Hearing Yang Fan's words, Princess Taiping's mouth turned into an 'O' shape, like a cute little girl who was startled.
She looked at the man on the stage who did not look like a man, and then looked at Yang Fan who had a serious look on his face, and asked: "Are you joking?"
Yang Fan did not speak, but his expression had explained everything.
Princess Taiping looked at the 'woman' on the stage again, and said in disbelief: "How can a man look like this? What an evildoer! "
Yang Fan said with a faint smile: "It is nothing. It is said that there are many men like this in the Gu's Hall. Their skin is better than pink, and their cheeks are like peach. Their wrists move, and their clothes are light as the wind blows … "
Taiping made a nauseous expression, and said softly: "Disgusting!"
She rolled her eyes at Yang Fan again, and said angrily: "You are not allowed to go to that kind of place. If I find out, I will break your legs first!"
After saying this, her face turned a little red.
Yang Fan shrugged his shoulders: "I have not been to that kind of place. But the popularity of men has been since ancient times. If it is too early, the records will be lost. But since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, it is not uncommon in the history books. In the Han Dynasty, it was especially popular. Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, Emperor Wen Liu Heng, Emperor Wu Liu Xiu … Almost half of the twenty-five emperors of the Han Dynasty kept male pets. As for the current dynasty, the atmosphere is even more flourishing. Men raise their bodies to sell their goods, and calmly welcome and send them off. Incense brothers, heroes on the dry road, they are everywhere in the streets. Hehe, the youth is like a young history, and the beauty is like the rosy dawn. Holding one's trousers and blushing, turning one's hair slanted … "
Princess Taiping gently frowned her beautiful eyebrows, and said with disdain: "Stop talking, the more I hear, the more disgusting it is! Yin and Yang in the universe, male and female, male and female, there are differences. Men with eyebrows are beautiful and coquettish, and they wear strange clothes and accessories, and their attitude is similar to that of a woman. What is this? Not to mention that men are female to entertain men. But it is disgusting enough that a man looks like a woman! "
Yang Fan glanced at her and said, "It seems that Your Highness is wearing a man's clothes even though you're a woman."
Princess Taiping took a deep breath and looked at him provocatively, "Look at me, which part of me looks like a man?"
When she took a deep breath, the two round lumps on her chest became even more prominent. Her waist was slender, and her buttocks were prominent. Although she was wearing a man's robe, her womanly side was exposed. Especially her face, under the light of the lantern, it appeared strangely charming, a pair of petal-like red lips slightly parted. As long as one wasn't blind, who would be able to treat her as a man?
Yang Fan didn't dare to look again, but he didn't reply. He just turned his head away.
Princess Taiping smiled complacently. She took another look at the stage and said, "However, these three people are definitely not like the catamites in the guqin's house."
Yang Fan said, "How can I dare to make such an assertion? You know them? "
"I don't know," Taiping said, "I don't. However, even if the famous catamite prostitutes are rich and have this kind of extravagance, they won't have this kind of bearing. "
Princess Taiping squinted her charming phoenix eyes lightly, "Looking at their clothes and makeup carefully, they can't be considered to be extremely rich. But each and every one of their movements, even the manservants serving behind them, had a certain air about them. This is the bearing of the aristocratic families, which can't be learned by the nouveau riche. It's even more impossible for men and women who are used for sex! "
Yang Fan couldn't see these things, but he believed in Princess Taiping's judgment.
Yang Fan shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if they are catamites or born women, it has nothing to do with us. Let's go, let's go to the front!"
By this time, the duck and goose's feet had been scalded to a crisp. They were lying on the iron board, still breathing, their bodies were twitching from the heat of the iron board. Bursts of fragrant meat wafted in the air, but the duck and goose still let out miserable cries from time to time. Princess Taiping couldn't bear to watch. Yang Fan's words were exactly what she wanted.
The two of them were about to leave when suddenly they saw two servants wearing black clothes and small hats leading a young donkey to the bottom of the stage. They raised their heads and said something to the stage. Because it was noisy on the street, Yang Fan didn't deliberately listen, so even he didn't hear clearly what they said. He only heard the beautiful man on the stage, who looked the most like a woman, said, "Kill it, cook it while it's hot, it'll go well with the wine!"
Immediately after, two servants brought the donkey to the side. Immediately, several burly men pounced on it and nailed four wooden stakes to the donkey's four legs. Then, they took out ropes and firmly tied the donkey's four limbs. Yang Fan and Princess Taiping were about to leave, but seeing this scene, they didn't know what they were going to do, so they couldn't help but stop.
They saw the servants tied the donkey very quickly, obviously it wasn't the first time they had done this kind of thing. Then, he saw a big man with a naked upper body, holding a cow ear knife in his hand. He came to the side of the donkey, raised the knife, and with a "pu" sound, blood burst out, and a wound was opened under the donkey's abdomen.
The onlookers let out a 'hong' sound and retreated in fright. Princess Taiping couldn't help but let out a scream and covered her mouth with her hand, she was scared stiff. Yang Fan looked at her and couldn't help but take her little hand and pull her back a few steps. That soft little hand felt as cool as jade when he held it in his palm.
Princess Taiping had never seen an animal being slaughtered, so she was shocked by this scene. Her heart was beating wildly. As soon as her hand was held by Yang Fan, she knew he wanted to protect her. She couldn't help but feel a sweetness in her heart. She quietly glanced at him and saw that her Langjun was staring at the donkey in front of them. She was a little unwilling, so she couldn't help but lightly pricked his palm with her fingernail.
They saw the saber-wielding servant plunge his big bare hand into the donkey's belly through the gurgling blood. He stooped down as if groping for something. Suddenly he gave a loud shout, and the onlookers cried out in alarm, and a section of the donkey's intestines was pulled out of the donkey's belly.
"Ugh …"
Princess Taiping couldn't bear it anymore, she felt waves of nausea. She quickly turned around and hid herself behind Yang Fan's shoulder. She hurriedly said, "Let's go, let's not look at this kind of thing anymore!"
Yang Fan complied and walked out with her. Princess Taiping didn't dare to look back, she only firmly held on to the corner of his clothes. She looked very pitiful. Yang Fan was very curious, he didn't know what those people were going to do, so he retreated very slowly, still staring inside.
He saw that the servant who used the knife cut a piece of the donkey's intestines amidst the donkey's miserable cries and threw it into a big basin nearby. Immediately someone started to clean it.
Someone in the crowd excitedly said, "Hey! Did you see it? I heard that people eat it this way because it's fresh. When the donkey's intestines are cleaned and cooked, the donkey is still screaming and not dead. Tasting it, the donkey's intestines are especially delicious. "
Yang Fan gently shook his head and thought, "What's the difference between killing the donkey and cooking it with the donkey's intestines and cooking it with a live donkey's intestines? These people's way of thinking is really strange. In the end, it's just sensationalism. "
The two of them walked for quite a distance before Princess Taiping realized that she was still holding on to the corner of his clothes like a little girl. She couldn't help but shyly let go. Immediately she remembered the feeling when he was holding her hand, it vaguely reminded her of the time when Nian Shangyuan was holding his hand and running on the long street. She felt a sweetness in her heart and her frightened heart calmed down a little.
Yang Fan didn't have the same thoughts as her, he only shook his head and sighed, "As long as there's a festival, this Ding Ding Street is always lively to see."
Princess Taiping snorted, "What kind of lively is that? First it's a man who doesn't look like a man. That's fine, but he prefers this kind of cruel cooking, it's even more disgusting."
Yang Fan smiled and didn't comment.
Right at this moment, a group of girls came over from afar, chattering noisily. They were all talking at once, they were very excited.
"Did you pick it up?"
"Hee hee, of course. I picked up two needles, one seven-hole needle and the other golden needle."
"Aiya, you're so lucky. I searched the ground for half a day and didn't pick up a single one. What bad luck."
"Hee hee, I told you to come out with a lantern, but you insisted that we all carried lanterns and there's no need to carry lanterns. Are you lazy? I carried the lantern and shone it on the ground. When I saw the shiny silver needles, I naturally picked them up."
"Ai!" The girl became even more dejected, "These needles were sprinkled by the Saints. They've touched the Saints' hands. If I had known earlier, I would have brought out the brightest lantern no matter what."
Hearing this, Princess Taiping smiled slightly and revealed a disappointed look in her eyes.
It turned out that the Qixi Festival was also celebrated in the Palace. Every Qixi Festival, the Weaving and Dyeing Department would offer a sacrifice. The Minister of Commerce would give out seven-hole needles, golden needles and other things to the imperial concubines and palace maids. The Emperor and Empress would also build a beautiful platform on the side gate and display fruits, wine and dishes on it to ask for favors from the Altair and the Weaving Maids.
Sometimes, they would throw seven-hole needles and golden needles at the foot of the city and allow the common people to approach and pick them up on the ground. Looking down from the tall building, one could see countless people walking around with lanterns. It was a funny scene. When Princess Taiping was young, she accompanied her father and mother to play on the Qixi Festival. She used to throw seven-hole needles and golden needles on the platform as a game. Thinking about it now, it was like a dream.
The girl who didn't pick up the Qiqiao Needles saw the girl who picked up the two sewing needles and said, "They might not all be left behind by the Saints. Maybe there's the Crown Prince, the imperial concubines, and the palace maids."
The girl who picked up the needles snorted, "You don't understand? Palace maids are not qualified to throw needles to the common people. Imperial concubines or the Crown Prince can, but the current Crown Prince is about to be deposed. He is imprisoned in the East Palace all day and cannot step out. How can he still celebrate the Qixi Festival with the Saints? "
Hearing this, Princess Taiping's eyes darkened. The news that the Crown Prince was about to be deposed was known even by the common people.
The girl said, "Even the Crown Prince is not qualified to come. How can there be imperial concubines in the Harem?"
Princess Taiping's legs seemed to be filled with lead and she walked slowly.
Yang Fan walked a few steps and suddenly realized that Princess Taiping did not follow him. He turned his head and saw that she was troubled. He thought of what the girl said and knew what Princess Taiping was worried about. He wanted to turn around and comfort her. The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back.
The descendants of the Wu family were not qualified to be the Crown Prince. All along, Yang Fan's plan was to help Li Tang regain the throne. On this point, he and Princess Taiping were like-minded. But in the current situation, the Crown Prince was indeed in danger. The changes in the future were unpredictable. Yang Fan wanted to comfort her, but he did not know where to start.
Princess Taiping walked slower and slower. With her eyesight, how could she not know that the Crown Prince was in danger? It was just that today she finally let go of her worries. But she was reminded by the words of the girl: Now that Mother is the Emperor, Li Tang may not have no hope of reviving. But once the Crown Prince position falls into the hands of the Wu family, then it will be over!
But once Mother has made a decision, who can influence her? The people Mother trusts the most are never her relatives. The more relatives they are, the more she fears them … Princess Taiping was very worried. She did not know why, but the image of the young man who was more beautiful than a girl on the stage suddenly flashed through her mind.
Princess Taiping's eyes moved. She suddenly stopped and waved to a female sumo wrestler. She whispered in her ear, "You go and find out the names of the three young men who just pulled out the intestines of a live donkey and where they live!"
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