Li Daozong nodded with difficulty upon hearing this.
In fact, this was no secret in Chang'an. Perhaps only His Majesty, the father, was unaware of how much of a playboy his daughter was.
When Li Shimin saw that Li Daozong had confirmed his guess, he felt as if the sky had fallen.
What a waste of my life's illustrious reputation! I've raised such a beast that defies human ethics and brings shame upon our ancestors!
"I want to kill her!"
Li Daozong was stunned when he heard this, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should offer advice or not.
To be fair, if he were in Li Shimin's position, he would also be in a very difficult position. If he killed her... he would definitely be reluctant to do so, as she was his own daughter. If he didn't kill her... it would be unreasonable not to punish Gao Yang, given the great impact she had had on Fang Xuanling's family.
Only after seeing Li Shimin angrily turn and walk away did Li Daozong feign concern and step forward to offer advice.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Gaozu's daughter also has a bad reputation, so please don't be too harsh on Gaoyang!"
"no!"
"I will kill him today, or I will have no way to face Fang Xuanling!"
"oh……"
Upon hearing this, Li Daozong immediately understood. It turned out that His Majesty's concern lay with Fang Xuanling. It seemed that only Fang Xuanling could speak a few words on behalf of his daughter-in-law.
The question is whether or not I should send someone to inform Fang Xuanling and ask him to plead for Gao Yang.
Li Shimin stormed into Gaoyang's residence, drew a sword from a guard, and rushed inside.
Where is Gao Yang?
"Your Majesty, Her Highness the Princess is not at the residence..."
Where?
"This servant...this servant does not know!"
In his rage, Li Shimin lost all reason. He drew his sword and stabbed the maid to death, then glared fiercely at another maid.
"Where is Gao Yang?!"
"Your Majesty, Princess is perhaps...at Huichang Temple!"
"What is Gao Yang doing there?"
"There is a monk at Huichang Temple who is handsome..."
Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore. He kicked the maid away and angrily turned and left.
He naturally wouldn't go to Huichang Temple to catch the adulterers in the act himself, but instead handed the matter over to the Hundred Cavalry Division.
The next day, Princess Gaoyang returned to her palace and saw a corpse lying on the ground. She was terrified.
"What's going on!"
"Someone come here!"
No matter how much Princess Gaoyang called out, no one in the vast princess's residence responded to her.
Princess Gaoyang shouted herself hoarse before Yuchi Fan, the newly appointed commander of the Hundred Cavalry, finally stepped out from the corner.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has decreed that the Princess's residence be closed immediately, and Your Highness is not permitted to leave the residence!"
Where are my maids?
"They have been imprisoned by His Majesty for failing to properly protect the princess, and will all be executed at a later date!"
"Why should I!"
"His Majesty has arrested Bianji, and he is currently imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's jail!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Yang panicked on the spot, pushed Yu Chi Fan aside, and tried to force his way out to plead for Bianji.
However, the mansion was already surrounded by the Hundred Cavalry. Even if she could push away Yuchi Fan, how could she push away so many people?
While Gao Yang was throwing a tantrum, Li Shimin was also racking his brains about how to deal with his daughter.
Killing him is something they certainly can't bear to do, but not killing him wouldn't be acceptable to Fang Xuanling...
Just when he was so worried he was about to shave his head, Fang Xuanling took the initiative to request an audience.
Upon hearing the eunuch's report, Li Shimin's first thought was to refuse. He was truly ashamed to face Fang Xuanling, his old comrade who had been with him for decades, weathering storms together.
However, after a slight hesitation, he still personally walked out of the main hall and went directly to the outside of the hall to greet Fang Xuanling, in order to express his remorse.
In fact, the concept of chastity was not strong in the early Tang Dynasty. If Gaoyang had married an ordinary minor official, it wouldn't have been a big deal at all.
Even if Li Shimin knew, at most he would just have Gaoyang divorce her husband and let her choose a new husband.
However, this matter concerned the face of the Tang Dynasty's prime minister, so he had to handle it with utmost care.
"Xuanling!"
"I feel so guilty towards you, sob sob sob..."
Fang Xuanling was already flattered to see His Majesty personally come out to greet him, but when he heard His Majesty say this, he was so shocked that he knelt down on the spot.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. I am also responsible for Gao Yang's mistakes. If I hadn't neglected to discipline my children, and if Fang Yi'ai hadn't been so outrageous, such a disgraceful incident wouldn't have happened!"
"Please, Your Majesty, do not be angry. Please do not let this upset you and harm your health! Waaah!"
Li Shimin stepped forward and helped Fang Xuanling up. The two didn't go into the palace; instead, they sat on the steps and wept bitterly.
"Xuanling, even at this point, you're still speaking up for me. You're making me feel so... sob sob..."
"Your Majesty, the hearts of parents are always full of love and concern!"
"As parents, how can we not take responsibility when our children make mistakes?"
Instead of criticizing our children, we should reflect on ourselves and see if we have fulfilled our responsibilities in raising them...
Li Shimin held Fang Xuanling's hand and cried for a while, then took his hand and asked him earnestly.
"Xuanling, what do you think is the best way to handle this matter?"
"I won't hide it from you, even if you say you want to kill Gao Yang, I will absolutely not show favoritism!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but think to himself, "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done so already. Why bother asking me?"
According to Fang Xuanling's thinking, he naturally wished that Gao Yang would die suddenly.
However, considering the large number of people in the Fang family, he had to suppress the idea.
"Your Majesty, as long as Princess Gaoyang behaves herself and lives a good life with my good-for-nothing son, I will not pursue any further matters!"
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