The Useless Crown Prince Drops the Act: Father, Don’t Beg Me to Attend Court

The court officials are caught up in a constant rat race, but he clocks out on time. Li Shimin is irritable and plagued by headaches, so he gives him pain-relief balm and blood-pressure-lowering tea. Li Yuan is lonely in his old age, so he brings barbecue and playing cards to keep him company. The entire court waits to laugh at the disgraced crown prince, only to discover that Li Yuan has stopped causing trouble, Li Shimin has mellowed out, and even Li Tai and Li Zhi have become his devoted little admirers.

When Li Chengqian’s limp quietly heals and he turns the imperial palace into a cozy family courtyard, Li Shimin gazes at his harmonious family and falls into deep thought: This boy slacks off every day, so why does the Tang Dynasty keep getting stronger?