"True Person, please sit!"
Inside the room, Li Yuan sat facing Verdant Green Maiden. Watching her lounge about so leisurely, he wanted to say something, but simply couldn't figure out how to begin.
Verdant Green Maiden glanced at him. "Why are you stammering? You're not even as bold as your son!"
Li Yuan: "..."
He let out a long sigh, realizing how Verdant Green Maiden had raised Li Shimin and the others during all those years he'd been away from home. Still, he didn't think she'd done anything wrong. It was just a little different from what he'd expected.
"True Person, what do you think I should do?"
Li Yuan asked.
At that, Verdant Green Maiden smiled.
"Why are you asking me?"
"They claim to be court officials, but in truth they're representatives of the Guanlong Aristocrats."
Li Yuan sighed. "I belong to the Longxi Li Clan. If I refuse, I'm afraid I'll have trouble establishing myself among the Guanlong Aristocrats! But if I agree..."
"Alas!"
"His Majesty is unfathomable and terrifying. I fear it could bring destruction upon us."
Verdant Green Maiden lightly tapped the table as she watched Li Yuan.
She spoke slowly. "Aren't you about to leave for Taiyuan? After you enter the palace, tell Yang Guang that you'll support every decision he makes. Then take your whole family to Taiyuan."
"But the Guanlong Aristocrats..."
"What's there to fear?"
Verdant Green Maiden glared. "They're a bunch of bullies who only pick on the weak!"
"If they have any guts, why don't they go challenge Yang Guang themselves?"
"They came to you simply because they lack the ability, and you have it! You don't need to worry about them. They're the ones who need to rely on you."
If the Guanlong Aristocrats were united as one, the Li