The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 246 It's Lin Qiufeng again.

Li Huaijiang hasn't seen that person since Jiang Fengxiao was arrested.

Upon arriving at Dali Temple, Li Huaijiang didn't even look at Jiang Fengxiao, but instead exchanged a few words with Li Sheng.

Li Sheng tried to persuade her, but still didn't want Li Huaijiang to get involved in this matter.

"I brought someone with me."

Li Huaijiang called the people outside in, and Li Sheng recognized them when he saw them.

It's Wei Jianfeng.

Upon seeing Li Sheng, Wei Jianfeng felt ashamed and knelt down with a thud.

Li Sheng helped him up, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Long time no see."

It's truly fortunate that Wei Jianfeng survived, and Li Sheng doesn't blame him.

Li Huaijiang waved to Yu Qi, and Yu Qi and the others went out, leaving only Li Sheng and Wei Jianfeng in the room.

These two must have a lot to say.

"Wei Jianfeng was able to escape thanks to my brother, the Emperor." Li Huaijiang looked up at the sky.

When Li Sheng realized something was wrong, he transferred Wei Jianfeng, who was by his side, away. His original intention was to send him back to Chang'an to see what was going on, but unexpectedly, it saved Wei Jianfeng's life.

Wei Jianfeng had been hiding his identity for so many years when Li Huaijiang found him. Shen Hanyu went to the border and brought him back with her.

Back in Lizhou, Wei Jianfeng was probably one of the only two people who knew what was happening there.

Li Huaijiang hoped that Wei Jianfeng could bring some useful information to Li Sheng. This matter had been investigated for half a year before, and it was unknown how much longer it would take this time.

Pei Du was preoccupied. He had figured out a bit about Qi Liansheng's matter, but there was still no progress on Shen Yanzhi's side.

He was worried, but Shen Hanyu was even more worried about it than he was.

"After the draft grain bill was leaked, I went to see Qian Sunbao today. Do you remember him?"

Wei Jianfeng nodded: "I remember. I remember most of the people from Lizhou who have appeared in front of me."

Qian Sunbao wasn't very capable, but Qi Liansheng, one of his subordinates, was a bit better.

"Qian Sunbao couldn't remember anything useful, no wonder Zhao Xiang and the others kept him. But Qian Sunbao said that someone asked him to move the grain and fodder, and I guess that's when they messed with the grain and fodder."

One thing led to another: the location was changed, and then Qi Liansheng discovered that the grain had become moldy. The man knew that Qi Liansheng would definitely tell him, so he delayed his march by a day to resolve the grain issue.

Immediately following this was the incident involving 30,000 soldiers.

Li Sheng understood that the Lizhou affair was a case of internal collapse.

Wei Jianfeng tried to recall carefully, but he really didn't know much about what happened with Qian Sunbao.

He had always been by Li Sheng's side, and when he went out occasionally, he wouldn't stay for too long. But then he remembered someone.

"I don't know about this, but there is a man named Lin Qiufeng in the princess's residence. He seems to be working under Qian Sunbao."

Li Sheng's eyes lit up: "Then he might actually know something."

Wei Jianfeng looked troubled: "But that person can't speak, and he's been acting crazy lately, rarely sober, and is very ill."

Li Huaijiang really put in a lot of effort to drag things out until this point.

Lin Qiufeng found it thanks to the information provided by Shen Hanyu.

He crawled out of the mass grave, and his name appeared in the letter left by Shen Yanzhi.

No wonder he got involved with Qi Liansheng.

Pei Du overheard the conversation inside. "Your Highness, how is Lin Qiufeng doing lately?"

Li Huaijiang heard it too.

"It's not very good. The doctors have done their best to keep us going until now."

The physician treating Lin Qiufeng was the same one who served Li Huaijiang. He was only keeping Lin Qiufeng alive; most importantly, he probably didn't even have the strength to hold a pen anymore.

But you should always give it a try.

It was getting late, so Wei Jianfeng didn't stay any longer. Li Sheng said he was going to see Lin Qiufeng tomorrow, and Li Huaijiang agreed.

Lin Qiufeng lay weakly on the bed. When Li Sheng went in the next day, he smelled a strong medicinal odor.

Hearing footsteps, Lin Qiufeng turned his head and glanced at Li Sheng, his gaze fixed on him.

Lin Qiufeng had met Li Sheng before. He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, and made an indistinct sound.

Li Huaijiang asked the doctor to watch over him, fearing that Lin Qiufeng might not be able to hold on.

Li Sheng sat down, and Lin Qiufeng looked truly miserable.

Lin Qiufeng struggled to raise his hand, and Li Sheng asked him, "You still remember me?"

Lin Qiufeng grunted in response.

"Just remember him," Li Sheng explained his purpose. He wanted to ask who had gotten Qian Sunbao to agree to move the grain rations.

Lin Qiufeng was in a daze. He had forgotten a lot of things over the years, but when Li Sheng mentioned Qian Sunbao, he suddenly remembered.

Li Huaijiang prepared paper and pen, and said with some difficulty, "He can't speak, so even if he wanted to write, he doesn't have the strength."

Li Sheng was watching Lin Qiufeng's condition; Lin Qiufeng looked like he was about to get up.

"Do you know that person?"

Lin Qiufeng nodded.

Li Sheng and Li Huaijiang didn't dare to delay and had someone come in to help Lin Qiufeng. Lin Qiufeng was on the bed, and he really didn't have the strength to hold a pen.

He looked at it and dipped his finger in the ink.

Several ink marks were left on the paper, and Li Sheng carefully deciphered the words written by Lin Qiufeng.

"Fang Jing?"

Lin Qiufeng let out two sobs; it was this person.

Wei Jianfeng hissed.

"Isn't Fang Jing working under Jiang Fengxiao?"

Jiang Fengxiao was lucky to survive, but Fang Jing wasn't so fortunate.

When was Fang Jing assigned to Qian Sunbao's side?

"I'll send someone to ask Qian Sunbao."

Pei Du reacted quickly and sent someone to Yushan City.

Lin Qiufeng was completely exhausted and lay back on the bed.

Li Sheng had no impression of Fang Jing, and Qian Sunbao couldn't recall the person either; Fang Jing's presence was too weak.

"I'm going to see Jiang Fengxiao again."

When Li Sheng returned to Dali Temple, Jiang Fengxiao saw that they had come to him again after a few days, and couldn't help but wonder where they had gotten to.

"Wasn't Fang Jing your subordinate before? How did he end up working for Qian Sunbao?"

Jiang Fengxiao replied calmly, "Fang Jing? I don't remember him."

Yu Qi's face turned cold: "Answer me properly."

Jiang Fengxiao said helplessly, "I really don't remember this person. I have so many people under me, how can I remember them all?"

Yu Qi approached him and questioned, "Didn't Prime Minister Zhao instruct you to tamper with the grain?"

Jiang Fengxiao's lips tightened. The draft grain bill was causing quite a stir, and for him to admit it now was truly a matter of life and death.

“How could I possibly get involved in something like this? I’ve already confessed everything I did.”

He stared intently at Yu Qi, looking completely innocent.

A man entered from outside; it was Lai Shun, a eunuch from the palace.

Lai Shun glanced at Jiang Fengxiao and said to Yu Qi and Li Sheng, "Your Highness, Lord Yu, His Majesty requests your presence in the palace."

Entering the palace at this time must mean there's something important going on.

Yu Qi ordered Jiang Fengxiao to be taken away. What was Jiang Fengxiao afraid of? He was going to die anyway, so he would rather betray Zhao Wanfu than reveal Li Jing's identity.

The two entered the palace together. When Li Jiangui saw them coming, he said, "Prepare to arrest Chancellor Zhao."

Yu Qi was taken aback.

He planned to gather the evidence in the next few days and hand it over to Li Jiangui before arresting Zhao Wanfu, but unexpectedly Li Jiangui brought it up himself.