Later, Tazana also woke up, and the two had conspired to seize the throne the very afternoon of the previous day.
Tazana wasn't stupid. Seeing that she had lost her chastity and had no hope of marrying into the Eastern Palace, she used the conspiracy to seize the Eastern Palace as leverage to force the Empress to admit to the Emperor that she had arranged for the princess to serve him in bed.
Although the emperor was furious, he had ultimately gained an advantage and had no choice but to swallow his pride and accept it.
Over there, Tazana surveyed the Morning Peace Palace with a gloomy expression.
She never imagined that her momentary drunkenness would turn her from a temporary resident of Chen'an Palace into a permanent one.
Her brother, Tazaxi, advised her, "Sister, although you didn't get to marry the Crown Prince as you wished, the Emperor is in his prime and is also a good husband candidate. The Crown Prince and the other princes would be concerned about your status as a princess from a foreign tribe, but the Emperor doesn't have that concern. Although it was a mistake, he is a better candidate for a marriage alliance."
Tazana was filled with resentment. "Brother, what happened last night was clearly the Crown Prince's doing!"
Tazashi still tried to persuade him gently, "If you hadn't listened to the Empress's people yesterday afternoon, why would you have gone there? If you hadn't gone to the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince wouldn't have been able to harm you."
Tazana choked, then began to argue unreasonably, "I don't care, they're all members of the Great Zhou royal family anyway, they're the ones who wronged me!"
Tazaxi's expression turned serious, and he said coldly, "Fifth Sister, the marriage alliance is a matter of diplomatic relations between our two countries. If you stay in the palace with peace of mind, I will have more confidence in negotiating with the Great Zhou."
Seeing her brother's cold face, Tazana dared not say anything more and could only glare at him angrily.
Tazashi tossed out the words, "This afternoon I'll send both of your maids to the palace to serve you," and then stormed off.
The Empress was furious. She never expected that giving this stupid woman advice would lead to trouble in her own bedside.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and had the eunuch dragged out and thrown into the well early in the morning. She then lied and claimed that she had arranged for the princess to serve her in bed, playing the role of a magnanimous empress. This prevented Emperor Shunqing from discovering anything amiss.
But how could she swallow this insult?
...
Unable to find an answer, Su Youran went straight to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
The entrance was still bustling with traffic, and the seven gourd brothers were busy having a great time.
The sounds of divination, slapping the table, performing rituals, and exclamations of surprise were incessant.
Occasionally, a fellow practitioner would perform a ritual or dance in the open space, drawing applause from the crowd.
Just as she was about to step through the middle gate, she heard her seventh senior brother shout.
She turned her head and saw her seventh senior brother leading five or six young Taoist disciples out in single file. A moment later, a loud suona horn sounded outside the door.
She stumbled and almost wasn't taken away.
It turns out the rumors that these seven senior brothers had fallen so low as to take on funeral services are true!
They're even taking money from the dead!
She shook her head repeatedly, wondering how her master, with the Imperial Preceptor's residence in such a state of disarray, managed to maintain his dignified and otherworldly demeanor.
She entered the backyard and saw the very handsome doorman from last time standing outside the door, holding a tray and looking like he was about to cry.
"Little Muzi, what happened?"
Xiao Mu was overjoyed to see her arrive. "Grandma, you've finally come! Master... he's changed into twenty-six outfits and still hasn't found one that suits him!"
Su Youran: !!!
My goodness, twenty-six sets!
What happened to the otherworldly, ethereal figure who was supposed to be detached from worldly affairs?
The door creaked open, and Wu Wang walked out in a white robe with silver trim.
Wu Wang frowned, about to speak.
Su Youran immediately exclaimed, "Wow, Master! You look absolutely stunning in that outfit!"
Wu Wang was taken aback, a look of doubt appearing on his face. "Really?"
"Real! More real than real gold!" Su Youran nodded frantically, then winked at Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu thanked him gratefully and then ran off in a flash.
Wu Wang let Su Youran in, then circled her again, asking, "Is she really that good?"
"Absolutely dazzling!" Su Youran exclaimed, showering him with praise. "Master was already handsome to begin with, but this outfit makes you even more elegant, tall, dashing, and ethereal, with an otherworldly air..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Wu Wang picked at his ear and raised his hand to interrupt her. "Speak, you didn't come to me to hand in homework, did you?"
Su Youran subconsciously shrank back, then looked up again with a gossipy look on her face and said, "Master, I've come to chat with you."
"I'm busy!" He flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave.
Su Youran grabbed him, "Hey, hey, don't! I know where Master is going. You're going to be Xue Qixuan's master, aren't you? I was the one who gave Yueyue this idea. Just for that reason, you can't ignore me!"
Wu Wang stopped and turned around as expected. "So it really was you who gave Yueyue this idea?"
"Of course!" she chuckled, sitting down in a grand chair beside her. She poured herself a glass of water, then patted the chair next to her, saying, "Master, please sit down! Don't you think my idea is excellent? This gives you a perfectly legitimate reason to enter and leave the Princess's residence! If you're willing, I can even offer you suggestions in the future so you can win over your godmother sooner!"
Unfounded: !!!
He took a deep breath and sat down. "Alright, tell me, what information do you want to find out this time?"
“That’s the Lady of the Southern Kingdom!” Su Youran poured a cup of tea for her master and pushed it in front of him.
"Oh, so it's about the Princess of Nanyue." Wu Wangxiang thought that since it was just palace gossip, there was no harm in talking about it, so he recounted what had happened in the palace yesterday.
Su Youran's eyes widened. "Tsk tsk, this Princess of Nanyue originally wanted to marry the Crown Prince, but unexpectedly became his stepmother! Ah..."
Suddenly, a thought struck her: Could it be that the Crown Prince was deposed in his previous life not because he was lame, but because of something that happened between him and this stepmother?!
Natazana has feelings for the Crown Prince. If she were to do something, the Crown Prince would be caught off guard!
Wu Wang frowned. "What have you thought of now?"
"Hehe, it's nothing, it's nothing..." Su Youran chuckled, then looked him up and down again. "Master, you're going to the Princess's residence today to hold the apprenticeship ceremony, right?"
Wu Wang nodded blankly.
"Hehe, Master, accepting a disciple requires a gift. Have you prepared one?" Su Youran said, seemingly trying to kindly remind him.
"A gift for meeting?" Wu Wang looked bewildered.
"I knew Master wouldn't understand these worldly etiquettes!" Su Youran said. "When it's time to become a disciple, I have to kowtow to Master, and Master also has to give me a gift! If you give it well, not only Xuandi, but even my godmother will look at you with new respect!"
Wu Wang suddenly realized that this little apprentice was actually quite useful, so he humbly asked for advice, "Then tell me, what kind of gift should we give as a greeting?"
"Does our sect have any magical treasures or secret manuals?" Su Youran asked, "things that ordinary people would find extremely difficult to obtain even with a large sum of money!"
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