After guessing about Ji Shuran's plan next time, Jiang Li was relieved.
The worst thing in everything is to be in a passive situation, not knowing what you are going to face, and thus being unprepared. But when you know it, even if you know that you are facing a difficult situation, but you can always follow the clues to find a way out, there is no way out.
Jiang Li knew that after the Xue family's case, Princess Yongning had already focused on him, not to mention how energetic Shen Yurong would be. The domineering Princess Yongning would definitely look for reasons to trouble herself in the future. Before that, if Ji's mother and daughter were in peace, Jiang Li didn't have the time to spend too much time on this. But Ji’s persistence has not changed, Jiang Li already feels that it is not a good idea to keep Ji at Jiang’s house.
She has to get rid of the messy people.
Zhao Ke had already left, and Jiang Li was sitting on the couch with a question in his heart. Why does Ji want to chase after himself? It was that Ye Zhenzhen left a child back then, and when she was old, she should marry out instead of killing her. Even if you look at Zhou Yanbang's marriage and want to grab it, you don't need to kill Jiang Li. Everyone knew that Jiang Li killed his mother and killed his brother, and there was no denying the fact that everyone was watching, but before that, it was said that Jiang Li and Ji Shuran were getting along well.
There was no gratitude for no reason, although it was later rumored that Jiang Li was quite scheming and pretended to be friendly with her stepmother, only to promote Ji Shuran's miscarriage when her stepmother was pregnant. But Jiang Li thought that Jiang Li was too young, and he had been in such an environment since he was a child. There was no way to teach him how to reach this level, even Ji Shuran could calculate.
Jiang Li felt a bit weird at first glance, but because the time interval was too long, many things were difficult to investigate. Now that Ji Shuran is pressing harder, Jiang Li is determined to investigate the matter thoroughly. If there is any hidden information in this, it may become a tool to deal with Ji Shuran.
No matter what, I will ask Zhao Ke again tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li fell asleep.
Yaoguang Zhuli, Jiang Youyao is also sleepless tonight.
When her maid, Jinhua, was in the corridor of Jiang's Mansion today, and was following Jiang Li's maid, Tong'er, Tong'er left a post, which she didn't notice. Jinhua picked up the post, opened it, and discovered that it was a post from the Ningyuan Houfu to Jiang Li. She didn't dare to delay immediately and gave the post to Jiang Youyao.
Jiang Youyao couldn't sleep, rubbing this post repeatedly. The post was not made by Zhou Yanbang, but by Jiang Yu'e. Thinking of Jiang Yu'e, Jiang Youyao gritted her teeth with hatred. Zhou Yanbang, who was supposed to be Jiang Yu'e's brother-in-law, has now become Jiang Yu'e's husband. Her sweetheart is now sleeping peacefully with Jiang Yu'e in her arms. Although Jiang Yu'e was only a concubine, and although Shen Ruyun was Zhou Yanbang's wife, but thinking that she had never looked down upon her, and that her contemptuous Sanfang daughter had robbed her husband, Jiang Youyao wished to tear Jiang Yu'e to pieces.
But right now, Jiang Yu'e has been included in the Ningyuan Hou Mansion. It will not be long before the marriage between Shen Ruyun and Zhou Yanbang is coming. Jiang Youyao has nothing to do. She wanted to go to Zhou Yanbang, but she didn't know how to tell Zhou Yanbang clearly. She didn't believe that Zhou Yanbang had no affection for her. If it weren't calculated by humans, they would have been a good pair.
"Jiang Li..." Jiang Youyao looked at the post in front of him, Jiang Yu'e and Jiang Li hadn't dealt with each other, and they had always stood by her side before. Why did she come to invite Jiang Li to the reunion after she got married to Zhou's family? Not to mention herself, Jiang Youyao left a scar on Jiang Yue's forehead after all, and the two sisters were unwilling to do it on the face of harmony, but Jiang Yue refused to meet her own sister, Jiang Yuyan, and invited Jiang Li alone, which is intriguing. Up.
At the palace banquet, Ji Shuran once said that it was Jiang Li and Ye Shijie who originally wanted to calculate, but Zhou Yanbang and Jiang Yu'e were the ones who had the accident for some reason. It must be Jiang Li who was involved in it. Jiang Li had some agreement with Jiang Yu'e. In this way, Jiang Yu'e will be happy. The appearance of this post now seems to fully prove that Ji Shuran's conjecture is true.
Only when Jiang Li and Jiang Yu'e had friendship in private, would they be in the present situation.
Jiang Youyao did not tell Ji Shuran about the post. She accepted the post and did not intend to return it to Jiang Li. She decided to return a post to Jiang Yu'e in the name of Jiang Li, and change the time and place to see what idea Jiang Yu'e and Jiang Li had made.
She is bound to lift their bottom.
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This night was spent in personal guesses at several yards in Jiang's Mansion. When Jiang Li woke up, it was difficult to get a glimpse of the sun in Yanjing's winter.
The snow in the yard hasn't melted, and when you lift your eyes to shine on the snow, it emits a subtle warm luster, which is also warm to people's hearts. As usual, Jiang Li planned to see Xue Huaiyuan after dinner. Emperor Hong Xiao said that the geniuses of the world were recruited to treat Xue Huaiyuan, to see if there was a chance to arouse Xue Huaiyuan's mind.
These days, there was an endless stream of doctors who came to Ye Mansion, and there were even imperial physicians sent by Emperor Hong Xiao, but after seeing Xue Huaiyuan, they all shook their heads, saying that they could not be cured.
Jiang Li was disappointed at first, but Ye Mingyu comforted her. In any case, it is a good thing that Xue Huaiyuan is still alive, and there is hope if he is still alive. Furthermore, Xue Huaiyuan in front of him didn't have to remember the terrible things he had spent in prison, nor did he need to know the bad news of his children's tragic deaths. If he lived in this way, he might not be happier. When he recovers his sanity and accepts the huge blow that fate has brought him, he will feel how precious these days that can't remember anything are.
Hearing what Ye Mingyu said, Jiang Li also had a complicated heart. On the one hand, she hopes that her father can recover, and in this life and this life, she can still recognize her father. On the other hand, she felt that it was too cruel to remind her father of those injustices, and she could not treat a poor old man like this.
No matter what, it is still necessary to visit Xue Huaiyuan every day.
Jiang Yuanbai watched her every move coldly. Jiang Li knew that his actions made Jiang Yuanbai upset, but she didn't care right now, she couldn't leave her biological father alone.
On the way to Ye Mansion, in the corridor, Jiang Li met a strange woman.
This woman is not young anymore, and she can vaguely see the beauty of her youth. She doesn't look like a servant, but she's not gorgeous. She has only a maid around her. The expression was very plain, so plain that it was like a dead water that had been silent for many years, and it couldn't be irritated at all.
When they ran into the corridor in the corridor, the woman's maid called out "Second Miss" to salute Jiang Li, and the woman slowly looked at Jiang Li, and then whispered: "Second Miss."
Jiang Li stared at her carefully, the other person's expression still remained unchanged, as if thousands of years had passed without sadness and joy, and there was nothing to worry about in the world. Jiang Li said, "Aunt Hu."
Aunt Hu is the only aunt in Jiang's big room. Although Jiang's family has a big business, the family is not as harmonious as the surface, but Jiang Li feels that it is fine. It was the sons of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuanbai, Jiang Yuanping, and his concubine, Jiang Yuanxing, all of whom had only concubines born in the main house. Even if there are aunts, there are no sons. I heard that Mrs. Jiang spoiled his concubine and gave birth to Jiang Yuanxing. He did a lot of confusion for this. Mrs. Jiang was disgusted with the concubine, and even disliked Jiang Yuanxing. Not only that, but also the family style, not allowing the sons to give birth to the concubine. Lay offspring.
Aunt Hu was the only aunt who gave birth to an heir in the entire Jiang Mansion.
Aunt Hu was the maid next to Mrs. Jiang. Mrs. Jiang gave Jiang Yuanbai a face. Later, after Ye Zhenzhen got married for three years and had no children, the maid in the room was pregnant with a child first. Originally, Mrs. Jiang wanted to give this maid a bowl of medicine to prevent her from giving birth. But Ye Zhenzhen was soft-hearted and proactively pleaded, so that the child was born.
She was born as a daughter, the eldest of the Jiang family, and Jiang Li was born soon after. The maidservant who shared the room took advantage of the opportunity to become a concubine. I heard people say that Aunt Hu does not fight or rob her, she is kind, and she gets along well with Ye Zhenzhen. Ye Zhenzhen died soon after giving birth to Jiangli, and Aunt Hu was very depressed for a while.
Later, when Ji Shuran came in, when Jiang Li was two years old, the lady of the Jiang family accidentally fell off the rockery while playing in the garden, and was helpless. From then on, Aunt Hu was sad day and night, almost Wanting to get hysteria, Chengri guarded the yard and sang a lullaby while holding a pillow, almost not showing up in front of everyone. The old lady has been grateful for the love of the master and servant for many years, and still finds the maid to wait on her. Anyway, the Jiang family does not lack this silver, and Quandang has a pair of chopsticks to eat, and it will not hinder anything.
Aunt Hu looked at Jiang Li and lowered her head slightly.
A glimmer of doubt flashed in Jiang Li's heart. Everyone said that Aunt Hu had mild hysteria. Jiang Li had only seen it once at a family banquet. At this moment, I took a closer look. Although Aunt Hu had a flat expression, But a pair of eyes is not muddy after going crazy. This is different from Xue Huaiyuan, she is just erratic, but sober.
Jiang Li thought a few times and suddenly said, "The sun is very good today. It seems that it is very close to Aunt Hu's yard. Aunt Hu, I will sit there with you. Shouldn't you refuse?"
Several people were stunned.
Bai Xue and Tong'er were puzzled. Jiang Li and Aunt Hu had no contact at all, and Aunt Hu was like a transparent person in the house. Why did Jiang Li take the initiative to befriend Aunt Hu.
The maid beside Aunt Hu was also surprised. About they were used to living a solitary life in Jiang Mansion. Except for the old lady, no one seemed to remember them. Maybe even Jiang Yuanbai had forgotten that he had such an aunt, but Jiang Li's attitude was kind and the corners of his lips were smiling, which made it hard to refuse.
Jiang Li just smiled and looked at Aunt Hu.
After a while, Aunt Hu whispered: "Okay."
Aunt Hu's yard is even more biased than Jiang Li's "Fang Fei Garden". After at least some things, Ji Shuran did not dare to treat Fang Fei Garden harshly. But Jiang Li could only say that if she didn't know Aunt Hu's yard, she would have doubted whether the yard was for an aunt or a subordinate.
In other words, Ji Shuran and Jiang Youyao's close-knit maid lived in a more comfortable place than Aunt Hu. The yard is small, but it doesn't affect the feeling of desertedness at all. There is no place for decoration. In the house, a bed, a table, and a few chairs are all the belongings.
Aunt Hu's maid went to pour Jiang Li tea. Jiang Li saw that there were only two tea cups in the room, and the teapot was still missing. As for the snacks on the table, there is no more.
The maid was a little embarrassed, but Aunt Hu was very natural, as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The clouds in her eyebrows were light and windy, Jiang Li thought that she looked more like a nun in the Qingcheng Mountain nun's nunnery.
"Auntie Hu is really deserted here." Jiang Li said, "In winter, why don't you even make a pot of charcoal fire."
It seemed that the maid finally found someone who could be the master and would speak for them. Anyone who was wronged would cry, and said: "The slaves and maids go to the charcoal fire in the kitchen. The charcoal fire in the kitchen is all damp. That's it. It’s the most inferior charcoal when it’s dried in the house. It makes the house cough... If the second lady is pitying our aunt, she will go to the kitchen and say that our aunt has suffered frostbite several times this winter, and her knees are all It's an old wound."
Jiang Li said, "Why don't you go to your mother? The right to be in the house is in the hands of your mother. For this little thing, your mother will decide for you."
The maid stopped talking, and Aunt Hu said: "It's okay, I'm used to it, I'm not cold."
Her voice was also soft, and if she hadn't listened carefully, she would almost be inaudible. Jiang Li looked at her, this woman was definitely not a person with hysteria, and she did not hide her sober intentions in front of her. The person she wants to hide is not herself, and the object she wants to confess is herself.
for what
Jiang Li smiled and said: "I heard that when my mother gave birth to me, Aunt Hu often hugged me. After so many years, I can't remember many things clearly. Seeing Aunt Hu, I feel a lot stranger, but again I think it's actually very kind."
Of course this is Jiang Li Hushou, she is not the real Miss Jiang Er. But even the real Miss Jiang Er decided not to remember these things, after all, Jiang Li was too young at the time.
But these words seemed to evoke a long-lasting memory of Aunt Hu, her eyes became a little distant, and she slowly said: "Yes, back then..."
She did not go on.
Jiang Li said, "Back then, what happened to the big sister who fell off the rockery?"
The sudden word stunned everyone in the room.
Bai Xue and Tong'er were so shocked that they couldn’t speak. Although Aunt Hu looked like a good person at the moment, she talked about past pains in front of a mother. What if Aunt Hu collapsed and contracted hysteria again? Is good
Aunt Hu's maid trembling slightly seemed to have received some terrible news.
Aunt Hu looked at Jiang Li, as if something flashed by, she asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"I just asked, was there any secret behind the death of the big sister back then? For example, was she murdered?"
She speaks boldly and does not shy away, with one blow after another, and the maids don't know what expression they should use. But Jiang Li looked calm, as if asking about a very ordinary thing.
But Aunt Hu's calm look was broken.
She said: "Second young lady, be careful, there are things you can't say in this mansion."
"That's why you have to pretend to be hysteria, pretending to be hysterical, pretending to be deaf and dumb, so that you can survive. But you are suffering from the hammering heart every day and cannot get out of your daughter's death." She glanced at the room. Things on the table inside.
The Jiang family eldest died young, so she was not allowed to enter the Jiang family ancestral hall. Aunt Hu put Ms. Jiang's tablet into the room and worshipped it every day. The smell of joss sticks remained in the room for many years. There are still some children's things on the table, such as rattles. It can be seen that Aunt Hu still can't let it go.
After so many years, she should have let go. She was so brooding and couldn't let it go. She was sad and couldn't let go. Is it because her daughter's death was inwardly and she was really wronged. She was not reconciled and had no choice but to live with resentment and hatred in this way.
But I dare not forget it for a moment.
Jiang Li looked at her and spoke with a gentle forehead: "Auntie Hu, if the eldest sister is still alive, she should be married this year. She is a little older than me, and she should have a beautiful birth."
Aunt Hu closed her eyes slightly, Jiang Li saw her hand on the table, and slowly clenched it, then released it again. She looked at Jiang Li and said, "Second Miss, I don't know anything about my concubine."
Jiang Li looked at her quietly for a while, then said: "Really? That's a pity." She stood up, patted her clothes unconsciously, and said, "I thought, if there is any hidden secret in this, maybe I can still Help me a little bit. It's not that I want to help Aunt Hu, I'm just a pity for the big sister."
Aunt Hu moved her lips and did not speak. Jiang Li greeted Tong'er and Bai Xue to go out and said as she walked: "I have something to do today, so I won't stay here for a long time. There is no charcoal fire here. It is too cold. If your auntie wants to tell me something, you can come to Fangfeiyuan to find me. Fangfeiyuan has enough charcoal fire and it is not cold. I think auntie should come to Fangfeiyuan to sit and sit. After all... My mother was with you. very good."
After saying this, she stopped looking back, and walked out the door.
Aunt Hu didn't look at her anymore, she just looked at the tea in her cup intently. The tea was crude and inferior tea, or the maid carefully stored it, and only waited to drink it when there were guests, but there were no guests in this yard all year round. The tea has been left for a long time, and the room is damp and it has changed its taste.
The maid said: "Auntie..."
Aunt Hu sighed slightly, she said: "Second Miss has grown up."
The maid did not speak.
"If my daughter is still..." she murmured, "She should grow up too."
"Auntie, what should I do now?" The maid asked in a low voice, "If the second lady comes to the door, she will inevitably find her."
"Between the second lady and the madam, there is bound to be endless." Aunt Hu calmly lowered her eyes and said: "Now is the time."
Walking out of Aunt Hu's yard, Bai Xue and Tong'er seemed to have recovered.
"Unexpectedly, Aunt Hu looks good, and there is no hysteria." Tonger said: "The slave and maid said at first that Aunt Hu didn't know anyone. When I saw it today, it was very clear. "
"The slave maid also finds it weird," Bai Xue interrupted, "Aunt Hu and the slave maid had completely different thoughts in their hearts."
"Where is it different?" Jiang Li asked with a smile.
"I can't tell, I always feel that the Aunt Hu and this Aunt Hu are not the same." Bai Xue saw that there was no one around, and then approached Jiang Li and whispered: "The girl said at first that there is something hidden behind the death of Missy. What does it mean? The eldest lady was killed by someone, right?"
Tonger also looked at Jiang Li nervously.
They have also heard of these things in the high-ranking households, but the Jiang family's population is relatively simple. This kind of thing, everyone never thought about it for a while. It's just that when Jiang Li was talking with Aunt Hu, the meaning revealed in it, now in retrospect, is creepy.
"I'm not sure, don't talk nonsense." Jiang Li said: "Don't let others know about this. Let's look at the rest."
Bai Xue and Tong Er quickly silenced.
Jiang Li already had a general guess in her heart. Since Aunt Hu did not deny it, it was indeed that Miss Jiang's death was not an accident. And Aunt Hu's reminder seemed to prove that the reason she didn't say it was because she was worried about someone.
For the time being, the Jiang family’s third room is the concubine, and the Jiang family’s second room does not have to deal with the concubine of a large room, only the large room... Miss Jiang just got into the accident after Ji Shuran entered. With Jiang Li's understanding of Ji Shuran now, she is not surprised by what Ji Shuran did.
But if Ji Shuran is really related to the cause of Miss Jiang's death, Jiang Li will have to look at this Aunt Hu with admiration. Being able to endure life and death, but not relying on Ji Shu, but the desolation of the past, this is by no means lingering, but waiting for an opportunity. Once she had a chance, she would come out for revenge, just like herself.
Now, you just need to find out clearly.
After leaving Jiang Mansion, Jiang Li still went to Ye Mansion to visit Xue Huaiyuan. But because she was thinking about Aunt Hu, Jiang Li was a little absent-minded when she was at Ye's house.
Ye Shijie saw her like this, thinking Jiang Li was worried that the Xue family's case would involve Princess Yongning, and Jiang Li was worried about offending the king, so he said: "The king is busy with his own affairs recently, and your majesty is deliberately cut to become the king. The power, Cheng Wang has no time to take care of the Xue family's case. You don’t have to worry about it," he paused, and said: "I’m worried about Princess Yongning. I heard that this princess wants to come and act without restraint. You should bring more guards when you go out these few days. Yes, you don't need to travel to and from Ye Mansion every day, my third uncle and I will take care of Master Xue."
Jiang Li returned to his senses and looked at Ye Shijie. Think about the way Ye Shijie saw her for the first time, but now she is sincere and sincere about her. The relationship between people is so wonderful, and it is also emotional to think about it. She smiled and said: "I'm fine, anyhow there is Jiang family leaning on behind. But you, you are tied to me. If Yongning and Chengwang want to deal with me, they may be angry with you. You are in officialdom. It’s more difficult to go up, be careful in everything, if you can, temporarily put down your principles. If there is too much difference from your principles, you can ask my father for help. My father values interests most. Now you are a member of the household, if you are promoted. , Is advantageous to him, he will help."
Ye Shijie felt a little weird. When Jiang Li talked about Jiang Yuanbai, he seemed to be evaluating not his father, but a stranger. But Ye Shijie knew in his heart that Jiang Li was right. Although Jiang Li is younger than him, in many cases, Jiang Li seems to be more sophisticated than him.
I don't know how to develop such a personality.
Ye Shijie didn't say any more, Jiang Li looked back at Xue Huaiyuan for a while, had a conversation with Ye Mingyu, and returned to Jiang's Mansion.
What Princess Yongning can do, even she can't guess, everything is safe, these days, except for the Ye family, she still should not go to other places, so as to save any accidents.
When he returned to Jiang Mansion, at night, Jiang Li stood in front of the window and blew the whistle painted with peony flowers again.
This time, Zhao Ke appeared quickly. Although he tried his best to show calmness, Jiang Li could still see the helplessness in his expression.
"What's the order of Miss Jiang Er?" Zhao Ke asked.
Jiang Li said, "Zhao Ke, you came to Jiang's house seven years ago. I had already gone to Qingcheng Mountain. Although you were not at Jiang's house before, I think, what happened to Jiang's house before, your master should let you I checked it."
Zhao Ke was a little puzzled: "The subordinates don't understand."
"I think, maybe you know some secrets in Jiang Mansion, things that other people don't know, things I didn't know in the past. Now that you know, why don't you share with me so that I can also understand?"
She said lightly, but Zhao Ke was startled when she heard it. After a while, her complexion seemed to be a little bit blue and white, and it was almost indescribable to Jiang Li. He said: "Subordinates... Subordinates are not the ones who listen to the secrets of others."
He is not one of those long-tongued women who like to chew the roots of their tongues in the streets and alleys. He likes to inquire about family gossip on weekdays. Jiang Li's words clearly meant that he was used as a servant girl, and she said so confidently!
"Of course you don't need to pay attention to small things," Jiang Li said, "but you always know about the important matters of life. Don't say anything else, Miss Jiang, the first eldest daughter of my father, played in the garden many years ago. At that time I fell off the rockery and died. But today I have some rumors that the death of Miss Jiang is not entirely an accident. Zhao Ke, do you know what the hidden secrets are?"
…
In Guogong's mansion, the study was still brightly lit.
The guard Wenji stood in the study, bowed his head and said humanely in front of him: "Ms. Jiang Er blew the whistle again tonight."
The young man in red sits at the desk, his robe is softly spread on the ground, and in winter, the ground is also covered with thick stalls. With the Chinese clothes on top, the carpet that lined it seemed to give birth to a bright luster like gems.
"Oh?" Ji Heng asked, "Why?"
"Inquire about the reason why Miss Jiang died many years ago."
"Puff," Lu Ji who was drinking tea almost squirted out a sip of tea. He said, "Ms. Jiang Er actually asked Zhao Ke about this kind of thing?"
That's Zhao Ke, Zhao Ke, who is one of the best in the government's mansion, was actually used as a spy to inquire about secrets and gossip, so he used it at will
Ji Heng blew the whistle when he said something important, but Jiang Li also blew the whistle too often. Isn't it a big deal
"She's kind of you're welcome," Ji Heng laughed, not angry, and said: "I really don't treat myself as an outsider."