Li Shimin found this amusing. How old is this child? He's just a baby who hasn't even grown all his hair yet. Why is he reacting so strongly to being looked at?

"In that case, you should go downstairs and have...dinner first."

"The stewed chicken that Hu Delu and the others brought is quite good, you can eat more!"

"promise!"

After Xu Hui left, Li Shimin spoke softly to Li Jue.

"The person's gone, hurry up and come out and drink your medicine!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue lifted a corner of the blanket and saw that the woman had indeed left before daring to peek out.

But as soon as he heard that he had to take medicine, he quickly pulled his head back.

"I only have a superficial injury, I don't need to take medicine!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately gave a wry smile and could only offer earnest advice.

"good!"

"This is medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Your injury will heal faster after you drink it!"

Li Jue, who was hiding under the covers, said in a muffled voice.

"Wasn't it you who hit me!"

"You're such a strange old man, hitting me and then trying to comfort me. Do you think I'm a seven-year-old child?!"

"Yes, yes, you're not a seven-year-old anymore, you're an eight or nine-year-old big kid, hahaha..."

"I'm saying this one last time, drink your medicine now, or I'm going to pull off the covers!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue was so frightened that his scalp tingled. He quickly stuck his head out, took the medicine bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hiss... Ha..."

"What kind of lousy medicine is this? It's so bitter!"

"Silly child, what medicine isn't bitter?"

As the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ear but is beneficial to conduct.

“Although Grandpa hit you, but…”

Before Old Li could finish speaking, Li Jue interrupted him.

"But it's for my own good, right?"

"Hmph!"

"That's just a trick you adults use to fool children; it won't work on me!"

"Don't think I don't know anything. I heard you hitting me just now, and you kept saying you were going to kill me!"

"Old Li, I only inherited a title from your son, I never said I would sell myself to you, why are you beating me so hard!"

"I……"

Li Shimin was speechless after being rebuked by Li Jue. He thought to himself, "I am your father-in-law, so it is only natural for me to beat you up!"

But when he thought of the child's pitiful background, the hardships of traveling back and forth between Chang'an and Qianzhou, and the fact that he almost died on the way, his heart ached.

never mind!

Just consider it an old man's debt to you, a rebellious grandson!

"Grandpa was wrong in this matter. Grandpa apologizes to you?"

"Uh..."

Li Jue was just complaining casually, but he didn't expect that this arrogant old man would actually apologize to him.

This made him a little embarrassed, and he gave an awkward laugh.

"It's alright, I'm magnanimous, I forgive you!"

"But Elder Li, I really don't want to study the Analects. I get sleepy as soon as I look at that stuff..."

“I don’t want to practice calligraphy. I think being able to read and write is enough. I’m not going to be an official or a minister in the future, so there’s no need to write my handwriting so beautifully.”

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately put on a stern face and reprimanded him.

"nonsense!"

"Who says you can't become an official or a minister in the future?"

"If I really say that, wouldn't it be better for everyone in the world to stop studying and practicing calligraphy and just become farmers?"

"I……"

"Alas, Mr. Li, you don't know my situation. I am actually a..."

"How can I explain this to you..."

"Fine, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, I'm a fugitive, the kind that can't be brought to light."

"If that young lady hadn't told me that you consulted many people to teach me how to read, I would never have told you the truth."

"Alright, now that I've told you the truth, I'll accept whatever you do, whether you take me to the authorities or just drag me out and bury me!"

After saying this, Li Jue lay flat on the bed, looking like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.

Upon seeing this, Li Shimin was both angry and amused.

What angered me was this guy's shameless behavior, but what made me laugh was that he finally trusted me and was willing to tell me the truth.

"Be a good lord!"

"Your grandfather isn't short of your little merit; he wouldn't hand you over to the authorities!"

"But……"

"No buts, just read this book first, and feel free to ask me anything you don't understand!"

As Li Shimin spoke, he pulled out a crumpled copy of the Analects from his sleeve. This was the Analects that he had read countless times and asked countless people for advice before he finally finished annotating it.

Li Jue took the Analects and opened it. He saw that every page was covered with dense annotations. Even if he still harbored resentment towards Old Li, it all turned into deep gratitude.

"Uncle Li, you really wrote a book just for me..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately offered an embarrassed explanation.

"What are you thinking? I'm so busy every day, how could I have time to write a book for you?"

"I paid someone to copy all of this for you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue secretly rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "You old fool, do you think I'm blind? The handwriting on this is clearly your own!"

But since Old Li said so, he was happy to play dumb.

"Since it wasn't written by you personally, I won't read this book!"

After Li Jue finished speaking, he made a move to throw the book, but before he could throw it, Old Li snatched it away. He then held the book in his hand and smashed it down on Li Jue's head with a "bang".

"You little rascal, this was written by my own hand, and you just threw it away like that!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue burst into laughter.

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