Chang'an City, in an unknown tavern.
Li Chengqian and Yuan Yuan sat opposite each other.
The two of them didn't order too many drinks and dishes, just a plate of sauced pork, a plate of peanuts, and two pots of peach blossom stuffing.
Li Chengqian raised his head and drank all the wine in the wine cup in front of him.
"happy."
Li Chengqian let out a long breath: "I haven't been so happy for a long time."
"Look, you are not happy, but relaxed."
Yuan Yuan glanced at him, then slowly took a sip of wine and said, "Sometimes I don't know what to say to you."
"Obviously he is a prince, but he makes himself look like a handyman."
"You take everything on yourself, why don't you tire yourself out?"
Yuan Yuan has been following Li Chengqian for a long time.
From the beginning to the present, there has been winter and summer.
And she had watched with her own eyes, step by step, to where he is today, and she knew even more what he had gone through.
To be honest, sometimes she really felt sorry for Li Chengqian.
Looking at her sad expression, Li Chengqian rolled his eyes.
"Look at you, you look like you are crying in mourning for someone."
"Am I dead, or who is dead?"
Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said, "Besides, sitting in this position, you have more to do and think about."
"Could it be that after sitting in my position, you can eat, drink and have fun?"
"Then you're kidding, aren't you?"
"Besides, this is also the reason why I didn't want to sit in this position at all..."
Li Chengqian said with emotion: "If I had a choice, I really want to take it easy with Ke Di. It would be great to be a leisurely prince."
In his position, he could not say anything and avenge himself.
Everything you do must be planned and considered for a long time.
Even going out requires Li Shimin's permission.
What is the difference between doing this as a human being and poultry and birds raised in cages?
At the beginning, he rejected Li Shimin wholeheartedly. Apart from not wanting to follow the same old path as Li Chengqian, this was also the reason.
In his previous life, he was an office worker who fully enjoyed the benefits of 996.
This is the case again.
And in comparison, it seems that the life in the 996th life in the previous life was more appropriate.
After all, he can't even keep up with 996 now and has to be on call 24 hours a day.
Seeing Li Chengqian's appearance, Yuan Yuan also rolled his eyes.
She held the wine cup and collided with Li Chengqian, then said: "Have you never thought about escaping from this place?"
"Of course I have."
"And I've been thinking about this since I was eight years old or even younger."
"But where can I escape to?"
Li Chengqian shrugged helplessly and said: "What kind of person is Young Master Qi? Wasn't he killed in the blink of an eye by my father? And how much better can I be than him?"
"With my father's character, I am afraid that if I escape to the ends of the earth, he will be captured by me in the end."
Hearing this, Yuan Yuan curled his lips.
The longer she stayed in the palace, the more she understood Li Shimin's energy.
What he has is more than just what appears on the surface.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to go from being a prince to defeating the prince who was still supported by the emperor at that time, and then become an emperor.
And Li Chengqian didn't want to continue talking about this issue.
He said directly: "By the way, how is Young Master Qi doing now?"
"Pretty stable."
"During this period, I will not only follow your instructions, but also recruit talents from all over for you."
"He even took it upon himself to destroy several restless Jianghu forces."
Yuan Yuan looked at Li Chengqian and said: "If it comes to this, I really admire you. How do you know that this young master Qi will work for you?"
In her opinion, people in the world are idle people.
The most intolerable thing is the constraints of the rules.
And Gongzi Qi is a leader among the people in the world.
How could he be so willing to do things for Li Chengqian, and also work so hard to do it.
"Because no one has what they want."
"As long as you give him what he wants, he will naturally do things for you willingly."
The old god Li Chengqian said: "And Mr. Qi, who has been wandering in the world for half his life, actually just wants a stable and ordinary life."
"But for a person of his status to want to be stable and ordinary, it is simply a fantasy."
"In order not to be killed, he can only advance step by step and kill his enemies one by one."
"But this will also make him sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire, and he will have more and more enemies."
Li Chengqian looked at Yuan Yuan and said, "If he wants to get out of this quagmire, he has only one choice..."
"I trust you."
Yuan Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Because you can let him live under the sun, right?"
"That's half right."
Li Chengqian picked up the wine cup and took a sip, and said: "Because this guy wants to live in the sun and also wants to control the power he has today."
"No one in this world can give him this except me."
"So, it's no surprise that he does things for me."
Hearing these words, Yuan Yuan nodded thoughtfully.
And at this moment, a little girl suddenly jumped towards Li Chengqian.
When the girl got close to Li Chengqian, she involuntarily put a paper ball in her hand into Li Chengqian's hand.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian was shocked.
Yuan Yuan on the other side put his hand on the scabbard.
The next moment, the little girl said: "Brother, someone is looking for you over there."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was slightly stunned.
He gestured to Yuan Yuan, and then looked in the direction pointed by the little girl.
I saw a guy of medium build wearing a bamboo hat sitting in the teahouse opposite, drinking tea with his back to me.
Just by looking at his back, Li Chengqian couldn't tell who the other person was.
So, he simply opened the paper ball.
On it, the four words "Old Friends Reminiscing about the Past" are clearly written.
Li Chengqian held the paper ball in his palm, and then said to Yuan Yuan: "You wait for me for a while, I will go over and take a look."
"Are you sure you don't want me to accompany you?"
Yuan Yuan asked with raised eyebrows.
"Need not."
Li Chengqian shook his head, and then said: "Just help me keep an eye on the dark places."
He is still confident in his abilities.
As long as no one attacks in the dark, ordinary people are really no match for him.
After telling Yuan Yuan, Li Chengqian took out a money note from his arms and placed it on his seat.
Then, he walked slowly towards the teahouse opposite.
He was not polite and took a step forward to sit directly opposite the man.
Then, he directly asked: "You said you are an old friend of mine, but which old friend are you?"
"What do you think?"
Familiar words sounded, and the other party suddenly raised his head, revealing a face that made Li Chengqian's teeth itch with hatred.
The person in front of him was none other than Zhao Youlin, the current king of the Western Turks.
Seeing him, Li Chengqian stood up subconsciously and looked at the person in front of him warily.
You know, the two of them have long been sworn enemies.
Now, he dared to come to him and invited himself to come to him.
What's this kid's plan?
Compared with his reaction, Zhao Youlin was very dull.
Zhao Youlin said: "Your Highness, please don't be angry. If you have any questions, let's sit down and chat. When the chat is over, whether you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian took a deep breath, then slowly sat down, looked at Zhao Youlin coldly and said, "How dare you come back?"
