Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Li Chengqian glanced sideways at his father, the emperor, whose intelligence chief had "defected" to the enemy.

Even if my Imperial Guards are the worst, they are still far more powerful than your Hundred Cavalry Division, whose even the color of their underwear can be found out.

However, despite this, he was also very curious about how Wei Zheng's son, Wei Shuyu, managed to pass on the message right under the noses of his Imperial Guards.

And it was only discovered now.

He gave Wang De a wink, and the latter immediately understood and strode outside.

“Brother, Wei Shuyu did this on my orders. If you want to punish someone, punish me. I threatened him that if he didn't agree, I would go to the official school and beat him up after his confinement ended…”

Gao Yang hurriedly tried to explain, but was instead struck on the head by Empress Zhangsun's rattan whip.

A look of disappointment and frustration.

"You should worry about yourself first! You don't think that the only punishment we can give you for disobeying my and your father's orders is something as trivial as confinement, do you?"

"You don't even know if you have the same steel bones as your sixth brother!"

Gao Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he stiffly turned to look at his father, only to see the latter with a chilling and terrifying smile on his face.

Suddenly, she, who had initially wanted to protect Wei Shuyu, could only silently pray that Wei Shuyu possessed the steely resolve of her sixth brother...

"oops!"

When Wei Shuyu was brought to the Lizheng Hall, his face was as beautiful as jade, and he looked like a gentle scholar. The moment he stepped into the hall, he was so nervous that he tripped over the hem of his robe.

The moment he fell solidly to the ground.

Gao Yang closed his eyes in despair.

Judging from his appearance, let alone being made of steel, she felt she could take on ten of him...

"This humble subject greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress!"

"Greetings, Your Highness! May Your Highness be well!"

Li Chengqian gave a soft "hmm," and with just one glance at Wei Shuyu in front of him, he couldn't help but frown.

He is too weak. Although he could not be considered effeminate, he did not show any masculine energy. Compared to the offspring of Xiao Yu, Pei Ji, and Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng's son is indeed far inferior.

"You are Wei Shuyu?"

Li Chengqian had never met him. After all, given his current status, even though Wei Zheng was serving the country loyally in the north, he could only be a subject. It was possible for him to meet Lady Wei, since she had an imperial title bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor.

Wei Shuyu... held no official position and had never shown any outstanding achievements among the many noble sons of Chang'an.

He frowned slightly, unwilling to believe that the young man in front of him was actually the son of Wei Zheng, that notoriously stubborn and incompetent minister, and even more unwilling to believe that this young man had managed to evade the eyes and ears of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"This humble citizen is Wei Shuyu, and my father is Wei Zheng, the Duke of Quyang County."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, seemingly somewhat displeased, but Li Shimin, standing to the side, didn't care about such things; the nine sons of the dragon were all different.

Aside from Li Shimin's sons, who all became successful, which family in the world didn't have an insignificant, unworthy son?

He had a smile on his face.

"That day, Princess Gaoyang asked you to deliver a letter to your father and told you to avoid the eyes and ears of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. How did you identify the Embroidered Uniform Guard and how did you manage to pass the message out without their knowledge?"

Wei Shuyu's face stiffened, and she looked at Gao Yang with pleading eyes.

"I'm asking you! Tell me honestly, does your Wei family residence secretly keep secret guards?"

Li Shimin's voice turned cold as he voiced a possibility he had considered from the beginning.

"thump!"

Wei Shuyu was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wronged! My Wei family is loyal to the emperor and the country. Both my father and mother have always taught me to be loyal to the emperor and the country. The Wei family would never dare to harbor any traitors!"

Li Chengqian: "Then how did you discover the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Wei Shuyu: "..."

His face was deathly pale, and he trembled as he looked away, constantly glancing at Gao Yang, hoping to get his help.

however.

Having already sensed the murderous intent of his father and elder brother, Gao Yang was afraid that this fool wouldn't understand the gravity of the situation.

He hurriedly rebuked, "Just say what you have to say! If you are loyal to the emperor, why are you stammering when your father asks you questions?!"

Seeing this, Wei Shuyu, who still harbored some wishful thinking, died completely.

His body trembled, and he clasped his hands in a shaky gesture.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, overseeing all officials across the land, and is also a top-notch scout and spy in the army. This humble commoner has no ability to distinguish between them..."

Li Chengqian frowned, his hand pausing slightly as he peeled peanuts.

This made Gao Yang's heart skip a beat.

"This humble citizen has no ability to distinguish between the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Imperial Guard, but I also have the ability to make the Imperial Guard unable to distinguish between the humble citizen and the Imperial Guard..."

Li Chengqian bowed slightly, squinting as if he had thought of something: "You know how to disguise yourself?"

Wei Shuyu looked troubled and seemed extremely ashamed. She lowered her head and replied softly, "Well, it's not exactly disguise, is it?"

Li Shimin became interested and gave instructions to Wang De.

"Take him away to prepare. I'm quite curious to see just how capable the son of the esteemed Lord Wei Zheng is, to be able to slip past the Imperial Guards that my Crown Prince has deployed with millions of strings of cash, without being detected..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the end of his sentence.

This prompted Li Chengqian, who was standing to the side, to glare at him sideways.

That old bastard, he must have been waiting for this day for a long time, right?

Wang De accepted the order and left with Wei Shuyu.

Li Chengqian glared at his sister Gao Yang, who seemed to think she was already "out of danger," with a hint of annoyance.

"Look at his delicate and effeminate manner, I must stay away from him from now on!"

"Eh? Delicate and frail? What makes you say that, Your Highness? Although Wei Shuyu may appear somewhat weak, she was able to enter the top official school in Chang'an, so she must have passed the physical fitness test. She just looks a bit delicate."

Li Shimin chuckled strangely, and seeing his son's face darken even further, his smile grew even more unrestrained.

In the past, whether it was princes like Li Ke and Li Tai, or princesses like Chang Le from Xiangcheng, they all acted obediently towards their crown prince. Today, however, they finally encountered Gao Yang, a prickly one, which made the crown prince's face darken.

Li Shimin felt a sense of exhilaration, much like drinking a cold beverage on a sweltering summer day.

This rebellious son deserves to experience the same frustration I felt when he contradicted me and I couldn't do anything about it.

Hum ~

Even if Gao Yang makes a mistake in a moment, I will absolutely not lay a hand on him. If you want to punish him, you, his elder brother, will be the one to do it.

While Li Shimin was thinking this with a sense of pride and anticipation, a short while later, Wang De walked into the hall with a complicated and strange expression.

"What about people?"

Li Chengqian frowned.

Wang De gave an awkward chuckle before turning to the palace door behind him and instructing, "Young Master Wei, please come in..."

As Wang De finished speaking, a figure in a long pink gauze dress entered the hall like mist. A figure with flowing black hair and a shifting gaze, whose every smile and frown froze everyone in the hall, stepped into the hall.

Li Shimin was stunned, as if he had seen a ghost: "(°ー°〃)"

Li Chengqian glared as if his father had died: "Σ(°△°|||)︴"

Only Empress Zhangsun and Princess Gaoyang, who were kneeling on the ground at the moment, were equally astonished, but at this moment, they looked at the figure in the red palace dress with a face that looked more gentle and charming, with strange eyes.

"You, you are, Wei Shuyu?!" Princess Gaoyang's mouth gaped open, her facial muscles twitching as if she wanted to laugh, but she tried her best to restrain herself.

Wei Shuyu bit her red lips, which were even coated with lipstick, and looked down in embarrassment, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into on the spot.

"Yes, it is indeed this humble citizen..."

His voice trembled, and seeing the strange and regretful looks in the eyes of the people around him, even Wang De, he hurriedly spoke up to explain.

"This humble subject has no such fetish, nor is he homosexual. It's just that since childhood, my mother and some of her close friends have told me that I look like a girl, which is why I've been a little curious in private... On that day, Her Highness the Princess specifically instructed me in her letter that I must not let the Embroidered Uniform Guard discover me, but she didn't tell me who the Embroidered Uniform Guard was or what I should do..."

"I was afraid of ruining the princess's plans, so I resorted to this desperate measure."

"Pfft, hahahahaha!" Li Shimin finally couldn't hold back any longer at this moment.

He was laughing wildly without any regard for his image, while also banging on the table repeatedly.

While laughing, she suddenly put her arm around Crown Prince Li Chengqian beside her.

"Hahahaha, brilliant! Your Imperial Guards are nothing special. Such a petty trick, just a matter of clothing, and they managed to let someone slip away right under your nose."

"Hahahaha... You spent millions of strings of cash to train them, why don't you give that money to me and I'll give you a batch of Hundred Cavalry Guards, pfft hahaha!"

Li Chengqian's face darkened, and he squeezed out through gritted teeth, "...It's...completely...unnecessary."

He took deep breaths repeatedly, looking at Wei Shuyu in front of him, dressed in women's palace attire, whom he truly couldn't recognize at all.

On the one hand, he was relieved that the Embroidered Uniform Guard was not as useless as he had imagined, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but worry.

If that old man Wei Zheng knew he had a daughter late in life... wouldn't he be furious?