My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

"I?"

Li Shimin was slightly taken aback.

"How is that possible!"

"How could I possibly have harmed Guanyinbi?"

"How is that impossible!"

Li Chengqian sneered again.

"When your mother married you, she was already quite young, and her body hadn't fully developed yet."

Do you know what the legal marriage age is here now?

"Twenty years old!!!"

Having children before the age of twenty can cause enormous damage to the body!

"But what about you?"

Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin, whose face was growing paler and paler, and questioned him repeatedly.

"What do you think having a child is? A joyous occasion of continuing the family line? But have you ever considered that with each child, a mother's energy diminishes?"

"Every pregnancy! Every childbirth! It's like walking through the gates of hell, constantly pushing her body to its limits!"

Li Chengqian stretched out his hand and began to calculate one by one.

"Me, Qingque, Lizhi, Zhinu... one after another, do you think Mother's body can withstand it?"

As Li Chengqian spoke, tears streamed down his face.

"You only see her bearing your children, managing the harem, and her virtues! But have you seen even a trace of the physical toll on your mother's health?"

"It's your neglect that has made Mother so weak!"

"And yet... you're blaming me first!!!"

Li Chengqian's expression was complicated.

"I was raised on my mother's milk!"

"During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, it was my mother who stood guard by my bedside, holding a short blade!"

"It was my mother who constantly encouraged me and helped me persevere!"

Li Chengqian looked stubborn.

"And what about you?"

"What was your reaction when I was diagnosed with a leg problem?"

Disappointment? Sadness? Pity?

"Have you ever offered any encouragement?"

"..."

Li Shimin remained silent.

He thought about it carefully, and it seemed... he really had never praised Li Chengqian.

It seems he takes everything he does for granted...

On the contrary, he would severely criticize Qingque whenever she made a mistake, while...

The entire private room fell into a deathly silence.

All that remained was Li Chengqian's heavy breathing after his excitement, and the silent yet overwhelming weight of the silence.

Just then—

"Waaah... Waaah—!"

A child's innocent cry broke the silence.

It's a rhinoceros.

Seeing the tense standoff between Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, she finally couldn't hold back anymore and cried her heart out, her little face covered in tears.

Li Lizhi was the first to react, and without caring about anything else, she hugged Xiao Sizi tightly in her arms.

His own tears also streamed down his face. He patted his sister's back in vain, repeating himself in a sob.

"Don't cry, little rhinoceros, don't be afraid..."

Li Shimin was also forcibly pulled back to reality by this cry.

His gaze shifted and landed on the crying little Sizi.

The very thing that supported his imperial majesty shattered into pieces at that moment, accompanied by the cries of his youngest daughter.

Li Chengqian was also stunned.

He was stunned when he saw Sizi crying uncontrollably.

A feeling of regret, helplessness, and immense exhaustion instantly overwhelmed him.

He was initially in a good mood because he finally dared to express his thoughts to Li Shimin.

But now I feel regret.

Because he had such a bad falling out with Li Shimin in front of Xiao Sizi...

He considered his mother's feelings, but neglected his younger sister...

I really shouldn't have done that!

Finally, Chen Mo sighed and stood up.

He walked over to Li Chengqian and nudged him lightly with his elbow.

"Hey, that's enough."

He glanced at Li Shimin.

"Look how badly you've insulted your dad, he's almost passed out."

"I know you feel wronged, but some things are better said than done. There's no going back."

Then, Chen Mo turned to look at Li Shimin, whose face was filled with complex emotions and regret.

"And you, Old Li."

"I'm not trying to be mean, but you, as a father, are really biased."

"I know you dote on Qingque, that kid is smart and knows how to get things done, but you can't just treat Chengqian like a freebie topping up your phone credit, can you?"

"Good heavens, this is such a huge matter as regent, and you bypassed the actual crown prince. Who wouldn't feel uneasy? Aren't you just playing mind games?"

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian exchanged a glance.

Then, the two turned their faces away at the same time, neither willing to give in to the other.

But all their eyes were on Xiao Sizi, and they all looked guilty.

After saying that, he ignored Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, walked to Li Lizhi's side, and took the little girl from her.

Little Sizi cried so hard that she was trembling all over, and Li Lizhi tried to comfort her for a long time but to no avail.

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then slowly lowered his head and whispered in a very seductive voice.

"Don't cry, okay? I'll buy you a strawberry cake later, alright?"

The crying stopped abruptly after she finished speaking, but it didn't stop.

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

"Sizi, don't cry. Listen to your brother, he said your father and eldest brother..."

Chen Mo patted Xiao Sizi on the back.

"...They won't argue like that anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Sizi's crying stopped abruptly.

She raised her tear-filled face, her two clear eyes red from crying, making her look exceptionally endearing.

"R-really? Big brother and father...really won't fight anymore?"

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

Looking into everyone's eyes, Li Shimin felt a deep, tender touch in his heart.

The anger on his face gradually faded, and he nodded after letting out a deep sigh.

Li Chengqian also turned his face away. Although he didn't want to reconcile with Li Shimin, he didn't want Xiao Sizi to continue crying, so he nodded.

Finally, the little girl stopped crying, but she was still sniffling.

Chen Mo gently wiped away the tear stains on her cheeks.

"Don't worry, it won't be noisy anymore!"

"How dare they make our beloved Prince Si cry! They should all be dragged away and given twenty lashes each!"

"Let's see if they dare make His Highness cry again!"

"Those who shed tears for our beloved Prince Si, shall have their entire families executed!"

Li Shimin: ...

Li Chengqian: ……

"Pfft!"

Xiao Sizi didn't laugh, but Li Lizhi laughed first.

She had barely finished laughing when Li Shimin and Li Chengqian looked at her.

Li Lizhi's laughter stopped abruptly, her pretty face instantly turning bright red, and she hurriedly waved her hands to explain.

"No...no...I...I didn't mean that...Sizi, sister didn't...Father, elder brother, I..."

Seeing her embarrassed look and noticing the faint tear stains on her face, Chen Mo simply continued.

"Look! Look! We've made our Princess Lizhi so confused, she can't even tell if she's laughing or crying! This is an even bigger offense!"

Chen Mo looked at Zhu Biao, Fusu, and Liu Ju.

"Just throw them both out!!! Give each of them forty lashes!"

Zhu Biao, Fusu, and the others exchanged glances, their faces a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Of course, compared to being given forty lashes, Xiao Sizi was more concerned about something else.

She gently tugged at Chen Mo's collar, tilted her little face up, and said in a childish voice.

"Little cyst... what was that strawberry cake you mentioned earlier?"

"Can you eat rhinoceros roe?"