Seeing Cui Yan looking like this, Li Chengqian's heart skipped a beat.
Although he went to find Cui Yan before, he had already made up his mind.
But what are the possible consequences of this?
Once the matter is exposed, will the emperor let him go?
Although he was the prince, the emperor valued Zhao Chen more than him as the prince!
And the Queen, how long has it been since she summoned me?
Li Tai, if he knew this, he would probably kill himself!
But if he didn't attack Zhao Chen, Li Chengqian would never be able to let go of the anger in his heart.
When asked by Cui Yan at this moment, Li Chengqian felt really uncertain.
"It seems that Your Highness still hasn't thought it through." Cui Yan took a step back, stood still, and looked at Li Chengqian with a smile.
Li Chengqian did not speak, but quietly looked at Cui Yan in front of him.
He didn't understand why Cui Yan still asked himself what the purpose of such words was at this time.
"I understand the worries in His Highness's heart. If His Highness the Crown Prince can promise me one thing."
"The previous plan remains as before, and it will definitely not involve His Highness the Crown Prince." Cui Yan smiled and said to Li Chengqian.
"What's the matter?" Li Chengqian frowned.
If Zhao Chen's plan doesn't involve him, then he might be able to agree to it.
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne as emperor in the future, don't forget that our family is here." Cui Yan said slowly.
The two of them were just using each other, and this matter had been mentioned before.
But for some reason, Cui Yan mentioned it again.
"Didn't I confirm this with the Cui family leader before? One day, I will let the family rise again."
"No, no, no, you can't count what you say, so I thought that Your Highness could write some promises for me..."
"You don't believe me?" Li Chengqian looked annoyed.
He wrote a promise himself, but if Cui Yan showed it to the emperor, wouldn't he be dead?
Li Chengqian would never do such a passive thing.
"If His Highness agrees, I, the Boling Cui family, will serve His Highness the Crown Prince from now on, and the other families will also obey His Highness the Crown Prince's orders."
"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees, please also ask the Crown Prince and the Queen to propose to me, Boling Cui. I have a direct granddaughter who can be the Crown Prince Liangdi."
"If the prince has figured it out, he can tell the queen about this as soon as possible. This is a taboo in the name of my husband and granddaughter."
"Your Highness, farewell!" After Cui Yan finished speaking, he and Li Chengqian left.
Li Chengqian was already married, and the so-called Liangdi was the prince's concubine.
Cui Yan said this because he wanted to completely tie the Cui family to the prince in a carriage.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.
Watching Cui Yan's back disappear, Li Chengqian never made any move.
…
The emergence of perfume swept the entire Chang'an city at an extremely fast speed.
The production of perfume is started by the female relatives of each family.
Soon there were specialized perfume making workshops.
The families of wealthy merchants, the ladies of officials' families, and even the maids in the palace who came to buy perfume every day also asked someone to bring a few bottles.
For the past few days, Zhao Chen has been teaching students in the academy with great peace of mind.
Li Ruoshuang was not idle either. She told Zhao Chen that she wanted to find a job for herself, and went to take charge of the perfume work with Cheng Chumo's mother.
But on this day, Zhao Chen received an invitation from Queen Changsun, saying that he would be invited to a banquet at the Li Zheng Palace.
Zhao Chen would not refuse Empress Changsun's invitation.
After saying something to Wei Zheng, Zhao Chen walked towards the palace.
After taking a few steps, he was caught up by Li Tai behind him.
After asking, I found out that Li Tai had also received the invitation.
"Sir, if Li Tai's guess is correct, the prince may have also received the invitation." Li Tai's words made Zhao Chen pause.
Zhao Chen actually doesn't care too much whether Li Chengqian goes or not.
What he cared about was that if Empress Changsun invited Li Chengqian, she must be trying to ease her relationship with Li Chengqian.
From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Chen did not want to see Li Chengqian.
I have never taken the initiative to offend Li Chengqian, but he always finds trouble for himself inexplicably.
But Li Chengqian is the prince after all, and the emperor and he are father and son after all.
No matter how kind Li Shimin was to him, he would not turn against Li Chengqian for his own sake.
This was the first time for Zhao Chen and he desperately wanted to escape from Chang'an City.
"Just the three of us?" Zhao Chen continued walking forward and asked Li Tai casually.
"Probably not. I just saw that A Zhi and Si Zi were talking to Vice President Wei, and they will probably come together."
"Brother, sir, you two wait for us!" As soon as Li Tai finished speaking, he heard Li Lizhi's voice coming from behind.
Li Mingda also trotted over, his face flushed.
"Sir, the queen mother also let us go." Li Lizhi explained.
"Yeah." Zhao Chen smiled and nodded.
Why should I be dragged into the Queen's family gathering?
"Um, Li Tai, I'm feeling a little unwell. You go first, I'll be there soon." Zhao Chen said something to Li Tai, then smiled with Sister Li Lizhi, turned around and ran towards his house.
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"Hey, brother emperor, why do you suddenly feel uncomfortable?" Li Mingda looked at Li Tai strangely.
"It's okay, let's go." Li Tai smiled.
…
Imperial Palace, Li Zheng Palace.
Empress Changsun specially used a customized Eight Immortals table.
Empress Changsun sat at the top, Li Chengqian and Li Tai sat on the left, and Li Lizhi and Li Mingda sat at the bottom.
So the right hand space was left empty.
"Queen Mother, the husband said that he was not feeling well, so he asked us to come over first." Li Lizhi and Empress Changsun explained.
Queen Changsun nodded, her eyes fell on the empty spot, stayed for a moment, and then moved away.
She also knew that Zhao Chen would not come today.
"He hasn't arrived yet, so we won't wait any longer. Today's banquet will be simple and casual. There are no queens, princes, or princes here today."
"Sitting together today, we are just ordinary mothers, sons, and daughters." Empress Changsun said to everyone with a smile.
Several people did not understand what Queen Changsun meant and did not dare to speak.
"It's been a long time since we sat together and had a meal like this. You've all grown up and have your own things to do, which is good."
"But, no matter how busy we are, the family should get together from time to time."
"You are all born and raised by your mother, and your mother also hopes that when you are older in the future, even if your mother is gone..."
"Queen Mother!" Several people said in unison, but Queen Changsun waved her hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Mom is getting older. She no longer has the energy to teach you many things. But there is one thing that mother still wants to say. No matter what you do, you must think about whether you should do it or not."
"Especially Qian'er and Qingque, you are the hope of the Tang Dynasty. Mother hopes that you will remain your father's right-hand man."
"Don't make your father feel embarrassed. Always remember that where you are, you should do what you do."?