HLnovel Chapter 118: Startled Bird, Startled Bird
Chapter 118: Startled Bird, Startled Bird
Jiang Feng's hair stood on end when he heard this, but Li Longye was shocked and angry, but he suppressed his emotions and said without showing any worry, "Then you better hurry up. If you become my prisoner, you can only satisfy your desire for food."
Mingque knew that since he was captured, it would be difficult to escape. He didn't want to let Jiang Feng and Li Longye have an easy time, so he said, "Prince Xue is so powerful! I'm just a nobody. What can I do if they capture me?"
Li Longye remained calm: "If I can catch you, I can also catch others!"
The songbird showed an expression of waiting and waiting.
Jiang Feng recovered from his shock and felt that he had been cheated by the imperial seal.
First, she and Shen Guxing had a misunderstanding over the jade seal, and finally parted ways, which ruined her good marriage;
Then Li Longye also blamed her for the imperial seal, which not only cost her half her life, but also crippled one of her arms. She sacrificed her healthy body for that thing.
In the end, the master and servant did not appreciate it. Just because she did not give the jade seal to Li Chengqi, they tried every means to harm her, making her think that she had done something immoral and that God was wrathful and people were resentful, so someone would not stop until she was killed. She was worried about it every day, which directly destroyed her originally optimistic and positive mental state.
She lost her love, physical health and spiritual happiness, all because of the so-called will of the Queen!
Jiang Feng thought he knew Yuan Ying very well. She was an upright person who did not care about trivial matters. He would definitely not hate or blame her because of what Mingque said, nor would he put her to death without asking any questions.
So, she asked Mingque: "Let me ask you, where is Sister Yuanying now? I want to confront her face to face. I don't believe a word you say. When Empress Zetian was dying, she personally issued an order to remove the title of emperor and enter the imperial mausoleum as Empress Gaozong and daughter-in-law of the Li family. Which of Empress Zetian's wills do you want to inherit? Besides, the change of imperial power and the struggle for the throne are not something that we women can influence!"
Mingque still insisted: "Her Majesty was forced by Zhongzong to give up the throne."
Jiang Feng asked back: "How do you know she didn't do it voluntarily?"
Mingque also said excitedly: "Someone saw it with their own eyes and told you personally! Her Majesty had such a glorious life, but before her death she was forced by her unfilial son and nephew. How unwilling she was!"
Jiang Feng didn't know where Mingque's firm belief came from.
She then asked, "Okay! Then let me ask you another question! Emperor Zhongzong can force the Empress to give up the title of Emperor, but why can't he force the Empress to tell you the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal!"
Mingque was speechless for a moment. She had never thought about this question before. She only wanted to believe what she wanted to believe.
She didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Jiang Feng quickly took advantage of the victory and said, "I know that Sister Yuan Ying took Empress Zetian as her role model and hoped to become a heroine and make great achievements. This is understandable, but is it also the will of the empress to stir up quarrels between the brothers of the royal family and create rebellion?"
Mingque had never thought about this.
"Back then, in order to ascend the throne, Empress Wu Zetian demoted the late emperor to Luling and imprisoned the current Majesty in the East Palace. The Wu family framed him in various ways, but Empress Zetian loved her son so much that she never really had the intention to kill him! Even though she had anticipated the Shenlong coup, and although she had already chosen a crown prince, she was unwilling to kill the late emperor first, so she let Yuan Ying take the jade seal out of the palace, waiting for an opportunity to hand it over to the current Majesty. But what about you? Do you only recognize the crown prince appointed by Empress Zetian? And not the emperor appointed by her? The emperor has been appointed, and changing it is rebellion! It's different for the crown prince. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the crown prince has been changed many times! How come the current Majesty has to be influenced by you two masters and servants even when appointing the crown prince!" Jiang Feng spoke crazily.
Mingque was so shocked that he shook his head repeatedly and said blankly: "The lady's inference is definitely not wrong! You are very eloquent. The county...she also said that she should be wary of you."
She seemed to have found spiritual support and instantly became energetic, saying, "Yes! Yes! You must be lying to me! You lied to the young lady in Liangzhou, and now you are lying to me again!"
In her previous life, Jiang Feng read a lot of yandere novels and watched a lot of psychological crime TV dramas. She could never understand the thought processes of some people.
No matter what the other party says, whether it is right or wrong, they have the ability to deconstruct it and incorporate it into their own thought system, so as to achieve self-consistency and firmly believe that they are right.
She looked at the songbird as if it were a patient.
The singing sparrow was mentally consistent and turned into a fanatic sparrow again. She said, "Don't dream about it. I won't reveal any more news about my lady!"
Li Longye laughed instead and said, "You do have a lot of guts, but I don't know whether your guts are stronger or my methods are stronger!"
After saying this, he waved his hand and four old eunuchs came in one after another.
Li Longye said: "Yuan Ying grew up in the palace and served Empress Zetian, so she naturally knows the tricks of the palace. It just so happens that there are several old people in the palace here. They are the best at serving people. Since you are so stubborn, why not give it a try."
When Jiang Feng was interrogating Wei Tuan'er, Feng Changqing bent one of her fingers, which Jiang Feng felt was too much.
Influenced by modern values, she did not think that torture was a good way to force a confession. Especially Mingque, she would never watch her being tortured, so she said: "Your Majesty!"
Li Longye only glanced at her, then pointed at the old eunuch in the front and said, "I don't want to see blood, I think it's too cruel to a woman, is there a gentler method that doesn't involve blood?"
The old eunuch's voice was sharp, and it sounded like fingernails scratching glass. Jiang Feng felt uncomfortable when he heard it: "Your Majesty, there is a kind of punishment specifically targeting women, called 'Tigers and Leopards Playing in Spring'."
Jiang Feng knew that although the name sounded nice, it was by no means a gentle means, so he shook his head to Li Longye.
Li Longye pretended not to see it and said, "Ms. Mingque may not know how to play with spring, why don't you tell her in a low voice!"
The old eunuch naturally understood that he didn't want Jiang Feng to hear it, so he moved closer to the singing bird.
Mingque refused to listen and struggled to hide, but several other eunuchs held her down and forced her to listen.
No one knew what the eunuch said, but Mingque's eyes widened as he listened, and then he suddenly yelled madly, "No! No!"
Li Longye pretended to be suspicious and asked, "Why? Isn't it fun?"
Mingque seemed to have lost his mind, muttering: "No! No! No, no, I can't say it, I can't betray the young lady, the young lady has suffered enough, she only has me..."
Jiang Feng couldn't bear it, so he took a step forward, grabbed her arm, and said sincerely: "Tell me where my sister is, I swear, I will definitely protect her!"
Mingque's eyes brightened for a moment, and then he suddenly smiled evilly.
Li Longye shouted: "Afeng, be careful!"
Before she finished her words, Jiang Feng felt her face getting hot and her eyes turned red. She reached out her hand and found it was covered in blood!