Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

Changlefang,
The residence of Zheng Guanyin,

Ling'er took out her White Rabbit candy with a smile on her face and said to Zheng Guanyin, "Mother, try the White Rabbit candy that my father gave me." She pinched the White Rabbit candy with her soft little hands and put it into Zheng Guanyin's mouth.
Zheng Guanyin also happily took it, and the rich milky aroma filled her entire mouth. One should know that there were very few sweets in the Tang Dynasty, at most some maltose to sweeten the mouth, but it was her first time to taste snacks like White Rabbit Milk Candy.

She sat on the beauty couch, stretched out her jade hand to rub Ling'er's head, and said lovingly: "Ling'er is so good."

Then Ling'er gave all the remaining White Rabbit milk candies to Zheng Guanyin, and then said, "Mother, please help Ling'er put them away. Grandpa said that I only need to eat one a day, otherwise my teeth will hurt." Her expression was full of reluctance.

Zheng Guanyin smiled and then put it away for Ling'er.

Li Changge took out a copy of A Chinese Ghost Story and Legend of the White Snake that she had brought back from Li Leyan, handed it to Zheng Guanyin and said, "When you are bored, you can read this copy. It is said that it was written by Prince Xian himself. I read it for a while and I think it is quite interesting."

Zheng Guanyin smiled, took it in his hand, and then put it aside.

Then Li Changge continued to be embarrassed and said, "Mother, when I went to pick up Ling'er, Le Yan showed my daughter a portrait, and the person in the portrait looked exactly like my daughter." Then she took out the photo she had asked from Li Le Yan and gave it to Zheng Guanyin.

As for the red mole on her lower back, she didn't say anything. After all, that is a girl's private part. If she admitted it, it might not be washable even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

Zheng Guanyin took the photo curiously, looked at it, then looked at her daughter, and then looked at the photo again: "It's really exactly the same. Even the beauty spot at the corner of your eye is in the same position."

The girl in the photo is wearing bolder clothes.

Chang'an City,
royal palace,

Li Zheng Palace,
Li Shimin, this big pig's hoof, came to Empress Changsun's palace again and asked about her well-being. After all, the weather was turning cooler now, and Empress Changsun was naturally very happy about his arrival.

Li Shimin began to sit on the couch and chat with Empress Changsun: "Today, I got a poem from the hand of Prince Xian."

Empress Changsun's beautiful eyes lit up, and then she said, "Erlang, please tell me about Yu Cheng."

Changle and Yuzhang, the two little cuties, also stretched their ears.

Li Shimin said leisurely: "The name of this poem is "A Chinese Ghost Story". Ten miles of calm lake, frost all over the sky, every inch of black hair is sad for the past. Looking at each other alone under the moon, I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals!"

Zhang Sun Wu Gou exclaimed: "What a person who only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals!"

Changle and Yuzhang also nodded. They certainly knew what a mandarin duck was, and they probably also knew a little about the meaning of this poem.

"That kid took Le Yan and others to Wangjiang Tower this afternoon and acted as a storyteller. Alas." Li Shimin was worried. If his guess was correct, many people would probably impeach that kid tomorrow.

"Well, this is not bad, I finally found a place to have fun." Empress Changsun touched her slightly bulging belly and smiled sweetly. But she was a little curious why her belly always felt a little bigger than others.

"It's just a story about demons and monsters. Those bald donkeys tried to seize the country's fortune and wanted to make Buddhism flourish. In the end, they were discovered by an old Taoist priest named Yan Chixia and a scholar. They joined forces with two kind female ghosts and finally broke the Buddhist formation. To be honest, this is the first time I have heard such a bizarre story." Li Shimin sighed.

"Erlang, since Prince Xian said so, I think this matter is definitely not that simple. Your Majesty, have you ever thought that, starting from Prince Xian's "Legend of the White Snake", the Buddha in this storybook is not a good thing." Changsun Wugou said with a frown.

Changle added: "Father, mother, I also think those bald donkeys are too abominable. Just like that White Snake, what's wrong with a snake demon? She is so kind, but she was calculated by the Buddhists." Li Shimin looked at Li Lizhi with a smile and said gently: "Father, I brought a gift for your mother today." Then he carefully took out a book from his sleeve and continued: "This book was originally given away for free by that kid after he finished reading the book in Wangjiang Tower. It happened that one of them was a minister, so he presented it to me."

Empress Chang Sun looked at the thick book and the white paper and said in surprise, "Now I can have a lot of free time to read the storybooks and kill time."

"Guanyin, tell me, is it possible that the boy hated Buddhism, so he deliberately compiled this book to disgust Buddhism?" Li Shimin was the emperor, and the wisdom of the ancients was limitless.

Empress Changsun shook her head and said gently, "Your Majesty, history is a mirror. What Prince Xian said is absolutely correct. Didn't Emperor Wu of Liang become incompetent because of Buddhism? And now that I think about it, it seems that Buddhism really started to suck blood from the royal family."

Li Shimin thought about it carefully, nodded, and said, "These bald donkeys are just like those noble families. They are so hateful. It is incredible that such a small Fahua Temple could have seized so much money."

Li Shimin chatted for a while, and then went to the harem. After all, Empress Zhangsun could not sleep with him now. The big pig's hoof naturally had to go to the harem to favor those beauties.

Empress Changsun was not a jealous person.

Women born in this era, times are different.

Empress Changsun put the storybook aside and said to Changle and Yuzhang, "It's time to go to bed. Tomorrow you two can read the contents of the storybook to me, okay?"

"Yes, yes." Li Lizhi was very much favored by Empress Changsun and Li Shimin. In addition to her natural beauty, she was also well-behaved, sensible, and cute.

"And me, I will read to my mother too." Princess Yuzhang also said with a smile.

"Okay, there's Yuzhang too, but it's getting late, go and have some rest." Empress Changsun said gently.

In feudal society, everyone believed in things like ghosts, gods, demons, and evil spirits.

As a result, the story of Zheng Zhengjin speaking at Wangjiang Tower, especially the content of the story, spread extremely quickly.

The storybook contains not only funny scenes, but also chilling and eerie scenes, and even a talented female ghost.

The students who received the gift books in Wangjiang Tower seemed to have received a great favor from Zheng Zhengjin, and began to spread the news spontaneously, especially the story in the storybook that Buddhism wanted to seize the imperial fortune, which made them want to wipe out Buddhism. The main reason was that the sense of substitution in "A Chinese Ghost Story" was too strong. Those students wanted to become Ning Caichen. You know, Nie Xiaoqian is a female ghost. Especially Ning Caichen even leaned against the wall to get out.

The next day,

Early in the morning.

Zheng Zhengjin had a sudden inspiration today.

His wife helped him put on the dragon robe for the court, and Zheng Zhengjin let them continue to sleep.

(End of this chapter)