My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

That pitiful appearance was completely gone.

Jiang Liyue rested her chin on her hand, a devilish smile curling at the corner of her mouth.

She not only raised her delicate eyebrows at Li Chen.

She even arrogantly raised a small, fair hand and gave Li Chen a thumbs-down gesture!

A silent mockery!

A blatant provocation!

Looking at Jiang Liyue's smug, "What can you do to me?" face, Li Chen felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger.

Too embarrassing!

This woman is practically a movie queen incarnate, a green tea bitch at heart!

Li Chen's face turned red with frustration. He knew that no matter what he said now, his mother wouldn't believe him.

Just when he was in despair.

Li Chen's gaze suddenly fell on Qin Wan'er, who was standing to the side, silently pouring tea.

"Oh, right! There are also witnesses!"

Li Chen felt as if he had grasped at the last straw.

Ignoring Empress Zhangsun's anger, he reached out and grabbed Qin Wan'er's arm.

"Wan'er!"

Li Chen felt as if he had seen a savior, and his voice was filled with endless urgency.

"You were standing right next to me the whole time, you saw everything, didn't you?"

Li Chen pointed at Jiang Liyue, who was rapidly suppressing her smile and preparing to change her expression again.

"Quickly explain this to the Empress Dowager!"

"Tell Mother, did Liyue make a face at me just now? Was she provoking me?"

Li Chen looked at Qin Wan'er with tears in his eyes.

"Wan'er, I have always treated you well. In this family, you are the most honest and kindest."

"Quickly expose her true colors and clear my name!"

Hearing Li Chen's cries for help.

Empress Zhangsun also stopped lecturing and turned to look at Qin Wan'er.

Jiang Liyue watched her calmly, a barely perceptible smile flashing in her eyes.

All eyes instantly focused on the delicate girl in the green dress.

Qin Wan'er's cheeks flushed slightly as Li Chen held her arm.

She glanced at Li Chen, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and then at Jiang Liyue, who still looked aggrieved.

then.

Under Li Chen's gaze, which was filled with boundless hope and expectation.

Qin Wan'er slowly raised one hand and gently covered her cherry-like mouth with her wide sleeve.

A sly smile flashed across her clear eyes.

"Pfft..."

Qin Wan'er, showing no mercy, let out a soft, melodious laugh.

Then.

She lowered her head slightly, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, yet every word reached Li Chen's ears clearly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me..."

Qin Wan'er covered her mouth, suppressing her laughter, and shook her head innocently.

"Wan'er was a little dizzy just now because the sun was shining too brightly."

"I didn't see anything about what happened between you and Sister Liyue. I really don't know anything..."

boom!

Hearing Qin Wan'er's words to distance herself from the situation...

Li Chen was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and froze on the spot.

He stared blankly at Qin Wan'er, his eyes filled with despair at being betrayed by the whole world.

"You...you..."

Li Chen pointed a trembling finger at Qin Wan'er.

He never expected that this usually gentle, sweet, and obedient girl would stand on Jiang Liyue's side without hesitation at the crucial moment!

Backstab!

This is a blatant betrayal!

"Okay...okay..."

Li Chen looked up at the deep sky, feeling like crying but unable to shed a tear.

"So you're all in cahoots! There's no place for me in this house anymore!"

Looking at Li Chen's lifeless and utterly broken state...

Jiang Liyue, who was sitting at the stone table, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

She couldn't keep up the act any longer. Clutching her stomach, she let out a clear, cheerful laugh, like the tinkling of silver bells.

Company Commander Sun, watching the young people playfully bickering, had a helpless smile in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

The backyard of the Prince of Qin's mansion was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

......

The next morning.

Li Chen was still fast asleep in bed.

"Boom—!"

Suddenly, a deafening, terrifying roar, like thunder exploding from the heavens, came from the direction of the imperial palace in Chang'an.

There was no oppressive force of heavenly tribulation in the thunder.

Instead, it carries a great righteous spirit that is upright, incorruptible, and sweeps away all evil!

Li Chen suddenly woke up from his bed with a start.

He didn't even bother to put on his shoes before rushing out of the room and looking up in the direction of the palace.

All that could be seen was the once azure sky.

One after another, large, pure gold ancient seal characters, each as big as a door panel, soared into the sky from the roof of the Taiji Hall, shining brightly in mid-air!

【absurd!】

[A tyrannical ruler!]

[Disregarding my advice will surely lead to great trouble!]

Looking at those golden characters formed from righteous energy, which almost illuminated the entire city of Chang'an.

Li Chen swallowed hard.

His eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets.

"This...this is..."

Just then.

A loud "bang" was heard.

The gate of the Prince's mansion was kicked open violently.

Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, even buttoned the buttons on his dragon robe crookedly.

He stormed into the courtyard in a fit of rage, his hair disheveled, as if he were being chased.

Li Shimin spotted Li Chen standing barefoot in the courtyard at a glance.

He rushed forward, grabbed Li Chen by the collar, and roared from the depths of his soul with bloodshot eyes.

"The traitor!!!"

"What kind of torturous nonsense did you teach that bookworm Ning Xiu?!"

Li Shimin was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing at the still-flashing golden characters in the sky, his voice shaking.

"That old scoundrel Wei Zheng, he's gotten it too!"

"Now he's not only verbally abusing people, he's also using virtual lecturing!"

"His words are driving me crazy! I can't sit on this throne for even a day longer!"

"You must give me an explanation today!"

Li Shimin was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing at the golden phantoms in the sky that had not yet completely dissipated, his voice shaking violently.

"Look! Take a good look!"

"Is that something a human being could do?!"

Li Chen was grabbed by the collar and forced to look up.

Looking at the illusory figures of "tyrant" and "absurdity" in mid-air, each the size of a door panel and radiating righteous aura, as dazzling as searchlights, he almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ahem... Father, please let go."

Li Chen suppressed a laugh, pried Li Shimin's hands open, and casually straightened the old man's disheveled dragon robe.

"This...this shows that Lord Wei is exceptionally gifted."

Li Chen spoke nonsense with a straight face, "To cultivate Confucianism and Taoism to the point where one's words become law is an auspicious sign for our Great Tang Dynasty, a pillar of the nation!"

"Auspicious omen my foot!"

Li Shimin cursed and spat all over Li Chen's face.

"You have no idea what I went through this morning!"