In the Tai Chi Palace in Chang'an City, in the main hall of the East Palace, a group of beautiful Hu girls were dancing Hu Xuan dance, and the musicians were also playing cheerful music. The beautiful palace maids were carrying various dishes and flowing endlessly. There were also several Eastern Palace ministers who came to attend the banquet on both sides of the palace, but the atmosphere in the entire hall was not relaxed at all.

Li Chengqian sat in the main seat in the middle, holding a wine jar with both hands. The clear wine was poured into his mouth like a waterfall, and his clothes were all wet with the wine. Seeing Li Chengqian drinking so desperately, Zhao Jie and others did not dare to persuade him at all, and they could only shake their heads and sigh.

"Why don't you drink Zhao Jie? Such a cheerful dance music, wouldn't it be too disappointing if you don't have wine? Come and drink with me!" Li Chengqian drank most of the jar of fine wine in one breath. At this time, he suddenly stopped and turned his head to shout loudly at Zhao Jie and others in the audience.

Seeing Li Chengqian letting them drink, Zhao Jie and others looked at each other. It would be fine if they were drinking with Li Chengqian at a normal banquet, but today's situation is special, and they all know that Li Chengqian is feeling uncomfortable now. Although the banquet is so happy, he actually just wanted to drink to relieve his sorrows. In addition, they are also feeling uncomfortable now, so how can they still have the intention to drink?

"Your Highness, don't drink anymore. Although the King of Wei took advantage of the name of praying for the queen, he was just a small fuss. He did not have much threat to you, the more you were at this time, the more you should be calm!" At this moment, suddenly, a young man sitting next to Zhao Jie stood up suddenly and strode forward to persuade Li Chengqian.

Seeing this young man stand up, Zhao Jie and others behind him were relieved. Speaking of which, the people in the hall today are all Li Chengqian's confidants, but even the confidants are far and wide. Zhao Jie is the playmate who Li Chengqian grew up with since childhood, and is also his cousin, so naturally he is Li Chengqian's confidant. However, in addition to Zhao Jie, there is another person who is more trusted by Li Chengqian, that is, the young man standing up in front of him.

The young man is Du He, who is Du Ruhui's second son. Like Zhao Jie, he has also grown up with Li Chengqian since childhood. The two have a deep relationship. It is also worth mentioning that Du He and Li Chengqian's sister Princess Chengyang are also engaged. In other words, he is Li Chengqian's brother-in-law. With this relationship, he is naturally more trusted by Li Chengqian.

Princess Chengyang is also the daughter of Empress Changsun. She is two years younger than Li Zhi, but older than Li Zhi. However, compared to Li Zhi and Yizi, Princess Chengyang is not very conspicuous among the princesses because she is in the middle and has a very quiet personality. Sometimes Li Shimin even ignores her daughter. However, even if Princess Chengyang is not valued, she is also the daughter of Empress Changsun. So Li Shimin married her to Du He, but the two were just engaged. After all, Princess Chengyang is still young, and her sister Li Zhi has not gotten married. I guess she has to wait a few more years to get married.

"Du He, you don't have to persuade me. I know what I am doing, but look at the current situation. What else can I do besides drinking?" Li Chengqian said half drunk and half awake in the wine jar at this time, and his tone of speech was full of complaints. As for whom I blamed, there was no need to say.

Although Li Chengqian was drunk, he was indeed very clear in his mind. However, he hated this kind of sobriety very much, so he was eager to get himself drunk so that he could feel better because the news from Luoyang today hit him too much.

Before, Li Shimin went to Mount Tai to Fengshan and left Li Chengqian in Chang'an to guard the country. At first, Li Chengqian was very happy. After all, the emperor was traveling and he was the prince in charge of the country, which also shows that his father's trust in him has not decreased.

But what Li Chengqian never expected was that Li Shimin actually took his younger brother Li Tai to Mount Tai with him, and deliberately reduced the power in his hands, which made Li Chengqian also dissatisfied. After all, Fengshan is such an important matter, as the emperor, he either does not have a son, and he should take him there if he wants to take Li Tai. But what does it mean to take Li Tai?

What Li Chengqian even unexpectedly was that his good brother had prepared a big move and dug a grotto for their deceased mother at Longmen in Luoyang. Although Li Chengqian also missed his mother very much, he was almost certain that Li Tai's approach was not out of longing for his mother at all, but to win his father's favor and increase his reputation in the fight for the throne.

Although Li Tai's actions angered Li Chengqian, they would not have caused him such a big blow. After all, he knew his younger brother very well, but what really made him sad was his father's actions. Not only did he not see Li Tai's real purpose, he also rewarded Li Tai for this matter, and wanted to report his "filial piety" edict to the world. Even after being dissuaded by Wei Zheng and others, he still rewarded Li Tai's two fangs in Luoyang as a mansion. In this way, among all the princes, Li Tai's Wei Palace would occupy the largest area except his Eastern Palace.

When Li Chengqian thought of the above, he felt extremely wronged. He was made the crown prince at the age of eight. Now he has been the crown prince for more than ten years. In order to live up to his father's expectations over the years, he always warned himself to work hard, at least not to let other brothers compete. In fact, he did it. At that time, all the civil and military officials in the court were very satisfied with him.

But I don’t know when Li Chengqian suddenly realized that his father was becoming more and more pampering for his younger brother Li Tai, and even this kind of pampering had surpassed him. This made Li Chengqian both angry and helpless, and what made him even more sad was that after his feet were disabled, his father actually wanted to let Li Tai move into the Wude Hall. At that time, Li Chengqian felt that he was about to collapse, and even the persistence for more than ten years became a bit ridiculous.

It was also under this situation that Li Chengqian began to give in, but he didn't even notice that the extraordinary actions he did were actually trying to attract the attention of his father, just like a child who deliberately cried to attract the attention of his parents.

But what made Li Chengqian feel desperate was that no matter what he did, his father's favor for his younger brother would not be transferred to him. When what happened in Luoyang came over, it was more like the last straw that broke the camel's back. All of Li Chengqian's grievances over the years suddenly burst out, so he used alcohol to relieve his sorrows. I am afraid that only after drinking can he temporarily forget the harm caused to him by his father's bias.

It was precisely because of the above thought that Li Chengqian didn't care about Du He's persuasion at all. He immediately held the wine jar and sipped a few times. Even at this moment, he was thinking that maybe drinking here will be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty. If his good brother can take the position of prince as he wishes, his father may be sad, but at least he won't have to worry about it in the future as he is now.

Seeing that Li Chengqian refused to listen, Du He was also a little anxious. He strode forward and snatched the wine jar from Li Chengqian's hand and shouted: "Your Highness the Prince! What is a mere setback? If you really get rid of your body, wouldn't it just make the people on the King of Wei even more proud?"

"If you drink it, drink it. No one cares anyway, give me the wine!" Li Chengqian was also drunk and blushed. He reached out to support his body and wanted to grab the wine jar, but he didn't expect that his feet were unstable and he almost fell down. Fortunately, Zhao Jie was quick-eyed and he rushed forward and supported Li Chengqian, which did not make him look ugly.

"Brother Du, don't persuade him. His Highness the Crown Prince is unhappy. Maybe it's a good thing to get drunk!" Zhao Jie was a few years older than Du He after all, and immediately supported Li Chengqian and spoke to Du He.

"But..." Du He was a little hesitant when he heard Zhao Jie's words. After all, drinking like Li Chengqian might make you sick.

"It's okay, Your Highness rarely indulges. When he wakes up, let's persuade him again. Now the prince can't listen to our words!" Zhao Jie said again. After all, Li Chengqian is drunk now, and it's useless to say anything. It's better to let Li Chengqian get drunk. Maybe he can use this to vent his anger and dissatisfaction in his heart.

Hearing Zhao Jie's words, Du He felt it was reasonable. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, and then returned the wine jar in his hand to Li Chengqian, who was already confused. As a result, as soon as Li Chengqian hugged the wine jar, he immediately raised his head and sniffed.

Seeing Li Chengqian deliberately wanted to get drunk, Zhao Jie, Du He and others felt uncomfortable, and it was not interesting to stay here again at this time, so they stood up to say goodbye. Li Chengqian was just drinking and ignored them at all. In the end, he was the only one who was drinking and drinking in the whole hall. In addition, only the palace maids, eunuchs, dancers, musicians and others were left.

Li Chengqian drank alone, and he didn't speak, and the dancers and musicians below did not dare to stop. However, the dancers could not keep dancing. Fortunately, there were a group of actors who could sing and dance well in the East Palace, so when a group of dancers were tired, they would change to another group. I don't know how long it took, and the sky outside became dark, and Li Chengqian was drunk at this time.

However, although Li Chengqian was very drunk, he was not sleepy at all. He just felt his mind fluttering. However, listening to the rhythm of the song, he felt his whole body cheering. This made him let go of his former reserve and stood up on the table and dance with the actors below.

In the end, Li Chengqian didn't remember what he had done, but he felt like he was being held by someone in a daze. When he opened his hazy drunk eyes, he found that the person who was holding him was actually an extremely beautiful actor. This made him drunk and asked, "What's your name?"

"I'm satisfied!" The actor replied shyly.
Chapter completed!