"Yes."
The eunuchs all nodded, took their leave, and soon only the three siblings remained in the Grand Hall.
Only then did Li Shimin tell the other two what had happened.
After hearing it, both fell silent. They looked at each other without a word. After a long while, Li Xiu Ning finally spoke, hesitation on her face. "Brother, Second Young Master, do you think Father might have... gone mad?"
"Do not speak nonsense!"
Li Jiancheng's expression changed at once, and he shouted in a low voice.
Li Xiu Ning immediately shut her mouth, but her expression still clearly said that she did not think she was wrong.
Seeing this, both Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin sighed. Li Jiancheng said, "No matter what, you cannot speak ill of our Ruler and Father. Good thing I dismissed everyone. Otherwise, just that one sentence of yours would have landed you in terrible trouble."
"Hehe—"
Li Xiu Ning laughed. "If it weren't like this, I wouldn't say it!"
"Tsk."
Li Jiancheng was even more helpless.
"You're already a mother—why are you still so undignified? Being this playful, how do you lead an army?"
Li Xiu Ning said, "I'm only like this in front of you two!"
Outside, she was still that unsmiling, iron-blooded and valiant Princess Pingyang—the commander of the women's army, Li Xiu Ning!
The three of them reined in their emotions.
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Shimin and asked, "Father intends to deal with Master because of San Hu?"
"Most likely."
Li Shimin nodded.
"Isn't he just a son Father barely ever saw? And he was so violent besides—good riddance! Why must Father become dissatisfied with Master over this? Honestly..."
Li Xiu Ning was far from pleased.
Li Jiancheng nodded as well. "Father's actions are truly too impulsive. No wonder he