Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Why would this girl want to go to a godforsaken place like Beihai? That place isn't even fit for humans in winter!"

Ganlu Temple.

It was like a joint trial by three courts.

Emperor Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and Emperor Emeritus Li Yuan.

All three looked at Gao Yang, who was kneeling obediently on the carpet, with puzzled and astonished expressions. As Li Shimin spoke, he glanced at Crown Prince Li Chengqian beside him.

This kind of thing definitely requires an explanation from Li Chengqian, the elder brother.

After all, Gao Yang was always closest to Crown Prince Li Chengqian. Even those dozen or so huskies that wreaked havoc in the palace every winter were a gift from the Crown Prince to that brat...

Li Chengqian sighed inwardly.

He cupped his hands and recounted what had happened.

"I warned Gaoyang at the time, but she was young and probably didn't listen. She insisted on changing her fief to Baikal County."

Empress Zhangsun looked at her daughter kneeling on the ground, still looking defiant, with a headache, and couldn't help but feel worried.

She was not Gao Yang's biological mother, but Gao Yang's biological mother died after giving birth to Gao Yang. At that time, she was raising the young Chang Le and the others, so she also raised this girl as her own daughter.

Unfortunately, this girl has always been incredibly bold since she was little.

With her even bolder elder brother, Li Chengqian, setting an example, her audacity only grew to an unprecedented level...

"Gaoyang, you are not young anymore. Your mother hopes you can understand that this matter is not as simple as you think. Baikal County is now the northernmost frontier of our Great Tang Dynasty. Not only is the climate harsh, but the food, clothing and daily necessities are also incomparable to those of Chang'an."

"Your father and mother can consider what you did today as childish fooling around. You will be confined to your quarters for half a month, and your fief will be transferred back to its original location. This matter should not be mentioned again..."

"I do not!"

Empress Gao interrupted Empress Zhangsun's persuasion, causing Li Shimin's eyes to flash with anger.

"Nonsense! Going to Baikal County will only cause trouble for Wei Zheng and the others. Don't I know your temperament? In the past, back in Chang'an, with your elder brother protecting you, you only ever messed with a bunch of good-for-nothing playboys. How dare you cause trouble in the borderlands?!"

"Somebody come!"

At this moment, Li Shimin displayed the aura befitting an emperor, and with a shout, the two guards waiting outside the door entered.

He pointed at Gao Yang, whose face was filled with tears but whose eyes were still glaring defiantly, and roared angrily.

"Send Princess Gaoyang back. Without my order, she is not to leave the palace even a step!"

Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly.

Even he didn't want Gao Yang to go to that kind of place.

However, at this moment, Gao Yang seemed to have made up her mind. Even though she was confined to her palace, Empress Zhangsun came to persuade her, but she refused them all.

She seemed to have a rebellious attitude, as if she should either be sent to Baikal County or left to grow old and die in the palace.

"Going to Baikal County, tsk tsk tsk... I can just imagine that silly girl Gao Yang getting frozen solid after she gets there, hahaha."

Li Tai looked gloating, since he wasn't the one who promised to give Gao Yang a new fiefdom in the first place.

No matter what, the fire definitely won't reach him.

however.

Almost everyone underestimated Gao Yang's determination this time. Just when everyone thought that this girl had no other choice but to resist silently, the little palace maid carrying her letter had already quietly approached Wei Zheng's son.

Wei Shuyu.

The Wei family, which was affected by the power struggle between the royal father and son Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, was later "exiled" to Baikal County by Li Chengqian.

He was then rewarded and comforted by Li Shimin in various ways.

Even Wei Zheng himself was granted the title of Duke of Quyang County.

In the top official school in Chang'an, Wei Shuyu was in the class for the imperial examinations.

During the break, the classroom was even filled with discussions about Princess Gaoyang's fiefdom, Baikal County, which had recently become a hot topic among the nobles of Chang'an.

"Haha, if you ask me, right now in the entire Tang Dynasty, the only ones willing to support Princess Gaoyang going to Baikal County are probably those spoiled brats in Chang'an, Taiyuan, and Luoyang who have been beaten up by the princess."

"Of course! The land of Beihai is a place that even my ancestors rarely reached. It is extremely harsh. If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince ordering the construction of Nabaikal County, my father would have impeached him in court."

"Fortunately, Lord Wei is unaware of this matter, otherwise... he would be quite troubled."

Wei Shuyu listened to the discussions among the crowd, some of whom made no attempt to hide their voices.

Even so, he didn't say anything to stop it or participate in the discussion, as if he were invisible.

"Wei Shuyu, someone is looking for you!"

A shout came from outside the classroom. Wei Shuyu looked over in confusion and saw a girl dressed in palace attire standing there, holding a letter in her hand.

"Oh~~~"

A series of voices, as if suddenly realizing something, filled the classroom.

The crowd, who had been discussing the matter, all turned their gazes toward Wei Shuyu, their eyes full of teasing and mockery.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't realize, Wei Shuyu, that you'd actually get love letters from someone so quietly~"

Dou Mingzhong, the youngest son of Dou Cai, the governor of Luoyang, raised his eyebrows in a lewd manner.

His cunning appearance bore a striking resemblance to his father, who often displayed a fawning, sycophantic expression before the Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei.

Wei Shuyu blushed deeply and quickly waved her hands.

"No, no, you've misunderstood. I... I don't know her either..."

He walked quickly to the classroom door.

"My name is Wei Shuyu. May I ask who this young lady is...?"

"This is a letter from our princess to you. After you read it, you will understand. Her Highness said that once you have thought it through, go to her."

Princess?

Wei Shuyu was taken aback, and the classmates who were eavesdropping around her widened their eyes in surprise.

They then exchanged a glance and gasped sharply.

What the hell!

The witch Gao Yang has her eye on the bullied Wei Shuyu?!

Could it be that they are trying to use Wei Shuyu as a hostage to coerce Lord Wei into agreeing to help?

While everyone was speculating, the palace maid from Gaoyang had already quietly left, leaving Wei Shuyu standing in front of the classroom door with a conflicted and nervous look on her face.

"Ahem... Brother Wei, is that Princess Gaoyang's maid?"

Dou Mingzhong cautiously approached, and Wei Shuyu pursed her lips and nodded silently.

Immediately, gasps of astonishment rose from the surrounding area.

Dou Mingzhong, who had previously looked gloating, also showed a rare hint of sympathy, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed.

"Take care... Your father is the Duke of Wei, so Princess Gaoyang probably wouldn't dare to bully you too badly. Just hold on, and if it really comes down to it... go and beg the Crown Prince."

When the First Official School let out, Wei Shuyu carried her schoolbag and got into her family's carriage.

Finally, someone opened the letter.

The delicate yet somewhat unrestrained handwriting startled him. It looked like it was written by a woman, but... it actually combined the styles of the Crown Prince's Slender Gold style and the current Emperor's Flying White style.

This was actually written by that spoiled and willful Princess Gaoyang?

He took a deep breath and looked at the contents of the letter.