Among the two little boys, the taller one is the current crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian, who is also known as Gaoming.
The other boy, who was one year younger than him and slightly chubby, was Li Shimin's second son, King Wei Li Tai.
"What's wrong? No more fighting? Are you going to have another fight in front of me?!"
Empress Changsun drank again with a cold face, but she still felt unconcealable distress when she saw the bruises on her two sons' faces.
"Mother...mother...it's the emperor's fault..."
Only Li Tai still bit the bullet and muttered.
But Li Chengqian lowered his head and dared not speak.
"What? I missed some good show!"
At this time, Li Shimin's voice sounded majestic like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning...
Although his clothes have not changed, compared to his casual and restrained appearance outside, Li Shimin standing at the door of the palace is a bit more domineering.
When Li Chengqian and Li Tai heard this voice, their bodies immediately trembled.
Then he quickly turned around and bowed respectfully.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father..."
"Join Your Majesty..."
Immediately, everyone in the palace, except for the eldest grandson Wugao, bowed and bowed, showing their imperial power.
"Your Majesty~"
When Empress Changsun saw Li Shimin, she quickly stood up and greeted him.
Seeing Li Shimin's face, Empress Changsun asked quickly: "Your Majesty, has he been drinking?"
Li Shimin rubbed his brows, his tired look was obvious at a glance, but he still patiently explained to his queen.
"Well, I left the palace and went to Tang Boy's place, and then went to Kong Jijiu for a few drinks. It's okay. Guanyin, please tell me first. What's going on?"
Empress Changsun said with a look of self-blame: "It's all my concubine's fault. I didn't know that Your Majesty was tired and asked someone to inform Your Majesty~"
Li Shimin held Empress Changsun's hand and said warmly: "It's okay. I told you before. As long as you tell me what happened to these two boys in the palace, Guanyin is not wrong..."
Then he turned to look at his two sons majestically.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Li Tai, the king of Wei, stood up directly and complained: "Reporting to the emperor, the child was playing with his sister in the imperial garden today. The emperor's brother took a fancy to the child's bamboo fish, so he directly snatched the child's bamboo fish. The emperor also said that he He is the prince, this thing should be his!"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian was so frightened that his body trembled and his face turned a little pale.
He hurriedly explained: "I am reporting to my father! I...didn't mean that! And...and it was Qingque who made the move first!"
Li Shimin's face was as dark as water, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or angry. He asked slowly in a deep voice: "I don't care who strikes first. Did you ever say what Qingque said?"
"My son... my son..."
Li Chengqian lowered his head, his forehead became cold, and he was speechless.
"Say! Did you say that?"
Sudden! Li Shimin's expression was cold and his tone suddenly sounded thunderous.
This frightened Li Chengqian to his knees.
And Li Tai was holding his chest up and raising his head, as if he had won the fight.
"Yes... Erchen said that it was also Qingque... Qingque said that this thing was given to him by his father. Even if the child is a prince, it doesn't exist... Erchen... Erchen was angry for a moment. But, that’s what I said..."
"I'm so angry...hehe, then my palace belongs to you too?"
Li Shimin's eyes were filled with cold light and his cold words were as cold as ice.
The sudden meaning in this made the eldest grandson Wugou beside him surprised and did not dare to interrupt.
This is the first time she has seen Li Shimin treat these two children so coldly...
"Don't dare, don't dare... I'm just confused for a moment..."
Li Shimin shouted coldly: "Huh, after you go back, you will be grounded for ten days and copy the "Book of Rites" five times. For all the delay, don't blame me for punishing you again. Go back..."
"My son, I obey..."
Li Chengqian stood up tremblingly, his face turned pale, and he did not dare to look at his father.
Just when he was about to retreat and avoid the attack, Li Shimin stopped him again.
"By the way, there is one more thing. For the next time...I will forget your identity as the prince...and you are not allowed to call yourself the king! Do you remember it?"
Li Chengqian quickly raised his head, not knowing why.
Li Tai's eyes were filled with joy, and he looked at Li Chengqian with a bit more gloating.
"Father...Father, why?"
"There is no reason! This is an edict!"
"This... my son obeys the order..."
Li Chengqian could only salute, then glanced timidly at Changsun Wugou, and finally followed the eunuch away...
Li Tai, who was on the side, quickly made fun of Li Shimin and said with a happy face: "Thank you, father, for your clear investigation."
But Li Shimin's eyes and expression did not improve.
He still looked at his second son Li Tai with a serious face, staring at him without saying a word...
Seeing that Li Shimin was still silent, Li Tai's joyful expression immediately stiffened under that mountain-like gaze, and he suddenly felt something was wrong in his heart.
"Father...Father?"
Li Shimin took a few steps and suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Qingque, it's been half a year since you moved to Prince Wei's Mansion~"
Although he didn't know why his father suddenly asked this question, Li Tai lowered his head and answered seriously like a good baby.
"This... to my father, it has been seven months..."
"It's really more free than the palace, right? The things you learn are different from those in the palace!"
Li Shimin's cold words made Li Tai's legs weak.
"Back...back to my father...Qingque did not delay his studies..."
"Am I talking about schoolwork?"
Li Shimin walked slowly, without squinting his eyes. After taking two quiet breaths, he suddenly said in a deep voice: "You are thinking... much more than before you left the palace!"
"This...Father..."
Li Tai suddenly felt a chill on his forehead, as if his thoughts had been read through, and he was so stunned that he couldn't answer...
Li Shimin glanced majestically, and then continued to speak in a deep voice.
"After I return, I will also be banned for ten days and forced to copy the "Book of Rites" five times. After ten days, I will check!"
Li Tai raised his head cautiously and forgot to glance at it. His father clearly loved him the most. How could it be like this today?
However, he was clever and did not make any excuses. He respectfully replied: "My child obeys the will of my father..."
"Okay, let's go back..."
Li Shimin waved his hand impatiently, and Li Tai followed his servant back to Prince Wei's Mansion...
After saying this, Li Shimin dismissed all the maids and sat down on the palace roof with a tired look~
Changsun Wujiu quickly asked someone to prepare a bowl of sobering soup, and then approached Li Shimin.
He asked in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, please give me a thumbs up~"
"No need, Maid Guanyin, I can just take a short rest..."
Li Shimin's stern expression finally softened, and he took his queen's hand and asked her to sit next to him.
"Your Majesty, are you in a bad mood today? Why are you so harsh on Gao Ming Qingque? Even Gao Ming... Your Majesty, this is all because of my neglect of discipline..."
Queen Changsun originally thought that Li Shimin might have drunk too much, but after thinking about it, she realized that Gao Mingqingque might have touched the chord in His Majesty's heart.
Li Shimin looked a little melancholy, but he replied gently: "Mr. Guanyin, how can I blame you? One of these two boys went to the East Palace, and the other went to Prince Wei's Mansion. You can't control it even if you want to."
