Chapter 2506 Good friends who played bamboo cards together in the East Palace
Li Zhi's expression made Li Shimin look stunned. "Pheasant slave, what are you..."
"Father, my child has grown up and now, with the hard work of you and my mother, he has married a wife."
"I am very happy that my child can find a good match. However, I also know that the days when I can accompany my father and mother in the future may not last long..."
"..." Li Shimin looked at Jiulang Li Zhi, who was already in tears and choked with sobs, with a look of distress on his face.
"Okay, okay, what are you talking about? As a father and your mother, we also hope that you can stay in Luoyang forever."
"But father, if the child grows up, if he doesn't..."
Li Zhi, who was choking, felt a sudden weight on his shoulders, and the undoubted voice of his father Li Shimin rang in his ears.
"There is no need to talk about this matter anymore. When you return to the feudal clan, it is your father who has the final say. Do you understand?"
Li Zhi wiped away his tears and nodded his head vigorously. "The child understands. The child thanked his father..."
Li Zhi sat for a while, and after calming down a little, he said goodbye to his father and went to pay his respects to his mother, the eldest grandson, the Empress.
Li Shimin comforted Li Zhi a few more words, and then watched him leave.
Li Shimin sighed with his long hair and raised his hand to rub his forehead. He knew very well in his heart that he was afraid that Li Zhi would have to see the prince return to Luoyang.
And I am already an adult and have already started a family. If I continue to stay in Luoyang, I will definitely be criticized.
After all, Li Min, the sixth prince, Li Yun, the seventh prince, and Li Zhen, the eighth prince, have all returned to the vassal for several years.
They all left shortly after getting married.
It is normal for Li Zhi to have such worries, but having said that, Li Zhi, his legitimate son, is very filial and is loved by himself and Guanyin.
Moreover, the son's character has always been weak, which really makes Li Shimin and Guanyin a little reluctant to let their youngest son leave their side.
After all, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun only gave birth to three boys in total, the eldest, Li Chengqian, the fourth, Li Tai, and the ninth, Li Zhi.
Li Tai was driven directly to Jiaodong due to his fault. To this day, Li Shimin has never seen his most beloved son again.
Li Shimin thought carefully for a long time, and with Dalang's honesty, he would not have any complaints about his ninth brother staying in Luoyang.
Thinking of this section, Li Shimin didn't think much more, shook his head, cleared his mind, and continued to deal with the official duties on his desk.
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East Palace, at this moment, a low-key carriage, surrounded by more than a dozen guards, quietly arrived at the side entrance of the East Palace.
Just as the side door of the East Palace slowly opened, Prince Zhan Shiyu Zhining finally arrived here, lifting his front with an extremely angry look on his face.
Li Chengqian shouted to stop the car at the top of his voice. He had already put on casual clothes and was huddled in the carriage as quietly as a chicken. He rolled his eyes helplessly.
He could only order the carriage to stop first, and Yu Zhining rushed to the side of the carriage panting, and first glared at Ning Zhong fiercely.
The expression of Ning Zhong, the confidant eunuch of His Highness the Crown Prince, looked quite innocent, and his eyes kept squinting into the carriage.
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was slowly opened, revealing the smiling face of His Royal Highness, whose appearance and manners were in perfect keeping with the image.
"It turns out it's about Yu Zhan. Why, but what's going on in the palace?"
"Your Highness, Your Highness... Where are you going, Your Highness?"
Yu Zhining raised his hand to press his stomach, which started to hurt from running, and looked at the prince in front of him who was smiling awkwardly but politely, dumbfounded.
"Ah... Well, I believe you in the Yu Qing family also know that when Gu first arrived in Luoyang, he was not familiar with its customs and customs."
"So, I finally don't have any chores today, so I just wanted to pay a private visit incognito to understand the public sentiment."
Yu Zhining looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who spoke seriously, rubbing his stomach, feeling a bit toothache.
Your Royal Highness, you have only been in Luoyang for a few days. There are many big things in the East Palace that need your decision.
As a result, you secretly wanted to sneak out of the palace and have a romantic life. Is this appropriate?
But the problem is that His Highness the Crown Prince's words are really right. Yu Zhining glanced at Eunuch Ning Zhong who looked a little playful and smiling next to him.
Come on, come on, come here, you can't hold your waist and move back step by step.
"What His Highness the Crown Prince said is very true. It just so happens that I don't have much to do today. His Highness wants to go deep into the people, but there is no one around to accompany him, so I went overboard... Please stay with me."
"Ah, this..." Li Chengqian saw Yu Zhining's attitude that his life and death depended on this, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.
But when he thought that there were people waiting for him outside the palace, he gave up.
Li Chengqian could only wipe his face, nodded with a smile and said, "Just in time, come on, come on, Yu Qing, come to the car quickly."
Yu Zhining tilted his buttocks and sat in front of the carriage side by side with the driver.
"That's not necessary. I can just sit here. Eunuch Ning Zhong, why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don't you leave quickly?"
"..." Ning Zhong looked at His Highness the Crown Prince in astonishment, and saw His Highness waving his hands helplessly.
All they could do was say hello, and this very low-key team quickly got out of the side door of the East Palace. After turning in a different direction and walking a short distance, they could already see the lively streets.
Then, Yu Zhining saw several familiar figures bragging proudly under a towering tree at the corner of the street.
The leader was the tall and heroic Cheng Sanlang, and next to him was Fang Erlang, who had been side by side in the East Palace for the past two years. Naturally, the King of Wu Li Ke, who wore the same pants as these two brothers, was also indispensable.
Seeing these three demonic moths, Yu Zhining's face turned dark.
Well, let’s take a look at the public sentiment, haha... I’m afraid you’re just going to fool around with these three guys, right?
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"Hey, look, it seems to be about Yu Zhan. Why is he here too?"
Fang Er, who was looking right at this side, quickly turned his elbow to Brother Chu Bi beside him and whispered softly.
Cheng Chubi turned his head and saw Yu Zhining, whose face turned dark, and immediately felt happy.
After all, we are good friends who played bamboo cards together in the East Palace. We are here, so we can't drive people away.
"Looking at his expression, it's as if our brothers owe him money, haha... wait, I'll go meet him for a while..."
Cheng Chubi took a few steps forward, waited for the carriage to get closer, and bowed respectfully to the carriage.
"Your Highness is here just in time. Our schedule for observing the public sentiment today has been arranged..."
"???" Hearing this, Yu Zhining couldn't help but feel a little confused. Could it be that he had really made a mistake in blaming His Highness the Crown Prince?
Then I heard the joyful voice of Prince Li Chengqian coming from behind me.
"Brother Chu Bi doesn't need to be too polite, and third brother and Fang Qing don't need to be too polite. It's very good that you can come together to pick up the orphan and understand the people's sentiments..."
"As for Yu Zhan, I heard that Gu is going to understand the sentiments of the people, and I also want to go with him, but I don't know..."