Ever since Wei Tuan 'er led a large group of eunuchs and palace maids under the protection of the inner guards, and conducted a thorough search of the Crown Prince's Palace, everyone in the Crown Prince's Palace was in a state of panic. No one knew what had happened.
Wei Tuan 'er led people to search and left without saying a word. Not long after she left, the Empress ordered Crown Princess Liu and Concubine Dou to see the Emperor. The two ladies didn't dare to delay and quickly changed into formal palace clothes to see the Emperor. In the end, the previous Empress of the Tang dynasty, the current Crown Princess Liu and Concubine Dou still hadn't returned to the palace when night fell. Everyone in the palace was anxious and uneasy.
However, the Crown Prince of the Zhou Dynasty, Li Dan, who had changed his name to Wu Dan, didn't seem to feel anything. When night fell, he was still happily drinking wine and enjoying the music.
The main hall was brightly lit with candles, making it as bright as day. Three musicians wearing large sleeves and crowns on their heads were singing and dancing in the hall. Sometimes they would use their vocal skills to make bird cries, making Crown Prince Wu Dan clap his hands and laugh.
The song and dance being performed in the hall was called Long Live Bird Songs. This was a song and dance created by his Empress Wu Zetian. After Wu Zetian's parrot learned how to speak, the first thing it said was' Long live the Emperor '. This made Wu Zetian so happy that she ordered people to perform a song and dance to remember this, which was the song' Long Live Bird Songs'.
"Good, good, good!"
After the three "birdmen" left, the Crown Prince laughed and said, "I'm drunk. Where's Jinzang? Ask him to sing a song for me."
The Crown Prince had the grandeur of a Crown Prince. Even the eunuchs and female officials who were favored by the Empress's side dared to scold the Crown Prince of the Zhou Dynasty. However, even wealthy merchants would have a few singers and dancers. The Crown Prince couldn't possibly not have a few musicians and dancers by his side.
Even though the Crown Prince's expenses were greatly reduced, he still had some attendants. There were about 12 to 13 musicians and dancers around him. Following Li Dan's orders, his favorite musician, An Jinzang, walked into the hall.
This An Jinzang was a young man in his early thirties. His appearance was nothing special, and his body was thin. However, his singing voice was clear and melodious. He was a musician with an excellent voice, and Li Dan had always enjoyed listening to him sing.
An Jinzang slowly walked into the hall. There was not a trace of joy on his face. Instead, it was filled with endless misery. Under the light of the candles, he saw that it was too strange that the Crown Princess Liu and Consort Dou had been taken away. Even now, they had not returned to the palace. He was afraid that they were in trouble. But the Crown Prince was still singing and dancing. An Jinzang was furious.
However, Li Dan acted as if she did not see it. She smiled calmly and said, "Jin Zang, sing a nice song for me to accompany my drinking."
An Jinzang sighed inwardly, bowed slightly to him, and made a hand signal to the audience. Seeing this, the musicians in the hall knew that he was going to sing without accompaniment, so they stopped playing the flute and zither. An Jinzang raised his head to look at the well in the hall. He stood silently for a moment, then suddenly opened his mouth to sing, "Under the melon yellow platform …"
As soon as Li Dan heard the first line, he could not stop his expression from changing. He shouted, "Shut up!"
An Jinzang acted as if he did not hear and continued to sing, "The melon is ripe and the seeds are separated. Once plucked, the melon is fine … "
"Shut up! Shut up! "
Li Dan angrily threw out a wine cup. The cup shattered into pieces at An Jinzang's feet. An Jinzang did not move. He continued to sing in his sorrowful, low voice. His mournful and clear voice echoed in the hall, "Once more plucking the melon thinner, three plucking is still fine, four plucking the mango returns …"
As An Jinzang sang, two streams of tears flowed down his face.
This song, written by Li Dan's second brother, the former Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty, Li Xian, echoed in the hall for a long time. All of the palace maids, musicians, and dancers heard it and felt their hearts move. They all lowered their heads, and some even began to quietly cry.
Li Dan angrily shouted, "Guards!"
Two fat eunuchs answered and stood in the hall. Li Dan pointed at An Jinzang and shouted, "This person has disturbed our drinking mood. He is truly vexing. Drag him away and flog him twenty times!"
The two fat eunuchs crossed their arms and coldly glanced at An Jinzang. They rushed forward, grabbed his arms, and dragged him to the palace. These two fat eunuchs had been transferred to the Crown Prince's palace by Wei Tuan 'er to serve the Crown Prince. In reality, they were in charge of surveillance. When they heard An Jinzang sing the song of the late Crown Prince Li Xian, who had been forced to commit suicide by the Empress, the two were already angry. Now that they had received the Crown Prince's orders, they naturally would not be polite.
Li Dan angrily flicked his sleeves and stood up. He shouted, "What a disappointment! Disperse, we are going to sleep!"
Li Dan strode back to his own palace. Seeing that there was no one in the room, a bitter expression suddenly appeared on his face. He weakly leaned on the bed and said in a low voice, "Consort Liu, Consort Dou, are you … still alright?" Before he could finish, he choked with sobs, tears slowly crawling down his cheeks.
"Crown Prince, I will help the Crown Prince change his clothes and rest."
A clear girl's voice suddenly came from the door of the palace. Li Dan hurriedly wiped his tears and pretended to be calm. "Come in!"
Under Wei Tuan 'er's repeated cuts, the number of servants in the Crown Prince's palace was decreasing. After Consort Liu and Consort Dou were taken away, many of their palace maids were also taken away. Now, these maids were temporarily transferred from other palaces to serve the Crown Prince. Li Dan did not know if she was the Empress's spy, so he did not dare to show his sorrow in front of her.
The young palace maid leisurely walked around the screen and bowed to Li Dan. Then she went forward to help him undress.
Li Dan opened his arms and allowed her to untie his belt and take off his long robe. Under the light of the lantern, he saw that this young girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old. Her hair was combed into a black bun, which was so shiny that it could reflect one's reflection. Her graceful hair reached her forehead, and she had a unique charm of a young girl. He could not help but gently lift her chin and carefully look at her.
The young palace maid only made eye contact with him before shyly lowering her eyes and gently letting him look at her. She was dressed in a palace dress, and half of her breasts were exposed. Even though they had just bloomed, her skin was smooth and smooth. Her waist was slender, and her pretty face and red lips made people want to kiss her under the light.
Li Dan showed an expression of admiration and smiled. "What is your name?"
The young palace maid shyly replied, "This servant is called Lan Feier."
"Lan Feier? Good name … "
Li Dan's hand gently slid from her chin to her shoulder, and then gently held her soft and slender jade arm. He softly said, "Consort Liu and Consort Dou have been summoned by the Empress. It seems that they will not return to the palace tonight. Feier, tonight, you will serve them in bed. "
Lan Feier opened her beautiful eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "Crown Prince!"
Li Dan used a military tone to order her, "Undress!"
Lan Feier hesitated for a moment, and her delicate face slightly blushed. She had no choice but to obey the Crown Prince's order.
She stood up gracefully and gently untied her robe. She was only wearing a small dress, and she looked at Li Dan in panic. Li Dan used a commanding tone and said, "Take it all off!"
This thirty-year-old Crown Prince might not have much status in the imperial court or the palace, but he was not someone a little palace maid like Lan Feier dared to defy. She hesitated for a moment, then gently bit her thin lips and closed her eyes. She took off her tube top and undergarments one by one, revealing a youthful and energetic female body in front of him.
Her jade-like body was soft and lovely, and her skin was soft and smooth. Even though she still had some of the childishness of a young girl and had not fully matured, and there was still a certain gap between her and the plump beauty that the Tangs admired, her seductive charm was undeniable.
Li Dan looked at her beautiful body, and his breathing gradually quickened. He quickly tore off his own robe, picked up the smooth and soft female body, and threw himself on the bed …
The two fat eunuchs had beaten the musician An Jinzang's skin and flesh open with twenty planks of the planks. Rolling up their sleeves, they came back to report. When they arrived at the front of the bedroom, suddenly they heard a girl's tender moaning in pain, as well as the Crown Prince's hurried breathing and licentious laughter. The two fat eunuchs looked at each other, twitched their mouths in disdain, and quietly left.
…
In Wu Zetian's bedchamber, Wei Tuan 'er quietly walked into the hall and stood in front of Wu Zetian with her hands hanging down.
Two female officials were serving Wu Zetian, carefully removing the complicated and beautiful jewelry on her head one by one. Wu Zetian saw Wei Tuan 'er walking over in the mirror, and lightly asked, "How is it?"
Wei Tuan 'er said, "The Crown Princess, Lady Liu, and the Crown Princess, Lady Dou, refused to admit their crimes, and refused to confess. We have received orders from everyone to beat them to death!"
Wu Zetian said, "Wrap them in straw mats, and send them out of the palace tomorrow morning. After cremation, sprinkle the ashes into the Luo River!"
Wei Tuan 'er bowed and said, "Yes!"
Wu Zetian asked again, "The palace maids around them also refused to confess?"
Wei Tuan 'er's eyebrows rose slightly, and she revealed a slightly proud expression. She said, "They refused to confess at first, but after being beaten, they could not bear the pain, and someone confessed."
Wu Zetian's gaze slightly froze, and she asked coldly, "Does the Crown Prince … know?"
Wei Tuan 'er hesitated for a moment. Wu Zetian still sat motionless, and her eyes looked into the mirror, but gradually a cold light appeared in her eyes. Wei Tuan 'er's face showed fear, and she replied timidly, "Lady Liu and Lady Dou are practicing witchcraft and cursing everyone in the palace. The Crown Prince … the Crown Prince … the Crown Prince naturally knows about it."
Wu Zetian looked at herself in the mirror, and her eyebrows, eyes, and mouth slowly drooped down, and gradually formed an extremely cold expression. The fingers of the two female servants beside her trembled, and one of them panicked. When she pulled out a jewelry, she pulled Wu Zetian's hair, and she was so frightened that she knelt down, and repeatedly kowtowed, "This servant deserves to die! This servant deserves to die! "
Wu Zetian ignored them, and only said to Wei Tuan 'er with a cold and cynical voice, "Tomorrow morning, pass down the decree that the mother family of Lady Liu and Lady Dou will be exiled to Lingnan!"
Wei Tuan 'er hurriedly agreed, and asked softly, "Then … the Crown Prince?"
Wu Zetian picked up a pearl, and gently rubbed it, feeling its smooth and pink texture. She said in a low voice, "There is no court meeting tomorrow, ask Lai Junchen to come and see me at 3: 45 AM!"
"Yes!"
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