Come to pick up my daughter and stop you from messing around, father!
Oh no, you can call me foster father now!
Facing Li Yuan's disgusting attitude, Li Yuanji cursed and walked forward to take his daughter back. However, he never thought that before his hands could reach out to his daughter, Li Yuan turned around and handed her daughter over to Mrs. Xiao.
Li Yuanji couldn't help but remind him, "Father, this is my daughter."
Li Yuan glanced at him and said in a neutral tone: "I know..."
Before Li Yuanji could continue to speak, Li Yuan said lazily: "She's also my granddaughter..."
Li Yuanji glanced at his daughter who was being held in Mrs. Xiao's arms, and saw that her daughter was staring at Mr. Xiao with her big black eyes, as if she was not affected in any way. He calmed down and looked.
Asked Li Yuan: "Doesn't father dislike girls?"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then defended himself with a straight face: "Who said I don't like girls?"
Li Yuanji said calmly: "If father likes girls, why would he treat third sister harshly?"
Li Yuan blushed at these words, straightened his neck and defended himself: "That's because she didn't listen to me and didn't follow my wishes. If she listened to me and followed my wishes, would I not hurt her?"
Li Yuanji asked back: "So my eldest brother, my second brother, and I...just listen to you?"
Li Yuan was completely annoyed by these words, blowing his beard and shouting with eyes wide open: "You are all traitors, so I will place my hope on the next generation!"
Li Yuanji curled his lips slightly with disdain and said: "You can't educate this generation well, how can you expect the next generation?"
Li Yuanzeng stood up immediately and became even more annoyed. He roared angrily: "You traitor! Get out of here!"
Li Yuanji agreed happily and stretched out his hand to take back his daughter from Mrs. Xiao's hands.
Naturally, Mrs. Xiao did not dare to refuse.
But Li Yuan stretched out his hand without hesitation, blocked it in front of Mrs. Xiao, and shouted with a dark face: "Leave my granddaughter to me!"
Li Yuanji kept moving, bypassing Li Yuan's hand, hugging his daughter, and said coldly: "She is my daughter first, and my father's granddaughter second!"
Li Yuan watched his granddaughter being taken away by Li Yuanji, pointed tremblingly at Li Yuanji and roared: "You traitor!"
People who are a little older are a little frightened by Li Yuan. His big black eyes are full of confusion and ignorance, but tears are filling his eyes for some reason, and his mouth is opening a little bit.
He looked like he was about to cry.
Li Yuanji hurriedly shook her swaddling clothes, and while coaxing her, he glanced at Li Yuan reproachfully and said, "I scared her!"
Li Yuan stopped speaking instantly, but his eyes were still fixed on Li Yuanji, his eyes full of anger.
Li Yuanji sighed in his heart and asked: "What on earth does father want to do? Based on my understanding of father, father is not a person who likes girls. How can he take away my daughter and name her Xiuyang?"
Name, what do you want to do?"
Li Yuan bit his back molars and said a few words from between his teeth: "I don't know what you are talking about!"
Li Yuanji nodded and said, "Then I won't ask."
With that said, he held his daughter and left.
Now it was Li Yuan's turn to be anxious.
Oops, why don't you follow the rules, you traitor?!
"Stop, you traitor!"
Li Yuanji paused, then turned back and said, "Father, are you willing to tell me?"
Li Yuan snorted, assumed the air of an elder and said: "Since Kuan'er died in infancy, the Zhiyun line has become extinct. Now you and Jiancheng, Shimin's blood lines are very weak, and it is not suitable to adopt a legitimate son to him."
Zhiyun, a concubine is not suitable.
So I want to adopt my dear daughter to Zhiyun and let your Aunt Xiao raise her."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan had this idea.
After Li Yuan ascended the throne, in order to protect the bloodlines of his third son Li Xuanba and fifth son Li Zhiyun, he adopted Li Shimin's second son Li Tai and his concubine's eldest son Li Kuan to Li Xuanba and Li Zhiyun.
Li Shimin's legitimate son is nominally the only one left, Li Chengqian.
It's not that Li Yuan didn't want to make other choices, but at the beginning of Li Tang's founding, the only three generations of Li Tang's direct bloodline were Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
Although Zheng Guanyin has been married for many years, she has nothing to offer.
Yang Miaoyan got married relatively late, before she had time to have children.
So Li Yuan could only fight like crazy in Li Shimin's name.
Historically, it was also thanks to Zheng Guanyin that he had a lot of children and Li Shimin brought about the Xuanwumen Incident. Otherwise, Li Zhi might have been adopted into Li Jiancheng's name.
Now, although Zheng Guanyin has begun to give birth, one child died in infancy and another was beheaded by Li Shimin. Now Li Jiancheng only has one legitimate son in his name.
Li Shimin only has Li Chengqian in name.
There is only one Li Chengde in Prince Yong's Mansion.
Whether there will be more children in the future is a matter for the future. Now, the only option is to adopt a concubine or a legitimate daughter to Li Zhiyun.
In Li Yuan's heart, although Li Zhiyun was a commoner, he still had a certain status.
Therefore, Li Yuan also had requirements on who would be adopted as an adoptive child to Li Zhiyun.
Only the concubine or the direct descendant can come into his eyes, and others may not be able to do so.
Now the concubine chief under Li Jiancheng's name has been killed by Li Shimin, and the concubine chief under Li Shimin's name has died in infancy. There is only one treasure in the first line, which has been adopted to Li Xuanba, and the only one left is the one from Prince Yong's Mansion.
The concubine chief Li Chengye is here.
Li Yuan said he wanted to adopt Yang Miaoyan's daughter to Li Zhiyun, but in fact he was thinking about Li Chengye.
Talking about adopting the daughter Yang Miaoyan gave birth to was just a trial.
To be honest, no matter in history or now, people in the direct line of the Li family are very good at playing, but the blood of the direct line is still weak, which is really puzzling.
It is understandable that people who have been killed over and over again in history cannot be left behind.
Now that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are both locked up and having children, it is really incomprehensible that they still have so little direct blood.
"Does father want to adopt the girl to his fifth brother? Is father thinking about Cheng Ye?"
Li Yuanji didn't bother to argue with Li Yuanxu and asked straight to the point.
Li Yuan's little thought was exposed, but he did not refute, but nodded his head and snorted coldly: "If you are willing to adopt the inheritance to Zhiyun's name, that's fine."
Without saying a word, Li Yuanji lifted up the girl he had just coaxed, "Then you'd better adopt the girl to the fifth brother's name."
Li Yuan's eyes suddenly widened.
You traitor, why don't you play by the rules?!
What's the use of adopting a girl?
She can't help Zhiyun continue his career, she wants to get married!
"Brother, please don't hold it in front of Yuanji. You can't hide your thoughts from Yuanji. You might as well tell the truth. Maybe Yuanji can understand your difficulties."
This was what Mr. Xiao said.
It's soft and gentle, and if it weren't said by an old woman in her fifties, it would probably sound very nice.
It's a pity that it was said by an old woman in her fifties, so it was annoying to listen to it.
in addition……
Your name is brother Li Yuan?!
If I hadn't traveled through time in vain, the word "brother" in the Tang Dynasty would mean... dad, right?!
Li Yuanji glanced at Mrs. Xiao strangely.
Mrs. Xiao noticed Li Yuanji's eyes, but didn't have much reaction.
As a person who has been a queen many times, it is impossible for her not to understand the meaning in Li Yuanji's eyes.
But there is no reaction, which means that her face has thickened and she no longer cares about shame.
You can understand it if you think about it.
If a man who had been hanging out with the Turks for seven or eight years was not thick-skinned enough, he would probably have died long ago.
After all, Turks don't care about shame.
Women can rob each other and it is passed down from generation to generation.
A woman who cares too much about face and shame will not be able to survive in the Turks.
Li Yuan suppressed his temper under Xiao's advice and snorted coldly: "How can a girl help Zhiyun continue his popularity? I just fall in love with Chengye and use it against my daughter. What can you do to me?"
Zip, Zink, it’s no longer of use, and my little girl doesn’t even scream anymore.
You are really patriarchal.
You are still you...
Li Yuanji curled his lips and cursed: "Although Zhiyun and I are not from the same mother, he has been called my brother for more than ten years. He has no heirs and I have many sons. It is not impossible to adopt one for him."
It’s just that Chengye has begun to recognize people and is used to being around me. If I hand him over to someone else to raise him, he won’t be happy, so I’d better stay in Wude Hall.”
This kind of thing was common in ancient times. Li Shimin, who was as powerful as one emperor throughout the ages, also dedicated his two sons. Li Yuanji could not stand alone.
Moreover, just because the son has been adopted does not mean that the relationship is completely severed.
Apart from the fact that there is no blood relationship in name, there is no difference between him and his biological son.
So there is nothing to worry about on this issue.
Moreover, it is also beneficial to Li Chengye to adopt Li Chengye into Li Zhiyun's name. Li Chengye can inherit everything that Li Yuan gave to Li Zhiyun.
It is impossible to raise the title to prince because Li Zhiyun is only a commoner. Even if Li Yuan dotes on him, he cannot raise his son to the same level as his brother.
The treatment that Li Zhiyun's son enjoys cannot be compared with that of Li Xuanba's son.
But Li Chengye can inherit Li Zhiyun's mansion, village and land.
A hundred years after Li Yuan's death, no matter who his successor is, Li Chengye will be promoted to a higher rank and become a prince.
At this point, Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others are incomparable.
They can only become princes after they die. While they are alive, they will always be princes.
This is the benefit that Li Chengye can gain after Li Chengye is adopted to Li Zhiyun.
For him, an imperial grandson who is not qualified to inherit the title of King Yong and is not qualified to compete for the throne, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.