Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

According to the confession of that gang, they had established a relationship with the people in the Prince's Mansion about a month ago and secretly entered Chang'an City. Finally, they found an opportunity to attack Princess Taiping the day before yesterday.

The guards of the Prince's Mansion were not in a position to come forward, so they first sent archers to kill the guards outside the Princess' Mansion, and then they went forward to kill the Princess. Regardless of whether the task was successful or not, they would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold.

Because the leader who had direct contact with the Prince's Mansion had been killed by Jiang Feng, many clues were interrupted and he really couldn't investigate further.

Jiang Feng and Li Longye both thought it was a frame-up, but Princess Taiping believed it. After all, she heard with her own ears that Li Longji wanted to kill her.

Jiang Feng actually had a suspicion, but she didn't dare to ask Li Longye.

If Li Longye also wanted to compete for the throne, could it be him who did it? He stirred up the conflict between the aunt and nephew, causing them to quarrel, and then he would take advantage of the situation and reap the fruits of victory.

Even if she had a hundred courage she wouldn't dare to ask.

Li Longye frowned and looked at her, asking, "What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Feng was startled and said, "I was thinking, if it's not the prince, then what is the purpose of this person behind the scenes? Who will benefit from it?"

Li Longye said: "Then you might as well just say it was me."

Jiang Feng was in deep thought and said, "Your Majesty, you have to think about this. If I can think this way, don't the Crown Prince and the Princess think the same way?"

Princess Taiping would be fine, but Li Longji's position in the Eastern Palace was unstable, so the two brothers must not have any grudges against each other. Now that she was on Li Longye's pirate ship, she naturally hoped that everything would go smoothly and that it would not capsize.

Li Longye said: "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."

Then he suddenly asked, "When we asked for help that day, we went all the way to the Duke of Ying's residence and all the way to the Crown Prince's residence. Why didn't we go to Prince Xue's residence to ask for help?"

Jiang Feng felt a little nervous and asked, "How should I know?"

Li Longye looked at him without saying anything.

Jiang Feng felt uncomfortable and scratched his head, saying, "Duke Ying is the princess's eldest son. When the princess is in trouble, the servants will naturally think of him first. And among your majesty's sons and nephews, the most powerful one is of course the crown prince, who can mobilize the most resources. Who else can we turn to if not him?"

Li Longye asked: "Do you really think so?"

Jiang Feng thought, that little eunuch was too honest, why did he have to give her up? Wouldn't it be good for him to get all the credit?

Jiang Feng said: "The situation was urgent at that time. I didn't know if there was any conspiracy or trap. If you came here rashly, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to explain it clearly."

When Li Longye first knew that she had notified the Crown Prince and the Duke of Ying without telling him, he thought that she did not trust him, and he was angry and anxious. Now, hearing her say this, he felt warm and bitter in his heart.

Because in such an emergency, she was still thinking about him, considering his position and safety.

However, she was still afraid that he would get involved with the contenders for the throne, and that he would have conflicts with the Crown Prince or Princess Taiping. She had always been like this about this, and he would not ask again.

All I can say is: "You thought it through, but you didn't expect that you almost lost your life."

Jiang Feng let out a long sigh and nodded, "It was really dangerous! If it weren't for the dagger that the prince gave me, it would be hard to predict whether it would be good or bad!"

Li Longye said angrily: "I'll let you be a hero again!"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "I am just trying to be a hero, but the prince is the real hero!"

With a smile and a flattery, Prince Xue's anger disappeared.

On the second day, Emperor Li Dan and Crown Prince Li Longji sent envoys to express their condolences.

Princess Taiping said to Gao Lishi with a stern face, "Go back and tell Sanlang that I am very strong and will not die anytime soon."

Gao Lishi had a long wait and was dealing with a lot of lawsuits. He looked at Li Longye, who shook his head.

Princess Taiping saw this and slammed the teacup down, scolding, "Why don't you just say what you want to say under my nose?"

Li Longye put away his nonchalant attitude and apologized seriously. Gao Lishi was frightened and knelt down. The rest of the three sons of Princess Taiping stood aside and dared not speak.

It was no wonder that Princess Taiping was furious. She had never suffered such a big loss since she was born. She had to flee in the mountains and hide in the stinking ditch, relying on a little girl to survive. Her personal maid Qingchuan was stabbed through the heart by the enemy, and countless other servants and maids were killed or injured.

She rested for a day and finally gathered enough energy. She first rewarded the eunuch who reported the news and the guards and servants who died in vain, and finally scolded her three sons, a nephew and the rest of the people.

Li Longye was implicated, Duke Ying was also at a disadvantage, and Taiping was angry with the sons of the other two people.

The young eunuch was quite smart. After reporting to the prince and Xue Chongjian, he thought that more people would mean more ways, so he went to Wu Chongmin and Wu Chongxing's residences to report the news. Unexpectedly, one was refused entry and was not even allowed to enter, while the other thought he was a liar and kicked him out!

Now, among all the people, only Jiang Feng's words had the most weight in Princess Taiping's heart. Everyone hoped that she could come out and say a few good words.

But she was as steady as a rock! On the one hand, she felt that some people deserved to be scolded, but on the other hand, she believed that she needed to vent out the grievances and anger in her heart in order to truly calm down.

Princess Taiping was tired of scolding and felt relieved. She looked at everyone with their heads bowed and felt annoyed, so she dared to drive them out.

Shan Jiangfeng and Li Longye stayed.

Fangcao was frightened and injured and could not get up from bed. She took the teacup from the little palace maid and said, "My lady, please have some tea."

Princess Taiping looked at her, and then saw Li Longye following behind her. She immediately glared at him angrily: "What are you doing here? Why don't you leave!"

Jiang Feng said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please leave the prince here. You can scold him later when you remember. If he is not here, Your Majesty will have to scold me."

Princess Taiping said angrily, "Didn't you say that night that if you could escape, you would immediately return to Liangzhou? And you still want to kidnap him? Kidnap him quickly! I can't bear to watch him for even a moment."

Jiang Feng blushed when he heard this.

Li Longye was surprised and delighted, and suddenly thought of what Jiang Feng said yesterday: "I have to think of a way to kidnap you."

He didn't understand why at the time, but it turned out to be this reason.

After that, no matter how Princess Taiping scolded and reprimanded him, he didn't care and just kept smiling.

Princess Taiping's anger had mostly subsided.

After resting for another two days, the group packed their luggage and returned to Chang'an. Because the emperor and the crown prince had come to invite them one after another, they also had to hold a banquet for Princess Taiping to calm her nerves.

Jiang Feng was also among the invited guests and finally entered the Taiji Palace for the second time.

Compared to the nervousness and humility when he first entered the palace, this time it can be considered a "return home in glory".