If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

The capital city, the imperial palace.

Li Tiancheng only received a letter from Zhou Wu saying that his son had changed, but since he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Li Tiancheng didn't know what changes his son had undergone or how significant those changes were.

The morning court session had already ended, and Li Tiancheng was anxiously waiting in the palace. After all, it had been two months. It wasn't a long time, but it was enough to make one miss someone; it wasn't short either, but it could also bring about many changes.

"Your Majesty, please don't walk back and forth. I'm feeling a little dizzy."

"What? The Empress is dizzy? Has she fallen ill again? Summon the imperial physician!"

Since Zhou Wu examined the Empress last time and gave her some instructions, she hasn't had a relapse. Why has she had another relapse?

"Your Majesty, there's no need to call the imperial physician. I only felt dizzy because I saw you walking back and forth."

Awkward, extremely awkward.

"Your Majesty, do you think Zheng'er can really become the obedient child he used to be?"

Once upon a time, Li Zheng was very much liked by Li Tiancheng. However, Li Tiancheng was busy with state affairs and gradually neglected Li Zheng's education. This led Li Zheng to mistakenly believe that his father no longer cared about him, which caused him to develop a rebellious mentality.

"I can't say for sure either. Although Zhou Wu taught the palace to help the children before, and it was indeed very effective, Zheng'er's situation is different from the other children."

The Empress couldn't say for sure either, since previously the children were sent to school, while Li Zheng's problem was entirely a matter of personality, which couldn't be changed easily.

But since they are my own children, I naturally hope to make some changes.

As soon as Li Zheng's ship docked at the capital's wharf, a carriage had been waiting there for a long time.

After boarding the carriage, the Imperial Guards escorted them as they headed straight for the palace.

Because the emperor himself issued an edict, demanding to see his son as soon as possible.

The Crown Prince and Li Xixue knew that their younger brother (older brother) was returning today, so they rushed to the Empress's place.

Finally, the eunuch came to deliver the message, saying that the person was almost there.

Sure enough, a short while later, they heard someone coming from the direction of the road.

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Little Sister."

A dark-skinned young man, dressed in work clothes.

The family of four couldn't believe it. They rubbed their eyes, trying to reconcile the person in front of them with the Li Zheng from before, but they all failed.

The former Li Zheng was fair-skinned, weak, and powerless; he looked like someone who had indulged in excessive drinking and womanizing.

Now look at Li Zheng in front of me. He's dark-skinned, not particularly muscular, but lean and capable, with bright eyes—clearly a hard worker.

"My son, how much suffering you've endured!"

The Empress, who had been calm just moments before, was the first to break down in tears, hugging Li Zheng and bursting into sobs.

"Fourth Brother, you've gotten so dark, you've suffered so much, boohoo~~~"

Next up was Li Xixue.

Li Tiancheng and Li Junren could hardly believe that Li Zheng, who was used to a life of luxury, had become like this.

"Mother, I'm not suffering. I feel great. My body isn't as weak as it used to be."

"Fourth Brother, what did you do in the South China Sea to end up like this?"

Li Xixue was very curious about what she had done to become like this.

"Nothing much, it's just that the banana plantation had a bumper harvest. We harvested bananas for half a month, and then went out to sea to fish for more than a month."

"What? Cutting bananas and fishing? My son has suffered terribly."

Actually, before Li Zheng returned, Zhou Wu had already written to Li Tiancheng to inform him of some things, but he hadn't received the details yet.

When Li Tiancheng heard his son say that a prince was cutting bananas and fishing, he could hardly believe it was true. If Li Zheng hadn't been covered in soot, Li Tiancheng would have thought he was lying.

The whole family, including the Crown Prince, looked distressed, but Li Zheng, the person involved, seemed unfazed and even gave everyone gifts.

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Little Sister, I brought you bananas. They're so delicious, soft, sweet and fragrant. You should try them."

The Crown Prince and Li Xixue had eaten bananas before because of Zhou Wu, but Li Tiancheng and the Empress were eating them for the first time. However, after tasting them, they really liked them, especially the Empress, who was weak and ate a light diet. The bananas suited her taste perfectly.

"It's so delicious. I've never tasted anything like it before."

"Mother, this is a specialty fruit from the South China Sea. We don't have it in the mainland at all. But recently, it will be available for sale in the mainland. After all, the production in the South China Sea is so huge that Mother can eat it every day from now on."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Li Tiancheng also gave a brief evaluation, saying that as the emperor, he was always happy whenever Dalong had a new dish to eat.

“I also brought you gifts. These are handicrafts made of seashells by the local tribes, which I bought at the South China Sea market. I earned the money myself to buy them.”

"What? My son can actually earn money on his own?"

The key point about this gift is that it was bought with money earned by his own son, which makes it all the more meaningful. Even Li Tiancheng held the obsidian dagger given to him by Li Zheng tightly, as if it were a priceless treasure.

"Yes, my friends and I go out to sea to fish, and since I joined, we've almost always come in first and win the prize money."

It had been a long time since the family had sat down together for a simple chat. Everyone was very happy to listen to Li Zheng talk about things in Hainan, and Li Zheng was also very happy to share some interesting stories about the South China Sea with his family.

From the conversation, everyone could clearly sense that Li Zheng had truly changed; he was no longer arrogant, reckless, or disregardful of others.

"It's good that my son is back. He has changed a lot these days. He must have worked so hard. If you have any requests, just tell me and I will definitely grant them."

Of all the people, the happiest was Li Tiancheng, because it was he who sent Li Zheng to the South China Sea for reformation. Now that Li Zheng had returned perfectly transformed, he was naturally delighted.

"Your subject has no requests."

"Zheng'er, I don't know yet, have you considered which government office you would like to serve in?"

If Li Zheng remains the same as before, without any change, then Li Tiancheng certainly won't assign him any position. He'll just let him be a leisurely prince, enjoying a lifetime of wealth and honor.

But now that this son has undergone a complete transformation, we can confidently entrust him with certain positions.

"Father, if I really had to choose, I would like to go to the South China Sea."

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent.

"Zheng'er, you said you wanted to go to the South China Sea? The South China Sea you just left?"

Li Tiancheng confirmed again that he had received Li Zheng's firm and unequivocal answer.

"Yes, Father, I want to go to the South China Sea, the South China Sea of ​​Zhou Wu."

"why?"