In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Jue, who transmigrated and became the son of the废太子 (cancelled crown prince) Li Chengqian, secretly returned to the longed-for Chang'an from Qianzho...
While Li Jue was recuperating at Sun Simiao's clinic, Li Shimin, who had regained his senses, was hiding in his room slapping himself in the face.
It's just that I bought some houses.
Why did I have to use such a heavy hand!
So what if it's just driving someone to their death?
Compared to other members of the royal family, Li Jue was already considered benevolent!
Furthermore, this was clearly done by Li Jue's subordinates, and has absolutely nothing to do with Li Jue!
But this rebellious grandson dared to say he was rebelling against me and even wanted to banish me from the harem to nurse my child. This is intolerable!
He deserves it!
Just as Li Shimin was trying to mentally prepare himself, the lackey he had sent out to inquire about the injuries came running back.
"Your Majesty, the Immortal Sun says that the Imperial Grandson is seriously injured and will probably be unable to get out of bed for several days!"
"oh!"
"Has he woken up yet?"
"She's awake, and she's having porridge now..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that it was good that he could eat.
"Your Majesty, why is your face swollen?"
"Oh...it's nothing, I probably just drank too much tonight..."
"oh……"
Li Shimin dismissed Zhang Anan, picked up Feng Yandao's memorial again, and tore it into pieces.
"If it weren't for this meddlesome fellow, I wouldn't have almost made such a grave mistake!"
Li Shimin was still not satisfied, and stomped on it several times until he felt a little better.
Li Shimin recalled his actions and found that he harbored no resentment towards Sun Simiao; on the contrary, he was very grateful for the timely appearance of the Daoist Master Sun.
If it weren't for Master Sun kicking him, even if he didn't kill that rebellious grandson, he would probably be crippled!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin slapped himself hard again!
It's all my fault for having such a bad temper!
No, we can't keep Feng Yandao here either. Let him go to Lingnan to eat lychees!
Li Shimin immediately issued an imperial edict, found a random crime for Feng Yandao, and exiled him to the wild and uncivilized land of Lingnan.
After doing all this, Li Shimin finally felt a little better. But just as he was hesitating about whether to go see his eldest grandson, he suddenly saw a familiar figure flash past the window.
Li Shimin didn't even need to go out to see who it was; it must be that girl Sizi who came to see if he was asleep.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before Si Zi sneaked into the room. When he saw his father staring at him with eyes as big as copper bells, Si Zi gave an awkward smile.
"Father, you haven't rested yet?"
"I'm going to sleep right away!"
"Oh...then I'll take my leave..."
When Li Shimin saw Si Zi's furtive behavior, he knew that the girl must be up to something. But since Si Zi wouldn't say anything, he didn't press her, so he pretended to lie down on the bed.
Si Zi hid outside and watched as his father went to bed, until he could hear the even snoring, before tiptoeing in.
She first rummaged through the table and found a memorial accusing her of being difficult, secretly memorizing its contents. Just as she was about to leave, she saw the memorial torn into pieces on the ground, picked it up and looked at it. Seeing that it was Feng Yandao, that scoundrel, accusing his nephew of being difficult, she quickly skimmed through its contents.
Li Shimin lay on the bed, silently watching Si Zi's every move. When he saw that Si Zi was not satisfied with just looking and even wanted to steal, he immediately coughed.
When Si Zi heard his father’s commotion, he was so frightened that he threw down the memorial on the spot. Then, with a look of trepidation, he turned around and looked in the direction his father was looking. Seeing that his father had woken up at some point, he was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud.
"Father..."
What are you doing here?
"Daughter...daughter wanted to help Father tidy up the house..."
"oh!"
"Have you finished cleaning up?"
"I'm done tidying up, daughter will take her leave now..."
Si Zi hurriedly left the room, and just as she was about to run to tell her nephew who the complainant was, she suddenly realized that she had forgotten the person's name in her nervousness...
"What should we do?!"
"Who were those two people just now? Feng... what was it again?"
"It's all Father's fault! If Father hadn't suddenly startled me like that, how could I have forgotten!"
Sizi angrily pounded her head until she heard the even snoring coming from her father's room again, then she gritted her teeth and crawled back in.
This time she learned her lesson and only did one thing after going in: tear off the parts of the memorial marked with names!
Not long after, Si Zi arrived at Sun Simiao's clinic with the two fragments in his hands.
Li Jue was lying on the bed, drinking porridge with a thin bamboo tube as a straw. When he saw Si Zi return, he hurriedly asked with concern.
"Auntie, have you found out who reported us for this?"
Upon hearing this, Si Zi immediately took out two fragments.
"See for yourself!"
Li Jue took a look and was immediately puzzled.
Who is Feng Yandao?
"And who is this Kong Zhixuan?"
Seeing Li Jue staring intently at him, Si Zi could only shake his head awkwardly.
"Don't look at me like that. I stay in the palace all day and never see the ministers outside..."
Just then, Sun Simiao, who was preparing the medicine, suddenly spoke up.
“Feng Yandao is the son of Feng Deyi.”
"Kong Zhixuan is the son of Kong Yingda, and the 33rd generation descendant of Confucius!"
"As for their current official positions, I have no idea. If you want to know more, you should ask others."
Li Jue looked surprised when he heard this.
"Senior brother, how do you know about these two people?"
Sun Simiao secretly rolled his eyes upon hearing this.
"I'm almost a hundred years old. Even their grandfathers would call me 'senior' if they saw me. So why do you think I know these two?"
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