"Uncle, in an ordinary family, if you favor the second child, at most it will cause family disharmony and conflicts between brothers, but this is an imperial family. If you do this, it will cause unrest in the court."
Li Shimin looked at Xiao Ran and said, "You are going too far. It's not true. I love my son so much, but I can still cause unrest in the Tang Dynasty. You are talking nonsense."
"Won't the dispute over the crown prince cause turmoil in the imperial court? Won't turmoil in the imperial court cause turmoil in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Hmm?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian lowered his head and said nothing.
Li Shimin was already losing confidence after hearing what Xiao Ran said, "Haven't Qingque and Dalang always been good friends?"
"It's fine now, but you've already sown the seeds of trouble."
"Da Lang, are you and Qingque not on good terms?" Li Shimin questioned Li Chengqian. Li Shimin did not believe what Xiao Ran said.
Li Chengqian slowly raised his head and looked at Li Shimin.
He remained silent for a long time.
Li Chengqian said nothing, but it seemed like he said everything.
Li Shimin was very displeased. "How do you know? You can't possibly know my son better than I do."
"This may be the so-called confusion among those involved, but clarity of vision among those who are on the sidelines!" Xiao Ran continued, "If you understand a little bit about what His Majesty did to the two princes, it's not difficult to guess. If you put yourself in their shoes, you'll understand."
"Uncle, put yourself in their shoes. You are the crown prince, and your brother is extremely favored. What do you think?"
"Don't you have a sense of crisis? Don't you take precautions?"
"Being favored inevitably leads to power, and with power, it's easy to have other ideas."
"Put yourself in his shoes... There's no need to put yourself in his shoes. Think about when you were the King of Qin. You had great power and prestige. Didn't the Crown Prince Yin regard you as a thorn in his side?"
"You were treated like a thorn in my side, targeted at every turn. Did you surrender?"
"You didn't?"
"Isn't this just a fight?"
Li Shimin frowned and found that it seemed to be the case.
Li Shimin just didn't realize this problem.
"Chengqian, are you and Qingque not on good terms?" Li Shimin still wanted to question Li Chengqian and wanted to hear it from Li Chengqian himself.
"Grandpa, do you think they can get along? Do you think it's appropriate to let Qingque live in Wude Hall?" Li Chengqian didn't want to endure it anymore, so he just said it out.
"You are brothers, he is my son, you both live in the palace, Zhinu is also in the palace, what's inappropriate?" Li Shimin did not think there was a problem.
"What is the Wude Hall? How important is it? Grandpa, you should know better than me. The Wude Hall is even closer to the Taiji Hall than the East Palace. Grandpa, I am the crown prince. I am the heir apparent. You basically see Qingque every day. If you don't see Qingque, you have to send a letter..."
Li Chengqian could finally speak his mind.
Now that Empress Changsun is here, we have more or less some confidence.
"You are blaming me!"
"I don't dare!"
Seeing that the situation was not optimistic and a fight was about to break out, Xiao Ran looked at Li Lizhi and handed the little princess to her.
Li Lizhi instantly understood what Xiao Ran meant, but the sleepy little princess didn't say anything.
Yushu Hongxiu took the two little princesses to rest.
"There really is no harmony!" Li Shimin didn't expect that Xiao Ran was right.
Empress Changsun felt that Li Shimin favored Li Tai a little too much, but she didn't know that Li Chengqian and Li Tai were not on good terms.
Li Lizhi didn't know either.
Even if Xiao Ran hadn't said it, Li Lizhi also felt that her two brothers had a very good relationship.
In front of Empress Changsun and Li Shimin, the two men were like brothers and treated each other with respect.
In the eyes of other outsiders, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were both polite.
Li Chengqian did not deny it, which meant he agreed.
This made Li Shimin a little unhappy. He didn't even know about it and felt a little upset.
As a father, this is a bit unqualified. He doesn't even know his son's situation.
"Cheng Qian, you are the elder brother and Qing Que is the younger brother. Just because I let him live in Wude Hall and gave him a little more reward, do you hold a grudge against me? You are the crown prince, don't you have this little magnanimity?"
Li Chengqian was speechless for a moment.
"A man of great generosity will achieve great things. Don't you understand this principle?"
"You are the crown prince, and you don't even have this much magnanimity?"
"Don't you have any tolerance?"
"Qingque, that's your biological brother!"
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin in shock.
Xiao Ran was also speechless. Why was Li Shimin still so partial now?
Xiao Ran couldn't help but want to say something, but Li Chengqian gently raised his hand to stop Xiao Ran, "Grandpa, you don't know anything, and you think it's my fault?"
"You are my elder brother, shouldn't I question you?"
"I'm your elder brother? Do you think I'm your eldest son? Qingque... does Qingque think I'm your elder brother? Grandpa, do you know what Qingque says about me behind my back?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Chengqian, I want to ask you, why do brothers have so much discord?"
"Hahaha..." Li Chengqian laughed bitterly, "Why are my brothers not getting along? Is it because I don't want to? No, no, no... I just want to protect what belongs to me. It's Qingque, and he has ulterior motives."
"You're talking nonsense. How could Qingque possibly compete with you for it!" In Li Shimin's eyes, Li Tai was an excellent son.
He is obedient, filial, and talented.
"Grandpa, you and uncle are brothers, why don't you get along? Why did you kill him? He is also your brother?"
I lost!!
Xiao Ran was shocked. These were words that pierced Li Shimin's heart.
Li Shimin widened his eyes and looked at Li Chengqian in disbelief.
Li Shimin didn't expect that Li Chengqian would say this about him, and he didn't expect that Li Chengqian would dare to say this about him.
"Cheng Qian!" Empress Zhang Sun was also shocked. "How can you say that about your grandfather?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This child was impulsive." Empress Changsun hurriedly persuaded Li Shimin.
"Queen, don't say anything!" Li Shimin interrupted Empress Changsun, his eyes red as he stared at Li Chengqian.
"I ask you, why are brothers not getting along?"
"Answer me!"
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin and asked, "Why is Grandpa not on good terms with Uncle?"
"You!!!" Li Shimin's hands were shaking with anger.
"Your Majesty..." Empress Changsun was anxious. Something big was going to happen.
Li Shimin raised his hand again to interrupt Empress Changsun.
"Grandpa obviously knows the answer, you know it very well, why are you still asking me?"
"With power comes ambition, and ambition inevitably leads to a struggle for power. A struggle for power inevitably offends the root cause. From the beginning to the end, I was only seeking to protect myself. What reason do I have to target Qingque?"
Li Chengqian raised his voice, "Am I the one who wants to turn against me? No! It's Qingque, it's him. He's the one who has these thoughts that he shouldn't have. He's the one who wants to take what belongs to me. What can I do?"
"Father, tell me what I should do!" Li Chengqian questioned Li Shimin.
"This is just your guess. Do you have any real evidence?" Li Shimin was unwilling to believe it.
"Is there any real evidence that my father and uncle are not on good terms?"
"Cheng Qian!"
"Your Majesty, please address me as the Crown Prince!!!"
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