Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 190 Ying Shang 1

Three days later, Jiang Zuo carried the coffin back to Liangzhou.

The ancients believed that fallen leaves should return to their roots, and everyone would be buried in the ancestral tomb after death.

Jiang Feng wanted to carry the coffin back with them, but was unanimously rejected by the whole family.

There were many reasons, including that it was not appropriate for women, and there were only outsiders on the way, etc. The most important reason was that she was Li Longye's concubine who had not yet married into the family, and she was worried about the royal taboo.

According to etiquette, one needs to observe mourning for three years when a close relative passes away, so her marriage with Li Longye should be postponed.

However, neither Li Longye nor the Jiang family seemed to have this intention.

The so-called three years of mourning has a major premise, that is, the status of men and women is equal, everyone discusses and negotiates, and finally forms a plan that is good for both of us and is passed down.

And the person she is going to marry is the prince!

Their family was their subordinates and slaves, and there was no equality at all.

Just like in "Dream of the Red Chamber", when the Jia family held the Lantern Festival banquet, Grandmother Jia took advantage of Xiren and didn't come out to take care of Baoyu.

Mrs. Wang excused Xiren, saying that her mother had died and she was in mourning, so it was inconvenient for her to come forward. Grandmother Jia then scolded her, "You can't even talk about filial piety or unfilial piety with your master!"

No matter how glorious and respectable you are, you are still a slave after all.

Lin Jinran didn't understand at first.

When she finally understood, she had become another Xiren.

After Jiang's mother left, Li Longye came every day. Sometimes they would talk to each other, and sometimes they would just sit there.

That day, Li Longye stood up and was about to leave when Jiang Feng stopped him and asked, "You know Chu Yan is not the real murderer, right?"

Li Longye nodded.

Jiang Feng asked again: "I must avenge my mother, you know that, right?"

Li Longye spoke earnestly, saying: "No matter who it is, I will give you an explanation sooner or later, please believe me."

Jiang Feng shook his head: "This is my own business."

Li Longye strode over, bent over, shook her shoulders, and said, "Your business is my business! Ji'an is under our control, don't act rashly."

Jiang Feng said: "How to control it? Letting Ji An exchange Chu Yan with a death row prisoner and letting her kill my mother is also under the control of the prince?"

Li Longye's body was shaking. He really didn't expect Chu Yan to be so crazy. She got rid of his people and did such a cruel thing.

He found out that someone was trying to kidnap Chu Yan, so he took advantage of the situation and tried to find out who was behind it.

But he was not careful at that moment and made a big mistake.

Jiang Feng blamed him, but he had nothing to say.

Seeing that he was in a dilemma, Jiang Feng did not ask any more questions, but only said, "I am the concubine of Prince Xue appointed by His Majesty. If I commit a heinous crime, and it does not implicate Prince Xue's Mansion, then it does not implicate the Jiang family."

Li Longye frowned and asked, "What on earth are you going to do?"

Jiang Feng said: "If the heaven is not clear, I will take care of the cause and effect myself!"

Jiang Feng's eyes showed a determination to fight to the death. Li Longye said: "A Feng, I will definitely avenge your mother! But..."

Not now.

Now, the turmoil of His Majesty's appointment of the crown prince has just passed, and in Li Dan's eyes, the five brothers have all put aside their grudges and are in a peaceful state. If he were to investigate Cheng An's crimes at this time, even if he had evidence, Li Dan would suspect that he had ulterior motives and was deliberately targeting Prince Ning.

Jiang Feng naturally understood these principles, but she couldn't get over the psychological barrier.

She hated Chu Yan and Ji An, but she hated herself even more.

After all, wasn't it Jiang's mother who died because of her?

When Li Longye left, he took Feng Changqing with him and left Li Bian behind.

He knew that Feng Changqing was obedient, and that he would help Jiang Feng no matter what she wanted to do, regardless of the consequences.

Prince Xue just left with a lot on his mind.

Guan Shanyun also came with a guilty conscience.

Jiang Feng saw that his face was filled with sorrow, and he no longer looked as elegant and handsome as before.

He once enjoyed the mountains and rivers, how happy he was!

Why enter this world of mortals when you can't be happy?

"Brother, you followed me all the way from Luoyang to Chang'an to protect me. Now, it's time to leave this dangerous place." Jiang Feng said, "Besides, I killed Chu Yan..."

Guan Shanyun interrupted, "It wasn't you! It was me! I killed her! It was me who let a wolf into the house and brought such a vicious woman to you; it was me who showed mercy to her time and time again out of consideration for our brotherly love! That's why I indulged her to this extent and ultimately caused the tragic death of Shen's mother!"

Jiang Feng laughed bitterly and said, "Only my elder brother and I are desperately taking on the sins."

Guan Shanyun wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Jiang Feng noticed and said, "Is there anything else I cannot accept? Big brother, just speak up."

Jiang Feng felt like he was struck by lightning after hearing this.

She stumbled out of the house with Guan Shanyun and came to the charity cemetery, which was filled with unclaimed corpses.

The thinnest and most slender one was Yuan Ying.

His body was covered in old and new scars, looking horrible, and his right calf was bent into a strange arc.

Guan Shanyunye choked up and said, "When she kidnapped you, she hosted a banquet for you and me under the locust tree. She didn't drink a drop of alcohol or eat any food, so I just thought she was still... In fact, she was forced to drink hot water, and her throat and esophagus were ulcerated, so she could only eat liquid food..."

"Why did she die!" Jiang Feng asked in a hoarse voice with bloodshot eyes.

"Because...Sao...Sister knew that the county...ancestor wanted to do something...harmful to you, so he asked me to send a letter to Guan...Dongzi. Then...Sao...Sister was discovered and killed!" Mingque came out from the side and answered Jiang Feng.

Although her tongue was reconnected by Old Man Sun, she could no longer speak like before.

It’s Ji’an again!

It’s Ji’an again!

Jiang Feng still didn't shed a single tear. Together with Guan Shanyun and Mingque, he went through the procedures for claiming the body. They burned the remains and scattered them into the Wei River.

This world will never come again!

From Mingque's stumbling narration, Jiang Feng learned about what happened to Yuan Ying and his servant later on.

Although they fell off the cliff, someone at the bottom of the cliff survived.

But just after escaping from the wolf's den, he fell into the tiger's mouth.

They, master and servant, were kidnapped by a group of unidentified people and imprisoned in a dark underground place. They were subjected to various tortures and torments every day just to find the whereabouts of the imperial seal.

Many times, Mingque couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to confess, but was stopped by Yuan Ying.

Yuan Ying said: "Before we got into trouble, we threw the hot potato to Jiang Feng, which put her in danger. If she betrays Ah Feng for her own life, how could these people let her off so easily! It would be fine if Ah Feng was a coward, but if she swears to death to refuse to tell the whereabouts of the jade seal... I really can't bear to see her suffer this inhuman crime again!"

The men in black tried every trick in the book, but the master and servant gritted their teeth and said nothing, only saying that they knew nothing about the imperial seal.

They gradually got tired of it and relaxed their guard.

By accident, he was rescued by the Princess of Ji'an County.

When Ji'an was young, he always followed Princess Taiping into the palace. He recognized Yuan Ying, who was by Emperor Wu's side, and he cherished her talent, treated her as a guest of honor, and recommended Yuan Ying to her father.

In their conversation, they all expressed admiration for the Empress's rule. In addition, Yuan Ying knew that the Empress's will wanted to make Li Chengqi the Crown Prince, so he relaxed his vigilance.