"Your son greets mother."
Li Ke lowered his head and bowed slightly. He walked over to Zhangsun Wugou with small steps and bowed.
A hint of sadness flashed in Zhangsun Wugou's eyes. He then smiled and said,"I heard that Ke 'er has made something good again and even personally taught your mother how to use it. I wonder if mother has the chance to obtain this filial piety?”
"If mother is willing, your son is naturally more than willing.”Li Ke raised his head and smiled, eager to try.
"This is the Ke 'er that mother is familiar with.”
Zhangsun Wugou smiled knowingly and raised his hand slightly."Then let's begin."
"Alright!"
"Mother will start by rinsing her mouth, then cleansing her face…"
"Yes, you rinse your mouth with this thing that your son calls a toothbrush and dip it in some veteran brand tooth powder…"
" Mother, the warm water is ready. Next, it's time to wash your face…"
In the next room, Li Shimin listened to the mother and son talking happily and secretly watched the unlucky child fawn over him. He couldn't help but feel a little sour and said to himself,"Bastard, I've never seen you so filial in front of me! Bastard…"
"Mother's perfume is made from peony essence.”
"Peonies are noble and elegant, rich and luxurious. They are beautiful, beautiful, fragrant, and beautiful. They are just in line with the status of the mother of the world…"
Zhangsun Wugou sniffed the fragrance that came out of his mouth, listened to Li Ke's introduction, and looked at the exquisite jade bottle in his hand. He couldn't help but tease,""Ke 'er, with your mouth, who knows how many girls will suffer from it in the future.”
Err…
Li Ke smiled awkwardly and stopped. He replied playfully,"All mothers in the world hope that their sons will be welcomed by women. Mother is definitely praising your son in a disguised way…"
Puff... hehe...
Zhangsun Wugou was amused. He shook his head and said helplessly,""You…"
As she spoke, she walked back to the soft couch and sat down."Can these things be mass-produced?”
" We have already overcome some of the difficulties and can produce them in batches. The gifts for Mother and the people in the palace are all refined..." Li Ke answered fluently.
Zhangsun Wugou nodded slightly." In that case, the livelihood of the disabled veterans can be considered settled. Ke 'er's actions have laid the foundation of our Great Tang for a hundred years!"”
"Mother praises, so your son won't pretend to be humble.”
" You…" Zhangsun Wugou laughed again. The carefree attitude that Li Ke displayed was something that many princes lacked.
It was also something that the royal family did not have.
"Chengqian and Qingque don't have your boldness and don't dare to stand up to face the Shi clan's criticism with you. You're very disappointed, right?”
A sudden inquiry sounded, and Li Ke slowly lowered his head.
"Your son doesn't dare to lie to mother.”
"This kind of disappointment came from the expedition against Tuyuhun, when you defended Tumen Pass, right?”
Li Ke knelt down solemnly.
Just now, as a junior, he had accompanied Zhangsun Wugou to use all the items as a son who treated his mother with filial piety.
He actually knew that this was the last time he would get along with his mother, who treated him well.
Therefore, he was very serious.
Because he had already decided to lay his cards on the table with Zhangsun Wugou today.
From now on, the two sides might be rivals.
He was a person who liked to keep good things in his heart. If a person lost the heart to keep good things, then no matter how successful they were, it would be sad.
"Yes, the Crown Prince is selfish and can treat the soldiers as grass. This son is disappointed and even angrier!”
"Your son will give Green Sparrow and the Crown Prince a chance. If any of them were to do this with your son, your son will do his best to help.”
"Then what are you going to do now?"
"Pull Big Brother down from the Crown Prince's position!”
Sigh!
Zhangsun Wugou sighed deeply."Is this the reason why you hid from mother after you came back from Earth Gate?”
"Indeed, Chengqian and Qingque are mother's biological children. Even if mother treats all of you princes equally, there will still be a trace of injustice in her heart.”Without waiting for Li Ke to reply, Zhangsun Wugou said.
This was the reason why Li Ke admired and respected this empress.
She was magnanimous and didn't hide anything from him.
"Your son can understand and have no complaints. This is human nature.”
Zhangsun Wugou stood up and walked to Li Ke's side. He squatted down slightly and patted Li Ke's shoulder.
"You didn't come to see me because you were worried that you would become enemies with Imperial Mother, right?"”
"Your speculation of mother really saddens mother. In the matter of the Crown Prince, mother will not favor any of you because this is a matter of choosing talents for the world. In the future, even if Ke 'er were to pull your big brother down from the position of Crown Prince, mother will not blame you.”
"If I blame Ke 'er, how will mother treat Qing Que? The green sparrow had already issued a challenge to Chengqian many times. They were all his mother's biological children.”
"Mother only hopes that one day, you brothers will still be brothers. Don't let the past…"
* Cough cough *
At this moment, a cough interrupted Zhangsun Wugou's words.
Creak.
The door to the next room opened and Li Shiming walked out with a cold face. He sneered,"You sure have big words. Do you really think that you can pull your big brother down from the position of Crown Prince?”
"Pull him down. Are you going to be the Crown Prince? Do you think that your father, the emperor, is just a decoration made of mud? You're not big, but you have a big mouth!"
Li Ke raised his head and looked at Li Shi Min in astonishment.
How could he not know that the Emperor had heard everything he had said to Zhangsun Wugou?
Zhangsun Wugou cast a helpless and apologetic look, but there was also a hint that made Li Ke feel at ease.
From Zhangsun Wugou's hint, it wasn't difficult for him to tell that his previous answer should have satisfied the Emperor.
"Your son does not want to be the Crown Prince and the future Emperor. I have neither confidence nor patience! If your son loses this battle with the Crown Prince, then the Crown Prince will become a qualified Crown Prince. If he loses, then it proves that he is not qualified to shoulder this heavy responsibility.”
"Bastard!" Just when Li Ke thought that his answer was flawless, Li Shimin suddenly flew into a rage and raised his leg to kick him.
Li Ke didn't even think about it and immediately got up to dodge.
Fortunately, Zhangsun Wugou stopped Li Shimin.
After Zhangsun Wugou calmed the Emperor with his gaze, he asked,""Can Ke 'er tell mother why you don't want to do it? Why don't you have the confidence and patience?”
She knew what the Emperor was thinking and why he was angry.
The fundamental reason was Li Ke's attitude of not seeking progress.
"I don't want to do it. That day in the court, your son had already said to Imperial Father that if I don't have confidence and patience, then your son isn't sure if I can become a good Emperor.”
"Just like the aristocrats in the world, if your son were to become the emperor, your son would definitely use the most bloody and cruel methods to remove this parasitic tumor on the country. For this, I would do anything! Even if he had to exterminate all the aristocrats in the world, just like how the Northern Wei Emperor Wu had exterminated Buddha!”
Li Ke's words stunned Celestial Emperor and Empress.
They looked at Li Ke's tender face, but at this moment, his expression was particularly determined.
It was as if he could already see that once Li Ke became the next emperor, he would raise his butcher's knife and aim it at the aristocrats of the world. Blood, flames of war, wails, curses...
Those scenes were too terrifying.
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