On the second day, Jiang Li decided to go to the Guogong Mansion.
The Jiang family thought she was going to see Ye Mingyu, so she let it go easily. Jiang Li had indeed met Ye Mingyu and Ye Shijie at Ye's house first, and had visited Xue Huaiyuan. Xue Huaiyuan is now a little better than the previous days. It's not like when I first came to Yanjing City, I always danced like a child. These days, he looks like an adult, but he often sits on the side and wonders what he thinks.
If, as Situ Jiuyue said, Xue Huaiyuan is getting better a little bit, maybe one day when he thinks about it, he will be able to remember the past. Regarding the arrival of this day, Jiang Li is both happy and scared. What is happy is that this means that she can recognize her father, and what she is afraid of is how her father can bear the disaster of the Xue family in the past six months.
When he came out of Ye's house, Jiang Li asked him to drive a carriage to the vicinity of the Guogong Mansion and came to the gate of the Guogong Mansion. She had already agreed with Ji Heng last night, and agreed to come and see Haitang today.
The handsome boy at the gate of Guogong's Mansion, when he saw Jiang Li approaching, he opened the door to greet him without saying a word. Both Tong'er and Baixue were surprised, thinking about when their girl had been regarded as a guest of honor by the National Palace, or whether the relationship was already familiar to Jinye's family.
Jiang Li didn't think too much, so he stepped in directly.
She has a good memory, and she can walk a second time without any reminder of the road she has traveled. Therefore, she easily bypassed the complicated corridors of the Guogong Mansion and walked to the courtyard in front of Ji Heng's study. Every time she and Ji Heng meet, if they are in the room, they are in this study room.
She wanted to see Ji Heng first and tell Ji Heng that she was here. I never thought that there was only one Wenji outside. Wenji looked at her and said, "My lord goes out today and will come back at night. Before leaving, I asked her subordinates, Miss Jiang Er, to come and go directly to the West Room, where Miss Haitang lives. In the West Room. Today, the September girl is also at the house. After Miss Jiang Er met with the Haitang girl, if she still wants to see the September girl, come here to find her subordinates, and the subordinates will take the lady to see the September girl."
Jiang Li was a little surprised, but didn't expect Ji Heng to be away. However, although he is not there, he has already arranged everything, and he is really very careful. Jiang Li said, "Thank you Wenji, then."
Wen Ji even said that he didn't dare, and took Jiang Li to the door of Xifang, saying, "This is Xifang."
Jiang Li nodded, let Tong'er and Bai Xue guard outside the door, pushed the door and walked in.
In the room, Haitang was sitting at the table wiping the table. She was very uncomfortable when she stayed at the Guogong Mansion. She was always the one who served others, and there was no one else to serve her. In addition, most of the people in the government office are small servants, and it is really not suitable for her to be by her side. He politely declined the arrangement, and took care of himself alone.
It’s just that I don’t know what to do on weekdays, let alone what I can do. If there is no one who can talk, I have to find some work for myself.
Hearing movement outside, Haitang turned around abruptly and was taken aback when she saw Jiang Li. She still remembered Jiang Li's identity, and quickly got up and said, "Miss Jiang Er."
Jiang Li looked at Haitang's face carefully. Although Situ Jiuyue kept saying that he was a poisonous person and was not good at healing people, the two terrible scars on Haitang's face could not be seen at all at this moment. Smooth and delicate, it coincides with the delicate girl in Jiang Li's mind.
Haitang also felt that Jiang Li was looking at her face, and couldn't help but reach out her hand to touch her face, smiled at Jiang Li, and said: "The scars on the slave girl's face are all healed, thanks to the medical skills of the girl in September, and It was exactly the same before."
"Yes," Jiang Li sighed, "it's not that different."
When Haitang heard the words, she felt a little strange, Jiang Li's tone in her words, as if she had seen her before. This is impossible. However, she thought Jiang Li had felt it, and didn't think much about it.
"How have you been here these few days?" Jiang Li asked: "Can you still live in the habit?"
"Everything is fine in the Guogong Mansion," Haitang lowered her head, "It's just that the servants are not used to doing nothing. Miss Jiang Er," she suddenly raised her head and looked at Jiang Li firmly, "Ms. Jiang Er said that day. As long as the maidservant is alive, it can become evidence of revenge for Miss Jiang. The maidservant ventured to speculate that Miss Jiang Er is going to clean up the unnecessary charges for the young lady and expose the real murderer to the public. The slave maid hopes to do her part, but I don’t know when Miss Jiang Er plans. Do it?"
Her tone was calm, but her eyes showed uncontrollable eagerness. Jiang Li sighed, Haitang is the most loyal and rational, and now he was reborn shortly after the catastrophe, but still thinking about his own affairs.
"It's not in a hurry," Jiang Li said, "I'm already preparing. When I need you, you can naturally show up."
"Slaves... Now in the world, I don't know who to trust or whom to talk to." Haitang said in a daze: "When the Xue family was still in the old days, the master, the young master, and the young lady were all the servants. But Now, the master is crazy, the young master and the young lady are dead, and the sisters of the servants and maids are also dead, scattered, and the world is so big that there is no place for the servants and servants." She laughed at herself and said, "The servants and servants" When he was sold as a servant girl at the age of five, he had long since broken contact with his family. Later, when he returned to Zaohua Village, although he had two younger brothers, he was really unkind. Moreover, these things cannot be told to them."
Jiang Li could feel the same way. For Haitang, everything in the past no longer exists. He just wanted to start from the beginning, but he didn't know how to start from the beginning. To Yanjing City, she is almost unfamiliar. She has no friends, family, and Xue Fangfei.
"Begonia," Jiang Li whispered: "After Xue Fangfei's case is over, the murderer will stop you, so you don't have to be afraid that someone will recognize you and kill you. At that time, I will send you to Ye's house and you will serve Xue. County Cheng."
When Haitang heard this, he said, "Really?"
"Really." Jiang Li said. There should be someone beside Xue Xiancheng to take care of him. But Jiang Li nowadays no one can believe that Ye Mingyu can take care of him, but he is a rough man and he is not careful. If Haitang followed Xue Huaiyuan, he would naturally take care of Xue Huaiyuan meticulously. And for Haitang, Xue Huaiyuan is a close person, and she can also feel that she is not so lonely and useless.
Haitang said, "Miss Jiang Er, I, I really don't want to repay." She was a little incoherent.
Jiang Li patted her hand and said warmly: "Don't do this, I didn't do this to let you repay me. If you say I want something, it's nothing more than the murderer's punishment. If you feel sorry, or think you owe me something There are many, why not think like this, I am the same as your enemy, to help you, but for myself, is it easier to think like this?" She smiled.
Haitang stared at the girl in front of her blankly. The girl was still very young, and her skin was as white as snow. Speaking of which, although she is also beautiful and lovely, she is not as attractive as her own lady. But Haitang felt that there was Xue Fangfei's shadow between the girl's gestures.
Especially her smile seems to soothe everything and is reassuring.
Just like her lady.
Inexplicably, Haitang got close to the young lady in front of her.
Jiang Li again told her: "You don't think about anything these days. Although you can't leave the house, it's for your safety. If the people of Princess Yongning see you still alive in the world, I'm afraid it will do everything to your advantage. If it is certain If you want to go out, please ask Wenji to go with you, but it's better not to." She said that, she seemed a little embarrassed: "I and Guo Gongye are not as familiar with you as you think. I was cheeky and disturbed him a lot for a while, so..."
Haitang is a clever girl, and immediately said: "The servant girl knows that the servant girl will not embarrass the second lady."
Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief, said something to Haitang, and calmed her for a while before leaving the house.
Wen Ji outside the door was still guarding, Jiang Li stepped forward and said, "I want to meet Miss Jiuyue, can Wen Ji introduce me to you?"
Wen Ji agreed and took her to another direction.
Situ Jiuyue was refining medicine in the house, probably because she was refining medicine. She should still get the materials according to the locality. There was a lot of flowers in the silver bucket next to her. With a very familiar appearance, Jiang Li remembered, aren't these flowers the ones in the flower garden of the Guogong Mansion
Those flowers are highly poisonous, and they happen to be used by Situ Jiuyue as medicine. She was dressed in black in the colorful house, but she didn't look strange.
Jiang Li said: "September girl."
Situ Jiuyue turned her head and saw that it was her, so she put down what she was holding and said, "You are here."
Judging from her appearance, it seems that Jiang Li has already known that Jiang Li will come.
"I just went to see Haitang, her face is all over, thanks to Miss Jiuyue for her medical skills, it is amazing." Jiang Li smiled and thanked.
"I said, I'm not a doctor. I used poison to treat her face." Situ Jiuyue said nonchalantly. "That was her own hard work. A little maid could survive it, too. Very surprised."
In short, she is not willing to accept the kindness of others easily. Jiang Li smiled. Molan's princess had undergone tremendous changes at the beginning, and she was left in abundance. It would be weird if she could easily give her sincere heart to others. Protecting yourself with such a cold attitude may be Situ Jiuyue's lifestyle.
Situ Jiuyue looked at Jiang Li and asked, "I heard Ji Heng said, are you looking for a medicine to cause false pregnancy?"
"Exactly." Jiang Li replied, "May girl September make it?"
"Of course." When it comes to this aspect, Situ has been confident since September. She said: "I can practice it on the fifteenth or within the fifteenth day. After the medicine is refined, give it to someone. It is no different from an ordinary woman who is pregnant. Even if the imperial physician in the palace comes to get the pulse, there is no problem."
Jiang Li was overjoyed and said, "So, it's the best."
"But this medicine can only work for three months. After three months, all signs will disappear. If you ask someone to get your pulse, you will find that there is no pregnancy. You have to take this into consideration."
Situ Jiuyue did not ask Jiang Li who would use this medicine on him or why he would use it like this. This may be related to Situ Jiuyue's indifferent temperament. But this also saves Jiang Li's efforts to explain to her.
"Three months is enough." Jiang Li smiled and said, "I'm going to bother Miss September again."
"It's not a trouble. Ji Heng paid me the money, and I will naturally get things done." Situ Jiuyue glanced at Jiang Li and said: "You are really amazing, you can let Ji Heng help like this. "
Jiang Li was surprised: "Have you paid?"
She never knew about it, but after Situ Jiuyue finished speaking this sentence, she turned around and continued to refine the medicine. Jiang Li didn't want to disturb her, so he stepped out of the room and gently closed the door.
The purpose of coming to the Guogong Mansion today is also achieved, Ji Heng is not there, and it is useless to stay here. Jiang Li said a few words with Wen Ji, and Wen Ji led her out of the house.
When passing by the yard, suddenly a black object flashed by, and only the sound of flapping its wings was heard. The object fell on the top of the lantern under the eaves. Looking at Jiang Li, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Fang Fei Fang Fei!"
Jiang Li was shocked, and went along with the reputation, but saw that the mynah of the Shen Mansion was facing her, shouting extremely enthusiastically and cheerfully.
For a while, Jiang Li didn't even think of Starling calling herself "Fang Fei", but was surprised: "Why is it here?"
"This is a bird raised by an adult, called Xiaohong." Wen Ji said.
Jiang Li: "Little Red?"
She suddenly remembered that when Ji Heng left last night, she said to her, "You can also look at Xiao Hong." At that time, she was still wondering who Xiao Hong was, but Ji Heng had already left before she had time to ask. She thought Xiaohong was someone she knew, but she didn't expect it to be this starling!
Wait, hasn't it been pinched to death by Ji Heng
When he was in Shen's Mansion, this starling was so noisy that Ji Heng gave birth to the thought of killing birds and killing his mouth. Jiang Li also watched him squeeze the starling in his palm and slowly clenched it tightly. When he was killed, he felt very sad. Looking at it now, Ji Heng didn't take the bird's life, so he took the bird back to the Guogong Mansion, and took a name that was totally untouchable-Xiao Hong
This is a black starling at all!
Jiang Li raised his head and looked at Wen Ji. Wen Ji still looked cold and frosty. At this time, Xiao Hong happily yelled "Fang Fei Fang Fei" at her twice.
Jiang Li: "..." She is still a little weird. How did this bird recognize her
But no matter what, she can't stay here for long. She stopped going to see Xiaohong, and said: "I'm leaving first." She left the Guogong Mansion by herself.
Sitting on the carriage, Jiang Li thought about everything he encountered in the Guogong Mansion today, but felt a little bit ridiculous.
What is going on? She didn't know why.
…
In the Wangxian Building of Yanjing City, the one by the window, as usual, was decided early.
Kong Liu had just returned from the outside, so thirsty, he picked up the teapot on the table and took a sip. That little pot of tea was very precious, worth hundreds of taels of silver, so he drank it like a peony chewed on it. Lu Ji's eyelids flicked, really helpless.
"I said, the news from Yuzhou is coming." Kong Liu looked at the young man in red. "The king, the boy, is afraid to do it. We have to be ready at any time. What did the emperor say?"
"According to the original plan." Lu Ji replied, "The key is when the king will do it, and what method will it use."
"Altar." Ji Heng said: "May 18, the emperor climbs the mountain to worship the sky, it is a good opportunity."
"Wang Cheng wants to give the emperor on the mountain—" Kong Liu made a gesture of wiping his neck, "It's okay, cruel enough, like Cheng Wang's style!"
"Why don't I look back and help you and see if there is a bloody disaster on May 18?" Wen Renyao interrupted.
"Don't mix up the magic stick, everyone knows that you can't count it." Kong Liu said disgustedly: "It's useless, it's better to rely on yourself."
"In short, now all the forces are on the stage," Lu Ji knocked on the table, "but if the emperor liquidates and becomes the king this time, will the Jiang family be liquidated next?"
"No." Ji Heng's tone was very affirmative.
Several people in the room looked at him.
The corner of his lips twitched, "The big one hasn't been cleaned up yet, but the small one can't be taken care of."
Everyone chewed his words silently, but they couldn't figure out the reason, they were all a little confused. At this moment, a guard walked in from outside and said to Ji Heng: "Ye Mingyu sent someone to guard outside the gate of Xiao De Yin Mansion. It seems that he will start in two days today and tomorrow."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?" Wen Renyao couldn't help but said, "Isn't Ye Mingyu Miss Jiang Er's uncle? What are they doing with Xiao Deyin?"
"Xiao Deyin seems to be the teacher of Mingyitang," Kong Liu touched his chin, "is there a holiday?"
Lu Ji chuckled: "Ye Mingyu and Xiao Deyin have no grievances and no grudges. Where did the holidays come from, I didn't say it, it must be Miss Jiang Er's meaning. Ye Mingyu was obedient to Miss Jiang Er, but did not know Miss Jiang Er and Xiao Deyinzhi What happened during that time?" He looked at Ji Heng, who was the closest to Miss Jiang Er, and only Ji Heng.
"Maybe it's because Xiao Deyin was too harsh on Ms. Jiang Er in the past, and Ms. Jiang Er was stubborn, but it's not right, Ms. Jiang Er is not such a stingy person, besides, she got the first place in the Sixth Art Test, Qin The playing is not bad, and the old man Mianjuan praised him, which is pretty good. What's wrong with this?"
Ji Heng ignored them, but only ordered the guards: "Find a few people to watch the people sent by Ye Mingyu, and don't let them cause trouble."
This is what it means to help Ye Mingyu in the aftermath.
The guards left, and several people looked at each other. Kong Liu asked, "Master Guo, what does this mean? Is there anything else you can't make a deal secretly?"
Ji Heng glanced at him and said indifferently: "Drink your tea." But thinking in his heart, Jiang Li moved very fast, and for Xiao Deyin, he didn't give the other party any time. She hurriedly and couldn't wait to do these things was nothing more than to bring down Shen Yurong and Yongning.
But why is it so urgent? Is there any reason for her to be so anxious
His thin lips were ruddy, he took a sip of the tea, his drooping eyes covered his deep thoughts, and no one noticed.
…
The sky darkened.
Xiao Deyin sat in the room, looking at the lights that were gradually shining outside, feeling a sense of melancholy.
The more you are afraid of something, the more you can't let go of it. Since seeing someone talking about "Guan Shanyue" in front of the door, she has repeatedly thought of Xue Fangfei, even though she has tried very hard not to think about what happened in the past, her nightmare has gone with her. She even had nightmares, in which Xue Fangfei stood beside her, looked at her mockingly, dressed in white, slowly approached her.
As if to catch her and go to the dark hell together.
Xiao Deyin woke up in a cold sweat, which shocked the maids, thinking that her wind-cold aggravated, and the room was full of the bitter taste of medicine.
While sitting on the couch, Xiao Deyin couldn't help thinking that after Xue Fangfei's incident happened, he would never go out again. I just don’t know what Xue Fangfei was thinking about at that time. Maybe it was thinking about what was going on, maybe it was a dead heart, or maybe it was thinking about who the real murderer was, and then thought of her own head. superior.
She couldn't help fighting a cold war.
Xiao Deyin called the maid and said, "I want to go for a walk."
The maid said: "Sir, your body is not healthy yet, so you can't walk around."
"Nothing," Xiao Deyin replied, "I just walk around, not too far. You stay with me, I really feel bored in the house."
She thinks she can't stay in the house all the time. Staying in the house always makes her think about it, and think of those heart-pounding memories of the past. There seemed to be Xue Fangfei's dead soul in this room too. She was afraid of being haunted by unjust ghosts, and also afraid that Xue Fangfei would find herself.
She has to go to a crowded place, feel alive, look at the lively market, and then tell herself that everything in the past has passed. No one will find what she has done and everything will be fine.
The maid couldn't help her, so she had to find a thick cloak to wrap Xiao Deyin tightly, and then stuffed a heater in Xiao Deyin's hand and helped her out the door.
The moment Xiao Deyin stepped out, she was still very nervous. She was afraid that she would hear the lingering "Guan Shanyue" again, and she still hadn't gotten rid of Xue Fangfei's shadow. But fortunately, no one played "Guan Shanyue" not far away when he went out this time, and no one was talking about Yanjing's No. 1 Luthier in front of the door.
Xiao Deyin followed the maid out of the alley.
The streets are full of playful children. Although it is already evening, the excitement on the streets is not less. On the contrary, there are sugar sellers and jugglers everywhere. The lanterns were lit up one after another, and the entire Yanjing City was dyed red and bright.
This is the Yanjing city she is familiar with, lively, and different from the coldness in the mansion. She wants to create her own legend in this prosperous place. At least for the rest of her life, she hopes to keep the name "First Luthier". After all, she really loves the piano, and she really loves the envy and jealous eyes of others.
Xiao Deyin didn't go far, just strolling around in the streets near his home. It was probably because many people on the street gave her a sense of peace of mind, or she did not encounter the lingering "Guan Shanyue" after she came out today. Her complexion improved a lot, and the maid beside her met with a smile and said, "Mr. looks much better right now, probably because the medicinal materials have played a role."
Xiao Deyin let out an "um", and walked around again. She deliberately wanted to inquire about the mysterious luthier who appeared a few days ago and played extremely well in "Guan Shanyue". She wants to know whether the change of the first luthier in Yanjing is already known to everyone, but she intends to inquire about it. After her maid came back, she told Xiao Deyin that there was no such thing.
Although Xiao Deyin was puzzled in her heart, she was relieved. Although she didn't know what was going on, nothing happened to a good career right now. She guessed that she might be too worried.
After walking for a while, it was getting late, Xiao Deyin and the maid walked back to the house. When she came to the entrance of the alley, the maid suddenly thought of something and said: "Mister said a few days ago that he wanted to eat Xing Dezhai’s cakes. There shouldn’t be a long line at this moment. It’s not far away. Mr. wait for the servants first. The servant girl will be back soon."
Xiao Deyin nodded, "Go ahead." She did think that she wanted to eat Xing Dezhai's pastries a few days ago, so she waited in the alley with peace of mind.
At night in the alley, there were almost no people. Xiao Deyin stood there, and two passers-by walked in the distance.
Because this alley is a dead alley, and the end of the road is a wall, it is impossible to pass by. Most of them are people who live in the alleys or come to visit relatives nearby. But in the evening, there were usually no guests. Seeing that these two people were irritated, Xiao Deyin couldn't help but glance at them more.
The two of them were also staring at her.
Xiao Deyin was shocked. She wore a veil when she went out. No one else would recognize it. She was a disciple, and she didn't have to stare at her so directly. Moreover, the eyes of these two people were extremely cold, like jackals eyeing their prey. She couldn't help but want to stay away from these two people, but when they saw them passing by, she suddenly turned back towards her.
Xiao Deyin was taken aback, determined that the two of them were coming towards him, and immediately turned and ran. But before she ran two steps, she was caught. After all, she was an unarmed and weak woman. She was about to shout immediately. She didn't want to cover her mouth by herself, so Xiao Deyin couldn't make a sound. Her eyes widened in horror, and she looked desperate inch by inch.
She watched as one of them flashed a knife light from his sleeve.
Just as the sword light was about to pounce on her door, suddenly one of them pulled down Xiao Deyin's veil, his eyes lit up, and said, "Hey, this Mr. Xiao is really a beauty. He just died in vain, isn't it? It's a pity... how about?" He smiled wickedly.
When Xiao Deyin heard the words, his heart was even more desolate, but the other person said: "Don't talk nonsense, the princess's account is done well, do you still dare to make minor things?"
Princess? Xiao Deyin was taken aback, what princess
"But it's really a pity," the man with the knife squeezed Xiao Deyin's face as if unwillingly. "Look, tender water can be pinched."
There was a wave of humiliation in Xiao Deyin's heart, but more fear. She didn't know who she had offended, let alone who sent these two people. Just as all thoughts were lost, the maid’s voice suddenly sounded outside: "Mister? Mister!"
As soon as the two of them heard it, and subconsciously let go, Xiao Deyin immediately pushed it desperately, and shouted, "Help! Help!"
In the quiet alley at night, shouting so loudly immediately aroused people's attention. As soon as the doors of several houses were opened, the sound followed.
Xiao Deyin looked back, and the two strangers had disappeared.