"There is absolutely no misunderstanding! There are a group of guards and two personal maids around me present. They can all be witnesses!"
After saying this, Princess Fangxue immediately burst into tears, her voice sounding like the strings of a piano breaking, and then further complained, "My daughter is really unwilling to get married to a person with such a bad character as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, so I asked my father to cancel the marriage.
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Li Shimin was naturally embarrassed after hearing this. He had worked so hard to arrange this marriage. How could this happen?
Did Muchuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, really belittle Princess Fangxue?
No, he is not such a rude and dishonest person.
In order to verify the truth of the matter, Li Shimin ordered the guards to bring Muchuan up.
Muchuan was brought up after a cup of tea, but you should know that he was now in a very embarrassed state, with his body tied up and his nose and face swollen.
As for why he is like this?
Ever since he surrendered obediently, he was beaten by Princess Fangxue! If he had been like this, Muchuan would have resisted, and whoever beat him would definitely be rewarded! The key is that he had already surrendered and was tied up like a rice dumpling by the guards.
, now Princess Fangxue is attacking him, how can he resist?
Fortunately, Princess Fangxue had some conscience and only caused skin trauma to Muchuan but did not kill him. However, even this made Muchuan feel resentful. After all, no one in the Tang Dynasty had given him such a big blow for so long.
Shame!
After seeing the emperor, Muchuan immediately fell to the ground and looked pitiful and crying: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I am so miserable!"
Seeing Muchuan like this, Li Shimin was naturally shocked. He quickly waved his hands and said comfortingly: "Mu Aiqing, if you have something to say, please speak it carefully. Don't get excited..."
"Wei Chen doesn't want to get excited. Your Majesty doesn't know how much Wei Chen has suffered!"
Muchuan also began to accuse, telling the story of Princess Fangxue threatening her with a knife in the wing room.
After finishing speaking, Muchuan added: "Wei Chen's original intention was to turn a big deal into a trivial matter. Unexpectedly, the princess actually framed Wei Chen! She said that Wei Chen had done something frivolous and disrespectful, and even ordered someone to beat Wei Chen.
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Li Shimin was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After all, Muchuan and Princess Fangxue had completely different opinions.
"Lingxi, is this possible?"
Princess Fangxue's real name is "Changsun Lingxi". Because she was adopted by Queen Changsun, she is different from other princesses and has the surname "Changsun".
After being questioned by Li Shimin, Changsun Lingxi quickly denied it, saying that it was not what Muchuan said.
"The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is indeed frivolous!"
Changsun Lingxi pointed out that Muchuan had pinned her down and touched her wrist with both hands.
Muchuan was shocked when he heard this. Is this considered frivolous?
In his opinion, this was just a way to control her behavior. After all, he didn't know she was a princess at that time and only regarded her as a junior.
"Your Majesty, think twice and see clearly!"
Muchuan held his grievances in his mouth.
"Father is wise, please give your daughter justice."
Changsun Lingxi also cried out for injustice.
For a moment, the hall was filled with the smell of anxiety and fortification. Muchuan and Changsun Lingxi were like fire and water, incompatible with each other.
Seeing this situation gave Li Shimin a huge headache. The two people's words were quite conflicting, and it was difficult to tell who was right and who was wrong. The most important thing was that he wanted to bring them together so that Muchuan would be tied to the royal family.
But this time the relationship between the two was so bad, how could they get married?
At that moment, Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji, who was standing aside, to see if he could think of a solution.
Changsun Wuji bowed to Li Shimin and said: "In my opinion, both sides of this matter are at fault, so it's better to let things go and settle down."
Li Shimin nodded. After all, one was his adopted daughter and the other was an important minister of the imperial court. Seeing that both their words and deeds were wrong, it was difficult to judge right from wrong, so he agreed to let things go and let things go.
However, the eldest son Lingxi held on tightly and said in a voice like jade falling to the ground: "Father... I am a princess. Even if the minister of household affairs has obvious merits, I can't do this. If it spreads, what will the world say?
Where is our royal family?”
In fact, Muchuan also wanted to settle the matter, but it was obvious that the eldest son Lingxi was aggressive, which made him very unhappy, so he also said: "Your Majesty! I am not willing to let go like this. The princess has someone beat me up.
The minister was beaten so badly that his internal organs were so painful that he may not be able to work for a long time! This will delay many state affairs!"
"Mu Chuan, stop exaggerating! This princess will order someone to teach you a lesson. How can you say it is so serious?"
"Why not? I'm limping now when I walk and can't lift my arms. Isn't this serious?"
"Mu Chuan, you are a cunning person, are you just trying to win sympathy?
My father is so wise that I will definitely not be deceived by you!"
"That's right, Your Majesty is too wise and powerful to believe what you, an unruly princess, say!"
In the solemn hall, Muchuan and Changsun Lingxi started to quarrel again, speaking and writing sharply.
Hearing the quarrel between the two really upset Li Shimin. He slammed the table and said in a majestic voice: "Shut up!"
Seeing how angry Li Shimin was, the two people in the audience didn't dare to argue. They all shut up and stopped talking.
"After detailed review of this matter, both of you are at fault! I have decided to let it go. Neither of you can mention it again, otherwise I will punish you."
The two of them were unwilling to accept it. Seeing Li Shimin Long Yan was furious, they couldn't get into trouble again, so they whispered: "I will obey the holy will."
However, after this matter was over, Changsun Lingxi asked cautiously: "Then Father... the marriage between his daughter and the Minister of the Ministry of Finance should be cancelled, right?
I don’t want to marry such a dirty person.”
In fact, Li Shimin had already considered canceling the marriage. It was a happy marriage in itself. Seeing that Muchuan and Changsun Lingxi were in such trouble, I believe that even if they were forced to get married, they would probably end up in an unfortunate situation.
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Just when Li Shimin was about to speak, Muchuan looked astonished: "Is it right to grant a marriage?
Wei Chen has heard of this... Your Majesty, is it true?"
"Indeed, I already know that today is Mu Aiqing's birthday, so I just want to announce this matter so that good things can come in pairs."
Muchuan didn't know that Li Shimin was going to prepare a birthday banquet for him, and he didn't even know that it was his birthday today! After all, who would be in the mood to celebrate a birthday when he was surrounded by trivial matters all day long.
But after Li Shimin mentioned it, he suddenly realized that no wonder Li Shimin insisted on letting Muchuan live in the palace. He also understood that last night Li Chengqian said with a smile that something good would happen to Muchuan. It turned out that many people in the palace knew that Li Shimin had given him a marriage.
