Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Princess Hengshan is the youngest and is now twelve years old, but because she is not married, she is still like a child.

Sizi is older, already sixteen or seventeen years old.

Chengyang is already eighteen years old.

The three of them have not yet married, which is also due to the influence of Li Shen. Li Shen said that it is best for women to get married after the age of 18, so that the risk of childbirth will be smaller.

Empress Changsun loved her daughter dearly, and especially when she saw that Li Mengjiang was like this, she stopped forcing it.

"Brother Shi, how can you say that? If we knew you were coming back, we would definitely come to pick you up."

Chengyang said along with Hengshan.

"Come on, I think you three just want to know what treasures I brought back.

You said that every time I came back over the years, you three took away so many good things from me."

Li Shen said unhappily that these three little guys were like bandits, moving around like locusts, and took away a lot of Li Shen's treasures.

"Tenth brother~~~It's not as much as you said. You can't use it all anyway." Chengyang stretched out his voice and acted coquettishly.

"Tenth brother~~~ what my sister said is right, your family is big and prosperous so you won't care about these things." Sizi imitated Chengyang's tone and shook Li Shen's clothes.

"Brother Shi~~~What good things did you bring this time? Let us pick a few." Hengshan followed suit and shook Li Shen's arm.

But she spoke out her true feelings and quickly covered her mouth with her hands.

"Haha, I knew that's what was going on. Let me tell you three that I didn't bring anything with me this time, so just give up on this idea.

If we talk about treasures, the ones in the palace are the most. Why don’t you three go get some?”

Li Shen laughed twice, implying that there were more treasures in the treasury, so why didn't you three go?

"You bastard, you're so rich, and your sisters want something from you, but you're always trying to hold them back. How can you be a brother at all?"

Before the three little ones could speak, Li Shimin started scolding them.

My goodness, this unfilial son actually wants his three daughters to take treasures from the palace. Isn’t this asking for his own life?

But Li Shen didn't care. Your daughter is not my daughter. Why do you come to me to plunder her every time? Do you have any humanity at all?

"Father, I also want to raise children." Li Shen replied.

After hearing this, Li Shimin said angrily:

"Your daughter even came to the palace to steal my things."

Li Shimin felt distressed when he thought about Xixi stealing many of his treasures, but he couldn't lose his temper with his beloved grandson, so he could only take action against his father.

"Tenth brother, it was Xixi who helped us get our things."

Li Shen was about to refute, but Hengshan spoke softly.

"What did you say?" Li Shen was stunned and looked back at his daughter.

Xixi just happened to hear someone calling her name. She turned around and the father and daughter looked at each other. Xixi gave Li Shen a big smile.

Li Shen took a deep breath:

"Forget it! You can't be angry with your own child." Li Shen muttered. You can be on guard day and night, but you can't guard against a thief in your own home.

He asked why his treasures were always stolen. If these three little guys wanted to steal his things, they would have been stopped long ago.

It turns out there is a mole.

With Xixi as an insider, the servants naturally didn't dare to stop it.

“You three will be disappointed this time. I didn’t bring any treasures with me this time. I traveled light.

I just don't understand, you are so young and haven't even started a family yet, why do you need so much money?"

Li Shen looked at the three little ones with a stern face.

"Of course it's for the dowry." Sizi said righteously.

"Dowry?" Li Shen was a little surprised when he heard it. He secretly glanced at his father. Could it be that his father was stingy and didn't give a dowry? Forcing Sanxiao to save money for the dowry herself?

"Why are you looking at me? Can I not prepare dowries for them?" Li Shimin saw Li Shen's actions and immediately scolded him.

Li Shen looked away awkwardly and looked at Sizi:

"Look, Aye said he has prepared a dowry for you, what else do you want?"

"Tenth brother, the dowry prepared by Aye has certain rules according to the etiquette, just like when my eldest sister got married.

We want to be more glamorous," Sizi explained.

Li Shen then realized that Li Lizhi's dowry exceeded the limit, and was stopped by Wei Zheng's advice, so he was finally given a simple marriage.

In the following years, Li Shen's sisters got married according to the standard etiquette, and they actually didn't have much dowry.

Of course, these dowries are very valuable to ordinary people, but not much for the princes and generals in Chang'an City.

The economy has developed very well in recent years, and every family has made money, but the etiquette system has not changed.

"Father, how about changing the ancestral system?" Li Shen asked tentatively.

"Change the ancestral system?" Li Shimin almost lost his temper. Li Shen dared to say this, and even he did not dare to mention it easily.

"Tenth brother, it is so difficult to change the ancestral system, and the ministers in the court will not agree." Li Chengqian sighed.

Sometimes he had some new ideas, but he just couldn't implement them because of the ancestral rules and rituals.

"Humph, I've said it before, these ministers in the court are living in luxury at home, but they can't stand seeing our royal family living well.

They eat delicacies from land and sea, but say that our royal family is arrogant and extravagant.

If you ask me, just ignore them. I don’t believe anyone who dares to say I’m extravagant to my face will not be beaten to death.”

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shen couldn't help but snort coldly. This was also one of the reasons why he didn't want to be the emperor.

No one in the world can bear to see the emperor living a good life.

When the emperor wanted to build a palace, countless people came out to oppose it, but those who opposed it all lived in luxurious houses.

Princes, generals, and major aristocratic families all had mansions in Chang'an City, and many officials lived in them.

If the treasury had not been abundant in recent years, Cuiwei Palace and Luoyang Palace could not have been built, and he would have been scolded and committed suicide in protest.

Even if he paid for it himself, there were still a lot of imperial censors who wrote memorials to advise him that it was a waste of money and effort.

Li Shen himself was often impeached for his extravagance and wastefulness.

It’s just that Li Shen never pays any attention to me. It doesn’t matter what you say behind my back, I can’t hear it anyway. If you have the guts, say it to my face and I’ll beat you to death.

"Haha, Old Ten is indeed generous and doesn't mind trivial matters. I agree with you. In the past few years, whenever I held literary gatherings in Furong Garden, I was always impeached by the ministers in the court.

It’s incredibly annoying.”

Li Tai laughed and agreed with Li Shen's statement. He was often impeached when he held literary gatherings in Furong Garden and made friends through literature.

"Fourth brother, are you selling Furong Garden?" Li Shen suddenly asked.

Furong Garden is a great place. It is a royal forbidden garden located on the south bank of Qujiang River. It has beautiful scenery and elegant and unique architecture.

Li Tai invested a lot of manpower and material resources in Furong Garden.