Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

"What are you crying for! All of you! I've come back victorious, don't look so dejected, it's bad luck!"

As he was carried into the main hall of the Prince's mansion, Li Xuanba was very dissatisfied with the atmosphere at home.

"My husband..."

Upon hearing this, Liu could no longer hold back and, ignoring the stares of others, threw herself into Li Xuanba's arms and wept bitterly.

"You woman, your husband is still injured, how can you let him suffer like this!"

After pulling Liu off her husband, Dugu Jin tapped her head and reprimanded her.

"I'm only like this because I'm worried about my husband's safety and haven't been sleeping well for days. You..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Liu was so frightened by Dugu Jin's threatening gesture that she dared not continue.

"Alright! Jin'er, He'er, you two go back first. Chi'er and I have something to talk about!"

Listening to the noise in the room, Li Xuanba shook his head helplessly, realizing that having too many wives was indeed not a good thing.

He only married two women; if he had a large number of wives and concubines like other people, his family would probably be in complete chaos.

After seeing his mother and aunt Liu off, Li Yu closed the door with a smile.

"What's wrong? You're not crying anymore? You were crying so hard when we came out to greet you." Li Xuan rolled his eyes at his grinning son and said domineeringly.

"Father, please don't tease your son. I was just worried about you," Li Yu said, scratching his head, looking quite embarrassed.

"Alright, you brat! I need to talk to you about something serious!"

Li Xuanba's smile vanished, and he said seriously, "I've heard about your affair with Li Yuanji!"

Looking at his father's serious expression, Li Yu was a little confused.

Did I do something wrong?

But before he could figure it out, he heard Li Xuanba suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Good lad, well done!" He leaned back in his chair and patted Li Yu on the shoulder: "I don't know how your brain is structured, just like your old man's!"

These words left Li Yu speechless, thinking to himself, "If you're going to praise me, fine, but why did you have to pull this stunt?"

Old Niu once said, "How could a roughneck like you give birth to yourself..."

Of course, he certainly wouldn't dare say that, but even so, Li Xuanba still slapped him on the back of the head.

"Hey? What's with that look on your face? Am I wrong?"

Li Yu, who had been patted on the shoulder, felt a familiar sensation return and gave an awkward laugh: "Yes, you're absolutely right!"

"That's more like it!" Li Xuanba rolled his eyes at his son and continued, "I heard everything your second uncle said about what you did. That bastard Li Yuanji deserved to be tricked!"

"Father, you and Li Yuanji are brothers from the same mother..." Li Yu kindly reminded him.

*Snap!* Another sound.

"Hey? You little brat, are you even my own son?"

After being slapped again, Li Yu blushed and said that he was very wronged.

These are all words that Li Er (Emperor Taizong of Tang) said...

"Alright!"

Li Xuanba waved his hand: "I'm asking you, aren't you afraid of Li Yuanji's revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yu paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not afraid. If I can trick him once, I can trick him a second time!"

"That's right!"

Li Xuanba laughed heartily: "Do whatever you want, as long as your father is here to protect you if anything goes wrong!"

"Don't worry, Father!"

Li Yu chuckled and said, "I have already planted spies in the Prince Qi's mansion. I can find out about any major disturbances in the Prince Qi's mansion immediately."

"Eyeliner?"

Li Xuanba was completely bewildered: "Are the people you arranged trustworthy?"

"This person suffered greatly at the hands of Li Yuanji and even had the will to die. If I hadn't intervened in time, she would probably have already committed suicide."

At this moment, Li Yu smiled very mysteriously, to the point that Li Xuanba felt somewhat unfamiliar with this son of his own.

So he asked curiously, "Who is this person?"

When his father asked, Li Yu mysteriously leaned close to his ear and began to explain.

"What!?" After hearing Li Yu's introduction, Li Xuanba was so shocked that he stood up on one leg from his chair.

"It was her!"

.........

After leaving Li Yuanji's bedchamber, Lady Yang hurriedly returned to her own room.

After closing the door, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Yuanji seemed to be in a good mood today. For the first time ever, he didn't talk to her much and even openly shared many of his thoughts in front of her.

This excited her so much that she took a birdcage out from under the bed.

There was a parrot in the cage, which stood obediently on Yang's finger after she released it.

After stroking the parrot's upturned feathers twice, Yang walked to the window and gently pushed it open.

The next moment, the parrot in her hand gently flapped its wings and flew into the air.

Seeing that the parrot had disappeared, Madam Yang closed the window and called Cui'er over.

"If anyone comes, tell them I'm not feeling well today and went to bed early."

After giving Cui'er some instructions, Madam Yang climbed onto the bed and lowered the curtains.

"Yes, Miss!"

Upon receiving the instructions, Cui'er bowed and withdrew.

Hearing the door close, Yang took a deep breath.

Each message filled her with trepidation.

To make matters worse, Li Yu chose to meet him in his own bedroom, even going so far as to say that it's dark under the lamp.

His arrangement proved to be very wise, and the first few communications did not arouse any suspicion.

After all, she didn't need to go out of the mansion often, so who would suspect that she, a weak woman who had suffered so much bullying, was an informant?

Moreover, the boy in black was indeed very skilled, always managing to appear on his bed, which was hidden behind the curtains, without anyone noticing.

Moreover, he always remained silent, simply listening to what he was told before leaving.

.........

With her head buried under the covers, Yang spent a long time lost in thought, but Wenren An never appeared.

This made her somewhat panicked.

"Could it be that the King of Qi saw through their scheme and captured the bird?"

Thinking of this, she jumped out of bed, went to the window, opened it, and looked out. The sky was pitch black, and there was nothing there.

This frightened her somewhat.

She couldn't imagine how Li Yuanji would deal with her after he found out about this.

I am not afraid of death, but what if Cui'er and Master Daoyue are also implicated?

At this moment, Lady Yang really wanted to sneak back to Li Yuanji's bedchamber to find out what was going on, but that would be tantamount to courting death.

So, filled with worry, she paced anxiously back and forth in the room, glancing out the window every now and then to see if there were any birds.

"As expected! I shouldn't have listened to him and chosen this location. Now we're probably exposed. What do we do? What do we do?"

Just as Madam Yang was at her wits' end, she suddenly heard a sound coming from her bed, which was hidden by the curtains.

"Green are your jade pendants, deep is my longing. Though I do not go to you, will you not come to me? I look for you, I yearn for you, at the city gate. A day without seeing you feels like three months!"

"Sister Xi'er, are you waiting for me?"

.........