"I want to go to Tongxiang."
Ye Mingyu was stunned.
Jiang Li's eyes were very firm. She had already thought about it. In any case, she couldn't bear it when she learned that her father was suffering in jail and rescued her at a later time. But now in the Ye family, she is a big living person, she can't disappear for no reason, and she has to tell the Ye family what to do. Otherwise Mrs. Ye would also worry.
Just to find a perfect reason is too reluctant. As Miss Jiang Er, it should be her "first time" to come to Xiangyang, let alone Tongxiang. Tongxiang is just a strange place to her, and she has never even heard of it. Don't mention any relatives and friends there. No matter how you look at it, lies are full of holes.
Sure enough, Ye Mingyu heard the words and immediately wondered: "What are you going to do in Tongxiang?"
"It's a long story to tell, uncle, I have to be asked by an deceased, but when she comes, she has a worry about her. She has a sweetheart in Tongxiang, knowing that I'm here in Xiangyang, so she asked me to bring her a sentence Words. A few days ago, there was something in the Ye family, so I forgot about it. Now it's probably already done. Thinking of it, I plan to go to Tongxiang to find my deceased’s sweetheart."
After saying this, Jiang Li also felt embarrassed. She had never told such a crappy lie in her life, but she really couldn't think of any other good ideas.
Ye Mingyu fixedly looked at Jiang Li for a while, before sighing for a while, and said: "Ali, if you have something unspeakable and inconvenient, don't say it. Why bother to try to find such a reason, even I can hear it."
Jiang Li's cheeks are slightly red. Although Ye Mingyu acted crudely, he was not a fool. He was really dull and stupid. How to live in the fighting arena until now, has long been tripped by someone, not knowing where he fell and can't get up.
"Ali, I know that sometimes it’s hard to tell others about things, even family members. It’s okay. I won’t force you to say it. I’m not the same as my elder brother and my second brother. When you come, you will naturally say that if you can’t say it, there must be a reason why you can’t say it. Although I don’t know what you are doing in Tongxiang, but you are a girl with an idea when you want to come, and you won’t be crazy.”
Ye Mingyu paused, and then said: "But you just gave the reason you just brought it in front of my eldest brother and second brother, it absolutely won't work. Especially my second brother, he has no less thoughts than you, and I don’t even believe what you said. Go ahead and fool him."
Ye Mingyu is not false. Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan are not easy to be deceived because they are doing business.
Jiang Li sighed slightly in her heart.
She really doesn't want to deceive others, but there are some things that really cannot be said.
Seeing Jiang Li's embarrassment, Ye Mingyu patted her chest suddenly, and said, "Don't worry, I am your uncle. Of course, I won't just ignore you. Leave it to me. You go to Tongxiang, let me think about it. How to persuade mother and brothers, you just go with me!"
"Come with you?" Jiang Li was surprised.
"Of course! Could it be that you, a little girl, go to a strange place alone, even if you are brave, our family will not worry about it! Or you can choose one between the eldest brother and me, who want to accompany you!"
Jiang Li: "..." To really choose, she really has to go with Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingxuan and Ye Minghui are too shrewd and will inevitably not doubt the truth. Ye Mingyu is very rude and doesn't like to spy on others. . Besides... I really don't know what dangers I will encounter here. With Ye Mingyu by his side, it is better than myself.
She said: "Then thank you Uncle Mingyu."
Ye Mingyu was so happy that his eyebrows were about to fly, and said, "Hey, don't worry! Ali, you came to Xiangyang and encountered an accident in our house. You have always helped our house. I am a gentleman, and I want a little girl to help, brothers. We will laugh at me. If you can use it, your Uncle Mingyu will naturally help."
Jiang Li hesitated for a while before saying: "I know this is a bit out of the ordinary, but, Uncle Ming Yu, I think if we can, the sooner we can, the better, and it would be good to arrive in Tongxiang as soon as possible."
She can't wait.
Ye Mingyu's face flashed with a trace of doubt, but he quickly scratched his head and said, "Well, you have never asked for anything, this little request... Uncle, I will help you do it!" He leaped to his feet and shook his head. One sentence: "Go and pack things first, wait for me." Then he went out.
Jiang Li didn't expect Ye Mingyu to be so resolute, but it was a good thing for her, so she got up and told Tonger and Baixue outside the door, "Let's pack up our things."
Before Jiang Li came to Ye's house, she didn't bring much luggage. Because the Ye family lacked everything, it was extremely quick to pack up.
After Tong'er and Bai Xue finished cleaning up, both of them were a little confused. Tong'er asked: "Girl, let's go to Tongxiang? Is Tongxiang fun?"
Tong'er and Jiang Li have been together for so many years, and this is the first time they have heard of a place like Tongxiang. I don't know what Jiang Li is going to do, but I think Tongxiang is very fun, Jiang Li and Ye Mingyu are going to have fun.
Jiang Li smiled and said, "How to say it, it's still fun, but we are not going to play."
"Aren't you going to play?" Bai Xue was surprised, and was about to ask again when she saw A Fu beside Ye Mingxuan saying outside: "Miss Biao, old lady and gentlemen, please go to the hall."
Jiang Li smiled, Ye Mingyu moved faster than she thought, and immediately said to Tong'er and Bai Xue: "Take the burden, let's go."
Tong'er and Bai Xue hurriedly followed. When a few people arrived outside the Yejiatang hall, they saw Ye Mingyuzheng and Ye Mingxuan Ye Minghui arguing from a long distance, and the old lady Ye who was sitting on the collapsed occasionally said something. Ye Mingyu saw Jiang Li coming. Liang hurriedly said: "Ali? You are here! Good come, come tell my mother, are you willing to go to Tongxiang with me?"
Seeing Ye Mingyu's coloring to herself, Jiang Li smiled and said, "Yes, I am very willing to go to Tongxiang with Uncle Mingyu."
"Nanny," Madam Ye seemed a little anxious, "What are you messing around with him? Your third uncle is a bastard, and you go on a parade all day long. You follow him. Who knows what he is going to do in Tongxiang and take you with you, Mo I want you to suffer and be wronged."
In a few words, Jiang Li suddenly understood what Ye Mingyu's idea was. Ye Mingyu probably really felt that Jiang Li's lame lie was very bad, so he made up one himself. He said that he was going to Tongxiang to do errands and needed Jiang Li's help, so he proposed to take Jiang Li to Tongxiang with him. Ye Mingyu is not doing business in the Ye family. No one will ask him specifically what he is going to do. Ye Mingyu can also make up a lot of reasons. It is not surprising that what kind of lies are told from his mouth. . But others will target Ye Mingyu, but no one thinks Jiang Li is wrong.
Because Jiang Li was taken away by Ye Mingyu.
Thinking about this, Jiang Li cast a grateful look at Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu considered everything and protected her, which made her very grateful.
It should be stimulated by Jiang Li's grateful eyes, Ye Mingyu immediately shouted back: "Mother, it's unfair for you to say that! I am Ali's uncle, can I cheat Ali? That can't! And with me by my side, Who dares to bully Ali!"
"It's even more worrying if you are by your side." Ye Mingxuan said irritably, "No, what do you want A Li to do for you? A Li is just a little girl, you are so old, and you ask a little girl to help. , Isn't it ashamed?!"
"Second, don't sow discord here," Ye Mingyu refused. "What's the matter with the little girl? Don't say anything else, this time about the antique satin, it's not about A Li that can solve the trouble. Little girl, huh, A Li Ke She is not an ordinary girl, she has great abilities. With Ali's help, I am too happy to be too late. What a shame!"
Ye Mingxuan was stunned by Ye Mingyu's shamelessness, and couldn't say a word. Ye Minghui said solemnly: "Naughty! No matter what, just do it yourself, don't bring Ali in! Or else, what are you going to do?"
Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng will look at this for a while, and that for a while. Although Ye Mingyu said a bit too much, the juniors of their Ye family like to play with Ye Mingyu on weekdays. They really can’t do things here. arrive.
"Uncle Minghui, Uncle Mingxuan," Jiang Li said, "I have indeed discussed this with Uncle Mingyu. As for what to do, please don't force Uncle Mingyu. I'm fine, this time. When I come to Xiangyang, I also want to walk more and take a look. I have never been to Tongxiang. This time I can also learn from Uncle Mingyu. Besides, they are all a family, so I am not afraid of trouble. , If I have trouble in the future, I might still rely on Uncle Ming Yu, and you will also need to help me."
Ye Mingyu was looking at Jiang Li, and he was amazed. People who have read books in large families are different. They can also be so well-founded and gentle. Looking at the most difficult boss and second child, aren't they just speechless right now
Guan couldn't help saying: "But we are worried about you..."
Ye Mingyu turned his eyes up and worried about Jiang Li, not about him. Did Mrs. Ye pick him up together? He is a fake Ye family, right
"Don't worry about me," Jiang Li smiled softly, "I swear to my grandmother and uncles, that Uncle Ming Yu is not going to mess around, but to do serious things. There is no danger."
She has a gentle expression and sincere speech, and it is always easy to involuntarily make people believe what she says. The same thing was said by Ye Mingyu, I am afraid no one would believe it.
Mrs. Ye sighed and took the lead. She said, "Since you have an idea, A Li, then do it." She looked at Jiang Li and said lovingly, "Don't blame your uncles and aunts. Well, they are really worried that you, a little girl, can't handle it."
Jiang Li took Mrs. Ye's hand and smiled and said, "I know. Grandma, I've grown up and will protect myself."
When Mrs. Ye heard the words, she was in a daze, as if she saw Ye Zhenzhen, who was a beautiful young man at the time. When she was about to marry Jiang Yuanbai, Mrs. Ye was worried that she would be wronged by her marriage, so Ye Zhenzhen angered and said softly: "Zhenzhen has grown up and will protect herself."
Did not protect yourself in the end.
Mrs. Ye was sour in her heart, she almost shed tears, patted Jiang Li's hand, and said: "So, then you go and go back quickly." She asked the maid to come over and helped her to go to the back room. .
Jiang Li was silent.
She felt it, and Mrs. Ye should have remembered the past. In fact, the Ye family should have felt it. Ye Mingyu broke the low atmosphere with a cry, he shouted, "Are you all agreed, right? If we all agree, then we won't stay much. In a hurry, Ali, go, listen to what my mother said. Go and come back soon!"
Ye Minghui gave him a blank look and said, "Take good care of Ali!"
…
The thought of leaving Xiangyang to go to Tongxiang was so easy to realize.
When sitting on the carriage, Jiang Li felt a little unreal in her heart.
She returned to Xiangyang from Yanjing City this time, but in the end she went back to Tongxiang in person to find out about her father. It’s okay to be able to give my father incense, I never thought I could see my father again now, and my heart was vaguely excited and unable to hold on to it.
It takes about one day to travel from Xiangyang to Tongxiang. Depart this afternoon, stop at a roadside inn in the evening, and arrive tomorrow afternoon. There are not many people on the road. Jiang Li is unwilling to bring Jiang's guards, because these guards may not be loyal to her. Although they will protect her thoroughness, she will inevitably be restrained in doing things. So Ye Minghui selected a few of the Ye family's guards to follow along with them, as well as Jiang Li's maid and Ye Mingyu's young servant Ashun.
At night, I rested in the inn on the roadside.
The Ye Family's actions were quiet, although secretly, they did not hide it from the neighbors next door.
In the house, Ji Heng was watering the flowers in front of the flowerbed.
The brass flower pot with narrow neck was held in his hand gently, and the words in the flower bed were colorful, I don't know what kind it was. It is rare for him to have such a leisurely elegance. Standing in the night, gently pouring the teapot, the crystal water in the pot is like a transparent gem, and like a bead curtain, one by one, falling on the petals, rolling down along the stem, and submerged. Nothing in the mud.
Only a faint fragrance remained in the air.
Lu Ji stood behind Ji Heng, the green shirt moved slightly in the wind, and the voice of the black guards was flat and silent, and said, "Master Ye San has set off to Tongxiang with Ms. Jiang Er."
He was talking about Master Ye San following Ms. Jiang Er, not Ms. Jiang Er following Master Ye San. In other words, Jiang Li, not Ye Mingyu, was the leader of the departure to Tongxiang.
Ji Heng let out an "um".
He was still watering the flowers very seriously, as if there was only one thing in the world worthy of such careful treatment, and he couldn't be distracted for a quarter of an hour.
The flowers in winter bloom, they are extraordinarily coquettish, with a kind of incompatible stunned, miserable beauty. It took him half an hour to water the plants one by one. Reaching out, a small servant took the brass flower pot from him, Ji Heng took out a silk kerchief from his sleeve and wiped his fingers thinly.
He turned around and looked at Wen Ji: "Leave overnight?"
Wen Ji said: "Yes."
Ji Heng laughed: "I can't wait for a moment."
Standing in the shadow, Lu Ji couldn't help but ask: "My lord, Jiang Li should be planning something in Xihualou and Qiongzhi when Jiang Li is going to Tongxiang this time."
Jiang Li started to lose his soul after seeing Qiong Zhi from Xihualou, and then went to Tongxiang with Ye Mingyu. They seemed to be connected.
"She came to Xiangyang for the trip to Tongxiang." Ji Heng smiled and said, "Being guard against the Jiang family and keeping the Ye family from her, her ultimate goal will soon be revealed, wait and see."
Lu Ji shook her head, "But this second Miss Jiang is really unpredictable because she knows what she did, but she doesn't necessarily know why she did it."
As he was talking, a handsome young man walked up from outside, respectfully saying: "My lord, the carriage is ready."
Lu Ji was taken aback and looked at Ji Heng: "Is your lord leaving?"
Ji Heng glanced at the blooming flowers in the flowerbed and smiled: "Yes."
"Where to go?"
"Tongxiang."
"Tongxiang?" Lu Ji didn't understand, "I want to observe Jiang Li?"
"No." Ji Heng whispered: "It's watching a show."
…
In the morning of the second day, the Ye family's carriage hit the road early again.
Ye Mingyu seemed to know Jiang Li's eagerness and hurry. Tong'er and Bai Xue were still surprised, and asked Jiang Li if Ye Mingyu really had something particularly important, otherwise, why do they work so hard.
Jiang Li knew that Ye Mingyu did it for her, and was very grateful. In any case, Ye Mingyu is trying his best to help her. She hopes that the Ye Family can grow stronger and can be her solid and powerful backing, but she doesn't want to involve the Ye Family in an insignificant war.
There is no doubt that Xue Huaiyuan's imprisonment was written by Yongning. Nowadays, the people of Tongxiang are very secretive about Xue Huaiyuan's affairs, and there must be other reasons for mixing in it. She broke the other party's rules so rashly, and the other party got Yongning's explanation, and on the surface they pretended to respect her, the first assistant daughter, but in fact they would not put her in the eyes at all.
Once you turn over the old accounts and go up the line all the way, it will always be about Yongning. Sooner or later, Yong Ning will learn that he is Cha Xue Huaiyuan and have dealt with Yong Ning. Jiang Li knows Yong Ning's temperament. She wouldn't be scrupulous because she was Jiang Yuanbo's daughter, she would just use all means to achieve her goal.
This trip to Tongxiang was full of difficulties. In a sense, she was only one person, and she could only fight alone.
But she will not back down, never.
Because Ye Mingyu was in a hurry, it was just past noon when he was about to arrive in Tongxiang.
In the winter, Ye Mingyu was also sweating. He took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and asked Jiang Li to open the curtain to look, and said, "Ali, look, Tongxiang is in front of him."
Tong'er and Baixue looked out, and when they saw the situation in front of them clearly, Tong'er couldn't help but said, "So this is Tongxiang, it's not as prosperous as Xiangyang."
In the distance, it is the main street of Tongxiang, the street is not as spacious as Xiangyang, let alone Yanjing City. There are many shops on both sides, and many vendors set up stalls on the street, selling gadgets such as candied haws.
Hearing Tong'er’s words, Ye Mingyu said, “It’s much better now! In the past, Tongxiang was a poor county in Xiangyang, and the people had to wear a pair of shoes for brothers and sisters in their homes. Not to mention there are shops and the like, selling goods for a month. If you come in once, this is regarded as an exchange. Later, Tongxiang came to a county prince who was a good official who can serve. After staying here for more than ten years, Tongxiang gradually became richer. Although it is not as good as Xiangyang, if you have met In Tongxiang before, the custody sighed."
Jiang Li was dumbfounded, and suddenly heard the timing of Xue Huaiyuan from Ye Mingyu's mouth. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh. The same emotion surged from her throat, forcing her to bow her head and avoid it. Let others find her red eyes.
After a while, Jiang Li asked softly, "How is the county prime minister now?"
"How is it?" Ye Mingyu scratched his head. "How about what? Just like that. I haven't seen the county prime minister. Since others have heard about him, I haven't been to Tongxiang in many years. I don’t know these things if I have been in Xiangyang for many years! But I guess he has been such a good official, he might have been promoted a long time ago, let’s become a high official!"
A wry smile overflowed from the corner of Jiang Li's mouth.
In fact, on the contrary, Xue Huai is far from being a prisoner, instead of being imprisoned. This is really absurd.
"Let's go." Ye Mingyu urged the horse team to continue forward.
Tongxiang is not like Yanjing City or Xiangyang, there are soldiers guarding the city gate. There are very few people entering and leaving Tongxiang, and there is even a layer of dust on the stone statues at the gate of the city. There were no guards from the city, and occasionally there were a few herb gatherers with a basket on their backs. They probably came back from the mountain to gather herbs and walked past the city gate. Occasionally, they cast surprised glances at Ye Mingyu and the others, probably because they looked at their faces.
Tongxiang is very small, and almost all the people are familiar with it. As soon as they entered, Tong'er and Bai Xue only felt that they were not as lively as Xiangyang Yanjing, but they still had a simple folk style, with a special sense of simplicity.
Ye Mingyu walked to the carriage and asked Jiang Li, "Ali, where do you want to go?" But he gave Jiang Li the decision-making power. He wanted to let Jiang Li go and do his own thing.
Jiang Li thought for a while, and said, "With so many people, it is inconvenient to move. Let's find a place to stay first."
"Okay, I live in an inn..." Before Ye Mingyu finished speaking, he heard Jiang Li interrupt him: "It's not convenient to live in an inn here. It's better to find a hotel and rent it for a while."
Ye Mingyu frowned: "Renting? Ali, are you going to stay here for a long time?"
"I don't know." Jiang Li's tone was a little melancholy, "Let's just walk and watch." Xue Huaiyuan's issue cannot be resolved in three days or two days. How long will it be stuck? There is really no way to judge now. She can't give up, so she has to be prepared to stay here all the time.
Hearing this, Ye Mingyu said: "If that's the case, let's rent it out."
Jiang Li said, "I heard that there is a place called Qingshi Alley in Tongxiang. The bed and breakfast there is not bad. Let's go there."
"No problem." Ye Mingyu told one of the team members: "Go find someone and ask which direction Qingshi Alley is in. Let's go to Qingshi Alley."
Jiang Li sat back in the carriage again.
Tong'er and Bai Xue looked out of the carriage curiously. Tongxiang is a small county. Here, Jiang Li doesn't have to hide her identity. There are almost no people who can recognize her except Ye Mingyu and his party. She didn't need to wear barriers, and she didn't organize Tonger and Baixue's behavior.
Bai Xue is okay. After all, he is a child from a farm. It is the first time for Tonger to come to such a country. At first, he felt that it was not as prosperous as Yanjing. After watching it for a long time, he was fascinated by those sugar sellers juggling. At first glance, I also find Tongxiang interesting.
The carriage reeled to Qingshi Alley.
That is the road Jiang Li is most familiar with, Xue Mansion, where she and her father Xue Zhao once lived. She has walked countless times on the road from Tongxiang City Gate to Qingshi Alley. Later, she walked out from Qingshi Alley again, but she never came back after this walk. And when she came back again, she became Jiangli instead of Ari.
Jiang Li appeared unusually silent.
The cheerful Tong'er and Bai Xue also noticed Jiang Li's strangeness, and gradually their voices became low, and they wanted to ask what happened to Jiang Li. However, Jiang Li seemed to be immersed in her own emotions, and she couldn't tell the question that came to her mouth, so she sat cautiously next to Jiang Li, worried for her.
After some time, the carriage stopped.
Ye Mingyu's voice rang outside the carriage: "Ali, here it is!"
Tonger and Baixue jumped out of the carriage first, opened the carriage curtain, and reached out to help Jiang Li get off the carriage.
For a moment, Jiang Li felt her hands trembling, as well as her heart. She took a deep breath, caught Tong'er's hand, and jumped off the carriage.
Even the air is familiar.
The golden flowers and grasses in front of the door emit a familiar fragrance, the bluestone slabs at the alleyway have small pits falling down the eaves, and there are children playing and laughing in the distance, and some curiously look at them. With a timid temptation, he hides behind the stone lion.
A smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Li's mouth, which looked sad in Ye Mingyu's eyes for no reason.
Everything is familiar, everything is as it was in the memory, except for herself, she has never changed.
"Go ahead." Jiang Li said. Although this was for Ye Mingyu, she couldn't help walking forward without waiting for Ye Mingyu to reply.
It’s almost here, it’s almost here, and it’s almost at the Xue family. She doesn’t know what Xue’s family looks like today. Knowing that I don't care about anything, there is no hesitation, and just move on instinctively.
That's home.
Ye Mingyu and his party hurriedly followed.
Suddenly, Jiang Li stopped.
Five or six steps away in front of her, there was the door of a house. It seemed that the house was not big, and it was even low compared to the Jiang family's Ye family. The bluestone tiles on the eaves did not know whether it was windy or rainy or in disrepair. Some of them fell down, the above was empty, and there was a broken branch.
Although there is daylight, it gives people a sense of desolation and dissatisfaction.
Ye Mingyu and the others who followed saw Jiang Li standing still in front of the house. They were all a little puzzled. Ye Mingyu whispered, "Ali?"
"Yeah." Jiang Li raised the corners of his mouth, tears fell in an instant.
The door of the Xue family’s house was stamped with official seals, and there is no Xue family in the world.