Chapter 583 Humane Merits

According to what Shi Zhongkui said the day before yesterday, he would help Li Shimin extend his life by ten or twenty years. If the prince is uneasy, life in the next twenty years will be difficult.

Changsun Wuji actually did not want to participate in the struggle for imperial power at all at first.

For one thing, he is a smart man. Over the years, he has refused Li Shimin's rewards several times. He even served as prime minister for only a few years before voluntarily dismissing him.

It is enough to prove that Changsun Wuji had long wanted to avoid suspicion.

Moreover, as Li Shimin's elder brother-in-law and a hero who followed him to conquer the world, Changsun Wuji was one of the people who knew Li Shimin best.

The more wise and powerful the monarch is, the less courageous and cautious the people below him will be.

The second empress, the eldest grandson, also kept up the good work and gave birth to three direct princes one after another. The eldest son also became the crown prince early.

The more low-key the eldest son's family is, the more they can keep their wealth.

As for power, once the prince succeeds to the throne, the eldest son's family will naturally be able to rise again.

But no matter what, Li Chengqian was still his sister's eldest son. As an uncle, no matter how he avoided suspicion, he would still consider his nephew in his heart.

Even if we don't talk about family ties, Changsun Wuji has spent so many years of energy and investment on the prince. It doesn't mean that he can really give up.

Those ministers who went to Changsun Wuji's house were afraid that Li Shimin would settle the scores later, and if they didn't seek help from Changsun Wuji, the outcome would basically not be good.

When it comes to life, death and official status, who cares whether Changsun Wuji wants to keep a low profile.

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Li Shimin in the palace had just finished washing up and had just said a few words to the queen when he saw the personal chamberlain standing hesitantly in the distance.

Li Shimin suddenly became angry and shouted angrily, "What's the matter?"

Li Shimin was quite happy at first when he heard that it was a dozen palace concubines who wanted to say hello. It was a good thing that his wife cared about him.

But listen, listen, not only did Li Shimin realize that women like him were mentioning other princesses intentionally or unintentionally, but Empress Changsun also saw that her daughter had more than a dozen competitors.

No, Queen Changsun is indeed a well-known virtuous queen.

Then I thought about it, Changle had already decided to get married to Shi Zhongkui, and it was confirmed in front of Shi Zhongkui's master and uncle.

There will definitely be no trouble in this matter, so if it is all about Chang Le, having multiple sisters serving Shi Zhongkui is not necessarily a bad thing.

There are too many women in the son-in-law's family, and all of them are fairies who have been cultivating for hundreds of years. If Changle and the sisters in the family are at odds and separate, they will not be despised by their husband-in-law if they have their own sisters to help them.

Of course, there are also disadvantages.

But for the future of Li Tang's country and several royal children, whether Changle or another princess had the Shi family's children first, Changle's grievances were not the key to the problem in the eyes of Empress Changsun.

But in this case, a princess born to several concubines would not be suitable. It would be best if the princess' mother had never given birth to a prince.

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to explode with righteousness, the queen quickly tried to persuade her, "Your Majesty, although Changle is deeply loved by her husband, she followed her teacher to the fairyland to practice Taoism. There are some things that she still needs a sister to help her with."

Li Shimin was suddenly shocked. Although he didn't say this clearly, everyone understood what the queen meant.

And although the queen has always been very pregnant, this is one of the reasons why she can truly rule the harem and is deeply supported by the ministers in the outer court.

But everyone knows that the queen is so virtuous, and apart from being smart, there is really nothing she can do about it.

Li Shimin even took his brother's wife home, and he not only took away one brother's wife, but also took away two of his brothers' wives.

The sibling who was snatched away gave birth to a prince. What do you want the queen to do?

Rather than getting a reputation of jealousy and being unable to control the emperor, it is better to be more generous.

Li Shimin instantly felt that the queen was his perfect match, and many of the concubines were completely convinced by Empress Changsun.

Of course, everyone is not stupid. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the importance of Changle's husband in the emperor's heart definitely far exceeds that of the prince and prince.

As Changle's biological mother, Queen Changsun's status is unshakable.

The next day, Shi Zhongkui brought Second Sister You and Third Sister You back from the Small Thousand Worlds. When she was still recalling the charm of You family, Third Sister You smiled and said, "Sir, I think about you wholeheartedly. I just want to remain silent."

I'm waiting for your call to sleep with my sister.

Since the eldest sister is so virtuous, you cannot let down her infatuation."

Shi Zhongkui rolled his eyes at Sanjie You. How could You be willing to be a nameless outsider? She didn't dare to be the first.

In order to avoid being disliked by the Three Holy Mothers, Baochai, Yingchun and Daiyu first, and also being jealous and resented by many sisters in the Fantasy Wonderland.

However, remembering that the three sisters had served him so attentively, Shi Zhongkui had always been generous to his own woman. He nodded with a smile and said, "Next time when I take you sisters out to play, you can give more gifts to Sister You."

Second Sister You and Third Sister You were very happy. Their master was generous to his own people, but he was a master who never wanted to be taken advantage of by outsiders.

Even if you are a relative, if the master says this, it is equivalent to accepting the eldest sister.

More importantly, it seems that for a long time to come, the master will live in his sisters' house more often.

This is more important than anything else to Second Sister You and Third Sister You.

Second Sister You was filled with joy, but Third Sister You disagreed, "I'm just stingy. I can't bear to do it myself, but I want to take advantage of the treasure in my and Second Sister's house."

"Okay, okay", Shi Zhongkui couldn't tell that Third Sister You was acting coquettishly, "When I return to heaven, I will order someone to prepare three-cent gifts for you sisters."

Third Sister You and Second Sister You were so happy that they hugged Shi Zhongkui tightly, not saying anything, and kept twisting around with the headlight, which made Shi Zhongkui think again.

But before he could take action, he heard the sound of the maid moving around outside the bedroom.

Soon I heard the maid report, "Master, Mrs. Yu sent word that there is an imperial edict coming from the palace."

Shi Zhongkui said "hmm" angrily, and he knew without guessing that it was Emperor Tang's wish to thank him.

But he didn't expect that the people who came to issue the decree, besides Du Ruhui and Qin Shubao, were actually Changle's biological sister Princess Chengyang and the 6-year-old Princess Jinyang.

Shi Zhongkui didn't think much about it at first. Princess Chengyang was already engaged to Du Ruhui's son Du He, and Princess Jinyang was only 6 years old. Moreover, the reason for her visit was just to send some gifts to Changle. He asked his brother-in-law to help give them to him.

Changle.

But Baochai, Daiyu, Wang Xifeng, Qin Keqing and others vaguely guessed the royal family's thoughts.

This time, a group of women immediately put aside their comparisons and competition for favors. After announcing the decree, they ordered the maids to bring the two princesses into the back house without giving them a chance to come into contact with Shi Zhongkui.

Since Shi Zhongkui didn't think much about it, his thoughts were naturally focused on Du Ruhui and Qin Shubao, who should have passed away long ago.

With a flash of light in his eyes, he easily discovered that the two of them possessed humane virtues.
Chapter completed!