Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 131 So-called Autonomy

Li Longye, Jiang Feng, Guan Shanyun and their group set out again and returned to Chang'an.

Speechless all the way.

Li Longye first sent Jiang Feng back to Princess Taiping's mansion.

It was unknown what the aunt and niece talked about. After Li Longye left, Princess Taiping called Jiang Feng over.

No matter how stupid Jiang Feng was, he knew what Princess Taiping meant.

The dim candlelight actually softened Princess Taiping's originally tough face.

Jiang Feng just lowered his head and said nothing.

Princess Taiping said, "After all this trouble, you seem to have lost some weight."

Jiang Feng said: "In the Tang Dynasty, plumpness is considered beautiful. I am indeed a little short of that."

Princess Taiping smiled when she heard her say this and began to talk about business: "I will move to Luoyang soon."

Jiang Feng knew the news a long time ago and said, "When I move to Luoyang, I can keep the queen company again. When the prince is not around, I will serve the queen. I can cook and have a lot of fun ideas."

Princess Taiping tucked the hair that was hanging down by Jiang Feng's ears and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being lonely?"

Jiang Feng said: "I am afraid. But I am more afraid of disappointment and despair!"

Princess Taiping said: "Nothing is perfect. Wulang, I am sincere to you. What are you afraid of?"

Jiang Feng said: "I am afraid that love will fade away, and I am even more afraid that after love fades away, I will lose control of everything."

Princess Taiping was stunned and sad. She said, "Looking around, who can be independent? My father and mother both became emperors. Especially after my mother became emperor, she was very afraid of my brothers, but she trusted me very much. Although she was strict, her favor was real. But I still lost my cousin, and later married someone I didn't like. Even my mother, the woman at the top of the Tang Dynasty, do you think she was willing to harm her own flesh and blood? Do you think she didn't want to pass the throne to her son? She was forced by various forces and past choices to do too many things she didn't want to do. She was the only empress in the world, and she couldn't be independent in everything. It can be seen that so-called autonomy is not an easy thing."

Jiang Feng disagreed and said, "The Queen has the world in her heart, so she will naturally give up something. As for me, all I want is a loyal person. Is that too much to hope for?"

Princess Taiping said: "Power and the throne are real. But human hearts are invisible, intangible, illusory, and very easy to change. It is really hard to say which is a luxury. Wu Lang wants nothing more than a true heart from you. I feel that to this day, your true heart is still occupied by Yi Ye."

Jiang Feng was speechless.

Princess Taiping then asked, "You have someone hidden in your heart, and yet you expect others to be devoted to you?"

Jiang Feng also felt that he was asking too much of Li Longye.

Princess Taiping changed the subject again and said, "Don't be self-pitying, and don't think you are noble and innocent. If you want to marry Wu Lang, you can live in Luoyang. But you have to think of ways to keep him by your side and make your life warm. Even if one day, as you worry, love fades and he doesn't want to go back and forth anymore, you have had a lot of good days. And he will never have such a fresh and high-quality marriage life again."

Princess Taiping's outlook on life and marriage is always positive.

Jiang Feng was touched and said, "My Queen, I understand. No matter what the future holds, live well in the present."

Princess Taiping said: "You are very smart. As long as you can think clearly, you can accomplish it."

Princess Taiping also waved her hand, and Aunt Fangcao ordered someone to bring in two boxes.

Princess Taiping took Jiang Feng's hand and opened the big one first: it was so magnificent that it brightened up the whole room.

The box was full of jewelry, including a jade leaf and golden cicada headpiece, a pair of gemstone-studded earrings, and a large number of gold-thread and jade bracelets.

Fangcao smiled and said, "Her Majesty has wanted to give you this set of things for a long time. There are a total of 7749 bracelets of gold and jade, and Her Majesty originally gave you nine. At that time, I was afraid that if I gave you all at once, you would be scared."

Jiang Feng was stunned: "My queen is rewarding me now, and I am quite frightened."

Princess Taiping opened another smaller box. Fangcao stepped forward and took one out to explain: "These are the two houses in Chang'an and Luoyang, and these are the two shops in Chang'an. The Queen knows that you like Suzhou and Hangzhou, so she will give you the paddy fields, houses, and shops there..."

Jiang Feng hurriedly stopped Fang Cao from speaking and said, "My Lady, please don't tell me that you want all of these for me?"

Jiang Feng had thought that the box of glittering gold was too much, but he didn't expect that this small box contained much more.

If she accepted all these, her assets might be several times more than Yuan Ying's at her peak.

How dare she ask for it.

Princess Taiping frowned, angry at her for not fighting back: "You are my adopted daughter. If you live in poverty in the future, it will be a loss of face for me."

Jiang Feng waved his hands: "Prince Xue also has to save face, he will definitely not let me live a hard life. Don't worry, Madam."

Fang Cao said, "You have to accept it even if you don't want it. The Queen has already transferred all these properties to your name through the government."

Jiang Feng was stunned and said, "My Lady, you can't do that."

Princess Taiping closed the lid and said, "When you can no longer be independent, these will be your support! Yellow and white things never lie."

Jiang Feng knew that gold and silver were more reliable than human hearts.

But these two boxes of treasures were like hot potatoes, and they made her think of Yuan Ying again.

When you have no power and no influence, will this yellow and white thing become a death warrant?