The emperor thought his daughter was truly talented. She always found a way to make him even more disappointed in her. "You are indeed as stupid as your mother."
"Oh! Father, you always called my mother "My beloved Consort" back then. Now you think she's stupid?"
Li Shihuan thought that she was like this to her husband because of her father's influence, thinking that all men were bad. Of course, it was also because she was a princess and didn't get what she wanted!
Since he is not the one she likes, then no one else is worthy of her.
The emperor could certainly understand his daughter's sarcastic look, but he didn't get angry anymore. He had no expectations, so there would be no disappointment. "Since you are my daughter and have called me father for so many years, I will help you solve your doubts for free."
The reason you have been able to enjoy the highest status and comfortable life over the years is largely because you are the emperor's daughter.
My mother's family and the Princess of Fu'an have made great efforts to ensure that I can sit firmly on the throne.
If we were to talk about contribution, ten of you combined wouldn't be able to match the contribution of Princess Fu'an."
"Oh! If Your Majesty says that Marquis Cheng'en has made contributions, I fully believe it. As for that old woman Zhou Qiongyue, if she hadn't come from a good family and been raised by the Empress Dowager for a few years, would she have been able to hold her current noble position?"
Li Shihuan had no opinion about the Princess of Fu'an before, but that old witch just looked down on her and wanted to ruin her good deeds.
The emperor did not want to admit that he had such a stupid daughter. Under the imperial power, no one could remain arrogant just by relying on family affection.
If one can remain arrogant all the time, then he must have the capital to be so arrogant.
The emperor was truly regretful now. If he had known that Xie Zixin had turned his daughter into such a fool, he should not have agreed to let Xie Zixin take the eldest princess back.
When the queen was teaching her daughter, Li Shihuan was so likable.
"If you weren't my daughter, could you be so arrogant? How dare you treat a country's top scholar like that? We're both privileged people, so why are you being so sarcastic?
Moreover, Princess Fu'an made great contributions in the war between Tianyuan Kingdom and Shenggan Kingdom. At that time, the food and fodder for the front-line army were all earned by Princess Fu'an alone, and from beginning to end.
If it weren't for the food and grass support provided by Princess Fu'an, you might have become a princess of a fallen nation, and there wouldn't be any complaints about this or that now."
When Li Shihuan heard her father say this, her first reaction was that it was impossible. "Father, if you want to protect Zhou Qiongyue, then do so. There's no need to make up such stories to deceive your son."
Even with Li Shihuan's limited knowledge, he could imagine how much money that would cost.
The emperor no longer wanted to show any extra emotion to his daughter, who was so foolish as to refuse to turn back even after hitting a wall. "Oh, I don't have the time to lie to a fool like you! If your cousin wasn't interested in this, I would have asked her to come back and help me manage my private treasury long ago."
Li Shihuan, realizing that her father was in a bad mood, did not dare to argue with him anymore. She only wanted to be a noble princess of the royal family and did not want to be a lowly commoner.
So Li Shihuan took out what he thought was a submissive attitude, "Father..."
The emperor said so much to his daughter, not to help her clean up the mess, but just to let her know the truth. "Alright, I don't have a daughter as stupid as you. Poisoned wine, white silk, or a dagger, you choose one!"
Moreover, she dared to organize the assassination in the palace and even acted in front of him. If Li Shihuan had nine clans to exterminate, he would have exterminated all nine clans of hers as a deterrent.
"Don't say I don't love you. When you die, I will send your maternal ancestors and their clans to accompany you."
The emperor did not think that the exiled Xie family was wronged. These were the people that the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion had helped to place for Concubine Zhen.
Li Shihuan was really confused now. She didn't even want to be a commoner, let alone die.
She quickly crawled over and hugged the emperor's legs tightly, "Father, are you kidding me? I know I was wrong, and I will never dare to do it again. I will be a good commoner and atone for my sins. Father..."
The last two calls of "Father" were so heartbreaking.
But the emperor was not moved at all. There were some bottom lines that must not be crossed. "It's too late, it's too late, Shihuan. Being my daughter is not a golden ticket to immunity from death.
I also need to give explanations and intimidate my ministers. Otherwise, how can I dare to live in this palace in the future?"
Li Shihuan was really scared this time, and quickly promised to plead for mercy, "But it didn't cause much harm. Father, please forgive me this time! I will definitely be a good child in the future. I will take a detour when I see my cousin aunt, and I will not torment the prince consort again..."
Everything was explained clearly, and the emperor did not want to see his daughter again. He also secretly felt that his daughter's actions had implicated the deceased Concubine Zhen.
The emperor didn't want to see her anymore and gestured to the eunuch beside him, "Drag her away! If Li Shihuan doesn't choose her, then choose the poison bar! Then find a good feng shui site to bury her, and she won't be buried in the imperial mausoleum."
Li Shihuan clung to the emperor's legs tightly and refused to let go, crying with tears and nose streaming down his face. "Father, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. Father..."
Li Shihuan thought that no matter what she did, she was still the emperor's daughter, and the worst result was just imprisonment. She didn't expect that her father would be so cruel as to order her death.
If she had known her father was so cruel, she would have done it more secretly.
The execution ability of the people around the emperor was very reliable. Eunuch Hou only used a little bit of skill and Li Shihuan was forced to let go and was dragged away.
The emperor couldn't help but sigh as he watched his eldest daughter being dragged away. He muttered softly, "Forget it, let Tang Ronglei go this time. After all, it's the royal family that has let him down."
In fact, the emperor really wanted Tang Ronglei to go down and accompany his daughter, but sometimes even the emperor could not do many things as he wished.
Moreover, according to the information found, Tang Ronglei only wanted to protect the nine clans. If the emperor were to do something too extreme, I'm afraid no one in the court would dare to marry the princess.
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but call Li Shihuan a fool.
After Li Shihuan was sentenced to death, people outside received the emperor's decision on how to deal with the assassin at the Mid-Autumn Banquet.
When Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua received the emperor's decision, they looked at each other and saw suspicion in each other's eyes.
Since the death of the late emperor, Zhou Qiongyue has figured out some clues from her aunt, the Empress Dowager, and her trust in the emperor has dropped to negative.
But Zhou Qiongyue didn't doubt the emperor about this matter. After all, she never got involved in the affairs of the court or the harem.
Besides, her children have grown up, and it doesn't matter whether she is there or not. There is no need for the emperor to do this.
However, Zhou Qiongyue still mentioned it, otherwise she would not be at ease, "Your Highness, please investigate it secretly and don't let that person find out."
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