Li Xinlan seemed a little distracted today.
On the riverbank of the Jing River, Xiao Fan was lazily basking in the sun. Occasionally, he would raise his lazy eyes and glance at Li Xinlan from the corner of his eyes.
"What's wrong? Was he feeling guilty? Do you feel guilty for cheating me out of a bottle of perfume yesterday?”
"It's okay. Give me the money and I'll forgive you.”
Li Xinlan was not in high spirits. She looked at Xiao Fan in a daze and said,"I'll go back first."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
Li Xinlan walked slowly on the village path. After walking for a while, she suddenly stopped. The calm look she had in front of Xiao Fan was no longer there. At this moment, her face was filled with faint sadness and confusion. She was like a lost child, helpless and at a loss.
"Um. It was just a bottle of perfume. She didn't have to blame herself so much, right? This child has a strong sense of self-esteem!"
Xiao Fan muttered a few strange words and also stood up to leave.
……
Taiji Palace.
Divine Dragon Palace.
Fang Xuanling worriedly went to find Li Shimin.
"Fang Qiao, what happened?"
Li Shimin saw Fang Xuanling's expression and knew that something big had happened.
Fang Xuanling gritted his teeth and said concisely,""Li Jing has encountered the Turks."
Li Shi Min's heart tightened." The war is not going well?”
Fang Xuanling shook his head." The Turks have been defeated like a landslide. If nothing goes wrong, Li Jing will be able to destroy the Turks this summer!"”
Li Shiming took a deep breath and complained to Fang Xuanling," You're talking so loudly. What's with your expression when it's such a good thing? Weeping for the Turks?"
"The Tang army and the Turks will be at loggerheads for a while," Fang Xuanling shook his head with a bitter smile.”
"Hmm?" Li Shimin narrowed his eyes. Tuyuhun?"
"Tuyuhun." Fang Xuanling said," This demon has taken a fancy to the Tang army's participation in the northern battlefield. They are beginning to stir in the west, showing signs of knocking on the pass.”
Li Shimin was furious." This Xiaoman is bullying me because I don't have soldiers?”
Fang Xuanling did not comment.
The atmosphere was a little tense.
Indeed, the Great Tang would find it difficult to mobilize enough soldiers to increase the strength of the western battlefield.
If Tuyuhun were to knock on Longyou at this time, the situation would be difficult to control.
Fang Xuanling angrily said," The Great Tang's Bureau of Rites has negotiated with Tuyuhun many times. He was originally a vassal state of the Great Tang, but now he has betrayed us like the Turks. How hateful!"”
Whenever there was a war, the result of negotiation was nothing more than cutting off the money to calm the flames of war.
Li Shi Min couldn't stand this.
The ruler and his subjects were filled with righteous indignation, but after thinking for a long time, they still could not come up with a strategy that was most beneficial to the Great Tang.
Li Shimin said,"We'll first recruit soldiers from Guanzhong."”
"That's the only way."
Fang Xuanling was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something. He looked at Li Shimin and said,"Your Majesty, I have a presumptuous request.”
"Why?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
Fang Xuanling rubbed his hands together and said with excitement in his eyes,"Next time you leave the palace, can you bring me along?”
Wei Zheng's words,'If it's for the sake of the country's life and death, why would you avoid it because of misfortune?' made Fang Xuanling pee his pants.
Such pretentious words, if you can do it for free, why not?
Li Shimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also wanted Xiao Fan to enter the eyes of this group of important officials. He nodded."Alright."
After Fang Xuanling left, Li Shimin went to the harem with his hands behind his back.
"Summon Xiang City into the palace."
The movements of the harem could not be hidden from the eyes of these princes and princesses.
Li Chengqian, Chang Le, Li Tai, Gao Yang, and the other princes and princesses were whispering among themselves.
"When Royal Sister comes, you guys go and remind her.”Li Chengqian said," Don't let Imperial Sister go against Imperial Father's wishes again.”
Chang Le, Gao Yang and the other princesses nodded.
As brothers and sisters, this was all they could do.
If Xiang Cheng continued to be stubborn, things would not end well.
In a lighter case, Taichang Temple would strip the Xiang City Princess Manor of all its wealth.
In a more serious case, Li Shimin might let the Supreme Court put Xiang Cheng under house arrest until he married.
This was the fate of the royal princess. No one could escape.
Li Chengqian sighed and said," Royal Sister, you're right. It's a great kindness for Father to be able to personally find a husband for her. I really didn't expect the usually weak Royal Sister to have such a strong personality."”
This subverted everyone's understanding.
Didn't it subvert Li Xinlan's understanding of him?
Li Xinlan was worried throughout the journey. Her expression was somewhat determined. She was resisting, but she did not know why.
The youth by the Jing River?
Xiao Fan's face suddenly appeared in her mind, and Li Xinlan's heart skipped a beat.
Was this love?
She did not know what her fate would be like today. Perhaps she would never see Xiao Fan again.
Along the way, Xiang Cheng arrived at the rear palace.
Li Shi Min didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Princess Xiang Cheng's expression.
"Alright, don't look so sad. I didn't pay much attention to you in the past.”
"You, ah you, always don't like to show off and have a quiet and tranquil personality. You have to learn more from Gao Yang and the others, won't this one be able to pay more attention to you?”
"If it wasn't for last night, Zhen wouldn't have known that you had such a strong personality.”
Li Xinlan blinked. She didn't know what Li Shiming was going to say after all this noise.
Li Shimin smiled and said,"If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. I will accept this marriage."”
"Ah?"
Li Xinlan widened her eyes and looked at Li Shiming in disbelief.
One afternoon!
It had only been an afternoon, and his father had changed his mind so quickly?
Li Shiming smiled." Maybe you don't have the fate with her, and she doesn't want to marry you. That's all. You can go back."”
Li Xinlan's heart was racing, and her excitement was evident in her words.
She was so happy that she clenched her fists tightly and said excitedly,"This son…thanks father, this son will take his leave.”
They left the Flying Fragrance Hall.
Li Xinlan looked up at the free sky and breathed in the air of freedom. She was in a great mood.
Slowly, that dignified and quiet side profile revealed a faint smile.
The Imperial Army and eunuchs were all stunned and drooled at the sight.
He watched Li Xinlan leave.
When Li Chengqian and the others received the news, their expressions froze.
"This…you're not getting married?"
"Imperial Father compromised?"
"You changed your mind?"
"Why are you so fickle?"
"No, no, no. I can only say that with the emperor's favor, Sister Xiang Cheng has finally survived!”
This group of princes and princesses were stunned. They had thoughts of interacting more with Xiang City in the future.
A princess who could make Li Shiming change his mind in half a day, how much did he dote on her?
Of course, what they didn't know was that the reason why Li Shimin changed his mind was because he was scolded by Xiao Fan.
If he knew about this, he would be so shocked that his teeth would drop.
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