brother-in-law's teaching methods and deliberately let you go out of Chang'an to study on your own. Otherwise, do you think you could leave Chang'an smoothly? In fact, it was all because of my father. I acquiesce. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. If you don’t want to stay in Xiaojiazhuang to study, I have no choice but to travel thousands of miles by yourself."
What? ? ?
Li Chengqian remembered that when he was in the grassland, no wonder Zhao Deyan had that expression. It turned out that he was too stupid and others could see it at a glance.
"Then I was sold, begging along the road, and hunted, and they didn't care?" Li Chengqian asked sadly.
Xiangcheng reprimanded: "You have secret guards accompanying you all the way. As long as your life is not in danger, the secret guards are not allowed to show up."
"I didn't understand it at the time. I complained that your brother-in-law was too cruel. But he was right. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is your disaster. If you survive it, you will be reborn. If you cannot survive it, you will not be able to survive. Qualified to be a prince."
Li Chengqian fell silent, speechless.
Xiangcheng was afraid that he would hold a grudge, so he continued: "Actually, you don't know that your brother-in-law has been secretly protecting you. Even though he has no martial arts skills and it is very dangerous to go out, he still tries his best to protect you."
"As for the fact that you were kidnapped by Goguryeo in the end, it was an accident. By some strange combination of circumstances, our people were lost. Don't hold grudges."
After calming down for a long time, Li Chengqian smiled calmly, "How could I hold a grudge? Now I finally know that my brother-in-law has good intentions, but it's all because of my ignorance."
Xiangcheng smiled, "It's best if you understand. Fortunately, you came back safely. If something happened to you, I'm afraid we would all be in trouble for the rest of our lives."
Li Chengqian cursed secretly in his heart, "Xiao Rui, if you have a weak soul, just teach as you teach. Your method is too cruel, and it made me suffer a lot." Sooner or later I'm going to have to beat you up to vent your anger.
"By the way, I heard that you had an adventure with the Cui family in Qinghe. Can you tell your sister about it?"
ah? Cui family of Qinghe? Adventure? Thinking of that beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth, Li Chengqian blushed instantly.
"Oh, I have something that was sent to Chang'an as a token. I don't know if it's still there. I'll go find my father..."
Thinking of the handkerchief, Li Chengqian panicked.
