"I already have a beloved one at home. I promised her that I would marry her when I return."

Emperor Dewu was puzzled. "This is not a conflict. You can put her on an equal footing with the princess."

Does this mean that he should marry two wives?

Equal wife?

Princess: ...

Her mother didn't say anything!

The emperor agreed on her behalf?

"Your Majesty, this concubine... Feng Lan is a princess after all."

Emperor Dewu frowned, "So what if it's the princess? She's still his beloved!"

Emperor Dewu didn't care about these.

All he wanted was to keep Dai Changdong.

The princess's face twisted;...

Okay.

Dai Changdong smiled bitterly, "My Lord, your kindness is too great for me to bear!"

"I promised Yue Niang earlier that I would only marry her in this life."

"Your Majesty, please revoke your order!"

Emperor Dewu: ...

"All men in the world have three wives and four concubines, but you are an exception."

Dai Changdong didn't understand what Emperor Dewu meant. He just insisted, "Your Majesty, please take back your order."

"I only want to marry Yue Niang!"

Emperor Dewu asked tentatively, "What if I insist on granting you a marriage?"

He's just going to die?

Dai Changdong smiled bitterly, "Then I have no choice but to resign and return home."

[Yes, that's right. He would resign and return home, and then you, my father, would feel humiliated and would execute him for disobeying the emperor's order.]

Emperor Dewu thought about it carefully. If he had not asked him today but issued an order directly, he would naturally be beheaded if he disobeyed the order.

Emperor Dewu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Luckily he asked first!

He doesn't want to help his niece and put himself in a difficult position!

Niece, don’t blame me. I need such a talent. You can always find another husband!

I can't do that. The fewer people like this there are, the better.

Emperor Dewu smiled and said, "How could I be so unreasonable?"

"Since you already have someone you love and are willing to stay with her forever, I will naturally not separate you."

Dai Changdong's heart was instantly pulled from hell to heaven. With tears in his eyes, he bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He knew that if the emperor insisted on granting the marriage, he would have no choice but to disobey and die.

Emperor Dewu looked at the princess and said, "Look, she has such a beloved one. Feng Lan will only be wronged if she marries him. Feng Lan is my niece. How can I bear to see her suffer any injustice?"

"Go back and try to persuade Feng Lan. A forced marriage is not sweet. Let Feng Lan look at other people again. Next time, if the other person doesn't have someone they love, I will definitely help Feng Lan get married. How do you think?"