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"The wind and rain are bleak, the clouds hang low, and the mountains rise abruptly, with crows cawing in disarray. I carry a three-foot-long sword, intending to ascend Mount Emei to find my beloved wife."
"There is a beautiful woman in the north, peerless and independent. She looks at the Qingren city and then the Qingren country."
"The clouds think of my clothes, the flowers think of my face, and the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is thick. If I hadn't seen you on the top of a jade mountain, I would have met you at Yaotai under the moon."
……
She placed the small mirror on the table, her feelings incredibly complicated.
"Brother Li has written so many poems for me, which is much better than those for that courtesan."
"Was I wrong...? I should have gone to the capital with him... Why are all men like this? My senior brother is like this, and Brother Li is like this too!"
Li Miaozhen imagined herself and Li Chang'an living happily ever after, but she couldn't bring herself to break through that final barrier, and she suddenly felt a little regretful.
In fact, Li Miaozhen didn't understand poetry very well. She just thought Li Chang'an's calligraphy was beautiful and his poems were easy to recite. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that what Li Chang'an gave her was better.
"How annoying! Back in Jianzhou, I could tell that Sect Leader Xiao had feelings for Brother Li, but in the capital, he's still being pursued by other women!"
Just as Li Miaozhen was feeling anxious and uncertain, she suddenly saw that Number One had replied with a long message.
[Number One: Number Two, Number Five, are you barbarians, or have you never been to school? These two poems are more than just good.]
Especially the line "Sparse shadows slant across the clear, shallow water; a faint fragrance drifts in the twilight," is simply a timeless masterpiece.
No one has been able to write such verses for thousands of years; that Lady Fuxiang will likely be remembered for eternity!
Huaiqing grew angrier as she wrote, and her heart began to race. She pounded her chest in anger, but she couldn't feel her heart beating no matter how hard she tried.
Looking at her full breasts, Huaiqing felt a nameless fire rise in her heart for some reason.
"Why should I be angry? I shouldn't be angry, but I'm just a little angry."
This poem is so well written! No wonder the courtesan no longer entertains customers; she already has an eternal reputation, why would she need any more?
"This Li Chang'an is not only skilled in both literature and military affairs, but also unexpectedly a romantic and a great talent!"
"I have recruited a genius of unparalleled talent. I should be happy, I should be very happy!"
[Number One: Number Two, your information seems inaccurate. This Master Li has more than one confidante, Lady Flying Swallow. What master? Just a playboy.]
Upon hearing Number One's words, Li Miaozhen suddenly became serious. "How could Number One speak of Brother Li like that?"
[Number Two: He's probably a romantic and talented man. Besides, isn't this quite normal?]
When Huaiqing saw Number Two speaking to Li Chang'an, he couldn't help but feel a little dejected. Yes, in the Great Feng Dynasty, men with titles and positions all had three wives and four concubines.
The courtesan, who had just been made up and was no longer entertaining customers, could easily be redeemed and become a concubine.
In this world, apart from the poor, perhaps only the husbands of princesses and noblewomen do not have multiple wives and concubines.
Li Chang'an was neither a prince consort nor a royal consort, so what was there for him to complain about?
Upon seeing Li Miaozhen's statement, Li Chang'an couldn't help but praise her, saying that Li Miaozhen was truly on his side, and that all the poems he had sent her during this time had been worthwhile.
He must have women on both sides in this world. Judging from the original work, Li Miaozhen would not mind such a thing. Moreover, Li Chang'an respects Li Miaozhen very much and has not had any inappropriate contact with her.
[Number Seven: I've been in the brothel these past two days and personally witnessed the courtesan Fu Xiang, as well as Lord Li's two poems. Their literary talent and elegance are truly unparalleled throughout history. Our Great Feng has produced a remarkable man!]
[Number Six: Number Seven is right, Master Li is indeed an extraordinary person!]
[Number 5: Staying indoors for two days and two nights, truly an extraordinary person.]
[Number Nine: I've met that Master Li several times; he is indeed a dragon among men, one in a million!]
"Snapped!"
Huaiqing turned the small mirror upside down on the table, rolled over onto the bed, and kicked his legs angrily a few times.
"What's wrong with this world? Everyone thinks Li Chang'an is a good person. Am I wrong?"
She was always competitive, and she angrily slapped the bed a few times before suddenly sitting up gracefully and smoothing her disheveled hair with both hands.
[Number One: Everyone's right, it's being said throughout the capital that Lord Li is a genius of unparalleled talent.]
After writing this sentence with resentment, Huaiqing put the small mirror back into his sleeve and never looked at it again.
Li Chang'an's mouth was practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin, and a sense of satisfaction welled up inside him.
"This is what it means to have the support of the people, what it means to have an explosive reputation! Even something as trivial as visiting a brothel, the princess has to praise me for.
Li Chang'an was laughing when he suddenly felt a tingling sensation below. "Hiss... Fu Xiang, stop fooling around."
The beauty in his arms stammered, "Ah, did Fuxiang disturb you, sir...? I'm so sorry."
Li Chang'an removed the small mirror, revealing the large, bright eyes of the woman who was staring at him.
"Fu Xiang... has rested well... and wishes to serve you one more time, young master..."
Wow, that little devil.
Inside the palace in Lin'an.
"Sparse shadows slant across the clear, shallow water; a faint fragrance drifts in the twilight..."
Lin'an rested her chin on her hand, her peach blossom eyes fixed on the two poems on the table. As a lover of forbidden books about romance, she was most sensitive to matters of love, romance, and nature.
These two poems were of such high quality that they surpassed any of the banned books she had ever read.
"What beautiful verses...what a beautiful artistic conception...what beautiful plum blossoms...Li Chang'an is such a talented person."
"I've seen her more than ten times, why have I never thought of asking her for a poem? It's all Li Chang'an's fault. He always gives me novels that I can't get enough of, so I don't have the mind to think about anything else."
Lin'an was lost in thought, but then her pretty face turned cold again.
"You pedantic Li, you actually went to the brothel behind my back!"
"That's not right... A man who can write forbidden books about love and sex, how could he not understand love and sex? A man who understands love and sex, and is so young, it's not normal that he's not going to the brothel."
"No way! I'm not happy about Li Chang'an going to the brothel!"
The young palace maid stood to one side, watching Princess Lin'an's mixture of anger, laughter, and blank stare; such a neurotic state was quite rare.
"Hey! Is there any way to keep men from going to brothels?"
Princess Lin'an suddenly spoke, startling the little palace maid.
"Your Highness... I've heard that men who don't go to the brothel are either poor, palace eunuchs, or married women who are very strict with them..."
After listening to the palace maid's words, Princess Lin'an fell into deep thought.
“Let Li Chang’an go to the palace to be castrated and stay by my side… I don’t know if he’ll be willing, he probably won’t.”
"Then find him a strong wife to keep him in check! Make sure he doesn't go to the brothel anymore!"
"The strictest woman in the world should be Huaiqing. I can't let Huaiqing marry him. I would be unhappy if Huaiqing married him."
Princess Lin'an thought for a long time, then suddenly felt that something was wrong, something strange.
"That's not right... Why should I care about Li Chang'an's affairs? What does it have to do with me whether he goes to the Jiaofangsi or not?"
Thinking of this, Princess Lin'an's face flushed red; she had realized a big problem.
"No way, no way... I wouldn't fall for Li Chang'an like in those novels, would I?"
Once the thought arose in her mind, Lin'an thought of the way Li Chang'an stared at her, and the feeling of her heart pounding when their eyes met.
Lin'an's cheeks flushed involuntarily, and her heart began to pound wildly again.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. I've only known him for two or three months. It shouldn't be like that."
With this thought in mind, Lin'an felt it necessary to go see Li Chang'an again. If they could face each other honestly, it would mean there was no romantic entanglement between them.
She walked gracefully to the mirror, looked at her beautiful face in the mirror, and couldn't help but feel confident.
"It seems that it has been ten days since I last went to see Li Chang'an."
"I am a princess. It's not unreasonable for me to ask him for a poem. Is it possible that I am less important to him than a courtesan he has just met?"
Chapter 286 Wei Yuan: Li Chang'an is a suitable match for a princess
Plum Blossom Pavilion.
Li Chang'an had already left, and Fu Xiang was staring blankly at the two poems.
From the moment Li Chang'an wrote "A Gift to the Jade Beauty Fu Xiang," Ye Ji completely identified herself with Fu Xiang, or rather, Fu Xiang was always her.
As for the original incense, it can only lie coldly in the back room now, no longer of any use.
When Fu Xiang received Xue Ji's letter, she couldn't understand why Xue Ji, a dignified nine-tailed fox spirit, had fallen so deeply in love with a human man.
Now Fu Xiang finally understood, because she too had fallen hopelessly in love with the same man. The story of the courtesan and the great scholar from human legend had actually happened to her.
"Li Chang'an is such a fascinating man, he's practically a flawless person."
Fu Xiang was lost in thought when she suddenly heard the maid's voice.
"Miss, Madam Mingyan has sent word that she invites you to have lunch and drinks at Qingchi Courtyard."
Mingyan, the most famous courtesan before Fuxiang's dressing room, has become famous throughout Dafeng after only entertaining Li Chang'an.
Needless to say, this drinking party is both a congratulatory gesture and a test. Too many women can easily cause trouble, whether they are human or demon.
At lunchtime, a banquet was set up in the main hall of Qingchi Courtyard, inviting seven courtesans, including the newly crowned courtesan Fuxiang.
These women, some plump and some slender, each had their own unique charm. Mingyan, being skilled in dance, was particularly favored by her patrons.