The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

Chen Huai'an's action terrified Luo Yi and Qing Yi, who were standing nearby. They wanted to stop him but didn't dare, and could only stand by anxiously with tears in their eyes.

As maids, remembering important figures is a survival skill they must learn. The person in front of them is someone even the Crown Princess Zhangsun Wugou respectfully addresses as "Sir," and Li Shimin calls him "Sir" in private as well.

They didn't dare to stop them at all.

"Little Lychee, why aren't you saying anything?" Chen Huai'an didn't let go of his hand, slowly squatted down, and continued to tug at Li Lizhi's braid.

After recovering from her initial panic, Li Lizhi angrily stretched out her short arms to pry Chen Huai'an's hand away.

However, this is obviously impossible.

Li Lizhi not only has short arms, but also little strength. How could she possibly resist Chen Huai'an, an adult man?

"Let me go!"

"Let go of me! Don't pull my braids!"

"You big liar, believe me or not I'll tell Mother!"

Chen Huai'an scoffed and flicked his finger on Li Lizhi's forehead.

Instantly, a blush appeared on the little guy's fair forehead.

"Go ahead and report it. Let's see if your mother punishes you for sneaking out first, or rewards me for finding you in time and then safely sending you back."

"Hmm~"

Li Lizhi stretched out her small hands, covered her forehead, pouted, and said aggrievedly, "How could you do this?"

"You were the one who bullied me first."

"You even cheated my mother out of her money!"

Chen Huai'an was amused: "Do you think your mother is as stupid as you? That she could be so easily swindled out of her money?"

"See that hundred strings of cash over there? Your mother brought it over later."

Mentioning this made Li Lizhi even angrier, like a little pufferfish: "Of course I know! This is money my mother got by mortgaging her jewelry! You big liar, give my mother's money back!"

"otherwise......"

Chen Huai'an paused slightly upon hearing the first sentence, then a smile appeared on his lips: "How about we do something else?"

"So what?"

After hesitating for a long time, Li Lizhi finally managed to say, "Otherwise, I'll go around telling everyone you're a big liar and ruin your reputation."

"Yes, I'll ruin your reputation!"

"Hahahaha." Chen Huai'an was genuinely amused. "If I were a fraud, would I care about my reputation?"

"Besides, who would believe a little kid?"

Li Lizhi was momentarily confused, then her eyes widened in disbelief: "You...you you you!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, me, me, me!" Chen Huai'an nodded perfunctorily, grabbed Li Lizhi's braid, and led her forward. "Alright, little lychee, there are too many people here, it's not safe. I'll take you back first."

"Then why won't you let go of me?"

"Beg me."

".......I'm begging you, please."

"Even if you beg me, I won't let you go. Who told you to call me a big liar!"

Li Lizhi: "......"

Little Lychee felt extremely wronged. How could this person be so shameless? And yet, he was so self-righteous.

Have you no shame at all?

Shen He followed beside her, witnessing the entire event, yet hesitated to speak.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

On the way, Li Lizhi had given up struggling and let Chen Huai'an tug at her braid.

After a moment of silence, tears welled up in her bright eyes, making her look so pitiful that it broke one's heart.

"Mr...Mr. Chen, please don't cheat my mother out of her money! I have money, I'll give you all my money, I can even steal...bring you pastries to eat, please, please give my mother her money back..."

Chen Huai'an found it amusing and deliberately sighed, "It's too late, it's all too late now."

"At first, I just wanted to swindle your mother out of 500 strings of cash, but who knew she would send even more money later. This money was obtained by mortgaging her own jewelry."

"Your mother is bewitched and willingly lets me deceive her."

"Even if I send the money back, she definitely won't take it."

Li Lizhi was extremely agitated: "Look, you yourself have admitted that you cheated my mother out of her money!"

"But at least you have some conscience. I won't hold the first five hundred strings of cash against you. When I get back, I'll tell my mother to ask her to get back the money she got from mortgaging her jewelry. You can just give her the rest."

"OK?"

As she spoke, she stared at him with her big eyes wide open, her pleading expression almost overflowing.

"Ah..." Chen Huai'an feigned difficulty and sighed, "Alright, since you've put it that way, there's nothing I can do. As long as you can convince your mother to take the money back, I'll return it to her!"

"Yay!" Li Lizhi's face lit up instantly, and she almost jumped up on the spot, her face beaming with innocent joy.

"You big liar, you said it yourself."

"Okay, I said it."

Shen He listened to their conversation from behind, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

How could Empress Zhangsun possibly take the money back?

Faced with such a sure-fire way to make a fortune, Empress Zhangsun would probably do it no matter what.

Shen He looked up at Chen Huai'an's back and silently mourned for Li Lizhi.

I can probably imagine how desperate Li Lizhi must have felt when she heard that Empress Zhangsun was unwilling to take the money back.

"..."

Back at the East Palace, Chen Huai'an finally let go of Li Lizhi's braid.

Little Lychee instantly took off running on her short legs, her face full of excitement, looking like she couldn't wait.

Without asking, Chen Huai'an knew what she had been doing.

But he didn't care at all. After saying goodbye to Shen He and the others, he planned to leave.

He is quite free now. Li Shimin is busy dealing with internal strife, and it has nothing to do with the court.

If Li Shimin needs anything, he will naturally come to him.

"Mr. Chen, His Highness the Crown Prince requests your presence."

Chen Huai'an: "..."

Before he could even step out of the East Palace gate, Chen Huai'an was politely stopped by a eunuch.

"......All right."

Chen Huai'an sighed. It was truly a case of "speak of the devil, and he appears."

Led by the eunuch, they found Li Shimin at his desk in the palace, processing memorials.

Upon seeing his arrival, Li Shimin slowly put down the memorial in his hand, first gesturing for the eunuch to leave, then pointing to the seat in front of him: "Mr. Chen, please sit."

There were only two people in the hall. Chen Huai'an could tell that Li Shimin's summons was probably no small matter, but he still sat down calmly: "Does Your Highness have something to instruct me on?"

Li Shimin smiled faintly and said, "I have nothing to say, but I have a few questions for you, sir."

"Your Highness need not address me as 'Sir,' as I do not consider myself worthy. If Your Highness thinks so highly of me, simply calling me Huai'an will suffice."

Li Shimin stared intently at Chen Huai'an for a moment, ignoring his words, and said directly, "Mr. Chen, you seem to have little faith in my ability to hold off the Turks?"

"Why does Your Highness hold such a view?"

"Then why are you so eager to amass wealth? Aren't you preparing for compensation?"

"..."

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