After struggling for a while, in order to avoid being beaten, Li Ke first put on the cushion he had prepared, and then simply rode into the palace.
On Chang'an Waiguocheng Street, due to the large number of people, horses are not allowed to gallop except under special circumstances. However, it is allowed inside the palace city. There is a special horse track. Because many officials enter the palace for important matters, horses and carriages are allowed.
After entering the palace and passing the Tai Chi Hall, Li Ke saw several maids waiting for him. The leader was the maid beside Queen Changsun whom Li Ke had seen before.
"Your Highness, Her Royal Highness the Queen is waiting for you." The maid glanced at Li Ke secretly, and sure enough, His Royal Highness the King of Shu beat the eldest grandson Dalang again, and this time he hit him very hard.
"Where is it?" Li Ke asked casually, actually testing whether Li Shimin was there.
"Li Zhengdian." The maid said.
"Oh, let's go then." Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief. Li Shimin usually would not go to the concubine's residence at this time because he had a lot of government affairs to be busy with every day.
Following the maids, they soon arrived at the Lizheng Palace. Once here, Li Ke felt much more relaxed. When the two maids at the door saw Li Ke coming, they opened the door directly. Before Li Ke could go in, the voice had already arrived. .
"Queen Mother, here comes the son!" When facing Empress Changsun, Li Ke still had to be more respectful. After all, she was not his biological mother.
I have to say here that the title Queen Mother... was first called by Li Ke. When I called her for the first time, it was entirely because of the influence of later generations. In fact, people in the Tang Dynasty generally did not call her like this. In private, they called their biological mothers A Niang, and to the Queen, they called Her Highness the Queen or Mother.
Li Ke didn't expect so much at the time and just shouted. Although both Changsun and Li Shimin were a little surprised at the time, they didn't correct him. They both understood what it meant.
Later, this title spread with Li Ke's name, and other princes and princesses followed Li Ke's call.
While talking, Li Ke raised his legs and walked inside. As soon as he entered, Li Ke instantly saw a familiar figure. The moment he saw the figure, Li Ke turned around without even thinking, and said loudly: " Mother, I suddenly remembered that I have a gift for my mother, I will go back and get it."
After saying that, Li Ke turned around and ran away. Damn it, why did Li Shimin come here today?
"Pfft", Empress Changsun, who was standing next to Li Shimin, couldn't hold it back and laughed directly.
"Get back!" Li Shimin glared and roared.
"Oh, mother, I heard my father calling me, I'll go first." Li Ke shouted again without even looking back, and ran outside.
"If you leave today, I will marry Changle tomorrow!" Li Shimin sneered.
"Gah?" Li Ke immediately stopped holding the door of the palace, and turned around calmly, "Hey, father, you are here, I thought you were outside."
Only then did Li Ke notice that Changsun Chong hadn't left yet, standing silently at the corner with a pair of panda eyes.
Empress Changsun smiled happily. This child was so happy. None of the other princes and princesses were like him.
"Okay, Ke'er, come in, I promise your father won't beat you today." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
"Hi, Queen Mother, you told me earlier, Dad, you are here too." Li Ke immediately relaxed and waved directly to Li Shimin as a greeting.
Li Shimin's temples were pounding, this traitor!
The corner of Zhang Sunchong's mouth twitched. Damn, this grandson is indeed a ruthless person! I deserve a beating! He had never seen anyone who dared to talk to Li Shimin like this. Mainly because it was impossible for him to see the daily interactions between Li Ke and Li Shimin, but it was possible for his father.
Li Ke's attitude was a shock to his outlook. Thinking about it now, Li Ke wasn't even afraid of Li Shimin, so beating him was not an ordinary thing? When I thought about it, I suddenly felt much better.
"Ke'er, speak up. If you do this again, I can't guarantee that my mother will be able to hold your father back." Empress Changsun covered her mouth and snickered twice. She rarely saw such emotions in Li Shimin, except for When facing Li Ke, and only at such times, Queen Changsun felt that Li Shimin was like a flesh-and-blood father, not an emperor.
"Um, Queen Mother, did you ask me to come here to tell you something? Just tell me, I'll do it." Li Ke choked and said quickly.
"It's nothing. The main thing is that I discussed it with your father and wanted to ask for your opinion on Changle's marriage." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
Li Ke was a little surprised. Did Comrade Li Shimin, the dictatorial ruler, enlightened today? You actually discussed it with yourself? Didn't he make the decision directly on this matter?
"Well, my mother said that the eldest brother is like the father. Although I am not the eldest brother of Li Zhi, I am still Li Zhi's brother. As the elder brother of Li Zhi, I think that the person who is worthy of Li Zhi must be a great hero with both civil and military skills. That's it." Li Ke started to deceive without saying anything, "I dare not say that the champion in martial arts and Zhuge Kongming in literary skills should at least be better than Li Guang in martial arts and Zhou Yu in literary arts."
The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched. You really dare me to say that if there is a minister here, he can spit on you. Can Datang find this person you mentioned?
Empress Changsun smiled so happily that she didn't care whether Li Ke's words were taken seriously or not, but she was always thinking about her daughter, wasn't she?
Changsun Chong was there watching his nose and heart, pretending not to hear, but no one knew how he scolded Li Ke in his heart.
"Let's talk about the beauty of our family. What really matters is that flowers are the appearance, birds are the sound, the moon is the god, willows are the form, jade is the bones, ice and snow are the skin, autumn water is the posture, and Poetry is the heart!" Li Ke ignored Li Shimin's twitching mouth and continued, "I think it is not an exaggeration to call her one of the four beauties along with Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, and Diao Chan."
"Shut up!" Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore and said directly, "You are said to be uneducated and incompetent, but you can still say these words to praise women, saying that you are learned and rich, Diao Chan is the name of a female official in the Han Dynasty, how can anyone It’s called this?!”
ah? is that so? Li Ke was stunned for a moment, but he quickly spoke again. He, Li Ke, His Royal Highness the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty, had no other merits but a tough talk!
"Why not? Diao Chan is the name of a female official in the Han Dynasty. In my book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Diao Chan is the name for the most beautiful women in the world! I said yes," Li Ke said.
Li Shimin: "..." You are still shameless. How come I gave birth to a son like you and you are the only one who writes books? !
"You? Write a book?" Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked Li Ke up and down.
"What? No way." Feeling guilty? Li Ke has no idea what his guilty conscience is. His face has long been thicker than the walls of Chang'an City. Besides, Luo Guanzhong is not convinced. If he has the ability, he comes to me? Yes, hundreds of years later, when Luo Guanzhong saw the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by me, he had to say, His Highness the King of Shu is awesome.
"Forget it, I didn't call you here today to brag. I came here today to talk to you about Lizhi's marriage. You said before that Lizhi was too young and getting married would be bad for your health. Lizhi is already fifteen years old this year. Let's start now. Get ready, you will be sixteen when you get married next year, you are not too young after all, right? I am warning you, this is my last tolerance." Li Shimin warned Li Ke, mainly because he was afraid that this bastard would not give him face.
