Li Shimin turned around with a face full of surprise, but he did not see the person he most wanted to see. Instead, he saw Li Xiang's handsome face.

Although Li Xiang was not Li Jue, Li Shimin still waved to Li Xiang warmly.

No matter what, this is his first imperial grandson!

"Xiang'er, come here for a second!"

"I……"

Li Xiang hesitated for a moment because he was not used to being close to Li Shimin, or rather, since the death of his mother and father, he had not liked being close to anyone.

However, due to Li Shimin's status, he still had to bite the bullet and step forward, then respectfully bowed to Li Shimin.

"Good boy!"

Where have you been these past few days?

"Grandpa, your grandson only arrived at Zongshan today..."

"oh?"

"Do you miss your brother?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang lowered his head in embarrassment and spoke in a voice barely audible.

"no……"

"I'm here to learn... to build from Old Man Yan..."

"oh?"

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin was initially puzzled, but quickly replaced it with a hearty laugh.

He basically guessed Li Xiang's purpose: he must have heard that the Yan family's granddaughter had come to Zongshan, which is why he had come so eagerly.

"Little one, don't worry, I will send officials from the Ministry of Rites to the Yan family to propose marriage in a few days!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang immediately felt embarrassed. He wanted to say something to cover it up, but he couldn't find the words, so he could only awkwardly scratch the ground with his feet.

Li Shimin, having been young himself, knew Li Xiang's thoughts perfectly well. He immediately patted Li Xiang's head and then patted his shoulder heavily to encourage him.

Go!

Enjoy your youth!

"promise!"

Li Shimin is gone for good this time. Although he felt a little regretful, he showed no expression on his face.

As he passed the massive archway of the Zongshan Royal Mausoleum, he unconsciously lifted the carriage curtain and unexpectedly saw a familiar figure.

Li Jue, riding a handsome chestnut horse, stood on a small hill not far away. When he noticed that the curtain of Li Shimin's carriage had moved, he immediately fled like a startled rabbit.

Li Shimin watched Li Jue's retreating figure as he fled the hill and laughed heartily.

"You brat, if you want to see, just come and see openly. What kind of behavior is this, sneaking around like this? Hahaha!"

Upon hearing His Majesty's hearty laughter, Zhang Anan quickly stepped forward to echo it.

"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson still cares about you..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin snorted coldly and spoke in a rather arrogant tone.

"snort!"

"This ungrateful little thing, if he truly cared about me, he should pay his respects to me morning and evening every day!"

"Your Majesty, there is something I must tell you. In fact, all three meals you have at Mount Zong are prepared by your eldest grandson himself..."

"ah?"

"This...this..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin burst into tears. Seeing Li Jue running further and further away, he jumped off the moving carriage in a hurry to chase after him.

He calmed down after jumping off the carriage, ending the pointless farce, and then turned around to vent his resentment on Zhang Anan.

Why didn't you say so sooner?

"Your Majesty, even if I had spoken earlier, what could you have done?"

"I……"

Li Shimin was speechless for a moment. He suddenly realized that even if he had known about this earlier, the result would probably have been similar to what he had seen now.

He cannot reveal his true intentions yet; he must remain hidden. This is not only to conceal his imperial ambitions, but also to conceal Li Jue's imperial potential!

"well!"

"I really hope this child grows up quickly and becomes a divine dragon soon..."

Zhang Anan listened to Li Shimin's words and then looked at Li Jue's almost disappeared figure.

"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson has already tried his best..."

Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this.

"yes!"

"This child has already worked very hard. I was never this tall when I was his age..."

"But that's not enough! I absolutely cannot leave a puppet emperor for the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin got back into the carriage with endless regret, but as the carriage drove out of the Zongshan area, the expression on his face became more and more resolute, even with a hint of ruthlessness.

In another carriage, Li Jing, who was resting with his eyes closed, was suddenly startled.

"not good!"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde hurriedly asked.

"What's wrong?"

"Did you dream of ghosts?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing rolled his eyes at Yuchi Jingde.

"I have spent my life fighting on the battlefield and killing countless people. How could I possibly fear ghosts and demons?"

"I just suddenly remembered something. It seems His Majesty is going to torment our disciple again..."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde was completely dumbfounded.

Why?

"The eldest grandson did a great job this time. He not only expanded the imperial mausoleum tenfold, but also turned a losing business into a huge profit."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing sighed inwardly.

"What do you know..."

"Actually, His Majesty put the Crown Prince and Li Jue in competition this time, and the two of them took on the same project. The Crown Prince took on the small project of renovating Zhuque Avenue, while Li Jue took on the large project of expanding the imperial mausoleum."

"The two of them practically worked together as colleagues, so their results were naturally obvious!"

"The Crown Prince's renovation of Zhuque Avenue is far inferior to the eldest grandson's expansion of the imperial mausoleum, both in terms of quality and quantity!"

"In this round, it can be said that the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife won a crushing victory!"

"But that's the problem. His Majesty will definitely want to see how much potential his eldest grandson still has, and he will surely issue a new appointment for the eldest grandson soon!"

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