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

Li Shen has always been opposed to labor. He has never had to labor. Even if his estate can be used to work for free, he still pays wages.

There is no way to march and fight. If hundreds of thousands of laborers are paid, it will be an astronomical figure.

But when it comes to construction, using labor is a bit much.

Li Shimin stared at Li Shen for a while, almost making Li Shen look bad.

"Oh, well, the wages aren't much anyway, so if it doesn't work, just use internal funds to pay for the wages.

Lao Shi, I know you are kind-hearted and always want to improve people's lives, but why do you still go around cheating? "

"..." Li Shen wanted to know why I was cheating everywhere?

"Ah Weng...Ah Weng...Look..." Just when Li Shen was speechless, his daughter Xixi ran over to help his father.

I saw Xixi holding a big flower in her hand. Li Shen didn't recognize it, so she ran to Li Shimin to show off.

Li Shimin immediately smiled and picked up his granddaughter.

"Hey, come and show me who gave this to you."

Xixi is smart and quirky. Li Shen just came back yesterday and Xixi and Yangyang no longer recognize him.

But Xixi knew that this was her Aye, her great supporter.

But Yangyang was different. Early this morning, the two children were taken to Li Shen and Lu Dingniang's bedroom.

Before Li Shen got up, Yangyang was lying on the edge of the bed and staring at Li Shen blankly. The little guy must have been thinking at that time, who is this, sleeping with his mother?

"Your Majesty, the Queen said that the food has been prepared. Please come to the first floor to have a meal." A maid came over respectfully to report.

"Yeah." Li Shimin hummed and stood up with his granddaughter in his arms. Brother Li Shen followed him downstairs.

The food is sumptuous, and the chefs of Shangshi Bureau are all trained from Daji Hall.

"Come to today's family dinner, everyone should be more casual." Li Shimin picked up the wine glass and said.

Everyone also echoed a few words, and the banquet began.

Because Li Chengqian and others were almost deceived by Li Shen just now, they kept toasting to Li Shen in retaliation.

Fortunately, Li Shen drank fruit wine, otherwise he would have been lying down long ago.

Li Shen also raised his cup to toast Li Shimin and Queen Changsun. Li Shen's two children were also taken away by the two little ones, Si Zi and Princess Hengshan.

"Come here, bring the gift." Halfway through the meal, it was time for Li Shen to present the gift again.

Chunxiang Dongmei walked up holding a box.

Li Shen stood up, picked up one and came to Queen Changsun.

"Mother, this is a piece of jade that my son bought at a high price from a merchant in the Western Regions when he was in the northwest.

It is mutton-fat white jade from Khotan. "

Li Shen said as he opened the box, there was a Buddha statue inside.

This Buddha statue is about one foot high and half a foot wide. It has a solemn and solemn temperament as a whole.

Its jade material is made of the finest mutton-fat white jade, which is white and flawless, warm and delicate, with a soft luster, giving people a sacred and elegant feeling.

The facial expression of the Buddha statue is solemn and kind, with a slight smile, which seems to convey a deep blessing to people.

Everyone was attracted by this Buddha statue. Khotan was a small country in the Western Regions and now belonged to the Tang Dynasty.

The king's surname was Yuchi. He had always admired the Tang Dynasty, and tributes of mutton-fat jade were often sent to Chang'an.

But this is the first time Li Shimin has seen one as big as this and with such good quality.

Khotan was a Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions, so when carving this Buddha statue, it must have been pious and meticulous.

Li Shen took out the Buddha statue and handed it to Queen Changsun with both hands.

"Mom, do you like it? I hope this Buddha statue can protect Aye and mother from illness and disease."

Queen Changsun took the Jade Buddha carefully, with a smile on her face.

"Mom likes it because my Shen'er has a filial piety."

The three brothers felt helpless when they said this. It was like this every time, making the three of them feel like they were not biological children.

Isn't it just a piece of jade?

When Li Shimin heard Li Shen say to bless him and Queen Changsun, he knew that he had no share this time.

But he was already used to it, and the jade Buddha given by Li Shen was indeed the best and should be worth a lot of money.

Then Li Shen took the box to Concubine Wei and opened it. There was also a jade carving inside.

Inside is a jade sculpture of a crane and a turtle. In the Tang Dynasty, the turtle represented auspiciousness and longevity, and the crane represented vitality and longevity.

The jade carving is slightly smaller than the jade carving given to Queen Changsun, but the carving is exquisite and lifelike.

"Mother and concubine, I wish my mother and concubine a long life."

"Okay, Shen'er is interested." Concubine Wei was also very happy.

This makes other Yan concubines full of envy, and they should have a son like King Ji.

Li Shen asked Shitou to bring out other people's gifts. They were all small jewelry made of mutton-fat jade, as well as some gemstones from the Western Regions.

Li Shen gave one to everyone, including several princesses and his father's new love Xu Hui.

Everyone expressed their gratitude to Li Shen one after another and praised Li Shen for his filial piety.

As soon as Li Shen sat back in his seat, Li Tai said:

"Aye, don't call me when Lao Shi comes back from now on. I feel embarrassed every time."

"What did Qing Que say? Shen'er is your brother. He has stayed in the bitter cold land of the northwest for the imperial court for so long. What's wrong with you coming to pick him up after he comes back?"

Before Li Shimin could speak, Queen Changsun was unwilling and began to teach her son a lesson.

"Mom, every time Lao Shi comes back, he brings back a lot of things. Mother likes them very much every time, and Rang'er feels a little ashamed.

If you don’t believe me, ask Big Brother and Pheasant Slave. ” (Free reading of Tomato novels)

Li Tai smiled and Li Chengqian and Li Zhi nodded cooperatively, expressing their agreement with Li Tai's statement.

It hurts people’s self-esteem too much, and their daughter-in-law gets something every time, which makes them feel even more embarrassed.

Queen Changsun knew that her sons were joking and said with a smile:

"This is Shen'er's filial piety. It's not like you guys who always make me worry. You should learn from Shen'er and be more worry-free."

"He's worried?" Not only did the three brothers sneer, but even Li Shimin had a wrong expression.

No, I have to tell the Queen about Lao Shi's evil deeds to the public at night. I almost defrauded my three brothers of hundreds of thousands of dollars just now. Now I feel relieved?

Li Shen smiled after hearing this:

"Mom is so complimentary. The teachings say that a son should be virtuous and a filial son should be raised with joy and will not violate his ambitions. My son has always remembered the teachings. In fact, the three elder brothers are also very good."

"Tenth brother, eldest brother suddenly doesn't want to associate with you." Li Chengqian, who was silent, suddenly said something.

"Yes, Lao Shi, fourth brother doesn't want to play with you anymore." Li Tai immediately agreed.

"Humph, you can really pretend." This was Li Zhi's voice.

(Sorry, I have been busy at home recently, so I haven’t corrected the typos or replied to the comments.

Change it immediately when the villain is finished.

The updates in the past two days are all about the daily life of the protagonist. In fact, the author likes to write about daily life. The author does not have that much mind, so he is not very good at writing intrigues.

Please forgive me. )