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

Ning Shou Palace.

Li Shimin looked at the mountain of memorials before him and fell into deep thought.

He couldn't help but take two steps back and look up at the plaque above.

"I haven't gone to the wrong place, this is the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. I must have abdicated, right?!"

Seeing the incredulous look in his Emperor's eyes, Canyue couldn't help but reveal a strange expression and said:

"Your Majesty the Retired Emperor, well... His Majesty said that you are still young, forty is the age to take risks!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's face immediately darkened.

"What do you mean? Is this rebellious son insane? I've already abdicated, and he still wants me to work for him? What was the point of my abdication then?"

Li Shimin never dreamed that his rebellious son would do such a thing.

Who is such a good person that the Emperor Emeritus approves their memorials?

Is this something a human being could do?

Seeing the speechless expression on his emperor's face, Canyue couldn't help but tentatively speak up:

"Your Majesty, what about these memorials..."

Upon hearing Canyue's words, Li Shimin did not hesitate at all and immediately replied:

After saying that, he turned and headed towards the Liangyi Hall.

Inside the Liangyi Hall.

Li Chengqian casually picked up a memorial that Zhang Heng and others had processed and began to read it. He nodded and casually put a checkmark on it.

This damn sense of responsibility! I'm just too diligent in my duties.

Li Chengqian felt so moved by his own hard work that he almost cried.

He was truly a responsible and good emperor!

Just then, Li Shimin stormed in, looking furious, and slammed his hand on the table.

"You unfilial son! What do you mean? I am already the Emperor Emeritus, yet you still move the memorials to my side."

Aren't you bullying an honest person?!

Seeing Li Shimin's furious expression, Li Chengqian couldn't help but show an innocent look.

"Father! I know you are in a hurry, but please don't rush."

"You see, you're just sitting around doing nothing anyway, with nothing to do in the Ning Shou Palace. You might as well help me review memorials; it'll help prevent dementia."

Seeing his rebellious son's matter-of-fact attitude, Li Shimin immediately lost his temper.

"Get out! I won't approve it! I'm retiring!"

Seeing his old man's face full of resistance, Li Chengqian couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a playful smile.

"Alright then. Anyway, I will have people deliver the memorials to Ning Shou Palace every day. If Father doesn't want to approve them, I will have Xiao Xiangzi burn them. If it delays anything and the people suffer, that will be Father's problem."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was immediately stunned.

I don't know why!

This sounds so familiar; it's like I've heard it somewhere before.

Holy crap, wasn't this exactly how I threatened this rebellious son back then?

What happened?

Is this rebellious son using this to threaten me now?

Li Shimin, his expression trembling, pointed at Li Chengqian before him and said:

"You...you dare threaten me?!"

Looking at her old man's incredulous expression.

Li Chengqian shrugged indifferently.

"How novel! I've threatened you plenty of times before!"

After saying this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but chuckle, and stepped forward to massage Li Shimin's shoulders as if presenting a treasure, saying:

"Oh dear, Father! You have reigned for eleven years and are very experienced, while I have only just ascended the throne and inevitably have shortcomings. I am far inferior to you."

Please help your son. Once I've settled in, I'll ensure you enjoy your later years in peace. Since ancient times, which monarch has been as fortunate as I am to receive guidance from my father after ascending the throne?

Seeing his unfilial son's fawning expression, Li Shimin couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

Is this rebellious son a chameleon?

They can change their expressions faster than turning the pages of a book.

But I have to say, what this unfilial son said was really nice to hear.

Li Shimin couldn't help but raise his chin slightly, and with a cold snort, he said:

"You unfilial son do have some sense. Fine, then you'll follow me and learn properly!"

Looking at his old man's smug expression, Li Chengqian was practically laughing his head off.

Are you kidding me? You think I can't handle you?

……

After Li Chengqian's flattering offensive, Li Shimin happily went back to being a beast of burden.

Inside the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

Empress Zhangsun was stunned as she watched Li Shimin carefully reviewing the memorials before her.

"Second...Second Brother, what's wrong with you...?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin smiled and said:

"Oh, Guanyinbi, I'm helping that rebellious son with state affairs!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin repeated what Li Chengqian had said in the Liangyi Hall earlier that day, and then, with a proud air, he began:

"Alas! There's no other way; the Tang Dynasty can't function without me for now. This rebellious son still needs to be trained!"

Seeing her second son's smug look, Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but twitch her lips slightly.

My silly Erlang, why are you so happy that you were sold out by Gao Ming?

She shook her head helplessly and said:

"Whatever makes you happy!"

……

the other side.

Inside the Li Zheng Palace.

"Father, what's wrong...?"

Looking at Su Dan in front of her, Su Wan couldn't help but feel bewildered.

Su Dan couldn't help but show a hint of unease as he spoke:

"Your Majesty, could you please speak to His Majesty and ask him not to promote my father to Vice Minister of Rites? My father is of limited talent and learning, and is truly unfit for such a high-ranking position!"

Seeing her father's troubled expression, Su Wan couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

She knew about Li Chengqian's promotion of Su Dan.

Li Chengqian thought that since they were the Crown Prince's maternal family, there should be a high-ranking official who could support them.

However, he did not expect that Su Dan would panic like this. Others were eager to get promoted, but his father-in-law was a treacherous person.

His presence among officials is almost nonexistent.

They're the kind of person who can chat with anyone, but isn't really close to anyone.

If it weren't for his daughter becoming empress, Li Chengqian doubted that this guy could have stayed in the position of sixth-rank compiler for his entire life.

In Su Dan's words, Su Dan, who is skilled in martial arts, is from a prestigious family and is not short of money. He is a sixth-rank official, which is good. He can do small things at the seventh rank, but he can't do big things at the sixth rank. His main goal is to be a slacker in the system, collect a salary, and live a life of leisure until retirement.

As a result, he was doing just fine slacking off when he was inexplicably pulled into the position of Vice Minister of Rites.

The Vice Minister of Rites, second only to the Minister of Rites, is clearly a very busy official position.

Your Majesty is really something. He didn't even ask the person in question if they wanted the promotion before doing so. I hate this kind of son-in-law who has no sense of boundaries!

Seeing her father's resentful look, Su Wan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

She knew her father quite well and naturally knew why he didn't want to be the Vice Minister of Rites.

Because the Vice Minister of Rites cannot slack off!