Chapter 122

The next day, Jiang Li and ye Mingyu, as well as the people of Tongxiang, embarked on the road to Yanjing.

Thanks to Feng Yutang's search for these people's money, the travel expenses along the way are not difficult to use. With so many people, the journey is naturally slower. But it's OK to start early.

The Ye family reluctantly bid farewell to Jiang Li, especially the old lady ye, who stood at the gate of the city and watched Jiang Li's back until she could no longer see it, before leaving with the Ye family.

On the carriage, Xue Huaiyuan sat with Jiang Li. These days, everyone is used to Jiang Li treating Xue Huaiyuan so kindly. Xue Huaiyuan, who had been washed clean, looked thin, and more or less recovered some of his former clean and handsome appearance. In fact, Xue Huaiyuan is not bad at all, otherwise the appearance of Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao will not be so outstanding.

Jiang Li took many clean clothes from the Ye family and asked someone to change them for Xue Huaiyuan. If he hadn't always played with himself like a child, he could vaguely see some of his former appearance.

Ye Mingyu got empty and got into the carriage. Jiang Li was patiently wiping away the dim sum residue Xue Huaiyuan had made on her with a veil. Ye Mingyu looked, and suddenly had a strange illusion. Jiang Li and Xue Huaiyuan clearly have no relationship or kinship, and there is nothing similar about their appearance. But somehow, maybe it's a look, or maybe it's between the eyes and eyebrows, there's such a trace of similarity.

It looks like a father and daughter.

Aware of his idea, ye Mingyu was inspired and secretly scolded himself for thinking too much. How can Jiang Li and Xue Huaiyuan be father and daughter? Jiang Li's father is the high-ranking first aide in Yanjing city. This is not only an insult to Jiang Yuanbai, but also an insult to Ye Zhenzhen.

Putting aside the messy thoughts in his heart, ye Mingyu asked, "ah Li, it's going to take some time for us to travel this way. Now your father doesn't know what you're doing. When we return to Yanjing, we'll certainly be able to do it. At that time, he must make you unable to appear. Why don't you tell me what to do next? Or take a pen and write it down, and I'll do it."

Ye Mingyu can see more or less that Jiang Li's behavior in Tongxiang, although under the name of Jiang Yuanbai, Jiang Yuanbai must not know. His daughter caused such a big thing in Tongxiang, Jiang Yuanbai said nothing else. Jiang Li, as a daughter of gold, and as the first daughter, must not come forward again, saving more trouble. No matter how horizontal Ye Mingyu is, he can't stop Jiang Li to go home.

But once Jiang Li goes home, she may not be able to come out in a moment.

Yanjing is no better than the Jianghu, and the Jiang family is no better than the Ye family. Ye Mingyu wants to fish out the Jiang pear from it, and he doesn't know whether he can succeed. In this case, it's better to make two preparations. As long as Jiang Li can't get out temporarily, ye Mingyu can get things done without Jiang Li's intervention.

Jiang Li shook her head with a smile and said, "no way. In Yanjing City, the relationship between officials and households is very complex. The Ye family is a merchant. If someone wants to press, it is also possible that this matter will be pressed down. It's different with me, because behind me is the official family, which will naturally attract people's attention. In the Xue family case, we have to make more and more noise before we have a chance. The more and more noise, the more anxious the other party is. If something goes wrong in a hurry, our opportunity will come."

"But..." Ye Mingyu hesitated, "your father's head..."

"Don't worry, I'll persuade him." Jiang Li laughed. Jiang Yuanbai is a smart man. Now what she has done, the Ye family has offended you Xiang, and the Xue family case has offended Princess Yongning. Everyone has offended, and the apparent peace in the past will be broken. Once you start, it's difficult to stop.

Jiang Yuanbai understands this truth. It's difficult to ride a tiger. He just can't do it if he doesn't want to do it now. So this thing, either keep doing it, give the other party a heavy blow, or stop halfway to let the other party seize the first opportunity.

Jiang Yuanbai is not so confused and smart in his official career as he was in the back house. Jiang Li believes that he will make the same choice as himself.

But... I don't know what kind of expression Yongning in Yanjing city had when he learned what he had done?

Must be very angry.

……

Yanjing city is located in the north. In winter, there is no day without snow.

In the goose feather heavy snow, poor people have to come out against the cold wind to sell coolies, wear thin clothes, and earn a few copper coins a day on the frozen streets.

Rich and noble people are much better. The Earth Dragon is burning hot, and the house is also hot. Young ladies can still sit in the house, holding the soup lady given by the servant girl, looking out the window at the snow, reciting poems and paintings, playing the piano and reading books.

The princess's mansion is as warm as spring.

The ground is covered with a long woolen blanket embroidered with complicated patterns. It won't be cold if you step on it barefoot. Therefore, the young woman on the high seat, even in winter, also wore thin gauze clothes, slightly revealing a corner of her belly pocket embroidered with a double lotus, which was as charming as the lotus that would bloom in summer.

She fell on her knees.

The man was handsome and gentle, smiling and looking at his knees.

Her ruddy lips spit out a lingering poem: "in the past, I didn't comb my hair, put my silk hair on my shoulders, and stretch my wrist on Lang's knee. Where's not pity..." when it comes to the last word, the voice is provocative and dark, but her neck is raised, and the red lips are gently printed on the man's thin lips.

The servants in the hall all bowed their heads and dared not look. When Princess Yongning and her lover Yan were good, no one dared to look more.

"Yongning..." a sigh escaped from his lips and teeth.

This sigh made the woman crazy. She looked into each other's eyes and was almost intoxicated in the tenderness. She suddenly said, "Shen Lang, when will we get married?"

Man -- now it's Zhongshu Shirang. Shen Yurong, the red man in front of emperor Hong Xiao, was stunned, as if he suddenly woke up from his sinking desire, leaned back slightly, and avoided the intimate embrace of Princess Yongning.

Princess Yongning also felt his alienation, and suddenly recovered from the addiction of just now. But at the next moment, she leaned over and said coquettishly, "Shen Lang, why don't you talk?"

"Princess," Shen Yurong no longer called her "Yongning", he frowned, "my wife has died less than a year..."

Xue Fangfei again! Princess Yongning hated very much. He always said that he would be filial to Xue Fangfei and let the world see his infatuation. But Yongning knew that this was just a reason.

The reason why he refused to marry her was because he still had that bitch in his heart! Xue Fangfei is dead, and he still remembers it! The reason why he is affectionate to himself is that he has a brother who becomes king and he is a princess. He will be with him for power and wealth!

Princess Yongning did not understand, but it was useless to understand, because she loved him. The more restrained and polite Shen Yurong was, the more uncontrollable she was. He is neither too far nor too close, which is fatal to her. He had Xue Fangfei in his heart, and she was going to pick Xue Fangfei out of his heart a little bit and make her ashes.

What she can't get is the best. The more she can't get Shen Yurong, the more she wants. No matter whether Shen Yurong is sincere or false to her, she will tie Shen Yurong around. In his life, he can only look at her as a woman. If you can't get his heart, you have to get him. Now it seems that it will take some time to get this man's heart. She can't wait and loses patience, so she can't wait to get this man.

She wants Shen Yurong to be her son-in-law.

"Shen Lang," Princess Yongning said in a charming voice, "I'm old now. My mother told me yesterday that she was looking for a suitable match for me... In the royal family, marriage can't be decided by herself. If I hadn't had you in my heart, I'd be a housewife now."

Shenyurong looked at her gently. Sometimes he was indifferent to Yongning, and sometimes he was affectionate to her. Yongning was restless by her and couldn't stop, such as at this moment.

So her voice softened again, almost turning into a pool of water, and her body softened into a pool of water, tightly wrapping Shen Yurong.

"You said, if my mother really married me to someone else, would you be sad? Regret it?"

Shen Yurong whispered, "naturally sad, regret."

Princess Yongning immediately smiled like a flower: "then what are you waiting for? As long as I tell my mother, it can be done."

"But..."

"Are you going to say you want to be filial to Xue Fangfei?" Twice and again, Princess Yongning's patience finally ran out. She still smiled, but her tone was a little cold. Her nails were red and bright, and gently crossed Shen Yurong's face. "Shen Lang, the world knows how Xue Fangfei died when she was having an affair with others. She died of shame and unhappiness in her heart. The world complains for you, and you are unfilial. Even if you marry someone the next day, people in the world will not say you are no."

"Xue Fangfei is a dead man, but I am a living man. If you want to be filial to a dead man, do you want to miss me helplessly? My brother has seen you several times and has a high opinion of you. If you make me sad, my brother will also be angry... I don't want to misunderstand you because of me." She was vague.

This is a bright threat.

Shen Yurong is now being treated differently by Cheng Wang. He has not yet shown his strengths, so that Cheng Wang regards him as a confidant. Sooner or later, King Cheng will rebel. It seems that there is still a great possibility of success. Things are ups and downs, and Shen Yurong also wants to do something big.

Princess Yongning can be his stepping stone and his roadblock. She can build a bridge between Shen Yurong and Cheng Wang, and she can also break the bridge.

He knew she could do it.

Shenyurong looked at her. Princess Yongning smiled at him and muttered, "Shen Lang, promise me... Promise me..."

He knew that she was used to being impatient. When he fell in love with him and had a wife, he quickly removed Xue Fangfei. Her patience with him is unprecedented. Maybe he should be glad that Princess Yongning has been so patient with him. Once she is no longer patient with him and goes to find someone else, he will never have a chance.

A chance to change fate.

Shen Yurong laughed softly.

There was a strange irony in his smile. The irony disappeared in an instant and became a deep softness. He said, "OK."

Princess Yongning stopped smiling and looked at him, "what did you say?" She was ready to be rejected by the other party again, but she also decided in her heart that this time, she would not step back. Whether it was coercion, inducement, extortion, she would become Mrs. Shen, whether Shen Yurong wanted it or not.

But he said yes.

Princess Yongning jumped up. For a moment, she came with pride, and on her somewhat mean face, there was a real joy like a child. She hugged Shen Yurong's neck and said happily, "Shen Lang, you promised! Tomorrow I'll go into the palace and tell my mother's wife, and let her tell her brother about it!"

Shen Yurong petted her on the back and hugged her back. Everyone lowered their heads and Princess Yongning turned her back to him. Therefore, no one saw the indifference in Shen Yurong's eyes.

He knew the bottom line of Princess Yongning was there, so he had to collect it just right. Most of the time, an increase of one point is more, and a decrease of one point is less. He should be measured and not in a hurry, so that he can slowly and slowly get what he wants.

When she walked out of the princess mansion, Princess Yongning was very reluctant.

She hoped that Shen Yurong could stay here, but Shen Yurong refused. He said that now his identity, many people in the court stared at him and wanted to hold on to him. If someone caught his pigtail, there would be trouble.

Princess Yongning had to give up, thinking that since Shen Yurong had promised, she would soon become the other party's legitimate wife and firmly dominate Shen Yurong alone, she felt that this moment of separation was also tolerable.

Shen Yurong walked out of the princess mansion, out of the street, and returned to the Shen family.

The Zhuangyuan mansion is golden and brand-new, just like the appearance given by the original emperor. The porter saluted him. Shen Yurong went to the yard and stopped in the garden.

His gentle smile, which he had been maintaining, suddenly appeared a crack, and then bent down to be disgusted by something, and suddenly retched.

When he was dizzy and depressed in his chest, he seemed to see a pair of feet. Looking up along those feet, he was the most familiar person beside the pillow.

The woman's face was stunning, and she didn't say anything. She just looked at him quietly, as in the past, nothing changed. However, in her cool eyes, Shen Yurong still saw mockery.

Just as he looked at Princess Yongning mockingly.

He stretched out his hand and wanted to touch the vague shadow, which broke.

Shen's mother's voice rang out, "Yurong, what are you doing?"

Shenyurong shook, stood up straight, and whispered, "nothing." I went back to my room.

Nothing, there are gains and losses. He lost something. Although it sometimes makes people sad, he still got more.

He finally changed his fate. He was no longer a poor scholar that everyone despised.

Life, quite different from the past, has just begun.

……

Ten days after Jiang Li left Tongxiang, the letter back to Beijing finally reached Jiang Yuanbai.

It was not only the letter returning to Beijing, but also the rumors in Yanjing city that the second miss of the Jiang family, Jiang Li, was in Tongxiang, Xiangyang, making a big fuss over a criminal case, and also brought villagers to Beijing to complain.

This matter caused an uproar in Yanjing City, which has never been so strange. An official's daughter, who is good, is just going home to visit relatives. How can he still be involved in the criminal case. The criminal case is over, and she still takes the villagers to Beijing. Does she want to be the great master of Qingtian and become an official in the court?

There was something wrong with the eyes of colleagues in the court when they looked at Jiang Yuanbai. Some of the Chengwang school, and the ministers who were wrong with Jiang Yuanbai, also deliberately said to Jiang Yuanbai, "it's really a tiger father without a dog! Your love is very adult, and you can help when you see injustice. This is a righteous act, a righteous act!"

The noble women's circle believed that Jiang Li was meddling, doing so much, but in order to make a show, attract others' attention, do so many tricks, and make public appearances all day long, which really disgraced the official lady and did all the extraordinary things. Fortunately, I'm not my own sister, otherwise my reputation will be compromised.

The people are more curious about Jiang Li's deeds. At the beginning, Jiang Li's verification field had infinite scenery and had long been famous among the people. This time, it was a good play to involve any criminal case. People can't wait to see what Jiang Li is going to do, which has almost become a pleasure in Yanjing city. Everyone is waiting for what kind of surprise Jiang Li can bring back on the day she returns to Yanjing.

No matter what others think, Jiang Yuanbai is very angry. Jiang Li and ye Mingxuan went back to their hometown to see old lady Ye. How did they cause such a big disaster? He didn't think about it to Jiang Li. After all, Jiang Li and Xue Huaiyuan didn't even know each other. Naturally, there was no reason to intervene in the case. Jiang Yuanbai suspected that it was the Ye family's idea, and most of it was the Ye family who intervened in the case through Jiang Li's hand.

Ye's antique satin was not mentioned. The head of the weaving room made a gentle mention of it later, and Jiang Yuanbai knew that Jiang Li asked the weaving room to do things in his name. That's all. Why does the Ye family still have a name of in laws with him? Jiang Li is in Xiangyang, and helping the Ye family out of the siege has no impact on the reputation of the yuan family. Even if he offends a handful of people, he will not be afraid of anyone in this regard.

But the Xue family's case is different, not to mention that Jiang Li has made a storm all over the city before he came back. Since Xue Huaiyuan is an honest official, he can finally be killed like this. Feng Yutang dares to be so domineering in Tongxiang, so he naturally relies on it. Jiang Yuanbai had faintly heard the rumor that behind Xue Huaiyuan's case, a noble man in Yanjing city was also involved.

Jiang Yuanbai doesn't know who this noble person is. If it was in the past, he might not be afraid, but now Cheng Wang and you are eyeing the yuan family. Once the yuan family is caught, his opponents will surely fall into the trap. Jiang Yuanbai is now "seeking stability", so he is unwilling to cause any trouble.

As soon as Jiang Li returned to Beijing, he banned Jiang Li's feet and asked her to reflect in the house, so that she knew that as a Jiang family, she could not mess about regardless of the family's reputation. Or let her separate from Tongxiang and the case and send those people out.

Shuxiu garden.

Jiang Youyao stepped into the room and didn't even close the door. She asked, "Mom, have you heard that the little bitch Jiang Li is coming back!"

On the day Jiang Li left, Jiang yu'e became a concubine and was carried into Zhou Yanbang's mansion. Jiang yu'e left in a hurry. I don't know if it's because she's afraid to stay in Jiang's house. Jiang Youyao will embarrass her. Soon after Jiang Li left, she lived in Zhou's house.

Shen Ruyun will not marry the Zhou family until the spring of this year.

There are only Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yuyan left in the whole Jiang family. Jiang Yuyan is timid and timid. Jiang Yue is not here, and she is almost unwilling to go out of the yard of Sanfang. But even if she is not so cowardly, Jiang Youyao disdains playing with the daughter of a bastard.

These days, Jiang Youyao gradually calmed down. She thought clearly that whether she could marry Zhou Yanbang or not, two people must not be let go. One is Jiang yu'e, the other is Jiang Li. Jiang yu'e dares to miss her fiance, which is provocation! The reason why Jiang yu'e succeeded is that Jiang Li contributed to the flames. They are a group!

As for Shen Ruyun, she was not Mrs. Zhou until she married the Zhou family. In that case, no one expected anything to happen halfway. Who says she has no chance at all?

Jiang Youyao seems to have grown up a lot after Zhou Yanbang and become more insidious and calm. Sometimes sitting aside, Ji shuran's expression also has a shadow.

Ji shuran frowned and asked the servant girl to close the door. She scolded, "what are you shouting for? Be careful that your father doesn't like it."

Although Jiang Yuanbai is not very affectionate to Jiang Li, he is also his own daughter. Jiang Youyao is so speechless that Jiang Yuanbai is naturally unhappy when he sees it.

"But she's coming back!" Jiang Youyao stamped her foot, "Mom, have you figured out how to deal with her!"

Ji shuran has a headache.

When the news that Jiang Li was about to return to Beijing reached her ears, she couldn't hide her surprise. The killers sent out are all first-class masters. Her sister Chen Jishi helped manage the matter. Jiang Li sent the guards to follow, not their opponents.

She has been anxiously waiting for an answer in Yanjing City, but she has not replied. Ji shuran felt uneasy until Jiang Yuanbai received the letter.

She gritted her teeth. It seemed that Jiang Li had escaped. Otherwise, it's impossible that those people haven't succeeded for such a long time. How can she be so capable!

Jiang Youyao didn't know her secret arrangement, but impatiently said, "Mom, what should we do now? She caused me to become the laughing stock of Yanjing City, causing me to lose Zhou Shizi. I must not let her go!"

"I know." Ji shuran sighed, "I'll find a way to solve this matter. Don't worry, she has caused so much trouble before she returns to Yanjing. Your father is very unhappy, and your grandmother won't stand on her side this time. If she really offends someone who shouldn't be offended, she'll have killed herself without me. There's a long way to go. I'm still Mrs. Da Fang's wife, and there are plenty of opportunities to attack her." She looked at Jiang Youyao and looked a little more serious. "It's you, Youyao. Zhou Shizi has passed, and my mother will find a better husband for you in the future. Don't miss him. It's impossible for you to marry into the Zhou family again now."

Jiang Youyao's eyes suddenly turned red and stopped. She said, "I know, mom, I won't."

Ji shuran asked the servant girl to take a handkerchief and wiped Jiang Youyao's tears while saying, "my mother doesn't want to make you sad. You're my daughter. Naturally, I hope you can live well and don't let you be wronged. The Zhou family has decided to let Shen Ruyun enter the door. For the sake of Lord Shen, I won't let you have intercourse with Zhou Shizi again. Of course, I don't like people like the Zhou family."

"There are thousands of men in the world, not Zhou Yanbang. You deserve better, and no one can compare with you." Ji shuran said softly.

Jiang Youyao buried her face in Ji shuran's arms, and her hand hidden in her sleeve gradually clenched into a fist.

Are you reconciled.

……

The news of Jiang Li spread to the Jiang family and naturally to the Zhou family.

Jiang yu'e is washing clothes in the yard.

Her long hair was tied into a woman's bun, and her clothes splashed with water drops, which was worse than when she was in the third room of the yuan family. Several servant girls stood aside and talked as if nothing had happened, as if they hadn't seen Jiang yu'e washing hard.

Jiang yu'e was very humiliated.

She has never lived like a servant like this. Even in the yuan family, she needs to please Ji shuran's mother and daughter, but nominally, she is at least the miss of the yuan family, and the yuan family has not treated her badly.

But since she entered the Zhou mansion, it was not Zhou Yanbang's tenderness that waited for her. He even took a look at her on his wedding night and left. Since then, he has never been to his yard again. She entered the Zhou family as a concubine, and the Zhou family didn't take her as their master. It's common to sneer behind her back. Now she's even confident and doesn't pay attention to her face to face.

Jiang yu'e wanted to find someone to say, but she didn't know who to look for. She couldn't even say the door of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family secretly said that she "crawled into bed while the young master was drunk".

Jiang yu'e hated Zhou Yanbang, Jiang Youyao and Jiang Li. If it weren't for the mistakes of Jiang Li at the beginning, how could she be so.

She almost wanted to vent all her anger on the laundry hammer. As she washed, a pair of boots suddenly stopped in front of her.

Jiang yu'e was stunned and slowly raised her head.

Zhou Yanbang's handsome face appeared in front of her eyes, and Jiang yu'e couldn't believe her eyes.

Zhou Yanbang has never seen her for so many days. Jiang yu'e gradually understood that at first she thought Zhou Yanbang had a little affection for herself, but now it seems that there is nothing at all. He hated himself for ruining his official career, making a fool of himself at the Palace Banquet and ending his marriage with the yuan family.

He blamed everything on himself. He was punishing himself.

Jiang yu'e trembled and said, "son of God..."

Zhou Yanbang looked at him coldly. His past politeness was all gone. After the Palace Banquet, he seemed to be a different person. He was gloomy and didn't know what he was thinking. He glanced at what Jiang yu'e was doing and said, "I heard that Jiang Li is going back to Beijing."

Jiang yu'e was stunned. She also heard about Jiang Li leaving Beijing. She heard that she went to Xiangyang to visit the Ye family. Funny, a merchant, what can I see? I haven't been in touch for more than ten years, pretending.

"Jiang yu'e, do you want to be my man?" Zhou Yanbang looked at her condescending, with a very frivolous tone.

But Jiang yu'e didn't feel insulted, but a burst of surprise poured out of her heart.

"When Jiang Li returns to Beijing, help me lead Jiang Li out." He said.

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