I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

Luoyang Imperial City, Hebi Palace.

Wu Meiniang set up a simple banquet to entertain Pei Judao and his family. There was singing and dancing, and there was endless wine and delicious food. It was a scene of peace and happiness.

Pei Xuan chatted with his brothers around him in a disjointed manner, but he felt something strange in his heart. Why didn't the Queen and the Emperor invite anyone else, but only invited their family?

Is it...

Thinking of a possibility, Pei Xuan's pupils shrank instantly.

The next second, her guess was confirmed.

Li Zhi was talking and laughing with Pei Judao: "Mr. Pei, I remember that your daughter, Madam Pei Xuan, has reached the age of marriage, right?"

Pei Judao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, yes, my daughter has been a virgin for a long time."

Li Zhi glanced at Li Hong beside him and said, "Prince, you are now old enough to get married. Why not..."

Boom, boom, boom, Pei Xuan's heart was beating violently. Before Li Zhi could say those words, her body had already rushed out faster than her brain.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I have something to say."

Pei Xuan fell to his knees in front of Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang with a plop. He bowed his head and crossed his hands with a respectful look, saying, "I have been accompanying His Majesty Xuanzun on a trip recently, and I suddenly had a wish and a great enlightenment."

"I wish to convert to Buddhism and become a Taoist monk to pray for the country. I do not wish to be an ordinary person in the secular world. I hope Your Majesty and Your Highness will grant my wish."

A beautiful young lady wants to become a Taoist priest?

As soon as Pei Xuan finished speaking, everyone in the hall was in an uproar, their faces filled with shock.

Li Zhi's face suddenly turned dark, Li Hong's eyes were full of shock, as if he was hit hard. Wu Meiniang looked a little better, but she also frowned.

Crown Prince Li Hong has a lover. Not long ago, he came shyly and said that he and Pei Xuan were in love with each other and asked Li Zhi to grant them a marriage.

The child was grown up and it was time for him to get married. Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang readily agreed, so they informed Pei Judao and held this banquet.

What? Looking at the young lady now, it doesn't look like she and her son are in love with each other?

Pei Judao never expected that his daughter would do such a thing to him and even refused the marriage proposal in front of the emperor. She was so bold!

He immediately scolded, "Ah Xuan, stop talking nonsense! You are so young, how can you know the seriousness of the matter!"

Pei Xuan's mother also said: "Marriage is an important matter that has been decided by parents since ancient times. How can a young lady like you enter the Taoist sect without your parents' permission?"

Pei Xuan also didn't want to become a Taoist, but if she didn't say so, once the imperial edict was issued, she would really have to go to the Eastern Palace to become the Crown Princess. How would she realize her ambition then?

During these days of traveling with Yudou Xuanzun, Pei Xuan had a new ideal.

She wanted to be an official, even if it was just to be a marquis of a hundred miles, to govern the people and make their lives better.

She wanted to save baby girls who might have drowned at birth. She wanted to do what she wanted to do.

But once she becomes the Crown Princess, she will be trapped in the harem and can't do anything.

Facing his parents' angry rebuke, Pei Xuan remained calm and said, "I have received the permission of Xuanzun to practice with her."

She bowed her head to the ground and said, "Please allow me, Emperor and Empress."

Xuanzun, Xuanzun, Xuanzun! What a good lady from the Pei family! Xuanzun on the left and Xuanzun on the right, she really doesn't take the royal family seriously!

Li Zhi's expression was extremely ugly: "Are you using Xuanzun to pressure me?"

The emperor on the throne was furious. All the members of the Pei family trembled, left their seats in a hurry and knelt on the ground.

Pei Judao said in panic: "Your Majesty, please understand. I was just confused for a moment and I have no intention of disrespecting you!"

Pei Xuan's mother, Madam Li, also spoke up quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty, Your Highness, I was just confused for a moment!"

Although Pei Xuanren was kneeling, his voice was extremely firm: "I am not confused."

She straightened up, lowered her eyes, and said with a cupped hand: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I have decided to enter the Taoist sect. I am afraid that I will disappoint the two saints for their concern for me."

With a clang, a teacup fell beside Pei Xuan and shattered onto the ground. The broken pieces splashed onto her face, leaving a few small red marks.

Pei Xuan didn't move, but bent his waist a little lower.

She was very afraid of angering the emperor, but she was even more afraid that she would be trapped in the deep palace like a bird in a cage, spending all day with another group of women revolving around a man, even if this man was her beloved.

Li Zhi stood up angrily and pointed at her: "You——"

Wu Meiniang quickly stood up to comfort Li Zhi, and did not forget to give Li Hong a look: "Your Majesty, Hong'er is still young, and there are many noble ladies in the Tang Dynasty. We might as well take our time to choose a daughter-in-law, and there is no need to rush at this moment."

Li Hong didn't want things to get awkward, so he said, "Yes, Father, let's discuss my son's marriage later."

"It's too early to talk about this at today's banquet."

Li Zhi was so angry that his head started to hurt again. For the sake of the Queen Mother and the Prince, he did not argue with Pei Judao's family anymore, but waved his hand in annoyance.

"Well, I'm not feeling well today, Pei Qing, you guys go back."

Pei Judao and his family knelt down in a hurry to pay their respects. After returning home, Pei Judao yelled at his daughter.

"Pei Xuan! What on earth are you doing today?! What do you mean by those words in front of the Second Saint and the Crown Prince?!"

Pei Xuan knelt in front of his parents, still calm and composed: "It means exactly what it says. Father, I don't want to marry the prince."

Madam Li frowned, "What's going on? Don't you like the prince very much?"

Pei Xuan said: "It is one thing to like the prince, but it is another to marry him and live with him forever."

The rest of her family members were very anxious: "Ah Xuan, you can't say this in front of the Second Saint!"

"Are you crazy? Sister, what good will saying these things do for our family?"

"Sister, if the Second Saint hates us, then our Pei family will be finished, right?"

Pei Judao was furious and slammed the table: "I think you are bewitched by a ghost! Come here, bring the ruler, today I will teach you a lesson!"

Before the ruler arrived, the prince's order arrived. It was an eunuch who came to announce the order, and he specifically asked Pei Xuan to go to the Eastern Palace.

Pei Judao naturally obeyed the order, and Pei Xuan got on the East Palace's carriage and came in front of Li Hong.

Li Hong was wearing a bamboo green brocade robe with cloud patterns today and a black turban on his head. He was standing in the garden. From a distance, he looked tall and slender, like a green bamboo.

Pei Xuan followed the palace servants who led the way to the garden. The first thing she saw was this picturesque scene. Her eyes were complicated as she stepped forward and saluted: "I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness be well."

Li Hong turned around and helped her up: "No need to be polite, get up quickly."

Pei Xuan naturally withdrew his hand and lowered his head: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Hong asked her to sit on the mat in the grass. They were silent for a moment. He asked, "Why?"

Li Hong's voice was low and full of grievance, like an abandoned puppy: "Why did you refuse marriage today?"