"But you are beyond my expectation. After walking around for so long, you finally found out about Xue Fangfei."
With just a word, Jiang Li couldn't help but raise his head to look at Xiang Ji Heng. After a while, she smiled and said, "Where did the Lord Guo speak? What does this matter have to do with Xue Fangfei?"
"Oh?" Ji Heng smiled: "You didn't rush to vindicate Xue Fangfei, so you said Xue Fangfei's name on the court. You are like this, Princess Yongning will not be happy anymore."
He is so wise and close to a demon, and no one can hide anything from him, but Jiang Li never thought of it. Even so, he still thought of Xue Fangfei's relationship in the Xue family's case. Moreover, it is so fast.
"Why do you want to vindicate Xue Fangfei?" Jiang Li said calmly: "She didn't obey the woman's way and had an affair. Shen Yurong, the bookkeeper of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, missed her old relationship and failed to divorce her. Who knows God opened her eyes, soon Just accept her and take the blame. Why should such a person vindicate her?" She talked about herself without changing her face. If it was an ordinary person, she would never expect him to say that about herself.
Ji Heng laughed, and suddenly leaned forward, looking at Jiang Li's expression meaningfully, and suddenly laughed in a low voice: "Why vindicate her, don't you know the best?"
Jiang Li was taken aback, and said, "I don't understand what the Lord Guo is talking about."
"You have a very clear likes and dislikes." Ji Heng said indifferently: "Don't you realize that when you talk about Shen Yurong, you don't even call Master Shen. He has hatred with you." Ji Heng played casually. With a folding fan, "Princess Yongning also has enemies with you."
The tone of his statement is not a question. He already knew it and believed in his own judgment.
Jiang Li thought a few times in his heart, and said, "Guo Duke..."
"You know their relationship." Ji Heng looked at her.
Jiang Li took a deep breath. She didn't know how much Ji Heng knew, but one thing was certain. Ji Heng knew far more than she thought. Pretending to be stupid blindly will make this ally unhappy. It's better to be honest and keep the final secret, true and false, and tell the truth, maybe you can receive some unexpected gains.
"What is the grandfather of the country? It means that Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong are close to each other, and the love is like the sea?" Ji Heng who listened to her ridicule was also stunned.
"Listening to your tone, it's a bit sour. Could it be that you also adore Master Xiao Shen?" Ji Heng said: "That's why I feel jealous."
"Sour? The Lord Guo is really joking. I don't think Shen Yurong is worthy of admiration."
"That's weird?" Ji Heng stared at her with interest, "Sir Xiao Shen is handsome and polite, and there are countless ladies in Yanjing who like him. I think you are also at the age when you are in love, and you don't like such a handsome person. grown ups?"
It's good for him. At this time, he was talking about such a marginal matter with Jiang Li. Jiang Li sneered: "Shen Yurong is only a middle school scholar without family support. To me, he is just one of those people who climbed up from the lowly grassroots by unscrupulous means. I am also from the Jiang family. Miss, speaking of being right, Shen Yurong is not qualified."
This can be said to be extremely sarcastic, Jiang Li herself did not expect that one day she would hear such harsh words from her own mouth. If the Shen family are here, I'm afraid to go crazy with anger. But she just wanted to say that Princess Yongning said that she was inferior and not good enough for Shen Yurong, who was already soaring. Nowadays, she is the chief assistant daughter, and even Shen Yurong, who has become a young woman, is not worth mentioning in her eyes, but is just a man who eats soft food.
"You run for the people of Tongxiang, eat and drink, don't think the other party's status is low, but when you arrive at Mr. Shen, you think he is poor. It seems that you have a deep prejudice against Mr. Shen. Is there a sea of blood and hatred?" He smiled. In reply, every sentence is a temptation.
Jiang Li smiled and said: "I'm just telling the truth. Moreover, although the Lord Guo always praised Shen Yurong, in my opinion, Shen Yurong is not as good as the Lord Guo's hair. Whether it is the appearance, the family status, or the Wen Tao Wu Lue, resourceful means, Shen Yurong is too far behind the Duke of the country. Rather than being fooled by ordinary people like Shen Yurong, it is better to fall for the deity like the Duke of the country. Isn't it?"
Ji Heng looked at her quietly, and after a while, suddenly laughed, and he said: "You are very good at talking. Jiang Yuanbai claims to be a literary minister, but his daughter has a honey-like mouth. If it weren't for me This person's heart is as hard as iron, I'm afraid I will really hate you."
Jiang Li smiled. Of course, she would not be so stupid as to think that her flattery would make Ji Heng's heart open. In fact, in Ji Heng's position, she was afraid to hear countless words of such flattery. If Ji Heng was really so easy to please, he wouldn't have said that he was "moody". However, she is also very happy to do it without reaching out to hit the smiling face, and to belittle Shen Yurong and raise Ji Heng.
"But your actions have attracted the attention of Shen Yurong and Yongning." Ji Heng said: "Next, they will deal with you."
"Thank you Grandpa Guo for reminding." Jiang Li looked at him and said seriously: "But Grandpa Guo once said that my life is yours. No one can grab things from you, including mine. So I Don’t worry, because I believe in Lord Guo.”
"Little guy, do you want to get me in?" His long eyes were moving, filled with cool and sober eyes, and said: "I said I wanted to save your life, but I didn't give you a personal guard. Bei Yan Chaozhong, I want to ask for my blessing, I'm afraid you can't afford the price."
These words were completely arrogant, but Jiang Li knew that Ji Heng did not lie. Cheng Wang wanted to ask for Ji Heng's blessings, but he was rejected by Ji Heng on the face, and he didn't even dare to think of "I can't get rid of it for my use", which is the case.
Jiang Li said, "It is precisely because Lord Guo is the person who can bless me the most in Beiyan, so I hope I can ask for your blessing. What I am pursuing is very rebellious and difficult. If I am not careful, I will hurt my side. People, so I can only do some things by myself. But no matter how difficult it is, I have to do it. Lord Guo, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, Feng Shui turns, although I am a little bit lighter, to you It's just a daughter of no use, but given time and time, it may not be able to help the grandfather of the country."
"You are so small and you have a big tone. Want to help me?" He shook his fan. "It's a little too young."
"At least I think that I am more worthy of the trust of the grandfather than the kings."
Ji Heng supported the king to achieve a state of three points for the current court, but he also wanted Emperor Hong Xiao to rely on him. What Cheng Wang could achieve was nothing more than a state of balance. But Jiang Li believes that becoming a king's willingness to balance will not last long. The contradiction between Emperor Hong Xiao and Cheng Wang did not form overnight. It is intriguing that the two of them come and go in court. I'm afraid the bloody battle for this position will come soon.
At that time, the Jiang family didn't know which faction they would fall to. The Jiang family is also in it, and if one is not good, it will also become a victim of this battle. Throughout the ages, you have never seen such endings innumerable.
Ji Heng looked at her for a while, and said, "Fine, go and do your business. I can't interfere too much in the Jiang family's internal affairs. If you want me to save everything, you are not worthy of my blessing. We The flowers raised in the garden of the Guogong Mansion have miraculous effects in addition to the beautiful ones. Ari," he called her name softly, but what he said was like depriving her of the cruelest truth in the world. "In Yenching, it’s easy to live, but it’s hard to live well. Especially for people like you who want to rely on themselves. I can’t say that you are stupid, I can only say that you are naive, but you should be thankful that I don’t hate it. Your innocence. So what you are thinking about, about Shen Yurong and Yongning, I will not intervene."
"That's your business," he said.
Jiang Li slowly laughed.
She said: "Thank you, Grandpa Guo."
Ji Heng didn't say anything. He got out of the carriage and suddenly thought of something. He took out something from his sleeve and threw it to Jiang Li, saying, "If you need anything, blow this whistle. You have mine in Jiang Mansion. People will come to meet you. It's a gift for you." He didn't look back, with a slight smile in his voice, like a sigh and a gentle blessing.
"I hope you get what you want."
When Ji Heng left, Bai Xue and Tong'er were shocked when they suddenly saw a big man getting on the carriage. After seeing it clearly it was Ji Heng, but he was a little relieved. The relationship between Jiang Li and Ji Heng seems to be good, at least every time he meets Ji Heng, Jiang Li does not show any unhappiness.
Neither Tong'er nor Bai Xue belonged to Jiang Yuanbo, so naturally there was no need to report the matter to Jiang Yuanbo. Moreover, the two of them didn't live in the mansion for a long time, so they were not as pedantic as other maids. Feeling that meeting a strange man privately is a big deal.
After getting in the car, Tonger steady Jiangli: "Girl, why did the father-in-law just now come to the carriage? Is something wrong?"
"Nothing." Jiang Li looked at the whistle in his palm, and Bai Xue followed her gaze and saw the whistle, and said, "This whistle is so exquisite."
At the top of the white fine porcelain whistle, a black peony bloomed. It is such a small thing, the peony flower is also depicted in detail, lifelike. Jiang Li put away the whistle and said, "Yes."
Ji Heng gave her a whistle and acquiesced to the fact that although he could not guess that he was Xue Fangfei, he was heartbroken about what he had to do, dealing with Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning in the future, and reversing the case for Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao. Unannounced.
He knows, he won't intervene, he tacitly agrees that he will help when it is critical.
So she had another bargaining chip, still the biggest bargaining chip in the Northern Yan Dynasty. Although this bargaining chip requires her to pay a price, it is still unclear what the price is.
But Jiang Li thought that this was a non-losing business, so that in the future, she could be almost fearless.
She just needs to make a good plan, as to whether she can do it, dare to do it, with Ji Heng, she has nothing to fear.
…
As Ji Heng said, in the princess's mansion, Princess Yongning is furious.
Feng Yutang was executed by hanging, and to his death she did not say the name of Princess Yongning. But Cheng Wang told Yongning that it was like this on the surface, but what Zhou Dezhao of the Xing Department later got out of Feng Yutang's mouth is unknown. Although Emperor Hong Xiao didn't go into this matter in depth, asking Jiang Li to vindicate Xue Huaiyuan at the court meeting had already shown Emperor Hong Xiao's attitude. It was no longer a secret that Emperor Hong Xiao wanted to deal with Fu Chengwang.
A case of the Xue family involved the undercurrents of the Beiyan court. King Cheng has already gone back to discuss with Princess Liu about Emperor Hong Xiao. The more Emperor Hong Xiao did not hide his intention to kill King Cheng, it means that they are not far from that day and they will start preparing for the event. .
For Princess Yongning, she didn't care about the turmoil in the court. In her opinion, the world will be king sooner or later, and by that day, her status will only be higher, and there is nothing she can't get. At the moment she was the most anxious and annoyed, it turned out to be Jiang Li.
Jiang Li involved himself in the Xue family's case during the court meeting, and that was all, there was no evidence after all. But at this point of view, she finally touched Concubine Liu, so she explained to Emperor Hong Xiao that she intends to use Shen Yurong as a husband, and Shen Yurong agreed. At this time, the Xue family's case was exposed, and Xue Fangfei, who had been gradually forgotten by Yanjing City, was brought up again.
In this way, let alone she and Shen Yurong getting married, as long as she and Shen Yurong get a little involved and walk closer together, those who catch the shadows will say: Princess Yongning was with Shen Yurong to instruct Feng Yutang to frame Xue Huaiyuan and go to prison. , Such means, it is impossible to say that Xue Fangfei had an illicit relationship with others at the beginning, and there are also many articles in it!
To make Xue Fangfei clean the dirty water on her body, and to make her the first beauty in Yanjing city with both talents and appearance, Yongning absolutely disagrees!
What worries her most is that Shen Yurong, because of this case, asks her to put aside the relationship with her for the time being.
Having been in love with Shen Yurong for so long, Princess Yongning has already figured out Shen Yurong's temperament. Shen Yurong is the most cautious, and he is used to weighing the pros and cons. This is harmful to him but not profitable. Shen Yurong will definitely reconsider the relationship with her. At least she won't get married right now. Shen Yurong can afford to wait, but Princess Yongning can't afford to wait. What if something goes wrong in the middle of this? She can't wait to take possession of him.
But now Shen Yurong flinched, and Princess Yongning almost turned his face on the matter with him. But Shen Yurong was stubborn, and even Yongning felt helpless now. She couldn't help Shen Yurong, so she transferred all her hatred to Jiang Li. If Jiang Li hadn't taken care of his business and wanted to pursue the Xue family's case, how could he get into such a situation!
Princess Yongning suspected that Jiang Li was deliberate. At that time, she ordered Feng Yutang to assassinate Jiang Li. For some reason, she was unsuccessful. Jiang Li took the Tongxiang people to the capital and killed herself by surprise. The name is clearly intentional. She had known that she was a killer on her, but turned against a general. Princess Yongning even guessed in her heart that Jiang Li might have known that she was the master behind Feng Yutang, and she did not learn the letter by accident. The name Xue Fangfei did not come up casually. Maybe Jiang Li even knew the cause of Xue Fangfei's death... How much did she know
Princess Yongning "rubbed" to her feet, her brows full of anxiety. Regarding Xue Fangfei's affairs, everyone who knew it was dealt with by her. She believed that she was foolproof and no one else would know. But for some reason, Jiang Li's appearance gave her a vaguely uneasy feeling. She always felt that Xue Fangfei's case was not very safe.
"No," a tinge flashed between her brows, "Jiang Li can't live in this world."
Xue Fangfei is dead. The things about Xue Fangfei and the Xue family should be like Xue Fangfei, buried deep in the ground, no one mentions it. As time goes by, there is no trace of their existence in the world. Since Jiang Li has touched the Xue family's secrets, even if it is only possible, she has no reason to live in this world anymore.
Cutting the grass to get rid of the roots, who asked her to think about it, she had a relationship with the Xue family eagerly.
"Princess, no." Mei Xiang, Princess Yongning's personal court lady, said: "Now that the Xue family's case has just passed, His Royal Highness has said that the emperor doesn't know what he is planning. If there is something wrong with the second Miss Jiang, wouldn't it be given? The emperor’s chance to deal with our princess mansion. Besides, Ms. Jiang Er is not an ordinary person, and there are many guards by her side. She will inevitably leave traces if she wants to start in the city of Yanjing. Princess, it is too risky."
Meixiang is Princess Yongning’s confidant, and Princess Yongning trusts her very much. Princess Yongning frowned and said impatiently: "This is not okay, and that’s not okay. Jiang Li just didn’t put my palace in his eyes. Such arrogance. If it weren't for her, why would my palace and Shen Lang get into such a field? My palace has suffered a loss in her hands, is it impossible to swallow silently? How could it be possible?!"
Princess Yongning has become accustomed to being domineering, and there is indeed no such thing as a dumb eating huanglian and suffering. Mei Xiang came over, helped Princess Yongning to sit down again, hammered her shoulders gently, and said: "Princess, it's not that you don't deal with Miss Jiang Er, but you can't do it at this time. When the limelight passes a little bit, the princess won't start. Late."
"It's easy to say." Princess Yongning sneered. "When I think about it now, I can't wait to peel off this bitch. You want my palace to be patient. How easy is it?"
"Actually, the princess does not have to be patient." Mei Xiang said patiently: "There are some things that the princess does not need to do. Although Miss Jiang Er looks gentle, but there are many enemies in Jiang's house. If someone takes the initiative for the father, what about the princess? You don't have to do it, just wait to reap the benefits of the fishermen. Isn't it a good thing?"
Princess Yongning heard the implication in her words and asked: "What do you mean?"
"The slave servant heard that Miss Jiang Er was sent to Mount Qingcheng seven years ago because of her reputation for killing mothers and brothers. Think about it, your son fell into the hands of this young lady. How is Mrs. Jiang now willing? There are two prostitutes in the Jiang family's big house. Originally, the third lady of the Jiang family, Jiang Youyao, was well-known in the capital, and everyone was admired. Who knew that the second lady of Jiang’s return to Beijing had only been half a year, and not only won the first prize in verification, but also won the gift of her majesty, and now even the people’s heart. The people all over the capital praised Miss Jiang Er's name."
"In contrast, Ms. Jiang San is a lot bleak, people are all relatively out. The more beautiful Ms. Jiang Er, who is uncomfortable? It is Ms. Jiang San who is uncomfortable, who is the biological mother of Ms. Jiang San. I have old grudges with Ms. Jiang Er. How can it be comfortable? So, princess, you say, you hate Ms. Jiang Er the most at the moment, and who is the thorn in her eyes?"
"Yes... Ji's." Princess Yongning's eyes flashed, but soon, she glanced at her girl suspiciously: "How do you know these things clearly, and what evidence do you have? Ji's is It’s true that you hate Jiang Li, but Ji’s family has always had a virtuous name. In order to preserve the name of Mrs. Jiang’s family, how about patience for a while? Besides, Jiang Li is so cunning and sinister that Ji’s might not be able to beat her."
Mei Xiang whispered: "The princess, the servant girl's cousin, works in the yard of the third lady of the Jiang family. The cousin told the servant girl, and I heard that this Ji family hated Jiang Li and gritted his teeth with hatred. When Jiang Li went to Tongxiang, Ji He also bought the killer and killed Miss Jiang Er on the way. But for some reason, Miss Jiang Er returned to Yanjing City safely."
Upon hearing this, Princess Yongning gritted her teeth, "She is really fateful."
"So don't worry about your Royal Highness, Miss Jiang Er has done so many things, and the number of people who want her to die is countless. This time Miss Jiang Er won the Xue family's case again, which is even more serious in Ji's eyes. Ji clan will definitely be ruthless, the princess might as well watch it. If Ji clan wins and Ms. Jiang Er loses, naturally everyone is happy. If Ji clan loses, then for Ms. Jiang Er, the princess will have to be even more. Beware, it can be seen that Miss Jiang Er is not easy."
"You mean Ji's?" Yongning said with disdain: "It's just a woman. If she really has the ability, how can she tolerate Jiang Li to climb on her head and reach the point where she is now. It can be seen that she is not capable, and wants her to deal with Jiang Li. , I don't think she can handle it."
"The Ji family is not very good, but behind the Ji family is the deputy capital Yushi Ji's family. Don't forget the princess, Lili is the Ji family, who can be favored by your majesty alone in the palace, and Li is not a fool. Ji. There’s really no way for him, as long as she asks for a solution with Li Bi, Li Bi will not sit idly by. In this way... It’s hard to say who wins and who loses in the end."
Princess Yongning nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. Libi does have a bit of brains. In that case..." She looked at Meixiang: "Since you are smart, in this matter, you can help it with your ideas. No matter whether you use your cousin, or you think about it yourself, within one month, I want Ji’s to start with Jiang Li, no matter what the result...the two of them will have casualties!"
Mei Xiang responded quickly.
Princess Yongning seemed to feel a little more relieved. She looked at Mei Xiang and said, "You are a loyal man. Don't worry, if this matter is successful, you will definitely remember your merits, and you will be rewarded a lot."
Mei Xiang thanked her with joy, and when she lowered her head, no one saw a trace of strange color flashing in her eyes.
…
In Jiang Mansion, Ji Shuran was talking with Jiang Youyao.
Jiang Youyao is lying on Ji Shuran's lap. Since Zhou Yanbang's affairs have passed, Ji Shuran has been looking for suitable young talents for Jiang Youyao. There are some good ones, but Jiang Youyao is absent-minded. Ji Shuran sees that she still has no feelings for Zhou Yanbang, for fear that she will do anything out of the ordinary to make people stare at her from time to time, or to accompany her in person. Don't let Jiang Youyao look for opportunities to go out, and make any mistakes again.
Jiang Youyao didn't know if it was because of her frustration or some other reason, and she became a lot more tired and lazy. It wasn't until recently that Jiang Youyao ignited fighting spirit after Jiang Li came back, wishing Jiang Li would end tragically.
Unfortunately, her wish fell through. Jiang Li took Tongxiang county residents to vindicate the Xue family's case, and even made Jiang Li's reputation among the people better. And she said that she was justified and well-founded in court discussions, and some courtiers praised her.
No matter how you look at it, Jiang Li gradually surpassed herself.
Ji Shuran's maid, Xia Han, walked in and said, "Madam, the second lady is not in the house. She said she was visiting Xue Huaiyuan at the Ye's house."
"Xue Huaiyuan," Jiang Youyao snorted coldly when he heard the words, "Isn't she just a lunatic? If you still go to see it all day long, she is really arrogant and fame. So that she can gain a reputation for kindness."
Ji Shuran ignored Jiang Youyao's words and just asked: "But what Yuanyuan was there before Jiang Li and Xue's family were found out?"
Xia Han shook his head: "Second Miss has been in Yanjing since she was a child. If you want to talk about going to other places, it is Qingcheng Mountain eight years ago. But the Xue family has never been to Qingcheng Mountain, and it is true that they can't find the least relevant place."
"That's weird." Ji Shuran's eyes flashed, "Since it doesn't matter, why do you care about Xue Huaiyuan so much?"
"Mother, I have already said that she is doing it to others, so that people can see her compassionately. It's disgusting."
Ji Shuran shook his head and said, "She is not acting."
It is true that Jiang Li is a woman with a heart for the city. At her age, there are not many people who can be as emotional and indecent as her, but because of this, she occasionally expresses emotions, which makes her look extraordinarily abnormal. She did not disguise the care and kindness she faced Xue Huaiyuan.
Jiang Yuanbo felt this too, so Ji Shuran kept blowing the pillow breeze to Jiang Yuanbo without showing a trace these days, telling Jiang Yuanbo that Jiang Li was more intimate to an outsider than to his father.
Although Jiang Yuanbo didn't say anything, he should mind it. These days, Jiang Li is also light.
For Ji Shuran, this is not enough. She can only win with one blow only by digging out the hidden secrets and grasping Jiang Li's handle.
Xunchun said on the side: "The slave servant looked at the second lady treating Xue Huaiyuan as if she were dealing with relatives. The matter is fine. Isn't the second lady succumbing to evil?"
Bewitched? Ji Shuran's heart moved.
She said: "What nonsense, can you say anything about evil?"
When Jiang Youyao heard this, she disapproved and said: "I think she is wicked, or mother, why does she look like a different person after returning from Qingcheng Mountain. Qingcheng Mountain can turn fools into smart people, and those nuns and monks are all good gods? Could it be that she was turned up by some fox and came to our house and suffered a disaster."