"Yang Fan?"
Upon hearing this voice, the hall immediately fell silent. The unusual reaction stunned Dr. Jiu. "It can't be, right? Could it be that Yang Fan is a special person? Why are all the Regional Princes and generals showing such expressions? "
Dr. Jiu rubbed his head and suddenly remembered. "Yang Fan? Aiya, isn't that Princess Taiping's little lover? I was wondering why this name sounded so familiar! "
Naturally, Dr. Jiu had heard of Princess Taiping's' romantic affairs'. However, they were more concerned about this woman's identity and beauty. They preferred to hear about what she had done. As for that man … it didn't matter if he was a Tom, Dick, or Harry. He was just a prop.
Perhaps after a while, they would remember the name Yang Fan. However, their focus wasn't on this right now. Once he recalled Yang Fan's background, Dr. Jiu was instantly excited. "There's going to be a good show!"
The Wu Clan's Regional Princes and generals were startled at first. Then, they looked at Wu Youji in unison. Wu Youji was embarrassed, angry, and hateful. He cursed in his heart. "Why the f * ck are you all looking at me for?"
Even if the entire world knew about this, there was no reason for him to publicly announce his wife's affair. The person Yang Fan wanted to see was Wu Sansi, the Liang Wangwang. However, everyone was looking at him as though he had the final say. Wu Youji was already seventy to eighty percent tipsy. His face was flushed, and now, he looked like a cooked prawn.
When Xue Huaiyi heard that Yang Fan had arrived, he was overjoyed. He laughed heartily and said, "Seventeen is here? Hahahaha, that is my disciple. Quickly go, call him up and have a drink with me! "
When Wu Sansi saw that Xue Huaiyi had spoken, he quickly waved his hand and indicated for Dr. Jiu to invite him over.
Xue Huaiyi's drunken eyes were filled with disdain as he smiled.
Of course, he had heard of the rumors about Yang Fan and Princess Taiping. However, he didn't take it to heart. The people sitting in this hall are either royal princes or generals. So what? Didn't I still sleep with your aunt? That little girl, Taiping, should have called my disciple to sleep. Only then would the prestige of my White Horse Temple be displayed.
The winemaker hurried downstairs and said to Yang Fan with great politeness and enthusiasm, "Langjun, the person upstairs invites you in!"
Yang Fan looked at Dr. Wine's eyes strangely. His eyes were filled with excitement, curiosity, and fanatical worship. There seemed to be a pair of Yin and Yang fish forming an Eight Trigrams diagram spinning rapidly in his pupils. Yang Fan was a little surprised, but it was not convenient for him to ask. He just nodded to him, lifted his robe and went up the stairs.
The winemaker thought about it carefully, slapped his forehead, and hurriedly ran to pick up the two jars of wine and followed him upstairs.
As soon as Yang Fan went upstairs, he felt the atmosphere was a little strange. This was not the first time he attended a Wu Clan's family banquet. Apart from people like Xue Huaiyi, it was rare for the entire Wu Clan to pay attention to him. When a person like him came, most of the Wu Clan would still be drinking and chatting. That would be normal.
Yang Fan didn't think of Princess Taiping at all. He also didn't think that since this was a Wu Clan banquet, Princess Taiping's husband would also be present. He thought that the Wu Clan's strange expressions were because he had just been released from prison.
Yang Fan's gaze swept across the Wu Clan's members and fixed on the three people sitting at the head of the table. He quickly walked over and bowed to the ground, saying respectfully, "Yang Fan greets Master, Prince Liang, and Prince Wei!"
Xue Huaiyi laughed and said, "Good disciple, I already know that you have safely left prison. How did you find this place?"
Yang Fan said, "This disciple woke up early in the morning and wanted to go to White Horse Temple to see Master, then go to Prince Liang's Residence to thank His Highness. After being informed by my fellow disciples, I found out that Master and Prince Liang were both here. It is all thanks to Master and Prince Liang that I was able to clear my name and leave prison safely. Yang Fan is extremely grateful, many thanks! "
As Yang Fan spoke, he solemnly bowed to the two three times. Xue Huaiyi and Wu Sansi smiled and raised their hands at the same time. Just as they were about to speak, someone at the side suddenly said coldly, "Good! How come I heard that it was a beautiful woman who caused a ruckus in court and cleared your name, allowing you to leave prison safely? "
Xue Huaiyi and Wu Sansi's expressions darkened. Yang Fan turned his head to look at him and asked, "Who is he?"
Someone at the side answered for that person, "This is the Prince of Anping!"
Yang Fan pondered for a moment and understood. This Prince of Anping was called Wu Youxu, Wu Youji's second brother. Wu Weiliang's branch had three sons. The eldest, Wu Youyi, was currently the Great General of the Featherwood Guard. The third son, Wu Youji, was the Emperor's son-in-law and the Great General of the Right Guard. All of them held military power. This second son was far less promising than his older and younger brothers. Apart from being a Prince, he only held the position of Honglu Vice-Minister.
Yang Fan didn't know all of the Wu clansmen. The reason why he knew Wu Weiliang's branch of three brothers was because he was a general under Wu Youyi. At the same time, Princess Taiping was married to Wu Youji, so he had some understanding of Wu Youxu.
Yang Fan was a bit surprised by Wu Youxu's hostile tone. He turned to look at Wu Youji, who was sitting at the table next to him, looking at him with a hateful gaze. Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly understood. No wonder the entire Wu clan was looking at him with strange gazes. No wonder their gazes were filled with curiosity, anger, and even … jealousy!
Jealousy? The jealous gazes didn't come from Wu Youji. When he thought of this, Yang Fan truly felt sorry for the Emperor's son-in-law. Yang Fan suddenly realized that coming here today was a mistake. However, Wu Youxu was looking at him with a provocative gaze, so he had to answer this question.
He smiled calmly and said, "The woman the Prince of Anping spoke of is Princess Taiping, right? That's right, Princess Taiping has helped me before. After I thank my teacher and His Highness King Liang, I will pay a visit to thank Her Highness. Oh! That's right, the Prince of Anping mentioned a beautiful woman just now … "
Yang Fan nodded with a smile. "That's right! I also believe that Her Highness' beauty is unparalleled, and can be called a peerless beauty in this world! "
Yang Fan had always been like this. If someone was loyal to him, he would never allow them to be humiliated because of him. Back in the Library of History, he dared to openly contradict Grand Scholar Guan for a scholar he didn't know and a lowly eunuch. Now, when Wu Youxu mentioned Princess Taiping, he deliberately added the word "beautiful". It was clear that he was secretly mocking her. Yang Fan knew that everyone present was a member of the Wu clan, so he didn't want to be vague.
When these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
When Yang Fan publicly admitted that Princess Taiping had helped him before, and he was going to pay a visit to thank her, the Wu clansmen were already in an uproar. When he smiled and said that Princess Taiping was "unparalleled", no one thought that he was just praising Li Lingyue's beauty. This … this was clearly a pun. This was a public provocation.
Apart from those who firmly followed Wu Sansi, even those Wu Clan members who were wise to protect themselves and remained neutral were enraged.
When Xue Huai Yi saw Wu Youxu refute his face in front of everyone and scolded his beloved disciple, he was about to explode in anger. However, when he saw that his disciple had a hidden needle in a cotton floss and refuted him forcefully, his anger was swept away. He chuckled and took a big gulp of wine.
When Wu Youji heard Yang Fan's words, his face became as red as blood. He couldn't bear it anymore and scolded, "You are a man, yet you kneel before a woman, wagging your tail and begging for pity. You are truly shameless! That bitch, she is also a disrespectful, heartless, and shameless bitch! What a pair of dogs, doing such a shameful thing and still being so grand! "
When he said these words, Yang Fan's expression didn't change and remained calm. On the other hand, the smiling Xue Huai Yi's face turned purple. Wu Youji's words were like a big slap to his face. Wu Sansi saw that the commotion was getting out of hand and wanted to stop it, but when he saw Xue Huai Yi's expression, he shrank back.
At that time, he had followed his aunt's orders and poisoned Wu Youji's wife to death. Wu Youji hated him to the bone and joined Wu Chengsi's camp. He had spent a lot of effort to rope in Xue Huai Yi, but this Xue Huai Yi seemed reckless but was also treacherous. He invited both sides and accepted gifts from anyone. Even when his disciple, Yang Fan, was close to him, Xue Huai Yi didn't show any special inclination towards him. If Wu Youji offended Xue Huai Yi, would Xue Huai Yi not stand on his side?
Thinking of this, Wu Sansi was happy to sit on top of the mountain and watch the tigers fight. He calmed down and sat back down.
Wu Chengsi was also in a difficult position. He didn't want Wu Youji to offend Xue Huai Yi, but Wu Youji was the victim! If he came out to stop it, it would chill everyone's hearts. Who would be willing to submit to him? Helpless, Wu Chengsi could only pretend to be deaf and dumb. He only thought about how to send a generous gift to resolve Xue Huai Yi's anger.
It was true that Yang Fan hated Princess Taiping for taking advantage of the situation and forcing Wan 'er and Xiao Man, these two women who loved him deeply, to swear an oath to separate from him from now on. But this Princess Taiping, he could scold her, he could beat her, he could not tolerate anyone insulting her, even if that person was Princess Taiping's husband.
Yang Fan also sympathized with Wu Youji's wife who was poisoned to death and his son who was forced to leave. But if it didn't concern him, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel angry when he heard him scold Princess Taiping so badly. He pretended not to know his identity and said without giving in, "Who is it that dares to insult Princess Taiping like this?
According to what I know, Her Highness the Princess got married at the age of sixteen and has been husband and wife with Prince Consort Xue for seven years. They love each other very much and there has never been a word in the world that can slander them. What you're saying seems to be that Princess Taiping doesn't follow the ways of a woman? Think about it, Her Highness the Princess and Prince Consort Xue have been husband and wife for seven years. They follow the ways of a woman, husband and wife are harmonious and love each other. Why is it that after Prince Consort Xue passed away and the Princess remarried, it is as unbearable as you say? "
Yang Fan said it in a righteous tone, but when Wu Youji heard it, he was so angry that his lungs were about to explode!
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