"Put the punishment aside for now, tell me where that bastard is now!"

"Your Majesty, after the imperial grandson arrived in Chang'an, he continued to reside in the small courtyard in the original Qinglong Ward..."

"Prepare the carriage, I'm going to see him!"

"promise!"

Qinglongfang.

Li Jue returned to his own courtyard and began packing his things, which stunned Aunt Wu and the others.

"Master, our business is booming, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"I have to leave now, I think I'm being watched!"

"ah?"

"Master, you are a nobleman, who would dare to bully you?"

Li Jue was too lazy to argue when he heard this. In their eyes, a mere baron was like a god. Little did they know that there were many people in the Tang Dynasty who were more powerful than him. Any duke or marquis could kill him, not to mention the princesses and grandsons born to Emperors Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

"Aunt Zhang, Aunt Wu, this place is in your hands after I leave. Just make sure it's clean every day, finish the semi-finished products, and keep the accounts straight!"

"Please rest assured, young master, I will certainly do this job well!"

After giving his instructions, Li Jue carried his small bundle and slipped away. But as soon as he stepped out of the gate, he saw a carriage driving towards him.

Huh!

This carriage looks familiar... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before...

Oh no!

Isn't this Old Li's carriage? If he sees me setting up a stall in Chang'an, he'll definitely beat me up again!

Thinking of this, Li Jue took off running, but no matter how fast he ran, how could he outrun a carriage pulled by several horses?

Before he could even run out of Qinglongfang, Old Li lifted him off the carriage.

"You brat, why did you run away when you saw me!"

"ah?"

"It's Grandpa! I didn't see you just now and didn't know that was your carriage!"

"Then why did you run away?"

"Grandpa, don't you know? There have been people in Chang'an who specialize in stealing children lately. I was afraid of being kidnapped by human traffickers, so I ran away as fast as I could!"

Although Li Shimin knew that his grandson was not telling the truth, he still couldn't bear to reprimand him when they met again a month later.

"Come here, let your grandfather give you a hug. Let's see how much weight you've gained, you little rascal!"

"Oh ho!"

"I've gained quite a bit of weight in the past month, at least ten pounds!"

"No, I've only gained a little over nine pounds..."

"How much more?"

"Three and a half more pounds..."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Good heavens, you little brat, you've gained twelve and a half pounds in just one month! Hahaha!"

"Come here, let Grandpa give you a kiss!"

"No!"

Li Shimin forcefully lifted his eldest grandson onto his lap, then opened his blood-red mouth and bit down on the grandson's chubby face.

"Protest denied, hahaha!"

Just as Li Jue was wiping the drool off his face with his sleeve, Li Shimin asked a question that instantly created an awkward silence.

Have you been doing your homework lately?

"Uncle Li, if you hadn't brought this up, we could still be friends!"