That's right.
Although he had issued an edict to let Princess Gao Yang marry Fang Yi 'ai.
But now, Princess Gao Yang had eloped.
However, he still had other princesses.
For example…Princess Chang Le.
Thinking of this, Li Shi Min immediately said,""Guanyin maid is right. Since that's the case, why don't we marry Princess Chang Le to Fang Yi 'ai? Firstly…"
"No."
Before Li Shimin could finish, Empress Zhangsun interrupted him.
Li Shimin looked at Empress Zhangsun in confusion.
"Your Majesty, when Changle was young, he had already promised to marry Zhangsun Chong. Your Majesty is a man of honor, so you can't go back on your word.”
When Li Shimin heard this, he remembered what had happened back then. However, it was all drunken talk. He did not expect Empress Zhangsun to be so brooding.
However, thinking about it carefully, Zhangsun Chong was Empress Zhangsun's nephew and Zhangsun Wuji's eldest son. His status was indeed more prominent.
Empress Zhangsun wanted to marry Chang Le to Zhangsun Chong because she wanted to increase their relationship, which was a very normal thing.
It seemed that Chang Le was destined to have no fate with Fang Yi 'ai.
Suddenly.
Li Shi Min suddenly thought of his other daughter, Princess Xiang Cheng.
Just as this thought appeared in his mind, Li Shiming felt a little guilty towards Fang Xuanling.
However, he had no choice but to marry Princess Xiang Cheng to Fang Yi 'ai.
As for Princess Gao Yang, Li Shi Min was filled with anger just thinking about it.
He immediately passed down an edict and demoted Princess Gao Yang to a commoner.
At the same time, he called Wang De in and said," Wang De, pass on my decree. Princess Xiang Cheng will marry Fang Yi 'ai. It's too late today. You can go tomorrow."”
When Wang De heard this, his expression changed slightly. He did not expect Li Shiming to marry Princess Xiang Cheng to Fang Yi 'ai…
However, he was a eunuch after all. He would do whatever his master said and immediately accepted the order.
The next morning, Li Shi Min directly demoted Princess Gao Yang to a commoner in front of the officials and scolded her.
All the officials in the court were shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect Li Shi Min to demote Princess Gao Yang to a commoner.
This was obvious.
Princess Gao Yang was in big trouble this time.
But at the same time, they were even more curious about what would happen to the marriage if Princess Gao Yang had disappeared.
It was impossible that there was no bride on the day of the wedding, right?
"Of course, this one's marriage with the Duke of Liang's Public House will continue, but this time, this one will marry Princess Xiang Cheng to Fang Yi 'ai.”
Li Shi Min spoke again.
Fang Xuanling's expression turned ugly when he heard this.
Compared to Princess Gao Yang, Princess Xiang Cheng was not just one level lower.
Because Princess Xiang Cheng's mother died early and her mother's status was low, even Princess Xiang Cheng was not favored.
Of course, this was not something very important. After all, the identity of the Princess of Xiang City was still there. Fang Xuanling would not mind so much.
However, the main reason was that Princess Xiang Cheng had fallen seriously ill a year ago and was paralyzed in bed. She was still lying in bed like a cripple.
His son was so handsome and knowledgeable. Was he really going to marry such a woman?
When the civil and military officials heard this news, they immediately covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
Many of the officials looked at Fang Xuanling sympathetically. After all, they all knew what was going on with the Princess of Xiang City.
"Duke Liang, what do you think?" Li Shiming suddenly asked Fang Xuanling.
When Fang Xuanling heard this, he wanted to cry. What else could he have thought?
"It's all up to Your Majesty."
"That's good. If there's nothing else, withdraw." Li Shi Min nodded, feeling very satisfied.
Everyone then left.
Many of the officials consoled Fang Xuanling, but there were also some who mocked him.
Fang Xuanling returned home with a dark expression.
After returning to Fang Manor, Fang Xuanling's face darkened.""Where's Young Master? Call him out."
Fang Yi 'ai walked out with sleepy eyes, looking at Fang Xuanling's dark face, she asked,"
"Father, what's wrong? Did someone provoke you?”
"Ai, isn't this because Princess Gao Yang eloped? His Majesty married Princess Xiang Cheng to you. It was Princess Xiang Cheng who was paralyzed in bed. This…sigh.”
Fang Xuanling took a few deep breaths, his eyes filled with worry as he asked,""Yiai, what do you think?"
When Fang Yi 'ai heard this, she instantly knew who Princess Xiang Cheng was.
She was the eldest daughter of Li Shimin and was originally married to Xiao Rui, the eldest son of Xiao Yu. She was filial and friendly, and her behavior was in line with the law. Even Li Shimin let the other princesses follow her example.
When later generations praised Princess Hezheng, it was mentioned that "Pingyang raised an army of women in Sizhu, Xiangcheng performed the ceremony of the common people in Song Gong, and Changle restored the teacher in Wu Hou, all of which were unprecedented in ancient times."”
From this, it could be seen that Princess Xiang Cheng was much better than Princess Gao Yang.
Although Princess Xiang Cheng was paralyzed in bed, it was not a big problem. After all, he already had grandmaster-level medical skills. It would not be a problem for him to cure Princess Xiang Cheng.
Just as Fang Yi 'ai was about to answer.
Suddenly a servant came to report.
"Master, Young Master, Eunuch Wang is here.”
"Eunuch Wang, please come in." Fang Xuanling sighed.
Soon, Wang De walked in with the imperial edict.
Fang Yi 'ai and Fang Xuanling came out to welcome him, and only then did Wang De open the imperial edict and read it out.
" Disciple: Duke of Liang's beloved daughter, Fang Yi. She has a good character, is handsome and elegant, and is knowledgeable and talented. She has won my heart. Considering that she has passed the age of adulthood and has yet to get married, my beloved daughter, Princess Xiang Cheng, is similar to her. I hereby order Princess Xiang Cheng to marry Fang Yi's beloved daughter. I order the two of them to get married in three days.”
"Young Master Fang, accept the decree."
Wang De said sympathetically.
Fang Yi 'ai's mouth twitched when she heard the same imperial edict. Other than Princess Gao Yang becoming Princess Xiang Cheng, the content of the imperial edict did not change at all. Li Shi Min was…quite lazy?
'Ding…mission selection activated.'
"Option 1: Refuse the imperial edict and wait for Princess Gao Yang to be found before continuing the marriage.”
"Option 2: Accept the imperial edict and marry the princess of Xiang City. Reward: one Marrow Cleansing Pill.”
The system's voice suddenly sounded.
Fang Yi 'ai did not hesitate to choose the second option. He nodded and took the imperial edict.
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