Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

These words made Tang Yu smile, and then she slowly turned around and put her arms around the other person.

With the arrival of summer, although Tang Yu was neither afraid of the cold nor the heat, she still wore an extremely thin and transparent silk nightgown in the summer season.

Such clothing is almost completely translucent, making it very cool and suitable for summer cooling off.

However, this ambiguous appearance was far too suggestive for Wang Kuan, who had only recently gotten married.

The man was married, and they were legally husband and wife, and had always been close to each other.

So Wang Kuan lowered his head and pecked his wife on the side of her neck.

"It itches... could you move to a different spot?"

The side of her neck was a sensitive spot; even the warmth of her breath could make Tang Yu tremble with itchiness.

However, a true gentleman would never listen to his wife's demands in such a situation.

Wang Kuan deliberately started making a scene, kissing and biting her.

Tang Yu laughed and tried to dodge, but the two of them ended up falling onto the carpet, all lovey-dovey.

"We have osmanthus wine today, would you like a sip?"

After the two of them joked around for a while, Tang Yu pointed to a bottle of wine in the distance and asked a question.

Wang Kuan couldn't help but lean close to the princess's ear and ask her a question with deep emotion.

"Does Zhuozhuo want to drink to liven things up?"

"I want to see what a gentleman is like after drinking, whether he'll lose control?"

Wang Kuan refused to answer this question, but Tang Yu had already figured out the other party's tactics.

So you've been drunk before? And couldn't control yourself?

This question, however, made Wang Kuan's eyes darken.

He turned around, poured himself a glass of wine, drank it down in one gulp, and then lowered his head to give him a deep kiss.

Their lips and tongues intertwined, the fragrance of osmanthus wine lingering in their breaths.

Warm lips lingered at the corners of her mouth, carrying an alluring temptation.

Without realizing it, Tang Yu found herself being lifted up and sitting on the other person's lap, the two of them pressed close together.

Those large hands entwined around her back, a position that allowed Tang Yu to reach out and tightly hook her arms around his neck, while enduring his passionate kisses.

"Zhuozhuo, I never need to drink to lose control. In front of you, I'm always out of control."

After saying this, Tang Yu's eyes were already misty with tears, and her face was as red as the most beautiful peach blossom.

"Then why do you still drink?"

These words immediately made Wang Kuan lower his head and bury his face in Tang Yu's neck, nuzzling against her.

"Because I wanted to try the feeling of kissing while drinking osmanthus wine..."

The two argued until dark before finally washing up and sitting down to eat.

The two of them didn't like having anyone wait on them during meals, so at this time, it was just the two of them having dinner.

So after dinner, Wang Kuan took Tang Yu's hand and sat in the study to talk about what had happened during the day.

“What the princess did seems somewhat dangerous. I believe Yuan Zhongxin will be alright, but Yuan Zhongxin’s elder brother, Yuan Boqi, is not doing well, and the court is currently embroiled in internal strife.”

This is a parallel universe set in the Song Dynasty.

However, Tang Yu remembered that the Song Dynasty had existed for many years, so it was not yet at the end of its reign. Therefore, she had never interfered in politics before.

In fact, the Song Dynasty had strict etiquette and customs, and it was not her place to interfere.

After all, she herself is still a member of the Zhao family. Would she really rebel against her own family? That wouldn't be appropriate.

Moreover, the internal conflicts within the court were not so great that a rebellion was necessary.

At this time, the biggest trouble for the Song Dynasty was actually the surrounding countries. The Western Xia and Liao dynasties still existed, and it seemed that the Jin army would rise up in the future, followed by the Mongol conquest of the world.

Tang Yu doesn't remember the small things, such as which emperor did what. Her vague memory only includes the order of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing.

Then the Song Dynasty seems to have split into the Northern Song and the Southern Song, with the Jingkang Incident in between, or something like that.

It's impossible to remember exactly which emperor did it or what happened, as it happened so many years ago.

Now that Yuan Boqi's matter has suddenly been brought up, Tang Yu subconsciously asked a question.

“In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, everyone else died except for Yuan Boqi, which is abnormal in itself.”

Wang Kuan also had this idea, but without evidence, he naturally couldn't wrongly accuse someone.

"However, the court seems to have no evidence. It simply put Yuan Boqi under house arrest because Fan Zaizhi lost power, without following proper procedures."

And today, the princess suddenly appeared, leaving me completely baffled as to what the imperial court is trying to do.

Tang Yu thought of the Secret Pavilion that operated in the shadows. Such an organization was originally unable to cooperate with other departments of the court and was independent of them.

So why is the Secret Pavilion targeting Yuan Zhongxin?

This court seems to have many problems. The war two years ago caused a lot of problems.

"My husband, play a game of chess with me."

Wang Kuan was somewhat surprised when Tang Yu made this request.

Since they met, Tang Yu had never played chess, and after their marriage, Wang Kuan had never even seen a chessboard in the princess's residence.

Wang Kuan had always thought that the princess wasn't very interested in playing chess.

At the moment, Wang Kuan naturally did not ask too many questions, but watched as the princess called the servants to prepare the chessboard, and the two began to play chess.

Regarding chess, Tang Yu had indeed not played chess for many years.

All her chess skills were taught to her by Peach Blossom; she didn't have her own personal style, it was all taught to her by that person.

Tens of thousands of years of habit have made Tang Yu's chess playing style exactly the same as that person's.

No matter how impulsive and immature she was in the past, that lifetime was far too long, long enough for her to grow up completely and learn a great deal.

Therefore, Tang Yu would not easily reveal his chess style: proceeding step by step and strategizing meticulously.

Even if she wasn't always like this, years of studying have made her accustomed to meticulously weaving a giant web after playing chess.

But this time, Tang Yu wanted to observe Wang Kuan's playing style. Some things were better left unasked or unobserved; a game of chess would reveal the answer.

Chapter 18 Do You Know? + The Young Swordsman of the Song Dynasty 18

This game of chess went on until midnight.

Looking at the chessboard where he had lost, Wang Kuan smiled and sighed.

"The princess's chess strategy was grand and far-sighted, and Kuan Gan was utterly defeated."

Tang Yu glanced at the chessboard and realized that Wang Kuan had only lost by three pieces; he was not lacking in cunning and strategy.

If such a person wanted to, he would have many ways to maneuver in officialdom, engage in deceit and intrigue, and climb to a high position.

However, Wang Kuan seemed unwilling to do so.

"Is this why you aspire to be a gentleman?"

"I have a clear understanding of the situation and know my own capabilities. If I don't set a bottom line for myself to adhere to, I will be in trouble."

Once I become accustomed to deceit and treachery, to using conspiracies and tricks, and to using any means necessary to achieve my goals, I will no longer be myself.

People should have a sense of awe. Without basic principles, they will eventually become completely unrestrained and lose all semblance of humanity.

"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."

Tang Yu suddenly said this, which was the first time Wang Kuan had heard it, and then he seemed to be deep in thought.

"Although these words are simple, they contain profound meaning."

Tang Yu smiled, no longer dwelling on the issue, and instead changed the subject.

"What do you think is the biggest problem facing the Song Dynasty right now?"

"Internal troubles are related to official corruption and taxation, while external troubles are related to several neighboring countries. At present, we are beset by both internal and external troubles."

The Emperor is no longer capable of implementing sweeping reforms; he now only hopes that the next Emperor will reform the corrupt practices upon ascending the throne.

Did her brother ascend the throne?

Zhao Kun certainly has the courage, and given his young age, he does indeed have this idea.

However, reforms will only affect most interest groups, making it a project with a low success rate.

“My lord, looking back at previous dynasties, they all had various internal problems. But the problem of the Song Dynasty is that if we cannot resolve the hidden dangers in the surrounding areas, the land may very well be submerged and ruled by foreign tribes.”

If it weren't for the arrival of the formidable Zhu Yuanzhang, the North and South would likely have been completely divided in terms of culture and customs, never to reunite again—a separation that would have lasted for hundreds of years.

Upon hearing Tang Yu's words, Wang Kuan showed a look of astonishment.

"Why is this so?"

"The chaos that followed the fall of the Jin Dynasty is not immune to recurrence."

When Tang Yu, a princess of the Zhao clan, described the possible tragic consequences of the Song Dynasty's future demise, Wang Kuan was stunned for a long time.

"Princess, do you wish to emulate the Martial Emperor?"

A person's playing style makes it so easy to understand them.

Wang Kuan didn't say it explicitly, but he had already seen the way of a king in the princess's chess style.

Tang Yu smiled: "If I were to do that, what would you do?"

"I'm afraid I can't give an answer right now, because I don't know if the princess's idea will make the world a better place, unless the princess can prove it."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu laughed so hard that she sat directly on the other person's lap and then leaned in to kiss him.

Don't you think what I said is crazy?

"Emperor Wu was able to govern the world, and women in the world could also become empresses. It's just that many men in the world are afraid that this will happen again, so they have imposed more and more restrictions on women."

The princess is of the Zhao family bloodline and has the right to inherit the ancestral land.