Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

He rushed to Luoyang and did not stop for a moment when he arrived at the temporary palace, but went straight to the camp.

Mingque was alert and realized that he was being watched, so he tried to escape. Pei Tan saw that he was trying to escape, and was worried that he would not be able to explain to Li Longye, so he did not care about alerting the enemy and arrested him first.

Mingque was now locked up in the camp and someone was assigned to guard it.

Seeing Li Longye and Jiang Feng coming, Pei Tan brought Mingque to see them.

Although Mingque was Yuan Ying's maid, she was not an ordinary servant and was very respectable in front of Yuan Ying. She used to be a delicate little girl, but after seeing her again after so many years, her face was already frosted.

Mingque did not kneel when he saw the two men. He just stared at Jiang Feng for a long while before he sneered, "When you were in Liangzhou, you always tried to please my young lady. I knew then that you were definitely not an ordinary person. I didn't expect that you would actually get close to Prince Xue now."

Li Longye was about to explode, but Jiang Feng stopped him and asked, "Where is Sister Yuan Ying?"

Mingque sneered: "How dare you ask that young lady!"

The best way to deal with a crazy cat is to tie it up to prevent it from biting people randomly.

But Jiang Feng couldn't do that, she had too many things that needed this crazy guy to help her solve.

She said: "Yuan Ying is a female general. She is bright and beautiful, and is the kind of person that every girl in the boudoir wants to be. We hit it off right away, and I am proud to have a friend like her. So, Mingque, can you tell me why? Why am I not even worthy of mentioning her? Why do you insist on killing me time and time again!"

Mingque's eyes were about to spit fire, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Feng seemed as if he wished he could eat his flesh alive.

Jiang Feng felt a chill down his spine when he was looked at by such a cold gaze.

Mingque was indignant and said, "The young lady has always been very good at judging people, but she just trusted you wrongly! Before she fell into trouble, she gave you all her wealth and the imperial seal, and what did you do?"

It turned out to be because of the matter of the jade seal.

Jiang Feng had no choice but to explain: "I gave all the 100,000 taels of silver to Dou Huairang, hoping that he would let my sister go! But later, Madam Dou told me privately that my sister was the one Chang'an specifically wanted, and Lord Dou could do nothing to help her. I... I was powerless!"

Mingque snorted coldly: "What a helpless person!"

With poisonous eyes, he continued, "You said you were powerless, so you continue to live your peaceful life and let my young lady suffer those inhuman crimes?"

Jiang Feng knew that Yuan Ying was imprisoned and must have suffered inhuman torture. At this moment, she did not even have the courage to ask what happened to Yuan Ying.

Li Longye sat on the chair, steady and finally couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Oh? Then tell me, what should Afeng do?"

Mingque snorted again and said, "If you want to save him, there is always a way!"

Li Longye said, "So, Yuan Ying entrusted the imperial seal to her and gave her all his wealth just for Afeng to save her! Afeng was only thirteen years old at the time and was involved in a lawsuit herself. Moreover, Yuan Ying was an important criminal of the court. How could she save him? You are asking too much."

Mingque showed disdain on his face: "I didn't expect her to be as reckless as I am! But what about the imperial seal? If you were still in Liangzhou, it would be fine if you were not a high-ranking official! You clearly had the opportunity to present the imperial seal to His Royal Highness Prince Ning, but you gave it away for the sake of your own advancement and your family!"

In fact, if Jiang Feng didn't know that Li Longji would be the future emperor, she would have given the jade seal to Li Chengqi without hesitation. After all, he was Li Dan's eldest son, and the edict of Empress Wu Zetian also clearly stated that he wanted to be the crown prince.

But how could she explain these concerns to Mingque? !

He could only say, "No matter who holds the imperial seal, it has finally reached your Majesty! That is the true emperor that Empress Zetian wants to pass on the throne to! As for whether it is given to the King of Song, the King of Xue, or the Crown Prince, what does it matter!"

Mingque said: "How can it not matter? If it didn't matter, how did King Ping become the crown prince?"

Jiang Feng said: "The prince was made the crown prince because of his great contribution in suppressing the rebellion!"

Mingque said, "Nonsense! It was because of you that you refused to hand over the jade seal to Shen Guxing that His Royal Highness Prince Ning missed the chance to become the crown prince!"

Jiang Feng finally got some useful information out of her. She remained calm and continued to ask, "So, what exactly do you hate me for? Do you hate me for not saving Yuan Ying? Or do you hate me for not presenting the jade seal to King Ning? I don't think I have failed Yuan Ying's trust. The jade seal was given to His Majesty, and the position of the crown prince was conferred by His Majesty. It has nothing to do with me!"

"What about the imperial edict? Why wasn't the one that established Prince Ning as the crown prince presented together? And you still say you have no selfish motives!" Mingque questioned.

Jiang Feng was shocked that she knew so many details.

Although there is still a lot of fog at this time, there is a line that seems to be becoming clear.

She and Li Longye looked at each other.

Li Longye lied calmly, "Who said that Ah Feng didn't present the imperial edict? The imperial edict was presented to my father, but my father said it was forged by someone with ulterior motives and he had ordered it to be destroyed!"

Mingque was horrified: "Impossible!"

Jiang Feng sighed, "What's impossible? Is the imperial edict fake? Or did I not present the imperial edict? If it's the former, then I'll have to ask Sister Yuan Ying. But if it's the latter, then you must have been deceived."

Mingque said: "The imperial edict is absolutely true. It was entrusted to my young lady by Her Majesty the Queen herself!"

Thinking of the status and strength of the person behind him, how could what he said with such certainty be false? So he said again: "Lie?! You lied to me! Miss inherited the will of Emperor Wu, and she was loyal to him, but she didn't expect that she had entrusted her trust to the wrong person. In the underworld, Miss will not be able to face Her Majesty the Queen in the future!"

Jiang Feng sighed: "Yuan Ying is so determined, I am impressed!"

The bird looked proud: "How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?"

Jiang Feng sighed again: "In my life, I only want a stable life! Yuan Ying is decisive in killing people. If she were a man, she would definitely be able to create a career! It's a pity that good birds choose trees to roost in. Sister Yuan Ying chose the wrong tree. I'm afraid all her ambitions will go down the drain!"

Mingque did not suspect any trickery, and said with a frown, "Your Majesty, you have a great reputation and a keen eye. It is impossible for a villain like you to tell which phoenix lives under the phoenix tree."

Jiang Feng was silent. He already knew everything he needed to know.

Li Longye said: "So, Yuan Ying is not dead? You, master and servant, have surrendered to my elder brother?"

Mingque was shocked when he heard this! Thinking back to his conversation with Jiang Feng, he realized that he had revealed a flaw.

He was so angry that he struggled and cursed fiercely: "Jiang Feng! How dare you plot against me! I wish I could peel off your skin and pull out your tendons!"

She was tied up all over, but she was still struggling like a madman, cursing, "If Feng Lun hadn't been so lustful on Mount Zhongnan, your neck would have been broken long ago. How could you be here?"

Jiang Feng was shocked by the description of Mingque as a devil from hell. Is this still the delicate girl from Liangzhou?

Li Longye was filled with hatred and asked, "So, you were the one who did it in Luoyang?"

Mingque laughed loudly, and the laughter seemed to come from hell. She did not answer Li Longye, but said to Jiang Feng grimly: "Zhongnan Mountain failed to kill you, and we changed our minds. Why should we let you die so easily! The suffering that my lady and I have experienced must be experienced by you again!"

Mingque's eyes were full of venom, and Jiang Feng felt a chill down his spine just from hearing it.

Li Longye said: "So, it wasn't you guys who were responsible for Luoyang! Because if we kill her, it would be a bargain for her!"

Mingque looked at Li Longye, still like a madman, and said: "I don't know how many people your beauty has offended. They all want to kill her! I heard that the prince wants to put her in Ludao. The house is very beautiful. It must be interesting to torture people there."