"Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
Li Yi felt that he had to get to the bottom of this. Why did the Princess suddenly come out of the closet? Moreover, the one she came out of the closet to was Second Lady Liu. This was a bit difficult to handle. It was hard to say whether Second Lady Liu would agree or not, but Ruyi would definitely not agree …
"Aiya, it's because they are all forcing my royal sister to get married!" Princess Shouning interrupted.
Li Yi was stunned. Only then did he realize that the princess was a few months older than Miss.Liu. According to the customs of the royal family, princesses would be married off after the age of 14. It was very rare for a princess to be married off until the age of 18.
The reason why she returned to the capital early from Qing An Prefecture was because she was seen by the censor. The entire censorate was in an uproar, and at the same time, her marriage was put on the table. However, when Li Yi came to the capital, the matter had already been suppressed. It seemed that it was being brought up again now.
"What's so troublesome about it …" Li Yi looked at her and said, "Who hasn't been forced to get married before? It's not a big deal …"
Thinking back to the time when he had to deal with his mother who was forcing him to get married, he had used all sorts of methods. Compared to his mother who was professional in forcing him to get married, the censor was nothing!
"You have a way?" MIngzhu looked at him, her eyes shining.
"How difficult can it be …" Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Become a monk or come out of the closet, you can choose one."
"Come out of the closet?" Her Royal Highness knew what it meant to become a monk, but she didn't quite understand the last word that Li Yi said.
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Don't look at me. Even if I agree, Ruyi will not agree. You can't beat her …"
Seeing that she was still looking at him, Li Yi was stunned. His expression became even more vigilant and he immediately added, "I can't either. I have a family … Besides, people of the same surname cannot marry. Your idea is very dangerous …"
"What is coming out of the closet?" Her Royal Highness continued to ask.
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Become a monk, become a monk, understand?"
"His Majesty is ill. As the Eldest Princess, shouldn't you pray for His Majesty? Eat vegetarian and pray to Buddha, do good every day … No, your Li family believes in Buddhism, so you should sincerely cultivate Taoism and do good deeds. As long as His Majesty's health is not good, you should not return to secular life …" Li Yi looked at her and said, "I promise that in this way, those censors will not dare to say anything. The entire court, including His Majesty, will not say anything."
In order to pray for His Majesty, Her Royal Highness was willing to become a nun with her noble status. How filial was this? The imperial censors could not wait to praise her. If anyone dared to speak carelessly and cause trouble, the old emperor would not even need to do anything. The spit of the people in the world would drown them to death.
The princess looked at him with a slightly hesitant expression.
Li Yi continued, "Of course, it's easy to become a nun, but it's hard to return to secular life. If you don't like this method, it's okay. We have a plan B."
"His Majesty is ill and powerful enemies are eyeing him covetously. The country is suffering from internal and external troubles. As the Eldest Princess of the country, she worries about His Majesty and the affairs of the country. As she worries more and more, she becomes ill and becomes intermittent hysteria. When she is ill, she likes to draw her sword and cut people. She won't stop until she sees blood. In this way, no one will dare to marry you." Li Yi was very experienced in this matter. All the civil and military officials in the court knew that Uncle Li suffered from intermittent hysteria. He would go crazy when he was stimulated. Her Royal Highness was so close to him that it was normal for her to get this disease accidentally.
"Don't worry that no one will believe it. I'm familiar with the Imperial Physician Bureau. It's very easy to make a certificate."
"You've already used this method," MIngzhu looked at him and said.
"It's because I've used it before that it works." Seeing that she didn't seem to like this method, Li Yi thought for a while and said, "If you don't like the first two methods, you can only use PLAN C."
"Which censor is the most troublesome? Hire some assassins to kill him." Li Yi looked at her and gently scratched his neck with one hand. He said, "What do you think? Simple and violent. Once and for all. Are you very tempted …"
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"These are the methods. You decide which one to use." When the Princess was thinking, Li Yi reminded her, "Anyway, everything should be done as soon as possible. It will be too late when His Majesty makes a decision."
No matter how much the old Emperor doted on her, he couldn't keep her in the palace forever. There was no doubt about this.
There was no custom for princesses to marry outside the Jing Kingdom. Under normal circumstances, princesses would marry the sons of some important officials or marry rich families. There would be some political factors in it.
Of course, free love existed in this era, but most of it happened in small families. Young ladies with a bit of status couldn't decide their own marriage. Princesses were no exception.
Princess Shouning finished her candied fruit and wiped her mouth. She said, "All girls have to get married. Mother said that I should get married in two years."
Li Yi was stunned and almost fell down the stairs.
How old was the tsundere Lolita? She wasn't even eleven yet?
Even if she was eleven, she would only be thirteen in two years. She had to get married and have children at the age of thirteen?
Damn it — this was too much of a beast!
"Ahem, actually, it's not good to get married too early …" Li Yi coughed softly. He felt that it was time to teach them some knowledge that girls should know.
"Giving birth too early will cause irreversible damage to a woman's body. At the age of fourteen or fifteen, she is still a child. Her body hasn't matured yet. Dystocia is common. It's not uncommon to have two lives. If you don't believe me, you can ask any midwife …" In this era, giving birth was tantamount to a parting of life and death. The question of whether to save the mother or the child was not a joke …
Speaking of giving birth, the tsundere Lolita was still a little shy. However, after listening to Li Yi, her shyness quickly turned into fear. Her little face turned pale. She didn't know that giving birth was so scary. She decided to go back and persuade her mother to listen to her husband. She didn't want to get married in two years.
"Actually, within the royal family, in order to strengthen ties, they often conduct marriages between cousins …" Li Yi looked at Her Royal Highness and said, "Have you noticed that the descendants of these marriages between cousins are often stupid and disabled?"
Li MIngzhu thought about it and showed some surprise on her face. She asked, "Why?"
"This involves the problem of genes and inheritance …" Li Yi found that he had said a little too much today. If he continued, he was afraid that the old emperor would ask him to build a biology school again.
Li Yi looked at her and said, "Let me give you a simple example. Do you know that there are people in this world who don't distinguish between red and green?"
[Note: Not distinguishing between red and green doesn't mean that they don't recognize red and green. This is a misunderstanding that many people have about red and green color blindness — from an author who has been professionally colorblind for 20 years.]
Li MIngzhu nodded and said, "It's not a secret in the capital that Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng don't distinguish between red and green."
Since she knew that there was such a thing, then the problem of inheritance was easily explained.
"For the time being, we will call the disease of not distinguishing between red and green color color blindness. If Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng both have color blindness, then the children of the two, regardless of gender, will definitely have color blindness. This is inherited …" Li Yi used the most simple language to explain to her.
Only by explaining this matter clearly could he explain the problem of "the royal family is full of idiots."
Li MIngzhu looked at him in surprise and said, "But, the young princess — — does not have color blindness."
"— —" Li Yi's expression froze.
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