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

"How could that be? I am a prince now! The rules outside don't apply to our household."

A gust of wind blew by, and Li Yu shivered, then smiled and helped Green Robe wipe away the tears on her face.

"Really, young master?" The man in green looked up, his large eyes seeming to sparkle.

"Really, and..."

At this point, Li Yu suddenly burst into laughter, and after a long pause, continued, "Besides, the service they're talking about isn't the service you're referring to..."

"Are there different ways to serve?" The woman in green forgot her sorrow for a moment and began to be curious about her young master's words.

"Of course, it's completely different!" Looking at the clueless little girl in front of him, Li Yu pushed her into the room...

"Go to sleep, you'll understand later!" Li Yu said.

Li Yu closed the door and returned to his original spot.

He immersed himself in the moonlight, not understanding why he was laughing heartily one second and then feeling depressed and suicidal the next.

He becomes melancholic whenever he is alone, because as soon as he closes his eyes, he forgets where he is. Whether it is modern or ancient times, a royal palace or the Eastern Palace, he can't tell when he closes his eyes.

So at these times, Li Yu tries to minimize his presence and blend into the air.

He thought for a long time, until the sky turned blue, before returning to his bedchamber to go to sleep...

.........

Li Yu was awakened by the cold.

Last night, I spent a long time studying medical books with Old Sun, so when I got back home, I didn't even have time to tidy up before lying down on the couch and not moving at all.

He didn't wake up until the next morning when a blast of cold air crept into his blankets.

"You bastard! Can't you close the door before you come in?! You've let all the warmth out of the room!"

Upon seeing Li Chengqian, Li Yu was filled with rage.

His father's words transformed him from an idle person into an office worker, which led him to dislike even Li Chengqian.

"Look outside!"

Li Chengqian moved aside, revealing the scene outside the door.

Li Yu glared at Li Chengqian, then turned to look at the door.

All I could see through the door frame was a vast expanse of white.

Upon seeing this, Li Yu sat up abruptly, forgetting even to put on his outer robe, and ran straight out the door.

Outside, servants were clearing the snow with brooms and shovels.

Li Yu couldn't help but look up. Snowflakes were falling in the air, as big as goose feathers, covering the sky and the sun. In just a few breaths, the area swept by the servants was covered with a thin layer of white fluff.

"This year's first snow fell more than half a month earlier than usual. My father said that this was a timely occurrence of the season, a sign of harmony between yin and yang, and a good omen for a bountiful harvest next year, indicating peace and prosperity for the country. Therefore, he sent me, the crown prince, to visit my relatives, and your house was the first one I visited!"

"You can't say that!" Li Yu quickly stopped Li Chengqian from speaking.

Li Chengqian, whose mouth was covered, babbled incoherently for a while before finally breaking free from Li Yu's grasp: "What's wrong now? Shouldn't I have come to visit my third uncle first?"

"After you arrived, my father didn't say anything to you?" Li Yu asked in surprise.

"No," Li Chengqian replied.

Li Yu asked incredulously, "Didn't you tell my father that the first place you came to was the Prince Zhao's residence?"

"No, not at all!"

"No wonder..." Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey? Now that you mention it, shouldn't I talk to my third uncle about it? It would make us seem closer, wouldn't it?"

With that, Li Chengqian turned to go to the front hall.

"You bastard, aren't you afraid of being scolded by your father?!" Li Yu hurriedly stepped forward and forcibly dragged Li Chengqian back to the room.

As soon as he entered, Li Chengqian asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

After closing the door, Li Yu immediately climbed back onto the bed, wrapped himself in the quilt, and replied, "Your father told you to visit your relatives, why didn't you go to Taiji Palace first and came to my house first?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He said somewhat guiltily, "What you said seems to make some sense..."

After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "Should I go to Taiji Palace first, and then visit my third uncle again?"

"..."

Li Yu gave him a look as if he were an idiot: "Since we're already here, I'll go into the palace with you. Let's call Qingque and Xiao Ke to come along too."

"They're at your house too..."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with Li Yu, then pushed open the door and rushed towards the front hall.

"Sigh!" Li Yu shook his head helplessly, put on his coat, and followed...

.........

Li Chengqian was very relieved that Li Tai and Li Ke hadn't let anything slip.

So the four of them made up their minds and decided to go to Taiji Palace.

Since Li Er came to power, it seems that in order to make up for his father, he began to send gold and women to Taiji Palace like crazy.

This resulted in several palace maids in Taiji Palace not having their periods after only one month.

Li Yu had no objection to Li Er's actions.

After all, every time he came, he could take a box of gold away from Li Yuan, which led to the old man never calling Li Yu again when playing mahjong.

"Greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince, and greetings to His Highnesses the Princes of Wei, Wu, and Shu!"

As soon as I entered the Taiji Palace, a soft yet aged voice came from there.

Looking in the direction of the voice, the person who greeted them was none other than Chu He, the former chief eunuch who had served Li Yuan.

This is someone I know!

So Li Yu waved his hand to indicate that the other party didn't need to be polite.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chu He bowed again, though it was unclear who she was addressing.

However, Li Yu was too lazy to think about it and asked directly, "Is the Emperor Emeritus in the Taiji Hall?"

"Your Highness, the Emperor Emeritus is playing mahjong with several princes in the palace..." Chu He replied with a smile.

"Oh?" Li Yu began to wonder who was inside.

I learned that Li Shentong, Prince of Huai'an, Li Shenfu, Prince of Xiangyi, Li Xiaochang, Prince of Yi'an, and others were all here. Even Li Yuan's cousin, Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian, and Li Daozong, who was serving as governor in Lingzhou, were all in the Taiji Hall.

That's good enough; it saves them the trouble of visiting each and every household.

With this in mind, he excitedly prepared to head towards the Taiji Hall.

Just then, a snowball the size of a human head suddenly came flying towards them. Before they could react, they instinctively used their arms to shield their heads.

With a muffled thud, Chu He, who had been standing behind the group, suddenly made his move.

He kicked out with incredible speed, and the snowball changed direction and flew to one side in the next instant.

Holy crap!

Li Yu stared at Chu He with an incredulous look.

He had assumed the old eunuch was skilled, but he hadn't expected him to be this skilled.

The old man had just changed the trajectory of the snowball to prevent it from breaking and covering them in snowballs, which was much more difficult than simply kicking it to pieces.

Keep in mind, he was just behind and to the side, and in an instant he darted a full ten feet away, reacted instantly, and kicked away a soft snowball made of fresh snow without breaking it. This is enough to astound many experts...

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