Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 181 Someone Came to Our Door

"Brother Xu, what are you doing here? You startled me."

When Xu Jingzong suddenly tugged at her, Wen He felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

The latter gave an embarrassed smile and apologized repeatedly: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I was just anxious. What are His Majesty's instructions?"

He blinked a few times expectantly, and unconsciously tightened his grip on Wen He's arm.

This guy used to fight on horseback, and he squeezed Wen He so hard that he felt like his bones were about to break.

"Let go first!"

Wen He tried her best, but couldn't pull her hand away.

Xu Jingzong then realized his rudeness and quickly let go of her hand, saying embarrassedly, "My apologies, my apologies."

Wen He rubbed her arm, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Old Xu is too ambitious.

"The Sage has instructed you to lead men to join the Duke of Cai in heading to Youzhou to capture Li Yuan. Also..."

Wen He looked around and, under Xu Jingzong's excited gaze, lowered his voice and continued, "His Majesty does not want to see Wang Junkuo return to Chang'an, so his entire family has been exiled to Lingnan."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Xu Jingzong suddenly shouted, almost deafening Wen He.

Suddenly, he turned around and bowed deeply towards the Lizheng Hall.

He was saying this to Li Shimin, but at such a distance, the emperor probably couldn't hear it.

“Since His Majesty has given the decree, then I will not delay any longer and will return to the Hundred Cavalry to gather manpower.”

Seeing that it was getting late, he thought he should take his men out of the city before the city gates were locked.

"Brother Xu, remember to be careful."

That Wang Junkuo is not easy to deal with, and Wen He is afraid that Xu Jingzong will be tricked by someone else.

But he didn't take it seriously and laughed loudly: "Back in Wagang Village, he was no match for me. Everyone said he was a treacherous villain, but compared to me, he's nothing!"

He left with a loud laugh.

Wen He stood in the wind, somewhat bewildered.

Is it something to brag about being more cunning than others?
When he left the palace, Zhang Wenxiao was still waiting outside. Fortunately, he was there.

Otherwise, Wenhe would have no choice but to rely on walking.

When he returned home and saw him come back, Wenzhong looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Young master, have you returned to Chang'an without permission?"

Although Wen He's previous mission wasn't exactly a military expedition, it was still an official business.

It was an imperial decree issued by the emperor himself; if one were to return to the capital without authorization midway, it would be a serious crime.

"Or, why don't you go and complain to the sage?"

Wen He gave him a meaningful look.

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhong immediately lowered his head, not daring to look Wen He in the eye.

The latter ignored him and stretched as he walked towards the mansion.

Wenzhong was left standing there, looking up at his back, somewhat bewildered.

After pondering for a long time, he finally reported the matter to the palace.

Unexpectedly, he was reprimanded by the palace.

"The Emperor said: I asked you to help that good-for-nothing steward Wen He, not to gossip!"

Although it was a palace attendant who came.

But being reprimanded in public made Wenzhong feel ashamed.

After dinner, he waited outside Wen He's study.

It wasn't until nightfall that Wen He emerged from the study, still half asleep.

A dark figure blocked his way, startling him.

"Wenzhong, what are you doing here?"

"This old servant has come to apologize to the young master," Wen Zhong said with a bitter face, bowing deeply to Wen He.

He knew that Wen He was always on guard against him.

He had always thought that the emperor sent him to Wen He's house to monitor this man from Gaoyang County.

That's why he meticulously relayed the news to the palace.

But he realized today that he had completely misunderstood.

Now that he has been reprimanded by His Majesty and disliked by the young master, won't he be replaced as the steward in the future?

Seeing his regretful expression, Wen He chuckled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, His Majesty won't replace you. Just do what you did before, otherwise I'll be in even more trouble."

If Wenzhong stops sending messages to the palace in the future, it will only make Li Shimin misunderstand and think that he has been bribed by Wen He.

At that time, there will probably be even more people monitoring him.

To be honest, Wen Zhong's tireless efforts in conveying every detail of the situation to Li Shimin were a great help to him.

"This……"

"Oh, by the way, have someone clean up another room in the courtyard where Li Tai and the others are staying. Starting tomorrow, Li You will also be staying here."

Wen He shook her head, unable to suppress a smile.

His place has really become a kindergarten in the Tang Dynasty.

"promise."

Seeing this, Wen Zhong said no more, bowed to Wen He, and then withdrew.

"Ugh."

After the former left, Wen He couldn't help but sigh.

Looking up at the vast night sky, he suddenly became somewhat lost in thought.

"Without a computer or a cell phone, even killing time has become so boring."

"I need to find something to kill time."

He scratched his head, and suddenly made a decision in his heart.

"Martial arts?"

The next morning, Wen Zhong, who was serving breakfast, was taken aback when Wen He told him to arrange for a Xuanjia Guard to teach him martial arts.

Li Tai and Li Ke found it even more unbelievable.

"Brother, aren't you going to sleep?" Wenrou blinked gently, wondering to herself, "Is this still my brother?"

"Is it really necessary to go to such lengths? I just want to find something to do."

Wen He took a flatbread, stuffed it into her mouth, took a bite, and swallowed it with soy milk.

"The Six Arts of a Gentleman, what's wrong with me learning them?"

This was a decision made after careful consideration by Wen He.

Learning martial arts can at least strengthen your physique and save your life.

Who knows who he might follow in the future? If he's powerless and encounters an enemy, he'll have no choice but to flee for his life.

In addition, you also need to learn how to ride a horse.

By the way, Li Daozong said before that he would give him a little pony after returning to Chang'an.

When the time comes, we'll find an open space and learn to ride horses.

Wenzhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and send the message into the palace.

When Li Shimin found out, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "This brat has changed his ways and is actually learning martial arts. That's good. Let him bring Sanlang, Qingque, and Wulang into the palace every day at 9 am, and I will personally teach them martial arts."

Empress Zhangsun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

"Gao Yangxianzi is still young, Erlang, please don't hurt him."

"No, no, that lazy brat has finally shown some willingness to learn something, so I will naturally teach him properly."

Li Shimin was in high spirits.

Wen He, who knew about this, stared at Wen Zhong, wishing she could smash her heel into his old face.

"So we can learn martial arts now?"

Li Tai was overjoyed, but Li Ke beside him was somewhat worried.

Looking out the door, I sighed inwardly.

'We must leave for at least two hours.'

At noon, a carriage stopped outside Wenhe's residence.

A six-year-old boy came down from above, looking at the vermilion gate in front of him with a gloomy expression, and took a deep sniff.

"I want to go back, I want my mother." His eyes were filled with tears as he looked at the eunuch behind him.

The eunuch lowered his head and dared not answer. The young man was immediately enraged and raised his hand to strike the eunuch.

"stop!"

Suddenly, a shout interrupted him.

Wen He led Li Tai and Li Ke out.

"Hmph!" He didn't recognize Wen He, but he recognized the two people behind him.

Their relationship was only so-so when they were in the Prince of Qin's residence.

Now that he has been forced to move out of the palace, and now sees them here, he assumes that this matter has something to do with them.

As for Wen He, he didn't take him seriously at all.

With his hands on his hips and pointing arrogantly at Wen He, he declared, "I am the King of Chu, what are you...?"

"Snapped!"

A slap landed on Li You's head, and he was immediately stunned, looking up at Wen He in disbelief.

He blinked and continued, "I...I am the King of Chu, how dare you!"

"Snapped!"

Another palm fell.

He was completely dumbfounded, and his eyes immediately welled up with tears as he covered his head.

"The magistrate of Gaoyang County, His Highness, he..."

The eunuch standing nearby felt a pang of pity.

Upon hearing this, Wen He smiled and looked at him, "Your mission is complete. You can go back now. Leave this kid to me."

"Uh, yes, yes."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch dared not say anything more, quickly bowed to Wen He, and then jumped into the carriage.

"Wait, wait, I, I need to go back to the palace, ah!"

Li You also wanted to get on the carriage, but Wen He suddenly grabbed him, and he could only watch helplessly as the carriage drove away from him.

"From now on, you'll be called Li Wu here, not some King of Chu, understand?"

Wen He smiled kindly and reached out to pat Li You's head.

The latter froze instantly, turned her head with difficulty to look at him, and then burst into tears.

"You two take him inside, and close the gates of the Yi Mansion."

Li You cried for almost half an incense stick's time.

Wen He just watched him cry.

Li Tai and Li Ke remained completely unmoved.

"Stop crying!"

A sudden shout startled Li You, making him jump.

He turned his head and saw a girl standing with her hands on her hips, glaring at him with displeasure.

"Don't cry, here's some candy for you."

Wenrou came to find Wenhe, but she didn't expect to hear someone crying as soon as she entered.

And she cried for a long time before she finally spoke impatiently.

When she handed him a sugar figurine, Li You was stunned for a moment and wiped away his tears with his hand.

He felt wronged; he had cried for so long, and his two older brothers and that bad guy had just watched.

Finally, someone came to comfort him.

He reached out to take it, when suddenly a slap landed on his head.

When he came to his senses, he saw Li Ke take the sugar figurine from Wenrou's hand and put it in his mouth.

He doesn't like sweets.

She nodded gently and blankly, then smiled as she watched Li Ke enjoy the candy she had given him.

The latter was startled and stiffly looked away.

"I like!"

Li You roared angrily, and Li Ke raised his hand to hit him again, but he was so frightened that he quickly covered his head.

"I am the King of Chu."

"I am still the King of Han."

After Wen He left, Li Ke was promoted to Prince of Han.

However, even if he were not the King of Han, he would not hesitate to take action against Li You.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, another slap landed.

Even Wen He looked at Li Tai with some surprise this time.

Li You roared in fury, "You hit me too!"

"Well, they've all attacked. I'll give it a try. I'm the Prince Wei, hehe."

Li Tai, who had always been treated this way by Wen He, had long wanted to try this once.

Unfortunately, he couldn't defeat Li Chengqian and Li Ke.

Now that Li You has been delivered to him, he naturally won't let this opportunity slip by.

"Alright, he's your younger brother, you should take good care of him."

As Wen He spoke, she stood up and walked to Li You.

He had barely raised his hand when the latter immediately squatted down.

"I am the King of Chu, sob sob sob."

"Alright, alright, I know you're the King of Chu."

This time, Wen He didn't hit him, but just patted his head: "Don't hit his head anymore. He's not very smart to begin with, so don't make him stupid."

"really?"

Upon hearing this, Li You looked up at Wen He and sobbed a few times.

"Of course, if I say I won't hit your head, I won't hit your head."

"You're a good person!"

Li You let out a wail and threw himself into Wen He's arms, almost knocking her over with his impact.

It took a while of comforting him before he stopped crying.

"Alright, it's getting late. You two take your brother to tidy up his room and then come back to class."

"Can I not go?" Li Tai asked reluctantly.

He never liked his younger brothers.

“Of course, Your Highness Prince Wei.” Wen He smiled, but Li Tai’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly shook his head: “Go, I’ll go.”

Although Wen He hadn't hit him in a long time, Li Tai still remembered how painful the memories were behind that smile.

"Why should we clean up ourselves? Where are the eunuchs and maids? Don't hold me back! I am the King of Chu!"

"Shut up, I am the King of Han, believe it or not I'll beat you up."

"Well."

Watching them disappear into the distance, Wen He couldn't help but smack her lips.

Fortunately, this happened in ancient times. If it were in later generations, someone would have accused him of child abuse.

But there was nothing he could do.

Li Shimin's children were spoiled rotten from a young age. If he didn't threaten them, they would have turned his house upside down.

"Brother, I've finished tracing the characters. Let me show you."

The gentle voice beside him interrupted his thoughts, and Wen He immediately put on a sincere smile and replied, "Okay, brother, take a look."

the other side.

Li You was led to tidy up the house, while Li Tai and Li Ke, one leaning against the door frame, yawned listlessly.

Another person was sitting in the courtyard, enjoying a sugar figurine.

Aren't you going to help me?

Li You looked at his two older brothers with a wronged expression.

"The master said that you should do your own things. Hurry up, or if you are late and get punished by the master, I will beat you up."

Li Tai threatened, extending his fist.

Li You retorted indignantly, "Then, then I'll go and complain. I'll tell Father."

"Your father brought you here. Do you think complaining will do any good?" Li Tai chuckled dismissively.

"But why did you send us here, Aye? I want my ice cream, I want my Mei."

Yesterday, His Highness the King of Chu was enjoying everything in the palace, but today he has to fend for himself here.

"Stop howling and hurry up and clean up, or I'll have that King of Han beat you, the King of Chu."

Li Tai pointed outside.

Just then, Li Ke glanced in this direction and was immediately startled, so he hurriedly went to clean the house.

"Oh no!"

Suddenly, a shout came from outside.

The three little ones in the yard were stunned. Then they heard someone shout outside: "Everyone, hurry to the front yard! Someone's come knocking on the door!"

(End of this chapter)