"Minister Xiao, how did you discover that this child is so outstanding?"
Xiao Yu smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson's excellence is right there in front of us, is there any need to discover it?"
"However, to be honest, I only recently came to understand Your Majesty's good intentions..."
"In the past ten days, I have intentionally tried to get closer to my eldest grandson and distance myself from Prince Jin. However, no matter how much I suppress, distance myself from, or treat my eldest grandson coldly, he remains unchanged. Not only does he greet me warmly every time he sees me, but he also gets along very well with his classmates. On the contrary, I only deliberately treated Prince Jin coldly for a few days, and Prince Jin became angry and even took his anger out on those around him."
"Today, His Highness Prince Jin saw me from afar, but instead of coming up to greet me, he turned and walked away, pretending not to see me..."
“Without the eldest grandson as a comparison, His Highness Prince Jin’s actions would be nothing more than childish tantrums and not a big deal. But with the eldest grandson as a comparison, His Highness Prince Jin appears to be too narrow-minded and petty, and unfit for great responsibilities.”
"I suppose that's why His Majesty values his eldest grandson so much?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin pondered for a moment and ultimately decided to save face for Li Zhi by simply laughing it off and moving on from the topic.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"That's exactly what I valued..."
"Minister Xiao, now that you know my thoughts, you know what to do with the lessons from now on, right?"
"Does Your Majesty wish for me to take special care of the eldest grandson?"
"right!"
"I cannot make him the crown prince for the time being. I will wait until I return from my campaign against Goguryeo."
"I'll trouble you, Minister Xiao, to keep an eye on this grandson for me during this time. I'm giving you special privileges; as long as he doesn't study diligently, you can teach him a lesson for me!"
"this……"
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