Even with his thick skin, Li Shimin felt a surge of heat upon hearing these words.
"I...I did wrong your father, but I had no choice..."
Li Juecai didn't believe his nonsense. Where did all these "forced circumstances" come from? It was nothing more than extreme favoritism.
You don't believe me?
"Of course I don't believe it!"
"The conflict between your father and your fourth uncle runs too deep. If your father is not dealt with, he will surely kill your fourth uncle after he ascends the throne!"
"I had no choice but to punish your father in order to save your fourth uncle's life..."
Li Jue snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"And then, in order to protect my fourth uncle, you sacrificed the lives of our entire family?"
Li Shimin looked ashamed upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Li Chengqian to be so hot-tempered, and he died less than a year after arriving in Qianzhou.
"I will not defend myself on this matter. If you hate me, then hate me!"
After saying this, Li Shimin waved to his guards, and immediately someone carried Li Jue to the Imperial Hospital. As for himself, he returned to the Ganlu Hall and sadly looked at the portrait of his deceased eldest son, Li Chengqian.
"Chengqian, Father, I'm so sorry..."
"But Father really had no choice at the time. Father couldn't just stand by and watch you and Qingque kill each other, could he?"
"Fortunately, you gave your father a good grandson who can inherit the throne of our Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, your father doesn't know how he will face your mother after he passes away..."
Li Shimin cried for a while in front of the portrait, then heard Zhang Anan's voice from outside.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physicians have treated the eldest grandson's injuries. I wonder where Your Majesty intends to place the eldest grandson?"
Li Shimin answered without hesitation.
"Let's leave it at the Lizheng Hall for a few days and have his aunt look after it."
"oh……"
"By the way, send a few more clever palace maids and eunuchs to serve him. Once these people have developed a bond with the child, send him directly to the Prince of Qin's residence to serve him!"
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, this old servant has an adopted son named Zhang Gui, who is extremely clever and reliable. I wonder if it is permissible to present him to the eldest grandson?"
"Zhang Gui, I vaguely remember him, he is indeed clever!"
"Since you've spoken up, I'll grant you that request!"
"This old servant thanks Your Majesty!"
After Li Jue finished applying medicine at the Imperial Hospital, he thought he could go back, but unexpectedly, more than a dozen eunuchs came and carried him to an unknown place.
"What are you going to do? Where are you taking me...?"
"Your Highness, this is the Lizheng Hall, the palace where His Majesty and the Empress reside. His Majesty still often stays here..."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue was so frightened that he wanted to run away as fast as he could. If he were to live in the same room as Li Er, he would be beaten up every day because of his foul mouth!
"no!"
"I don't live here. Please take me back to Qinglongfang. I need to go to the small courtyard there..."
"this……"
This was the first time Zhang Gui had encountered such a distinguished person. Why would someone choose to stay in a small courtyard outside the palace instead of the perfectly good palace?
Just as he was at a loss, he heard a dignified voice behind him.
"Wherever I tell you to live, you will stay there obediently!"
"If you dare to say another word, I won't mind giving you another beating!"
"I……"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately shut up. Adhering to the principle that a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, he decided to wait a few days until his injuries healed before sneaking out.
But who could have imagined that while entering the imperial palace was easy, leaving would be incredibly difficult...
During his recovery at the Lizheng Palace, Li Jue thoroughly experienced the extravagant lifestyle of the feudal royal family.
Basically, he can lie in bed and doesn't need to do anything himself.
For example, if he wants to use the toilet, someone will immediately hold a canister on his head to let him urinate. If he wants to defecate, someone will bring in a toilet to serve him. He doesn't even have to wipe his buttocks after defecating; someone will bring a wet towel to wipe them clean.
Li Jue disliked being waited on very much, especially since no matter what he did, there were always a dozen pairs of eyes watching him, which made him very uncomfortable and even felt like he had thorns in his back.
The most uncomfortable thing was taking a bath. With more than a dozen people surrounding him, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
He tried various methods, even throwing a tantrum and chasing people away, but none of them worked. In the end, he had no choice but to accept being served by this group of people.
"Zhang Gui, does every prince in the palace need so many people to serve him?"
"No, not really..."
"His Highness is the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife, so his treatment is naturally different from that of other princes. He has twice as many servants as they do..."
What would happen if I didn't need you to serve me?
"Your Highness, spare my life!"
"Your Highness, if you don't allow us to serve you, we will be punished. At best, we'll be flogged; at worst, we'll be executed..."
"What?"
"He's going to be executed for something so trivial?"
"Your Highness, this is no small matter..."
"Those who know the truth will think His Highness is kind and doesn't want us servants to serve him. Those who don't know the truth will think we servants are being lazy and not serving His Highness diligently, which is why His Highness has to do everything personally..."
"this……"
Zhang Gui's words were somewhat exaggerated. After all, in the imperial palace, these eunuchs had done plenty of things like flattering the powerful and belittling the weak, and none of them had ever been executed by the emperor.
For concubines who are out of favor, let alone serving them, it would be considered kind of them to even provide meals on time!
"Your Highness, how is my technique for combing your hair? Is it too tight? If you feel it's too tight, I'll loosen it for you..."
"Good!"
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