"well!"

"Why is this child always causing us so much trouble!"

"I've practically given him my heart, how come he won't even glance at it? Waaaaah..."

Seeing Li Shimin weeping, Zhang Anan also wiped away his tears.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right, but we can't blame the eldest grandson. It's just that he's too kind-hearted and can't bear to see the people suffer. He'd risk his life to save them, sob sob sob..."

"As long as my eldest grandson returns alive, I will immediately appoint him as the crown prince!"

Li Shimin made a promise from afar, which made him feel a little better. However, the thought of how he was so worried about his grandson, who was in danger, while someone else was spending all his time reading in the Eastern Palace, made him feel very unhappy.

"By imperial decree, Li Zhi is ordered to copy the Diamond Sutra one hundred times to pray for the well-being of the people of Xianyang!"

"ah?"

"Ahhh, this old servant will go and deliver the decree right away!"

That's how Li Shimin was; if he was in a bad mood, he would slap even a passing dog.

The Eastern Palace.

Li Zhi was very happy these past few days, for no other reason than that annoying fellow had courted his own death by going to Xianyang to help with disaster relief.

Hmph!

That grandson would be better off dying of the plague in Xianyang, then no one will be able to compete with me!

No, we also need to be wary of Fourth Brother!

If Fourth Brother comes to power, he will definitely kill me!

Although Li Zhi disliked Li Jue, he feared Li Tai more than Li Jue.

Because in terms of age, prestige in the court, and connections, Li Tai was far superior to him.

If Li Tai had stayed in his fiefdom, it would have been fine, but now that his father has invited him back to Chang'an for the New Year, it is a fatal threat to him.

However, just as he was pondering how to deal with Li Tai, he suddenly saw Zhang Anan walk in with a wicked grin on his face.

"Your Highness, receive the imperial decree!"

"Your subject receives the decree!"

"His Majesty has decreed that His Highness the Crown Prince must copy the Diamond Sutra one hundred times to pray for the well-being of the people of Xianyang!"

"ah?"