Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 157 Revisiting old matters

Jiang Feng returned to Jiang's residence that morning.

There was a man standing at the door of Jiang's house.

When I got closer, I saw it was Dou Ding.

Feng Changqing was sharpening his knife. He remembered clearly that this man stabbed Li Longye with a sword.

Jiang Feng had no choice but to let Feng Changqing put away his sword. He stepped forward and said to Dou Ding, "Why did you find my house again? I can't take you in this time. Leave quickly."

Dou Ding was like a stray dog ​​after his family went bankrupt, being looked down upon, ignored and ridiculed everywhere. Jiang Feng's questioning and expulsion today was the friendliest and gentlest treatment he had ever experienced.

So I don’t feel embarrassed.

Because of the supreme imperial power, he lost his fiancée and his family became a laughing stock. His father was so angry that he cursed a few words after drinking, and was then demoted and imprisoned by Wang Maozhong.

Everything is gone overnight!

He hated Li Longji and Jiang Fei, but he couldn't have any hostility towards Jiang Feng.

His experience had nothing to do with the man before him.

At the critical moment of life and death, it was Jiang Feng who came to the rescue regardless of past grudges.

In this world, there is only one person who is willing to save him in this situation.

He said: "My family has been destroyed and I have been sentenced to exile in Zhenzhou. I am afraid that I will never be able to return to Chang'an. I am here to say goodbye to you today."

Jiang Feng knew that he had gone from being a rich man to a prisoner, and that everything had changed so much in a short time that it would be hard for him to accept. However, she herself was so upset that she really didn't have the energy to comfort others, so she just said, "Leave Chang'an and live a good life."

Seeing Jiang Feng's depressed look, Dou Ding thought that he had implicated her, and said, "Gao Lishi told me that you asked him for mercy on my behalf. They didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"

Jiang Feng said, "It is because the Crown Prince is kind and compassionate that you have suffered such a tragic fate that he did not bother you. Otherwise, who am I to ask for mercy? Even I myself have committed the crime of harboring a criminal, and the Crown Prince has shown mercy by not killing me."

Dou Ding saw Jiang Feng's expression and knew that something was wrong. He asked again, "Is King Xue okay? I didn't mean to stab him with the sword."

Jiang Feng didn't want to dwell on the fact that he had lied and stabbed Li Longye, so he just shook his head woodenly: "He is fine now."

Dou Ding had no idea about the thrilling experience that took place last night.

He will go to Zhenzhou tomorrow, and from now on we will never meet again.

Thinking of that old incident, Dou Ding hesitated and said, "Last summer, you were poisoned by Aconitum and almost died."

Jiang Feng said: "Thank goodness Prince Xue rescued me."

Dou Ding said, "I know. Later, King Xue sent people to investigate this matter."

Jiang Feng looked tired and looked at Dou Ding without saying a word.

Dou Ding looked ashamed and said, "Jiang Fei asked me to buy the aconite, and I also asked the owner of the preserved fruit shop to put the aconite in the plums."

Jiang Feng was no longer surprised.

Having said the beginning, the rest is not difficult.

Dou Ding continued, "At that time, Ah Fei only wanted to marry Gao Hui, but Gao Hui had someone else in his heart. During the Shangsi Festival, everyone praised a woman for her beautiful voice, but Ah Hui was the only one who looked down on her and said proudly, 'Not even a fraction as good as Ah Feng.' Ah Fei's face changed immediately, and later she came to me and asked me to find a medicine that would damage the vocal cords and make the voice unpleasant."

Jiang Feng finally began to show some emotions.

It was all speculation, but I didn't expect it to be confirmed.

Dou Ding continued: "The dosage of Aconitum, is it well controlled? I was afraid something might happen, so I asked several doctors, and they all said that the dosage would only damage the vocal cords, and there would be no danger to life!"

The information Jiang Feng got from Li Longye was the same, that the aconite poison was not fatal.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe I'm too weak. Although it wouldn't kill most people, I will fight to the death."

Dou Ding shook his head and said, "I thought so at first. But later when Prince Xue investigated, the owner of the preserves shop and his employees were drowned. Because of fear, although I felt it was strange, I didn't dare to speak out."

Jiang Feng finally raised his head from his decadence and thought seriously about the concerns about his life.

She asked, "You mean someone else tampered with the preserves?"

Dou Ding nodded and said, "What a coincidence. On my way to Chang'an, I met a woman with two children who were bullied by beggars. I couldn't bear it for a while, so I stood up for her. Later I found out that she was the wife of the candied fruit owner. According to her, the owner once made a fortune, and that time just happened to coincide with the time when you were poisoned. He seemed to have anticipated his own death, so he sent his wife and children away in advance and warned them never to enter Chang'an and to stay away from the man with the iron arm."

Jiang Feng said: "I was completely powerless to protect myself at that time. It would be easy for anyone to kill me. Why bother?"

Dou Ding shook his head and said, "I don't know."

And his next words were truly earth-shattering, further confirming Jiang Feng's guess.

Dou Ding said: "On the day when Li Longji and his brothers were assassinated, another group of people also attacked them. Among that group of people, there was a man who held a sword in his right hand, but his left hand was made of iron!"

Jiang Feng was shocked, but he remained calm and asked, "You were in a difficult situation at the time, how could you have the time to pay attention to other people's arms?"

Dou Ding said, "Why do you think I was able to stab Prince Xue? I attacked the prince together with that man, and Prince Xue came to rescue him. I slashed his arm with my sword, and there was a clang, but his arm was fine. Prince Xue was stunned, and that's why I stabbed him."

Jiang Feng said: "Maybe he was wearing armor?"

Dou Ding still shook his head and pointed at Feng Changqing and said, "I stabbed King Xue. He was the first one to come forward and he also fought with that man for a while. You can ask him."

Jiang Feng looked at Feng Changqing.

Feng Changqing looked serious, and recalled the situation that night seriously. After a long time, he said to Jiang Feng firmly: "It's an iron left arm!"

Therefore, one of the men in black who assassinated Li Longji once wanted to poison himself by using Jiang Fei and Dou Ding.

According to her and Li Longye's analysis, that group of people were either from Princess Taiping's Mansion or Prince Ning's Mansion.

If one attributes Tie Xiu's behavior to the orders of his master, it can be understood that it was Prince Ning or Princess Taiping who wanted to kill him two years ago.

The key question is, why did they kill themselves two years ago?

If it was for the imperial seal, shouldn't they leave him alive, and torture him in every way like they did with the Five Dragon Kings or Yuan Ying, in order to find out the whereabouts of the imperial seal?

What is that for?

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