Chapter 169: Princess Taiping
Li Yao sat on the seat and secretly wandered, Li Dan, who was above the head of the hall, talked for a long time, and the words were almost done, after he sat down, this banquet for him to celebrate his birthday was officially launched, and every minister or prince and grandson nobleman sitting in the main hall.
They all prepared the so-called birthday celebration program for Li Dan, and these programs were arranged one by one according to the program list, this one of them was naturally a program of the emperor's relatives, and the first program was of course presented by Wu Meiniang's most favored daughter, Princess Taiping.
Is there anything else to say about this?
No, at the beginning of the feast, Princess Taiping got up and walked to the palace, saluted Li Dan and Wu Meiniang, and then she called a group of women she brought, and began to respond to the melodious sound of the piano in the hall, and slowly danced her graceful body.
Li Yao sat there, and he was also stupid.
It was also the first time he had seen Princess Taiping, so how could he not be dumbfounded? Li Yao knew that Princess Taiping was exactly 20 years old at this time, and 20 years old was the most beautiful, beautiful, and seductive age in a woman's life, not to mention that this Princess Taiping was extremely beautiful, but that her graceful figure was enough to make men covet her! How could such a woman not make Li Yao drool?
However, after looking at the dancing Princess Taiping and being stupid for a while, Li Yao suddenly thought that Princess Taiping at this time had already been married, and she married Tang Gaozong's nephew, Xue Shao, the second son of Princess Chengyang, in 681 AD, that is, when Princess Taiping was 16 years old.
Doesn't that mean that the current Princess Taiping has been married for more than four years, and she already has a master? Ouch! When Li Yao thought of this, his heart was really a little uneasy, thinking that he had finally traveled back to the Tang Dynasty, and what could he do if he just got Wu Zetian? This Princess Taiping had to be beaten and eaten by himself! But if he wanted to beat Princess Taiping to eat, he had to think about her man Xue Shao first.
Thinking of this, Li Yao quickly came back to his senses, turned his head to look at Cheng Boxian who was sitting next to him, and asked softly in his ear: "Brother, the princess's husband, but Xue Shao, the second son of Princess Chengyang of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Yes, what's wrong, don't you know?" asked Cheng Boxian dumbfounded.
"Uh......" Li Yao stuffed up.
Cheng Boxian's stupid answer really made Li Yao a little unsure of how to answer him, no, Cheng Boxian saw Li Yao's speech, he immediately understood, put his mouth to Li Yao's ear, and explained to him in a low voice: "Four years ago, Princess Taiping and Xue Shao's wedding was held in the Wannian County Pavilion near Chang'an City, the scene was very luxurious, and at night, the torches of the lighting even scorched the trees along the way, and in order to let the wide wedding car pass, he even had to tear down the wall of the county pavilion, do you say it is magnificent?" At that time, all the people who came to congratulate had happy money to take, which was really generous!"
"Yo! So, doesn't the Queen Mother love this princess of Taiping?" As soon as Li Yao heard Cheng Boxian's words, he immediately asked in surprise.
Cheng Boxian nodded noncommittally, but he whispered in Li Yao's ear: "The Queen Mother must be very fond of her, and ah! Let me tell you something that everyone in Chang'an City dare not pass on." ”
"What?" asked Li Yao curiously.
"Let me tell you, don't talk nonsense, the Queen Mother has always thought that Xue Shao's sisters-in-law Xiao and Cheng are not noble enough, and feel that Princess Taiping married Xue Shao, and Xue Shao is not worthy of her, so after Emperor Gaozong died, she wanted to force the Xue family to divorce his wife several times, but Lou Lao thought that Xiao was born in Lanling Xiao, and it was not persuasion from the cold family that made her give up this plan. Cheng Boxian whispered in Li Yao's ear and told him about it.
When he was in the 21 st century, he really didn't record these things in the history books, and after a long time, this princess of Taiping marrying the Xue family was really not a glorious thing for the Xue family! Otherwise, there would not have been the things that Cheng Boxian had just said to him.
Laughing happily, Li Yao said to Cheng Boxian with a sneer: "Then brother, according to what you say, Xue Shao's bitter b, is not very humble in front of Princess Taiping? Princess Taiping said one, does he dare to say two?"
"Nonsense, of course what Princess Taiping said, he is what, and let me tell you, Xue Shao's brother Xue Yi was also afraid of causing trouble because Princess Taiping was too big, so in the Xue family, no one dared to provoke Princess Taiping, but she has been at peace in the past few years, otherwise, it is estimated that Xue Shao will not endure it. Cheng Boxian was also happy to reply to Li Yao's words.
"Hehe......" Li Yao laughed when he heard it.
Thinking that Xue Shao was at home and could only be a poop, he was extremely happy in his heart, but after being happy for a while, Li Yao instantly figured out again, Princess Taiping had been favored since she was a child, and she was also a smart and capable woman, and it was really reasonable for her to have such a high status in the Xue family.
Now that the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian's political skills are becoming more and more strict, the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty, the nobles of the kings and grandchildren, who is not everyone in danger, who dares to provoke her favorite daughter? If she is provoked, Princess Taiping will go to Wu Zetian to lie coquettishly and sue something, then the next thing will be fun.
Therefore, Li Yao really can't offend this Taiping princess in the future, he must find a way to please her, and then conquer her under his crotch.
And the two of them were talking here, Princess Taiping, who was dancing in the hall, was also leading the people to almost finish the dance, and after the dance, Princess Taiping unexpectedly did not go back to the head of the hall, and sat next to Wu Meiniang, but walked to the fourth table on the left, and sat next to a very handsome man.
Li Yao raised his eyes and looked over, and asked Cheng Boxian next to him: "Brother, is he Xue Shao?"
"Well, that's him. Cheng Boxian nodded in response.
"Sure enough, it's very good, no wonder Emperor Gaozong would marry his daughter to him. Li Yao looked at Xue Shao sitting in front of him and muttered to himself.
At this time, with the end of the first show, the second show started again, Li Yao himself didn't have much interest in watching these so-called shows, the purpose of his coming in was actually just to see what the real Wu Meiniang looked like, and now, seeing Wu Meiniang and Princess Taiping, Li Yao really wanted to see the third woman he wanted to see.
As for who this third woman is, I'm afraid there is no need for Li Yao to say more, everyone knows that she is not Shangguan Wan'er, who is known as the first female prime minister in Chinese history? But Li Yao looked up and looked forward for a long time, but he was impatient to find that Shangguan Wan'er's talented woman was standing quietly behind Wu Meiniang at this time.
In other words, Wu Meiniang completely blocked her, so Li Yao couldn't see her at all, which made Li Yao depressed, and finally Li Yao had to retract his gaze and put it on Princess Taiping and Xue Shao sitting in front of him again.
He is familiar with history, and naturally knows that Xue Shao's final ending is very miserable, don't look at his current scenery, but in another three years, Xue Shao will have to die tragically, because just now Cheng Boxian said that his brother Xue Yi would participate in the rebellion of Li Chong of the Tang Sect in three years, and was finally controlled by Wu Zetian, because of this Xue Yi's participation in the rebellion, implicated the entire Xue family.
The entire Xue family had to be subjected to it, and Xue Shao was naturally no exception, Wu Zetian ordered Xue Yi to be executed, Xue Shao was punished with a hundred rods, thrown into prison, and finally starved to death in prison.
What makes Li Yao want to laugh is that Xue Shao seems to be really an unlucky ghost, he himself did not participate in this rebellion, and was finally killed by Wu Zetian, and the reason is that Cheng Boxian said just now, Wu Zetian felt that Princess Taiping had married the wrong man, and because of this, the unlucky Xue Shao died, do you say let people sympathize with him?
The most ridiculous thing is that the mother-in-law still thinks he is unproductive, and tries every means to kill him, this is really a big joke in the world, if you want Li Yao to say! When a man is like this, this Xue Shao is really enough.
However, these are all three years later, Li Yao doesn't want to say anything now, anyway, it's none of his business, if he wants him to say, a man like Xue Shao, it's best if he dies, anyway, he is dead, he wants to do something with Princess Taiping, then it's really easy, Li Yao is a little eager for Xue Shao to suffer for a while!
Cheng Boxian saw Li Yao sitting beside him and smirked, he also looked stupid, and hurriedly reached out and touched Li Yao's arm, and asked, "Brother, you have been watching the princess and Xue Shao smirking since just now, what are you laughing at?"
"Hehe! It's nothing, I just think that Xue Shao is really a man like this, I want to laugh when I think about it!
Cheng Boxian pulled his face and said softly: "People are the Tang Dynasty masters! ”
"Look, after three years, his nest will have a head, and then he won't even eat, so he can only starve to death. Li Yao didn't think about it, but gently told Cheng Boxian what he knew.
Cheng Boxian's body trembled in fright on the spot, and he quickly reached out and pinched his elbow, signaling that he really can't talk nonsense like this, fortunately, the two of them spoke quietly, only the two of them could hear it, if Li Yao's words were heard by others just now, then Li Yao would be really in trouble.
Li Yao was not afraid, anyway, no one heard it, Cheng Boxian pinched him, he just closed his mouth in interest, and continued to sit there and watch, after watching for a while, Li Yao took his eyes back from Princess Taiping and Xue Shao, and continued to ask: "Brother, what is the number of programs in your capital?"
"It's early! Yo! I just remembered when you said this, the program of your princess's mansion is in the front! This is already the second program, don't you prepare for it?" Li Yao said this, and Cheng Bo reminded Li Yao with a sigh of talent.
When Li Yao heard this, his heart suddenly became anxious.
The princess hasn't told him yet, when the program of the princess's mansion is scheduled! How can you make Li Yaoqing embarrassed? If it is his turn at that time, he will not be prepared at all, and this will not cause big trouble? Thinking of this, Li Yao wanted to quickly and quietly withdraw and ask Wang Chuang, Yan'er, and the others to prepare.
But at this moment, the second program in the hall was finished, and an old eunuch in front of the hall shouted at the top of his voice: "Next, start the third program, this third program is the program of Princess Qianjin to celebrate the emperor's birthday, and Feng Xiaobao, the captain of the guard of Princess Qianjin's mansion, will perform for the emperor......"
The old eunuch said at the end, and held up a long tail.
Ni Niang, Li Yao, who was sitting next to Cheng Boxian, was stupid on the spot, his grandmother's, how did he know that the third show in the opening was actually ranked in Princess Qianjin's Mansion, didn't it mean that Wu Zetian had always hated Princess Qianjin and wanted to get rid of him? Why is the program of Princess Qianjin's Mansion still so close and ranked third?
This...... What the hell is going on! Li Yao couldn't understand it in an instant, and as the old eunuch's voice fell, almost everyone in the hall turned their eyes to Princess Qianjin who was sitting next to Wu Zetian, and Princess Qianjin was also sweating on her forehead, and looked at Li Yao who was sitting at the end of the hall.