"This is…
Empress Zhangsun could not react for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not appropriate."
"The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, the future Emperor. Education concerns the fate of the country.”
"Li Xian is indeed talented and capable, but he is a merchant after all. I'm afraid this will cause a storm.”
Empress Zhangsun's worries were not without reason.
The Great Tang was also a Confucian orthodoxy, and many people despised merchants.
If the Crown Prince became the disciple of a merchant, then Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, and the other Confucians would definitely not agree.
More memorials were sent over, and there was no end to it.
Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Shimin in confusion.
Wasn't this just looking for trouble?
Li Shi Min smiled confidently.
"This is what I want!"
……
"His Majesty has decreed that Crown Prince Chengqian, King of Wei Li Tai, and King of Wu Li Ke will head to the Li family of Taiping Village to learn from Li Xian, relieve the disaster victims, and assist in repairing the roads inside the pass!”
Li Shi Min gave a direct order without any concealment or beating around the bush.
"Your son obeys!"
After Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and Li Tai received the edict, they met at the palace gate.
"What do you think Imperial Father means by this? Why would he want us to be disciples of a villager for no reason? Moreover, he's a merchant.”
Li Ke's eyes were filled with disdain.
His mother, Concubine Yang, was the princess of the former Sui Dynasty.
With the bloodline of two dynasties, his status was noble, and he was loved by Li Shimin, so Li Ke always had a high and mighty appearance.
However, his relationship with his two equally outstanding brothers was still quite harmonious.
"Who knows? It should be to let us understand the sufferings of the people.”
Li Tai smiled bitterly. He was fat and didn't like to exercise.
The thought of going to Taiping Village was as terrifying as going to hell.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. Imperial Father is wise to let us learn from Li Xian.”
Li Chengqian was older and more mature.
"Don't you know?"
"He was the one who did business with Imperial Father and bore the burden of the hundreds of thousands of disaster victims who poured into Guanzhong.”
"This kind of ability is definitely not an ordinary person. There must be something worth learning.”
Li Chengqian actually found it hard to accept that he had become a merchant's disciple. However, he had no choice. His father had given the decree and it could not be changed.
Since he couldn't change it, he would try his best to accept it.
If he thought more about Li Xian's outstanding points, he would not feel so uncomfortable.
"Alright, Crown Prince, stop pretending!"
Li Ke sneered and directly exposed him.
"You don't want to stay there either, right?”
"Why don't the three of us join hands and embarrass Li Xian? We'll let Father know that Li Xian's teaching is not good and that he can't be our teacher. Then, we can come back earlier and not suffer in Taiping Village.”
Li Chengqian was more honest.
"I don't think so."
Li Tai agreed readily.
"Good!"
Then, Li Tai and Li Ke looked at Li Chengqian with kind eyes.
"Uh…okay, okay."
Li Chengqian helplessly agreed, but he still reminded him.
"Don't go overboard. Li Xian is innocent.”
Li Ke and Li Tai nodded repeatedly, indicating that they wouldn't.
"Don't worry, Crown Prince. We're not bad people. We won't do anything to him.”
"That's right, that's right."
Hearing the two brothers 'assurance, Li Chengqian felt slightly less guilty in his heart.
"You guys seem to have something fun to do. Bring me along!”
Suddenly, a cute ten-year-old girl jumped out with a smirk on her face and a hint of excitement.
"Beauty!"
Li Chengqian and the other two were shocked. They didn't expect this girl to be here too.
Because she was the first daughter of Imperial Father and Imperial Mother, she was very doted on. Even Li Chengqian and the other three princes couldn't compare.
Moreover, Li Lizhi was lively and cheerful by nature. She liked to joke and join in the fun.
When he saw Li Chengqian and the other two together, he came over curiously. In the end, he heard everything.
"Ahem, Lizhi, be good. You should go and play with mother. We still have business to attend to.”
Li Chengqian gave a perfunctory reply and gave his two brothers a look. The three of them prepared to flee.
"If you don't take me there, I'll tell Imperial Father and Imperial Mother what you just said.”
Li Lizhi didn't chase after him. She smiled and said the fatal blow.
Li Chengqian and the other two…
"Let's go."
Li Chengqian agreed helplessly.
"However, Imperial Father and Imperial Mother smelled like you followed them.”
Li Lizhi nodded repeatedly, agreeing to everything.
However, Li Ke and Li Tai smiled bitterly.
This girl…
Only a ghost would believe that.
……
It was not until noon that the carriage arrived at the Li family's door.
"The three of you must be the Crown Prince, the King of Wu, and the King of Wei.”
Li Zhong was in charge of receiving them and greeted them with a smile.
"Who is this young lady?"
Li Lizhi smiled.
"My name is Li Lizhi, the Eldest Princess of the Tang Empire.”
Li Zhong hurriedly bowed.
"So it's Your Highness.”
"Please come in."
He followed Li Zhong into the living room, and the servants served him fragrant tea.
"Please wait for a moment. Young Master is discussing serious matters with the leaders of the Ministry of Works.”
Li Zhong explained and left.
"Hmph, I found a reason to cause trouble.”
Li Ke smiled evilly.
"What?"
"What plan do you have?"
" Hit who?!"
……
Li Chengqian and the other two looked at Li Lizhi speechlessly.
She was a princess after all.
Can you not be so violent?
"We are princes and princesses with noble statuses. Li Xian is just a commoner.”
"Li Xian actually didn't take the initiative to come out and welcome us when we arrived. He even used the excuse of discussing matters to neglect us.”
Li Ke suggested.
"When he comes in later, we'll use this as an excuse to scold him and make him afraid. He'll take the initiative to beg us to leave.“
Li Chengqian and Li Tai nodded repeatedly, indicating that this was a good idea.
Only Li Lizhi was a little disappointed.
"I'm not going to do anything."
Li Chengqian and the other two looked at her with disdain. Li Lizhi smiled in embarrassment.
"I'm obedient. It's quite fun to scare people.”
Li Chengqian and the other two were satisfied.
But…
Until dinner time, Li Xian was still empty.
Li Zhong did not come, and the servants did not serve food.
Li Chengqian and the others were all children. It was the time when their bodies were growing. They ate quickly and became hungry quickly.
He was so hungry that his eyes were blurry.
"Why isn't Li Xian here yet!"
Li Ke shouted angrily.
"Is there something you need from me?"
Li Xian's voice rang out and appeared in the living room.
"You are Li Xian!"
Li Ke's rage was full.
"How dare you make us wait for so long, we…"
Before he could finish, Li Xian waved his hand, and the servants brought two pots of corn cobs.
"You must be hungry. Eat something first."
Li Xian said with a smile.
"Hmph, don't think that you can bribe us with some corn!”
Li Ke said with a backbone. Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Lizhi also expressed their righteous indignation and united front.
However, the fragrance of the corn wafted over. The few of them could not help but reach out to take it and eat it.
"How fragrant!"
"It's so delicious!"
"I want more!"
Li Xian looked at the four children eating happily and couldn't help but laugh.
"As expected…"
"No one can escape the Law of Fragrance!"
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