Since he recovered from his foot illness, Li Chengqian seemed to have changed himself. Unless the emperor Li Shimin asked his opinion, he barely said a word. As long as the openings are the opinions of their own thoughts, no longer vacillating or drifting with the flow.
Even if more than half of the people in North Korea believe that the right thing is right, Li Chengqian will have different opinions as long as he speaks. After retiring from the court, Li Shimin left Li Chengqian by his side to deal with the memorial. Li Chengqian was not impatient at all, but patiently criticized it carefully. If he felt something wrong, he would take the initiative to bring it up with Li Shimin.
Seeing Li Chengqian's attitude change, Li Shimin smiled a lot more, and the gap between father and son gradually disappeared. Li Chengqian was reused by Li Shimin again, and it can even be said that he was extremely valued. After several times, Li Chengqian was even asked to stand in the front to deal with the matter, while Li Shimin watched from the back, and then brought up something wrong.
Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian handled things in an orderly manner, and was able to clarify the clues of the analysis. Li Shimin was overjoyed. He was looking forward to one day that Li Chengqian could stand alone. Seeing Li Chengqian's performance now makes him extremely satisfied.
After retiring from the court, Li Chengqian no longer rejected people for thousands of miles. He lost his temper at every turn. Except for those few people, he treated each other with courtesy. He never regarded himself highly as a prince. He became humble and polite. He also respected them very much, which made the minister of the DPRK and the Central Government forget all about what Li Chengqian had done before.
Seven days later, Li Kuan and Wu Hui went to the Prince's Palace in the East Palace again. They came this day when Li Chengqian was resting. Yesterday, Li Kuan had ordered someone to send a greeting card. Li Chengqian waited for seven days and finally waited for Li Kuan, who was too late.
Knowing that Li Kuan and Wu Hui were coming, Li Chengqian put aside all his affairs, and personally ordered people to prepare food and entertainment, and the Crown Princess Su also prepared to welcome Li Kuan the next day. The prince Su clan was a little puzzled, but she didn't ask why, and everything obeyed Li Chengqian's orders.
The next day, Li Kuan and Wu Shuo arrived as promised. Li Chengqian was waiting outside the gate early. He saw the carriage of the two people coming and went to meet him personally. When Leng Feng saw the prince greeted him personally, he was so surprised that he quickly informed Li Kuan of the news. The latter was also shocked when he heard that, and the two of them walked out of the carriage one after another.
"Big brother, why did you come in person?" Li Kuan said with a smile, "Do I dare to come next time if you are like this?"
Wu Jue saw the ceremony but was stopped by Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The second brother and younger siblings are here, of course I have to meet them personally."
Looking at the entire Tang dynasty, the people who can let Li Chengqian go out to meet him in person are not only the emperor and the queen, but also the veterans of the dynasty. However, Li Kuan came today and Li Chengqian came out to welcome him in person. This is definitely the highest courtesy, and Li Kuan hasn't gotten over for a while.
Li Chengqian kindly invited Li Kuan and Wu Hui into the mansion to retell the past. Li Kuan and Wu Hui walked in immediately. Li Chengqian ordered anyone to guard against disturbing their brother’s retelling of the past. That is to say, Li Kuan and Wu Hui. When they came, everyone else was turned away.
Under the leadership of Li Chengqian, the three people came directly to the main hall. Crown Prince Su came out to greet him. Li Kuan and Wu Jue shouted in unison: "Sister-in-law!" Su clan responded with smiles, without waiting for Li Chengqian's instructions. Going down, she had arranged in advance for someone to bring the food that had been prepared.
Li Kuan was surprised: "Brother, why do you make it so grand?"
Li Chengqian solemnly said: "These are trivial things!"
Li Kuan hurriedly said: "Yes, big brother, I really dare not come next time like you!"
"No!" Li Chengqian vetoed immediately, and added: "It's a big deal next time you want to be free!"
Li Kuan just smiled and nodded and agreed. What he fears most is this. He will not be misunderstood even if he is the only one with special treatment. He doesn't want to be such an early bird. As the prince Li Chengqian, there are too many people watching him, and Li Kuan does not want to cause trouble.
Li Kuan watched the dazzling array of foods placed in front of him. On the contrary, Li Chengqian didn't have much in front of him. Li Kuan saw that he still insisted on what he told him, and he was somewhat relieved. If Li Chengqian still eats and drinks like before, the gods will be hard to save.
Li Chengqian then asked, "Second brother, why didn't you come the other day?"
"Untimely!"
Li Kuan ate at random and answered while eating. Li Chengqian didn’t expect that he would say it straightforwardly. As Li Kuan said, it was really inappropriate for him to come a few days ago, and it was because Li Kuan didn’t come. It made Li Chengqian admire him more, and today he bluntly explained the reason without any false feelings, which moved Li Chengqian very much.
"To be honest, I didn't think much about coming this time. I couldn't bear to persuade the elders in the mansion, so they had to come for refuge!" Li Kuan thought of Wang Huai and the others forcing him to come to visit, with a full face With a wry smile, he was really forced to do nothing. He could only come to see the white spot, that is, walk through the scene, so as not to be yelled at by the three Wang Huai pointing their noses.
Li Chengqian didn't expect Li Kuan to say such a sentence, and the Su clan looked at the distinctive Li Kuan dumbfounded. Since Li Chengqian's foot illness has recovered, people from the mansion have come to visit almost every day, almost all of them are important ministers in the court. Sometimes the emperor will come in person. The purpose of everyone except the emperor is naturally to walk around with Li Chengqian. Because of this, Li Kuan didn't play his cards according to common sense. This is what Su Clan doesn't understand.
"Why?" Li Chengqian said with a solemn face, "Is it because my house is not good?"
"It's true!" Li Kuan answered truthfully, "Apart from rules or rules, there is no such thing as freedom in my house."
Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry. As the current prince, if there are no rules in the house, it would be fine. That said, there is really no good thing about it. Immediately afterwards, Li Chengqian said again: "It happens to be free today, how about I take you to the Chongwenguan?"
Li Kuan came here immediately, but Wu Jue didn't have much interest. The Su family had already told her when she came last time and took her there once. However, Li Chengqian was kindly invited, and Wu Shuo was not easy to refuse. Li Kuan saw that she didn't like it and said, "Wife, you will talk to your sister-in-law, and I will check it out with your eldest brother!"
Wu Hui nodded and agreed. Li Chengqian remained silent with some doubts. Then only the two of them went to Chongwen Pavilion. On the way to get there, Li Kuan came back to the subject and asked him about the condition of his legs. Li Chengqian said that there was nothing wrong before Li Kuan was relieved, but he still urged Li Chengqian to send someone to the palace to look for him at any time under any circumstances.
Li Chengqian was extremely moved. In front of everyone, Li Kuan couldn't speak clearly, and only then did he tell the purpose of his visit in private. Li Chengqian was very moved, and the two kept talking along the way, and soon they arrived at the location of the Chongwen Pavilion. (End of this chapter)