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

At noon, Li Lizhi brought Li Zhi, Xiao Sizi, Princess Chengyang, and several other children to the East Palace to pay New Year's respects. To his surprise, even that brat Li Tai came along.

When he met Li Tai, he was a little embarrassed and said:

"Ahem! Don't overthink it. I just don't want to be remembered for disrespecting my elder brother!"

Upon hearing these words, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, and then a slight smile appeared on his lips.

That kid!

As soon as Xiao Sizi entered the East Palace, she saw the strange oven placed in the main hall.

The oven was steaming, and you could still vaguely see the unburnt, glowing charcoal underneath.

This is smokeless charcoal that Li Chengqian specially redeemed from the system space; it's the kind used for barbecues.

"Big pot! Big pot! What is this?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian, with a look of doting affection, picked up Sizi and patiently explained:

"This is a grill, used for grilling meat!"

Hearing Li Chengqian's explanation, Xiao Sizi lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then asked with a puzzled look on her face:

"But this is different from the ones in the palace~"

Seeing the little Sizi's adorable appearance, Li Chengqian was amused and laughed.

"Hahaha! This was invented by Big Brother~ How about Big Brother grills some meat for Sizi later?"

Upon hearing that there would be barbecue soon, Little Sizi immediately stopped worrying and excitedly clapped her chubby little hands, saying:

"Okay~ Okay~ Sizi loves eating yoyo the most~"

Meanwhile, Li Zhi, who was standing next to Li Lizhi, stared intently at Wu Meiniang with his large eyes.

"Pretty sister~ Zhinu has grown taller again. When Zhinu grows as tall as pretty sister, Zhinu will marry pretty sister!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lizhi, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward and covered Li Zhi's mouth.

"Child, don't talk nonsense! That's your elder brother's concubine. You can't marry your elder brother's concubine!"

Li Lizhi patiently explained to Li Zhi, while Wu Meiniang on the other side couldn't help but feel speechless.

Why is this little brat acting like this from the start? She's already His Highness, how can she remarry!

Besides, where could she find such a brave and valiant man if she were to leave His Highness?

……

It has to be said that eating barbecue is all about having a lively atmosphere.

A thin slice of mutton was placed on the hot plate and immediately made a tearing sound.

Then Li Chengqian rolled the roasted mutton in the dry dish in front of him, and finally put it in his mouth with a look of enjoyment.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but swallow hard.

Li Lizhi then roasted a piece of mutton, just like Li Chengqian had done.

When the aroma of mutton and the salty fragrance of the dry dipping sauce exploded in her mouth, the ultimate satisfaction from her taste buds made even Princess Chang Le, who had tasted all kinds of delicacies, exclaim in surprise.

"Delicious~ This way of grilling meat makes it more flavorful than the usual way, and it avoids the situation where the outside is burnt while the inside is still raw."

Upon hearing Chang Le's words, Li Tai, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but take a bite as well.

Upon smelling the aroma of barbecue, Li Tai's eyes lit up.

Delicious! It's better than any barbecue he's ever had before.

Especially this so-called dry dipping sauce, it's simply the finishing touch to grilling meat!

Thinking of this, he stopped talking nonsense and immediately started showing off!

Every piece of the Crown Prince's flesh he ate weakened the enemy's logistics; that's right, it weakened the Crown Prince's logistics.

……

Seeing this heartwarming scene, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile.

Since ancient times, royal families have been devoid of familial affection; this warmth is hard-won.

He vowed that if anyone dared to destroy this warmth, he would never let them get away with it!

……

Lizheng Hall.

"Achoo! Achoo~"

Li Shimin couldn't help but rub his nose and muttered in a low voice with a puzzled look:

"Could it be that rebellious son of yours insulting me?"

Empress Zhangsun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle when she heard this.

"Don't overthink it, Erlang! Although Gaoming may be a bit of a jerk, he still respects you a lot!"

However, upon hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"Heh! That rebellious son respects me? He'd probably be itching to make me the Retired Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Zhangsun smiled slightly and said:

"That's because I see you're too tired from being emperor, and I want you to rest more, just like how you were considerate of your father back then. How can that not be considered filial piety?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's face darkened, and he couldn't help but cough.

"Ahem! While I do understand Father's hardships, that rebellious son may not be so sure!"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes at him!

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh! Guanyinbi, I plan to send Qingque to her fiefdom after the New Year!"

Hearing this, Empress Zhangsun was slightly taken aback.

She had always wanted Qingque to go to her fiefdom, but Erlang kept suppressing the matter.

Why are you bringing it up again now?

Seeing Guanyinbi's puzzled look, Li Shimin explained with some helplessness.

"I left Qingque behind to temper that rebellious son, but now it seems there's no need for that."

That rebellious son is far more outstanding than I imagined! You didn't see his Imperial Guard at all. From the lowest-ranking Imperial Guard to the highest-ranking Commander, there's a complete hierarchical system that I can't find fault with.

Moreover, these are all overt. In my estimation, there are probably Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) watching over the official residences of officials in Chang'an and even throughout the entire Tang Dynasty.

In addition, that rebellious son had military talents such as Xue Rengui, Yang Zaixing, and Ashina Duer, as well as literary talents such as Yao Guangxiao. Even the recently rising merchant Shen Wansan was one of this rebellious son's men, and the Medicine King Sun Simiao highly praised him.

After the New Year, this young man will marry the daughters of Li Jing, Li Ji, and Hou Junji.

Li Shimin spoke at length, leaving Empress Zhangsun speechless.

She was certainly very clever and outstanding, but she never expected her son to be so outstanding!

She originally thought that as long as Gao Ming could successfully take that position, he could then peacefully be a ruler who maintained the status quo.

After all, with her husband's talent, he was definitely capable of achieving great things. She even felt that her man was no less capable than Qin Shi Huang or Emperor Wu of Han!

But now, listening to her husband talk about their son, she feels that her son also seems to have the potential to become an emperor.

Suddenly, a strange sense of pride welled up inside me.

Then she couldn't help but look at Li Shimin and say:

"Erlang! Actually, you don't need to worry. It's a good thing that Gao Ming is outstanding. The Tang Dynasty may reach its glory in the hands of you two."

Since he has the ability, why not let him do it? You should give him something to do!