Chapter 172: Stop pretending?
It was getting dark and Ling Feng still hadn't returned. A bad idea popped up in Xie Yun's head. Could he be planning a prison break?
The next moment, a dark shadow jumped down from the wall, walked to the bright place, and reflected Ling Feng's face.
Seeing him come back, Xie Yun breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over to ask, "How is it? Did you find out?"
"Let's talk inside." After entering the house, Ling Feng briefly recounted what he had learned.
Everyone in the Shangshu Mansion was imprisoned in the Sky Prison, including Jiang Lan.
"The prison is heavily guarded. We'll need some help if we want to rescue them."
"You want to break the prison?"
Ling Feng nodded without thinking. Xie Yun was stunned for a moment, then accepted the plan and asked where to find help. Ling Feng said he had his own way, but before that he had to find out where Jiang Lan was imprisoned. He planned to go into the city again tomorrow and find a way to sneak into the Sky Prison and find the cell where Jiang Lan was imprisoned.
"However, there is still a difficult problem right now." Ling Feng said.
Xie Yun asked, "What's the problem?"
"Silver." Ling Feng replied.
Xie Yun patted his chest and said, "I'll take care of this. I'll write a letter home and have someone send it back tomorrow. Is 100,000 taels enough?"
"It shouldn't be that much." Ling Feng answered a little unsurely, as if he was not sure how expensive the other party was.
"Money makes the world go round. Even if we fail, we still have money to make some arrangements. At least we can make sure Sister Lan and Cousin Shen have good food and drink so they don't starve." Xie Yun said.
Ling Feng had no objection.
…….
When the city gate opened the next day, Ling Feng entered the city among the people entering.
When passing a teahouse, someone called out from upstairs:
"Here."
Ling Feng looked up, then observed the situation on the street, went in and went upstairs.
"Don't worry, no one is watching you."
When Ling Feng came over, Ji Quan gestured for him to sit down at the seat opposite. After Ling Feng sat down, Ji Quan asked him to try the tea first. Ling Feng glanced at the teacup in front of him and asked directly, "What do you want from me?"
Ji Quan picked up the teacup and scraped it twice, taking a sip of tea before saying calmly, "If you want to break out of the prison, I advise you not to bother with that idea. She won't go with you. Even if she can escape, how can her whole family escape?" He curled his lips and sneered, "Besides, do you have the ability to rescue her whole family from the prison?"
Ling Feng clenched his fists and said with a resolute expression, "My duty is to protect Madam. Madam's safety is the most important thing."
"What if she doesn't go with you? Are you going to knock her out and put her in a sack and carry her away?" Ji Quan asked back.
Ling Feng did not answer.
"The emperor hasn't said he wants to punish the Jiang family yet. I advise you not to act rashly. Be careful not to make things worse and give the emperor a reason to punish you." Ji Quan put down the teacup, stood up and prepared to leave, but then he remembered something and turned back and said, "By the way, the tea money has been paid. Don't waste such good tea." After that, he walked away.
After he left the teahouse, Ling Feng also left without touching the cup of tea in front of him.
Afterwards, Ling Feng followed him all the way to the outside of the palace, and when he saw him enter through the palace gate, he quietly left.
After meeting the emperor in the imperial study, Ji Quan reported the army's itinerary.
He had just received a letter via carrier pigeon this morning, saying that the army had arrived in Jinzhou and would reach Yecheng tomorrow. Huo Chen, leading the Black Armored Army, had already arrived in Youzhou.
"I have just received the battle report from the front line. Dingcheng is in imminent danger and can only hold out for two more days at most. The Black Armored Army must arrive at the border the day after tomorrow... cough cough..." The emperor started coughing again due to excitement, and waved his hand, asking Ji Quan to pass the order quickly.
After Ji Quan left, the emperor took his hand away and saw coughed-up blood on his palm. His heart sank, and he felt that he didn't have much time left. But he must not fall down now, he must buy more time!
"Mu Jin, I will never lose to you!"
Then the emperor called Eunuch Liu in and asked him to bring Mr. Bai and Mr. Mo over.
After the two took turns to check the emperor's pulse, they both advised him to rest and not overwork.
"I didn't ask you to come here to hear this," said the emperor.
"I know that Your Majesty has been worried about state affairs recently, but the dragon's health should be the most important thing. Judging from Your Majesty's current pulse, the situation is not optimistic." Mr. Bai reported truthfully.
"I heard that there is a secret treasure in the Northern Desert that can bring the dead back to life and prolong life. Have you heard of it?" asked the emperor.
Mr. Bai shook his head and replied, "I have never heard of a treasure that can bring the dead back to life."
His Majesty looked at Mr. Mo.
"I have read about this in an ancient book. It records that a thousand years ago, a warrior emerged from the Northern Desert and led his people to defeat the brutal and tyrannical White-Feathered Eagle King. This warrior was the Black-Feathered Eagle God, incarnated on earth. After defeating the White-Feathered Eagle King, he transformed back into a black eagle and flew back to the sky. Later, a rare treasure descended from the sky. Rumor has it that this treasure was transformed from a divine artifact in the sky, with the power to summon wind and rain and bring the dead back to life. I wonder if this is the secret treasure Your Majesty is talking about."
"Things about ghosts and gods are mostly rumors and should not be believed lightly," said Mr. Bai.
"I'm a little tired, Doctor Bai, please go back first."
The emperor gave a signal, and Eunuch Liu asked Mr. Bai to leave first.
Mr. Mo stayed.
"Does that ancient book record the usage of the treasure?" asked the emperor.
Mr. Mo replied, "An ancient book records a formation. I am not familiar with the technique, so I am afraid I cannot explain it to Your Majesty."
"Where is that ancient book?" asked the emperor.
Mr. Mo replied, "It's at my residence, stored in my medicine room."
Afterwards, the emperor summoned Commander Li and asked him to personally lead people to escort Mr. Mo back without any mistakes.
…
It rained heavily this morning, and the flowers and leaves in the Sanqing Temple in the city were all over the ground. The weather was bad and gloomy, as if it would rain again at any time. There were fewer people coming to burn incense than usual.
Two people were playing chess in the pavilion in the backyard.
At this time, a guard hurried over and reported something to one of them.
Commander Li escorted the old doctor Mo out of the city.
"The chess game is already in chaos, so why not make it even more chaotic?" said one of the players.
"I understand," replied the other chess player.
…
In the prison, Jiang Lan was taken away by two jailers.
"Lan'er, Lan'er..." Jiang Shen shouted anxiously, his hands reaching out of the iron railing.
Jiang Cheng also leaned against the iron bars of the prison door, looking nervously and worriedly at Jiang Lan's back as she was taken away.
"Oh no! Are they going to lynch Lan'er?"
As soon as Jiang Cheng expressed his concern, Jiang Shen became even more anxious and shouted that he wanted to see the emperor. Jiang Cheng stamped his feet in anxiety and hurriedly told him to speak in a low voice and not shout, for fear of attracting the jailers again.
"Second sister is blessed by fate. Maybe another noble person will come to save her." Jiang Yao said sarcastically without getting involved.
When Jiang Rui heard the word "noble", his eyes rolled around and he ran to Jiang Cheng and said, "Is His Majesty going to release my second sister? Are we saved?"
"If His Majesty really wants to release him, there must be an imperial decree." Jiang Cheng sighed and said with emotion, "My father has been working in the officialdom for most of his life, but in the end he ended up like this. It's really fate that can play tricks on us."
"If only my second sister hadn't married him, dad wouldn't be in trouble now." Jiang Yao said.
Jiang Rui echoed, "That's right. If my second sister hadn't insisted on becoming a marquis, I wouldn't be locked up here now."
"Didn't you snatch Lan'er's marriage away first?"
Jiang Shen's tone darkened, and when he looked at Jiang Yao with a stern gaze, she shuddered with fear, lowered her head in shame, and dared not say a word. Jiang Rui was also frightened and slipped back into the corner.
"Okay, let's not talk about the past." Jiang Cheng glanced at Jiang Shen, a little cautious, and whispered to him, "Yao'er was wrong about what happened in the past, but she is your third sister after all, and blood is thicker than water."
"I understand, father, there is no need to say more." Jiang Shen bowed and walked away.
Jiang Cheng went over and criticized Jiang Yao and Jiang Rui again, and asked them not to say such words that would alienate family members in the future.
…
Jiang Lan was brought to a person. When she saw him, she felt a little surprised but not surprised at the same time.
"Why don't you kneel when you see the princess?"
The maid next to Changle gave a wink, and two jailers pressed Jiang Lan to the ground.
"Greetings, Princess." She knelt down and saluted. If she chose to confront him head-on at this moment, she would be the only one to suffer.
"We haven't seen each other for a few months. Why is Sister Jiang so distant from me?" Changle gestured, and the maid went over to help Jiang Lan up.
Since he wasn't going to break up with her, it wouldn't be a problem for her to just continue playing along.
"I am a criminal now, but the princess still comes to visit me. I am very grateful." Jiang Lan said.
Changle stood up and walked to her, holding her hand, looking at her with a pleading look and said, "Sister Jiang, can you tell me where Brother Wuhan is now?"
Jiang Lan shook her head and replied, "I don't know where he is now."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the other person's nails digging into the flesh of the back of her hand.
"Sister Jiang, you really don't know?" Changle asked.
Jiang Lan still shook her head.
"Is that so..." Changle lowered her eyelashes in frustration, "It seems Sister Jiang still doesn't trust me." When she raised her eyes, a bright smile appeared on her face, "Then I can only use some tricks to make Sister Jiang tell me."
Not pretending anymore...
This is not a good thing for her at this time, and she can still pretend.
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