Chapter 692: The Princes and Princesses’ Reactions
Li Lizhi knows how to be filial. She doesn't want her parents to worry about her, but she also wants her parents to be happy.

Su Mingzhe has traveled through so many worlds and had so many children, but there are very few who can do what Li Lizhi does.

"Changle, there's no need for us to be so polite to each other as father and daughter."

Su Mingzhe asked Zhang Ananda to bring a soft stool for his daughter to sit on, and then he began to ask how Li Lizhi and his grandson Changsun Yan were doing recently.

The best way for children to show filial piety to their parents is to entertain them with colorful clothes.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

Li Lizhi married her uncle Changsun Wuji's son Changsun Chong.

Cousin marriage was also a feature of this era.

Su Mingzhe could not raise the banner and separate the young couple.

Besides, after the young couple got married, they lived in harmony and sweetness, and never had any quarrels or conflicts.

Su Mingzhe also didn't want to hurt his child just because of his own thoughts.

Although Li Lizhi was a princess, after marrying into the Changsun family, she acted like an ordinary daughter-in-law and would visit her uncle every day to greet him.

The harmonious relationship between Changsun's family made other powerful people jealous.

Even so, Su Mingzhe was still worried about Li Lizhi. Without waiting for his daughter to ask, he took the initiative to tell her about Pei Yuan Dan:
"To refine the Pei Yuan Dan, several special medicinal materials are needed. Although they are out of stock now, I am sending people to collect them. I believe that I will be able to prepare another batch soon. Then I will give one to your uncle and aunt each."

"Your Highness thanks His Majesty on behalf of your uncle."

Li Lizhi didn't expect that her intention to ask for medicine was seen through by her father, and she felt very ashamed.

I can only say that as parents, how could they bear to embarrass their daughter?

Afterwards, Su Mingzhe smiled and asked her to go to the harem to see Li Mingda and Li Yanran, and then go to the East Palace to see Li Chengqian’s eldest son Li Jue.

When Li Lizhi brought Li Mingda and Li Yanran to the East Palace, they saw Su Tan'er struggling to bathe and dress the little guy, and the four palace maids beside her were also busy wiping the little guy with towels.

"Lizhi (Sizi, Yanran) has met my sister-in-law."

The three girls bowed to Su Tan'er together, and Su Tan'er was so flustered that she quickly put her son down and returned the greetings to the three sisters-in-law:

"My three sisters are here, hurry up and help me hold Juer down."

Little guy Li Jue doesn't like to be held by anyone other than his relatives, even the palace maids and nannies who serve Su Tan'er and Li Chengqian.

In order to take care of Li Jue, Su Tan'er also called her mother and sister.

And today is July 15th, the Ghost Festival.

Su Tan'er's mother and sister went home to worship their ancestors, leaving Su Tan'er alone to take care of Li Jue, which was a bit beyond her ability.

Li Jue is four months old. Although he cannot speak yet, his eyes are bright. When he is held in someone's arms, he pouts and shows a lot of strength.

Li Lizhi helped to hold him up, and Su Tan'er quickly took her son's clothes from the palace maid and put them on him.

When the others helped the little guy apply talcum powder, Li Mingda volunteered and said:

"Sister-in-law, I'm very strong today, can you let me hold Juer?"

Su Tan'er saw Li Mingda's eager eyes and didn't have the heart to refuse. However, she was more worried that her sister-in-law would hurt her son, so she could only apologize and refuse:

"Sizi, Juer is very strong today. I can hardly hold him. How about you hold him after a few days?"

"Oh."

Li Mingda felt a little sad. She felt that she had a lot of strength today and believed that she could definitely pick up her little nephew.

Unfortunately, my sister-in-law doesn't trust me.

Of course, although he was a little sad after being rejected, Li Mingda was well-behaved and still teased his little nephew with a smile.

At noon, Su Tan'er invited the three princesses to have lunch in the East Palace.

While they were having dinner, Li Chengqian rushed back from outside.

The three princesses Li Lizhi hurriedly paid their respects to their eldest brother.

"Li Zhi is here. Has she visited the emperor?"

When Li Chengqian saw his three younger sisters, he felt quite friendly towards them.

In his opinion, as long as the fourth brother Li Tai does not compete with him for the throne, his other brothers and sisters are very cute.

"My brother, I have already seen it."

Li Lizhi looked at the prince who had begun to grow a beard, and was surprised to find that after not seeing each other for several months, her elder brother had become more majestic and resembled his former father vaguely.

Su Tan'er ordered the maid to serve Li Chengqian the dishes again, and then asked curiously:
"Your Highness, why did you come back at noon today?"

Since being appointed as Jingzhao Yin in April, Li Chengqian almost always went out early and came back late, rarely coming back at noon.

Li Chengqian glanced at his three sisters, then smiled awkwardly:
"There is nothing to do in the government office today, so I miss you and Juer."

If the three younger sisters were not there, Li Chengqian would immediately let Su Tan'er know why he came back.

After everyone had lunch, Li Lizhi said goodbye and left with her two sisters.

the other side.

The princes who were enfeoffed outside received the elixir a little late, and their feelings after seeing the Peiyuan Pill were somewhat different from those of the princes and princesses in Chang'an City. The princes who were still in Chang'an City were not very old, and the princesses did not care about the important affairs of the court, so they ate the things given by their own father directly without thinking too much.

As for the princes who were enfeoffed outside, after seeing the Peiyuan Dan brought by the eunuchs, they had different thoughts.

For example, Li Tai, the Prince of Wei, and Li Ke, the Prince of Wu, were both worried. After taking the elixir, they prepared to write a memorial of persuasion and asked the eunuch to take it back.

This is how a filial son behaves.

Some people who had ulterior motives saw the eunuchs bringing the pills and saying that they had to be taken in person, and they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they sat down on the ground.

This is the case with King Li Yin of Shu.

When Duan Hong, the eunuch in charge of the Ye Ting Palace, came to Li Yin with an expressionless face, took out a bottle of elixir, and said that Li Yin and his three children should take it in front of him, Li Yin was frightened on the spot and turned pale, his face turned ashen, his whole body trembled, and his nose and tears flowed:

"Eunuch Duan, I...I don't want to die..."

Duan Hong had never expected that the lawless King of Shu, Li Yin, would be so timid. While he despised him in his heart, he had to kneel down and help Li Yin up, and explained to him:
"Your Majesty, this is a tonic, not a poison. All princes and princesses have a share."

"Eunuch Duan, you can't lie to me!"

When Li Yin heard that all the princes and princesses had a share, his first thought was disbelief.

After all, there is no danger or disease, so why take random medicine?

At this time, he still thought that Su Mingzhe had known about the bad things he had said behind his back, and that he wanted to give him poison and send him back home.

However, although he did not believe it, when he saw that Duan Hong, the eunuch in charge of the Ye Ting Palace, had been sent out, he knew that if he stuck his head out, he would be in danger of being killed, and if he hid his head, he would also be in danger of being killed, and he could not avoid it.

Therefore, out of fear, Li Yin could only send someone to bring out his three children, and in front of Duan Hong, with a painful face, he made each of them swallow the pill one by one.

After taking the pill, Li Xin didn't bother to receive Duan Hong. He asked his princess to help him put on his beloved four-clawed dragon robe, and then he lay on the bed in the bedroom and slept for the night.

When he woke up the next day, he found that not only was he fine, but he was full of energy, and even the hidden injuries he had sustained while hunting no longer hurt.

Only then did he realize that the elixir that the emperor had the eunuch deliver was actually a nourishing holy medicine.

"It's such a holy medicine, no wonder my father sent Duan Hong to escort it personally."

Li Yin was worried about his life, and greed resurfaced in his heart.

Regardless of the princess's objection, Li Xin sent someone to fetch Duan Hong who was having breakfast, and asked him with a playful smile:

"Eunuch Duan, how many Peiyuan Pills does my father have? I feel like after taking one, my old illness and hidden injuries have improved a lot, but I still feel a little uncomfortable. Can you help me find my father and ask for a few more, firstly so that I can recover completely, and secondly to prepare for emergencies."

"Don't think too much, Your Majesty."

Duan Hong's triangular eyes exuded a cold aura, and the disdain and contempt in his pupils were not concealed at all:

"Refining this Pei Yuan Dan requires extremely precious medicinal materials. Your Majesty spent a long time to collect such a batch. All the refined Pei Yuan Dan have been given to all the princes and princesses. Your Majesty did not keep any spare ones."

"Eunuch Duan, you can't lie to me."

Li Yin was a little bit skeptical. In his opinion, his father was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Wouldn't it be an easy task for him to collect some medicinal herbs?

Seeing Li Yan like this, Duan Hong was afraid that Li Yan would not believe him, so he had to tell him the whole story:

"Your Majesty refined seven furnaces this time and obtained fifty-six pills. Your Majesty has fifty-two descendants, one for each. Your Majesty did not take the remaining four pills himself, but gave them to Concubine Yang, Concubine Yan, Concubine Wei, and Concubine Yin. Your Majesty, your family was able to receive four pills, which is already a great favor from His Majesty."

"is it?"

When Li Yin heard Duan Hong explain the matter clearly, he smiled awkwardly this time.

There are fifty-six pills. His family will get four, his brother King Wu should also get four, and his mother will get one.

His mother's lineage received as many as nine.

With this calculation, perhaps only the lineage of Empress Changsun can be compared with the lineage of his mother.

The lineage of Empress Changsun includes Crown Prince Li Chengqian (with one son Li Jue), Prince of Wei Li Tai (with four children), Prince of Jin Li Zhi, Princess Changle (with son Changsun Yan), Princess Chengyang, Princess Jinyang, and Princess Xincheng. They should be able to get thirteen Peiyuan Pills.

After understanding these principles, Li Yin no longer wanted elixirs.

You don't have to take the elixir, Li Yin asked about the recipe with a smile.

As long as he had the prescription, Li Yin believed that he could find someone to refine the Peiyuan Pill.

"Your Majesty, the recipe is in the hands of His Majesty, and I am not aware of it."

Duan Hong didn't want to bother with Li Yin anymore.

If I could give birth to a son, and if it turned out to be a jerk like this, I would probably send him back to the womb.

"If you don't tell me, I'll ask my father myself!"

Li Yin didn't take it seriously when he saw Duan Hong ignored him.

Even though Li Yin already has three children, he is actually only fourteen years old this year. He has a teenage temper and is very willful.

Seeing that Duan Hong ignored him, he didn't take it seriously and found a palace maid to grind the medicine for him. He immediately wrote a letter of gratitude and asked the emperor for the prescription of Peiyuan Dan.

As for whether the emperor would give it or not, Li Yin had never considered it at all.

After all, he is only a fourteen-year-old boy.

(End of this chapter)