In Gao Yang's view, there could only be one possibility for his father to tell him this so openly: in his father's eyes, he was already a dead man!
Upon realizing this, Gao Yang was immediately filled with fear.
After all, she's only twenty years old; she hasn't lived enough yet...
"Father, I know I was wrong. Please spare my life, Father! Waaah..."
"oh?"
Li Shimin looked at the crying Gao Yang with surprise, thinking to himself, "I didn't say anything, so why did I scare this child like this?"
"What’s wrong with you?"
"I... Father, I've heard something so important, won't you silence me?"
"Silence them?"
Li Shimin smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
"You're overthinking it. How could I bear to kill you!"
"Besides, this matter isn't as important as you think; many things are still uncertain..."
"Oh oh oh..."
When Gao Yang heard his father say this, he was immediately relieved.
So it turns out that Father Emperor hasn't decided to depose Li Zhi and instead appoint Li Jue as the crown prince!
Although Gao Yang survived, he felt inexplicably annoyed.
Why can't the eldest brother's son be the crown prince?
This is also the direct descendant of our great Tang Dynasty!
In fact, Gao Yang had a good relationship with Li Zhi, or rather, she had a good relationship with everyone in the royal family.
Gao Yang may be arrogant and domineering, but she is definitely not stupid. She knows who she can be arrogant in front of and who she must restrain herself in front of.
After all, she had no mother to support her since she was a child, and she had to rely on herself for everything, which made her understand the coldness and warmth of human relationships at an early age.
However, Gao Yang had her own set of standards for judging people. Although her relationship with Li Zhi was okay, it was only okay. And a large part of the reason was that Li Zhi was the crown prince and might become the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future, so she deliberately befriended him.
If she had to choose, she would rather choose Li Jue.
Because Li Jue's style of doing things suited her taste better and matched her definition of the men in the Li family!
As for Li Zhi...
In Gao Yang's view, Fang Yi'ai was no different from his own family's embroidered pillow!
"Father, don't you dote on Li Jue very much?"
Li Shimin smiled and said upon hearing this.
"yes!"
"Is there any possibility that Li Jue might...?"
Li Shimin did not answer directly upon hearing this, but instead smiled and posed a counter-question.
What do you think?
What do I think?
Gao Yang was completely bewildered by her father's ambiguous words. How could it be her place to "think" about something like this?
"Father, is my opinion unimportant?"
Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
This is why Li Shimin liked Gaoyang. Although this daughter was a bit arrogant and domineering, she was extremely intelligent and could understand things very quickly.
The reason Li Shimin gave Gaoyang a heads-up was actually to subtly imply that he was entrusting the young emperor to him.
If Li Jue is made crown prince, there will be few suitable ministers in the Lingyan Pavilion, and Changsun Wuji is even less suitable. We can only try to select a few from the royal family.
Gao Yang is one, and Li Ke is another.
With these two assisting Li Jue, along with Li Ji, Chu Suiliang, and others, the Tang Dynasty should be able to be assured of peace...
However, Li Shimin had not yet made a final decision and wanted to observe Gao Yang for a while longer.
After all, the scandal that Gao Yang caused was too big, and even if he was the emperor, he could not suppress the gossip of the people.
"Gao Yang, if you truly do not wish to continue living with Fang Yi'ai, I can grant you a divorce!"
Gao Yang was stunned when he heard this, and looked at his father in disbelief.
"Father, are you telling the truth?"
"certainly!"
"But...you can no longer take a husband in the future, and you will have to grow old alone!"
Gao Yang agreed without hesitation.
"Thank you, Father Emperor!"
Seeing Gaoyang's quick agreement, Li Shimin frowned. He suddenly realized that arranging the marriage back then might have been a mistake...
"And you need to be careful about your reputation in the future, so you don't cause too much trouble!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Yang lowered his head awkwardly and said in a voice barely audible.
"My daughter knows..."
"You should go back first..."
"ah?"
Gao Yang was taken aback upon hearing this, thinking to herself that her father had not yet said how to deal with Li Jue's position as Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. However, after glancing at her father and seeing that he had no intention of speaking, she could only bow and take her leave.
After seeing Gao Yang off, Li Shimin walked out of the Ganlu Palace and came to the empty square in front of the palace, where he stared blankly at the bright moon in the sky.
In fact, he hadn't figured out how to handle the position of Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, since his initial intention was simply to let Li Jue receive an extra salary.
"Is something on Your Majesty's mind?"
Li Shimin nodded bitterly upon hearing Zhang Anan's words.
"What a worry!"
"If only Li Jue were a few years older..."
"His Majesty is in the prime of his life, not yet of age, and has plenty of time to teach his eldest grandson..."
Li Shimin listened to Zhang Anan's words of comfort and only responded with two words.
"hehe……"
"As long as I can live past sixty, I am confident that I can raise this child to be the most outstanding crown prince!"
"I fear he will not live long!"
"Oh, by the way, think of something for me. When you're choosing a consort for Zhinu this time, also take a look at our eldest grandson. If you find a suitable candidate, report it to me!"
Zhang Anan was taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded decisively.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, this old servant will keep a close watch!"
The next day, Li Jue dragged his body full of pain to the East Palace. Today, Xiao Yu was still lecturing on the Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals. Judging from the old man's teaching pace, he could probably continue for another two or three months.
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