I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

"My Lord, are the princess and the others still here?"

Wu Meiniang shyly buried her head in Li Shen's arms.

Upon hearing this, Li Shen looked up and around, and found that Lu Dingniang and the other women all had rosy faces and were laughing sweetly with their hands covering their mouths.

Li Shen was in a good mood and laughed:

"Haha, then this king cannot be partial and not give everyone two kisses."

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards Lu Dingniang first.

"My Lord, don't."

The women immediately fled in all directions, which further aroused Li Shen's animal nature. He let out a strange cry and chased after them.

"My Lord, please don't~~~~" (Twenty thousand words omitted here.)

The next morning, Li Shen got up early, and several women helped him bathe and change clothes.

Li Shen has been feeling dizzy and listless, with sunken eye sockets and dark circles under his eyes.

In contrast, the women's brothers were in high spirits, dressed beautifully, full of energy and radiant.

The reason why Li Shen got up early was because his father told him to wait for him at Shili Pavilion in East City at 9:00 p.m.

I have to get up early and go there, otherwise I won’t get beaten for being late.

Li Shen climbed into his carriage in a daze, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

"My Lord, My Lord, we are almost there."

Outside the carriage, the sound of stone called softly.

After hearing this, Chunxiang gently shook Li Shen.

"Hmm? Well, are we there yet?"

Li Shen opened his eyes and looked around. His brain was slowly starting up.

"Your Highness, in front of you is the Shili Pavilion. You can already see His Majesty's procession."

Stone outside said softly.

"Oh, then stop."

Li Shen wiped his saliva and climbed out of the carriage.

Shitou quickly took out a bucket and poured a basin of water. Chunxiang and Dongmei helped to tidy up his clothes while the other wiped Li Shen's face.

Li Shen looked ahead and let others help him clean up.

Not far ahead was Shili Pavilion, where many people had gathered, including a thousand cavalrymen.

There were also a hundred people in the ceremonial guard, including those beating drums, waving flags, and performing bands.

Li Shen knew at a glance that the ceremonial procession was kept simple, otherwise it would have required hundreds of people.

Shitou led Li Shen's horse, and Li Shen jumped on the horse and ran over with Wang Xuance. As for Wang Hongfu, he was not qualified to meet the emperor.

When the Yulin Guards saw that it was Prince Ji, they did not stop him. The two men did not carry any weapons, so there was no need to disarm.

When they got closer, the two men dismounted and walked forward.

Li Shimin was seen sitting in the Shili Pavilion, drinking tea and looking at the scenery.

"Sir, see Aye."

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

The two men hurried forward and saluted.

"No gifts."

"Thank you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the two of them saluted again, Li Shen walked into the pavilion with a smile without waiting to be called.

"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Aye."

As he said this, he picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for his father.

"Humph, you are so punctual. I told you to arrive at 9 o'clock, but you won't arrive even a moment earlier.

I have been waiting for you for two quarters of an hour. Is your presence so grand now, Prince Ji?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and glanced at Li Shen, the rebellious son.

His tone was a little displeased. I told you to come at 12:00 p.m. and you came at 12:00 p.m., but you still made me wait. You are quite bold.

"I dare not, I dare not, Aye, you also know that my son is a sleepyhead and wakes up late.

It was not easy to get up like this.”

Li Shen quickly shook his head.

"sit down."

Li Shimin did not hesitate but gestured to Li Shen to sit down.

"It's a nice day today."

In order to break the awkwardness, Li Shen said something awkward.

Li Shimin looked at the sky outside and nodded.

"Well, it is true, the weather is fine and the autumn air is crisp, it is a good day for a trip.

No wonder you're going out today."

"Aye, my son is going out..."

Li Shen was about to explain, but Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Okay, we'll talk later."

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. It's time to set off."

Prince Ji has also arrived, and Wang De comes over to remind him.

"Well, let's set off." Li Shimin nodded and stood up.

Several eunuchs came over immediately to pack up.

"What are you going to do?"

Just as Li Shen was about to turn around and return to the team, he was stopped by Li Shimin.

"Go back to the carriage."

Li Shen was puzzled. Did he have to ride a horse? That would be so tiring, and his little white dragon often got stuck in his crotch.

"Have your guards go behind the procession, and get on my carriage. I will check to see if you have a stomachache."

"This... Aye, this is against the rules."

Li Shen hesitated.

His personal guards had to keep a certain distance from the emperor's guards and also had to walk in front to scout the way.

This is also for safety reasons.

But Li Shimin actually asked him to put his personal guards behind the guard of honor, and behind the guard of honor was Li Shimin's sedan chair.

Although there were some Yulin Guards in the middle, they were still very close.

"What? Are you going to assassinate me again?"

Li Shimin asked with a cold face.

"No, no, no, no matter how much courage you give me, I won't dare. Even if I have the slightest thought of it, I will be struck by lightning."

This sentence scared Li Shen so much that he thought to himself, I don’t have the courage or ability to do that.

"Then stop talking nonsense and get in the car."

Li Shimin was decisive in his actions and once he made a decision, it could not be changed.

Li Shen could only ask Wang Xuance to go back and convey the order.

Then he followed his father towards the carriage.

However, when passing by Wang De, Li Shen suddenly remembered something and glanced at Wang Xing next to Wang De.

"Old Wang, you have to teach your son well and let him have some foresight, otherwise he won't know what happened when he loses his money."

"Hey, my little prince, please don't scare me, this bastard has offended you in some way.

Don't worry, I will punish him severely when I return."

Hearing Li Shen's inexplicable words, Wang De hurried forward to apologize, and Wang Xing was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"Humph, if it wasn't for him yesterday, would His Majesty have been able to catch Shitou?

If you are not caught by His Majesty, can you come with me today?

So I blame you, my son."

Li Shen snorted, glanced at Wang Xing, turned around and got on the carriage.

This sight almost frightened Wang Xing to death, and he felt so aggrieved.

What does this have to do with me?

Wang De was also stunned by what Li Shen said. He couldn't understand Prince Ji's logic.

Looking back at Wang Xing, I saw that Wang Xing's face was pale, he was trembling a little, and he shook his head helplessly.

"Don't worry, His Royal Highness Prince Ji will never bother with a small person like you. You are not qualified.

I should be more restrained in my actions and be more humble in the future. There are many people in Chang'an City whom I cannot afford to offend.

Be smart, I'm old and can't protect you for much longer, you have to take care of yourself."

Wang De's comfort had some effect, and Wang Xing bowed to Wang De with gratitude.

"Thank you for your teachings, I will definitely keep them in mind.

I will be humble and polite in the future and not cause trouble for Aye."

Wang De nodded.

Li Shen got on Li Shimin's carriage and sat there obediently. The curtains were drawn and Li Shimin looked at the scenery outside.

But suddenly his eyes narrowed, he looked in one direction, and then spoke slowly:

"Old Ten, you're not really going to assassinate me, are you?"