Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

On the second day, Jiang Feng set out back to Chang'an.

Guan Shanyun still accompanied him all the way.

Wen Yuanhe saw him off for ten miles.

For Jiang Feng, saying goodbye is a very common thing.

At the ancient pavilion on the ancient road, she finally walked up to Wen Yuanhe.

The boy was hungover and looked depressed.

She said, "Cousin, please go back."

Wen Yuanhe's mouth twitched, but he couldn't say it in the end.

Jiang Feng sighed in his heart and said, "Cousin, this farewell may be forever. Cousin, do you have anything to say?"

Wen Yuanhe looked at her and finally asked the question that had been bothering him for so many years: "Although I know that children's words are not reliable. But when you were a child, you said that you must marry me. Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

The river wind was silent.

No wonder they had only met a few times before, and she had never treated him well or spoken to him nicely, so why did he choose her?

It turned out that before she came, the young boy and girl had already had an agreement to get married.

Jiang Feng felt very sorry.

She said, "Cousin, I was seriously ill with a high fever and forgot everything that happened in the past."

What Wen Yuanhe wants may not be an answer.

It's a reason to let go.

Jiang Feng added: "The little cousin who liked you died when she was nine years old. And Jiang Feng, who survived, has another lover."

Wen Yuanhe felt a pain in his heart.

Jiang Feng added, "Don't wait any longer. Life is short and it's not worth it. Just live your life well."

Life is bitter and long.

Wen Yuanhe looked at Jiang Feng seriously, memorizing his eyes, nose, mouth, and hair carefully.

She and that little, crybaby cousin are the same person, yet not the same person.

But he has always been him.

……

She has walked back and forth twice on Chang'an Road.

Every place is familiar, yet strange.

Every place is full of vitality, but also foreshadows the next round of desolation.

Just like her conflicting feelings.

Guan Shanyun noticed her hesitation and slowed down his return journey.

But there is no road that does not lead to the end.

They arrived in Chang'an again in midsummer.

No one was waiting at the city gate.

When I returned to the Jiang Mansion, the atmosphere inside was not good either.

Jiang Zuo and Jiang's father were both in office, so Zhang Yueyue had already made preparations for Jiang Feng's return and had everything she needed.

Jiang Lan was pregnant and was very sensitive and worried during her pregnancy. Her eyes turned red when she saw Jiang Feng.

Ashu and others returned to the palace to report.

That night, there was a family banquet at the Jiang Mansion.

Except for the deceased Jiang's mother and Jiang You who stayed in Liangzhou, everyone is complete.

Jiang Fei looked haggard and her eyes were filled with resentment.

But he was still lukewarm towards Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng knew that something big must have happened at home.

They didn't say and she didn't ask.

After the dinner, the family saw off the prince’s concubine and Liu Nezhi and his wife.

Jiang Zuodan called Jiang Feng into the study.

Jiang Zuo asked: "Did mother's anniversary ceremony go well?"

Jiang Feng replied: "My aunt and the uncles in Liangzhou are willing to help. Even if there are some inconsiderate things, I think they can bear some of them."

Jiang Zuo nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, so I only summoned Prince Xue to attend to his illness."

Jiang Feng didn't say anything.

Jiang Zuo just thought that she didn't understand the seriousness of the situation, and explained: "This means that His Majesty may change the crown prince."

Jiang Feng asked back: "So, brother and brother-in-law, what should we do?"

Jiang Zuo was stunned: "My brother-in-law has always been King Xue's man. As for me..."

He paused, then said, "I am a nobody, but I am loyal to Your Majesty."

Jiang Feng asked again: "Your Majesty, why did you let Prince Xue be the regent?"

Jiang Zuo knew she would ask this question, so he said, "Last winter, there was a heavy snowstorm. Rumors about the Crown Prince's lack of virtue spread again. The Luoyang garrison found a stone with a prophecy under an ancient tree that was crushed by the heavy snow. It was exactly the same as the prophecy made by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, so Your Majesty decided to change the crown prince."

Jiang Feng interrupted, "The one who stayed behind in Luoyang? Pei Tan?"

Jiang Zuo nodded.

Pei Tan was Li Longye's man, and the Imperial Observatory was the sphere of influence of Princess Taiping.

Jiang Zuo added: "The Crown Prince took the initiative to come to the palace to apologize and asked to make Prince Ning the Crown Prince. Seeing this, His Majesty hesitated. Unexpectedly, that night, Prince Ning and Princess Taiping were both ambushed and killed. Princess Taiping was not seriously injured, but Prince Ning was stabbed in the right leg..."

Jiang Feng clenched his fingers tightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

Jiang Zuo said, "Your Majesty thought that the Crown Prince was pretending to obey but secretly harming his brothers. He was furious and wanted to change the Crown Prince. But Prince Ning was lame and could not inherit the throne. He also saw Prince Xue knelt down and begged for mercy for the Crown Prince, so he set his sights on Prince Xue. He then exiled the Crown Prince and Prince Ning and ordered Prince Xue to govern the country."

Jiang Feng was extremely calm and asked, "What do you think, brother?"

Jiang Zuo said: "Now the majority of the Chang'an Imperial Guards are in the hands of Prince Xue, and he has the support of Princess Taiping..."

Jiang Feng said: "So, big brother thinks that he will become the crown prince?"

Jiang Zuo nodded.

Jiang Feng sneered and said in a loud voice: "The only one who can be the crown prince and then the emperor is Li Longji!"

Jiang Zuo was puzzled. He said, "Prince Xue is known for his military strategy. Why do you look down on him? I know that you have the ambition to live a peaceful life, but whether it is Luoyang or Chang'an, whether it is a prince or a crown prince, it actually makes no difference."

Having said that, Jiang Feng already understood.

Although Prince Xue has not arrived yet, his lobbyists have already arrived.

Jiang Feng saw through it but didn't say anything. He just lowered his head and said nothing.

Jiang Feng didn't expect Jiang Zuo to understand her, because there are very few people who, when they have the throne, don't want their man to sit on it.

From the first time she saw Li Longye, she was worried that she had gotten on a pirate ship.

After all these years of trembling in fear, I thought I had finally reached the shore, only to find that I had been caught in a huge storm.

She mistook the calmness in the eye of the storm for world peace.

She and Jiang Zuo did not reach a consensus.

She returned to the bedroom amid Jiang Zuo's sighs and helpless gaze.

……

At the end of the hour of Hai, there was a slight noise from the window frame, and a man came in through the window.

He lifted the curtain and found the girl already sitting on the bed.

The moonlight is pouring down, what a beautiful lady.

Instead he was stunned.

Sit down next to her.

She said calmly, "Why break the window? No matter when the prince comes, my father and brother will open the door to welcome him."

Li Longye knew that she was angry, so he turned her body over and bent down to kiss her.

Jiang Feng dodged instinctively.

Li Longye paused and said, "I miss you. I can't wait even a moment."

I tried to kiss him again, but Jiang Feng still dodged me.

Li Longye held her chin and their eyes met, one was cold, the other was hot.

Li Longye asked: "Do you miss me?"

Jiang Feng asked: "Did you lie to me?"

Li Longye looked at her with burning eyes.

She looked back at him, her momentum undiminished.

Li Longye was defeated, and he lay on his side on the bed, acting like a rogue, saying, "I am tired and want to sleep."

Jiang Feng was so angry that he had no choice but to get out of bed, put on his shoes and go out.

Li Longye smiled and hugged her around the waist, then they rolled onto the bed together.

He ignored Jiang Feng's beating and started to wreak havoc.

You Ran, who was in the outer room, heard the noise inside the house and got up sleepily to check, only to see A Shu guarding the door of the inner room and Li Bian standing outside.