Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 727: Conflict at Ci'en Temple

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Yan Lingbin was now surrounded by four female stars who were holding the moon in his arms. They were all listening quietly as Yan Lingbin told the story of "The Legend of White Snake" and who played the various characters.

Among them, clothing was the focus of debate among the women. Bai Chun, who always liked to listen quietly, uncharacteristically joined the debate this time.

And just when she proposed to dress the heroine Bai Suzhen in a white dress, the eyes of the other four girls suddenly focused on her.

Especially Yan Lingbin, her eyes glowed green when she looked at Bai Chun. In her opinion, sister Bai in front of her, with her indifferent and cold beauty, wasn't she the best candidate for Bai Suzhen

But then I thought about it, His Highness the Prince didn't like Bai Chun to show up in public, let alone Bai Chun's singing and dancing... Even Li Hong really didn't dare to compliment her.

Bai Chun saw eight eyes focused on him, and his heart still stirred up quite a bit. However, after a few discussions, the women lost interest in Bai Chun one by one, like frustrated balls.

Just as Yan Lingbin thought, they naturally knew that His Highness treated Bai Chun as if he were a family heirloom, not to mention that Bai Chun couldn't sing or dance, which really wasted this peerless appearance.

Bai Chun also understood what the girls meant. Seeing that the girls finally let him go, he said with relief, "There is nothing I can do to help. I will only have to give Sister Yan some advice."

"If the time is not too short, I must let Sister Bai play the role of Bai Suzhen. By then, she will definitely be the most powerful person in the country and the whole world..." Yan Lingbin sighed, but at the same time he was reluctant to give up on the best candidate Bai Suzhen in front of him. .

An Xiaohe, with a big belly, touched Bai Chun's shoulder lovingly, and then said lazily: "You'd better save it, you let Sister Bai play Bai Suzhen, then who do you want to play Xu Xian? Find another man. Come and see if Your Highness doesn’t cut your plump butt into four pieces!”

Yan Lingbin blushed and looked at An Xiaohe who winked at him and laughed out loud after he finished speaking. Then he stroked his belly and said, "As if you haven't been beaten by His Highness, wait until the baby in your belly is born. , Your Highness will not let you go."

Compared with Yan Lingbin and An Xiaohe, Pei Wanying and Chen Qinghan were still a little more reluctant to speak. While pushing the two of them to stop them from talking nonsense, they looked at Bai Chun out of the corner of their eyes.

Bai Chun was not displeased. He even looked at a few people with a smile and said, "Don't act like a good boy just to get an advantage. When His Highness doesn't 'punish' you, just don't come to me to complain."

As Bai Chun finished speaking, An Xiaohe and Yan Lingbin stuck out their tongues playfully, and then Yan Lingbin took out another book with the words "The Romance of the West Chamber" written on it.

Once she talks about serious matters, she immediately becomes intellectual and generous, not to mention what she is good at, her whole person immediately becomes intellectual and euphemistic, and her bright eyes reveal an indescribable concentration and intellectual beauty.

"This is another one. The protagonists are Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng. Let's see if the "Legend of the White Snake" performs well during the Lantern Festival. We will perform this the next day to see if it is feasible?"

"What did your Highness say?" Chen Qinghan first handed a copy to Pei Wanying, then picked up one and asked, looking at the beautiful handwriting on the cover.

"Your Highness... Your Highness didn't say anything. He only said what he admired. He needed some opinions from his sisters to be accurate. He himself couldn't decide whether it was good or bad." Yan Lingbin pursed his lips and said with a slightly depressed expression. .

Bai Chun patted Yan Lingbin's little hand. In fact, whether it was "The Romance of the West Chamber" or "The Peach Blossom Fan", or among several other books, among the books that are indistinguishable, if one had to choose a favorite, several women would agree on it. Everyone will choose "The Peony Pavilion".

"Then why not use "The Peony Pavilion"? I feel that this one is more acceptable to us than the other books?" Bai Chun held "The Peony Pavilion". She already knew the story content, but she still I still like to hold it in my hand and read it with relish in my spare time.

Yan Lingbin looked at Bai Chun, showed a reassuring smile, and said lightly: "This "The Peony Pavilion" depicts a woman's courage to pursue love, which is too unrestrained and free. If it is modified into a drama at this time, His Highness is afraid that Li Lingyue will leave the palace. "

After listening to Yan Lingbin's words, the women who were listening in unison suddenly showed a look of understanding.

These days, Li Lingyue and Xue Shao were inseparable. They would run out of the palace to play with Xue Shao every day. They were seen in various scenic spots in Chang'an City.

Moreover, Princess Chengyang would change her tricks every day to please her future daughter-in-law, which made Li Lingyue run even more unscrupulously.

Although the relationship between the two has not been truly confirmed yet, Wu Mei and Li Zhi both feel that it is a bit unreasonable to keep running to Princess Chengyang's house.

So Li Hong was asked to beat Li Lingyue, but he didn't expect that Li Hong hurriedly declined the job. He couldn't afford to offend this ancestor now, especially a woman in love. Anyone who dared to stop her would be against her. He would be blacklisted in his heart, and he didn't want to sing this blackface.

Pei Wanying and others chuckled, and couldn't help but think about the princess who clamored to follow Li Hong every day when she was still young. Now she is a slim girl. In order to pursue her love, If she really runs for love like the girl Du Liniang in "The Peony Pavilion", then the gain will really outweigh the loss.

The dinner party for the ladies was about to begin, and Yan Lingbin led a group of men and women, who were dressed slightly differently from the costumes of the Tang Dynasty, with bright colors and gorgeous decorations, and slowly walked into the largest dinner palace in Prince Pu's Mansion.

This day will be the first time that "The Legend of White Snake" is shown to people. In order to judge whether it is good or bad and whether it can attract people, Yan Lingbin finally decided to secretly review it by his sisters first, so as not to just rehearse it and then arrive. Something went wrong during the Lantern Festival performance.

The five girls were enjoying the highest treatment that distinguished women of the Tang Dynasty could enjoy in Prince Pu's Mansion, while their husbands once again rushed to Chang'an City with Li Zhe in a hurry.

Little fat Li Dan got into a fight with someone, and I heard he suffered a loss.

Li Lingyue and Xue Shao happened to meet each other while visiting Chang'an City on the first day of the year, but the three of them were at loggerheads with that group of people, so Li Lingyue had to send people to the East Palace for help.

Funan Kingdom is a country bordering the Six Kingdoms of Nanzhao. The two families are bounded by Hengshan Mountain and have many exchanges with each other.

After the Tang Dynasty suppressed Nanzhao by Li Hong, Nanzhao has become completely honest in recent years, making the Annan Protectorate now the largest military strength in Annan.

But Funan outside Hengshan has been destroyed by the Zhenla Kingdom in recent years due to the rise of the Zhenla Kingdom. Now it has become Li Hong's heartache, and it is also the country he has always wanted to attack from the waterway.

Pei Xingjian, Cui Zhibian, Chen Jingzhi, as well as Liu Yanyou of the Annan Protectorate on land, have already prepared their troops here and are always ready to wait for the court's order to start a battle with Zhenla.

Before this, Li Hong had never been able to find a reason to attack Zhenla Kingdom, and he had no legitimate reason to attack Zhenla.

Zhenla was also very sensible. He always treated the Tang Dynasty with humility and never went too far. Although he occasionally secretly interacted with the remnants of Nanzhao in an attempt to help Nanzhao restore the country, there was no evidence of Kunei. Li Hong was unable to question King Zhenla because there were only vague rumors.

Moreover, during this Tang Dynasty meeting, in order to show his respect for the Tang Dynasty, King Zhenla brought many pearls, white elephants and other rare treasures of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, he also brought their prince Ituna first sent him to Datang to show his respect.

So when Li Hong arrived at Ci'en Temple, the entire Ci'en Temple had been blocked by the Chengwu Guards, and people from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Jingzhao Mansion had already hurried over.

Needless to say, Li Hong had warned them a few days ago, so once something happened in Chang'an City, they naturally needed to be the first to rush to the scene.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, there have been few frictions between the Tang people and foreigners in the entire city of Chang'an. However, this time there was a riot at Ci'en Temple where the Tang people came to offer incense and pray for blessings. Naturally, it aroused people's curiosity.

Both sides of the road where Ci'en Temple is located are crowded with people from the Tang Dynasty and foreign countries watching the excitement. The city's military guards are maintaining order, but these "melon-eating people" are not very clear about what is going on inside. You know, in the lively and peaceful city of Chang'an, no foreigner has dared to run wild in Chang'an for a long time.

This time, some foreigners dared to act wild, and it was said that they even offended the children of noble and wealthy families. This made them start to speculate in their hearts, who would win this dispute

Li Hong and Li Zhe had just arrived at the gate of Ci'en Temple in a carriage. Di Renjie, Ren Zhigu, and Cui Zhiwen had been waiting at the gate for a long time.

"What's going on? This little thing needs to be dealt with here? Can't you take it away to the government office?" After Li Hong got off the car with Li Zhe, he walked straight in, and Di Renjie and three others hurriedly followed. behind.

"I tried to dissuade you, but Her Royal Highness the Princess refused to do it. She would take off someone's arm no matter what, and... I insisted on asking you to come here to seek justice. Her Highnesses ignored the others. This... has already... alas... let Bai Qi bite me. Several people.”

"Are they all our own people?" Li Hong stopped and asked.

Since Li Lingyue could still get Bai Qi to bite someone, it meant that there was no danger for the time being, so Li Dan probably wouldn't be in danger either.

Although Li Lingyue usually likes to bully Li Dan, at the critical moment, Li Lingyue is very protective of Li Dan and will never let Li Dan suffer from outsiders.

"It killed and injured one of the followers of Zhenla Kingdom. Because the Chengwu Guards were wearing armor, they were not seriously injured. They were just frightened by Her Highness the Princess's temper."

(End of chapter)