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

Chapter 89 I Will Be the Ruler of All Nations Under Heaven

"Yes, yes, what the magistrate says is very true."

Xu Jingzong slapped his forehead and laughed loudly.

But Wenhe didn't believe he really hadn't thought of that.

Talking to these old foxes is really tiring; you have to be extra careful.

Otherwise, you might say something wrong and get caught up in their trap.

'Why do I have to experience workplace life after transmigrating? Did I just transmigrate for nothing?'

Wen He sighed silently, then exchanged a few more words with Xu Jingzong with a smile.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Jingzong got up to take his leave.

He needs to go back and think about how to proceed.

Wen He didn't try to stop him and saw him to the door.

"I think I will have to trouble you a lot with today's matter in the future. When you have time, I will definitely host a banquet for you."

"How could I dare refuse Lord Xu's invitation?"

After exchanging pleasantries, Wen He saw him off to his carriage.

If anyone else were here, they would definitely find it strange.

The two men addressed each other as "Lord Xu," one referring to himself as "your humble servant."

It sounds awkward no matter how you listen.

It wasn't until just before lunchtime.

Wenrou and Li Kecai leisurely returned to the mansion in a carriage.

As soon as she entered, the little girl grabbed a package and ran towards her own courtyard.

Wen He grabbed her with a swift movement and, under her pitiful gaze, opened the package.

Inside, there was a dazzling array of pastries.

And they don't look cheap at all.

"Where did you get so much money?" Wen He remembered that she had been given one hundred coins when she left.

Any one of these items would cost more than this.

She was gentle and timid, pursing her lips, and refused to speak.

Even without her saying it, Wen He knew who it was, and he looked up at Li Ke.

The latter nodded calmly: "The young lady is pitiful. I heard that these are things that Fifth Sister likes, so I bought them for her."

He spoke with unusual firmness, and there was a hint of blame in his words for Wen He.

It's like Wen He abusing Wen Rou.

"Where did you get the money?" Wen He squinted at Li Ke.

He remembered Huang Chun saying that neither of them had a single penny on them when they left the palace.

Li Ke paused for a moment, avoided Wen He's gaze, and looked to the other side.

"Where's the tiger-shaped jade pendant I gave you?" Wen He asked.

Li Ke coughed lightly, took a step back, and replied calmly, "I've taken it."

He knew Wen He would definitely be angry, so he was prepared to run away at any time.

"Good, good, good." To everyone's surprise, Wen He smiled instead of getting angry and said "good" three times in a row.

Li Ke was stunned for a moment, looking at Wen He in surprise.

He never expected the latter to react this way.

"Where's my whip! Bring me the whip! If I don't beat you until your face is covered in peach blossoms, you won't know why flowers are so red!"

"Sir, sir, please spare my life!"

"Brother, brother!"

For a time, the front yard was in complete chaos.

Wen Zhong stood there, unsure whether he should stop them or not.

……

Half an hour later.

The backyard of the Wen family mansion.

Li Tai carried a plate of cooked bran to the edge of the pigsty.

"Your Highness, perhaps I should do it instead?" Atu quickly interjected, speaking in a low voice.

Apart from him, no one else here knew Li Tai's identity.

"No need, I can handle this little thing. Besides, my name is Li Si now, not Your Highness."

Li Tai was initially unwilling to accept it.

But gradually he found it interesting.

This is much better than being stuck at home reading.

There's no need to pretend or act like a good child in front of Father.

Seeing the piglets lying there, barely alive, when he brought food, they all grunted at him and then surrounded him. He felt a strange sense of accomplishment.

"These little pigs don't move at all, they just eat. How interesting," Li Tai said with a smile.

A-Tu stood to the side, somewhat helpless.

This Prince Wei, who once acted with impunity in the Qin Prince's mansion, is now interested in a group of pigs. If this gets out, I'm afraid some people will say he has humiliated the royal family.

"stinky."

Suddenly, a dissatisfied voice rang out.

Li Tai and A Tu turned around and saw Li Ke, with a bruised and swollen face, walking over while clutching his buttocks.

"Did you go and get into a fight?"

Li Tai was puzzled. Wasn't everything fine before?
Li Ke glanced at him, said nothing, and turned to Atu to ask, "Who's in charge here?"

Atu stared blankly at him for a long while before he remembered that Li Tai had told him that Li Ke was also coming.

"county……"

"My name is Li San."

"Oh, Li San, this is the steward."

His legs went weak, and he thought to himself, both amused and exasperated, "Who on earth has such a twisted sense of humor to send two pampered princes here?"

"Alright, sir, let me clean the pigsty."

Li Ke said dejectedly.

"Pfft, hahaha, you've finally met your match!"

Upon hearing that Li Ke was in trouble, Li Tai couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Seeing Li Ke's expression, he understood that he must have been beaten by the teacher.

Whether it was in the Prince of Qin's mansion or the Eastern Palace, he was always the one who got beaten up.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving at Wenhe's residence, he became Li Ke.

This place is practically Li Tai's paradise.

Li Ke, his face dark, looked at Li Tai, who was laughing wildly, and snorted heavily.

Although he was beaten, he didn't have any resentment in his heart.

As for the tiger-head jade pendant, we can redeem it later.

Little did Li Ke know that he had just pawned the jade pendant, and not long after, it appeared on Li Shimin's desk.

"After Sanlang pawned this glass jade pendant, did he give all the money to Wen Xiaoniang to buy food?"

Li Shimin, upon receiving the news, was also somewhat incredulous.

Li Ke has always had a cold face since childhood, and even Li Lizhi finds it difficult to get close to him.

He thought that his son Sanlang had this kind of personality, just like himself when he was a child.

I never expected him to have this side to him.

"Yes, after he returned to his residence, the magistrate of Gaoyang County learned of this and beat His Highness. Lady Wen hugged the magistrate of Gaoyang County and cried bitterly, and only then did he stop."

The spy who came to report replied.

"Hmph!" Li Shimin immediately snorted in dissatisfaction and slammed his hand heavily on the table.

"That brat beats my child every day."

"Alright, alright, it was Sanlang's fault in this matter. How could we just pawn a gift from our teacher? Send this back to the pawnshop and tell them to keep it safe."

"promise."

The spy stepped forward carefully, took the item, bowed, and withdrew.

After he left, Empress Zhangsun, who had been standing at the back, finally came out.

Seeing Li Shimin deep in thought, she asked softly, "Second Prince, do you think Ke'er has feelings for that Miss Wen...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Li Shimin interrupted her.

"It's too early. I dare not make the decision on this matter. If that brat Wen He knew what Ke'er was thinking, he would probably hang Ke'er up and beat him for three days and three nights. I would not dare to plead for him."

Li Shimin was somewhat at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

But this incident had already planted a seed in his heart.

Empress Zhangsun chuckled and stepped forward to massage his shoulders.

Li Shimin leaned into her arms.

"In a little over a month, my father will abdicate, and you will become my empress. You will have to work even harder then."

He looked up at Empress Zhangsun, his eyes filled with tenderness.

The latter smiled and said, "We are husband and wife, why say such things? My sisters respect me, and my children are all filial. But you seem to have more gray hair."

Looking at Li Shimin's hairstyle, Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

Li Shimin, however, disagreed. His gaze suddenly sharpened, and his ambition seemed to be bursting forth.

"Wenhe said that I would become the Heavenly Khan in the future, which is because the foreign tribes are afraid of me. But I know that is far from enough. What is the Heavenly Khan? I want to be the ruler of all nations under heaven. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all will be my subjects!"

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