Li Chiying had her palms pressed together and did not see Yang Fan, but the Golden Immortal Princess did.
The Golden Immortal Princess had become a nun and her Buddhist name was Supreme Path. She had the same master as Li Chiying. Since the two of them were biological sisters, they were now fellow apprentices. Today, Golden Immortal was accompanying her master, Reverend Chongxuan, to teach her sister. Seeing Yang Fan appear, the Golden Immortal Princess was surprised and whispered to Li Chiying, "Shiniang, why is Yang Fan here?"
"Is he here?"
Li Chiying was delighted and said to the Golden Immortal Princess, "I invited him." As she said this, she anxiously looked down the stage and saw Yang Fan standing there. A gratified smile appeared on True Jade's face. Yang Fan smiled and nodded to her in greeting.
The Golden Immortal Princess shook her head gently and grumbled in a low voice, "You are really insensible. This time, you have caused trouble for General Yang."
Li Chiying was surprised, "What's wrong?"
The Golden Immortal Princess said, "You and I became nuns one after another and refused to marry. We have swept the Emperor's face clean. Other than Aunt Taiping, which member of the imperial family is willing to attend the ceremony? Who is not afraid of offending the Emperor? You invited General Yang. If the Emperor finds out, won't he resent him? "
"Ah! Oh no! "
Although True Jade was intelligent, she was still a naive girl. How could she understand such matters? At this moment, she realized that her invitation to Yang Fan was a political risk to Yang Fan. He would offend the most powerful person in the world: the Emperor!
However, he agreed without hesitation. He really came.
Thinking of this, Li Chiying was agitated and secretly glanced at Yang Fan again. For some reason, Li Chiying suddenly felt like crying.
In Yan Jia Hall, Li Xian could no longer remain angry. The Golden Immortal had become a nun, and so had True Jade. The Prince of Xiang only had his youngest daughter, Huo Guo. From the Prince of Xiang's point of view, if Li Xian kept pressuring him, Huo Guo might also become a nun. At that time, how would the people of the world view him?
Li Xian could predict that as long as he dared to appoint Huo Guo for the marriage, Huo Guo would immediately imitate her two sisters and become a monk. Judging from the current situation, Li Dan had no objections to this as a father. Moreover, it was very likely that he was the one behind all of this. Thinking of this, Li Xian felt a deep sense of defeat. Although he had become the emperor, he still couldn't do whatever he wanted.
Empress Wei calmly said: "This matter cannot continue like this. Let's appoint another member of the Imperial family."
Li Xian gritted his teeth and sucked in a breath of cold air. "I can't accept this …"
Empress Wei said, "Husband, the matter is clear. This time, the Prince of Xiang has steeled his heart to resist you. If you appoint the State of Huo again, you will just suffer another humiliation. What benefit is there? In addition, you will incite the curses of the people of the world. "
Seeing that Li Xian was still unwilling, Empress Wei softly sighed. "Even if you can't accept it, you have to endure it. Now you know that this brother of yours isn't so respectful to you, right? If we want to punish him, there will be many opportunities, but now is not the time. "
Li Xian's heart wasn't very good. In his anger, his lips had turned purple, and his chest was extremely stifled. He rubbed his chest and took a few deep breaths before he somewhat calmed down. Helplessly, he said, "Fine, I'll do as my wife says. Then take a look and see which member of the Imperial family is suitable. Make her a princess and marry her off to Tubo, ending this matter as soon as possible."
At this point, a young eunuch walked in and said to Li Xian and Empress Wei, "Sage, Empress, Princess Anle and the Prince Consort request an audience."
Empress Wei said, "Have them come in."
A few moments later, Princess Anle and Wu Yanxiu walked in from outside. Upon seeing Li Xian and Empress Wei, Princess Anle giggled and greeted, "Father, Mother."
Seeing Li Xian's unhappy expression, Princess Anle stuck out her tongue. Pulling on Empress Wei's arm, she whispered, "Mother, Father doesn't seem to be very happy. Who provoked him?"
Wu Yanxiu bowed to Li Xian and Empress Wei, then obediently stood to the side.
Empress Wei snorted. "Isn't it because of the matter of the Prince of Xiang's Shiniang becoming a nun? This matter has caused your father to lose a great deal of face. It would be strange if he could be happy."
Hearing this, Princess Anle indignantly said, "In this matter, the Prince of Xiang truly wants a foot when given an inch. It's only because of Father's benevolence that he would yield to him like this. However, the Prince of Xiang has no respect for the sovereign. Who doesn't see this? This time, when Shiniang became a nun, not a single member of the imperial family came to attend the ceremony other than Aunt Taiping. This is what it means to be fair. Father, don't be angry. "
Empress Wei glanced at Li Xian and said, "It's only natural for Taiping to attend the ceremony. Taiping and the Prince of Xiang are brother and sister, and your father is also brother and sister. However, that pair of brother and sister have a much better relationship than your father and sister."
An Le's eyes turned, and she suddenly said, "That's right, when your daughter came just now, I saw that Grand General Who Supports the State, Yang Fan, also attended the ceremony for Shiniang. Heehee, of all the civil and military officials in the court, he's the only one, right? This Grand General really doesn't care about Father, the Emperor, in his eyes. "
Hearing this, Li Xian's face instantly turned angry. In a stern voice, he asked, "Yang Fan really went to attend the ceremony?"
An Le blinked her eyes and replied, "Yes, your daughter saw it with my own eyes. How could it be fake?"
Ever since they met on the street and she was once again given the cold shoulder by Yang Fan, the humiliation and anger that An Le had been suppressing all this time finally erupted. She knew that no matter what method she used, she would never be able to make Yang Fan submit to her. After her illusions were shattered, An Le felt a deep hatred for Yang Fan. Now that she finally had something to use against Yang Fan, she naturally wanted to use this opportunity to slander him.
Wu Yanxiu, who had been standing solemnly on the side, suddenly smiled and said, "If the Grand General Who Supports the State dares to do this, he naturally has something to rely on. Putting aside the fact that the Divine Dragon Coup and the Crown Prince's rebellion, the Grand General Who Supports the State made great contributions one after the other, so it's not easy to move against him. Let's take these ten thousand cavalry for example. Back then, they were just a hundred cavalry, but under Grand General Yang's hands, they became one thousand cavalry, or ten thousand cavalry. Although the Grand General is no longer in the army, the iron army that the Grand General single-handedly forged still holds the Grand General in high esteem. "
Hearing this, Li Xian's face darkened, and a murderous intent quietly blossomed.
… …
On the altar, Li Chiying received the Purple Script of the Three Holes of the Eight Scrolls, wore the True Seal of the Five Elders, and used the Eight Powers Strategy. These were the most mystical and superior secret techniques of the Daoists at that time. According to the Daoists, after the Princess received the teachings of Daoist Master Chong Xuan, and the three Daoists who had attained the Dao testified, she received this spiritual treasure and instantly rose four levels of the Immortal Step. She could be considered a female cultivator who had attained the Dao.
After the bestowment of the Eight Scrolls and the wearing of the talismans, Li Chiying put on the Eight Treasures Daoist robe and followed her master and senior sister down the altar. When she passed by Yang Fan, Li Chiying suddenly stopped and solemnly bowed to him. Seeing this, Yang Fan hurriedly returned the gesture. Li Chiying gave him a mischievous smile, then glanced at her father, brother, and sisters before following Daoist Master Chong Xuan to the ox cart.
Because she had become a nun, the Imperial Clan Temple urgently vacated a Daoist temple and renamed it Yuzhen Temple. It could be considered as her place of cultivation.
As Yang Fan gazed at Yuzhen's innocent and unaffected smile, his heart suddenly ached. This sixteen-year-old girl probably still did not understand what it meant to become a nun and cultivate. From now on, her youth would be buried in this Daoist temple, and her fine black hair would turn to snow …
Yang Fan sighed. Dispirited, he turned and bowed to the Prince of Xiang and Princess Taiping, then strode away. The Prince of Xiang was extremely surprised by Yang Fan's appearance on the viewing platform today, but at the same time, he was also extremely moved. When he saw Yang Fan bow, he hurriedly and solemnly returned the gesture. Princess Taiping whispered a few words to the Prince of Xiang, then quickly chased after Yang Fan.
"Erlang!"
When Yang Fan heard the call, he immediately stopped and waited for Princess Taiping to catch up to him. Only then did he walk out, shoulder to shoulder.
Princess Taiping asked, "Why did Erlang come to Shiniang's initiation ceremony today?"
Yang Fan replied, "When I was in the estate a few days ago, I happened to see a rope swaying on a tree outside the wall. I thought that someone had taken things too hard and wanted to commit suicide, so I hurriedly jumped over to help. I didn't expect it to be Princess Yuzhen playing on a swing in her brother's estate. It was a misunderstanding. When I was about to leave, Princess Yuzhen suddenly said that she was about to become a nun and invited me to attend the ceremony, so I came. "
Princess Taiping angrily said, "A little girl doesn't know what's important, and you don't know what's important either? Do you know what your appearance here today means to the Emperor? "
Yang Fan indifferently replied, "Of course I know. Isn't it just losing the Sacred Heart? In truth, when I tried my best to deny that I was involved in the Crown Prince's death, I had already lost the Sacred Heart. Now that I'm idle at home, what can His Majesty do? Kill me? "
Princess Taiping looked at him in shock, her expression changing. "Erlang, do you know what you're saying?"
Yang Fan halted his steps and turned around to stare at her. "Of course," he said, "do I look like I've drunk wine?"
Princess Taiping anxiously looked to the left and right and approached Yang Fan. "Erlang," she said in a low voice, "what do you mean?"
Yang Fan raised his head to look at the sky. The sky was overcast; it was a cloudy day. Because of the dark clouds, the sun was only showing a faint silhouette, completely losing its power to illuminate the earth. Yang Fan was silent for a while, then he said in a low voice, "Do you think that the sun that is covered by the dark clouds, when it appears again, will it still be the same sun?"
"Of course it will," Princess Taiping replied.
"Is that so?" Yang Fan smiled. "Is that so?" he asked. "Is the white horse a horse?"
Taiping was stunned. Yang Fan laughed out loud and left in big strides.
Princess Taiping looked at Yang Fan's receding back. She suddenly thought of something and her countenance changed abruptly.
…
After Princess An Le and Wu Yanxiu had finished criticizing Yang Fan in front of the Emperor, they pestered Li Xian to go to the treasury to look for treasures. It turned out that two days ago, Empress Wei's favorite minister Zong Chuke held a banquet for guests and friends. He took out his meticulously collected calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and mounted them into twelve screens to show off to the public.
Such rare treasures were indeed rare. Wu Yanxiu was extremely envious. When she returned to the Princess Residence, she told An Le about this. An Le loved to be in the limelight. She remembered that there were many rare treasures in the Imperial Palace. Perhaps there was a treasure that could surpass Zong Chuke's. So, she and Wu Yanxiu went to the palace.
Li Xian doted on his precious daughter very much. He could not resist her pleading and said, "Fine, fine. You and the prince consort can go to the treasury and take a look. If there's anything you like, feel free to take it."
An Le was overjoyed and said, "Thank you father. Father treats Guo'er the best."
Li Xian laughed, "You little girl, if father doesn't love you, who else would I love?"
An Le had achieved her goal. She happily bade farewell to her father and mother. She pulled Wu Yanxiu along and rushed to the treasury of the Imperial Palace. She was going to bid farewell to Zong Chuke. When she arrived at the treasury, she only cared about the calligraphy and paintings. In less than an hour, she had picked out more than twenty authentic works of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi. Among them, the most valuable was the authentic 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion'.
With this kind of treasure, they thought that they could surpass Zong Chuke's limelight. The husband and wife left the Imperial Palace in high spirits.
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