Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Tai was speechless, looked at Li Shen and said:

"Tenth brother, you are really amazing. Do you only know how to enjoy yourself? You don't even know the royal family members in Chang'an.

The one being carried is the King of Xiangyi, named Li Shenfu. He is the cousin of the late emperor, and we have to call him great uncle.

There were two other people, one was Li Boyi, the King of Longxi, and the other was Li Fengci, the King of Bohai.

They are the nephews of the late emperor. Their father died early, so they were raised by the late emperor. They often played with Aye since they were young.

We all call him uncle."

"Uncle? Uncle?" Li Shen was extremely surprised.

Shit, isn’t this just a grandfather and two uncles?

No wonder my father was so polite to them just now, it turns out they are direct relatives.

Those two were playing with my dad when he was a kid, but I didn’t even know about them. Could it be that they came back from outside?

Just as Li Shen was daydreaming, everyone arrived at the Seven Temples, where there were tablets and portraits of their ancestors.

All the sacrificial items were placed in place. Wang De lit the incense and handed it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin bowed and put the incense in the incense burner.

Li Chengqian stood up and began to read the eulogy.

But it wasn’t a grand ceremony so I finished reading it in just a few sentences.

Li Shimin then comforted the ancestors, saying that their son had turned twenty years old and that today was the day for the ceremony, and hoped that the ancestors would bless him.

Then Li Shen and Li Zhi stepped forward to kowtow to their ancestors.

The process is not complicated and there are not so many rules.

After Li Shen and Li Zhi finished their worship, they burned incense and worshipped again, and it was basically done.

Finally, the others followed suit, worshipped their ancestors, and prepared to leave.

Li Shen was still kneeling there waiting stupidly.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, the ceremony is complete."

Wang De came over to remind him.

"Oh, it's done." Li Shen stood up and was about to turn around when he suddenly looked up.

"What? Finished?"

The voice was a bit high, and everyone heard it and looked at Li Shen.

"Your Highness, this is the ancestral temple. You can't speak too loudly. It would be a sin to disturb the ancestors. The ceremony has indeed been completed."

Wang De quickly silenced Li Shen.

"Hey? Hey? Something's wrong?" Li Shen quickly came to Li Shimin's side.

"Aye, is the ritual completed?"

"It's done." Li Shimin didn't even look at Li Shen.

"Aye, did we miss something?" Li Shen continued to ask.

"What's missing? Is there any missing link?"

"Your Majesty, no part of the ceremony was missed."

Li Shen shook his head:

"No, it must have been missed. The eulogy hasn't been read yet?"

I spent more than half a month writing the eulogy, which is over a thousand words long.

"Didn't the prince just read it out?" Li Shimin didn't care.

"Have you read it? Where is the eulogy?"

Li Shen asked. He just thought it was Li Chengqian who was reading the opening remarks.

"The handwriting you wrote for the memorial is illegible. I have seen it and it cannot be used."

Li Shimin still spoke lightly.

"What? If it doesn't work, then I wrote it in vain. It took me more than half a month to write it.

Just say no, then no?"

Li Shen now feels as if he was asked to participate in an activity when he was a child. After he prepared carefully for a long time, he was suddenly told that he didn't need to go.

That's the feeling. I'm extremely disappointed that my masterpiece was rejected.

"Why are you shouting? This is the ancestral temple, no noise is allowed.

Why do you have a problem with not using your sacrificial text?"

Li Shimin's eyes widened, and Li Shen shrank back in fear, and shook his head quickly:

"No, no, I'm just asking."

"Humph, my purpose is to let you practice your handwriting. As a prince, what kind of words are you writing?

Do you feel ashamed? In this case, I will really let you copy the Zhenguan ceremony."

Li Shimin snorted and ignored Li Shen.

The Zhenguan Ceremony has hundreds of thousands of words, and Li Shen would never be able to finish copying it even if he died, so he quickly shut up and walked away.

He came to Li Chengqian and whispered:

"Brother, is it true that the eulogy I wrote was because the handwriting was ugly?"

He still didn't give up, because that was the result of more than ten days of writing.

"Haha, Tenth Brother, your ceremony of coming of age is just to comfort your ancestors, there is no need for a thousand-word sacrificial text.

This is not a ceremony to worship the heavens."

Li Chengqian chuckled.

"So what you mean is that I was fooled by Aye, right?"

Li Shen asked with an embarrassed face, he was actually fooled by his father.

"This is not a joke at all. You should practice your handwriting."

Li Chengqian comforted him, saying that he couldn't say that you were indeed fooled, otherwise his younger brother might start fighting with his father again.

Li Shen felt very upset that all his hard work was not used at all.

He also thought that he could brag about it later that he had written an obituary.

"King Ji, congratulations.

It is said that Prince Ji is young and promising. Today I see that his reputation is well-deserved. Every move he makes is worth a ton of gold.

If the Ji Wang Mansion is wealthy and powerful."

While the two brothers were chatting, Longxi King Li Boyi and Bohai King Li Fengci came over.

The first thing he did was to exchange pleasantries.

"Thank you for your compliments, uncles. You are the elders, so you don't have to be so polite."

Li Shen quickly saluted.

"Haha, Prince Ji is indeed a young hero. It is said that Prince Ji's mansion is financially strong, which shows that Prince Ji is talented.

No one can match him in the way of business." Li Fengci, the King of Bohai, praised.

"Yes, yes, it is said that Prince Ji is regarded as the God of Wealth among merchants. Today I see that he is indeed extraordinary."

Longxi King Li Boyi followed suit.

"No, no, I am just a humble person. I am ashamed that I cannot help your majesty."

Li Shen replied modestly.

But he was a little puzzled. He was not familiar with these two people. They came to get close to him. Could it be that they wanted to cooperate with Prince Ji's Mansion?

He looked at Li Chengqian beside him, only to see Li Chengqian looking at him with a meaningful smile on his face.

What does it mean?

At this time, Longxi King Li Boyi said with a smile:

"Prince Ji, you just said that everyone who comes to watch the ceremony can receive 100 taels of gold. Do you think we two can also receive one?"

"Huh?" Li Shen was stunned. Could it be that these two people were here to ask for money?

"Well, if you two uncles want to collect the money, you have to go to Suzaku Gate. I don't have any money here."

Isn't it a bit embarrassing for two princes to come and ask for money just for a thousand strings of coins?

"We both know this, and we came here to ask you if you can give us more if you have any extra.

Alas~~ You don’t know, we have no official position or job, only some salary, and our life is a bit tight.

We have no choice, for fear that if outsiders saw it, it would bring shame to our royal family."

King Bohai Li Fengci sighed and looked worried.

"Yes, we have had some difficulties recently, and we hope that King Ji will be moved and give us more gold."

Longxi King Li Boyi also agreed with a bitter face.

"This..." Li Shen was a little confused. The two princes actually asked him for money. Aren't they afraid of being embarrassed?

Looking at the expressions of the two, Li Shen wondered, were they really in trouble?

Unable to make up his mind, Li Shen leaned close to Li Chengqian's ear and whispered:

"Brother, what's going on? You're asking me for money.

Should I give it to you or not?"