Ever since Princess Taiping was able to open a government office and had her own team of officials, she had more work to do. Previously, she had spent most of her energy taking care of her family's stores and land. Although she had always been concerned about court politics, she would only occasionally come out and participate. Most of the time, she spent her energy secretly gathering talents to accumulate strength for the restoration of the Tang dynasty.
Now that Princess Taiping had the right to participate in politics, she had to report to her on everything from court politics to taxes, water conservancy, construction, and military affairs. As a result, she had to spend at least half of her time every day to understand and pay attention to state affairs.
In the afternoon, after Princess Taiping had finished her official business, she returned to the rear residence from the Silver Imperial Hall, which was like a small imperial court. She wearily lay down on the couch and was taking a short nap when she suddenly remembered something and hastily turned over and sat up.
Recently, the court had frequently issued new policies, and more work had been sent to her desk. Princess Taiping was busy with these affairs, so she had not asked about her children's studies for a few days.
Although she had received countless rewards over the years and now had tens of thousands of households, so her children did not have to worry about food and clothing, which parent did not want their children to have real talent and learning? Now that she had the right to speak in the court, and seeing that her eldest and second sons were about to come of age, she planned to arrange for them to be officials when they were a little older. She did not want them to only receive salaries, so she was stricter with them than before.
"Come, where is Chongjian?"
Princess Taiping did not get off the couch. Instead, she sat up and asked the maid in the room. The first thing she asked about was her most beloved second son, Xue Chongjian.
"Princess, Second Langjun went hunting in Mount Zhongnan with several young princes from the Prince of Xiang's estate."
Princess Taiping said, "Oh," and the curve of her face softened.
Her second son did not like literature, but he had a martial spirit and liked to play with spears and sticks since he was a child. Ever since he came to Chang 'an, because of the relaxed political environment, he quickly became close to the sons of the Prince of Xiang, Li Dan. Now he was especially close to Sanlang Longji, which Princess Taiping was happy to see.
Taiping asked again, "Where is Chongxun? Is he studying in the manor?"
The maidservant hesitated for a moment, but still braced herself and answered truthfully, "Eldest Langjun also went out. He said he wanted to attend Duke Yan's banquet."
Once Taiping heard this, he furrowed his brows. Duke Yan Guo was one of the meritorious contributors to the founding of the country. He was now the fifth generation Duke, but he had not inherited any of the bravery and martial prowess of his ancestors. All day long, he would gather with a group of debauchees in the capital, fighting cocks and running dogs. Taiping disliked his son associating with this group of people the most. He had already warned him many times, but this son of his did not make any progress and always hung out with them.
Taiping almost immediately wanted to send someone to bring him back, but his son was already grown up, he could not use this kind of simple and crude method. Otherwise, if the news spread out, his son would become a joke in front of the noble juniors, inevitably he would not be able to raise his head.
Taiping sighed helplessly and ordered, "When he comes back, tell him to come see me immediately!"
The maid bowed in acknowledgement. At this time, Steward Li Yi walked in. Seeing that there was someone serving in front of the bed, Li Yi waved his hand, indicating for the maid to leave. When the room was empty, he reported to Taiping: "Princess, Champion Grand General Yang Fan requests an audience."
"Oh?"
Taiping, who had just laid down, sat up again. Because his movements were a little fierce, the pair of astonishingly elastic meatballs on his chest immediately gave off an alluring tremble. However, Li Yi was a eunuch, a personal eunuch of the Imperial Family when Taiping was married. Taiping had never regarded him as a man, so he did not mind revealing his spring scenery.
Taiping knew that Yang Fan must have something to discuss when he rushed over at this time, so he hurriedly ordered, "Invite him here to see me!"
Taiping got up from the bed. Originally she was only wearing a pair of underpants, her smooth, round and fragrant shoulders could be seen clearly. At this time, she casually grabbed a soft robe as thin as a cicada's wing and draped it over her shoulders. She also tied an acacia knot and sat in front of the dressing table, lightly grooming herself.
Now that Taiping was gradually getting older, plus she had the influence of national affairs and family affairs, she was not as passionate in bed as she was when she was young. She and Yang Fan often had secret rendezvous, but the place of rendezvous was always at the lower courtyard of her villa. Therefore, as soon as she heard it, she knew that her sweetheart did not come to make love to each other. But since her sweetheart came, she must dress herself up.
Li Yi led Yang Fan to the door of Taiping's boudoir, and then he consciously stopped and respectfully said, "Great General, please!"
Yang Fan was very courteous toward this chief eunuch by Taiping's side, he nodded to him and expressed his thanks before stepping into the room. Li Yi beckoned to the two maids and instructed, "Stand guard outside the door, do not summon anyone, nobody is allowed to enter, wait for the Princess' command at any time."
Only after the two maids stood in front of the door did Li Yi quietly leave.
Yang Fan walked into Princess Taiping's bedroom. Going around the screen, he saw Princess Taiping was sitting in front of the dressing table, a light muslin as thin as a cicada's wing covering her body, a light silk sash was tied around her waist, which made her round buttocks under her slender waist arch into an astonishing circle, extremely graceful.
The mirror reflected the charming face of a beautiful woman. Seeing Yang Fan coming in, she only glanced at him with her seductive eyes, her expression was overflowing with charm. She was applying lipstick, she did not get up nor did she speak. Yang Fan walked over and 'pa!' slapped her perky buttocks, and while he was at it hugged her soft and smooth shoulder, and sniffed her neck. He teasingly said, "Smells good."
A plump and perky buttocks were the unique sex symbol of women. Every time they met, Taiping's perky and round 'eighth month' would always be the first to receive a slap from Yang Fan as a greeting gift. Princess Taiping had long since become accustomed to it. She put down her lipstick and leaned into Yang Fan's embrace. She delicately raised her head and gazed at him with her beautiful eyes. In a soft voice, she asked, "Why did you think to see me today?"
Yang Fan replied, "Today, I accompanied His Majesty to the Liang Household."
Princess Taiping's black brows instantly furrowed, and she resentfully said, "The Emperor and the Liang Household are getting closer and closer. I just don't understand. Back then, Wu Sansi tried to put him to death time and time again. Even if the Faction of Meritorious Officials is proud of their achievements, can it be that their elder brother and younger sister are unreliable? Why did he choose the Wu family, who should have been his enemy? "
Yang Fan indifferently said, "Because the Wu family no longer has any chance of inheriting the throne, but the Prince of Xiang does. And you are clearly closer to the Prince of Xiang than to the Emperor, so the Emperor is not at ease. If the Emperor wants to deal with the Faction of Meritorious Officials, he can only choose the Wu family as his helper."
Princess Taiping suddenly turned around and angrily said, "The Prince of Xiang has no intention of coveting the throne!"
Yang Fan said, "You believe in the Prince of Xiang, but the Emperor will not take this risk. Besides, a person's heart can change. If we want to ensure that the Prince of Xiang's heart does not change, the best method is to not give him the opportunity or the conditions to change his heart, right? There is nothing wrong with the Emperor's actions. "
Princess Taiping's full chest heaved up and down. She bit her lower lip, her eyes gradually revealing boundless grief. The imperial household of the Tang dynasty was full of cruelty and hardships. After the Wu and Zhou dynasties, the imperial household had withered, and the Gaozong lineage only had two brothers left. But her imperial brother had just ascended to the throne, yet he was already so wary of his own twin brother and sister. How could one not be grieved?
Yang Fan secretly regretted ruining her state of mind as soon as they met, but these matters still had to be brought up, especially Cui Shi's actions. If his visit to Prince Liang had not been at Taiping's behest, then she had to know of this matter as soon as possible so that she could take precautions.
Thus, Yang Fan added, "When the Emperor returned to the palace, someone just happened to be paying a visit to Prince Liang. Because I had people secretly watching the Liang Estate, I saw this person."
Taiping immediately knew that this was what Yang Fan wanted to tell her. She immediately asked warily, "Who was it?"
Yang Fan slowly said, "Cui Shi!"
Taiping froze for a moment, a strange expression appearing on her face.
Yang Fan saw that her expression was strange. She did not seem angry, so he asked, "What? Did you send him?"
The corners of Taiping's lips curled up, revealing a hint of mockery. She calmly replied, "Ever since the second Zhang gained power, it has been difficult for me to extend my influence. Cui Shi and I have less and less contact. I don't even know whose lackey he is working for. Hehe, perhaps he thinks that the position of the Merit Examination Counsellor that I helped him is too low. "
Yang Fan frowned and said, "Does this mean that Cui Shi feels that the Wu family has a bright future in the new dynasty, and that is why he has decided to climb to a higher branch? Strange, the ones with the most influence right now are clearly Master Zhang and the others, but those who know that they have already lost the Emperor's heart are few and far between. Why is Cui Shi's nose so sensitive? "
When he suddenly thought of Cui Shi's background, Yang Fan suddenly understood a little. Could it be that the Cui family had their own information channels? Yang Fan did not expect that Cui Shi would first join the Meritorious Minister Party, and that Jing Hui would actually come up with the idea of going undercover. Because of this, he felt some contempt for Cui Shi's character.
At the same time, because Cui Shi was an important descendant of the Clear River Cui clan, his every move might not necessarily be the Cui clan's choice. If this was the Cui clan's plan, then it would affect the Succession Hall to a certain extent, because the Cui clan and the Succession Hall were still inextricably linked.
Yang Fan had come to warn Princess Taiping, but Cui Shi had long since left Taiping's tutelage, and this matter had nothing to do with Taiping. Yang Fan, on the other hand, needed to be careful because of the close relationship between Xian Zong and the Cui clan.
"Cui Shi has joined Wu Sansi's side. If Great Grandfather Cui's proposal is followed, the Cui clan will definitely be implicated if Wu Sansi loses in the future. I have to order my people to maintain a safe distance from the Cui clan."
At this time, he still did not realize that Cui Shi's defection to Wu Sansi had already intensified King Liang's hatred and fear of the Meritorious Minister Party, prompting Wu Sansi to prematurely launch a counterattack against the Meritorious Minister Party.
Yang Fan also did not realize that Lu Binzhi, who should have been forever under house arrest under Great Grandfather Lu's oath, had quietly come to Chang 'an and aimed the arrow of vengeance at him!
Although Lu Binzhi had only just arrived in Chang 'an, his plan for vengeance had long since begun. In the Imperial Court, the Son of Heaven was scheming against the Meritorious Minister Party, the Meritorious Minister Party was scheming against Wu Sansi, and Wu Sansi was also scheming against the Meritorious Minister Party. Meanwhile, the Prince of Xiang and Princess Taiping were temporarily watching from the sidelines.
In the jianghu, the Clear and Hidden Sects, who had joined forces to escape the control of the seven sects and five families and had just survived the divine dragon's coup d 'état, were now facing the all-out attack of Lu Binzhi, who had sharpened his sword for many years. In the court and the jianghu, a new round of life and death had begun!
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