Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 133 Alone and helpless.

"Slow down, slow down, it hurts!"

The backyard of the Wen family mansion.

Li Tai clutched his collar, grimacing.

Those eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their pupils.

"Can't you just be quiet!"

Li Ke went up and covered his mouth, saying impatiently.

"It's not like we're eating your flesh, what are you yelling about!"

From not far away, a series of rapid "humming" sounds could be heard.

A black pig, bound up and wriggling about, was squealing loudly.

"That's right, Fourth Brother is too noisy." Little Loli Li Zhi, hiding behind a palace maid, snorted angrily at Li Tai.

"That's stingy," Wenrou snorted softly from the side.

"Yes, that's too stingy." Li Ke pinched Li Tai's round face, which made the latter push him away in anger.

"What do you know? I raised this for a month. We agreed that I would raise it for a year. How could you eat it now?"

Li Tai felt so wronged, as if he were about to kill his own flesh and blood.

"Because your husband is going on a long trip, we'd like to try roast suckling pig first."

During the Tang Dynasty, suckling pigs were exceptionally thin and small. Although they didn't smell bad, they weren't very tasty either.

The suckling pigs, which have been raised for a month, are now at their plumpest and tenderest stage.

"It's only been a month, and it's already this big?"

Li Shimin, who had come with Wen He, was also taken aback when he took a closer look.

He had eaten suckling pig before, but he had never seen one this big.

Although it's called a suckling pig, it's already about the same size as Wen He.

In other words, Wen He had no idea what Li Shimin was thinking.

If I knew he was comparing me to a pig, I would definitely fight him to the death!
"Yes, I was startled too," Gao Yue echoed from the side, deliberately feigning a dumbfounded look.

"Aye!"

The children all noticed Li Shimin.

Li Lizhi called out happily and pulled Wenrou and Wu Erniang towards this side.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Wu Erniang gave a gentle curtsy, and after she finished, Wenrou realized what was happening and imitated her.

Wu Erniang was only three years old, but she was more clever than Wenrou and Li Lizhi.

She likes to just sit there and daydream, which is nothing like a three-year-old child.

Sometimes Wen He even wondered if this little girl was Wu Zetian reincarnated.

But it doesn't seem like it.

He and Wu Meimei weren't very close. Ever since Li Er let Wu Meimei live in his house, he had hardly ever come back.

It wasn't because he was afraid of Sister Wu, but perhaps because of preconceived notions, he always felt very awkward.

"Greetings, Father!"

The three little ones quickly ran over and bowed.

Li Shimin tried his best to appear gentle, smiling at the children.

He noticed that Li Tai's eyes were a little red and asked in confusion, "Qing Que, what's wrong? Did someone bully you again?"

When Li Shimin said that someone was bullying Li Tai, he glanced at Wen He intentionally or unintentionally.

That Li Er!
Wen He was speechless; the two of them had just been together.

How could I possibly bully Li Tai?
Besides, when did I ever bully Li Tai?

“Father, Silang cried because he couldn’t bear to part with that little pig.”

Li Chengqian bowed and said.

"Reluctant to part with the pigs?" Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's lips twitched a few times.

They really did develop feelings for each other.

Wen He was surprised.

Historically, Li Tai was known for saying he would kill his son and let his younger brother succeed him.

He's actually upset about a pig? "Father, how about we eat lamb instead of killing the pig?" Li Tai pleaded, pouting.

Li Shimin was so distressed by what he saw that he almost agreed.

Before he could even speak, Wen He said, "No, you can't just ask someone for anything. This pig is for the sake of all people. How can you just decide not to kill it based on your personal preference?"

Wen He stood with his hands behind his back, lecturing in a serious manner.

You, Li Tai, how dare you stop your teacher from eating roast suckling pig!

Believe it or not, I'll roast you!

Everyone was stunned.

I never imagined there was such a reason behind eating pork.

Gentle clapped her little hands in support, saying, "Yes, yes, brother is right."

“Yes, sir, you’re right.” Li Ke agreed without hesitation, and Wenrou smiled at him gently.

Li Ke froze and turned to look at the sky.

"What is Sanlang looking at?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

"The weather is nice today, and that cloud is beautiful."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at the sky.

"The sky is cloudless today, are you seeing things?" Li Tai snorted.

Li Ke didn't take it seriously, put his hands behind his back, and hummed a few cheerful hums.

"Kill the pig!"

Despite Li Tai's objections, the pig was ultimately killed.

Wen He had never seen a pig being slaughtered in her previous life, but she had at least heard of it.

First, bleed the pig, then boil water and blow air to remove the pig hair.

Fortunately, the butcher who came today had slaughtered oxen before, so slaughtering pigs was not a difficult task for him.

For convenience, Wen He simply set up a fire in the yard and put the suckling pig on it to roast.

"I said let's kill another one, this one isn't enough to eat."

Wen He counted the number of people. Sharing one suckling pig with so many people seemed a bit too cruel.

"No!" Li Tai immediately objected and hurriedly turned to Li Shimin for help.

The latter truly felt sorry for Li Tai and laughed.

"Well, just have a taste for now, we can eat the other pigs when they're older."

"hehe."

Once the pig was ready, Wen He took the lead, and under Gao Yue's astonished gaze, took a hind leg, cut off a portion of the meat and gave it to Li Chengqian, and also shared some with Wenrou.

He looked up and saw Li Lizhi staring straight at him, while Wu Erniang tilted her head and winked with a smile.

Wen He, with her tender and compassionate heart, ended up sharing all the meat with them.

When they went to take it again, the other hind leg was already in Li Shimin's plate.

"You brat, you have no manners!" Noticing his gaze, Li Shimin laughed and scolded, then cut off a piece of meat with a knife and had Gao Yue deliver it to him.

"You are the first person who dares to snatch meat from me. Neither Yuchi Gong nor Cheng Zhijie have the guts."

Although he said that, there was not a trace of blame in his words for Wen He.

Sometimes I also wish I could be as carefree as you.

'hehe'

He spoke as if he had no choice in the matter.

Wen He understood that he was afraid he wouldn't do well enough in the future.

No wonder he wasn't at the Eastern Palace today, but instead came to his own home.

However, as he is about to become the ruler of the Tang Dynasty, he will have more things beyond his control in the future.

At this point, if I'm not mistaken, Changsun Wuji and the others should already know that Li Shimin is with Wen He.

Sure enough, not long after, Wenzhong rushed in to report.

"Your Highness, the Left Vice Minister, Lord Fang, and Lord Du are waiting outside the gate. In addition, the Duke of Ying, who has just returned to the capital, also wishes to see you."

Wenzhong finished speaking.

Wu Erniang, who was sitting to Wen He's left, slowly raised her head.

(End of this chapter)