Huang Xuchang, Xu Liang, Wei Yong, Zhang Xitong, Zhang Qi, Tian Yan, Yue Ziqing …
These people were brought to Round Wall City. This was the northernmost building of the Luoyang Imperial Palace. It was separated from the main building complex of the rear palace by a huge and thick wall. This place was usually where the palace gathered the toilet bowls to be removed or disposed of some other dirty things.
In the cracks of the floor tiles, strong weeds struggled tenaciously, trying to spread their branches and leaves. In this gloomy courtyard with high walls, they did their best to absorb every ray of light they could.
Huang Xuchang, Wei Yong, and the others were like weeds in the cracks of the bricks, trying their best to stretch their necks and focus their gazes on Gao Ying, Lan Yiqing, and the others. They looked at their hair, their faces, their lips, their breasts, their waists, their legs … in any case, it would be a waste not to look.
They often met each other in the palace. Even if they couldn't remember their names, they were at least somewhat familiar with each other. However, they had never seen the female guards dressed in civilian women's clothing. The heroic and vigorous martial attire was gone, and their cold and serious expressions were gone. At this moment, they were full of youthful vitality and soft beauty.
Huang Xuchang and the others didn't know why they were called here. There was no transfer order from the Great General of the Yulin Guard. It was only the female official Fu Qingqing who had ordered them to come here. They knew that Fu Qingqing was second only to Shangguan Daizhi in the palace, so they didn't dare disobey and immediately rushed over.
In the end, they only saw a group of young and beautiful girls dressed in civilian women's clothing of all kinds and colors.
"Could it be that the Emperor thinks we're old and wants to arrange a marriage for us, just like General Yang?"
Wei Yong began to calculate seriously. "But I'm already married. Presumably, the Emperor doesn't know about this. Oh … should I divorce that faded old woman at home first? Although my six brothers-in-law aren't easy to deal with, but … such a greedy girl … "
Just as Wei Yong was letting his imagination run wild, a hearty laughter came from the palace gate. He turned his head and saw a handsome man dressed in a cross-collared gown. He was tall and had sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, a jade-like face, and red lips. He had an extraordinary demeanor as he accompanied the female official Fu over the threshold. They were immediately exposed to the brilliant sunlight.
"Erlang?"
Wei Yong looked at the man in shock. It was obviously Yang Fan.
Yang Fan and Fu Qingqing walked up to them and stood in front of the two rows of men on the left and women on the right.
Fu Qingqing withdrew her smile and said to them with a cold expression, "I've received an imperial edict to order all of you to listen to Commandant Yang's arrangements and leave the palace to carry out an errand. During this period of time, all of you will listen to Commandant Yang's arrangements! "
Huang Xuchang awoke from the shock of seeing Yang Fan for the first time and asked: "Fu Jiejie, may I know why you sent us out of the palace?"
Fu Qingqing said with a straight face, "There's no need to ask anymore. Just do whatever Commandant Yang tells you to do!"
Xu Liang took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Sister Fu, we belong to the Hundred Cavalry. Without the commander's seal, no one can mobilize us. This is the Imperial Court …"
Before he could finish, his voice stopped abruptly. Yang Fan had already raised his right hand and there was half a tortoise seal in his hand. The commander's seal used to mobilize troops was originally a tiger seal. When the Tang dynasty was founded, the name of their ancestor, Li Hu, was changed to a fish seal. When Wu Zetian ascended to the throne, it was changed to a tortoise seal.
Although the internal guards were also part of the army, they were the Emperor's private soldiers. They had already received an imperial edict and had no objections to Yang Fan. These Hundred Cavalry were different. Xu Liang took out the half tortoise seal that he always carried with him and stepped forward to take the tortoise seal from Yang Fan's hand. It fit perfectly. Xu Liang immediately returned the tortoise seal and took three steps back. He said respectfully, "We will obey Commandant's orders!"
When Wei Yong and the others saw that Xu Liang had already verified the commander's seal, they also bowed to Yang Fan. "Greetings, Commandant!"
"Brothers, dispense with the formalities!"
Yang Fan said to the crowd and put away the commander's seal. Fu Qingqing nodded at him and said amiably, "Commandant Yang, Qingqing will return to the palace now. I wish Commandant victory and success!"
"Thank you, Miss!"
Yang Fan cupped his hands at Fu Qingqing and watched her leave.
The moment Fu Qingqing left, the hundred cavalry relaxed and gathered in front of Yang Fan. These people had gone through life and death with Yang Fan and were very friendly to each other. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Xitong said, "Commandant, what are we going to do when we leave the palace? Are those women also going with us?"
Yang Fan's expression became solemn. He said, "Don't ask what we are going to do or where we are going. Those ladies from the internal guards are going to do official business with us."
Zhang Xitong muttered, "So mysterious …"
Yang Fan clapped his hands and said, "Come, come, come. Everyone, come forward and listen to me in detail!"
The hundred cavalry and the Plum Blossom Internal Guards gathered around them. Yang Fan said, "Where we are going and what we are going to do, those of you who should know already know. Those who don't, don't ask. Just follow orders, this is an order!"
"The mission we are carrying out this time is very secretive. We need to conceal our identities along the way to avoid arousing suspicion. So, Brother Wei, Brother Xu, you have to go back in a while and change into casual clothes. You have to be fast. I will give you the time of two incense sticks to burn. You must come back on time! "
"Also, there are men and women in our group, and they are all young people. Once we go, even if we change into casual clothes, we will inevitably attract attention. So, I have thought of a way to let everyone blend in and not arouse anyone's suspicions along the way. However, you must keep your mouths shut. Along the way, don't talk to those who are unrelated to us, and don't drink alcohol along the way. "
Yue Ziqin interrupted with a smile, "Captain, why do you have to go through so much trouble? I see that the number of people from the hundred cavalry and the internal guards is about the same. Why don't you all disguise yourselves as husband and wife? A dozen young couples will go back to their hometown together to visit their relatives. Ten months later, all of them will be a family of three."
"Hahaha …"
The hundred cavalry burst into laughter. The female guards were used to being in the army, so they did not blush at this crazy talk. But they inevitably scolded and looked down on them. For a moment, the men laughed and the women talked like ten thousand ducks, chattering and making people dizzy.
"Silence!"
Yang Fan said in a deep voice, "Don't think that this trip is easy. Do you know why I asked you to come?"
Yang Fan's eyes swept across the faces of the hundred cavalry. Seeing the stern look in his eyes, the crowd gradually quieted down.
Yang Fan said, "Because I know you well, we can cooperate better. This trip must be kept secret. Without my permission, no one is allowed to expose your identity no matter what happens. Without my permission, even if a knife is placed on your neck, you are not allowed to resist! If this matter is successful, both you and I will have made great contributions, but if something goes wrong … "
Yang Fan deliberately paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "You and I, no one can escape. Everyone will die!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Their hearts trembled and they did not dare to joke anymore. However, the hundred cavalry became even more curious, "What on earth is it that makes you so cautious?"
Yang Fan did not allow them to continue thinking. He shouted in a deep voice, "Go back and change your clothes, then return immediately. Do not tell anyone where you are going. If you do not return within the time limit of two incense sticks, you will be beheaded!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Zhuting walked out of the main hall with a small incense burner in her hand. There was a stick of incense stuck in the top of the burner. When the cavalry saw this, they immediately fled like chickens and dogs. In just a short moment, not a single one could be seen.
"Xiaoqing, look after the incense burner!"
"Who? Me? "
Lan Yiqing looked left and right, then pointed at his own nose and asked.
Yang Fan stared at him and said, "Of course it's you!"
Lan Yiqing pouted, "Who's little? Xiaoqing, it's Xiaoqing."
Gao Ying held back her laughter, "You should say, what relationship do you have with me? Why are you calling me so intimately?"
"Hmph!" Lan Yiqing wrinkled his nose and walked over to take the incense burner from Gu Zhuting.
Yang Fan and Gu Zhuting turned around and entered the main hall. He smiled gently at Gu Zhuting and said, "Sorry to trouble you!"
"Ah Lang is too polite!"
Yang Fan's smile made Gu Zhuting panic a little. She quickly turned around to take a package on the table and said to Yang Fan, "Ah Lang, please sit on that chair!"
Yang Fan turned his head and saw that there were two stools beside him. He sat down on one of them. A moment later, Gu Zhuting came over and sat down on the other stool. She placed the parcel on the ground and opened it. She took out a pile of paint and hair and began to paint Yang Fan's face.
Yang Fan raised his face and closed his eyes, allowing Gu Zhuting to do whatever she wanted. Gu Zhuting's pair of nimble hands traced Yang Fan's face here and there, and sometimes she even smeared something on it. The delicate parts were very close, they could feel each other's breath. Yang Fan closed his eyes, so he didn't feel too uncomfortable, but he still subconsciously breathed lightly, as if he was afraid of offending the beauty.
Gu Zhuting, on the other hand, couldn't help but feel flustered, but fortunately, Yang Fan's eyes were closed, so she didn't feel too embarrassed. After a while, she gradually calmed down.
In Gu Zhuting's hands, Yang Fan's face gradually turned into the image of a red-faced man with thick eyebrows and wide eyes. But in Gu Zhuting's eyes, he was still him. His eyebrows were like swords, his eyes were like stars, his face was like jade, and he was handsome and had an extraordinary bearing.
Her fingers gently stroked his eyebrows, his eyes, his straight nose, his angular lips, and those infatuated eyes were like ripples of water. It was clear that she was a passionate woman, infatuated with her lover. But she didn't realize it, he didn't feel it, and no one else saw it …
The second incense stick was only half burned when Wei Yong and Zhang Xitong returned as if they were in a race. Then, the hundreds of cavalrymen also rushed back. When the second incense stick was only a finger's height left, everyone was back.
When Yang Fan came out of the hall, everyone was shocked. If it wasn't for Yang Fan's voice, the turtle talisman in his hand, and the fact that he said that he would wash off his makeup after leaving Luoyang, they wouldn't believe that this person was Yang Fan. At this time, Gu Zhuting also changed her appearance. She turned into a handsome man in a light robe.
Soon, Fu Qingqing sent Gao Lishi to deliver a message, and everyone left with Gao Lishi.
At the gate of the palace, the Great Minister of Musical House, Master Rumei, was waiting there with a group of disciples, followed by a large group of musicians and waiters. Yang Fan and others also mixed in in a mess. When the palace gate was opened, everyone walked out in a swagger in front of Ren Wei and several secret guards of the "Succession Hall" …
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