Chapter 93
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The next days were very dull. Nothing special happened. Jiang Li and the gentleman of mingyitang explained that they were about to return to Xiangyang, so they waited to go back with Ye Mingxuan.
Old lady Jiang called Jiang Li to the Wanfeng hall and told her several times, probably because she valued her relationship with the Ye family this time. For the first time, Ji shuran's mother and daughter didn't make trouble. Jiang Li knew in her heart that Ji shuran would not give up and was probably planning a new plan. Just now she was homesick and had no extra energy to pay attention to the mother and daughter.
Jiang Jingrui often comes to fangfeiyuan, but he hasn't given up the idea of going to Ye's house with Jiang Li. I don't know what he thinks. He doesn't wait in Yanjing city. He thinks about traveling all day. But ye Shijie also came once. He didn't mention Xiangyang, but only what happened to him recently as a member of the Ministry of household affairs.
When ye Shijie became a member of the Ministry of household affairs, many people were watching to see which side he belonged to. Based on the relationship between the Ye family and the Jiang family, ye Shijie belongs to the first auxiliary school. But people in Yanjing know that the Ye family and the Jiang family broke off contact many years ago, and they suspect that ye Shijie may join the Chengwang faction in the future. After all, now Chengwang's power is growing. However, Jiang Li thought that it was better for ye Shijie to be loyal to Emperor Hong Xiao. Somehow, she had a feeling that although emperor Hong Xiao was not powerful at present, the young emperor who ascended the throne was not as simple as it seemed.
The days passed like this. In the twinkling of an eye, ten days later, ye Mingxuan came to pick up Jiang Li and was about to leave Yanjing together and set out for Xiangyang.
This time, the rare old lady Jiang also went out to see her off. Still did not see the shadow of Jiang Youyao and Jiang yu'e, Ji shuran smiled and said to Ye Mingxuan, "pay more attention to safety along the way, and pear will be entrusted to you."
Ye Mingxuan said with a smile, "don't worry."
Ye Shijie said, "it's getting late. Let's start. Walk a quarter earlier and catch more roads. You can also return to Xiangyang early."
Jiang Li turned back, slightly blessed old lady Jiang, and said, "don't worry about my father and grandmother. I'll come back early after seeing my grandmother."
"Of course." Ji shuran's love in her eyes was really too much. She said, "we are waiting for you to come back."
Jiang Li smiled and no longer hesitated. Tong'er helped her into the carriage. The curtain of the car was put down, isolating the eyes of the Jiang family outside, and listening to Ye Mingxuan's voice telling the team to ring out. The carriage rumbled forward.
Her heart was relieved and then became excited again.
This is... The way back home.
Although she is no longer Xue Fangfei, although she has become the daughter of the Shoufu family, she is finally on the way home.
……
From Yanjing city to Xiangyang, it will take more than a month to hurry on the way without delay. Fortunately, the road is not very rugged. It is an official road, no more dangerous than Qingcheng Mountain to Xiangyang. Ye Mingxuan is a cautious person, and specially hired an escort agency team to protect Jiang Li's safety. Jiang Yuanbai also set aside some guards, so that those who encounter robbers on the road can retreat all over again.
Fortunately, all the way was safe and there was no danger. Ye Mingxuan thought that Jiang Lijiao was used to being raised and couldn't get used to such a Changde Road. After all, Yanjing city is farther from Xiangyang than Yanjing city to Qingcheng Mountain. If Jiang Li is not used to it on the road, the whole team will slow down. When he returns to Xiangyang, it will be much better than before.
However, Jiang Li's performance was beyond everyone's expectation.
She is not picky and easy to serve. It's better to live in an inn or make do with a carriage. I never screamed bitterly. Sometimes I can't find an inn at night and live outside. When the guards go hunting and roast rabbit meat, Jiang Li looks at it with interest. If the guards do something wrong, she can help a little. Fu, who followed Ye Mingxuan, was stunned, and secretly said to Ye Mingxuan, "the second Miss didn't do this much before. How can she look so familiar?"
Ye Mingxuan is also strange, that is, his own son ye Rufeng is naughty since childhood, and is not necessarily better than Jiang Li. Jiang Li is a golden lady, but she does these things without any discomfort, as if she is very used to it.
When asked about Jiang Li, Jiang Li only laughed and said, "when I was in the nunnery of Qingcheng Mountain, I often went out with tong'er to catch rabbits to eat. I didn't have enough vegetarian food, but fortunately there were many rabbits on the mountain."
Although tong'er wondered in her heart when she and Jiang Li had gone to catch a rabbit, her face was not obvious at all, and she nodded as if it were serious. Ye Mingxuan didn't say anything, just smiled and sighed, and didn't know whether it was sigh or pity.
Along the way, it was smoother than Jiang Li thought. Therefore, it was only one month before Xiangyang City arrived. According to the plan, Ben's trip is about another half month. But because Jiang Li didn't make a noise all the way, the team didn't stop and walked very fast.
When the motorcade arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City, ye Mingxuan asked someone to show the running order to the city guards. Tong Er pulled up the curtain of the carriage, looked out curiously, and murmured, "this is Xiangyang City. It looks very lively."
Jiang Li looked at the scenery outside, and a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes.
Tongxiang is a small county under Xiangyang City. Xue Huaiyuan used to come to Xiangyang to buy things for Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao's sister and brother during festivals. At that time, she and Xue Zhao looked forward to coming to Xiangyang every year. Xiangyang was much more lively and prosperous than Tongxiang, and there were much more delicious and interesting things. It's just that such opportunities don't often occur. To sum up, she married Shen Yurong for three years and left Tongxiang. As for Xiangyang, I haven't seen it for sevenoreight years.
Xiangyang in front of us still looks familiar, but it is more lively, prosperous and desirable than it was seven or eight years ago.
If Xue Zhao were still there, he would laugh and pull her to Xiangyang City again
Just thinking, the city guard saw the release of the travel order, and the team continued to move forward.
After walking for about a column of incense, the speed of the team gradually slowed down. I don't know how long it took, the carriage stopped, and ye Mingxuan's voice came in from outside the carriage, laughing, "ah Li, get off, we're here."
When the porter saw Ye Mingxuan, he immediately opened the door and called the boy into the room to report. He shouted all the way, "the second master is back! The second master is back!"
Tong'er helped Jiang Li jump out of the carriage.
As the richest man in Xiangyang City, the Ye family can be named even if they get the wealth of Yanjing city. Therefore, the Ye family mansion is also very magnificent. It is said that Mr. Ye has lived here since the beginning. The pillars at the door are carved with fine patterns. Even the falling lanterns and the white yarn covered are also the swallow wing yarn in the south of the Yangtze River.
Tong'er and Bai Xue stood under the door of the Ye family, their eyes widened. The heroic spirit of the Ye family is completely different from the exquisite elegance of the Shoufu mansion. For ordinary people, such simple and lavish repair is naturally more eye-catching.
Ye Mingxuan said, "ah Li, it's my first time to come to Ye's house. How about it? I think it's ok?"
"Very good." Jiang Li smiled.
She and Xue Zhao have never come to Xiangyang City to play, and they have also heard of the Ye family's name, and have passed in front of the Ye family's mansion. Xue Zhao also sighed that if he could go in and see what it looked like inside. But I didn't expect that today's she can actually walk in from the vermilion door and see her style.
Ye Mingxuan said with a smile, "let's go."
Jiang Li and ye Mingxuan approached together.
The Ye family's house looks more spacious and bright than the Shoufu mansion. Compared with the strictness of the Shoufu mansion, it is a little more lively. The clothes that the servant girl is wearing are also made of superior materials, which are comparable to those worn by tong'er Bai Xue. It is enough to see that the Ye family is rich in wealth. These servants saluted one after another when they saw Ye Mingxuan, and when they saw Jiang Li and his party following Ye Mingxuan, they all looked curiously and guessed Jiang Li's identity.
In the brocade painting hall, several people are standing at the moment.
"Dad finally came back." A 14-year-old boy said, "I don't know what good things I brought back in Yanjing this time?"
"That's all you know." Beside him, the woman with a lot of book breath said angrily, "on weekdays, there is nothing missing from you in the mansion. Yanjing has it, but you don't have it."
"Sister, don't blame Rufeng." Another round faced woman laughed and said, "if the wind is childish, so will Shijie."
Next to ye Rufeng, stood a beautiful girl, who looked a little older than ye Rufeng. She said with worry, "I don't know what's going on at the eldest brother's end? Now she has become a member of the Ministry of household affairs, but she can cope?"
The middle-aged man in blue stood in the center without saying a word, only drinking tea in silence.
As he was saying this, he suddenly heard the voice of a boy outside: "the second master is back!"
The thinner woman immediately stood up overjoyed, and saw that the curtain of the brocade painting hall was lifted away. Ye Mingxuan laughed and said, "brother, madam, I'm back!"
"Dad!" The boy jumped on it.
Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan. She was also very strange to the Ye family. However, even if the real Miss Jiang Er came here, she probably felt the same way. You know, they haven't seen each other for ten years.
The boy was Ye Mingxuan's son, ye Rufeng. His eyes suddenly glanced at Jiang Li standing on one side, and he immediately stood out from ye Mingxuan's arms and asked suspiciously, "who is she?"
Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan with a smile. Looking at her clothes, she didn't look like a servant, so she wouldn't be the maid Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road.
Zhuo Shi, the tall, thin and bookish woman, ye Mingxuan's wife, saw Jiang Li and instantly turned white. I thought Jiang Li was the kind of woman Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road. They were rich businessmen. On their way out to do business, after three or five years, they brought back a strange woman and the so-called son. Ye Mingxuan was away for a few months. It was impossible for his son, but it was not impossible to use a woman on the road.
Men have always been careless about this kind of thing. Ye Mingxuan hasn't found that his wife's look is wrong, but Jiang Li has seen it and guessed the identity of Zhuo. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he had to stand up and shout at Zhuo with a smile, "aunt."
Zhuo's aunt was stunned by this sound, and her pale face faded at once. Instead, she asked, "master, who is this girl? How do you call me aunt?"
Ye Mingxuan laughed and rushed at the man in blue who stood up. Ye Minghui said, "brother, I didn't come back alone this time. Look who this is, but can you recognize it?"
Everyone was puzzled. Only Ye Minghui noticed that Jiang Li was called Zhuo's "aunt" before, and he guessed something in his heart.
"This is Zhenzhen's daughter ah Li." Ye Mingxuan laughed and said, "last time I saw Ah Li, I was still a little girl. Now it's all a girl's house. Ah Li, this is your uncle Minghui, the eldest aunt."
Jiang Li said with a smile, "Uncle Minghui, great aunt."
Ye Minghui and his wife Guan were stunned. Guan was a little overwhelmed, but ye Minghui frowned.
The room was silent.
A moment later, ye Rufeng suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at Jiang Li disdainfully and said, "she is my aunt's daughter, the eldest lady who disliked our merchant and made her grandmother angry?"
Zhuo hurried to pull ye Rufeng. Ye Rufeng's eyes were sharp and impolite. He continued, "I've done everything, and I'm afraid of what people say!"
The people in the room instantly fell silent, and the atmosphere became very embarrassing.
Originally, ye Mingxuan didn't mention that Jiang Li would come back when he returned to Xiangyang. The Ye family didn't know that Jiang Li would come. Now they suddenly came, and they didn't know how to deal with it. You know, Jiang Li's words many years ago hurt Mrs. Ye's heart and the whole Ye family's heart. For Jiang Li, from now on, we can only assume that there is no such person, who knows that he suddenly appears.
Ye Minghui looked at Ye Mingxuan reproachfully and scolded him for not explaining the matter earlier. Ye Mingxuan looked innocent, but he couldn't help looking at Jiang Li's reaction.
Jiang Li insists on returning to Xiangyang with herself, so she should expect such a result in advance. The Ye family won't be heartless, so what will Jiang Li say and do?
Jiang Li looked at the situation in front of her, smiling and motionless.
Tong'er was embarrassed and wronged. She also knew what happened to Jiang Li that year. Although admitting that it was Jiang Li's fault, the girl was only five years old at that time. It's been so long since time passed. Why bother with an old thing? It is said that the girl should not have returned to Xiangyang if she had known this. She came back here to see old lady ye with good intentions after being annoyed by this tiredness. As a result, she was disheartened, and she was really angry.
Just thinking, I heard Jiang Li's soft voice ring out: "yes, I'm 'that' Jiang Li."
The Ye family were stunned.
Ye Mingxuan was almost choked by his saliva.
When Jiang Li spoke, she was gentle, gentle, and smiling. They all said that she would not hit the smiling face with her hand out, not to mention a beautiful girl with a lovely smile. This slap was even more impossible. Except ye Rufeng, everyone else in the Ye family was in a dilemma about how to deal with it.
This girl really responds to changes with constancy. Ye Mingxuan sighed in her heart, and suddenly remembered what ye Shijie said to her, "Jiang Li is an unexpected person", which was true. She was really unexpected, as if the embarrassment, embarrassment and bewilderment of ordinary people had never appeared in her. She could always deal with all kinds of situations with a particularly calm attitude.
Including now.
Ye Mingxuan suddenly wanted to laugh. Presumably, his eldest brother, ye Mingxuan, who has always been calm and square, was also a little unprepared in the face of this situation. Fortunately, he also knew the identity of his Ye family, so he pretended to clear his throat and said, "this is your second aunt." He introduced his wife to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li nodded to Zhuo with a smile, "second aunt."
Zhuo subconsciously replied with a smile. After reacting, he was in a daze. The little girl's smile was too sincere. When she went to Yanjing to meet Jiang Li, ye Minghui, ye Shijie and the old lady were there, but she didn't see it with her own eyes. But the rumors of Jiang Li are well known by the Ye family. Neither ye Minghui nor ye Mingxuan can lie, and there is no need to lie in this matter, so we never doubt that Jiang Li is a hypocritical, ruthless, mean and ungrateful young lady. But after seeing it with his own eyes, Zhuo still couldn't help feeling that maybe what happened in those years was a misunderstanding. How could such a lovely and gentle girl be the kind of person they said?
"This is your cousin Jia'er and cousin Rufeng." Ye Mingxuan continued.
Ye Jiaer is one year older than Jiang Li. She is graceful and generous. To tell the truth, she is not like a merchant, but like a knowledgeable and reasonable official lady. Her eyes are curious about Jiang Li, but she still nods to Jiang Li with a smile.
Ye Rufeng was not as kind as ye Jia'er. He snorted and turned his head to one side without looking at Jiang Li.
"Your uncle Mingyu won't be back until a few days, and he's not here yet." Ye Mingxuan road.
Jiang Li nodded, "grandma..."
"The old lady hasn't been well lately," said Ye Minghui after hesitating for a moment. "If I knew you were coming, I would inevitably be excited. I'll tell her later, what do you think of ah Li?"
Before Jiang Li could answer, ye Rufeng said coldly, "don't see me. My grandmother saw her. What if she gets angry again?"
"Like the wind!" Zhuo warned him.
Ye Rufeng stopped talking. Jiang Li said, "I listen to Uncle Minghui."
Ye Minghui nodded and said to Guan, "first go to the yard and find an empty room to clean up and let ah Li stay for the time being." He also said to Jiang Li, "you and the second child must be very tired after driving so many days. Don't think about anything today. Stay and have a good rest for a while. If you have anything to do tomorrow."
Jiang Li was stunned. Ye Minghui said this politely but alienated, completely like a guest who came from a distance, or a guest who was not so close. She sighed deeply in her heart. The estrangement between Miss Jiang ER and the Ye family was too deep to be solved for a while. It is Ye Mingxuan who has been with her for so long. Now her suspicion has not been completely dispelled, and she is still doubting whether her return to Xiangyang is the idea of the Jiang family.
It's a long way to go.
With a real smile on her face, she said, "thank you, uncle Minghui."
Compared with the two uncles, the uncles are a little overwhelmed. They can't be as estranged as the two brothers of the Ye family, and they can't be too close. It seems very contradictory. Jiang Li wanted to laugh. Fortunately, she didn't have to get along all the time. After Guan gave her a clean room to live in, Jiang Li had no one beside her except two servant girls.
At last, it was quiet.
Tong'er covered the door. The house vacated by the Ye family for Jiang Li was good, and there was nothing to be picky about. Jiang Li sat down and Bai Xue went to make tea. Tong'er whispered, "girl, the people of the Ye family obviously deliberately didn't let you see old lady ye..."
Everyone can see that her second cousin ye Rufeng's words are a little harsh, but there is no doubt about it. Mrs. Ye is in poor health. She doesn't know what it's like to see her granddaughter at first sight. You know, everyone else in the Ye family was shocked today.
"Girl, it's really not good. Let's go back to Yanjing city after meeting old lady Ye." Bai Xue also said, "if the Ye family is like this in the future, it's strange to live here."
The Ye family is good at self-restraint, so they not only didn't drive her out, but also served her delicious and polite. But it is this thoughtful etiquette that makes people feel more uncomfortable, as if they were guests in a strange house.
"Nothing. We are new here. We all have a familiar process with each other." Jiang Li smiled, "besides, I was wrong first. The Ye family's attitude is much better than I expected. In a few days, wait until I meet the old lady."
When she came to Xiangyang this time, it was false to visit relatives and see old lady Ye. It was true to inquire about Xue Huaiyuan. It's just that we can't rush out to inquire at the moment, which makes people suspicious. Even after inquiring, it would take a lot of trouble to overturn Xue Zhao's case. The Ye family is a big tree behind her, but now, how to have a good relationship with the Ye family and clear up the past grievances is the top priority.
It needs careful consideration.
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At the other end, in Ye Mingxuan's room, Zhuo was questioning him.
"Well, how did Jiang Li come here? How did you do it? I don't know to say it in advance. Even brother didn't expect it." Zhuo paced back and forth. "What now? She lives in our house. When outsiders see her, they can't help talking. This... You really are!"
Ye Mingxuan couldn't cry or laugh: "how can you blame me? She herself proposed to go back to Xiangyang to see her mother. Even old lady Jiang and Yuan Bai spoke. What can I do? Can I stop my niece from letting her come back? If outsiders see it, it's hard to see."
"Hum, it's just that the eldest cousin is now a member of the Ministry of household," ye Rufeng sneered. "He also said that our businessmen are very profitable. I think their Jiang family is also as snobbish as the head and assistant of the dynasty. In the past, when there was no one in the Ye family to become an official, they were busy to get rid of the relationship. Now that they see that the Ye family has a way, they post it."
"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Jiaer stopped ye Rufeng, "even if the eldest cousin becomes a member of the Ministry of household, the Jiang family doesn't need to please our Ye family. There are many powerful people in Yanjing City, and those people still have to stick to their uncle. How can the uncle let Jiang Li come to Xiangyang because of the relationship between the eldest cousin?"
"One uncle at a time, elder sister, you have forgotten," ye Rufeng said, "our uncle has long married her again, and people don't like our Ye family. You call it so intimate, don't you also want to catch up with the east wind of their Shoufu house and be the eldest lady of Yanjing?"
"You!" Ye Jiaer couldn't speak angrily.
"All right, all right, stop arguing," Zhuo's headache, "it's messy enough now. You two want to quarrel, go out and quarrel."
Just then, someone knocked at the door outside, but ye Minghui came in with Guan. This is good. Except ye Mingyu, who has not yet returned to the house, the two rooms of the Ye family have gathered together in this room.
"Second, what do you mean?" As soon as he entered the door, ye Minghui asked.
Ye Mingxuan still rarely saw his eldest brother's appearance like this, stunned for a moment, and then said, "what do you mean?"
"How did you bring her back?" Ye Minghui frowned, "without saying in advance, what the hell are you doing?"
"Brother, don't scold me like the third." Ye Mingxuan was wronged. "It was not my idea to bring Jiang Li back. It was Jiang Li who proposed it."
"She raised it herself?" Guan was puzzled.
"Yes." Ye Mingxuan simply sat down and told others the story carefully. How to meet Ye Shijie again in Yanjing City, how ye Shijie mentioned Jiang Li, how he came to Jiang's house to see Jiang Li, and how Jiang Li proposed to return to Xiangyang with her. Well, ye Mingxuan spread his hands, "that's it. Listen, can you understand what our niece is thinking?"
Everyone didn't expect that so many things would happen when ye Mingxuan went to Yanjing city. I didn't expect Jiang Li to return to Yanjing city for only half a year, but she has also repeatedly become the subject of discussion.
"Did she really become the top of the six arts of Mingyi hall and receive a gift from the emperor?" Ye Jia'er asked in surprise, "my cousin didn't go to the nunnery for eight years, and there was no one to teach her. How did she get the first place?"
"Yes." Ye Minghui pondered, "is it possible that she is a genius?"
"There are not so many geniuses in the world." Ye Mingxuan shook his head and said with a smile, "I think Jiang Li has a lot of secrets on her body. I went to Jiang Fu to visit that day. I thought Jiang Li had just returned to Yanjing, and Ji shuran was there. In the end, I would be more careful. Who knows it's not that at all. Her position in the Jiang family is higher than I thought. Think about it, it's not something ordinary people can do in half a year."
Everyone in the room was silent, chewing Ye Mingxuan's words.
"At least she helped Shijie at the Palace Banquet, and reminded the dead Jie about Li Lian before. No matter whether she used the Ye family or had other plans, she wouldn't hurt Shijie for the time being. I went to Jiang mansion and wanted to see Jiang Li with my own eyes. After all, I knew that Shijie was a child. He said that Jiang Li had become very different, that was very different. Who knew that after I went there, I found that it was not just different, just different."
"At first, I guessed that she meant to go back to Xiangyang, but I didn't know it from the way Jiang Yuanbai and old lady Jiang looked. I wanted to find out what she wanted to do, so I simply agreed to her idea. Didn't I tell you on the way back? I left in a hurry, so I didn't pay attention."
After being quiet for a while, ye Minghui said, "you're right to do this. Since you don't know what she means, let's walk and have a look first."
The tone in the words did not regard Jiang Li as a relative, but more like an unknown stranger.
"But the second brother," Guan said anxiously, "you brought her back, and she said she wanted to come back to see her mother. But her body can't stand the toss now. If she knows that Jiang Li is back, it's uncertain what will happen. This... Do you want her to see her mother?"
Ye Mingxuan was asked, subconsciously looking at Ye Minghui.
Ye Minghui said in a deep voice, "let her see you, but before that, you have to talk to your mother first, so as not to scare her."
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The next days were very dull. Nothing special happened. Jiang Li and the gentleman of mingyitang explained that they were about to return to Xiangyang, so they waited to go back with Ye Mingxuan.
Old lady Jiang called Jiang Li to the Wanfeng hall and told her several times, probably because she valued her relationship with the Ye family this time. For the first time, Ji shuran's mother and daughter didn't make trouble. Jiang Li knew in her heart that Ji shuran would not give up and was probably planning a new plan. Just now she was homesick and had no extra energy to pay attention to the mother and daughter.
Jiang Jingrui often comes to fangfeiyuan, but he hasn't given up the idea of going to Ye's house with Jiang Li. I don't know what he thinks. He doesn't wait in Yanjing city. He thinks about traveling all day. But ye Shijie also came once. He didn't mention Xiangyang, but only what happened to him recently as a member of the Ministry of household affairs.
When ye Shijie became a member of the Ministry of household affairs, many people were watching to see which side he belonged to. Based on the relationship between the Ye family and the Jiang family, ye Shijie belongs to the first auxiliary school. But people in Yanjing know that the Ye family and the Jiang family broke off contact many years ago, and they suspect that ye Shijie may join the Chengwang faction in the future. After all, now Chengwang's power is growing. However, Jiang Li thought that it was better for ye Shijie to be loyal to Emperor Hong Xiao. Somehow, she had a feeling that although emperor Hong Xiao was not powerful at present, the young emperor who ascended the throne was not as simple as it seemed.
The days passed like this. In the twinkling of an eye, ten days later, ye Mingxuan came to pick up Jiang Li and was about to leave Yanjing together and set out for Xiangyang.
This time, the rare old lady Jiang also went out to see her off. Still did not see the shadow of Jiang Youyao and Jiang yu'e, Ji shuran smiled and said to Ye Mingxuan, "pay more attention to safety along the way, and pear will be entrusted to you."
Ye Mingxuan said with a smile, "don't worry."
Ye Shijie said, "it's getting late. Let's start. Walk a quarter earlier and catch more roads. You can also return to Xiangyang early."
Jiang Li turned back, slightly blessed old lady Jiang, and said, "don't worry about my father and grandmother. I'll come back early after seeing my grandmother."
"Of course." Ji shuran's love in her eyes was really too much. She said, "we are waiting for you to come back."
Jiang Li smiled and no longer hesitated. Tong'er helped her into the carriage. The curtain of the car was put down, isolating the eyes of the Jiang family outside, and listening to Ye Mingxuan's voice telling the team to ring out. The carriage rumbled forward.
Her heart was relieved and then became excited again.
This is... The way back home.
Although she is no longer Xue Fangfei, although she has become the daughter of the Shoufu family, she is finally on the way home.
……
From Yanjing city to Xiangyang, it will take more than a month to hurry on the way without delay. Fortunately, the road is not very rugged. It is an official road, no more dangerous than Qingcheng Mountain to Xiangyang. Ye Mingxuan is a cautious person, and specially hired an escort agency team to protect Jiang Li's safety. Jiang Yuanbai also set aside some guards, so that those who encounter robbers on the road can retreat all over again.
Fortunately, all the way was safe and there was no danger. Ye Mingxuan thought that Jiang Lijiao was used to being raised and couldn't get used to such a Changde Road. After all, Yanjing city is farther from Xiangyang than Yanjing city to Qingcheng Mountain. If Jiang Li is not used to it on the road, the whole team will slow down. When he returns to Xiangyang, it will be much better than before.
However, Jiang Li's performance was beyond everyone's expectation.
She is not picky and easy to serve. It's better to live in an inn or make do with a carriage. I never screamed bitterly. Sometimes I can't find an inn at night and live outside. When the guards go hunting and roast rabbit meat, Jiang Li looks at it with interest. If the guards do something wrong, she can help a little. Fu, who followed Ye Mingxuan, was stunned, and secretly said to Ye Mingxuan, "the second Miss didn't do this much before. How can she look so familiar?"
Ye Mingxuan is also strange, that is, his own son ye Rufeng is naughty since childhood, and is not necessarily better than Jiang Li. Jiang Li is a golden lady, but she does these things without any discomfort, as if she is very used to it.
When asked about Jiang Li, Jiang Li only laughed and said, "when I was in the nunnery of Qingcheng Mountain, I often went out with tong'er to catch rabbits to eat. I didn't have enough vegetarian food, but fortunately there were many rabbits on the mountain."
Although tong'er wondered in her heart when she and Jiang Li had gone to catch a rabbit, her face was not obvious at all, and she nodded as if it were serious. Ye Mingxuan didn't say anything, just smiled and sighed, and didn't know whether it was sigh or pity.
Along the way, it was smoother than Jiang Li thought. Therefore, it was only one month before Xiangyang City arrived. According to the plan, Ben's trip is about another half month. But because Jiang Li didn't make a noise all the way, the team didn't stop and walked very fast.
When the motorcade arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City, ye Mingxuan asked someone to show the running order to the city guards. Tong Er pulled up the curtain of the carriage, looked out curiously, and murmured, "this is Xiangyang City. It looks very lively."
Jiang Li looked at the scenery outside, and a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes.
Tongxiang is a small county under Xiangyang City. Xue Huaiyuan used to come to Xiangyang to buy things for Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao's sister and brother during festivals. At that time, she and Xue Zhao looked forward to coming to Xiangyang every year. Xiangyang was much more lively and prosperous than Tongxiang, and there were much more delicious and interesting things. It's just that such opportunities don't often occur. To sum up, she married Shen Yurong for three years and left Tongxiang. As for Xiangyang, I haven't seen it for sevenoreight years.
Xiangyang in front of us still looks familiar, but it is more lively, prosperous and desirable than it was seven or eight years ago.
If Xue Zhao were still there, he would laugh and pull her to Xiangyang City again
Just thinking, the city guard saw the release of the travel order, and the team continued to move forward.
After walking for about a column of incense, the speed of the team gradually slowed down. I don't know how long it took, the carriage stopped, and ye Mingxuan's voice came in from outside the carriage, laughing, "ah Li, get off, we're here."
When the porter saw Ye Mingxuan, he immediately opened the door and called the boy into the room to report. He shouted all the way, "the second master is back! The second master is back!"
Tong'er helped Jiang Li jump out of the carriage.
As the richest man in Xiangyang City, the Ye family can be named even if they get the wealth of Yanjing city. Therefore, the Ye family mansion is also very magnificent. It is said that Mr. Ye has lived here since the beginning. The pillars at the door are carved with fine patterns. Even the falling lanterns and the white yarn covered are also the swallow wing yarn in the south of the Yangtze River.
Tong'er and Bai Xue stood under the door of the Ye family, their eyes widened. The heroic spirit of the Ye family is completely different from the exquisite elegance of the Shoufu mansion. For ordinary people, such simple and lavish repair is naturally more eye-catching.
Ye Mingxuan said, "ah Li, it's my first time to come to Ye's house. How about it? I think it's ok?"
"Very good." Jiang Li smiled.
She and Xue Zhao have never come to Xiangyang City to play, and they have also heard of the Ye family's name, and have passed in front of the Ye family's mansion. Xue Zhao also sighed that if he could go in and see what it looked like inside. But I didn't expect that today's she can actually walk in from the vermilion door and see her style.
Ye Mingxuan said with a smile, "let's go."
Jiang Li and ye Mingxuan approached together.
The Ye family's house looks more spacious and bright than the Shoufu mansion. Compared with the strictness of the Shoufu mansion, it is a little more lively. The clothes that the servant girl is wearing are also made of superior materials, which are comparable to those worn by tong'er Bai Xue. It is enough to see that the Ye family is rich in wealth. These servants saluted one after another when they saw Ye Mingxuan, and when they saw Jiang Li and his party following Ye Mingxuan, they all looked curiously and guessed Jiang Li's identity.
In the brocade painting hall, several people are standing at the moment.
"Dad finally came back." A 14-year-old boy said, "I don't know what good things I brought back in Yanjing this time?"
"That's all you know." Beside him, the woman with a lot of book breath said angrily, "on weekdays, there is nothing missing from you in the mansion. Yanjing has it, but you don't have it."
"Sister, don't blame Rufeng." Another round faced woman laughed and said, "if the wind is childish, so will Shijie."
Next to ye Rufeng, stood a beautiful girl, who looked a little older than ye Rufeng. She said with worry, "I don't know what's going on at the eldest brother's end? Now she has become a member of the Ministry of household affairs, but she can cope?"
The middle-aged man in blue stood in the center without saying a word, only drinking tea in silence.
As he was saying this, he suddenly heard the voice of a boy outside: "the second master is back!"
The thinner woman immediately stood up overjoyed, and saw that the curtain of the brocade painting hall was lifted away. Ye Mingxuan laughed and said, "brother, madam, I'm back!"
"Dad!" The boy jumped on it.
Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan. She was also very strange to the Ye family. However, even if the real Miss Jiang Er came here, she probably felt the same way. You know, they haven't seen each other for ten years.
The boy was Ye Mingxuan's son, ye Rufeng. His eyes suddenly glanced at Jiang Li standing on one side, and he immediately stood out from ye Mingxuan's arms and asked suspiciously, "who is she?"
Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan with a smile. Looking at her clothes, she didn't look like a servant, so she wouldn't be the maid Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road.
Zhuo Shi, the tall, thin and bookish woman, ye Mingxuan's wife, saw Jiang Li and instantly turned white. I thought Jiang Li was the kind of woman Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road. They were rich businessmen. On their way out to do business, after three or five years, they brought back a strange woman and the so-called son. Ye Mingxuan was away for a few months. It was impossible for his son, but it was not impossible to use a woman on the road.
Men have always been careless about this kind of thing. Ye Mingxuan hasn't found that his wife's look is wrong, but Jiang Li has seen it and guessed the identity of Zhuo. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he had to stand up and shout at Zhuo with a smile, "aunt."
Zhuo's aunt was stunned by this sound, and her pale face faded at once. Instead, she asked, "master, who is this girl? How do you call me aunt?"
Ye Mingxuan laughed and rushed at the man in blue who stood up. Ye Minghui said, "brother, I didn't come back alone this time. Look who this is, but can you recognize it?"
Everyone was puzzled. Only Ye Minghui noticed that Jiang Li was called Zhuo's "aunt" before, and he guessed something in his heart.
"This is Zhenzhen's daughter ah Li." Ye Mingxuan laughed and said, "last time I saw Ah Li, I was still a little girl. Now it's all a girl's house. Ah Li, this is your uncle Minghui, the eldest aunt."
Jiang Li said with a smile, "Uncle Minghui, great aunt."
Ye Minghui and his wife Guan were stunned. Guan was a little overwhelmed, but ye Minghui frowned.
The room was silent.
A moment later, ye Rufeng suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at Jiang Li disdainfully and said, "she is my aunt's daughter, the eldest lady who disliked our merchant and made her grandmother angry?"
Zhuo hurried to pull ye Rufeng. Ye Rufeng's eyes were sharp and impolite. He continued, "I've done everything, and I'm afraid of what people say!"
The people in the room instantly fell silent, and the atmosphere became very embarrassing.
Originally, ye Mingxuan didn't mention that Jiang Li would come back when he returned to Xiangyang. The Ye family didn't know that Jiang Li would come. Now they suddenly came, and they didn't know how to deal with it. You know, Jiang Li's words many years ago hurt Mrs. Ye's heart and the whole Ye family's heart. For Jiang Li, from now on, we can only assume that there is no such person, who knows that he suddenly appears.
Ye Minghui looked at Ye Mingxuan reproachfully and scolded him for not explaining the matter earlier. Ye Mingxuan looked innocent, but he couldn't help looking at Jiang Li's reaction.
Jiang Li insists on returning to Xiangyang with herself, so she should expect such a result in advance. The Ye family won't be heartless, so what will Jiang Li say and do?
Jiang Li looked at the situation in front of her, smiling and motionless.
Tong'er was embarrassed and wronged. She also knew what happened to Jiang Li that year. Although admitting that it was Jiang Li's fault, the girl was only five years old at that time. It's been so long since time passed. Why bother with an old thing? It is said that the girl should not have returned to Xiangyang if she had known this. She came back here to see old lady ye with good intentions after being annoyed by this tiredness. As a result, she was disheartened, and she was really angry.
Just thinking, I heard Jiang Li's soft voice ring out: "yes, I'm 'that' Jiang Li."
The Ye family were stunned.
Ye Mingxuan was almost choked by his saliva.
When Jiang Li spoke, she was gentle, gentle, and smiling. They all said that she would not hit the smiling face with her hand out, not to mention a beautiful girl with a lovely smile. This slap was even more impossible. Except ye Rufeng, everyone else in the Ye family was in a dilemma about how to deal with it.
This girl really responds to changes with constancy. Ye Mingxuan sighed in her heart, and suddenly remembered what ye Shijie said to her, "Jiang Li is an unexpected person", which was true. She was really unexpected, as if the embarrassment, embarrassment and bewilderment of ordinary people had never appeared in her. She could always deal with all kinds of situations with a particularly calm attitude.
Including now.
Ye Mingxuan suddenly wanted to laugh. Presumably, his eldest brother, ye Mingxuan, who has always been calm and square, was also a little unprepared in the face of this situation. Fortunately, he also knew the identity of his Ye family, so he pretended to clear his throat and said, "this is your second aunt." He introduced his wife to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li nodded to Zhuo with a smile, "second aunt."
Zhuo subconsciously replied with a smile. After reacting, he was in a daze. The little girl's smile was too sincere. When she went to Yanjing to meet Jiang Li, ye Minghui, ye Shijie and the old lady were there, but she didn't see it with her own eyes. But the rumors of Jiang Li are well known by the Ye family. Neither ye Minghui nor ye Mingxuan can lie, and there is no need to lie in this matter, so we never doubt that Jiang Li is a hypocritical, ruthless, mean and ungrateful young lady. But after seeing it with his own eyes, Zhuo still couldn't help feeling that maybe what happened in those years was a misunderstanding. How could such a lovely and gentle girl be the kind of person they said?
"This is your cousin Jia'er and cousin Rufeng." Ye Mingxuan continued.
Ye Jiaer is one year older than Jiang Li. She is graceful and generous. To tell the truth, she is not like a merchant, but like a knowledgeable and reasonable official lady. Her eyes are curious about Jiang Li, but she still nods to Jiang Li with a smile.
Ye Rufeng was not as kind as ye Jia'er. He snorted and turned his head to one side without looking at Jiang Li.
"Your uncle Mingyu won't be back until a few days, and he's not here yet." Ye Mingxuan road.
Jiang Li nodded, "grandma..."
"The old lady hasn't been well lately," said Ye Minghui after hesitating for a moment. "If I knew you were coming, I would inevitably be excited. I'll tell her later, what do you think of ah Li?"
Before Jiang Li could answer, ye Rufeng said coldly, "don't see me. My grandmother saw her. What if she gets angry again?"
"Like the wind!" Zhuo warned him.
Ye Rufeng stopped talking. Jiang Li said, "I listen to Uncle Minghui."
Ye Minghui nodded and said to Guan, "first go to the yard and find an empty room to clean up and let ah Li stay for the time being." He also said to Jiang Li, "you and the second child must be very tired after driving so many days. Don't think about anything today. Stay and have a good rest for a while. If you have anything to do tomorrow."
Jiang Li was stunned. Ye Minghui said this politely but alienated, completely like a guest who came from a distance, or a guest who was not so close. She sighed deeply in her heart. The estrangement between Miss Jiang ER and the Ye family was too deep to be solved for a while. It is Ye Mingxuan who has been with her for so long. Now her suspicion has not been completely dispelled, and she is still doubting whether her return to Xiangyang is the idea of the Jiang family.
It's a long way to go.
With a real smile on her face, she said, "thank you, uncle Minghui."
Compared with the two uncles, the uncles are a little overwhelmed. They can't be as estranged as the two brothers of the Ye family, and they can't be too close. It seems very contradictory. Jiang Li wanted to laugh. Fortunately, she didn't have to get along all the time. After Guan gave her a clean room to live in, Jiang Li had no one beside her except two servant girls.
At last, it was quiet.
Tong'er covered the door. The house vacated by the Ye family for Jiang Li was good, and there was nothing to be picky about. Jiang Li sat down and Bai Xue went to make tea. Tong'er whispered, "girl, the people of the Ye family obviously deliberately didn't let you see old lady ye..."
Everyone can see that her second cousin ye Rufeng's words are a little harsh, but there is no doubt about it. Mrs. Ye is in poor health. She doesn't know what it's like to see her granddaughter at first sight. You know, everyone else in the Ye family was shocked today.
"Girl, it's really not good. Let's go back to Yanjing city after meeting old lady Ye." Bai Xue also said, "if the Ye family is like this in the future, it's strange to live here."
The Ye family is good at self-restraint, so they not only didn't drive her out, but also served her delicious and polite. But it is this thoughtful etiquette that makes people feel more uncomfortable, as if they were guests in a strange house.
"Nothing. We are new here. We all have a familiar process with each other." Jiang Li smiled, "besides, I was wrong first. The Ye family's attitude is much better than I expected. In a few days, wait until I meet the old lady."
When she came to Xiangyang this time, it was false to visit relatives and see old lady Ye. It was true to inquire about Xue Huaiyuan. It's just that we can't rush out to inquire at the moment, which makes people suspicious. Even after inquiring, it would take a lot of trouble to overturn Xue Zhao's case. The Ye family is a big tree behind her, but now, how to have a good relationship with the Ye family and clear up the past grievances is the top priority.
It needs careful consideration.
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At the other end, in Ye Mingxuan's room, Zhuo was questioning him.
"Well, how did Jiang Li come here? How did you do it? I don't know to say it in advance. Even brother didn't expect it." Zhuo paced back and forth. "What now? She lives in our house. When outsiders see her, they can't help talking. This... You really are!"
Ye Mingxuan couldn't cry or laugh: "how can you blame me? She herself proposed to go back to Xiangyang to see her mother. Even old lady Jiang and Yuan Bai spoke. What can I do? Can I stop my niece from letting her come back? If outsiders see it, it's hard to see."
"Hum, it's just that the eldest cousin is now a member of the Ministry of household," ye Rufeng sneered. "He also said that our businessmen are very profitable. I think their Jiang family is also as snobbish as the head and assistant of the dynasty. In the past, when there was no one in the Ye family to become an official, they were busy to get rid of the relationship. Now that they see that the Ye family has a way, they post it."
"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Jiaer stopped ye Rufeng, "even if the eldest cousin becomes a member of the Ministry of household, the Jiang family doesn't need to please our Ye family. There are many powerful people in Yanjing City, and those people still have to stick to their uncle. How can the uncle let Jiang Li come to Xiangyang because of the relationship between the eldest cousin?"
"One uncle at a time, elder sister, you have forgotten," ye Rufeng said, "our uncle has long married her again, and people don't like our Ye family. You call it so intimate, don't you also want to catch up with the east wind of their Shoufu house and be the eldest lady of Yanjing?"
"You!" Ye Jiaer couldn't speak angrily.
"All right, all right, stop arguing," Zhuo's headache, "it's messy enough now. You two want to quarrel, go out and quarrel."
Just then, someone knocked at the door outside, but ye Minghui came in with Guan. This is good. Except ye Mingyu, who has not yet returned to the house, the two rooms of the Ye family have gathered together in this room.
"Second, what do you mean?" As soon as he entered the door, ye Minghui asked.
Ye Mingxuan still rarely saw his eldest brother's appearance like this, stunned for a moment, and then said, "what do you mean?"
"How did you bring her back?" Ye Minghui frowned, "without saying in advance, what the hell are you doing?"
"Brother, don't scold me like the third." Ye Mingxuan was wronged. "It was not my idea to bring Jiang Li back. It was Jiang Li who proposed it."
"She raised it herself?" Guan was puzzled.
"Yes." Ye Mingxuan simply sat down and told others the story carefully. How to meet Ye Shijie again in Yanjing City, how ye Shijie mentioned Jiang Li, how he came to Jiang's house to see Jiang Li, and how Jiang Li proposed to return to Xiangyang with her. Well, ye Mingxuan spread his hands, "that's it. Listen, can you understand what our niece is thinking?"
Everyone didn't expect that so many things would happen when ye Mingxuan went to Yanjing city. I didn't expect Jiang Li to return to Yanjing city for only half a year, but she has also repeatedly become the subject of discussion.
"Did she really become the top of the six arts of Mingyi hall and receive a gift from the emperor?" Ye Jia'er asked in surprise, "my cousin didn't go to the nunnery for eight years, and there was no one to teach her. How did she get the first place?"
"Yes." Ye Minghui pondered, "is it possible that she is a genius?"
"There are not so many geniuses in the world." Ye Mingxuan shook his head and said with a smile, "I think Jiang Li has a lot of secrets on her body. I went to Jiang Fu to visit that day. I thought Jiang Li had just returned to Yanjing, and Ji shuran was there. In the end, I would be more careful. Who knows it's not that at all. Her position in the Jiang family is higher than I thought. Think about it, it's not something ordinary people can do in half a year."
Everyone in the room was silent, chewing Ye Mingxuan's words.
"At least she helped Shijie at the Palace Banquet, and reminded the dead Jie about Li Lian before. No matter whether she used the Ye family or had other plans, she wouldn't hurt Shijie for the time being. I went to Jiang mansion and wanted to see Jiang Li with my own eyes. After all, I knew that Shijie was a child. He said that Jiang Li had become very different, that was very different. Who knew that after I went there, I found that it was not just different, just different."
"At first, I guessed that she meant to go back to Xiangyang, but I didn't know it from the way Jiang Yuanbai and old lady Jiang looked. I wanted to find out what she wanted to do, so I simply agreed to her idea. Didn't I tell you on the way back? I left in a hurry, so I didn't pay attention."
After being quiet for a while, ye Minghui said, "you're right to do this. Since you don't know what she means, let's walk and have a look first."
The tone in the words did not regard Jiang Li as a relative, but more like an unknown stranger.
"But the second brother," Guan said anxiously, "you brought her back, and she said she wanted to come back to see her mother. But her body can't stand the toss now. If she knows that Jiang Li is back, it's uncertain what will happen. This... Do you want her to see her mother?"
Ye Mingxuan was asked, subconsciously looking at Ye Minghui.
Ye Minghui said in a deep voice, "let her see you, but before that, you have to talk to your mother first, so as not to scare her."
The next days were very dull. Nothing special happened. Jiang Li and the gentleman of mingyitang explained that they were about to return to Xiangyang, so they waited to go back with Ye Mingxuan.Old lady Jiang called Jiang Li to the Wanfeng hall and told her several times, probably because she valued her relationship with the Ye family this time. For the first time, Ji shuran's mother and daughter didn't make trouble. Jiang Li knew in her heart that Ji shuran would not give up and was probably planning a new plan. Just now she was homesick and had no extra energy to pay attention to the mother and daughter.Jiang Jingrui often comes to fangfeiyuan, but he hasn't given up the idea of going to Ye's house with Jiang Li. I don't know what he thinks. He doesn't wait in Yanjing city. He thinks about traveling all day. But ye Shijie also came once. He didn't mention Xiangyang, but only what happened to him recently as a member of the Ministry of household affairs.When ye Shijie became a member of the Ministry of household affairs, many people were watching to see which side he belonged to. Based on the relationship between the Ye family and the Jiang family, ye Shijie belongs to the first auxiliary school. But people in Yanjing know that the Ye family and the Jiang family broke off contact many years ago, and they suspect that ye Shijie may join the Chengwang faction in the future. After all, now Chengwang's power is growing. However, Jiang Li thought that it was better for ye Shijie to be loyal to Emperor Hong Xiao. Somehow, she had a feeling that although emperor Hong Xiao was not powerful at present, the young emperor who ascended the throne was not as simple as it seemed.The days passed like this. In the twinkling of an eye, ten days later, ye Mingxuan came to pick up Jiang Li and was about to leave Yanjing together and set out for Xiangyang.This time, the rare old lady Jiang also went out to see her off. Still did not see the shadow of Jiang Youyao and Jiang yu'e, Ji shuran smiled and said to Ye Mingxuan, "pay more attention to safety along the way, and pear will be entrusted to you."Ye Mingxuan said with a smile, "don't worry."Ye Shijie said, "it's getting late. Let's start. Walk a quarter earlier and catch more roads. You can also return to Xiangyang early."Jiang Li turned back, slightly blessed old lady Jiang, and said, "don't worry about my father and grandmother. I'll come back early after seeing my grandmother.""Of course." Ji shuran's love in her eyes was really too much. She said, "we are waiting for you to come back."Jiang Li smiled and no longer hesitated. Tong'er helped her into the carriage. The curtain of the car was put down, isolating the eyes of the Jiang family outside, and listening to Ye Mingxuan's voice telling the team to ring out. The carriage rumbled forward.Her heart was relieved and then became excited again.This is... The way back home.Although she is no longer Xue Fangfei, although she has become the daughter of the Shoufu family, she is finally on the way home.From Yanjing city to Xiangyang, it will take more than a month to hurry on the way without delay. Fortunately, the road is not very rugged. It is an official road, no more dangerous than Qingcheng Mountain to Xiangyang. Ye Mingxuan is a cautious person, and specially hired an escort agency team to protect Jiang Li's safety. Jiang Yuanbai also set aside some guards, so that those who encounter robbers on the road can retreat all over again.Fortunately, all the way was safe and there was no danger. Ye Mingxuan thought that Jiang Lijiao was used to being raised and couldn't get used to such a Changde Road. After all, Yanjing city is farther from Xiangyang than Yanjing city to Qingcheng Mountain. If Jiang Li is not used to it on the road, the whole team will slow down. When he returns to Xiangyang, it will be much better than before.However, Jiang Li's performance was beyond everyone's expectation.She is not picky and easy to serve. It's better to live in an inn or make do with a carriage. I never screamed bitterly. Sometimes I can't find an inn at night and live outside. When the guards go hunting and roast rabbit meat, Jiang Li looks at it with interest. If the guards do something wrong, she can help a little. Fu, who followed Ye Mingxuan, was stunned, and secretly said to Ye Mingxuan, "the second Miss didn't do this much before. How can she look so familiar?"Ye Mingxuan is also strange, that is, his own son ye Rufeng is naughty since childhood, and is not necessarily better than Jiang Li. Jiang Li is a golden lady, but she does these things without any discomfort, as if she is very used to it.When asked about Jiang Li, Jiang Li only laughed and said, "when I was in the nunnery of Qingcheng Mountain, I often went out with tong'er to catch rabbits to eat. I didn't have enough vegetarian food, but fortunately there were many rabbits on the mountain."Although tong'er wondered in her heart when she and Jiang Li had gone to catch a rabbit, her face was not obvious at all, and she nodded as if it were serious. Ye Mingxuan didn't say anything, just smiled and sighed, and didn't know whether it was sigh or pity.Along the way, it was smoother than Jiang Li thought. Therefore, it was only one month before Xiangyang City arrived. According to the plan, Ben's trip is about another half month. But because Jiang Li didn't make a noise all the way, the team didn't stop and walked very fast.When the motorcade arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City, ye Mingxuan asked someone to show the running order to the city guards. Tong Er pulled up the curtain of the carriage, looked out curiously, and murmured, "this is Xiangyang City. It looks very lively."Jiang Li looked at the scenery outside, and a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes.Tongxiang is a small county under Xiangyang City. Xue Huaiyuan used to come to Xiangyang to buy things for Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao's sister and brother during festivals. At that time, she and Xue Zhao looked forward to coming to Xiangyang every year. Xiangyang was much more lively and prosperous than Tongxiang, and there were much more delicious and interesting things. It's just that such opportunities don't often occur. To sum up, she married Shen Yurong for three years and left Tongxiang. As for Xiangyang, I haven't seen it for sevenoreight years.Xiangyang in front of us still looks familiar, but it is more lively, prosperous and desirable than it was seven or eight years ago.If Xue Zhao were still there, he would laugh and pull her to Xiangyang City againJust thinking, the city guard saw the release of the travel order, and the team continued to move forward.After walking for about a column of incense, the speed of the team gradually slowed down. I don't know how long it took, the carriage stopped, and ye Mingxuan's voice came in from outside the carriage, laughing, "ah Li, get off, we're here."When the porter saw Ye Mingxuan, he immediately opened the door and called the boy into the room to report. He shouted all the way, "the second master is back! The second master is back!"Tong'er helped Jiang Li jump out of the carriage.As the richest man in Xiangyang City, the Ye family can be named even if they get the wealth of Yanjing city. Therefore, the Ye family mansion is also very magnificent. It is said that Mr. Ye has lived here since the beginning. The pillars at the door are carved with fine patterns. Even the falling lanterns and the white yarn covered are also the swallow wing yarn in the south of the Yangtze River.Tong'er and Bai Xue stood under the door of the Ye family, their eyes widened. The heroic spirit of the Ye family is completely different from the exquisite elegance of the Shoufu mansion. For ordinary people, such simple and lavish repair is naturally more eye-catching.Ye Mingxuan said, "ah Li, it's my first time to come to Ye's house. How about it? I think it's ok?""Very good." Jiang Li smiled.She and Xue Zhao have never come to Xiangyang City to play, and they have also heard of the Ye family's name, and have passed in front of the Ye family's mansion. Xue Zhao also sighed that if he could go in and see what it looked like inside. But I didn't expect that today's she can actually walk in from the vermilion door and see her style.Ye Mingxuan said with a smile, "let's go."Jiang Li and ye Mingxuan approached together.The Ye family's house looks more spacious and bright than the Shoufu mansion. Compared with the strictness of the Shoufu mansion, it is a little more lively. The clothes that the servant girl is wearing are also made of superior materials, which are comparable to those worn by tong'er Bai Xue. It is enough to see that the Ye family is rich in wealth. These servants saluted one after another when they saw Ye Mingxuan, and when they saw Jiang Li and his party following Ye Mingxuan, they all looked curiously and guessed Jiang Li's identity.In the brocade painting hall, several people are standing at the moment."Dad finally came back." A 14-year-old boy said, "I don't know what good things I brought back in Yanjing this time?""That's all you know." Beside him, the woman with a lot of book breath said angrily, "on weekdays, there is nothing missing from you in the mansion. Yanjing has it, but you don't have it.""Sister, don't blame Rufeng." Another round faced woman laughed and said, "if the wind is childish, so will Shijie."Next to ye Rufeng, stood a beautiful girl, who looked a little older than ye Rufeng. She said with worry, "I don't know what's going on at the eldest brother's end? Now she has become a member of the Ministry of household affairs, but she can cope?"The middle-aged man in blue stood in the center without saying a word, only drinking tea in silence.As he was saying this, he suddenly heard the voice of a boy outside: "the second master is back!"The thinner woman immediately stood up overjoyed, and saw that the curtain of the brocade painting hall was lifted away. Ye Mingxuan laughed and said, "brother, madam, I'm back!""Dad!" The boy jumped on it.Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan. She was also very strange to the Ye family. However, even if the real Miss Jiang Er came here, she probably felt the same way. You know, they haven't seen each other for ten years.The boy was Ye Mingxuan's son, ye Rufeng. His eyes suddenly glanced at Jiang Li standing on one side, and he immediately stood out from ye Mingxuan's arms and asked suspiciously, "who is she?"Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan with a smile. Looking at her clothes, she didn't look like a servant, so she wouldn't be the maid Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road.Zhuo Shi, the tall, thin and bookish woman, ye Mingxuan's wife, saw Jiang Li and instantly turned white. I thought Jiang Li was the kind of woman Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road. They were rich businessmen. On their way out to do business, after three or five years, they brought back a strange woman and the so-called son. Ye Mingxuan was away for a few months. It was impossible for his son, but it was not impossible to use a woman on the road.Men have always been careless about this kind of thing. Ye Mingxuan hasn't found that his wife's look is wrong, but Jiang Li has seen it and guessed the identity of Zhuo. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he had to stand up and shout at Zhuo with a smile, "aunt."Zhuo's aunt was stunned by this sound, and her pale face faded at once. Instead, she asked, "master, who is this girl? How do you call me aunt?"Ye Mingxuan laughed and rushed at the man in blue who stood up. Ye Minghui said, "brother, I didn't come back alone this time. Look who this is, but can you recognize it?"Everyone was puzzled. Only Ye Minghui noticed that Jiang Li was called Zhuo's "aunt" before, and he guessed something in his heart."This is Zhenzhen's daughter ah Li." Ye Mingxuan laughed and said, "last time I saw Ah Li, I was still a little girl. Now it's all a girl's house. Ah Li, this is your uncle Minghui, the eldest aunt."Jiang Li said with a smile, "Uncle Minghui, great aunt."Ye Minghui and his wife Guan were stunned. Guan was a little overwhelmed, but ye Minghui frowned.The room was silent.A moment later, ye Rufeng suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at Jiang Li disdainfully and said, "she is my aunt's daughter, the eldest lady who disliked our merchant and made her grandmother angry?"Zhuo hurried to pull ye Rufeng. Ye Rufeng's eyes were sharp and impolite. He continued, "I've done everything, and I'm afraid of what people say!"The people in the room instantly fell silent, and the atmosphere became very embarrassing.Originally, ye Mingxuan didn't mention that Jiang Li would come back when he returned to Xiangyang. The Ye family didn't know that Jiang Li would come. Now they suddenly came, and they didn't know how to deal with it. You know, Jiang Li's words many years ago hurt Mrs. Ye's heart and the whole Ye family's heart. For Jiang Li, from now on, we can only assume that there is no such person, who knows that he suddenly appears.Ye Minghui looked at Ye Mingxuan reproachfully and scolded him for not explaining the matter earlier. Ye Mingxuan looked innocent, but he couldn't help looking at Jiang Li's reaction.Jiang Li insists on returning to Xiangyang with herself, so she should expect such a result in advance. The Ye family won't be heartless, so what will Jiang Li say and do?Jiang Li looked at the situation in front of her, smiling and motionless.Tong'er was embarrassed and wronged. She also knew what happened to Jiang Li that year. Although admitting that it was Jiang Li's fault, the girl was only five years old at that time. It's been so long since time passed. Why bother with an old thing? It is said that the girl should not have returned to Xiangyang if she had known this. She came back here to see old lady ye with good intentions after being annoyed by this tiredness. As a result, she was disheartened, and she was really angry.Just thinking, I heard Jiang Li's soft voice ring out: "yes, I'm 'that' Jiang Li."The Ye family were stunned.Ye Mingxuan was almost choked by his saliva.When Jiang Li spoke, she was gentle, gentle, and smiling. They all said that she would not hit the smiling face with her hand out, not to mention a beautiful girl with a lovely smile. This slap was even more impossible. Except ye Rufeng, everyone else in the Ye family was in a dilemma about how to deal with it.This girl really responds to changes with constancy. Ye Mingxuan sighed in her heart, and suddenly remembered what ye Shijie said to her, "Jiang Li is an unexpected person", which was true. She was really unexpected, as if the embarrassment, embarrassment and bewilderment of ordinary people had never appeared in her. She could always deal with all kinds of situations with a particularly calm attitude.Including now.Ye Mingxuan suddenly wanted to laugh. Presumably, his eldest brother, ye Mingxuan, who has always been calm and square, was also a little unprepared in the face of this situation. Fortunately, he also knew the identity of his Ye family, so he pretended to clear his throat and said, "this is your second aunt." He introduced his wife to Jiang Li.Jiang Li nodded to Zhuo with a smile, "second aunt."Zhuo subconsciously replied with a smile. After reacting, he was in a daze. The little girl's smile was too sincere. When she went to Yanjing to meet Jiang Li, ye Minghui, ye Shijie and the old lady were there, but she didn't see it with her own eyes. But the rumors of Jiang Li are well known by the Ye family. Neither ye Minghui nor ye Mingxuan can lie, and there is no need to lie in this matter, so we never doubt that Jiang Li is a hypocritical, ruthless, mean and ungrateful young lady. But after seeing it with his own eyes, Zhuo still couldn't help feeling that maybe what happened in those years was a misunderstanding. How could such a lovely and gentle girl be the kind of person they said?"This is your cousin Jia'er and cousin Rufeng." Ye Mingxuan continued.Ye Jiaer is one year older than Jiang Li. She is graceful and generous. To tell the truth, she is not like a merchant, but like a knowledgeable and reasonable official lady. Her eyes are curious about Jiang Li, but she still nods to Jiang Li with a smile.Ye Rufeng was not as kind as ye Jia'er. He snorted and turned his head to one side without looking at Jiang Li."Your uncle Mingyu won't be back until a few days, and he's not here yet." Ye Mingxuan road.Jiang Li nodded, "grandma...""The old lady hasn't been well lately," said Ye Minghui after hesitating for a moment. "If I knew you were coming, I would inevitably be excited. I'll tell her later, what do you think of ah Li?"Before Jiang Li could answer, ye Rufeng said coldly, "don't see me. My grandmother saw her. What if she gets angry again?""Like the wind!" Zhuo warned him.Ye Rufeng stopped talking. Jiang Li said, "I listen to Uncle Minghui."Ye Minghui nodded and said to Guan, "first go to the yard and find an empty room to clean up and let ah Li stay for the time being." He also said to Jiang Li, "you and the second child must be very tired after driving so many days. Don't think about anything today. Stay and have a good rest for a while. If you have anything to do tomorrow."Jiang Li was stunned. Ye Minghui said this politely but alienated, completely like a guest who came from a distance, or a guest who was not so close. She sighed deeply in her heart. The estrangement between Miss Jiang ER and the Ye family was too deep to be solved for a while. It is Ye Mingxuan who has been with her for so long. Now her suspicion has not been completely dispelled, and she is still doubting whether her return to Xiangyang is the idea of the Jiang family.It's a long way to go.With a real smile on her face, she said, "thank you, uncle Minghui."Compared with the two uncles, the uncles are a little overwhelmed. They can't be as estranged as the two brothers of the Ye family, and they can't be too close. It seems very contradictory. Jiang Li wanted to laugh. Fortunately, she didn't have to get along all the time. After Guan gave her a clean room to live in, Jiang Li had no one beside her except two servant girls.At last, it was quiet.Tong'er covered the door. The house vacated by the Ye family for Jiang Li was good, and there was nothing to be picky about. Jiang Li sat down and Bai Xue went to make tea. Tong'er whispered, "girl, the people of the Ye family obviously deliberately didn't let you see old lady ye..."Everyone can see that her second cousin ye Rufeng's words are a little harsh, but there is no doubt about it. Mrs. Ye is in poor health. She doesn't know what it's like to see her granddaughter at first sight. You know, everyone else in the Ye family was shocked today."Girl, it's really not good. Let's go back to Yanjing city after meeting old lady Ye." Bai Xue also said, "if the Ye family is like this in the future, it's strange to live here."The Ye family is good at self-restraint, so they not only didn't drive her out, but also served her delicious and polite. But it is this thoughtful etiquette that makes people feel more uncomfortable, as if they were guests in a strange house."Nothing. We are new here. We all have a familiar process with each other." Jiang Li smiled, "besides, I was wrong first. The Ye family's attitude is much better than I expected. In a few days, wait until I meet the old lady."When she came to Xiangyang this time, it was false to visit relatives and see old lady Ye. It was true to inquire about Xue Huaiyuan. It's just that we can't rush out to inquire at the moment, which makes people suspicious. Even after inquiring, it would take a lot of trouble to overturn Xue Zhao's case. The Ye family is a big tree behind her, but now, how to have a good relationship with the Ye family and clear up the past grievances is the top priority.It needs careful consideration.At the other end, in Ye Mingxuan's room, Zhuo was questioning him."Well, how did Jiang Li come here? How did you do it? I don't know to say it in advance. Even brother didn't expect it." Zhuo paced back and forth. "What now? She lives in our house. When outsiders see her, they can't help talking. This... You really are!"Ye Mingxuan couldn't cry or laugh: "how can you blame me? She herself proposed to go back to Xiangyang to see her mother. Even old lady Jiang and Yuan Bai spoke. What can I do? Can I stop my niece from letting her come back? If outsiders see it, it's hard to see.""Hum, it's just that the eldest cousin is now a member of the Ministry of household," ye Rufeng sneered. "He also said that our businessmen are very profitable. I think their Jiang family is also as snobbish as the head and assistant of the dynasty. In the past, when there was no one in the Ye family to become an official, they were busy to get rid of the relationship. Now that they see that the Ye family has a way, they post it.""Don't talk nonsense," Ye Jiaer stopped ye Rufeng, "even if the eldest cousin becomes a member of the Ministry of household, the Jiang family doesn't need to please our Ye family. There are many powerful people in Yanjing City, and those people still have to stick to their uncle. How can the uncle let Jiang Li come to Xiangyang because of the relationship between the eldest cousin?""One uncle at a time, elder sister, you have forgotten," ye Rufeng said, "our uncle has long married her again, and people don't like our Ye family. You call it so intimate, don't you also want to catch up with the east wind of their Shoufu house and be the eldest lady of Yanjing?""You!" Ye Jiaer couldn't speak angrily."All right, all right, stop arguing," Zhuo's headache, "it's messy enough now. You two want to quarrel, go out and quarrel."Just then, someone knocked at the door outside, but ye Minghui came in with Guan. This is good. Except ye Mingyu, who has not yet returned to the house, the two rooms of the Ye family have gathered together in this room."Second, what do you mean?" As soon as he entered the door, ye Minghui asked.Ye Mingxuan still rarely saw his eldest brother's appearance like this, stunned for a moment, and then said, "what do you mean?""How did you bring her back?" Ye Minghui frowned, "without saying in advance, what the hell are you doing?""Brother, don't scold me like the third." Ye Mingxuan was wronged. "It was not my idea to bring Jiang Li back. It was Jiang Li who proposed it.""She raised it herself?" Guan was puzzled."Yes." Ye Mingxuan simply sat down and told others the story carefully. How to meet Ye Shijie again in Yanjing City, how ye Shijie mentioned Jiang Li, how he came to Jiang's house to see Jiang Li, and how Jiang Li proposed to return to Xiangyang with her. Well, ye Mingxuan spread his hands, "that's it. Listen, can you understand what our niece is thinking?"Everyone didn't expect that so many things would happen when ye Mingxuan went to Yanjing city. I didn't expect Jiang Li to return to Yanjing city for only half a year, but she has also repeatedly become the subject of discussion."Did she really become the top of the six arts of Mingyi hall and receive a gift from the emperor?" Ye Jia'er asked in surprise, "my cousin didn't go to the nunnery for eight years, and there was no one to teach her. How did she get the first place?""Yes." Ye Minghui pondered, "is it possible that she is a genius?""There are not so many geniuses in the world." Ye Mingxuan shook his head and said with a smile, "I think Jiang Li has a lot of secrets on her body. I went to Jiang Fu to visit that day. I thought Jiang Li had just returned to Yanjing, and Ji shuran was there. In the end, I would be more careful. Who knows it's not that at all. Her position in the Jiang family is higher than I thought. Think about it, it's not something ordinary people can do in half a year."Everyone in the room was silent, chewing Ye Mingxuan's words."At least she helped Shijie at the Palace Banquet, and reminded the dead Jie about Li Lian before. No matter whether she used the Ye family or had other plans, she wouldn't hurt Shijie for the time being. I went to Jiang mansion and wanted to see Jiang Li with my own eyes. After all, I knew that Shijie was a child. He said that Jiang Li had become very different, that was very different. Who knew that after I went there, I found that it was not just different, just different.""At first, I guessed that she meant to go back to Xiangyang, but I didn't know it from the way Jiang Yuanbai and old lady Jiang looked. I wanted to find out what she wanted to do, so I simply agreed to her idea. Didn't I tell you on the way back? I left in a hurry, so I didn't pay attention."After being quiet for a while, ye Minghui said, "you're right to do this. Since you don't know what she means, let's walk and have a look first."The tone in the words did not regard Jiang Li as a relative, but more like an unknown stranger."But the second brother," Guan said anxiously, "you brought her back, and she said she wanted to come back to see her mother. But her body can't stand the toss now. If she knows that Jiang Li is back, it's uncertain what will happen. This... Do you want her to see her mother?"Ye Mingxuan was asked, subconsciously looking at Ye Minghui.Ye Minghui said in a deep voice, "let her see you, but before that, you have to talk to your mother first, so as not to scare her."
