All the heavens, starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 213 Unless you can't help it
After Li Shimin left,

Li Yuanji, who had been silent all along, snorted coldly and slammed his fist on the table in front of him, his tone full of resentment!
"I think Li Shimin has long harbored rebellious intentions!"

"Father, elder brother! Didn't you see?!"

"He almost burst out laughing when he was reading this book!"

"If you ask me, we should strike first and tie him up!"

Li Yuan frowned.
"Hey! Yuanji! Don't say things that are detrimental to unity!"

"No matter what, Shimin is still your second brother. The contents of these books are just fabrications by that Wang Gan! They are utter nonsense!"

"We, the family, must not lose our composure!"

Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement.
“Father is right. Shimin is the second son of our Li family and also the General of Tian Ce. If we were to harm our own brothers because of some idle gossip, wouldn’t that make us a laughing stock in the eyes of outsiders?”

"Yuanji, you can't be prejudiced against Shimin just because the book says he killed you with his own hands!"

Li Yuanji's eyes widened.

"Big brother, did you laugh just now too?!"

"what are you laughing at?!"

Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and said calmly.

"It's nothing. I just remembered something happy."

Li Yuanji looked incredulous.
"What's making you so happy?! Didn't Li Shimin kill you too?!"

Li Jiancheng sighed.

Actually, your sister-in-law is pregnant.

Pfft!

Li Yuanji's eyes widened even more.
"Father! Even you're laughing?!"

Li Yuan frowned and gave a cold shout.
"What?! Your mother is pregnant too! Is it wrong for your father to be happy?!"

Li Yuanji snorted coldly, pointing angrily at the two of them.

"Good good!"

"Go ahead and stir it! Just keep stirring!"

"If you cause chaos and the Li family falls apart, and ruin the current favorable situation, then Li Shimin will benefit in the end, and you'll be satisfied!"

After saying that, Li Yuanji simply turned and left.

But as soon as Li Yuanji stepped out of the gate, he slowed down and faintly heard loud laughter coming from inside!

Li Yuanji's expression changed, and he burst through the door!

"Um?!"

Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng pointed to the sand table in the study, seemingly discussing something.
"Yuanji, is there anything else?"

Li Yuanji frowned, thinking he must have misheard.

But after Li Yuanji took a few more steps back, he heard loud laughter coming from the study again, this time even louder than before!

boom!
Li Yuanji burst through the door, his expression one of surprise and suspicion.
"You were laughing at me, weren't you?!"

"That's clearly it!"

Li Yuan's expression was solemn, his brows furrowed, as if he had never smiled.

"How could Yuanji do that?"

"We're family, and no matter how funny something is, we won't laugh at you!"

Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we are family!"

"Why would I laugh at you? Unless I can't help it."

the other side,
Li Shimin returned to his residence and looked around at the unfamiliar elite soldiers vaguely stationed and patrolling, as well as the even more unfamiliar servants in his household.

He let out a long sigh. Li Shimin was well aware that he had truly been placed under house arrest!

Ultimately, Li Yuan and his companions developed a sense of apprehension towards Li Shimin.
Or perhaps, it has always been there, but Wang Gan's book, "The Xuanwu Gate Incident," completely ignited the seeds of doubt.

"Father, oh Father"

"I am your own son. Do you really believe I would do something so rebellious?" Li Shimin sighed inwardly.
But he asked himself honestly, delving into the darkest corners of his heart: Could he really... not?!

Li Shimin hesitated. He wanted to rule the world; no man wouldn't want to sit on that throne.

But if it really comes to that point, and he is forced by Li Jiancheng and the other man, will he offer his neck to be cut off and let himself be slaughtered?

"you will not."

Suddenly a woman's voice rang out, almost startling Li Shimin into a cold sweat.

"Who?!"

Li Shimin turned around and shouted sharply, immediately reaching for the long sword at his waist.

Compared to his talent in warfare, Li Shimin's martial arts skills were rather ordinary. However, as a general who charged into battle, his martial arts skills were naturally not bad, and he was able to firmly rank among the top in his time.

A slender figure emerged from the darkness, and a stunningly beautiful face appeared.

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, his tone questioning.

"You are Li Mi's woman?!"

Li Shimin knew this woman. Their Li clan's territory in Longxi was close to Li Mi's, and the two sides had fought each other. He naturally knew that Li Yuan had such a scheming and venomous beauty by his side.

Shen Luoyan smiled gently.
"Brother Li, please don't exaggerate like that. It is true that I am under the command of our lord, but I am not his woman. I already have a fiancé."

Li Shimin stared at the woman in front of him, his tone cold.

"You dare to sneak into the Li Clan's territory alone!?"

"Do you know that with just one order from me, you will surely die without a burial place!"

Shen Luoyan remained calm and smiled radiantly.

“But you won’t, Brother Li. You are currently under house arrest by Li Yuan and don’t want to cause any trouble.”

"And with your intelligence, you should be able to guess why I'm looking for you."

Li Shimin calmed down, but his expression remained uncertain.

"Li Mi wants to cooperate with me?"

"Is this your idea, or Li Mi's?!"

Shen Luoyan smiled and said,
"It was my suggestion, and the lord naturally agreed."

Li Shimin sneered.
“I am now nothing more than a useless person under house arrest and stripped of my military power. How could I be worth your Wagang Army’s attention?”

Shen Luoyan looked directly at Li Shimin.

"Brother Li, are you really willing to accept this? To be stripped of your military power and have your spoils reaped, even though you won the battle, you're now being suspected and placed under house arrest!"

Li Shimin did not answer, because no one would be willing to accept this.

"Whether I am or not, I am a member of the Li family and I will never betray the Li family."

Li Shimin spoke softly, expressing his stance.

"And what about the Xuanwu Gate Incident...?"

Shen Luoyan smiled gently.
"Does this mean you've betrayed the Li family?"

Li Shimin spoke calmly.
"That's just something someone made up; it's complete nonsense."

Shen Luoyan said meaningfully,

"Is that so? But now that what happened on the eve of Xuanwu Gate has occurred, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng are treating you like an enemy and have placed you under house arrest here. The next step will probably be to take your life."

"Are you going to stand here and wait to be slaughtered?!"

Li Shimin was speechless for a moment and fell silent.

He knew in his heart that Li Yuan was suspicious and Li Jiancheng was wary. Although the two of them still had some affection for him, one as his father and the other as his elder brother, there was also Li Yuanji stirring things up on the other side. This Li Yuanji had probably wanted to kill him for a long time.

And when it really comes down to it, no one will hold back.
Shen Luoyan pressed her advantage and continued her attack.
"It must be said that the Holy Emperor's move was truly unconventional and extremely vicious, directly hitting the Li Clan's Achilles' heel, causing the Li family to cut off its own arm, and even the Buddhist sect's investment in you was all for naught."

"But breaking this plan is also very simple."

Shen Luoyan stared intently at Li Shimin and said, word by word,

"As long as the Xuanwu Gate Incident happens ahead of schedule!"

(End of this chapter)