Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

Li Chengqian was worried about Changsun Wugou, so he stopped talking and contacted Ling'er in his heart.

"Ling'er, do you have any good medicine that can save Changsun Wugou?"

"Yes, there is. This medicine can cure the patient as long as he is not dead. But there is only one pill, and it is very expensive. It requires 5000 million system coins, but Brother Qian has no system coins. If you want to exchange them, it will cost 10 strings of coins at the current exchange rate." Ling'er said.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I don't lack money now. One is enough. Saving lives is the most important thing. Exchange it quickly." Li Chengqian said angrily. Li Chengqian really didn't lack money now. In recent years, Li Chengqian has received nearly 3000 million strings of cash in dividends from the Royal Trade Bureau, which is almost catching up with the annual tax revenue of the treasury in the first year of Zhenguan.

"Here, take it." Ling'er said in an unhappy tone.

Li Chengqian didn't care about Ling'er's tone and handed the medicine to the imperial physician. Not long after, he heard Changsun Wugou crying.

"Li Erlang, I, Changsun Wugou, was blind to marry you. If you like that foreign woman, I will give the position of queen to her. Why do you doubt me? Why do you scold me? Ah." Then Changsun Wugou cried out in pain.

"Guanyinbi, all the faults are mine. Just rest and give birth. I will apologize to you after you are well. Guanyinbi, you can't be in any danger. What should I do if you abandon me? For the sake of the child, Guanyinbi, you have to hold on." Li Shimin shouted anxiously with a nervous face.

Then Li Shimin put his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed to the heavens, asking the gods and Buddhas to protect Changsun Wugou. Li Yuan and the concubines present also closed their eyes and prayed. Li Chengqian led Li Tai and Li Lizhi to kneel outside the delivery room, praying that Changsun Wugou would be safe.

Everyone waited until it was dark, and then they heard a baby crying in the delivery room. The midwife lifted the curtain of the delivery room, knelt on the ground and said with a happy face.

"Congratulations to the Emperor, Your Majesty. Congratulations to the Emperor, Your Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Queen has given birth to a princess, and both mother and daughter are safe."

"Haha, good, I have another granddaughter. Erlang should be the reward." Li Yuan stroked his beard and laughed.

"Father is right. Reward, a big reward. Today, the doctors, midwives, and the ladies in the Queen's palace will all be rewarded." Li Shimin was overjoyed. He immediately issued an edict to reward Changsun Wugou with countless precious medicines.

Li Shimin opened the door curtain and entered the delivery room. Li Chengqian followed him into the delivery room regardless. He saw Zhangsun Wugou lying weakly on the bed. The palace maid next to him was washing the newborn.

Li Shimin walked to the bedside and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work, Guanyin." Changsun Wugou turned away and ignored Li Shimin. Li Shimin looked embarrassed.

"Mother, you just gave birth to my sister, please don't be angry. Father also knows that he was wrong. He heard that mother was in a coma, and he was so angry that he wanted the imperial physician and his family to bury mother with her. He also kept praying to the gods to bless mother. Please forgive father." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"Yes, Dalang is right. It's all my fault, Guanyin, please don't be angry. I was confused for a moment and shouldn't have doubted or scolded you. Guanyin, please forgive me this time because you and I have been husband and wife for many years and because of Dalang's plea for mercy." Li Shimin immediately spoke sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wugou turned around and cried, "Erlang, please don't do this again. I have known and loved Erlang since childhood, and my heart is with him. What he said in the Imperial Garden just now made me feel like a knife was cutting my heart, and I wished I could die."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin apologized again and again, and comforted her with kind words. The couple put aside their past grudges and were in love with each other. They completely ignored Li Chengqian's existence.

"Hey, there was a philosopher who once said that parents are true love, and children are accidents. Seeing you two are so affectionate, you completely ignore me. The philosopher was right." Li Chengqian sighed.

"Da Lang, how did you get in?" Only then did Changsun Wugou notice Li Chengqian's presence.

"Hey, mother, do you think my presence is so low? I should have advised you to reconcile with your father. It's not right to forget your son after having a husband." Li Chengqian said dissatisfiedly.

"Go away, you are so young, what do you know? Which ancient sage once said, 'Parents are true love, children are accidents'? What story did it come from?" Li Shimin asked puzzledly.

"What I said is from Chengqian Quotations." Li Chengqian pointed at himself and said seriously. Seeing Li Chengqian's serious look, Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou laughed and scolded.

"Erlang, hurry up and bring my granddaughter out so I can see her." Li Yuan called anxiously outside the door. Li Shimin picked up the baby girl and walked out of the delivery room with Li Chengqian. Li Yuan reached out to take the baby girl, teased her for a while, and said happily.

"Well, she's very cute. Erlang, what name should you give her and what title should she be given?"

"Father, I will call her Li Mingda, with the nickname Sizi. I will give her the title of Princess Jinyang." Li Shimin said with a smile. Li Chengqian looked at Li Mingda, the Princess Jinyang whom Li Shimin loved the most, and thought that Li Shimin loved Li Mingda very much. It should be related to the fact that it was not easy for Zhangsun Wugou to give birth to this daughter. Princess Jinyang is also the only princess in history who was raised by the emperor himself.

Li Tai and Li Lizhi jumped up and down with joy when they saw Li Mingda. The other concubines congratulated Li Yuan and Li Shimin one after another.

"Sister, did you hear that? The child you gave birth to with great effort is my, Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty, Li Mingda. May God have mercy on me and protect my sister and her daughter." Changsun Wuji said happily with tears in his eyes through the curtain of the delivery room.

"Changsun Dalang, this is a happy event. Why are you crying?" Li Yuan said dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, very happy. I am so happy that I am crying." Changsun Wuji wiped his tears and smiled.

Li Shimin ordered his men to carry Li Mingda away. Then he bowed to Changsun Wuji and said, "Brother Wuji, my brother-in-law was confused for a moment and almost lost Guanyin. Please forgive me, brother Wuji." Li Shimin was an open-minded person, and his willingness to accept advice and face his mistakes was evident.

Changsun Wuji quickly turned aside and returned the greeting, saying, "I was anxious just now and spoke out of turn. I hope Your Majesty will punish me."

In Park Mi-hye's bedroom, Park Mi-hye sent people to inquire about Changsun Wu-gou's situation. Hearing that Changsun Wu-gou and her daughter were fine and their daughter was named Princess Jinyang, Li Shimin's love for Princess Jinyang was beyond words. He was jealous and said, "How can you survive a difficult birth? You are so lucky. Bitch, sooner or later, I will find a way for His Majesty to deal with you. And your children will be buried with you when the time comes."

A palace maid lowered her head and listened to Park Meihui's words. Her eyes lit up. She quietly left the palace and ran towards the palace gate.

Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji left the palace together. When they reached the palace gate, they saw the Deng brothers waiting outside with swords in hand. When they saw Li Chengqian, they congratulated him on his new sister and the safety of the queen and her daughter. When they were about to leave, they saw Zhangsun Chong walking towards them angrily.

"Why are Chong'er so angry?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"Father, brother Qian. I have found out why my aunt had a difficult delivery today." Then Chang Sun Chong told the whole story.

"What do you think, Qian'er?" After hearing this, Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and sneered.

Li Chengqian smiled with a gloomy face and said, "The competition for favor in the harem has always existed. It takes a lot of courage to ridicule the mother of a country. But my mother has just given birth, and it is not appropriate to commit murder. Forgive her this time, and find an opportunity for my father to send her to the cold palace." Changsun Wuji nodded in agreement.

At this moment, a palace maid ran out of Park Mi-hye's bedroom and ran to Chang Sun Chong. She whispered something in Chang Sun Chong's ear. Chang Sun Chong's expression gradually became furious.

"Brother Chong, what's the matter?" Li Chengqian asked. Chang Sun Chong then repeated what Park Mi Hye said in the bedroom.

"Haha. Bitch, you are courting death. I wanted to spare your life, but you don't know how to live or die, and you actually want to murder my mother tomorrow. Humph, if I don't kill you, I'm unworthy of being a son." Li Chengqian laughed angrily, gritting his teeth. Then Li Chengqian pulled out the sword from Deng Yinlong's waist and returned to the palace.

"Father, if my brother Qian leaves, there might be a disaster." Chang Sun Chong said worriedly.

"She is just a foreign woman, so just kill her. How dare you plot against your aunt. Humph, you deserve to die. I'm not saying this for you, your father. You are the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Embroidered Uniform Guard are the prince's lackeys, how can you be so timid? Just obey whatever the prince does." Changsun Wuji said indifferently.

"Chong'er, what that bitch did today and what she said in the bedroom have clear evidence." Changsun Wuji paused for a while and said.

"There is clear evidence for all of this." Chang Sun Chong said.

"Okay, Chong'er, follow your father into the palace to see the emperor. Help Qian'er kill the whore." Changsun Wuji said. Then the father and son returned to the palace.

Li Chengqian came to Park Meihui's bedroom with a sword in hand. Seeing Li Chengqian's murderous aura, the palace maids knelt down and dared not speak. Li Chengqian walked into the bedroom, and Park Meihui saw Li Chengqian's timid and cowardly shouting.

"Why did the prince enter my bedroom at night holding a sword? Is it in accordance with etiquette?"

"Bitch, you ridiculed my mother today and played a trick to get my father to scold my mother. My mother had a difficult childbirth and almost died. I wanted to spare your life because I wanted to accumulate blessings for my sister's new life. But you have a vicious heart and want to murder my mother tomorrow. Bitch, you want to die, so I will help you. Take my life."

After saying that, Li Chengqian pierced Park Mi-hye's heart with a sword, cut off her head, and walked towards Li Shimin's bedroom, Ganlu Palace, holding her head.

But when Li Shimin heard that Zhangsun Wuji and Zhangsun Chong had returned to the palace to ask for an audience, he was very surprised and ordered someone to summon them to Ganlu Palace to see him.

"Changsun Dalang and Chong'er, why did you leave and come back?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I am here again to find out why the Queen had a difficult birth today. This morning, Zhaoyi Park Mi-hye ridiculed the Queen and played a trick to get Your Majesty to scold her. Tonight, she was in the bedroom again, intending to murder the Queen tomorrow. Now there is clear evidence. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

"How could this be true? Where is the clear evidence?" Li Shimin asked in shock.

Chang Sun Chong presented the signed confession of the incident to Li Shimin, who read it and summoned the witnesses to the palace for questioning. Upon learning the result, Li Shimin was furious.

"How dare you, bitch, murder Guanyin maid? Someone, bring this bitch here quickly. I want to punish her in person."

"Wait, does Dalang know about this?" Li Shimin suddenly asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince already knows about this." Changsun Wuji said calmly.

"Where is Dalang now?" As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a palace maid outside the hall came in, knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is holding the head of Consort Park and kneeling outside the palace to ask for an audience."

Li Shimin was horrified and hurriedly summoned the crown prince to the palace. Li Chengqian was covered in blood and entered the palace with Park Mi-hye's head in his hand. Li Chengqian casually placed the head aside and knelt down and bowed his head.

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine Park Mi-hui plotted to murder the current queen, and her crime deserves death. I have beheaded her, and here is Park Mi-hui's head. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

"Rebellious son, do you know your crime? Even if Concubine Park is guilty, she should be handed over to the officials for trial and her crime should be determined before she can be punished according to the law. You killed the concubines in the harem without trial. What do you think of the laws of the Tang Dynasty? Do you still have the emperor and father in your eyes?" Li Shimin said angrily.

"Father! This bitch has been disrespectful to my mother time and time again. This time, she almost killed my mother and Sizi. I wanted to accumulate blessings for Sizi's rebirth, so I didn't want to kill her. But this bitch wanted to plot against my mother in the future. As a son, I killed her, so what crime have I committed?" Li Chengqian raised his head and replied angrily.

"You! Rebellious son, rebellious son! How dare you talk back to your king and father. Do you want to piss me off to death? I will kill you, this unfilial son." Li Shimin was furious. He picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian did not dodge or evade. The inkstone smashed into pieces on his head. Even though Li Chengqian was physically strong, he was still hit by Li Shimin's hateful blow. Li Chengqian also felt dizzy and his eyes were bloody. Everyone in the hall saw Li Chengqian's head was broken and bleeding, and blood instantly flowed all over his face. Everyone was stunned. Changsun Wuji immediately shouted, rushed to Li Chengqian, and tore his clothes to stop the bleeding. The blood kept flowing, and splattered all over Changsun Wuji.

"Rebellious son, why don't you hide?" Li Shimin's voice trembled slightly as he leaned forward to check.

"I have displeased my father and I deserve to be punished." Li Chengqian said weakly with a pale face. Then his eyes went dark and he fainted in Changsun Wuji's arms.

Seeing this, Li Shimin hurried to Li Chengqian, pulled Changsun Wuji apart, picked up Li Chengqian horizontally, and shouted anxiously.

"My son, please don't be in any trouble. Dalang, wake up and look at your father. Imperial physician, please send for the imperial physician immediately."

After being treated by the imperial physician, Li Chengqian woke up slowly the next morning and saw Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji and Zhangsun Wugui looking at him with worry.

Changsun Wugou said worriedly when she saw Li Chengqian waking up.

"Da Lang, I'm fine."

"Mother, my son is fine. You just gave birth, how can you move so easily?" Li Chengqian said weakly.

"In ancient times, when filial sons were punished by their parents, Confucius once said: A light beating will make them endure it, while a heavy stick will make them run away. How can Dalang be so stubborn?" Changsun Wuji said softly.

"My uncle is right." Li Chengqian said with a smile. Li Chengqian pulled the wound and grinned.

"Rebellious son, do you know your crime?" Li Shimin said coldly.

"Da Lang killed the person who plotted to harm his mother. What crime has he committed?" Changsun Wugou said in a rare moment of partiality.

"Guanyin, please stop favoring the rebellious son. He has violated the law of the country." Li Shimin said angrily.

"I don't quite understand what is national law or not. But I know that plotting to murder the queen mother is tantamount to treason. The crime should involve nine generations of the clan. As the crown prince, it is my duty to kill the traitors. Besides, isn't it common for several people to die suddenly in the deep palace?" Changsun Wugou said lightly.

"Amazing. With just a few words, you turned the killing of my concubines into an act of eliminating treason. And then you announced to the public that it was a sudden death. It turns out that the one who can sit firmly in the position of the master of the harem is not a good person." Li Chengqian thought with admiration.

"Well, let's do as Guanyin Bi said. Zhaoyi Park Meihui died suddenly in the middle of the night, let's find a place outside the city to bury her. The palace servants in Zhaoyi Palace, let them keep their mouths shut." Li Shimin sighed. It was impossible for Li Shimin to really kill Li Chengqian. Moreover, Park Meihui's suicidal behavior made Li Shimin really angry.

The palace maids received the imperial edict and announced to the public that Zhaoyi Park Mi-hye had died suddenly of a serious illness. They found a piece of land outside the city, wrapped Park Mi-hye in a straw mat and buried her. They did not even erect a tombstone and left.