Li Zhi heard the voices of Li Shimin and others talking outside, and hurriedly pushed Qin Mubai awake: "Village chief, get up quickly, father is here!"
Qin Mubai suddenly woke up and got up quickly. He shook his head several times before he woke up: "Why did I fall asleep?"
"You're exhausted!" Li Zhi chuckled, "You hugged Sizi and stayed up all night yesterday, right? - Come on, let Qin Mubai wash his face!"
Qin Mubai hurriedly washed his face in the copper basin sent by the eunuch and cleaned up briefly. At this time, Li Shimin had already carried Li Mingda and walked into the palace with Princess Gaoyang.
"I respectfully welcome His Majesty the Emperor... I have met Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang!" Qin Mubai stepped forward to attend the ceremony.
"No need to be polite." Li Shimin chuckled in an easy-going manner, "Gao Yang, thanks to Qin Mubai yesterday, otherwise my little Sizi would not know what to do now!"
"Yes! I dreamed yesterday that a lot of monsters and big bad wolves wanted to eat me, but the village chief saved me!" Li Mingda said, "The village chief is so brave, so awesome!"
"Hey, Si Zi, can this guy still come into your dream and save you? You really know how to tell stories." Princess Gao Yang said with a smile.
"Gao Yang, please don't be rude. Who is this guy? How did you say that?" Li Shimin scolded him lightly.
"Oh... I'm rude, kid. General Qin, please don't mind." Princess Gao Yang apologized softly, but secretly stuck out her tongue at Qin Mubai naughtily.
Li Shimin is such a sophisticated person. He noticed all the little moves of Princess Gaoyang, but he pretended not to know and said to Qin Mubai: "Mubai, you must be exhausted after not sleeping all night. Go back and rest!"
"Yes, Wei Chen, please retire!" Qin Mubai cupped his hands and walked out.
"Village chief, go back and have a good rest. You must come tomorrow!" Li Zhi and Li Mingda shouted together.
Princess Gao Yang rolled her eyes a few times, smiled and said to Li Shimin: "Father, my son has also resigned." After that, she walked out.
"Wait, where are you going?" Li Shimin suddenly called her out.
"I...I'm going to my mother's concubine!" Princess Gaoyang asked Li Shimin instead, "Does your father have anything to do with me?"
Li Shimin put down Li Mingda and asked the wet nurse and palace maid to take her and Li Zhi to have fun. He waved to Princess Gaoyang: "Ling'er, come here and sit with your father."
"Oh..." Princess Gao Yang responded with a smile and walked towards Li Shimin. However, she inadvertently turned her head and glanced, only to see Qin Mubai's figure almost disappearing at the Longwei Road in front of the palace. She couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded and secretly worried. I just want to go out and catch up with Qin Mubai now.
"What are you looking at?" Li Shimin stretched out his hand, took Princess Gaoyang who was sitting next to him into his arms, and said with a smile, "Has my daughter grown up?"
"Father, what are you talking about?" Princess Gao Yang blushed and said with a smile, "My daughter didn't see anything, she just took a look."
"It's nonsense to kiss in front of father, but you will get a spanking." Li Shimin patted her shoulder with a smile and said, "Tell me, where have you been playing these past few days? Did you have fun?"
As soon as she said this, Princess Gaoyang became energetic. Then she talked endlessly about how she and Qin Mubai left the palace together, then visited the Western Market, and had fun at the No. 1 Wine in the World. Naturally, she hid the fact that she was drunk and that Qin Mubai was furious because she had not agreed with him. things.
Li Shimin listened attentively and chuckled from time to time.
Speaking of the latter part, Princess Gaoyang suddenly became happy and excited when she talked about Yao'er and Lichenju. She praised Yaoer as the smartest and kindest woman in the world, and Lichenju as a fairyland where immortals live. generally. However, she still remembered Qin Mubai's instructions and did not mention the piano or Qin Shuang'er.
"Father, that is the most fun place I have ever been to! I must go there often in the future to help Miss Yao'er take care of those little orphans." Princess Gaoyang said with a smile.
"That's right, my daughter is also compassionate and a kind-hearted good child." Li Shimin sighed softly, "Although Yao'er is a kind-hearted and good woman, but hearing this incident made me feel very unhappy. It feels so good!”
"Why, Father?" Princess Gaoyang asked doubtfully.
"Yao'er herself is a weak female and blind, but she has adopted so many orphans in Chang'an. Although the world seems to be peaceful, there are also many poor and unfortunate people!" Li Shimin said, "They all How can I not feel sad that my people are homeless and have no one to take care of them? Comparing the two, I am not as good as this Yao'er girl!"
"Father, why do you blame yourself so much?" Princess Gaoyang caressed Li Shimin's chest and said softly, "You are a good emperor, which is recognized by everyone in the world. However, are there any absolutes in things in this world? No matter where There will always be unfortunate people. From now on, my daughter will help Miss Yao'er, adopt more orphans, and do more good deeds, so that my father will not be so sad!"
"Okay, okay. You are my good daughter. If you need any help, just ask me!" Li Shimin chuckled, caressed Princess Gaoyang's head lovingly, and said, "Ling'er, how old are you this year?"
"It's almost thirteen! Father, you are so evil! Don't you remember my child's birthday?" Princess Gaoyang said coquettishly.
"My father is getting old, haha! He is almost fourteen years old, so fast! The queen married me when she was this age. Time flies so fast!" Li Shimin sighed with emotion.
Princess Gao Yang was agitated and jumped up in a hurry: "Father, then I don't want to get married now!"
"Why are you so excited? Come on, sit down." Li Shimin waved to her with a smile.
"No! I don't want to get married!" Princess Gaoyang pouted and shook her head stubbornly, "I want to stay with my father and my mother, and I will never get married in my life!"
"You're talking silly. It's time for a man to get married and a woman to get married. How can she not get married?" Li Shimin smiled and pulled her into his arms again, saying, "You are my most beloved baby. How about choosing the best family and the best husband?"
"I don't want it!" Princess Gao Yang struggled, but Li Shimin hugged her tightly.
"Haha, don't be naughty and don't move around. Just listen to what Father has to say!" Li Shimin hugged her tightly and said coaxingly, "Gao Yang, tell me, the most capable and trustworthy minister around me is Which two?"
"Well... one is my uncle, and the other is of course Prime Minister Fang Xuanling!" Princess Gaoyang said.
"That's right!" Li Shimin said with a smile, "Your imperial sister and princess have already married Changsun Chong, so I am going to marry you into the Fang family."
"What?!" Princess Gao Yang said in shock as if she had been electrocuted, "Marry into the Fang family?"
"Yes!" Li Shimin said with a smile, "The eldest son, Xijue, and the second son, Shangzhu, have always been like this in our court! Fang Xuanling is a steady and sophisticated man, with a good family background. His second son, Fang Yiai, is also a talented person with a chic demeanor. What a rare and wonderful man!”
"Father, I don't want—" Princess Gaoyang struggled and jumped up, "I don't want to marry some second-in-law! I've heard a long time ago that that guy is a frivolous and idle young man who only eats, drinks, and has fun. Ying Zuoma can't do anything else, and almost everyone in Chang'an doesn't know it. Are you planning to marry your most beloved daughter to that loser and idiot?"
"Gao Yang, why are you so rude? Who taught you this?" Li Shimin became angry and shouted.
"My child is rude..." Princess Gaoyang bit her lip in anger, lowered her head, but still said firmly, "But my child would rather die than marry the second roommate!"
"You!... You girl, you are really spoiled!" Li Shimin slapped the table angrily and pointed his finger at Gao Yang.
Li Zhi and Li Mingda stuck their little heads out at the door and stared at the scene in the room. They were both startled at this time. Li Zhi disappeared in a flash, and Li Mingda moved in, blinked his black eyes and looked up at Li Shimin, and said timidly: "Father, you have to take care of your dragon body." , don’t be angry!”
"Be good, Sizi, be good!" Li Shimin instantly remembered what the imperial doctor had told him, and when he saw such a well-behaved Li Mingda, his anger suddenly subsided. He bent down and picked up Li Mingda, tried to make his voice softer, and said to Princess Gaoyang: "Ling'er, go back to your mother and concubine first, and think about it quietly. After you think about it clearly, come to me again. Now, I won’t tell you anymore, just go ahead!”
Princess Gao Yang bit her lip and almost bled, and tears seemed to burst out of her eyes. She firmly suppressed her temper, saluted, "My dear, please leave", turned around and walked out.
"Stay well in Xianju Palace and don't run around." Li Shimin's voice sounded behind her.
Princess Gao Yang couldn't help but tremble slightly. She said "yes" and walked out of Penglai Hall.
After leaving the palace, Princess Gaoyang ignored no one and walked directly towards the harem. She felt that she had never been as sad, lost, depressed and painful as she was today. The father who once loved him the most actually wanted to marry himself to a useless man like Fang Yiai just to show favor to his minister!
"Is he really my father? He wasn't like this before!" Recalling Li Shimin's love and care for Li Mingda in her mind, Princess Gaoyang felt even more uncomfortable, and tears flowed down her eyes uncontrollably. .
"He doesn't allow me to run around. He clearly doesn't want me to go find that stinky man and thief of the military academy!" Princess Gaoyang wiped away her tears, stomped her feet and bit her teeth bitterly: "I have to go! Anyway, he Don’t want me either!”
Qin Mubai returned to the military camp, but he was not so lucky that he could fall asleep in bed. After leaving the military camp for a few days, he had to take care of some military matters personally and make decisions.
After busying in the government office for a while to sort out these things, Qin Mubai felt relieved and just yawned and stretched when Pang Fei hurried in and reported: "General, Princess Gaoyang is asking for an audience outside the camp."
"Just say that I'm not here and have left the camp to take care of military affairs." Qin Mubai yawned and prepared to fall on the bed. It was indeed very tiring, and I felt like I would fall asleep as soon as I fell into bed.
But Pang Fei didn't retreat, his expression was a little frightened, and he whispered cautiously: "But the princess sent me a message that if you don't go out to see her now, she will...she will hit her head on the camp gate and die!"
Qin Mubai covered his forehead and shook his head in pain: "What a headache!"