Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 165 Boundary

On the third day of the first lunar month, Zhang Yueyue suddenly had abdominal pain. After tossing and turning for half the night, a baby girl was born.

Old Mrs. Jiang was not very happy, but Father Jiang looked OK.

Only Jiang's mother and Zhang Yueyue didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl, and they were all smiling happily.

Ever since the little girl was born, Jiang's mother and Zhang Yuyue insisted on not allowing Jiang Feng to hang out with Zhang Yuyue anymore.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Jiang Zuo returned home exhausted after completing his disaster relief work.

He went to see his wife and daughter first, hugged his wrinkled daughter with his teeth bared, and said, "Why is she so ugly?"

The girl was sleeping soundly, but when she felt her father dislike her like this, she suddenly burst into tears.

Jiang Zuo thought his daughter understood what he said, but was too embarrassed to explain further and was sweating profusely.

The wet nurse took the child with a smile, coaxed him, and he fell asleep again.

Jiang Zuo thought in his heart: I really don’t know who this temper comes from, neither he nor Zhang Yueyue are pretentious.

Looking up, he saw Jiang Feng lying in front of the wet nurse and looking at the child with a smile on his face, and he had the answer in his mind.

Everyone was talking about his niece Xiao Gu, Jiang Zuo couldn't help but smile.

Jiang Zuo's return has made people feel more stable. Compared with Jiang's father, Jiang Zuo naturally makes people feel stable and reliable.

The impact of the snowstorm and earthquake gradually decreased until there was no impact at all.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a royal banquet.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Li Dan held a banquet for his ministers.

Such a peaceful atmosphere spread from top to bottom over the course of several days, and Chang'an City once again showed its prosperous and lively side.

By the time of the girl's full-month banquet, she had completely let go.

Although she was just a girl, a buffet banquet was held for three consecutive days.

There was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate them.

Although the Jiang family has a shallow foundation in Chang'an City, it has already shown signs of rising.

Jiang Jingxiu's generation was not outstanding, and he was appointed as mayor because of the prince's consideration. It would be good for him to retire in this position.

The key is that the children are particularly outstanding.

The eldest son-in-law Liu Nezhi was the general of the Right Jinwu Guard, which was already a sixth-rank official. This time, he accompanied Prince Xue Li Longye on a border patrol and fought off many attacks and harassments from the Xi people with Li Longye. He might be promoted again after returning to Beijing.

There is nothing much to say about the second and third sons-in-law. One is the crown prince of the current dynasty, the future emperor. The other is a second-rank prince with great merits and the emperor's favorite youngest son.

Of course, the most crucial person is Jiang Zuo. He has always been steady, with strong working ability and extremely sensitive political sense. In less than two years since entering the court, he has been promoted to the seventh rank of the Ministry of Revenue, and is known as the "two heroes of the court" together with Shen Guxing.

It's just that Shen Guxing asked to be sent away because of his love affair, which is like destroying his own Great Wall, which makes people feel regretful.

At the full moon banquet, he inevitably met Shen's mother and Jiang Fei.

At this time, Shen's mother had mixed feelings towards Jiang Feng. There was admiration and praise, but more of it was blame.

Although she knew that Shen Guxing was in trouble, she still didn't let Jiang Feng go.

But she still couldn't help thinking that Shen Guxing had a bright future, but ended up in this situation now, all thanks to Jiang Feng.

She is a Buddhist and compassionate person. Faced with numerous conflicts and entanglements, she can only choose to deal with it calmly.

So after Jiang Feng paid his respects to Shen's mother, the two of them had nothing more to say.

The sisters Jiang Fei and Jiang Feng had originally reconciled their differences, but because of Princess Taiping's attack during the autumn hunt, Jiang Fei was embarrassed and blamed Jiang Feng for it.

In addition, Li Longji was very concerned about Jiang Feng, which made Jiang Fei feel like he was facing a formidable enemy and he was furious.

Since she married Li Longji, she discovered a problem: no matter how much Li Longji loved his women, he would never allow them to get involved in court affairs. He loved and honored them, but he also drew a clear line.

As long as it doesn't cross the line, he will give you almost anything you want.

But if there is any sign of crossing the line, he will immediately turn against you.

She didn't think it was a big deal at first, but when she was chatting with Ji An at the Lantern Festival, she learned something extraordinary.

Jian asked her if she knew a man named Dou Ding.

Although she felt uneasy, she did not hide it and just answered that she knew him.

Ji An asked again: "Does Concubine know why Dou Ding wanted to assassinate the Crown Prince?"

She was horrified and asked, "Didn't they say the murderer hasn't been caught yet?"

She almost said, wasn't it Princess Taiping who did it? How did it become Dou Ding again?

Ji An said quietly: "Saying that he was not caught is just a lie to outsiders. In fact, it was Dou Ding who wanted to kill His Highness."

Jiang Fei knew about the tragic end of the Dou family and often felt guilty about it, but when she heard that Dou Ding had dared to assassinate the prince, her guilt disappeared and she was only worried that Li Longji would vent his anger on her.

Seeing that she was completely unaware, Ji An said with a hint of worry, "I heard that after Dou Ding was captured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to chop off his head, but it was Jiang Feng who pleaded for Dou Ding, and His Royal Highness pardoned him."

Seeing Jiang Fei's expression change drastically, she added, "I really don't know what Jiang Feng is thinking. Why is she begging for Dou Ding? She is the concubine's sister. She is begging for Dou Ding, naturally for the concubine's sake. Isn't she afraid that His Highness will suspect that the concubine has some connection with the Dou family?"

Jiang Fei then remembered that after Li Longji and Li Longye were assassinated, Li Longji had made her a vegetarian for three months on trumped-up charges and punished her with a monthly salary of half a year.

Only now did she know why!

That’s not all. The Princess of Ji’an County also said that before Dou Ding was exiled, he had met Jiang Feng. The two had a casual conversation, and no one knew what they talked about, but they occasionally mentioned “aconitum poison” or something like that.

Jiang Feng once threatened her with this matter for Shen Guxing.

But at that time, it was just Jiang Feng's guess, and Jiang Fei didn't take it to heart.

But if Dou Ding turned against him, Jiang Feng would catch him as a witness. If she reported it to Li Longji, what would Li Longji think of her!

Or maybe she had a selfish motive when she pleaded for Dou Ding, her purpose was to get evidence that she had poisoned him.

Since the assassination of the crown prince, Jiang Fei clearly felt Li Longji's indifference. She originally thought that he was just busy with government affairs and could not spare time.

Now there is another possibility, Jiang Feng reported himself to Li Longji!

She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat and didn't even care what Jian said later.

That night, Li Longji stayed at her place. On the bed, she was very gentle and careful, and finally satisfied him.

After the lovemaking, she tried to ask about Dou Ding's assassination attempt, but Li Longji immediately turned cold and said, "Women, don't ask about the affairs of the previous dynasty! This will not happen again!"

Women cannot ask questions! Then why can Jiang Feng plead for Dou Ding!

Women are not allowed to participate in government affairs. Where did the ten prohibitions during the autumn hunting come from?

Things got out of control from that night.

It seemed as if she had returned to Liangzhou overnight. At that time, no matter how hard she tried, no matter how hard she fought, she could not win Gao Hui's heart!

That feeling of powerlessness drove her crazy!

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