Wu Zetian sternly said, "Yang Fan!"
"Your subject is here!"
"I heard that you have an ambiguous relationship with Taiping. Is this true?"
Yang Fan was stunned and raised his head in shock.
A figure flashed behind the curtain and a beautiful woman slowly walked out. She was dressed in a light yellow palace dress. She had bright eyes and white teeth but there was a murderous look on her jade-like face.
Yang Fan took a closer look and recognized that it was Fu Qingqing, the female official of the palace.
Fu Qingqing raised her hands and her sleeves hung down, revealing a pair of white wrists. She clapped her hands three times and immediately six women in snow-white martial attire flashed out from behind the six pillars. Each of them looked valiant and charming. Lan Yiqing and Gao Ying were also among them and each of them held a sharp sword in their hands.
"How dare you!"
Wu Zetian slammed the table and stood up, "You dare to mess with my daughter. Ruining my royal family's reputation and ruining my dignity. You are a traitor and deserve to die! Kill him for me! "
When the six women heard this, the swords in their hands flashed, and in an instant, the six of them formed a small plum blossom-shaped array with Gao Ying as the center of the array. They surrounded Yang Fan, and the six sharp swords pointed straight at Yang Fan's vital points.
Yang Fan was shocked. He kicked his feet and was about to make a move. In a flash, his eyes met with Fu Qingqing's. He saw the cold expression on Fu Qingqing's jade-like face. Yang Fan felt as if ice water was poured on his head and he immediately calmed down.
However, his reaction was too fast. His feet pushed hard on the ground and his body had already leaped up. The moment his feet left the ground, Yang Fan's mind turned and he reacted. His body that was originally in the air suddenly sank forward. The moment his feet left the ground, his whole body sank forward.
"Bang!"
He had to kneel down hard. Yang Fan could not deflect the force and his knees landed firmly on the ground. Yang Fan took the opportunity to bow and shouted, "Your subject deserves to die. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Yang Fan's reaction wasn't slow. In addition, Wu Zetian didn't know martial arts, so how could she tell that Yang Fan had made up his mind to fight? Seeing him kneel down and beg for mercy with such a sincere attitude, not resisting even though there was a sharp blade on his body, she couldn't help but feel satisfied.
She snorted heavily and waved her hand. Gao Ying and the other six women immediately withdrew their swords and retreated. Gao Ying secretly heaved a sigh of relief and thought, "This idiot, I signaled him when he came in but he still wanted to resist. Fortunately, he finally thought it through or it would be difficult."
As she was thinking this, she turned around and saw Lan Yiqing, who looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted, quietly stuck out her little tongue at her.
Wu Zetian waved her hand and dismissed everyone. Her face was still full of anger. She said to Yang Fan, "If not for your great contribution to the imperial court in the Tubo and Turkic Khaganate, we would have cut you into pieces today and would not let you off lightly!"
As soon as Yang Fan heard this, he was even more certain and repeatedly admitted his mistake and begged for mercy.
Standing behind the imperial table, his cheap mother-in-law 'still angry' asked Fu Qingqing to leave. She suddenly heaved a long sigh and slowly sat down. She said, "We know, this matter is not entirely your fault. That child Taiping is a bit willful, she is not satisfied with the Prince Consort that we have arranged for her … "
Yang Fan lowered his head and did not speak. His eyes darted around and he only thought in his heart, "Thanks to Fu Qingqing's glance, what is the Empress trying to do by doing this?"
Wu Zetian rambled on for a while. In the end, it was just that Yang Fan deserved to die. Moreover, he deserved to die with a thousand cuts, a thousand arrows piercing his heart, and even if his bones were burnt to ashes, it would not be enough to atone for his crimes. However, after all, he had made great contributions to the imperial court and the country.
Moreover, the wise and great Empress was very clear about his illicit relationship with Princess Taiping. Speaking of which, it was difficult for Yang Fan. During the day he had to serve the imperial court and at night he had to 'serve' the Empress. The merciful and wise Empress, who was clear about rewards and punishments, could not bear to punish him. But he had indeed made a big mistake and put the Empress in a difficult position …
Yang Fan knelt there like a son-in-law. The more he listened, the more confused he became, "What is the Empress trying to do? Could it be that she wants Taiping to remarry? "
Wu Zetian nagged for a while and finally changed the topic, saying, "Now, we have decided to let you atone for your crimes by meritorious deeds and do something important for us. If you do well, we will offset your crimes and pardon you. If you do not do well, you will be punished for both crimes and will not be spared!"
Yang Fan secretly heaved a sigh of relief, "Finally, we have come to the main topic!"
Yang Fan immediately bowed his head and put on a look of gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness. This subject is willing to atone for my crimes by meritorious deeds. I will not hesitate to go through water and tread on fire!"
Wu Zetian said in a deep voice, "Yang Fan, raise your head!"
Yang Fan raised his head with some confusion. Wu Zetian stared at him and said, "We will give you a mission. Go secretly to Fang Province and bring Prince of Luling back to the capital!"
Yang Fan's heart thumped violently and he cried out involuntarily, "Bring Prince of Luling back?"
Wu Zetian's face darkened and she said in a cold voice, "What?"
Yang Fan was overjoyed, but he did not dare to let Wu Zetian see any clues. He hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Yes! This subject will solemnly obey Your Majesty's decree! "
Wu Zetian mistook his reaction for what she was worried about. She couldn't help but sternly say, "We know that you have always been close to King Liang. King Liang is our nephew, and you are our subject. We are happy to see that you are close to King Liang, and we do not oppose it. However, you absolutely cannot let King Liang know about this!"
Yang Fan was somewhat surprised. By now, he had already calmed down from his excitement and raised his head in confusion.
Wu Zetian was very satisfied with his current performance and continued to give him pointers, "You should already know why We want to bring Prince of Luling back to the capital, right?"
Yang Fan hurriedly said, "This subject does not dare to recklessly try to fathom Your Majesty's intentions!"
Wu Zetian coldly snorted and said, "Is there even a need to fathom this matter? Anyone who knows Our arrangements will understand Our intentions. Thus, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential!"
"Yes!" Yang Fan replied.
Wu Zetian thought in a daze for a moment, then said, "We do not permit you to reveal this matter to anyone because it is of great importance. None of Our nephews wish to see Prince Luling return to the capital. Once they learn of this matter, the consequences will be obvious. That is why We want you to keep this matter absolutely confidential. If … Prince Luling does not return to the capital safely, We will definitely kill you! "
With these last words, Wu Zetian's expression became stern. Yang Fan's heart trembled. He could tell that Wu Zetian was not joking. Although he himself was also the person most willing to bring the Prince of Luling back to the capital, Wu Zetian's threat still made him think it over. Even if it was just to protect his own life, he would still do his utmost.
Wu Zetian said, "Neither Prince Liang nor Prince Wei is willing to let Prince Luling return to the capital, and the army is filled with their people. If we leave this matter to them, We can imagine that Prince Luling will definitely be assassinated on the road to Luling, or that Prince Luling will fall ill and die of a sudden illness. Thus, We are extremely cautious. Other than the inner guards, no one else knows that I have summoned you this time. You must also remember that this matter must be handled with extreme caution. Before Luling is brought back to the capital, no one can know of this matter. "
Yang Fan thought to himself, It's not just the Prince Liang's faction, the Prince Wei's faction, or even the neutral Wu Youyi. If even the Prince Xiang's faction hears of this matter, they will probably try to obstruct us.
As Yang Fan thought to himself, he replied, "This subject will solemnly obey the imperial decree!"
Wu Zetian slowly returned to her seat and loudly called out, "Come!"
Lan Yiqing, Gao Ying, and several other female guards suddenly appeared from behind the pillar. Wu Zetian said, "We will assign a few people from the inner guards to you. With Our secret edict, they will accompany you to Fangzhou to bring Luling back …"
Yang Fan involuntarily blurted out, "All women?"
Lan Yiqing rolled her eyes at him.
Wu Zetian said in a deep voice, "We are not senile yet. Of course, we will not just assign a few female guards to you. Are you afraid that others won't find your entourage strange by being so ostentatious? You can choose a few more people from the Hundred Cavalry. We can trust the Hundred Cavalry, but the Great General of the Featherwood Guard is still a nephew of the Wu clan. Therefore, you must do your best to choose a few reliable ones. Moreover, the true purpose of this trip must be concealed even from them. For confidential matters, you only need these guards who know the truth to help you! "
Yang Fan respectfully acknowledged. Wu Zetian waved her hand and Fu Qingqing walked to Yang Fan with an imperial edict in her hands. Yang Fan quietly gave her a grateful look and received the secret edict with both hands.
Wu Zetian said, "Go and make the arrangements. We have to leave by tomorrow evening at the latest! Remember, if Luling lives, you live! If Luling dies, you die! Yang Fan, you're on your own! "
…
"Is Ah Lang still busy?"
Xiao Man walked to the front of the study and looked at the light in the room. She asked Ren Wei who was guarding the door.
Ren Wei respectfully replied, "Yes! Madam, Ah Lang entered the study as soon as he came back. "
Xiao Man was puzzled, "Strange, what is so urgent?"
There was a pair of silhouettes reflected in the window. One was obviously Yang Fan who was gesticulating and saying something. The silhouette on the other side was more beautiful with long eyelashes, a straight nose, round lips, and beautiful silhouette curves. It was obviously Gu Zhuting. Looking at the two, it was definitely not a messy or private matter.
Xiao Man had no choice but to walk slowly.
She had thought that her Langjun would accompany Sister Wan'er tonight. Unexpectedly, she heard that after he returned to the manor, Xiao Man had used the condition of buying a civet cat for her son and a parrot for her daughter as a condition to send her children to sleep happily with their wet nurses. However, he still did not come after waiting for a long time.
After a long time apart, Xiao Man actually wanted to be "teased" by A Nu a few more times …
Walking to the back of the house, Xiao Man called Third Sister and ordered, "Go to the kitchen and tell them to prepare some supper and send it to the study!"
Third Sister answered in a crisp voice. She saw Madame leisurely walking toward the bedroom. Her gait was as if she was in low spirits.
On the same night, Wan 'er, who had just received the news from Yang Fan, was wearing a nightgown and standing on the balcony. She looked up at the bright moon in the sky and stared blankly.
Wan 'er's nature was indifferent. When she was not teased, the fire of lust was not strong. She was not the kind of woman who was eager to have sex. Tonight, Yang Fan could not come over for some reason. She was only disappointed that she could not talk to her lover. Now she was actually more worried about Yang Fan. She knew that if it was not a very important matter, Yang Fan would not break the appointment.
Wan'er stood there for a long time. Finally, she sighed and said, "What … happened?"
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