Tang Dynasty: Consort Wu? Your Majesty, please address her as the Crown Prince's Consort.

As Li Chengqian's cold voice fell, Wu Zetian's face instantly turned red!

She felt a strong sense of suffocation, and for a moment even her breathing became rapid!

"Your Highness...you are truly amazing!"

As she spoke, her voice trembled, yet carried a hint of enjoyment in it. Her face was flushed, and her eyes, as she looked at Li Chengqian, were filled with a morbid love.

She slowly reached out her hand towards Li Chengqian!

As if sensing something, Li Chengqian's hand, which was gripping Wu Zetian, suddenly froze!

Seeing Wu Zetian's expression of enjoyment, Li Chengqian couldn't help but reveal a look of horror.

Holy crap?!

What's going on?

This...this Wu Zetian is actually like this!!

Li Chengqian never dreamed that he seemed to have unlocked Wu Zetian's hidden attributes.

History books don't say that Wu Zetian was like that!

Seeing that Li Chengqian was about to withdraw his hand, Wu Zetian immediately became unhappy.

He instinctively stepped forward and grabbed Li Chengqian's hand as he was about to withdraw, saying with some reluctance:

"Your Highness~ What's wrong? Why did you suddenly take it back!"

Snapped!

However, before she could finish speaking, Li Chengqian slapped her across the face.

"Hmph! Stay quietly in the courtyard. I have things to do today, I'll deal with you later!"

Without looking at her, Li Chengqian turned and left, though his back looked rather disheveled.

Wu Zetian was stunned for a moment when she felt the pain on her face!

He was clearly stunned by Li Chengqian's sudden slap.

But after she realized what had happened, she couldn't help but touch the side of her face that had just been slapped, and licked her lips with a meaningful smile.

A hint of excitement appeared in her eyes as she watched Li Chengqian's departing figure.

"I wonder how Your Highness plans to deal with me in the future? I'm really looking forward to it!"

Inside the study of the Eastern Palace.

Li Chengqian glanced in the direction of Wu Zetian with lingering fear, then couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"What's wrong with this girl? She actually has this kind of attribute, but... tsk tsk tsk, she's really addictive!"

Thinking of Wu Zetian's excited expression just now, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little excited, but also a little worried.

Despite his two lifetimes, in his previous life he was just an innocent young man who had never even held a girl's hand.

The shock of that explosive scene was too great for him.

Even though Li Chengqian tried his best to hide it, he almost lost his composure in front of Wu Zetian!

"No! No, no! I need to find somewhere to digest first, then we can discuss this further... um, we'll discuss it later!"

……

Lizheng Hall.

"Guanyinbi, you don't know that rebellious son. I made him learn to review memorials, and he ran faster than anyone else."

If it were Qingque, she'd probably be overjoyed. How could Gao Ming, so lazy and indolent, possibly be fit to be the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!

As soon as Li Shimin finished dealing with government affairs, he ran to his wife to complain.

Looking at Li Shimin, who was chattering incessantly before her, Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but smile gently, and then slowly spoke:

"Why should Erlang lower himself to Gaoming's level? Although he may be a bit unreliable at times, he is intelligent, quick to understand things, and decisive in his actions. Isn't that a good thing?"

"What's so good about him! I think he's just too comfortable in his position as crown prince and has no sense of crisis at all. I didn't have his conditions back then."

"If it weren't for my elder brother's acute iron poisoning, which I couldn't save even with eight hundred doctors, the throne wouldn't have been mine!"

Hearing her husband's words, Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but twitch her lips slightly on her usually dignified face.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. No wonder Gao Ming is so unreliable. It's all inherited from his roots. Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

Just then, Li Shimin seemed to suddenly remember something, and he slapped his thigh and said:

"That's right! Why don't I just give him a sense of crisis?"

Ok?

Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What is Your Majesty trying to do?"

"Hahaha! I intend to grant Qingque the power to establish his own government and participate in government affairs, and allow him to recruit talents!"

"I want to see how that rebellious son will react!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Zhangsun immediately became anxious.

"Your Majesty, you mustn't! According to the rules of the court, Qingque should be going to his fiefdom next year."

Moreover, doing so would cause Qingque and Gaoming to become enemies. Has Your Majesty forgotten the tragedy of Xuanwu Gate?

Cough cough!

When she got excited, Empress Zhangsun suddenly couldn't help but cough violently.

Seeing this, Li Shimin quickly went over and gently patted Empress Zhangsun on the back, handed her a cup of water, and said:

"Guanyinbi! What's wrong with you? I'll summon the imperial physician right away!"

Just as Li Shimin was about to get up and call the imperial physician, Empress Zhangsun hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and pleaded with him:

"Your Majesty! I'm alright. Gaoming and Qingque are both our children; they're equally dear to us!"

Seeing Guanyinbi in such a state, a pang of heartache flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and then he quickly patted his chest and assured her:

"Guanyinbi, put it down. I am not the Emperor. Besides, I am in my prime now. I am only using Qingque to hone my skills for a few years. When the time is right, I will let Qingque take up his fief. They are all my children, and I will naturally not let them turn against each other!"

As Li Shimin finished speaking, Guanyinbi stared intently at him with her beautiful eyes.

That look seemed to say, "You better make a promise, or I'm not done with you!"

Even Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little guilty when he saw his wife's eyes like that.

"Guanyinbi, please rest assured, would I ever harm them?"

Hearing her husband's solemn promise, Guanyinbi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. When the time is right, Your Majesty must send Qingque to her fiefdom!"

Li Shimin: "Definitely! Definitely!"

……

"Father! Mother!"

Just then, two clear voices rang out from outside the door.

Two chubby little dumplings walked in from outside the door.

Upon seeing the visitor, Li Shimin immediately beamed with joy.

"Hey! It's Zhinu and Sizi! Quick! Let Father hug them!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin immediately stepped forward and took the two little ones into his arms, one in each hand.

The two little ones in front of you are none other than Li Shimin's ninth son, Prince Li Zhi of Jin, and Princess Li Mingda of Jinyang!

Perhaps even Li Shimin could not have imagined that, in the original history, the little dumpling he was currently holding in his arms and rubbing against would become the future famous Emperor Gaozong of Tang!

"Have you missed your father?"

"I miss my father so much!"

"Even a child like me has thoughts~"

Seeing the two little ones vying to speak, Li Shimin couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.

These two little ones are so well-behaved, unlike that rebellious son who only knows how to make me angry all day long.

……

Da'an Palace!

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Ok?

Li Chengqian couldn't help but show a look of doubt, and muttered to himself:

"What's going on? Does Zhao'er miss me?"