My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

The little girl threw half a pastry onto the table and uttered a sentence in her childish voice that stunned everyone present.

"Difficult to handle? Then let's not do it!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Little Sizi thrashed to his feet from the small stool, his two chubby little hands gripping the edge of the incredibly heavy rosewood table tightly.

The little girl puffed out her cheeks, her two little buns swaying violently with the movement, and she made a "hmm-ah-ah" sound as she held her breath.

She used all her strength, sticking her little bottom out, desperately trying to overturn the stone table that weighed several hundred pounds!

"Mmm—ah—!"

However, even though she had consumed a lot of spiritual medicine in the palace over the past two weeks and her strength far surpassed that of her peers, she was still no match for the solid stone table buried deep underground.

The little girl's face turned bright red from holding her breath, like a ripe tomato, but the stone table didn't budge an inch.

Finally, Xiao Sizi realized that she really couldn't lift it, so she could only let go with a pitiful expression.

She stood there, her lips pursed, her eyes red, turning to look at Li Chen with a particularly dejected tone.

"Sixteenth Brother...this table is too heavy, Sizi can't lift it. What should we do?"

silence.

The entire backyard of the Qin Prince's mansion fell into absolute silence at this moment.

The air seemed to freeze instantly.

Li Chen froze in mid-air while peeling walnuts, his lips twitching violently, and he looked completely bewildered.

Standing to the side, Crown Prince Li Chengqian silently turned around, covered his face with his hands, and his shoulders were shaking wildly. He was obviously trying to hold back his laughter so hard that he was about to suffer internal injuries.

Empress Zhangsun was both amused and exasperated, holding her forehead with one hand and sighing helplessly.

And sitting opposite him was Li Shimin.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's face had turned from black to red, and then from red to dark purple, making him look exactly like a freshly dug eggplant.

He felt as if a mouthful of old blood was stuck in his chest, and he almost spat it out on the spot.

"You unfilial son!!! Look what you've done!"

Li Shimin suddenly jumped up from his chair, pointed at Li Chen's nose, and roared angrily.

He was so angry that he forgot all about the dignity of the Tang emperor and jumped up and down by the stone table.

"You lock yourself in this dilapidated yard every day and teach Sizi such vulgar language?!"

"Look at this! My most obedient, docile, and adorable son of the emperor, the Sizi, has now turned into this bandit king of the mountains?!"

"What was she trying to do?! She actually tried to overturn the table right in front of me?!"

Li Shimin was so heartbroken that he kept pounding his chest. Looking at Xiao Sizi's aggrieved little face, he wished he could hang Li Chen up and whip him on the spot.

Li Chen awkwardly touched his nose and shifted his gaze to the side, feeling somewhat guilty.

He coughed twice, then stubbornly said, "Ahem... Well, what you're saying is unreasonable. Is it my fault? It's because she's exceptionally talented and has an incredibly high level of comprehension."

"If it's not your fault, is it mine?!" Li Shimin's eyes widened as he retorted angrily.

"If you put it that way, it's not impossible."

Li Chen pursed his lips; once he entered his roasting mode, he completely let loose.

He glanced at Li Shimin sideways and casually remarked, "Old Deng, you're getting old, don't be so short-tempered."

"People who shout all day are prone to stroke."

"If I were to collapse on the dragon throne, who would approve the memorials of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Old Deng?!"

Li Shimin's eyelids twitched violently a few times, and he was completely stunned.

"What did you call me?! You unfilial son, how dare you call me Old Deng?!"

"Old Deng, what else? Should I call you Little Deng?" Li Chen rolled his eyes confidently.

"Aaaaaah! I'm furious! Today, I'm going to take you down with me!"

Li Shimin was completely enraged. He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to leap over the stone table to fight this lawless and rebellious son to the death.

"Alright! All of you, shut up!"

A particularly stern, sharp shout rang out.

Empress Zhangsun's face darkened, and she slammed her hand heavily on the stone table.

When the Empress Dowager of the Tang Dynasty unleashed her power, the father and son, who had been arguing fiercely, immediately shrank back.

Li Shimin's raised hands froze in mid-air. He lowered them sheepishly, sat back down in his chair angrily, and turned his head to the side.

Li Chen obediently shut his mouth and continued to peel his walnuts.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian secretly gave Li Chen a thumbs up, his eyes full of admiration.

Of all the people in the entire Tang Dynasty, only the sixteenth brother dared to act so arrogantly towards the Emperor.

Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes at the two lovable father and son.

She bent down, took the somewhat bewildered little Sizi into her arms, wiped the sweat from her face with a handkerchief, and gently instructed, "Sizi, be good. You're not allowed to say those strange things like your sixteenth brother anymore, and you're not allowed to flip tables with anyone, understand?"

Little Sizi nodded somewhat bewilderedly, "Yes! I understand, Mother."

After Empress Zhangsun mediated, Li Shimin had no choice but to reluctantly make concessions.

He took out several pieces of top-grade protective jade he always carried with him from his pocket, and wrote a verbal order to allocate the best materials from the warehouse, then slammed it heavily on the table.

"The money will be sent by the Ministry of Revenue in a few days! You can take these jade stones for now! The copyright fee is yours!"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "You'd better make proper arrangements for my tribulation the day after tomorrow! If anything goes wrong, I'll tear down your Qin Prince's Mansion!"

Li Chen grabbed the jade marrow pieces that exuded a faint, warm, and spiritual aura, stuffed them into his storage bag, and immediately a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Money talks, money talks. Great!"

Li Chen patted his robes, stood up, and glanced at the sky.