Li Chenyang looked at Li Er with disdain and thought to himself," How shameless! His father actually asked for watermelon from his precious daughter!
Of course, Li Er had eaten watermelons before. Ever since Li Jing, Li Ji, and the others had destroyed the Turks three years ago, many small countries had sent envoys to Chang 'an to congratulate the Great Tang on its victory.
Among them was Gaochang Country, and among the items that Gaochang offered as tribute was watermelon.
Li Erer didn't say anything. He opened his mouth and ate with relish.
Upon seeing this, not only Li Chenyang, but everyone else also had an unnatural look on their faces.
Li Er looked at everyone's expressions and naturally understood what they were thinking. In order to give himself a way out, Li Er flicked his sleeves and sat on Li Chen's wooden steps."Everyone, perhaps you haven't eaten watermelon before, but it's a very sweet fruit. I guarantee that after you eat it, you'll want to eat it a second time.”
Since Li Shiming had said so, how could the ministers not know what he meant? They all gave him a way out.
"Is it really that delicious? Unfortunately, I haven't eaten it before."
"Your Majesty, you said that Gaochang Country produces watermelons? Why don't we take down Gaochang and transport the watermelons back to the Great Tang? That way, we can eat them every day.”
Cheng Yaojin was naturally the one who had said this. Ever since the defeat of the Turks, the Great Tang had not used any large-scale military force against the outside world, so he had only said this because he was bored out of his mind.
After he finished speaking, he even smiled at Li Chenyang. His puffed out chest proved that he was very proud of himself.
When Zhangsun Wuji heard the news that Li Chenyang had gone west, he immediately urged his horse to rush over.
However, when he saw Li Chenyang sitting on the wooden bench unscathed and looking much better than he did in the morning, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
What made him even angrier was that he noticed Li Chenyang peeking at his niece's beautiful breasts from time to time. Li Zhi's face turned red from Li Chenyang's gaze.
Oh no, it was over. If this continued, her niece and future daughter-in-law would probably be a sheep entering the tiger's den.
Zhangsun Wuji first greeted Li Shimin, then hypocritically comforted Li Jing and his wife, and finally continued the topic of Cheng Yaojin,""Don't talk nonsense when you're biting gold. Our Great Tang has always been a righteous and benevolent army. How can we attack another country just because we want to eat watermelons?”
Then, he said to Li Chenyang,"I wonder where Third Young Master got the watermelon?"”
When Zhangsun Wuji said this, everyone was very curious. How did Li Chenyang suddenly get a watermelon?
Li Lizhi looked at him without blinking, her eyes full of anticipation.
Li Chenyang was a little flustered. He did not expect Zhangsun Wuji to ask him this.
Just as he was feeling vexed, Yuan Tiangang, who had not been around earlier, walked over with a worried expression.
Li Chenyang revealed a sly smile and pointed at Yuan Tiangang.""Your Majesty, Your Highness, Father, Mother, and everyone else, the watermelon was brought to me by that skinny man. He also brought me a lot of seeds.”
Li Shiming was so angry that he slapped Li Chenyang's head and said,""You're talking nonsense. Yuan Aiqing just came from Jiangnan. How could she bring you watermelons?”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter. Even the gentle Li Lizhi could not help but cover her mouth and snicker.
Li Lizhi held half of the watermelon skin in her hand and asked,"Young Master Li has a way to grow watermelons?”
Facing Li Lizhi's question, he naturally couldn't answer it casually. Instead, he sat upright and said confidently,""What's so difficult about this?"
Hearing his words, everyone's eyes turned green. They asked in unison,"What if I can't do it?"
Li Chenyang jumped down from the wooden platform with his back facing the crowd. He raised his right hand in front of him. Judging from his actions and expression, he seemed to be full of confidence.
However, what he said disappointed everyone.
"If you can't do it, then so be it. What else can you do to me?”
"Tsk…"
Li Shimin took the lead to express his disdain for Li Chenyang.
Li Lizhi also pouted, feeling a little disappointed.
However, Li Chenyang's next words filled everyone with hope.
"But…"
Cheng Yaojin cursed,"Can you finish your sentence in one go? Why do you have so many twists and turns?"”
Suddenly, the originally noisy and hot wilderness became deathly silent under the green trees.
The red horsetail whisk girl looked worried, while Li Jing secretly peeked at Li Shimin's expression.
Li Lizhi slowly moved to Li Chenyang's side and said softly,""How could you do this? This time, Imperial Father is going to be angry. But don't worry, with me around, nothing will happen to you.”
Li Chenyang looked at her gratefully, but he was puzzled.
Was it very serious to uproot the wheat?
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