"Brother, why are you here?"

Empress Eldest Sun greeted Eldest Sun Wuji.

She had just comforted Princess Changle, and Princess Changle finally stopped crying.

Seeing her uncle coming, Princess Changle saluted casually and strode out of the Lizheng Palace.

"What happened to this kid today?"

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Princess Changle and said dissatisfied.

She has loved and cared for Princess Changle since she was a child.

Because Princess Changle is not only his niece, but also his daughter-in-law.

"Well, that's what happened to the imperial study just now."

Empress Eldest Sun said with a sigh.

What happened in the imperial study just now Princess Changle had already told her.

She also learned that Fang Yuan and Li Daozong and Liu Zhenghui wanted to legislate a child protection law.

As for the specific content of the child protection law, she did not know, and she had already asked people to inquire clearly.

The emperor had a manuscript written by Fang Yuan, but Empress Changsun didn't plan to learn about it from the emperor.

"Little child, she will understand when she grows up."

"That's how we all came back then, and it wasn't easy."

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a sigh.

The journey between the two sisters and brothers was not easy.

His parents died early, he stayed at his uncle's house, and he still lived in troubled times.

Looking back, I can't believe that I can have such an opportunity now.

"yes, it's not been easy."

"It's because it's not easy, so we can make future generations live better."

"Brother, what do you think?"

Empress Eldest Sun sighed.

The hardships of the journey are known only to those who have experienced them.

She knows better than anyone what has happened over the years.

"Huh?"

The eldest grandson Wuji's brows suddenly furrowed.

"Brother, Changle and Chong'er's affairs, take it slowly."

Empress Eldest Sun looked at Eldest Sun Wuji, her voice with a bit of pleading.

"Why are you mentioning this again?!"

"Didn't I tell you that everything I do is for Changle, okay?"

"Changle is young, don't you understand it, don't you understand?"

The eldest grandson is unscrupulous, and he doesn't fight anywhere.

Last time, it was also because of the opposition of Empress Changsun that Li Shimin did not nod in agreement.

Now that Empress Changsun wants to slow down again, doesn't she have feelings for her brother and nephew?

"Brother, I know you're here for Changle."

"But I prefer to see Changle happy."

Empress Eldest Sun sighed.

The last time she objected to Princess Changle marrying Changsun Chong, it was because of Princess Changle's happiness.

I don't want my woman to be a tool for marriage, I hope she can marry the person she likes.

Now that Fang Yuan has introduced the Child Protection Law, and thinking of the situation where Princess Changle cried to herself just now, her opposition has become more determined.

"You fool!"

"Will Changle be happy if he marries Chong'er?"

"With me and you watching, Chong'er dares to bully Changle?!"

The eldest grandson Wuji said angrily.

"Brother, even if you and I don't watch, no one dares to bully Changle."

"Brother, I'm going to find Your Majesty, you just came back from the imperial study, are you still together?"

Empress Eldest Sun shook her head and said.

Princess Changle is a princess, even if there is no eldest grandson Wuji and herself staring, no one in the world dares to bully her.

This is the confidence of the princess, this is the confidence of the royal family.

"You wait!"

"You tell me before you go!"

The eldest grandson Wuji said in a deep voice.

Halfway through the words, I went to the emperor, did I find the emperor to complain and oppose the marriage?

The marriage of Changsun Chong and Princess Changle is the plan of the eldest grandson's family, and no one is allowed to destroy it.

"Brother, I can't be the master of marriage, and it's useless for you to talk to me."

"I went to Your Majesty, not to oppose the marriage, don't worry."

Empress Eldest Sun saw through Eldest Sun Wuji's thoughts.

The two brother and sister have been dependent on each other for many years and know each other very well.

"Then I'll go with you!"

The eldest grandson Wuji said in a deep voice.

Although the eldest grandson queen could not decide whether the marriage would be successful or not.

But as the biological mother of Princess Changle and the master of the harem, Empress Changsun has a lot of right to advise.

Moreover, the emperor is also more accepting of Empress Changsun's opinion, if Empress Changsun is against it, then the emperor has to take care of Empress Changsun's face.

"Let's be together."

The eldest grandson queen bowed her head.

The two of them set off and headed to the imperial study.

When he arrived at the imperial study, Li Shimin was receiving several ministers.

Vaguely, Empress Changsun and Empress Changsun Wuji heard that they were talking about the issue of child protection law.

After seeing the arrival of Empress Changsun and Empress Changsun Wuji, these ministers were very knowledgeable and stopped discussing and saluted Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has something I want to talk to you about, is it not the right time?"

Empress Eldest Sun said slowly.

"Just in time!"

"You go back first, and then come back to me after we have discussed it!"

Li Shimin greeted Empress Changsun with a smile on his face.

The ministers arrived to discuss the enactment of a child protection law.

During the discussion, the study was treated as if it were a vegetable market, and the quarrel was non-stop.

So when Li Shimin saw the arrival of Empress Changsun, he immediately had a reason to send them away.

Seeing this, several ministers looked at each other, saluted, and left.

"Guanyin, why are you here together?"

Li Shimin helped Empress Eldest Sun sit down and asked curiously.

As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji left the imperial study, he arrived with the eldest grandson queen again.

Could it be that the eldest grandson Wuji wants the eldest grandson empress to convince herself to oppose the legislation of the child protection law?

Thinking of this, the eldest grandson Wuji was dissatisfied with the eldest grandson Wuji in his heart, but he did not show his face.

"Your Majesty, Changle came to me just now to cry."

"She said that she is not married, so what's wrong with a support?"

"I also said that I was still so young, and I was about to get married before I knew anything, and my life was so hard."

Empress Eldest Sun said slowly.

In the depths of love, her eyes were a little moist.

"She has been clothed and fed since she was a child, so how can she have any hardship."

"When we faced Prince Yin, we trembled and complained."

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately knew that he had misunderstood the eldest grandson Wuji.

It was Princess Changle who cried to Empress Changsun, and Empress Changsun came to find her.

It is estimated that Princess Changle persuaded Empress Changsun to make Empress Changsun come to find her.

It's just that the bitterness that Princess Changle said is too different from the hardships of herself and others back then.

"yes."

"We almost failed that year, and we faced a huge crisis."

"Changle is still young now, I don't understand what suffering is, and when she gets married, she will know when she grows up."

The eldest grandson Wuji said in obedience.

He wanted to completely decide the marriage between Princess Changle and Eldest Sun Chong today.

"Not bad."

"When you have a family, you grow up."

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully.

Only when a girl becomes a woman can she really grow up.

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the smile on his face became even bigger.

"Your Majesty, the concubine came this time, not to say when Changle will grow up."

"The concubine heard that Fang Yuan Fang Shilang is introducing a child protection law, and the concubine thinks it's very good."

Empress Eldest Sun glanced at Li Shimin and Eldest Sun Wuji, and said slowly.

She knew that her husband and her brother only had interests in their eyes.

Even if the two of them are the closest relatives in their hearts, they are also Changle's closest relatives, but neither of them takes into account Changle's happiness.

The two only have marriage in their hearts, and they only feel that marriage can consolidate the political interests between each other, and Changle's happiness is nothing in front of them.

"How do you think it's good?"

Li Shimin asked curiously.

He is hesitating whether to legislate.

I also want to talk to someone I can trust in detail.

It just so happened that Empress Eldest Sun was looking for herself, so it was just right to chat.

"Each of us grew up and experienced childhood."

"Child protection laws clearly protect everyone's childhood from bullying."

"It may not be acceptable to everyone for a short time, but after a few generations people will be grateful to the imperial court."

"Concubines were bullied when they were young, so concubines felt that child protection laws were necessary."

Empress Eldest Sun said earnestly.

She lost her parents at a very young age.

It was staying at my uncle's house that I was able to survive.

Thanks to my uncle's care, I can have the scene I have today.

Everything seems to be beautiful, but when I was at my uncle's house, I was actually bullied.

When Uncle Gao Shilian was not at home, the children and aunts in the family secretly mocked their brothers and sisters, and even beat them.

When she grew up, even now, Queen Eldest Sun still remembers the situation when she was bullied, and she remembers being pressed on the ground by several cousins and touched and gnawed.

Because it did not cause substantial harm, after becoming a princess or even a queen, Empress Changsun also kept those sufferings in her heart, and she didn't even think about revenge.

After all, without an uncle, there would be no current self.

"You're right."

"But during this time, we have touched the interests of many people."

"Now that the chaos in Hebei and Qingzhou has arisen, the five surnames and seven wangs are secretly manipulating unknown things."

"If we implement legislation, the court may usher in even greater turmoil, do you think it can really be implemented?"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

He did feel that the child protection law had some effect.

But compared to the current crisis, these benefits are uncertain whether they are worth it or not.

"According to me, it's better to investigate for two years before deciding!"

"It's only two years anyway, and it's just a blink of an eye for the development of the empire."

The eldest grandson Wuji seconded and said.

He can agree to the legislation, but only after Princess Changle marries the eldest grandson Chong.

The interests of other people have nothing to do with him, as long as they do not harm the interests of the eldest grandson's family.

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully, and he also considered whether the legislation should be postponed?

Anyway, for the court and the people of the world, it doesn't matter if it's two years late.

"Whether there will be greater turmoil is just speculation."

"But there are tangible benefits to enforcing child protection laws."

"Your Majesty, where is the courage you once had to fight on the battlefield?"

Empress Eldest Sun covered her mouth and smiled.

She knows Li Shimin deeply, and she should use the radical method at this time.

"Hmph, you think I've smoothed out the edges?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said.

At this moment, he remembered the heroism of immediately conquering the world.

The kind of high-spiritedness, the sharpness that does not put all the difficulties in his eyes.

The more difficult roads have come, and now you have to worry about destroying the interests of some people?

Just when Li Shimin was about to agree to the legislation, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly interrupted loudly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that even if it is legislation, the age must be lowered to twelve years old."

"The queen, as the mother of the world, married you at the age of twelve, and the women of the world should follow suit."

"And no matter what the future holds, our determination to increase the population will not change, and we will not get married until we are 14 years old, which will greatly reduce the population."

The eldest grandson Wuji said in a deep voice.

Most of the daughters are married at the age of fourteen.

There are a few who are relatively early, and they have already married at the age of twelve, such as the eldest grandson queen.

But no matter how old other people's families are to get married, the eldest grandson Wuji only wants to marry the eldest grandson Chong in two years.

"Although I am a queen, I have not set an example for women in the world, and getting married at the age of twelve should not be used as a reference."

"Fourteen years old is good, at least it won't be like when you were twelve years old and you have to become a wife and husband and teach children when you don't know anything."

Empress Eldest Sun shook her head and said.

She supports legislation, on the one hand, because she feels that legislation is necessary, and on the other hand, for the sake of Princess Changle.

It has now been five years of Zhenguan, and halfway through, my daughter is already ten years old.

If you want to get married at the age of twelve, you have less than two years left.

In this regard, Empress Changsun hopes that Changle can remarry in four years and give her more time to prepare.

"Guanyin, how can I listen to you, is that you think it is an unhappy thing to marry me at the age of twelve?"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

The eldest grandson Wuji's face changed, but he did not relieve the siege of the eldest grandson queen.

"No, the concubine is very happy, and the concubine meets a good husband."

"But if there is a choice, the concubine hopes to be able to remarry at the age of fourteen."

"Twelve is too young, and some of them haven't seen geraniums."

Empress Eldest Sun shook her head and said.

She is smart and hears Li Shimin's dissatisfaction.

So after she praised Li Shimin, she said her intentions.

"But I think it's very important to raise the population."

Li Shimin's dissatisfaction disappeared and he said slowly.

"Your Majesty, getting married at the age of twelve and getting married at the age of fourteen has not changed much in the number of people."

"If a woman has seven children in her life, she will marry at the age of twelve and at the age of fourteen, and the number of children will be the same."

Empress Eldest Sun said in a deep voice.

At the end of the day, she suddenly felt a sense of sadness.

She felt that, according to men's ideas, women were like reproductive machines.

This kind of rebellious thought poured out of her heart, and she felt trembling and afraid in her heart.

"It's not a big difference, but in fact, there are changes, and the difference is 10,000, 100,000, or 1 million."

"Moreover, Your Majesty, Changle and Chong'er are still married, they can't"

The eldest grandson Wuji said in a deep voice.

At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji said what he wanted to say the most.

Now it's all his own family, and he has nothing to be embarrassed about.

He can even say that it is because of the marriage that he is opposed.

"Brother, after all, you are opposing the child protection law for your own selfish interests."

"Your Majesty, let me repeat it once, I don't agree to marry Changle to Changsun Chong, unless Changle agrees!"

Empress Eldest Sun said with a firm expression.

"Nonsense!"

"The princess's marriage is a national event, and you don't want to do politics in the harem again!"

Li Shimin glared angrily at Empress Eldest Sun.

Changle's marriage to Changsun Chong was a political deal between him and Changsun Wuji.

He did not want and did not allow Empress Eldest Sun to stop it again and again.

(End of chapter)