Tang Dynasty: Consort Wu? Your Majesty, please address her as the Crown Prince's Consort.

Meanwhile, the Wang family of Taiyuan...

Wang Shan was also shocked to see his daughter's face swollen like a pig's head.

"You...you, where did this pig demon come from? Why are you appearing in the Wang family of Taiyuan?!"

"Aiya~! It's me~ Waaaaah!"

The woman surnamed Wang pouted, looking aggrieved.

Wang Shan was slightly taken aback when he heard the familiar voice.

He spoke with an expression of utter disbelief:

"You...you're Yin'er? Didn't you go to the palace? What happened to you?!"

"It was Su Wan! She targeted me in the Imperial Garden and even slapped me. Then, the Crown Prince, without asking why, also sided with her against me!"

"What? You mean Su Wan from the Su family of martial arts? How dare she? The Su family of martial arts is just a first- or second-rate family!"

Wang Shan was also a little confused when he heard his daughter's words. Has the Wang family of Taiyuan lost all its prestige now?

"Not only that, my daughter later heard that Li Chengqian had chosen Su Wan as his crown princess!"

"What?!"

If he hadn't felt anything when he heard that his daughter was being bullied before, he was really unsettled after hearing this news.

Although the Wang family of Taiyuan now supports Prince Li Tai of Wei, as a prominent family, they naturally cannot put all their eggs in one basket.

This is why he still allowed his daughter to compete for the position of Crown Princess.

He originally thought that since Li Chengqian was the crown prince, his future crown princess's maternal family would be a powerful one.

Only in this way can we maximize our benefits.

He thought that even if they didn't choose the Wang family of Taiyuan, they would choose a prominent family like the Lu family of Fanyang or the Cui family of Boling, or a high-ranking general like Li Jinghou Junji.

Only if the daughters of these families become the Crown Princess can they bring tremendous help to Li Chengqian.

But he never expected that Li Chengqian would choose Su Wan.

Su Wan's backer was just a minor martial arts master named Su Shi; such power shouldn't have come to Li Chengqian's attention.

"Didn't he even look at the women from other prominent families? Or the daughters of those high-ranking generals in the court?"

"Yes, Father! Yes, it seems Li Chengqian plans to marry Li Ling'er, Li Xinran, and Hou Xiaoyun all of them!"

"What the hell?!"

Wang Shan was completely dumbfounded when he heard his daughter's words.

"He married all four of them? And made Su Wan his principal wife? And the other three didn't object?! How did Li Chengqian manage to do that?"

Li Jing! Hou Junji! Li Ji! Would His Majesty agree to this? Isn't he afraid the Crown Prince will rebel?

Wang Shan was puzzled. Emperors have always been suspicious, so why was his own emperor so at ease with the crown prince? Did the father and son really have such a good relationship?

Ritsujeon Hall!

Achoo! Achoo!

Ok?

Li Shimin couldn't help but scratch his head in confusion.

"Which bastard is slandering me?"

……

The Duke of Wei's Mansion!

"What? Not the principal wife??? Then why did you agree?"

After his beloved daughter came home and told him what had happened that day, Li Jing exploded on the spot.

No?

Who is he? The military genius of the Tang Dynasty!

Who is Li Ling'er? She's his and Hong Fu Nu's only daughter!

To be someone's concubine? How could that be?

The Crown Prince? The Crown Prince won't do either. What's the Crown Prince anyway? Would the Crown Prince make my daughter a concubine?

"No way! I'm going to see His Majesty right now. That Li Shimin, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is trying to frame my daughter!"

As she was about to get up, Li Ling'er quickly stopped her upon seeing this.

"Old Deng! You stop right there!!!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jing paused.

Li Ling'er then spoke up:

"I advise you to mind your own business and hurry up and prepare your dowry! I'm going to marry His Highness the Crown Prince. As for the position of principal wife, who cares? I'm not going to meddle in so many things every day!"

Li Jing was already dumbfounded.

Is this still his aloof daughter?

It's like this just because you went to the palace once?

"No, I'm going to find Li Chunfeng right now!"

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Seeing her husband's anxious and flustered appearance, Li Ling'er was also full of confusion.

Li Jing, however, spoke in a very serious tone:

"I suspect you're possessed by something evil. I'll go find Li Chunfeng to perform a ritual for you and force the evil spirit out!"

"Hey~ Dad~, can't you be serious? I'm fine!"

"Then what are you after? Why are you so eager to become a mistress!"

Li Jing was also completely baffled by his daughter's decision.

Upon hearing this, Li Ling'er spoke with a proud expression:

"Because His Highness the Crown Prince is handsome! And also brave and skilled in battle!"

Upon hearing his beloved daughter's answer, Li Jing nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Because he's handsome?!

What kind of ridiculous reason is that?

Can being handsome put food on the table?

If you're handsome, would you be willing to be a mistress?

Seeing his daughter's determined attitude towards marrying Li Chengqian, Li Jing felt like leading his troops to the Eastern Palace.

My precious daughter was kidnapped by that blond guy after just one trip out.

If she were to become the principal wife, that would be one thing, but she's not even the principal wife.

"Mother~ Look at him, His Highness the Crown Prince is so good~ Father doesn't understand him at all~"

"I don't understand him? You've only met him once, while I see him every day at court. Don't I understand him?"

Hearing his daughter's words, Li Jing broke down in his defenses.

Hong Fu Nu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, quickly trying to smooth things over.

"Alright! Alright! You two should stop talking!"

Didn't you praise the Crown Prince just a few days ago? Now you're unhappy about him becoming your son-in-law?

"This...this can't be the same, can it?"

"How is it different? Don't you know what our daughter is like? Do you think it's feasible to let her manage the Crown Prince's Palace?"

Ah this!

Upon hearing his wife's words, Li Jing fell silent.

With his own daughter like that, he might be good at wielding swords and spears, but handling the affairs of the Crown Prince's palace? Ha!

"Alright! You're definitely not suitable to be the primary wife!"

He outwardly compromised, but inwardly he couldn't help but curse.

It's all Li Shimin's fault! It was his son who seduced my precious daughter! Humph! Li Shimin, just you wait!

Li Jing would never bully a junior. He believed in the principle of "the grievance must be settled, and the debt must be repaid." He would wait and see how Li Jing would sabotage Li Jing in the future.

……

The morning court session ended the following day.

Inside the Liangyi Hall.

"Did you do the things involving the Zheng family of Xingyang?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian was also stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be confused.

"Hmm? What's wrong? What happened to the Zheng family of Xingyang?"

"Hey! You're still pretending to be stupid? How did that old man Zheng die? How did the Zheng family of Xingyang sink those tens of thousands of shi of grain? You don't know?"

"I can't think of anyone else in the Great Tang Dynasty who could have done such a thing!"

Seeing his old man's confident expression, Li Chengqian was speechless.

"Father! You can't slander me! I really didn't know anything. Why would I bother with the Zheng family of Xingyang?"

Seeing Li Chengqian's innocent expression, Li Shimin couldn't help but give him a deep look.