As soon as she heard Yang Fan's words, Shanghai Wan 'er was startled like a rabbit that was shot by an arrow. She tightly gripped the pen, as if she was holding a sharp dagger. She nervously looked at Yang Fan. Suddenly, she gathered her courage and stammered, "You … you like me, right?"
"Ah?"
Yang Fan really didn't expect her opening remarks to be like this. This sentence that came out of nowhere caused him to be unable to react, causing him to be in a daze.
Shanghai Wan 'er blushed and lowered her head. She slowly said, "Your request, I … have carefully considered it for a long time …"
Yang Fan did not react, "Ah?"
Shanghai Wan 'er stammered, "I called you here to … tell you, I allow you … to like me …"
Shanghai Wan 'er finished her words with a red face. She let out a big sigh of relief. She did not raise her head and just continued to bite the pen.
"Ah?"
Yang Fan was really dumbfounded this time. He stood there, dumbfounded looking at Shanghai Wan 'er.
Shanghai Wan 'er lowered her head and nervously bit the pen for a long time. She did not hear any movement, so she quietly raised her eyes. When her eyes met with Yang Fan's, she was startled and asked in surprise, "Why are you still here! You … Is there anything else? "
Yang Fan blankly shook his head. Shanghai Wan 'er let out a sigh of relief and said, "Oh! Then you go and do your work. I also have something to do! "
Yang Fan walked out as if he was sleepwalking. When he reached the door, he could not help but look back. Shanghai Wan 'er was looking at him with a pair of big eyes. When Yang Fan turned around, Shanghai Wan' er was startled again. She was like a frightened little squirrel, quickly lowered her head and nervously continued to bite the pen.
Yang Fan walked out of the meditation room in a daze. He stood under the sun as if he had not woken up from a dream.
Although Yang Fan had never had a lover, he was not ignorant about the love affairs between men and women. But no matter how knowledgeable he was, he had never heard of establishing a relationship in this way. He could not even figure out what Shanghai Wan 'er meant when she said, "I allow you to like me".
Of course, he did not know that in the heart of Shanghai Wan 'er, who had no experience in love, she had no other way to understand the love between men and women. This was already the most serious and solemn confession: "I accept your pursuit, I am willing to be your woman!"
There was almost no description of normal love words between men and women in poetry. Wan 'er, who was used to dealing with official documents, so it was not surprising that she used an official language to express her willingness to be Yang Fan's lover. It was just that poor Yang Fan, who claimed to be "a prodigal son of love who has never touched a single leaf" when he was in Nanyang, was also confused by this expression that he had never seen before.
Yang Fan stood under the porch with the halberd in his arms and guessed for a long time. Combined with the shy expression of Shanghai Wan 'er at that time, he vaguely guessed her intention.
Yang Fan thought, "This Tang dynasty's Minister of Internal Affairs, who is in charge of the government and the literary world, who plays an important role in the political and literary circles, and the world's talented woman, could she be a bookworm? Does she think that they are lovers like this? If they are lovers like this, they can sleep on the same bed without interfering with each other's business, and they can also have children … "
…
The grand banquet was held at Longmen Mountain as scheduled.
The banquet was held on the bank of the Yi River at the foot of Longmen Mountain. The famous musicians and dancers of the palace's Jiaofang and the Left and Right Jiaofang all came to the banquet. Several famous music and dance troupes in Luoyang were also called to participate in the grand event.
Along the river, there were luxurious carriages and horses, shoulder to shoulder, and tens of thousands of people gathered. It was an unprecedented grand occasion. Colorful buildings were built on the river, colorful boats and pleasure boats were built on the water, pavilions and pavilions were shaded by green trees, and flowers and grass along the river. Banquets were everywhere, and music and dance were everywhere. It was an unprecedented grand occasion.
The palace banquets of the Tang dynasty had always been extremely luxurious. Within the four seas, treasures of land and water were all prepared. And the song and dance had always been particular about grandeur. Before the banquet officially began, hundreds of musicians of the Musical House on the bank of the Yi River had already begun to imitate the "Hundred Birds Facing the Wind". The sound echoed between the valleys on both sides of the river, like the singing of hundreds of birds.
Yang Fan and Xie Xiaoman stood in a corner of the passage of the Colorful House, watching the palace maids and courtesans carrying all kinds of delicious food to the Colorful House built along the river. There were also beautiful dancers who had changed their clothes on the pleasure boats, barefooted and exposed their forearms, walking along the red carpet to the performance venue.
Those dancers and courtesans were all young and beautiful girls. Now that they were dressed up for the performance, they looked even more stunning. Their snow-white skin, slender waists were half-exposed, and their hips swayed as they walked. Yang Fan was not the only one who was mesmerized by them. Many guards on both sides were dazzled by them.
It was all because there were too many beautiful girls, and they walked past in front of them too fast. At this time, there was no need to worry about not seeing the beautiful girls, but there were too few eyes to see them clearly.
Xie Xiaoman looked at the eyes of the men and said disdainfully, "Why are you all like wolves?"
Yang Fan looked at the beautiful girls with snow-white feet walking back and forth in front of him. He used his "claws" to scratch the halberd twice and said with a "drooling" expression, "I really want to be a beast …"
Xie Xiaoman rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "What are you thinking, you are a beast!"
Yang Fan rolled his eyes at her and snorted, "You don't like me again, have I ever been a beast to you?"
Xie Xiaoman put her hand on the long sword at her waist. Little Yao raised her nose and snorted coldly, "You try!"
Since that night, Xie Xiaoman's attitude towards Yang Fan had become much friendlier. In fact, in the beginning, she disliked Yang Fan's bad habit of womanizing. Now, after so long, she gradually understood that it was not Yang Fan's womanizing, but the girls in the palace were too enthusiastic, too bold. Let's not talk about others, just her good sister. Don't think that she's always staying far away from Yang Fan, but look at her resentful eyes. If Yang Fan just hooked his little finger, she would happily send herself into the tiger's mouth.
As for Yang Fan and Shangguan Daizhao's feelings, it had nothing to do with her. Although she still thought that Yang Fan and Shangguan Daizhao were not a good match, since they were in love, she could only wish them a happy ending. With the knot in their hearts gone, the two got along more naturally than before, although they still quarreled often.
"Tian Hou is here!"
There was a commotion in the distance, someone softly shouted. Yang Fan and Xie Xiaoman quickly stood up and looked forward, only to see Wu Zetian in a splendid dress, surrounded by many dignitaries, slowly walking over. Xie Xiaoman quickly tidied up her clothes and quickly walked up to greet her.
Wu Zetian slowly walked over on the red carpet. There were two beauties on her left and right. One wore clothes as white as snow and was as elegant as the clouds. The other wore a bright red dress and was like a ball of flames that could melt people.
The woman dressed as white as snow, bright like the moon, was naturally Shanghai Wan 'er, and the flame-like beauty was Princess Taiping.
Yang Fan was slightly surprised, because when Wu Zetian went to Dragon Gate this time, Princess Taiping did not go with her, he did not expect that Princess Taiping would also come today.
Accompanying Wu Zetian was a large group of royal relatives, old and young, male and female. Princess Taiping not only brought her two daughters, but also brought her two daughters. The eldest daughter was six years old, the eldest son was four years old, the second daughter was two and a half years old, and the youngest son was only a little more than one year old, they were all carried by the maids.
Princess Taiping was holding Wu Zetian's arm, talking to her in a low voice, Wu Zetian nodded and smiled from time to time, Princess Taiping did not notice that Yang Fan was standing among the guards not far away. While Shanghai Wan 'er was holding the other side of Wu Zetian, her pair of beautiful eyes kept looking left and right.
Suddenly seeing Yang Fan, Shanghai Wan 'er's eyes lit up, her white cheeks slightly swayed with a touch of red, she quietly lowered her head, looked at her toes under the skirt, as if she was afraid of stepping on ants.
"So … you are my woman?"
Yang Fan leaned on the halberd, with a face of hidden bitterness, he looked at Shanghai Wan 'er, who was slightly tilting her head, shyly bowing her head, step by step in front of him, in full view of the crowd, he could not even say a word. As for the flirting, could it be to look at the back of her head?
Yang Fan suddenly felt that Xie Xiaoman's words were not unreasonable, it was really troublesome to find a wife who was too famous and had too much status!
…
As soon as Empress Wu arrived, the banquet began.
For this banquet, many dignitaries in the capital were invited, and whenever there was a chance, they would curry favor with Empress Wu, Princess Taiping was one of the few members of Li Tang's royal family. Needless to say, Princess Taiping was Wu Zetian's biological daughter, everyone in the world knew that Empress Wu doted on this daughter the most.
So when Princess Taiping was invited, she felt that the invitation was boundless.
In terms of age, the princess was five or six years younger than Wu Zetian. However, in terms of seniority, she was the daughter of Li Yuan and the aunt of the Gaozong's Li Zhi. Thus, the Gaozong's Empress, Wu Zetian, had to treat her like an aunt. In addition, the two of them had a good relationship, so the princess was allowed to sit next to Empress Wu.
The two of them were about the same age, so they were able to talk about many things together. With the addition of the princess, Wu Zetian was able to smile with just a few words. Wu Zetian patted Princess Taiping's arm and said, "The scenery at Dragon Gate is beautiful and pleasing to the eye, I am very happy here, but I lack a confidant. You don't have to leave today, stay at my place tonight, we can have a good chat. "
The noble princess was overwhelmed by the favor and hurriedly said, "That's great. I haven't seen the Heavenly Empress these few days and haven't spoken to the Heavenly Empress, so my heart has been empty. Tonight, I will accompany the Heavenly Empress for a chat. Empress, please have a drink! "
Wu Zetian picked up a cup of fermented rice and took a sip, her phoenix eyes turned and saw her daughter Taiping resting her chin on her palm, watching the singing and dancing on the red carpet in front of her lazily and disinterestedly, so she said, "Taiping, don't always be cooped up in the mansion, you have nothing to do, you can go sightseeing and relax. This time, you should stay for a few days. "
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