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

Chapter 85 That young Wen is no ordinary child
"The daughter of the Duke of Ying requests an audience?"

Hearing the sounds outside, everyone inside the hall was stunned for a moment.

"The Crown Prince?"

Wen He looked at Li Chengqian in surprise.

Li Ke and Li Tai also cast meaningful glances at each other.

Although Li Ke and Li Tai were young, they had at least seen pigs run, even if they had never eaten pork.

When a woman suddenly came to find Li Chengqian, they couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.

"Why are you looking at me like that, sir? I... I don't even know who the Duke of Ying is," Li Chengqian quickly explained.

He also remembered what his former teacher, Kong Yingda, had told him.

Before marriage, one must not have any contact with any woman.

"Do you have a man you like?" Wen He subconsciously took a step back.

Li Chengqian was even more confused and shook his head. He didn't understand what Wen He meant.

Wen He chuckled awkwardly, patted his head, and said, "Be more careful about your private affairs in the future, don't make them public knowledge, understand?"

"Oh."

Still not understanding, Li Chengqian nodded blankly.

At this moment, Wen He had already walked outside.

This is the Eastern Palace; ordinary women would never appear here.

Chongwen Hall was located in the front hall, so it was even less likely that princesses and concubines would come here.

The woman outside the door was so bold, even shouting that she wanted to pay her respects to Li Chengqian.

However, the voice sounded childish, like that of a girl.

He pushed open the door and was surprised to see a familiar face not far away.

"It really is her."

That person was none other than Wu Shun.

"Young master, this young lady is from the Duke of Ying's mansion. She came to pay her respects to the Crown Princess today. I don't know why, but she suddenly said she wanted to see the Crown Prince, so the Crown Princess had me bring her here."

The eunuch lowered his head, then glanced behind him before whispering, "The Crown Princess said that you should find a reason to send her away."

"The Crown Princess's orders?" Wen He squinted.

He understood what Empress Zhangsun meant.

Li Shimin suddenly summoned Wu Shihuo and his family to the capital. Empress Zhangsun probably misunderstood that the former might have important matters to entrust to him, so she did not offend Lady Yang.

But with him here, as Li Chengqian's teacher, Wen He could rightfully drive her away.

"It's you?"

Wu Shun looked up and saw Wen He. Upon seeing him there, he was immediately surprised and asked, "What are you doing here!"

Wen He didn't reply to her, didn't even look at her, and turned around and went into the house.

With his back turned, he instructed the eunuchs outside: "The three princes still need to study. No unauthorized people are allowed to approach. If anyone tries to force their way in, report to the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince."

"promise."

The eunuch had just witnessed firsthand how His Highness the Crown Prince treated Wen He.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this young master Wen will be frequently visiting the Eastern Palace for the next few years.

He is now the grandson's teacher, but what about the future?
Thinking of this, the eunuch immediately ordered the guards to come and watch over him.

"Stop them and get them out!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shun bit her lip in anger.

She knew where she was, so she didn't dare to make a sound.

Before the Imperial Guards arrived, she withdrew on her own.

But when she turned around, her eyes were clearly filled with resentment.

Wen He had already entered the Chongwen Hall, so she did not notice.

But the eunuch saw it clearly just now.

in the afternoon.

When Wen He and Wen Rou returned to the mansion, the people from the Inner Palace Service were just coming out of the Duke of Ying's mansion.

"Did I get scolded again?"

Wen Zhong, who came out to greet them, was also surprised.

Having lived in the Prince of Qin's residence for many years, this was the first time he had ever seen a member of a duke's family being reprimanded by the palace for two consecutive days.

This could be said to be the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. "Young master, I heard that you have been confined to your quarters." Wen Zhong made a special trip to inquire about it and said this as he helped Wenrou down from the carriage.

This old man is so gossipy.

"Let's mind our own business. Those two people who burned glass for us before, have they gotten their household registration sorted out yet?"

The two glassmakers were recommended by Wenzhong; they were originally intended to fire kilns for the Prince of Qin's residence.

Nowadays, most of the people in the Prince of Qin's mansion have either entered the palace or gone to the Ministry of Works, and only a small number of those without connections will be dismissed.

When Wen He asked about it before, Wen Zhong thought of them and decided to transfer their artisan status to his residence.

However, there was no need to ask too many questions about this matter. Wen He knew that Wen Zhong must have consulted Li Shimin.

"Rest assured, the Prince of Qin's mansion has many acquaintances in Chang'an County now. This old servant only made a brief introduction, and upon hearing that it was you, he immediately took care of it."

Upon hearing Wenzhong's words, Wenhe immediately asked for his name.

Unfortunately, he didn't recognize the person Wenzhong mentioned, but since the person had helped him, he felt he had to reciprocate.

He then instructed Wenzhong to wrap the leftover scraps from the previous glassmaking process into gifts and send them over.

There's nothing we can do; he's poor right now.

Li Shimin might not grant him a merchant's license, so even if he wanted to sell his goods, he wouldn't be able to.

We can only wait for those people to come to us.

"Young master, should we send a portion to His Highness and the Crown Princess?" Wenzhong reminded him.

Wen He glanced at him, then chuckled twice.

"Have a meal!"

He gave me a fart.

If you want it, just pay up!

However, Empress Zhangsun had to send a gift, since she had at least called her "elder sister" before.

That evening, a lifelike glass rabbit appeared at Yichun Palace.

"Did that brat send this?"

Li Shimin happened to see it when he arrived.

I don't know if it was Empress Zhangsun's doing, but she deliberately placed it in the most conspicuous place at the entrance.

When Li Shimin saw the rabbit, he was furious.

“I treated that brat so well, yet he didn’t even give me one, while you, Gao Ming, Qing Que, and San Lang all received one.”

It seems that Li Shimin only shows this childlike side in front of Empress Zhangsun.

Empress Zhangsun chuckled: "Your Highness knows perfectly well that this rabbit was actually given to you by Wen Xiaolang, but he was just using my name."

Li Shimin certainly wouldn't believe that.

If she really wanted to give him something, how could Wen He possibly give him a rabbit?

It must be at least a phoenix.

"However, this rascal is quite skillful. This is much more exquisite than the ones from the Western Regions. But this rascal is greedy and will surely try to sell this thing."

Li Shimin picked up the glass rabbit with one hand, looked at it a few times, put it down, and then picked it up again to touch it a few times.

It looks like they really like it.

Empress Zhangsun looked puzzled. She opened her mouth slightly, but then hesitated and stopped herself from speaking.

Seeing her hesitation, Li Shimin put down the rabbit, sat down beside her, and glanced at her.

Huang Chun, who was standing nearby, immediately understood and drove the palace maids and eunuchs out of the bedchamber.

"Guanyinbi, just ask whatever you need to ask, there's no need to hesitate."

Li Shimin knew that Empress Zhangsun must have figured something out.

She was intelligent from a young age; if she were a boy, she would certainly be no less than her brother.

Empress Zhangsun gave a slight curtsy, as an apology to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin chuckled and helped her up: "Why do we, husband and wife, need to act like this? I know you must have doubts about that brat Wen He, right?"

"Hmm." Empress Zhangsun responded softly, then leaned against Li Shimin's chest. "I'm just curious, that young Wen is not like an ordinary child. He is so precocious. Why don't you and your brother find it surprising?"

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