In the eighteenth year of the Zhenguan era, in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin wandered aimlessly along Zhuque Street, and whenever he saw a six or seven-year-old child, he would stare at them intently.
His unusual behavior immediately caused panic among the people on the street. Some women even hurriedly grabbed their sons and left, fearing that this elderly human trafficker would abduct their sons.
Seeing this, Zhang Anan, who was following behind Li Shimin, could only sigh inwardly.
He knew that His Majesty had once again thought of his eldest grandson who had died unjustly...
Three months ago, an urgent report came from Qianzhou, saying that Li Jue, the eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty, had perished in a fire in the Qianzhou government seat!
How could His Majesty possibly accept this!
After all, His Majesty has just recovered from the grief of losing his son, so how could he possibly bear the pain of losing his grandson!
Upon learning of the death of his eldest grandson, His Majesty was furious and exiled all officials of Qianzhou to Lingnan, with no possibility of pardon.
He then personally wrote a eulogy to commemorate his seven-year-old grandson.
Today, he had to plead and beg to finally persuade His Majesty to leave the palace for a stroll. Who would have thought that on the street, His Majesty would ignore all the beautiful women around him and only stare at a six or seven-year-old child!
"Your Majesty, shall we return to the palace?"
"You were the one who said you wanted to go out of the palace to relax, and you were also the one who started shouting to go back to the palace after only a short walk!"
"What's wrong? Do you really think I'm your follower?"
When Li Shimin was a teenager, he followed Li Yuan to guard Jinyang. He became acquainted with Zhang Anan, a eunuch in the Jinyang Palace. The two had been friends since childhood.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. How could I dare to treat you as my servant? But seeing you like this, I'm truly afraid that the people will mistake us for human traffickers and beat us to death..."
Li Shimin burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Hahaha!"
"I am not as terrible as you make me out to be."
"Whenever I see a child, I can't help but think of Li Jue. No matter what, he is my eldest grandson, the heir apparent of the Li Tang imperial family."
"However, those officials in Qianzhou couldn't even protect a child, letting him burn to death in the fire..."
"If it weren't for Changsun Wuji and the others stopping me, I would have all beheaded to avenge my deceased grandson!"
Li Shimin's eyes reddened again as he spoke, but he blinked a few times without managing to squeeze out a single tear.
The reason is simple: he has cried so much in the past few months that he has long since run out of tears.
"well!"
"Let's go back, lest we get arrested as human traffickers!"
"puff……"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
However, just as the two turned to walk back, Li Shimin suddenly stopped.
"Huh!"
"His Majesty?"
"Anan, look, doesn't that child look familiar?"
Which one?
"The one carrying a bag and peering out from the entrance of Wang's Grocery Store!"
Zhang Anan looked in the direction Li Shimin was pointing and indeed saw a little boy at the entrance of the grocery store, who looked to be only seven or eight years old.
"Your Majesty, this old servant's eyesight is failing, and I truly cannot see clearly..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin rubbed his eyes vigorously and then sighed helplessly.
"Alas, my eyesight is failing me. Let's go take a look!"
"promise!"
The two pretended to be shopping and came to the entrance of the general store. When they saw the child's appearance, they were both surprised.
"Your Majesty, this person..."
"Shh!"
"Don't make a sound!"
"promise!"
Li Shimin forbade Zhang Anan to speak out, but in reality, he was already in a state of turmoil.
picture!
They look so alike!
However, the little boy in front of him was much taller and fatter, which made Li Shimin hesitate again.
Could it be that my grandson has changed so much in just one year?
Just as Li Shimin was pondering this in his heart, the little boy at the shop entrance spoke up.
"Boss, do you have icing sugar here?"
"Icing?"
"Young sir, icing sugar is a rare commodity. You might not get even a tael of it from thousands of kilograms of maltose. Our small shop has little profit margin and can't possibly get such a good thing!"
"well……"
"If I had icing sugar, how much would you be willing to pay for it?"
"You have?"
The boss looked at the little boy, who was only seven or eight years old, and a row of question marks appeared on his forehead.
Is this kid trying to make fun of me?
Frosting is a rare commodity, comparable to gold. How could a child dressed in coarse linen clothes possess something so precious?
"I have ten jin here, I wonder how much I can sell it for..."
As Li Jue spoke, he placed the bag he was carrying on the counter, then carefully opened the bag, revealing the snow-white frosting inside.
The grocer's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw the pure white icing.
"It's really like icing!"
"Fine as hailstones, white as snow, without a single impurity, it is the finest of all icing!"
"Young friend, may this old man have a taste?"
"sure!"
With Li Jue's permission, the grocer carefully picked up a small pinch and slowly tasted it.
"sweet!"
"Sweeter than honey!"
"Excuse me, young man, how much is your icing?"
"As long as the price is reasonable, I'll buy it all for you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue smiled calmly and did not rush to give a price.
"May I ask how much the boss can offer?"
The shop owner pondered for a moment upon hearing this, and then gave what he considered a reasonable price.
"What do you think of ten strings of cash?"
Li Jue sneered upon hearing this, picked up the cloth bag, and left.
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