Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

The two were silent for a long while, the air seemed to freeze, and Jiang Feng felt depressed.

She calmed down for a long time before she spoke again: "Ashu, is he yours?"

Li Longye nodded. He could finally confess something that didn't weigh so heavily on his mind.

Jiang Feng smiled: "Thank you so much!"

Jiang Feng is the best at killing people and destroying their hearts. She knew clearly that Li Longye would rather she pounce on him, beat him, scold him, and bite him than say "thank you" to him for this.

Li Longye naturally knew that she was blaming him, so he used those two characters to stab him.

This is what he deserves.

Jiang Feng was always the type who would not stop until he had solved all the doubts in his mind. He then asked, "Since you hid me in the princess's mansion, the princess must have known my purpose and agreed to it, right?"

Li Longye shook his head: "Aunt knows nothing. This is a secret, and only my third brother and I know about it."

Jiang Feng asked: "Why would the princess take the risk to take me in?"

Li Longye said: "She really likes you."

Just believe it for now.

Seeing that she was silent again, Li Longye said, "I admit everything that happened in the past, whether true or false. But ever since I saved you at Taiye Lake, and later on, I have been sincere and have never had any calculations."

Jiang Feng said: "You really wanted to save me. You were ready to kill me, and it would be a waste if Gao Hui escaped."

Li Longye was speechless for a moment. Jiang Feng's logic was sound and his suspicion was reasonable.

But he had no way to prove that he saved her just for the sake of saving her.

It cannot prove his regret, his fear, his self-blame.

This is the price of telling the truth.

The atmosphere became gloomy again.

It was Jiang Feng who broke the silence first. She clapped her hands and said in a feigned cheerful voice, "The first round of truth or truth is over! Your Majesty is very thoughtful, I admire you! Now it's my turn. Your Majesty, do you have any questions?"

Li Longye originally had a basket of questions, but in this situation, he really couldn't ask them.

Seeing his solemn expression, Jiang Feng might have thought his wife was dead if he didn't know better, so he said, "That's right. I'm like a transparent person in front of the prince, so the prince naturally has nothing to ask."

Li Longye said, "Are you really transparent? I originally had only one question that I couldn't let go of. Have you ever had any true feelings for me? But now, you can only say, 'Your Majesty schemed against me everywhere, but you want me to be sincere?' Is that right or not?"

Very good, you have made progress and learned to ask and answer your own questions.

Jiang Feng’s silence is a positive answer to this question.

Li Longye said sadly: "Love is something that comes from nowhere and is deep and lasting. It cannot be controlled or contained. Just like you clearly knew that Shen Guxing was not a good match, and you clearly knew that the princess and the county lady were eyeing him, but you still resolutely chose him."

Jiang Fengshi didn't expect that he would bring up Shen Guxing, but it did create a hole in her heart.

She felt a little uncomfortable again, but was willing to be frank with Li Longye: "Your Highness has saved me several times. The incident with Qiu Shan and the incident with An Le's servant were fine, as your life was not in danger. But the other two times, even though I knew that Your Highness had other purposes, how could I not be moved."

"I used to envy my second sister the most. Everyone knew that she had many little flaws and was not sensible, but everyone doted on her. My grandmother treated her like the apple of her eye, my mother was proud of her, and my second brother almost broke off his friendship with Gao Hui because of her. But I have only experienced these things with the prince."

"That night, also at Wangyue Pavilion, you asked me if I had ever been in your dream. I didn't want to answer, because that dream was something that even I couldn't avoid."

The night she met Li Chongjun, she dreamed of him riding a horse towards her, and she was actually filled with anticipation and joy.

"On Mount Zhongnan, I was cornered. Before I committed suicide, I was worried that you would despise me after seeing my miserable corpse."

"To this day, I can't even tell whether I am upset with Chu Yan because she betrayed Brother Guan or because I resent you for falling in love with someone else so quickly."

"You must have heard everything Gao Hui said to me in Liangzhou the summer before last. I thought he was affectionate and determined, but I didn't expect that after a serious illness, he was already engaged to Qin Ru. Not to mention Shen Guxing. And the prince... I'm really scared now."

After Jiang Feng said this, Li Longye's peach-like eyes were filled with surprise.

Seeing Jiang Feng's sad face, he thought for a moment before saying, "During the days when you were recuperating in Qiushan, Gao Hui went to see you, but Li Jian stopped him at the foot of the mountain. He insisted on breaking in, and even after being beaten half to death, he still wanted to see you. I told him that we had secretly agreed to spend our lives together, so he came down the mountain in a daze, and then the news spread that she was discussing marriage with the governor's daughter."

Jiang Feng opened his eyes wide in astonishment, but he could only say helplessly: "It is indeed the work of the prince."

Seeing that she was not angry, Li Longye continued, "Then don't you suspect that Shen Guxing's sudden change of mind was also my plan? Or is there some other reason beyond his control?"

Jiang Feng said sadly, "He is so decisive and smart, and he has even refused the marriage proposal from His Majesty. I really can't imagine what external force could have made him change his mind! Even if someone else was plotting or using both kindness and force, it's all because he wasn't firm enough. Besides, I only believe what I hear and see, it can't be false."

Li Longye said: "Today I have explained to you all my false feelings, schemes and calculations. The rest is my true heart."

After hearing this, Jiang Feng felt that it was time to confess the decision he had made after careful consideration over the past few days.

Then he said, "I believe you. But I want to make three rules with the prince!"

Li Longye's eyes were swollen and his eyebrows were raised, which was very ugly. He said, "Tell me about it."

Jiang Feng said: "You agree first."

Li Longye felt that he had fallen into a fox's trap. After hesitating for a while, he began to negotiate and said, "I won't let go!"

Jiang Feng said: "I know!"

Li Longye said again: "You can't run!"

Jiang Feng spread his hands: "Of course!"

Li Longye felt relieved and said, "Young lady, please speak!"

Jiang Feng said: "First, don't get married before the age of eighteen."

Li Longye lowered his head and thought about it. There were still two years left, so he could wait. However, his tone was not very happy, and he said, "It's a five-cent tax, but no one will pay it for you!"

Well, in the Tang Dynasty, if you didn’t get married by the age of sixteen, you would be taxed five times more.

Seeing that he agreed, Jiang Feng added, "Second, you are not allowed to compete with the Crown Prince for the throne. If the Crown Prince has a dispute with someone else, you must stand by the Crown Prince!"

That strange thought began to pop up again, and Li Longye really wanted to ask, why!

But he controlled himself and said, "Okay! I promise you! In this life, I will only follow Third Brother's lead."

Jiang Feng said solemnly: "All the past deceptions can be ignored. But you must never lie to me again!"

Seeing how serious she was, Li Longye nodded solemnly.

Jiang Feng then said the third point.

After hearing this, Li Longye slammed the table and stood up. His angry roar almost collapsed the roof. The birds in the trees outside all flew away with a flutter.