Chapter 1205: Lin Wanyu and Nuo Lan

Love Apartment.

"Eh!" Chen Meijia exclaimed in shock, "Sister Hu, you're together with the Dao Lord!"

Ceng Xiaoxian was speechless: "Meijia, your expression is so fake!"

Lu Ziqiao: "Exactly, you can't even act well—when are you going to let Auntie Xiao teach you a few tricks?"

"What are you talking about!" Chen Meijia retorted, "Don't I look convincing? I thought I was already on par with professional actors!"

Hu Yifei blinked in surprise: "Aren't you shocked?"

Lu Ziqiao was speechless, shrugging: "What's there to be shocked about? Don't forget, I'm an expert on love—Sister Hu, you've had your eye on the Dao Lord for ages. How could we not notice?"

"Exactly!" Chen Meijia shouted, "I saw it too!"

"Sister Hu, I thought you'd wait forever!" Lin Wanyu smiled lightly, "Now that you've acted, I don't have to wait anymore."

Saying this, she sat beside Zhang Taixuan, taking his hand, and said: "Brother Taixuan, you don't mind if I join too, do you?"

Hu Yifei was stunned: "Wanyu, you too..."

Lin Wanyu sniffed: "If you hadn't been so slow to act, I would've approached the Dao Lord long ago."

"That's right—count me in too!"

Nuo Lan also sat over, "Sister Hu, we've been waiting for you to speak up for ages."

Hu Yifei looked at them both in confusion: "Even if I didn't say anything, you could've gone to him yourselves."

Lin Wanyu: "That's because we don't forget who dug the well! It's thanks to Sister Hu that we gained the chance for transcendence—how could we hoard it all for ourselves?"

Su Xiao, seeing Zhang Taixuan surrounded by admirers, couldn't help but be awed: "Brother Taixuan, you're just too popular!"

Xiao Mai: "It's normal—Brother Taixuan is so good-looking. By the way, aren't we eating the wedding feast? Why are we just sitting here?"

"That's right! We need a big meal!" Su Xiao snapped out of it and shouted loudly.

Zhang Taixuan smiled: "Alright, then let's hold a small banquet today."

Saying this, he took out several dishes from Shangcheng and some immortal fruits from Dalaotian, placing them on the table.

"Whoa! There's good food today!" Lu Ziqiao cheered, "I'll go call Auntie Xiao!"

Moments later, everyone from Love Apartment gathered together and enjoyed a lavish lunch.

A moment later, everyone from Love Apartment gathered together and had a sumptuous lunch.

Su Xiao and the others tactfully left, either returning to their own worlds or going out shopping.

Ceng Xiaoxian, Lu Ziqiao, and the rest also went to other worlds to earn points.

Soon, Love Apartment was left with only Hu Yifei, Lin Wanyu, Nuo Lan, and Zhang Taixuan.

"Husband, shall I change into my old outfits for you to see? Which one do you want to see?" Hu Yifei smiled lightly.

Lin Wanyu sniffed: "Sister Hu bought a winning outfit? Hehe, I have one too!"

"How could I be left out!"

The three women each returned to their rooms; moments later, when they emerged again, their clothes had changed.

Hu Yifei wore a bunny girl outfit, Lin Wanyu wore a JK uniform, Nuo Lan wore an OL Bai Ling outfit—each stunning in her own way.

"Husband, who do you think is the most beautiful?" Hu Yifei smiled.

As soon as she spoke, Lin Wanyu and Nuo Lan turned to look at him, their eyes filled with curiosity.

"Most beautiful?" Zhang Taixuan laughed, "I'll need to examine them carefully before deciding."

"Who's the prettiest?" Zhang Taixuan laughed. "Of course, I'll need to take a careful look before I can say."

The World of Supreme Beauty.

The young Li Shimin, naturally commanding, sat upon the dragon throne, his expression complex.

Since the Xuanwu Gate Incident and his ascension to emperor, he had diligently governed, and the Tang Dynasty had entered its golden age.

He had been delighted at first.

Being emperor meant two things: supreme power, and eternal fame.

But when he joined the chat group, he discovered his historical image was far from perfect.

The Xuanwu Gate Incident aside—

Without it, he wouldn't have even survived.

Yet afterward, he had taken elixirs and allowed Wu Gong to remain in power.

"It's an utter disgrace!"

Li Shimin sighed inwardly, "I never imagined Wu Gong would become emperor!"

Even if she became emperor, at least her throne eventually passed back to Li descendants.

The real problem was that she nearly destroyed the once-mighty Tang.

The once-crushed Turkic tribes now dared to invade Tang again.

To Li Shimin, this was utterly unbearable.

"And Qingque—I thought he'd be a worthy heir, but he turned out disappointing. Hmph, indulging Wu Gong, corrupting the court—this cannot go unpunished."

"Now, with the chance of immortality before me, Qingque and Wu Gong are no longer problems."

Gathering his composure, Li Shimin called out loudly: "Attend!"

Steadying himself, Li Shimin called out loudly, "Someone come!"

A Qianniu Guard entered the hall.

"Summon Shi Wuyue and his daughter Wu Gong to court!"

"Summon Wu Shiyue and his daughter Wu Gong to an audience!"

The Qianniu Guard bowed and left.

The Thousand Ox Guards bowed and departed.

The Wu family.

"Your Majesty summons me?"

"You've also called for my daughter — could it be that you wish her to enter the palace to attend you?"

Wu Shiyue's expression grew excited.

If Wu Gong became the Emperor's consort, wouldn't that mean the Wu family could take another step forward?

The Wu family had originally been a mere merchant household; only because they had backed Li Yuan did they become founding meritorious subjects of the Great Tang.

Afterwards, because Li Yuan fell from power, the Wu family's position became somewhat awkward.

Having tasted the flavor of power, how could Wu Shiyue bear to be left out in the cold — he thought every moment of walking once more into the center of the dynasty's power.

Now that Your Majesty had summoned him, this was precisely the moment for the Wu family to rise again.

"My lords, please wait a moment. Once I have bathed and changed, I shall go with you into the palace to see His Majesty."

"Very well."

"Lady, have Mei Niang also go bathe and change, and prepare to enter the palace."

"Yes."

"Tell the coachman to ready the carriage."

"Husband, go quickly — I will see to it." Lady Wu was quite speechless. "You needn't worry over such small matters."

"Then I must trouble you, Lady."

Roughly half a shichen later, Wu Shiyue and Wu Gong had at last dressed themselves in utmost solemnity, boarded the carriage, and set off toward the imperial palace.

"Does Your Majesty wish me to attend you at your side?"

The young Wu Gong, with a face like flowers and a countenance like the moon, her autumn eyes rippling with light, was a peerless beauty under heaven.

She had not failed to imagine her own future, nor had she never felt a longing for love.

Yet with a single edict from the Emperor, all those fantasies became like flowers in a mirror, the moon reflected in water — shattering at the slightest touch.

She gently lifted the carriage curtain; outside lay the deep palace walls.

The slanting sunlight struck the palace walls, illuminating only a third of them, while the rest remained dim and chill.

Suddenly, a line rose unbidden in Wu Gong's heart: "Once one enters the palace walls, the deep is as the sea!"

At this moment, she suddenly truly felt the meaning of those words.