Although Li Jue was unwilling to accompany his aunt on the mountain climb, he could only give in whenever he saw her tearful face.
"The last time!"
"Hehe, I knew my nephew was the best to me!"
Which mountain are we climbing this time?
"No mountain climbing today, your aunt will teach you calligraphy!"
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue wished he could grow four legs and run away.
"Auntie, have you forgotten who I am?"
"I hate practicing calligraphy!"
"Of course I know you hate practicing calligraphy, but if you want to sit in your grandfather's position in the future, you'll have to practice your calligraphy well!"
"In my grandfather's seat?"
"You're talking about your father, aren't you? What's so great about your father fighting for a mere palace eunuch position..."
Upon hearing this, Si Zi knew that Li Jue had misunderstood. But misunderstanding was misunderstanding; she would never give up on the child.
"Practice calligraphy!"
"I'm not practicing!"
Are you going to practice or not?
"Absolutely not!"
"I'll cry if you don't practice your calligraphy!"
"Then just cry, it won't hurt you!"
Upon hearing this, Si Zi immediately burst into tears. However, after crying for a while, her nephew still didn't come to comfort her. Frustrated, she stormed into her nephew's room, grabbed his ear, and dragged him out.
"Li Mingda, you repay kindness with enmity!"
"You ungrateful little brat, I'm just repaying a debt of gratitude!"
"How can you repay a debt of gratitude like this? This is clearly revenge!"
"I'm too lazy to explain to a lazy bum like you. Just tell me if you're going to write it or not!"
"Write... I'll write, okay?"
"Hmph, fine, but you're not allowed to go out to play until you write three hundred big characters today!"
While Sizi was disciplining Li Jue, Li Shimin was hiding in his room having tea with Sun Simiao. When the two heard the commotion between the aunt and nephew, they smiled in unison.
"Master Sun, look at this grandson of yours! He's incredibly intelligent, yet he's utterly unruly!"
"What do you know? My junior brother's technique is called 'following the natural way,' perfectly natural!"
"By the way, Little Li, does your Li family still want this grandson?"
"If your Li family doesn't want him, this old Taoist will bring him into the Taoist sect and make him a Taoist master!"
Li Shimin immediately became anxious upon hearing this.
"Master Sun, you're trying to steal my person from me!"
Sun Simiao chuckled upon hearing this.
"Where does this accusation of kidnapping come from?"
"This boy is named Li Zhong, and has no relation whatsoever to your Li Tang royal family. What's wrong with me introducing him into the Daoist sect?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin sighed inwardly.
"Daoist priest, you may not know this, but I have long wanted him to return to the Li Tang imperial family. However, because I am going to personally lead the expedition against Goguryeo this year, it has been delayed until now..."
Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao gave a noncommittal "Oh," and after a long while, he asked a question that he shouldn't have asked.
"I wonder what Your Majesty intends to do with my junior brother?"
"To be honest, Your Majesty, I have truly taken a liking to this child and am willing to pass on all my knowledge to him!"
“This child is born with wisdom. Whether he studies medicine or cultivates Taoism under my tutelage, he will become a grandmaster!”
Li Shimin smiled smugly upon hearing this.
"Master Sun, you may not know this, but my eldest grandson is quick to learn both literature and martial arts."
"Moreover, he is self-taught in governing the country and is even more wise than I, who have been emperor for more than ten years!"
"oh?"
"May I ask, Your Majesty, do you intend to pass the throne to this child?"
"What does the Taoist priest think?"
"Excellent!"
"This young man is benevolent and righteous, and has a heart for governing the world and helping the people. He will surely bring great prosperity to the Tang Dynasty!"
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