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Published at 15th of July 2022 12:44:07 PM


Chapter 214

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Jiang Li came to the late Phoenix hall. Sure enough, Yin Zhili was here again. This time, Yan Zhiqing was also there. They sent Jiang Li a gift in a box, and Jiang Li asked tong'er to carefully put it away. Old lady Jiang was very happy and asked Yin Zhili about Yin Zhan. You know, now Yin Zhan is popular in Yanjing.

And Yan Zhan seems to have some discord with you Xiang. Now you Xiang has become a grasshopper after autumn. After a few hops, with Yin Zhan in charge, you don't have to worry about coming to the yuan family.

The yuan family hoped that Jiang Li could spend more time with Yin Zhili, so they asked Jiang Li to accompany the brothers and sisters to the yard. Jiang Jingrui and Jiang Jingyou stay in Wanfeng hall to take care of Jiang Bingji.

Knowing that it was the arrangement of the Jiang family, Jiang Li didn't refute it. She had always accepted it meekly. Yin Zhili walked in front, and Yin Zhiqing and Jiang Li fell behind.

The yard in the morning is not very hot, but it is still cool under the shade of the trees. When the wind blows in summer, the green waves surge, and looking at people's hearts also calm down. Yan Zhiqing walked, suddenly pulled Jiang Li's sleeve and whispered, "Miss Jiang, have you ever been to the government?"

Jiang Li was surprised and looked at Yan Zhiqing.

Yan Zhiqing also wore a scarlet Tulle dress today. If she didn't wear such a dress well, it was frivolous. However, when she wore it, it just set off her brilliance. Jiang Li looked at her, and Yan Zhiqing said, "I once saw Duke Su in the palace before."

Jiang Li couldn't help stopping when she heard this.

"That Duke Su should have just come out of the palace, and we saw him in the imperial garden. I think we met once, so we took the initiative to say hello to him. He also said hello. I wanted to say more to him, but he seemed to be very busy and left soon."

"So." Jiang Li's heart is a little delicate.

"I've heard that the government has collected all kinds of wonderful flowers in the world. It's the best place in Yanjing city. Unfortunately, I've never seen it. Since Miss Jiang Er met Duke Su, has she ever been to the government?" She stared at Jiang Li with a smile, but there was something imperceptible in her tone.

Jiang Li immediately noticed that it was probably because she was particularly sensitive about Ji Heng, and it was probably Jiang Li who was on guard against the Yin family. She shook her head almost without hesitation and said, "no, I haven't been to the government, and I don't know what the situation is inside."

"You haven't been to the government either." Yan Zhiqing's tone was a little disappointed, but his expression was clearly relaxed.

"The county Lord seems to be very interested in the matter of Duke Su?" Jiang Li asked rhetorically.

"Yes, I heard a lot of rumors about him in Yanjing City, but I haven't seen him several times. I always think this person is very mysterious." Yan Zhiqing smiled, "but I don't want to rush for a moment because I want to have a chance to meet again in the future."

What she said is very straightforward and frank. Maybe the woman over there in the cloud is used to such a temperament. But Jiang Li was a little uncomfortable when she heard it.

"Hey, we are far behind our brother. Let's go first." Yan Zhiqing took Jiang Li to Yan Zhili's side, and Yan Zhili had found that he fell behind them, standing under the vine and waiting for them. Yan Zhiqing pushed Jiang Li in front of Yan Zhili and said with a smile, "I suddenly feel thirsty. Brother, Miss Jiang Er, please talk here. I'll take my servant girl to the tea house to drink some tea to quench my thirst. Beiyan is much hotter than the summer in the clouds." With that, before Jiang Li answered, Yan Zhiqing took the servant girls away.

Jiang Li looked at their backs, unable to laugh or cry.

"Sorry," Yin Zhili was also a little embarrassed and apologized with Jiang Li, "my sister has no bad intentions. She is very simple and doesn't think much about things."

Jiang Li said, "it's OK, master Yin doesn't have to explain to me. I see that the county Lord and master Yin have a deep brother and sister relationship. The county Lord and master Yin seem to be half brothers and sisters?"

In fact, Jiang Li always speaks softly and euphemistically in ordinary days, and there are few times when she is so straightforward. But Yin Zhili is different, because he is always gentle and generous, people can't help but want to see where his bottom line is and when he will be angry. So Jiang Li asked such a sharp question. If Jiang Yuanbai was here, I was afraid to say that she had no rules.

However, Yin Zhili was only a little stunned, and then laughed and said, "yes, my biological mother left early, and she almost disappeared as soon as she remembered. Later... My mother treated me very well, treating me like her own, and I didn't have a relationship with her since childhood."

Jiang Li carefully observed Yan Zhili's eyes when he spoke, and it seemed that he did not lie, indicating that at least Mrs. Yin did not mistreat Yan Zhili, and their mother son relationship would be so harmonious.

Jiang Li said, "it's really enviable."

Yin Zhili smiled and said, "Miss Jiang Er also has sisters and brothers."

Jiang Li but smiled silently. If it was Xue Fangfei, she naturally had a brother with deep feelings and was willing to pay her life for each other. If it is Jiang Li, there are no brothers and sisters of a mother's compatriots. Only the sisters Jiang Youyao and Jiang yu'e are full of scheming everywhere, and they can't wait to kill themselves. Where can they be called deep feelings.

Yin Zhili probably knew the situation of the yuan family, and realized that he had said the wrong thing, and his face was a little red. He was about to cut off the conversation, and suddenly saw the fan in Jiang Li's hand. The fan was given to Jiang Li by Yin Zhiqing. Because of the recent hot weather, Jiang Li also used it. The handle of the fan is cold in your hand, and the wind from the fan is also cool, which is comfortable to use.

"Miss Jiang Er is already using this fan?" Yin Zhili laughed, "I thought Miss Jiang Er couldn't use it."

"This fan is very good and comfortable to use. Thank you, county Lord." Jiang Li answered. She said "county Lord", no matter whether this fan was selected by Yin Zhili or not, but in the name of Yan Zhiqing, Jiang Li would have no burden to use, and there would be no reputation wrong.

She is also reminding Yin Zhili.

I don't know whether Yin Zhili didn't understand at all, or pretended not to understand when he understood, Yin Zhili smiled and said, "it's good that Miss Jiang Er likes it. If Miss Jiang Er needs anything in the future, she can also ask me or Zhiqing. If she can help, we won't refuse."

Jiang Li looked at him funny: "young master Yin is really polite, so others will blame you."

"Should not." Yin Zhili said, "because Miss Jiang Er is a friend of my love."

He spoke with a smile, gentle temperament, focused on looking at Jiang Li's eyes, with warmth, very clear. Jiang Li was uncomfortable by his eyes, so she had to stop over head. Her silent person didn't answer Yin Zhili's words, because she really didn't know how to answer. But his heart suddenly became nervous. In the few meetings between Yin Zhili and her, each time he strictly abided by the etiquette. Although Jiang LiXiao said that the Yin family and the yuan family were optimistic about the marriage, Yin Zhili himself could not see his attitude.

He is good to Jiang Li, but it's not too good. Just like a friend, he maintains a very comfortable distance. Therefore, Jiang Li was willing to talk to him. And from his chess playing, Yin Zhili is a smart person. Several times ago, Jiang Li showed resistance to this marriage, and I think Yin Zhili saw it. If Yin Zhili was a proud man, he should not continue to approach.

But today, Jiang Li can feel that his attitude is more obvious than the previous times. Instead of retreating, he took a step forward.

Why is this?

Has the Yan family had other ideas and will start planning immediately? But I've only seen it a few times now. It won't be so fast. Today is Miss Jiang er's 16th birthday. After her 16th birthday, most of the expensive girls in Yanjing City married at this age. Jiang Li hasn't even decided on a marriage yet. It's already very late.

She barely maintained a gentle smile until the evening, when the Yin Zhili brothers and sisters left the yuan family.

This time, Mrs. Jiang finally didn't let Jiang Li send the brothers and sisters away and speak in the evening Phoenix hall. She may also know that Jiang Li's persuasion, Jiang Li couldn't listen at all, so she simply stopped barking.

Jiang Li returned to Fangfei garden.

Snow White held the two boxes sent by the Yin family brothers and sisters today and asked Jiang Li, "girl, this is a gift from the Lord of Pingyang County and the prince's son. Do you want to open it?"

Jiang Li said, "open it."

Snow White opened it as he said, and Yan Zhiqing sent a gem head, which was very valuable at first glance. Jiang Li guessed that it might be something in the gift of the emperor that general Zhaode had received in the past. Such a head could not be bought in shops, but Yan Zhiqing was very generous.

Yin Zhili sent a book. It looked ordinary. Jiang Li opened it and found that it was a manuscript left by the great Confucian scholars of the previous dynasty. It was valuable but not marketable. This book is more expensive than the gift of Yin Zhiqing.

Jiang Li looked at it and said, "get it in the box." She didn't want to open the book and put on this picture. Snow White put it back as he said. Jiang Li didn't see tong'er everywhere, so she asked, "where has tong'er gone?"

"She said she would go to the kitchen to order cold food for the girl. It's been a while, and I don't know why she hasn't come back yet. Girl, do you want to go and have a look?"

"Nothing." Jiang Li shook her head, "maybe something delayed. I'm fine, just ask her."

Jiang Li sat at the table, casually looking for a book to turn in front of her. Somehow, her heart kept beating fast, and she always felt like something was going to happen. I can't read a page of the book in front of me, and I'm very upset. She pressed her forehead and was about to rub it. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door outside. Bai Xue asked, and tong'er's voice rang from the outside.

Bai Xue opens the door and tong'er comes in. Bai Xue looks at her empty hands and wonders, "didn't you bring cold food for the girl? Why there's nothing."

Tong'er hesitated for two words. Seeing her like this, Jiang Li said, "if you have anything to say, just say it. It's all your own people. Don't worry."

"No, not worried about this..." tong'er hesitated for a moment, looked at Jiang Li, and Jiang Li nodded to him. Tong'er seemed to have the courage to say what she said, and she said, "girl, the master is going to marry you to master Yin!"

Even if tong'er said this in a low voice, Jiang Li and Bai Xue were startled by her, and Bai Xue said, "what are you talking about? Why did you suddenly talk about it?"

"Tong'er, did you hear something? Don't be afraid. Tell me and I'll think about it." Jiang Li comforted her.

Her voice was gentle. After the shock at the beginning, she immediately recovered calm, as if affected by Jiang Li's calm. Tong'er gradually calmed down. She said, "in the evening, I wanted to go to the kitchen to bring cold food to the girl. It was hot at that time, and I wanted to walk around the house behind the Wanfeng hall. It was closer there. Who knows, when I walked under the window, I happened to hear the old lady and the master talking."

Tong'er was different from the little servant girl in the mansion. The servant girl in the mansion knew the rules well and acted in a regular way on weekdays. Tong'er stayed with Jiang Li in Qingcheng Mountain for eight years, and her mind was very jumpy. In addition, Jiang Li is used to her in ordinary days, so tong'er often takes shortcuts.

"When the servant heard the master say to the old lady... General Yin won the war this time, his Majesty must reward him for his merits. When his majesty rewarded him for his merits, he asked his majesty to give an edict to marry the girl and the prince's son."

Jiang Li and Bai Xue are stunned, and exchange their merits for a marriage? This may be a shining thing for the young ladies of other families. They seem to be valuable and valued by their husbands. However, in Jiang Li's eyes, the hot summer is like a bucket of cold water, covering her face and pouring it down, making her cold into ice from head to foot.

Yin Zhan really didn't give anyone a way to live. If Hong Xiaodi married him, there would be no room for change in this marriage. Just like the domineering Princess Yongning in those days, is it not the imperial edict that she can only marry into the Li family obediently?

The Yin family did not hesitate to sacrifice their war achievements to get married. It seems that they must be in laws with the yuan family.

Tonger Road: "The maid listened to the old lady's meaning, and seemed to be very happy. It was also blessed to say that the girl married into the Yan family, and there was no need to worry about anything in the future. The only thing to worry about was whether the Yan family would return to the clouds in the future. But general Yin had made great contributions to the destruction of the king this time, and the emperor should not let him return to the northwest again. Moreover, he became an in laws with our family, and the master and the second master would also persuade the emperor to find a way to let the Yan family stay."

Jiang Li couldn't help sneering: "the Yin family is really good at calculating."

Tong'er was startled by Jiang Li's face. Her girl was always kind and gentle. Even if she was angry, she was also born without showing any trace. Unlike now, she was clearly angry, and her whole face sank. Looking at it, people were afraid.

But I still had to continue to say what I heard. Tong'er continued, "the master also said that now that the girl has passed her 16th birthday, her majesty will marry her and she will be married in winter this year. The slave and maid wanted to listen more, and someone's footsteps came over there, so they had to run away. The slave and maid wanted to come back and tell you this, but they forgot to serve cold food in the small kitchen."

When is it? Who cares about a bowl of cold food. Snow White pulled tong'er's sleeve, but tong'er stared at Jiang Li with worry on her face.

The two servant girls could see that Jiang Li clearly meant Duke su. How could the yuan family mess up the mandarin duck spectrum and let Jiang Li marry Prince yin. Snow White thought for a moment and said, "do you want to go to the master and make it clear? Since the girl thinks that the Yin family is wrong and gives the reason, the master is your father after all. As long as the girl is reasonable, she will listen."

"It's no use talking to him," Jiang Li said, "my father should also think about the yuan family. Besides, the Yan family is not good at coming, and its means are also clever. Even if I tell my father, he won't believe it."

"Then... Do you want to go to the Lord of the kingdom for help?" Tong'er asked cautiously.

Bai Xue glanced at tong'er, and tong'er looked back at her innocently. In tong'er's heart, if her girl has any trouble, she can go to the government to solve it. It's really not good. Let Duke Su discuss with the Yan family. Duke Su is so capable that he thinks he can make the Yan family retreat without fighting.

Jiang Li's hand pressed against the table and couldn't help clenching it into a fist. The Yin family acted quickly, and still used this indecent method, so that she could not find an opportunity to refuse. Because the marriage of the daughter's family could not be decided by themselves, the Yin family took the initiative, and Jiang Li was in a very passive position.

No wonder, no wonder Yan Zhili's attitude towards her is different today. It can be seen that Yan Zhili knew in advance that at the celebration banquet, Yin Zhan would ask emperor Hong Xiao for a gift of marriage. They treat themselves as turtles in a jar, waiting to be slaughtered. For a moment, Jiang Li's anger soared in her heart. After she died once, what she hated most was the feeling of being controlled and submissive.

If you want her, she won't let you!

Since it's obvious that she can't refuse, she has some ways secretly. In this play of the Jiang family, she is also responsible for the beginning and the end, but she doesn't want to be treated as a shadow puppet and become someone else's puppet. She stopped watching the play and playing chess. She wanted to jump out of the chessboard and was no longer someone else's pawn.

Jiang Li stood up, put on her clothes and said, "let's go in the middle of the night."

Bai Xue asked, "where is the girl going?"

"The government." Jiang Li said, and she took the porcelain whistle down from her waist. This whistle, she has not blown for a long time, although Zhao Ke seems to have not been in Jiang Fu, Jiang Li decided to gamble once. Late at night, blow this whistle to see the result. If no one came, she would go by herself and try to go to the government.

Tong'er's eyes lit up and said, "the girl is going to talk to Duke su... Is this too risky?" She was really half happy and half worried. What she liked was that Jiang Li went to find her sweetheart to solve the problem. What she worried about was that the world did not always say that elopement did not come to a good end. In the end, the stories of those rich girls eloping with poor boys were all sad for poor couples, and the sad ending of the rich girls being abandoned.

But... My girl is not short of money for the time being, and the Duke of Su is not poor. In this case, it should not be a problem.

Before she could think about whether it was a good thing, Jiang Li's voice came, and she said, "No. I'll see him and say goodbye to him."

a farewell? Bai Xue and tong'er looked at Jiang Li and were too surprised to speak.

Jiang Li's heart, however, slowly became firm from the hesitation at the beginning. It seems that she can't change this thing. The only thing she can do is to leave the Jiang family. When Jiang Yuanbai found out that he was missing, he would naturally find a way to refuse the marriage. Just before leaving, Jiang Li must take Xue Huaiyuan with him. She is going to the Ye family tomorrow to confess her identity with Xue Huaiyuan and say goodbye to Ye Mingyu. After all, Jiang Li has no uncle, and ye Mingyu has long been regarded as his own uncle.

She went to see Ji Heng at night. In addition to saying goodbye to Ji Heng, it was worthwhile to get acquainted with each other. She also wanted to plead with Ji Heng. If she could, she and Xue Huaiyuan would do a little help on the way to leave Yanjing city. It may not be difficult to avoid Jiang Yuanbai, but if the Yin family also came to search for her whereabouts, Jiang Li was not sure that she could get away completely. If they really want to be caught at that time, they are afraid that Xue Huaiyuan will be implicated. They will also wonder why Jiang Li only took Xue Huaiyuan with him if he is not related.

She has to go.

The night gradually shrouded, and the yard was getting closer and closer. Bai Xue and tong'er looked at the gate of the yard for a while, and they were sure that the people in the house were almost asleep. Jiang Li stood in front of the window and spread out her palm. In the palm lay the whistle. She put the whistle on her lips and blew it gently.

The crisp whistle was still particularly clear at night. Even though Jiang Li had blocked some sounds with her hands, she could still hear it clearly in the yard where no one was talking. Tong'er and Bai Xue stood behind Jiang Li, looking out the window nervously.

Jiang Li waited for a long time, but she didn't wait for anyone to come. She was a little disappointed. She turned around and said to Bai Xue, "let's find a way out by ourselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice from the tree in front of him: "where does the second miss want to go?"

Jiang Li suddenly looked up and saw a person squatting on the branch in front of the window. It seemed that she had been squatting here for a long time. Seeing Jiang Li looking up at him, he jumped down from the tree. It was Zhao Ke.

"When did you come?" Jiang Li was surprised, "I thought you weren't in the house."

"I've been here for a while. Seeing that the second young lady had no other orders, I slept in the tree." Zhao Ke said, "what's the matter with the second young lady when she hears her whistle?"

He still looked like he didn't know anything, and Jiang Li didn't know whether he had heard tonger's words just now. However, it doesn't matter whether Zhao Ke heard it or not, because Jiang Li will personally explain the reason to Ji Heng. She said, "I want to go to the government house. If you have something to say to Ji Heng, is he in your house now?"

Zhao Ke noticed that what Jiang Li said today was "Ji Hong" rather than "guogongye", which seemed to be an equal title. He felt that Jiang Li was a little strange today, but he couldn't tell what was strange. He just said, "the Lord is in the mansion. Is the second lady going to see the Lord now?"

Jiang Li said, "yes."

"Then come with me."

Jiang Li said to tong'er and Bai Xue, "you two stay in the house. After meeting Ji Heng, I will come back."

Tong'er and Bai Xue nodded. Anyway, they couldn't control Jiang Li, just like this, as long as Jiang Li was happy.

Jiang Li and Zhao Ke left, the lights in Fangfei garden also went out, and everything returned to silence.





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