My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

night.

Shangfu Bureau.

Su Wan felt relieved when she saw that Li Chengan had recovered all the lost Tibetan tribute items.

She never imagined that Fang Yi'ai and Changsun Chong were the ones who did it.

Of course, the mastermind behind it all was Li Tai.

Changsun Chong and Fang Yi'ai knelt before Su Wan, pleading repeatedly, "Your Highness, this is all my fault. I drank too much that night. I didn't think about anything else; I just wanted to play a joke on Brother Su Gui."

So, while he was drunk, I took his token and handed it to Changsun Chong.

Changsun Chong is a brainless bastard; he actually took away the tribute from Tibet.

Look, these items are in our betting area, and we haven't touched them.

If we wanted to spend this money, we probably would have done so already.

So please, have mercy on us and spare us.

"Yes, Your Highness, please spare us both."

Fang Yi'ai kept saying nice things and pleading.

Su Wan thought to herself, "You damn brat, you clearly did this on purpose, but now you're saying it's a joke."

Fortunately, the Crown Prince discovered these tributes. If he hadn't, would you have handed them over voluntarily?

That's probably unlikely.

If they were to act out of anger, they would have to be handed over to the Dali Temple for punishment according to the law.

However, Su Wan then thought that Fang Yi'ai and Princess Gaoyang were already married.

As for whether Fang Yi'ai could actually get things done, and whether he had already consummated his marriage with Princess Gaoyang, that's another matter entirely.

At least nominally, Fang Yi'ai was the imperial son-in-law of the current emperor.

The marriage between Changsun Chong and Li Lizhi has been arranged; the only thing left is the wedding ceremony.

This is one aspect.

On the other hand, Fang Yi'ai was the second son of Fang Xuanling, the Grand Master of Ceremonies.

Changsun Chong was the son of Changsun Wuji.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were both very influential figures in the imperial court.

As the Grand Secretary, Fang Xuanling wielded immense power and had absolute authority over the Emperor.

As for Changsun Wuji, although he was at home compiling the "Zhenguan Code"

However, he had a special status; he was not only a meritorious official, but also the elder brother of Empress Zhangsun.

Even though he was confined to his home, he could still speak to the emperor, and his words carried even more weight.

Back then, before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, no minister dared to say such things in front of Li Shimin.

Even Fang Xuanling was afraid.

In the end, it was Changsun Wuji who persuaded Li Shimin.

Li Shimin finally made up his mind and launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Therefore, Changsun Wuji was the greatest contributor to the Tang Dynasty.

Since the tribute from Tibet has already been recovered, there's no need to go to such extremes.

"Are you guys really kidding?"

Fang Yi'ai confidently declared, "Oh, Crown Princess, our relationship with Su Gui is nothing more than ordinary, isn't it?"

Not long ago, we fought side by side in the Western Regions; we were truly brothers in arms.

How could we possibly harm him?

I invited him for drinks, and I meant it sincerely.

As for what happened later, that was because he had drunk too much.

I just wanted to play a joke on him, that's all.

Su Wan pretended to be confused: "Alright, since you two are so sincere, then get up."

"So, you're not blaming us anymore?"

Su Wan smiled slightly: "You two are both imperial sons-in-law. You both married Li Chengqian's sisters, so we're all family, aren't we?"

Now that you know you were wrong, let's consider this matter over.