Tang Dynasty: Taking the Empress Dowager to a brothel, Father Emperor, what a coincidence!

When Li Chengqian entered Da'an Palace, he saw Li Yuan sitting on a couch with two very beautiful women squatting beside him, massaging his legs.

"Grandpa Emperor."

Li Chengqian stood outside the door and shouted.

Upon hearing the sound, Li Yuan waved for the two women to leave.

He then looked at Li Chengqian and asked:

"You little brat, what are you doing here so early in the morning instead of going to school? Have you gotten into trouble again?"

"Grandpa, you look down on your grandson too much."

When has my grandson ever come to you in trouble?

Li Chengqian walked over and sat down next to Li Yuan.

"Your grandson is here to tell you some fun stories. The grand opera you missed yesterday was performed in its entirety today at the Taiji Hall."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately became interested.

"Tell me quickly, what happened in the Taiji Hall?"

Li Chengqian said with a grin:

"You didn't see it, but this morning at court, Uncle Cheng and Uncle Yuchi were helping each other in. They looked so miserable."

Uncle Cheng's eyes were bruised, and Uncle Yuchi's face was covered in scratches.

Li Yuan laughed loudly:

"Serves them right! Those bastards, always swaggering around in front of me, they've finally gotten their comeuppance."

Li Chengqian continued:

"That's not all. You didn't see it, but today Uncle Cheng flipped the table in the imperial court and told all the civil and military officials about what happened at the brothel yesterday."

It was also said that he endured humiliation and followed his father for the sake of the stability of the Tang Dynasty.

"Bearing humiliation and hardship?"

Li Yuan immediately spat out the tea he had just drunk and coughed repeatedly.

"That bastard really says anything! What was your dad's reaction?"

"Father's face turned green."

Li Chengqian spread his hands.

"My uncle was about to be blamed, so he quickly stepped forward and suggested that Zuixianlou be shut down and the business environment in Chang'an be rectified."

You didn't see it; the way all the officials looked at my uncle back then—they practically wanted to tear him apart alive.

Li Yuan laughed so hard he almost fell over:

"That was satisfying! Those bastards finally got what they deserved. And then what? Your dad just shut it all down?"

Li Chengqian chuckled:

"How could that be? At the crucial moment, my grandson stepped in."

"you?"

Li Yuan was taken aback.

"Yes. In front of all the civil and military officials, I pointed at Uncle Yuchi and asked Father if all women from the Western Regions bite so viciously, and whether they had hurt Father."

After all, Father had lipstick marks on his face yesterday.

The Da'an Palace fell silent for a few seconds.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan burst into wild laughter.

"Hahaha! You little monkey, you're trying to kill your father!"

Erlang probably wanted to strangle you on the spot.

Li Chengqian stood aside, smiling obsequiously.

"My father was so angry that he didn't say a word, but just shouted and dismissed the court."

He ran straight to the back hall, and the ministers in the Taiji Hall laughed so hard the roof almost blew off.

Li Yuan clutched his stomach and laughed for a full half-incense stick's time before he gradually calmed down.

He hadn't been this happy since the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Li Yuan was happier than anything else just to see his unfortunate son suffer.

Li Yuan picked up his teacup, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then waved his hand, dismissing the palace maids and eunuchs serving in the hall.

Xiao Shunzi cleverly followed suit and retreated outside the door, closing the palace gate behind him.

Li Yuan put down his teacup, and his aura instantly intensified.

"Brilliant! There are no outsiders in Da'an Palace now. You should have a good talk with your grandfather."

Li Chengqian blinked, looking puzzled, and asked:

"Grandpa, what are you saying?"

Li Yuan snorted coldly:

"Don't play dumb in front of me. Do you really think I'm senile? That I can't see through your little tricks?"

What a coincidence! Your father went to a brothel, and you immediately dragged Guanyinbi and me to go eat some gossip.

Today at Taiji Hall, you again timed your move perfectly to finish off the opponent.

This whole thing, link by link, was all orchestrated by you, you little rascal, behind the scenes.

You've outmaneuvered that little bastard Changsun Wuji and your father.

Why are you going through all this trouble?

The smile on Li Chengqian's face gradually disappeared.

He looked directly into Li Yuan's eyes, unusually, and said seriously:

"Since Grandfather has seen through it, I will stop pretending."

My grandson is doing all this just to save his own life.

"To save my life?"

Li Yuan frowned as he looked at Li Chengqian.

"You are the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the eldest son of Guanyinbi, the future ruler of the world. Who dares to take your life?"

Li Chengqian curled his lip in disdain and asked in return:

"Grandfather, my eldest uncle was also the rightful crown prince back then. Did he actually sit on that throne?"

Snapped!

The teacup in Li Yuan's hand fell directly to the ground.

The Xuanwu Gate Incident was a bloody scar in his heart.

Now Li Chengqian actually dares to tear it open in front of him?

Li Chengqian showed no fear, but instead continued to look at Li Yuan and said, "Grandfather, I may be presumptuous, but what I said is the truth."

"My father started the Xuanwu Gate Incident, a struggle for the throne. What do you think the succession to the throne in the Tang Dynasty will look like from now on?"

"Since the throne can be seized by killing one's brother and forcing one's father to abdicate, will future generations think that as long as one has troops, is ruthless enough, and can win over the court officials, anyone can sit on that chair?"

Seeing that Li Yuan did not react, Li Chengqian continued.

"Grandpa, you must know how much Qingque is favored right now, right?"

The Emperor takes him everywhere he goes, and the gifts he bestows upon him exceed the regulations for the Crown Prince's palace.

"Why did Father Emperor do this? It's because I am the Crown Prince, and in Father Emperor's mind, I am equal to my eldest uncle, and I am a threat to that position."

"And then there's my dear uncle, Changsun Wuji. He secretly went to see Qingque a couple of days ago. Do you know what he said to her?"

Li Yuan asked in surprise:

"What did he say?"

Li Chengqian sneered:

"Hehe, my good uncle told Qingque that the Crown Prince is often ill, so you should encourage him."

Li Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

This statement would not be considered a bad thing in any dynasty.

But what about the Zhenguan era today?

With the Xuanwu Gate Incident as a precedent, the meaning of this statement is quite different.

"That bastard, how dare he?"

Li Yuan was furious and swept the teapot off the table.

Li Chengqian grabbed Li Yuan's arm and said:

"In my uncle's eyes, there is only the benefit of the eldest grandson family."

As long as the Changsun family continues to prosper, what difference does it make to him which nephew becomes the crown prince? As long as that nephew is obedient, that's all that matters.

"If I don't fight back, if I don't stir up trouble, and if I let them continue to cause trouble like this..."

When Qingque's wings are fully grown, when Father Emperor finds me, the Crown Prince, an eyesore, when I am no longer protected by you and Mother.

"Grandfather, my fate will likely be a hundred times worse than my uncle's."

Li Yuan remained silent.

What my eldest grandson said might actually be true.

My unfilial son wouldn't do such things.