When the peach blossoms are withered, small fluffy fruits will grow on the branches, occasionally one or two will fall to the ground, and after being crushed by horseshoes, even the soil will waft the fruity fragrance, filled with a scent of green that can only be found in early summer. Astringent and cool.
The scenery along this road is brilliant, as Yun Yifeng had imagined before, the green hills are faintly green and the water is murmuring, spring flowers, summer rains are all delicious. The further south you go, the warmer the weather will be. As you get closer to Danfeng City, the thick fox fur cloak is no longer needed, and you can replace it with thin crepe snow gauze, which makes you feel lighter.
Maybe it's because he is in a relaxed mood, and even poisonous hairs are not as frequent as in the northwest. Occasionally coughing up a mouthful of blood secretly is not a big deal—at least Yun Yifeng thinks so. At this time, he was busy tasting preserved fruit in front of the stall, and planned to buy a few large bags to bring to Jiang Lingfei. If you want to visit as a guest, you can't be empty-handed. As the saying goes, sending preserved fruits across the city is light in gift and affectionate.
Ji Yanran said: "We are here to help, even if there is a gift, he should give it to us."
"Jiang's family has a big business, and everyone has their own thoughts. From my point of view, brother Jiang is probably in a state of distress at this time." Yun Yifeng wiped his fingers, "Actually, I don't understand. He stays in Wangcheng all year round and rarely returns to Danfeng. City, why is the prince so sure that he can hold everything in his hands?"
"Searching for power and usurping the throne also depends on experience." Ji Yanran said, "The rest of the Jiang family can only toss about one-third of an acre of land in their own family, but Ling Fei has been in the royal city for seven or eight years, inside and outside the palace. He has seen a lot and participated in a lot of open and covert battles, and his vision and means alone are a bit higher than others."
Yun Yifeng frowned: "But the rivers and lakes are different from the imperial court after all, I still feel uneasy."
"Even if you don't worry about his brain, you still have to worry about his martial arts." Ji Yanran took over the preserved fruit, "No one in Jiang's family can be his opponent."
Yun Yifeng thought about it, this is true. Compared with the imperial palace, the martial arts family has this advantage - even if they can't convince people with prestige, they can also convince people with force, first beat each other to the ground one by one, at least ensure that they don't suffer.
…
In April in the world, Xiaohe just showed her sharp corners.
In the backyard of Jiang Mansion, the water lily planted in the big vat has just sprouted a lovely pink color.
Jiang Lingfei stared at the bulging flower buds through a stone window, forced to stare at himself with a somewhat reserved and shy sense of being a lady—the door could not be opened, and the second door could not be opened, so he could only lean against the window in self-pity, lamenting the passing of time , Watch the four seasons of his mother.
Jiang Chenchen still came on time to bring him meals. The dishes included braised spring beans in oil, lettuce mixed with shredded chicken, and a dish of steamed meat with lotus leaf powder. Although simple, they are all carefully prepared seasonal dishes. This is the only consolation, at least he is not just getting rid of cornbread and pickles, he is still a rich man in terms of food.
Jiang Lingfei asked: "You stared at me for a long time, didn't you notice a trace of the good feelings of brothers and sisters?"
Jiang Chenchen looked disgusted.
Jiang Lingfei: "..."
"How's the situation at home?"
This time, Jiang Sanshao had experience, and only asked after eating and drinking, so as not to be thrown off the table again.
Jiang Chencheng said concisely, "Fifth Uncle and Big Brother are fighting to the death."
The "Fifth Uncle" in his words is named Jiangnan Zhen, he is considered to be the No. 2 member of the Jiang family besides Jiangnan Dou. There are more than enough "big shots" he has befriended. As for Jiang Lingxu, the young master of the Jiang family, he is the rightful successor to the head of the family. He has a very high prestige in the family. Being able to stop howling is better than Grandma Wolf—for example, Jiang Xiaojiu grew up so hard.
Jiang Lingfei said again: "Is there any movement from the fourth child?"
"Staying still is probably to wait for the snipe and clam to fight and the fisherman will profit." Jiang Chenchen said, "The backing behind him is not ordinary. I borrowed 20,000 soldiers from King Xiao, mainly to frighten him."
Jiang Lingfei continued to interrogate: "What happens after the deterrence is over? Since the fourth child is so secretive, he shouldn't be scared to pee his pants by a mere 20,000 soldiers and horses, and it is impossible for you to command the Liang army to fight for the leader So who did you listen to and suddenly had the dream of being the number one in the world? Tell him bravely, and my brother will beat him right away."
Jiang Chenchen's face was sullen and blue from what he said, and he wanted to lift the table, but seeing that the dishes on the table were empty, it was useless, so he turned his mind to the next meal, and said coldly: "Tonight you There is no need to eat."
Jiang Lingfei: "..."
The servant promptly said outside the door: "Master Ninth, there are guests at home."
Jiang Chenchen didn't take it to heart, and asked casually, "Who is it?"
"His Royal Highness Xiao Wang and the master of Fengyumen."
"..."
The room is silent, and the wind blowing water lilies outside the courtyard can be heard clearly.
Jiang Lingfei said, look, what I said.
Jiang Chenchen gritted his teeth: "You did it on purpose!"
Jiang Lingfei was about to bleed out for being wronged. I was kidnapped by someone hired by you, and I was imprisoned in a dark room every day. It would be difficult to see more servants. How could there be such an accident
Jiang Chenchen went out with his hands, and locked the secret door tightly with a bang.
The surroundings dimmed again, Jiang Lingfei leaned against the wall, looked at the beam of light coming in through the slits, and breathed a sigh of relief. Since Ji Yanran and Yun Yifeng have come, at least it can show that the Northwest has been settled, and he finally has the hope of going out.
…
His Royal Highness King Xiao came to the door in person, which was naturally a big event for the Jiang family. Fifth Uncle Jiang was not at home, so it was logical that the task of receiving distinguished guests fell on the young master Jiang Lingxu.
At this time, he was very puzzled and said: "Third brother? Didn't come back."
Ji Yanran: "..."
Yun Yifeng: "..."
Jiang Lingxu continued: "I thought the third brother was still fighting in the northwest, so I dare not write a letter to recall him. State affairs are naturally more important."
He said it in a high-sounding way, and he had never met Jiang Lingfei before, so he helped to guess: "Could it be delayed on the way?"
"Perhaps." Ji Yanran smiled, "Since Ling Fei hasn't come back yet, then we won't bother you, and we will leave."
Jiang Lingxu personally sent the two of them out of Jiangfu, looking at the posture, he wished he could hire another carriage, so as to pull this unexpected visitor as far away as possible.
The thick door slammed shut behind him, shattering the glowing red clouds for a long time.
Yun Yifeng said: "If I had known this before, I shouldn't have delayed on the road. What should I do now?"
"Lingfei's handwriting is extremely sloppy, and it's not easy to imitate." Ji Yanran said, "There are two possibilities. First, he was manipulated by someone and wrote to ask me to borrow a soldier; Exactly the same."
The letters sent to the northwest were all there. After returning to the inn, Yun Yifeng took out another piece of paper from the luggage. Ji Yanran didn't understand: "What is this?"
"An ancient recipe for brewing wine." Yun Yifeng said, "My lord likes to drink Lizhou's drunken spring breeze, so I asked Brother Jiang to write down the brewing method, and I planned to try it myself." After suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, and being bedridden for three days, he completely gave up the difficult idea of making wine.
Comparing the handwriting one by one, I found the difference between several commonly used characters—they are all in the very subtle hooks and dots. If you are not careful, it is difficult to see the clues.
Yun Yifeng said: "Borrowing an army of 20,000 troops to guard Danfeng City, if it wasn't Brother Jiang's intention, then what is the purpose of this person? Even if the prince agrees to borrow troops, it is absolutely impossible for the army to do things for him. They are only ordered to maintain the city. Just order."
Ji Yanran said: "Although it is impossible to help him, if the other party's goal is to cause chaos in Danfeng City, there will be 20,000 troops stationed at that time, and there will be many gangster sects who will come to join in the fun. Contradictions can still be easily achieved.”
Yun Yifeng frowned: "So the other party's purpose is to make the imperial court and martial arts confront each other?"
"If something really went wrong, I'll bear the blame." Ji Yanran said, "I transferred the soldiers, and everyone in the world knows that Ling Fei has a close relationship with me." At that time, the rumors will not analyze the truth carefully, It doesn't matter whether your original intention is to keep the city safe or not. It can only be said that His Royal Highness Xiao Wang is selfish, in order to help Jiang Lingfei seize power, he did not hesitate to mobilize tens of thousands of troops, mobilizing people in the martial arts to complain, mobilizing the people in the city to have no peace, and it is difficult to explain in front of the emperor.
Turning the city upside down will not benefit the Jiang family or the entire Wulin. The only ones who can benefit from it seem to be only two types of people at present, the first type is the enemy of Liang who longs for chaos in the world, and the second type is Ji Yanran's enemy.
Yun Yifeng said: "So in the end it was aimed at the prince?"
"Let's find him first." Ji Yanran said, "Let's go and ask the post office in the city if we have received your reply to Ling Fei."
Letters sent from the army have special channels and couriers for the army, and all records are clear. After checking, the post officer of Danfeng City reported that he had indeed received two letters from the master of Yunmen, and had already handed them over to Jiang Zhong, the steward of Jiangfu, on time, and Jiang Zhong sent the reply himself.
"Jiang's family has a great career, and there are many more housekeepers than ordinary families. Although Jiang Zhong is not the number one housekeeper, his status is not low. He always takes sedan chairs when he goes out." The post official said, "Ordinary people are probably sent Don't move him."
…
In Zishi, there was a dense forest outside the city.
The sky is raining moderately, pattering, making people upset and restless.
Jiang Chenchen asked, "What should we do now?"
Even the voice of the person hiding in the shadows was dark: "King Xiao came here in person, our previous plan may have to be changed."
"Changed to what?"
The other party came out of the woods step by step, as if he wanted to talk closer, Jiang Chen immediately took two steps back vigilantly, staring at the vague black shadow, and clenched the hilt of his sword with his right hand.
Heiying laughed "hehe": "Why, the young master is worried that I will kill you?"
"You just stand there!" Jiang Chenchen drew his sword out of its sheath and warned the other party, "If you dare to take a step forward, don't blame me for being rude!"
Heiying stopped as he said, and reminded: "I won't kill the young master, but the young master should go and kill the messenger as soon as possible."
Jiang Chen's face froze, Uncle Zhong
Seeing that he stood still, Hei Ying added, "Why, do you want me to explain the reason?"
Jiang Chenchen slammed his sword back into its sheath, turned around and ran back to Jiangjia Villa.
The black shadow sneered contemptuously, and his feet were light, as if he disappeared into the dense forest in the blink of an eye.
Ghostly.
In the backyard of the Jiang Mansion, the housekeeper Jiang Zhong was snoring, sleeping quite deeply.
There was a "knock" sound from the window, and a shadow slipped in without a sound. It was Jiang Chen Chen.
He stood beside the bed for a long time, and at the end he was cruel. He gritted his teeth and was about to make a move, but his arms were clamped from behind. There was a tingling pain in the wrist, and the acupuncture point was sealed by internal force. Before he knew what was going on, the pitch-black sack was put on his head.
All of this happened so quickly, Jiang Chenchen was horrified, feeling that he was being carried on his shoulders, his stomach was throbbing with a dull pain, and he almost greeted him with the food and tea he ate at night. Both his head and stomach were overwhelmed, and just when he was about to bear it, fortunately, he fell to the ground with a "boom".
Someone asked: "Hasn't it been discovered?"
Another person replied: "No, it looks like a little doll."
The fifteen-year-old young master of the Jiang family, who fainted before leaving school, was kidnapped by gangsters in his own territory, and was called a "little baby". Both physically and mentally, he suffered the biggest blow in history, and his anger was natural. monstrous. Until being dragged out of the sack by Yun Yifeng, both eyes were still red - not the masculine wild red that was furious, but a weak red circle around the eye sockets.
Yun Yifeng was surprised: "How could it be Master Ninth?"
Ji Yanran recalled: "Jiang Ling—" What's going on
Yun Yifeng answered: "Morning."
It is even more humiliating to have such an unremarkable name.
Jiang Chenchen yelled, "Let me go back!"
"Where's Ling Feiren?" Ji Yanran squatted in front of him with a pleasant expression, "Hand him over, and I'll let you go."
Jiang Chenchen said, "It's already been killed."
Ji Yanran's eyes suddenly darkened.
Jiang Chenchen: "..."
Yun Yifeng interjected: "Ninth Young Master, you should be clear about the relationship between the prince and the third young master. If he is really killed, you may not survive. Also, if I were you, I would just say 'I don't know' , This is the best answer for not cooperating but also wanting to protect yourself. Instead of responding with a 'killed' in a fit of anger, I will take the initiative to admit that it has something to do with me."
These words were full of threats and forced confessions, as well as a hint of sarcasm, so Jiang Chenchen's eyes were not only red, but his face was also flushed, and his whole body was hot and explosive like an iron ball rolling in a charcoal fire.
"I don't want to ask the same question again." Ji Yanran's tone was cold, she stood up and looked down at him, "If you don't want to answer now, you don't have to answer it later."
If the eyes of the eldest young master of the Jiang family are equal to ten wolf grandmas, then His Royal Highness Xiao Wang can at least stand up to three hundred. He is still the kind with thick fangs, bloody mouth, and the kind who doesn't even bother to wrap a flowery kerchief, standing at the window and showing his eyes. With half a head, it can scare a little doll out of a thick shadow for a lifetime.
…
The rustling rain stopped.
The door of the dark room also opened quietly.
Jiang Lingfei yawned, looked at the young man in front of him, and asked, "Why, in the middle of the night with a murderous look on his face, are you here to kill your brother?"
Jiang Chenchen gritted his teeth and turned sideways to get out of the way.
Ji Yanran stepped out of the shadows.
Jiang Lingfei felt relieved: "Hurry up, come and untie it for me."
Ji Yanran looked at his shameful appearance covered in iron chains, and said from the bottom of his heart: "You are really promising."