"Your Majesty, how can you lie so blatantly!"

"The eldest grandson of the family made it very clear that this thing was originally intended for Princess Jinyang, but he didn't expect to meet such a prestigious master like me, so he gave it to me first as a gift for becoming her disciple!"

"Just tell me whether you'll give it to me or not!"

"No way!"

When Li Shimin saw that Yuchi Jingde was starting to act like a rogue, he immediately put on the airs of an emperor.

"Guards! Seize this traitor!"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde immediately cowered and hurriedly handed over the small cake.

"Alright, alright, I admit defeat!"

"You stingy wretch...you even stole my apprenticeship gift!"

Li Shimin chuckled upon hearing this.

"Come back to the palace with me in a little while. You can choose any gifts presented by officials from all over the country and foreign countries. Take whichever one you like. Consider it a gift from me on behalf of my grandson to you as your disciple!"

Hearing this, Yuchi Jingde felt a little better.

"That's more like it, but... but I really want to try what the cake tastes like!"

"How about Your Majesty cut a piece from your big cake for me to try?"

When Li Shimin saw how pitiful Yuchi Jingde was, he was immediately moved with compassion.

"Shall I cut you a piece?"

"Okay, okay!"

Yuchi Jingde was so happy, he was practically clapping his hands in celebration.

However, when he saw where Li Shimin had struck, he immediately became displeased.

"Your Majesty, are you feeding sparrows?"

Li Shimin retorted angrily upon hearing this.

"With your huge belly, even if I gave you my whole body, it wouldn't be enough for one meal!"

"I'll just cut you a piece to taste, do you really want to be full?"

"Even if you don't eat your fill, you should at least fill your mouth, right?"

"How about I cut it myself?"

Li Shimin dared not give the knife to this guy; if he did, he would dare to cut it in half!

In the end, Li Shimin gave in and cut a fist-sized piece for Yuchi Jingde.

"Eat slowly, this stuff is hard to digest if you eat too much!"

"Hey hey!"

Yuchi Jingde took the cake, took a small lick, and then licked the rest of the cake off the plate...

"Your Majesty, this thing..."

"Absolutely delicious!"

"Your Majesty, you must give me another piece, or I'll sell you when we get back!"

"You dare!"

"You'll see if I dare!"

"Alright... this is the last piece. If you dare threaten me again, I'll lock you up in the Heavenly Prison!"

Li Shimin reluctantly cut off another piece, finally silencing Yuchi Jingde.

Yuchi Jingde was happily eating the cake, his face beaming with a smile that made Li Shimin feel incredibly awkward.

What are you laughing at?

"You are not allowed to covet my cake again. I didn't even want to eat it myself; I was planning to give it to Si Zi!"

"Your Majesty, you underestimate me too much. I am already the tutor of the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife. Will I ever lack cake to eat in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly realized that he had forgotten about this!

In fact, Yuchi Jingde had only just realized that he shouldn't be competing with Li Er, that old miser. He could just teach the child martial arts later and then have as much cake as he wanted!

"Yuchi Jingde, next time you go, remember to bring me back a cake too..."

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go yourself?"

"I'll teach this child the horse spear, and you'll teach him archery. It's a perfect match!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin sighed sadly.

"Do you think I don't want to? I still have to deal with state affairs, don't I?"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde nodded.

"That's true... You're not as free as me, able to go wherever you want..."

The two strolled back to the palace, and as soon as they entered the Taiji Hall, they were given a lecture by Fang Xuanling.

"Your Majesty, where have you been? The envoys from all the foreign lands are getting impatient!"

Li Shimin curled his lip in disdain upon hearing this.

"If you can't wait, just leave. It's not like they're begging you to come!"

"Uh..."

"Your Majesty, you can't say that. Our Great Tang should be broad-minded and inclusive, showing the magnanimity of a great nation!"

"Hmph!"

"It is your duty as subjects to be magnanimous. If I were to pretend to be generous like you, what would my people eat and drink?"

After saying this, Li Er stormed into the main hall in a huff.

Actually, he didn't like the title "Heavenly Khan" very much. It didn't bring him many benefits. Every time these envoys from the Western Regions came to Chang'an to pay homage with a pittance, he, as the emperor, had to pay off a lot of their own money!

The envoys from various countries who were arguing immediately shut their mouths when they saw the Tang emperor enter the hall.

Then they all stood up and left their seats, lining up according to the rankings assigned to them by the Ministry of Rites.

Once His Majesty the Emperor sat on the throne, they all began to offer their congratulations.

"Congratulations on the long life of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty!"

"Congratulations on the long life of His Majesty the Heavenly Khan!"

"Congratulations on the long life of the Tang Dynasty!"