This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Is it really necessary...? Cheng Jun looked at Cheng Yaojin riding towards him and his lips twitched. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that he was an executioner rushing to the execution ground to kill people.

"Rebel!"

Cheng Yaojin also saw Cheng Jun, who was wearing a Xie Zhi crown and imperial censor's robes. His eyes widened in anger, his tongue spitting out thunderous roars.

Cheng Jun turned to look at Yuchi Jingde and asked, "Uncle Yuchi, aren't you going to try to persuade him?"

Yuchi Jingde blurted out, "Didn't you say you didn't cause any trouble?"

Cheng Jun said helplessly, "I didn't cause any trouble, but the problem is my dad doesn't know I didn't. Look at the way he's acting, do you think he'd ask me if I caused any trouble first?"

“That’s true…” Yuchi Jingde felt this deeply. Usually, when his son did something wrong, he wouldn’t ask what he had done wrong, but would beat him first and then ask questions.

Yuchi Jingde thought for a moment and said, "How about I try to persuade him for you?"

"I've been waiting for you to say that..." Cheng Jun said sincerely, clasping his hands in a fist salute, "Thank you for your trouble, Uncle!"

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin had already dismounted, gripping his lance, and walked towards Cheng Jun with a ferocious expression.

Just now, the mansion's steward, Cheng Zhong, suddenly ran to Leyun Tower to tell him that Cheng Jun had entered the palace again!

Cheng Yaojin was so frightened that he no longer cared about Cheng Chumo. He hurriedly rode his horse to the outside of the palace, and when he saw Cheng Jun, he was furious.

"Rebel!"

Without saying a word, Cheng Yaojin raised his lance and roared as he swung it at Cheng Jun.

However, just as Cheng Yaojin raised his arm, his hand suddenly felt light.

His spear has already fallen into Yuchi Jingde's hands!

No wonder he's recorded in history as someone "skilled at seizing horse spears"... Cheng Jun watched from the side, his eyes practically popping out of his head.

"Yuchi Jingde, how dare you steal my spear?!"

Cheng Yaojin was furious. He turned around, grabbed Yuchi Jingde by the collar, and roared.

Yuchi Jingde threw his lance far away, looked at his old friend who was the same height as him, and grinned, "Brother Zhijie, why are you getting so angry at my nephew?"

Cheng Yaojin raised his finger, pointing it at Cheng Jun, and said excitedly:

"Do you know what kind of outrageous things this rebellious son has done? Today he impeached the Empress, and now he's gone into the palace and who knows what he's up to. If I don't deal with him now, it'll be too late once he's really messed things up!"

Yuchi Jingde advised, "Your son has just come out of the palace. If he really caused a great upheaval, do you think you'll still be standing here to see him?"

Cheng Yaojin was taken aback, then realized that what he said made sense. He released Yuchi Jingde's collar and turned to look at Cheng Jun: "You didn't cause any trouble?"

Cheng Jun said seriously, "Really not!"

Crunch!

Suddenly, the palace gates opened from the inside, and a woman dressed as a palace maid rode out on horseback.

Upon seeing Cheng Yaojin, the palace maid said, "Duke Su, you've come at the perfect time! Her Majesty invites you to the palace!"

Why am I being summoned to the palace again...? Cheng Yaojin's hair stood on end at the mention of the palace, and he asked nervously, "What important matter does Her Majesty the Empress have for me?"

The palace maid glanced at Cheng Jun and said in a nonchalant tone, "Then you'll have to ask your son."

Having said that, she spurred her horse and galloped away.

"..."

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde both turned their gazes to Cheng Jun, waiting for his explanation.

Cheng Jun smiled gently and kindly, and said, "I just went to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress."

"..."

Cheng Yaojin paused for a second, then angrily pushed Yuchi Jingde aside, ran to pick up his spear, and charged menacingly at Cheng Jun.

Before he could rush to Cheng Jun, his hand suddenly felt lighter again.

Yuchi Jingde snatched the spear from his hand, looked at Cheng Yaojin glaring at him, threw the spear far away again, and said, "Brother Zhijie, why are you angry again?"

Cheng Yaojin pointed at Cheng Jun excitedly and said, "Listen to what this unfilial son is saying!"

Yuchi Jingde said, "Didn't he say he was going to pay his respects to the Empress?"

Cheng Yaojin laughed angrily, "You still think he went to pay his respects? Let me ask you, if he really went to pay his respects to the Empress, then what does the Empress mean by inviting me?"

"Isn't it enough that my son pays his respects to her? Does he also have to go to the palace to pay his respects?"

Yuchi Jingde thought about it and agreed. He looked at Cheng Jun again and said seriously, "Nephew Chuxia, please explain yourself clearly. I have already taken two of your father's spears. If I take any more, I will break the record!"

Cheng Jun pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't I impeach the Empress? Then my father came with a spear to deal with me. I saw how angry he was, so I went to the palace."

Yuchi Jingde suddenly realized, "So you went to the palace to apologize to the Empress?"

"You said it yourself..." Cheng Jun neither admitted nor denied it, but looked at Cheng Yaojin and said, "Father, do you understand now?"

Cheng Yaojin scrutinized him suspiciously, trying to glean some clues from his face. After looking for a long time without finding anything, he snorted coldly and said, "You're not stupid after all; you know how to apologize!"

"Brother Jingde, you keep an eye on him for me. I'm going to the palace to see Her Majesty the Empress first!"

Yuchi Jingde grinned and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him here. He won't get away!"

Cheng Yaojin was finally relieved, and soon his figure disappeared into the palace gate.

Yuchi Jingde walked up to Cheng Jun and said with emotion, "The Empress is indeed a wise empress. Even if you impeach her, she won't get angry."

Cheng Jun shook his head and said, "If Her Majesty the Empress weren't angry, she wouldn't have summoned my father to the palace."

Yuchi Jingde patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Now that you've apologized, Her Majesty the Empress has forgiven you, hasn't she?"

Cheng Jun looked at him and asked, "Who said I apologized to Her Majesty the Empress?"

Yuchi Jingde was taken aback and said, "You said it."

Cheng Jun asked, puzzled, "Did I say that? Wasn't it you who said it, Uncle Yuchi?"

"..."

Yuchi Jingde's expression froze on his face. He kept his hand on Cheng Jun's shoulder for a long time before finally digesting Cheng Jun's words. Suddenly, his facial muscles twitched.

"Hero, tell me the truth... what exactly did you do when you went to the palace to see the Empress?"

Cheng Jun gazed into the distance and said calmly, "I wasn't satisfied with my previous criticism of the Empress in front of His Majesty, so this time I went to the palace to find the Empress and criticized her again."

"..."

Yuchi Jingde stared at him in disbelief.

Is this kid Zhao Zilong reincarnated? How come he's so brave?

…………

The Imperial Palace, Lizheng Hall.

Empress Zhangsun sat on the soft couch, holding a book and staring at its contents, but she couldn't concentrate on a single word.

Just then, a palace maid came in to announce that the Duke of Su had arrived. She sneered and said, "One left the palace and the other entered right after. Did you two conspire together? Let him in!"

"promise!"

Soon, a burly military officer, standing 1.95 meters tall and wearing a gold badge and purple ribbon, nervously entered.

"Your subject Cheng Yaojin greets Your Majesty the Empress!"

Seeing his fearful and apprehensive appearance, Empress Zhangsun's heart softened, and she said with a gentle expression, "Zhijie, did you see your son leave the palace?"

Cheng Yaojin solemnly replied, "I saw it. If it weren't for Yuchi Jingde stopping him, this rebellious son would have already died under my spear!"

"Are you serious...?" Empress Zhangsun was stunned, somewhat surprised that he would use a lance against his son. At the same time, she realized that the father and son were probably not in cahoots, and her anger subsided in an instant.

"Someone, bring the tea!"

She turned to the palace maid beside her and said.

"Thank you, Queen!"

Cheng Yaojin accepted the tea brought by the palace maid, held it in his hands, looked at Empress Zhangsun, and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness!"

"Don't!"

Empress Zhangsun raised her hand to stop her, saying, "I cannot accept this."

"?"

He had already apologized... Only then did Cheng Yaojin realize that Empress Zhangsun's face still held lingering anger, and his hand holding the porcelain cup trembled.

This expression doesn't look like Cheng Jun apologizing at all; he's clearly angry!

That unfilial son didn't tell the truth again!