The Prince of Wei's residence.

Although Li Tai had long since been enfeoffed as the Prince of Pu, the plaque on his Prince of Wei's mansion had not been removed, nor did he bother to remove it; it remained prominently displayed on the gate.

That day, Li Taixing returned to the Prince's Mansion in high spirits, and as soon as he entered, he said excitedly.

"My beloved concubine, guess what I saw today?"

"What has made Your Highness so happy?"

"I saw my nephew!"

"Your Highness's eldest nephew... could it be Li Xiang?"

"No... but I did see the child. The nephew I was referring to was Li Jue!"

"That kid did something big today! He actually ordered Li Yuanying to be tied up and sent to the Jingzhao Prefecture for punishment, hahaha!"

"What?"

"How dare he? Prince Teng is a descendant of Emperor Gaozu. Even His Majesty has to show him respect. How dare a junior like him be so disrespectful to his elders?"

Li Tai curled his lip in disdain upon hearing this.

"What kind of bullshit elders are you!"

"Our ancestors were all killed by Father Emperor; those who remain are nothing but useless trash!"

Li Tai had no good feelings towards the uncles who had given birth to him by Li Yuan, for no other reason than that he had been bullied by these uncles a lot when he was a child.

However, we can't entirely blame those uncles, since they are of similar age and are elders.

Furthermore, given that Li Tai's father usurped the throne from their father, it would be a miracle if they had any goodwill towards Li Tai and his ilk.

Therefore, under the guise of settling personal scores, these uncles bullied Li Chengqian and Li Tai quite a bit.

Relatively speaking, Li Ke wasn't bullied much.

The reason is simple: Li Ke was born out of wedlock, so the throne was definitely not going to him.

"That kid Li Jue really got my revenge today, hahaha!"

Seeing Li Tai so happy, Yan Wan was genuinely delighted as well.

"Since Your Highness is so pleased, why not order someone to bring the child here?"

"Summon them?"

Li Tai was quite tempted by this. Although he had a rather unpleasant falling out with Li Jue's father during the struggle for the throne, many years had passed, and Li Chengqian had been dead for more than two years. He had let go of all his grudges.

But he couldn't guarantee that the two brothers, Li Jue and Li Xiang, could also let go.

"well!"

"Let's talk about it another time!"

Yan Wan naturally understood Li Tai's implied meaning, and her mind immediately raced as she began to ponder it.

“Your Highness, Li Xiang is of marriageable age. I have a niece who is well-educated, sensible, and beautiful. I could introduce her to him.”

"oh?"

For the past two years, Li Tai has harbored resentment towards Li Chengqian. He truly wanted to vie for the position of crown prince, but he never intended to take Li Chengqian's life.

Therefore, Li Chengqian's death became a knot in his heart that he could never untie.

"If this can be accomplished, I will have done right by my deceased elder brother!"

"I'm just worried that Li Xiang won't agree and won't want to form this marriage alliance with our family!"

Yan Wan sighed inwardly upon hearing this. She actually quite liked Li Xiang. If it weren't for her husband's struggle with Li Chengqian for the position of crown prince, Li Xiang and her niece would have been a perfect match.

"well!"

"Then I'll mention it to Father Emperor when I pay my respects to him sometime."

Li Tai sighed helplessly upon hearing this.

"We've been back in Chang'an for some time now, but Father hasn't summoned us even once..."

Although Li Tai often complained about Li Er's unfairness, he still missed his father very much when he thought about how he hadn't seen him for several years.

However, just then, a loud, hoarse voice came from outside the door.

"His Majesty summons Prince Pu and Princess Pu to the palace for an audience!"

Upon hearing this, Li Tai jumped up from his stool with joy.

"Father has finally remembered me!"

Seeing this, Yan Wan glared at Li Tai secretly, then turned around and went back into the house to get clothes for Li Tai, but unexpectedly, Li Tai grabbed her arm.

"No need to change, this outfit is fine!"

"Your Highness, we are all wearing casual clothes..."

"The casual clothes are fine. If I had more time, I would have liked to patch them up!"

"ah?"

Before long, Li Tai led the princess into the Taiji Palace.

In fact, he had a special sedan chair in his early years, but after he and his elder brother were both driven out of the capital, his privilege of riding in a sedan chair in the palace was also taken away.

However, his years of exile have caused him to lose a lot of weight, and he doesn't feel tired even when walking.

Yan Wan lowered her head shyly, not used to showing affection in front of others. She tried to pull her hand away several times, but Li Tai grabbed it back each time.

"Your Highness, so many people are watching..."

"Let them watch if they want, there's nothing shameful about us old married couple!"

"But Your Highness, don't you feel ashamed?"

"Really? Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Li Tai's hearty laughter, Li Shimin could no longer sit still. He immediately threw down his paper and pen, ran out of the main hall, and stood on the steps, gazing at Qingque approaching him.

Although Li Shimin demoted Li Tai out of the capital for the sake of the stability of the Tang Dynasty, his longing for this son only grew stronger day by day and never diminished in the slightest.

Seeing Li Tai and his wife walking towards him hand in hand, their affection evident, Li Er's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

There was a time when he held Empress Zhangsun's hand and followed her to tour the palace, even strolling along the wide walls of the palace.

But the person is gone, and things have changed!

"Bluebird!"

Li Shimin's emotional shout instantly broke down Li Tai's defenses, who was filled with grievances.

Li Tai immediately abandoned his beloved concubine and ran towards his father, the emperor. He knelt down with a thud as soon as he reached the bottom of the steps.

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