After Jiang Li left, in the Wangxianlou, Jinmantang's hall had not finished singing. In the babbling theater, Ji Heng sat down lazily and asked, "How?"
"Ms. Jiang Er is very clever." Lu Ji smiled slightly: "After asking for so long, the answer is not leaking, she is a very sensitive girl."
"What did you ask?" Kong Liu looked at him suspiciously.
"After all, it is Jiang Yuanbai's daughter." Ji Heng replied indifferently.
At the other end, the guard who came to report also said: "It is clear that Ye Shijie and Miss Jiang Er did not make an appointment in advance. They should have met by chance on the street. However, Ye Mingxuan, the second young master of the Ye family, arrived in Yanjing yesterday."
"Ye Mingxuan is here?" Kong Liu frowned, "their Ye family's business is not in Yanjing, why are you coming to Yanjing? Say goodbye to his nephew and congratulate his nephew for promotion? It's not too tiring to come here in person. "
"There is something wrong with the Ye family's business," Lu Ji said: "Ye Mingxuan came to Yanjing this time to find a way to see if he can help."
Ji Heng laughed: "If people take the tea to cool, it is impossible for anyone to help."
"Then why didn't he ask Ye Shijie for help? Now Ye Shijie is an official. There are so many people who want to please Ye Shijie. It's easy to find a breakthrough here!" Kong Liu said naturally.
Lu Ji shook his head: "Ye Shijie is the first member of the Ye family to join the officialdom. Now it is easy to get better. Using Ye Shijie's career as a bargaining chip to help with business matters, the Ye family is not brave enough to do it. Something like this."
Kong Liu glanced at Ji Heng who was playing with a fan, and muttered: "They are all the same people, why is the difference so big." Then he thought of something, and said: "Then why didn't he go to Jiang's house? These two were once in-laws somehow. Although the grandmother of the Ye family is dead, there is still a connection with Miss Jiang Er. Ye Mingxuan went to the Jiang family, and Jiang Yuanbai was so good-faced, so naturally she was embarrassed to die."
Lu Ji sighed, "You also listen to what's new in Beijing on weekdays. Miss Jiang Er and the Jiang family have no contact with the Ye family ten years ago. How could Ye Mingxuan go to the Jiang family?"
Several people were silent for a while.
Ji Heng said, "Ye Mingxuan may also go to Jiang's house."
"My lord?" Lu Ji was puzzled.
"Because of Miss Jiang Er." Ji Heng said.
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After meeting Jiang Jingrui, the two Jiang Li quickly found Lu's group. Lu's and his group are also very heartened. After walking for so long, they watched their son and niece disappear, and they didn't panic. Asked about Lu's, Lu's said: "Rui'er has been stumbling in the street all day long. Where can I get lost, Li'er and Rui'er are at ease."
After Jiang Li heard this, her face was expressionless, and she really didn't know why Jiang Jingrui was reassuring.
Thinking of Ye Shijie before, she couldn't help but shook her head. If it hadn't been for Ji Heng's guards to suddenly appear and take her to the meeting at Laoshizi, she should have said a word or two with Ye Shijie. Because of Li Lian, the youngest son of the right, Jiang Li always felt that Ye Shijie's official career should not be too smooth, and even Li Lian's idea is not yet known, but it seems that he has already smelled the signs of a conspiracy.
In any case, Ye Shijie must be careful and careful.
Time has been delayed for a long time, and it hasn't been long to go with the people in the second room. Back in the mansion, Mrs. Jiang was asleep. Of course Jiang Li would not take the initiative to greet Ji Shuran's mother and daughter, and went back to her yard.
I wanted to go to bed early, but I was upset tonight and couldn't close my eyes. Ji Heng's beautiful phoenix eyes always floated in his mind, and he whispered in his ear: "Eyes are love seedlings, your eyes have betrayed your heart."
Even Ji Heng could see that there was hatred in his heart.
Jiang Li shook his head, seeming to want to clean up all the upsetting things. She wished to hurry up, hurry up, and immediately reveal the ugliness of Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong, and vindicate the wrong case of the Xue family. But now there is not enough evidence, and there is not enough bargaining chips, so I have to plot slowly.
Really tormented.
This night, I really slept very restlessly. In the middle of the night, it started to rain again. The thunder and the sound of rain made Jiang Li, who could not sleep, make it harder to sleep until the rooster cried three times, the Dongfang dawned, and the sound of the rain would cease, and she fell asleep in a daze. Past.
When I woke up, it was three poles in the sun.
After a night of rain, the air was exceptionally fresh. Tong'er and Bai Xue were watering and weeding the flowers by the flowerbed at the entrance of the yard. Seeing Jiang Li came out, Tong'er straightened up and smiled: "It's rare for a girl to be tired and lazy, but the slave will let Bai Xue not wake you up." See Jiang Li Coming over, he smiled and said, "It rained so badly last night, even the begonia flowers were broken."
Speaking of Begonia, Jiang Li suddenly thought of Begonia, his personal maid. She wondered if Bai Xue's family had heard about Begonia in Zaohua Village. Jiang Li asked, "Bai Xue, has your family come here to repair a family letter recently?"
Bai Xue wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "No, girl, it's harvest time recently. My family is busy with farming. The servants think that they probably don't have time to write a family letter. After a while, the family letter should arrive."
Jiang Li nodded.
Several people were chatting at random when they suddenly saw the maid Jade next to the old lady coming. Jade didn't enter the yard, but stopped at the entrance of Fangfeiyuan, and smiled at Jiang Li: "Second Miss, the old lady invites you to Wanfengtang."
Bai Xue and Tong Er looked at each other, and Mrs. Jiang wouldn't find Jiang Li if there was nothing wrong with him. Jiang Li is not Jiang Bingji, so she went to Wanfengtang to ask the old lady for a snack. It was Jiang Li that was willing to give up this face, and Mrs. Jiang, who had been ignorant with Jiang Li for eight years, would feel very uncomfortable.
Tong'er asked suddenly, "Sister Jade, what did the old lady ask our girl to do in Wanfengtang? Is there anything in the house?"
"No." Jade said with a smile: "Just because there are guests from the mansion, let the second lady go and sit with him."
Seeing Jade's answer like this, Tonger felt relieved. Judging from the tone of Jade's expression, the old lady shouldn't ask Jiang Li to go to the teacher to ask the crime, Jiang Li did not make any mistakes.
Jiang Li could see what Tonger was worried about at a glance, and couldn't help but feel a little bit dumbfounded. Even if Mrs. Jiang really asked her to ask her for a crime, it didn't matter. She can protect her body and retreat, but the other party is really unreasonable, nothing more than forbidden.
That's really not a big deal.
She said to Jade: "Sister Jade wait for me, I'll change my clothes, and I will go now." Jiang Li went back to the house and put on a dress, and went to the night phoenix hall with Tonger and Jade.
There is still a long way from Fangfeiyuan to Wanfengtang. When I go this way on weekdays, I always meet other people. But now Jiang Yu'e is recuperating on Zhuangzi, and Jiang Youyao is restrained again. Jiang Yuyan is a cowardly who doesn't get out of the yard, so she hasn't met anyone on the way, so she went too far.
Jiang Li is satisfied.
The passing Jade was thinking in his heart, this second lady who had been in the temple for eight years, less than half a year after returning to Yanjing City, the ladies in the mansion were furious, and everything was upsetting, and only Miss Jiang Er was the only one. Retreat from the whole body without dripping water, not only that, but also the reputation and the holy reward.
It's really a feng shui turn. At first, I thought that after the second lady was expelled to the temple, she would never be able to return.
Therefore, Jade did not dare to underestimate the seemingly gentle second lady, in terms of words and deeds, she also respected a lot invisibly.
Jiang Li felt the change in Jade's attitude, smiled slightly, and said nothing. It is human nature to step on low and hold high. As a large official family, even the maids in the Jiang family are contaminated with the customs of officialdom, and they are used to meeting the wind.
It's not a good thing, but it's not a bad thing either.
At least this created many opportunities for her.
Waiting for the night of the Phoenix Hall, Jade walked through the door and smiled and said to the people inside: "Old lady, the second lady is here."
Jiang Li followed the jade and walked in. As soon as she entered, she saw a familiar young man sitting under Mrs. Jiang's head, slightly raised her head, seeming a little uncomfortable and quite proud.
Jiang Li's footsteps paused, and he was puzzled, Ye Shijie, why did he come
Jiang Li didn't dare to say that he knew very well about this cousin, but he also knew about Ye Shijie's temperament. Ye Shijie was resentful about what Jiang Li said before, and naturally he didn't have a good face towards the Jiang family. Seeing that Ye Shijie came to the Imperial College to study before, but he didn't even visit Jiang's house once. But today Ye Shijie came here in grandeur, sitting under Mrs. Jiang's head, and seeing Mrs. Jiang's expression, he seemed to get along well.
Before Jiang Li could figure out what was going on, he heard Mrs. Jiang say kindly: "Second girl, come and meet your Uncle Mingxuan."
Jiang Li was startled, Uncle Mingxuan
She could see clearly that beside Ye Shijie, there was still a middle-aged man sitting. This middle-aged man is dressed in a silver-white shirt, a silver crown, and a gold gown belt around his waist. He looks like a scholar, but he is richer and noble than ordinary scholars. He has a pale face and no beard, a thin body, and a very clever look in his eyes.
He stood up, looked at Jiang Li, and smiled: "A Li grows so tall, I almost can't recognize it."
Jiang Li was in a daze. This uncle Mingxuan called her "Ali", and she thought it was Xue Huaiyuan calling herself "Ali".
Ye Mingxuan looked at Jiang Li, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
I learned many things from Ye Shijie’s mouth, such as the gambling agreement with Meng Hongjin in Mingyitang, the surprise of four people in the verification field, and the knife on the way to the palace to force Ye Shijie to take rational measures. It really makes it hard for Ye Mingxuan to imagine that this is something that the little girl in his memory can do with a bit of willful and hurtful words.
It has been ten years, and Ye Mingxuan has not seen Jiang Li in ten years. After Ye Zhenzhen's death, the Ye family was afraid that Jiang Yuanbai would continue the string, and the stepmother treated Jiang Li harshly, and then she thought about bringing Jiang Li back to Tongxiang. Although the Ye family is not as official as the Jiang family, at least the Ye family will really protect Jiangli, so that Jiangli will have a life of worry-free food and clothing.
Unexpectedly, the reality was that Jiang Li, who was nearly five years old, had a scornful face, and in front of Mrs. Ye, he dismissed Ye's family as a merchant, and said that the merchants were all humble. Mrs. Ye was seriously ill, it was not that the Ye family had no resentment towards Jiang Li.
How can such a small child speak so hurtful? And she seemed to be contaminated with the insolence in the Jiang family's bones, the secret servants of the officialdom. Even more than their merchants will analyze the pros and cons.
It's really hard to let go.
And now the girl standing in front of Ye Mingxuan, wearing a light green shirt and light green long skirt, is tall and slender, beautiful and beautiful. She smiled at the corners of her lips, her expression was gentle and pure, she never saw the sharpness and hostility of the original, which made people extremely hot.
She is really different from before.
Ye Mingxuan saw his sister Ye Zhenzhen in a daze, and a closer look showed that Jiang Li and Ye Zhenzhen were different. Ye Zhenzhen is pure and simple, like a furry little animal that grows in the sun, just playful and cute. Jiang Li is like a pear tree growing alone by the stream. No one can see the wind, frost, rain and snow she experienced alone, and white and beautiful flowers bloom from her tenacity.
Most of Ye Mingxuan's previous complaints against that little girl disappeared in Jiang Limingche's eyes.
He didn't know that this was due to the blood relationship, which made it difficult for him to be really cold to Jiang Li. Still Jiang Li looks too kind and gentle, so that he has completely separated this ginger pear from the five-year-old ginger pear.
He showed a sincere, generous smile to Jiang Li.
Mrs. Jiang saw Ye Mingxuan's appreciation in her eyes, and she was also slightly relieved in her heart. Now that Ye Shijie is already a member of the household, it is not easy to achieve this status at this age. It’s not bad to have past in-laws to help Jiang's two rooms in his official career. Therefore, when Ye Shijie and Ye Mingxuan took the initiative to visit, Mrs. Jiang's first reaction was to repair the old with the Ye family.
Mrs. Jiang knew what Jiang Li had said to the Ye family. To say that there is no barrier in the hearts of the Ye family, Mrs. Jiang herself does not believe it either. But today Jiang Li is not what it used to be. There are many things, Mrs. Jiang Li also hopes that Jiang Li will talk with them after meeting them.
When I saw each other right now, Ye Mingxuan's attitude towards Jiang Li was fairly mild. Mrs. Jiang saw that Ye Mingxuan had a good impression of Jiang Li now, which was very good. At least the Ye family would not say outside that the Jiang family had treated Ye Zhenzhen's daughter badly, or deliberately taught her wrong.
Ye Mingxuan smiled and said, "You probably don't know me anymore. When I saw you last time, you were still a little kid." He reached out and gestured to his knees: "—it's so high." He said, "I am Your mother's second brother, just call me Uncle Mingxuan."
"Uncle Mingxuan." Jiang Li yelled softly.
She felt good about Ye Mingxuan, but she didn't know if it was because Ye Mingxuan called her "Ali" just now, which reminded her of Xue Huaiyuan.
"Your Uncle Mingxuan came to Yanjing to do something and came to see you specially." Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "I brought you a gift. I will let someone move to your yard later."
Jiang Li smiled, knowing it all. Why would Ye Mingxuan bring her a gift? It was probably bought in Yanjing City nearby. After all, Ye Mingxuan and Jiang's family had no contact with him before. Suddenly visiting Jiang's house this time, Ye Shijie must have told him about his affairs.
Jiang Li glanced at Ye Shijie, and when Ye Shijie saw her look over, he turned his head to avoid her gaze, as if he was a little guilty.
What is the guilty conscience? Jiang Li was stunned.
However, Mrs. Jiang’s attitude towards the Ye family seemed to indicate that Ye Shijie’s becoming a foreigner of the household clerk made the Jiang family’s attitude somewhat loose. As long as Ye Shijie keeps going up, and the Ye Family continues to flourish because of Ye Shijie's relationship, it will be a matter of time before the Ye Family rebuilds the old. Jiang Li was a girl protected by her grandfather's family. At least Ji Shuran would not be as confident as before if she wanted to move her.
Ji Shuran must have regretted her intestines now. Jiang Li thought, it was Ji Shuran who wanted to maintain her reputation as a virtuous mother if she hadn't done anything before, or had done it cryptically. Who knows but let Jiang Li take advantage of the loopholes, once the opportunity is missed, he will not come back.
Withdrawing her thoughts, Jiang Li chatted with Ye Mingxuan's uncle and nephew, and Mrs. Jiang. It's all gossips. Mrs. Jiang asked about the current situation of the rest of the Ye family in Xiangyang. Ye Mingxuan answered politely and politely. At least on the surface, the relationship between the Jiang family and the Ye family has eased a lot.
Jiang Li also noticed that when we met this time, no one else was there, nor was Jiang Yuanbo. Mrs. Jiang probably also felt that if everyone in the Jiang family suddenly appeared, it would be a bit embarrassing, so she should be cleared up, and slowly figure it out.
Before I knew it, I drank a cup of tea. Ye Mingxuan also got up and said goodbye, saying that there was still something to do, and he would visit again the next day, and smiled at Jiang Li again: "The gift for Ali, I now let someone move to Ali's yard."
"Okay," Mrs. Jiang said, "Ali, you also take your Uncle Mingxuan to see your yard."
This is to set aside time for their uncles and nephews to speak alone.
They were all old foxes, and Ye Mingxuan kindly agreed to the old lady's arrangement. Jiang Li took Ye Mingxuan and Ye Shijie back to Fangfei Garden.
Tonger walked in front, her small body straight. This was the first time she saw Ye Zhenzhen's family, for fear that the Ye family would have any thoughts about Jiang Li's murder of his mother and brother. However, Ye Mingxuan's appearance seemed to be quite talkative, and he shouldn't be a mean person.
Ye Shijie didn't say a word along the way, he didn't know what was going on today, and was too silent. But Ye Mingxuan asked Jiang Li how he was doing. Jiang Li also responded with a smile.
Seeing Jiang Li's calm appearance, Ye Mingxuan was surprised again. When Jiang Li was sent to Qingcheng Mountain many years ago, the Ye family also secretly sent someone to negotiate with the Jiang family. Although Jiang Li insulted the Ye family, he was the descendant of the Ye family. However, Jiang Yuanbo's attitude was too tough at that time, and he refused to say where Jiang Li was sent, so he could only give up in the end.
Even after learning from Ye Shijie that Jiang Li did some great things after returning to Yanjing City. But in Ye Mingxuan's eyes, people like the Jiang family who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages would not place too much emphasis on Jiang Li, a daughter who would discredit the Jiang family's reputation. But looking at Mrs. Jiang's attitude right now, Jiang Li's status in Jiang's family seems to be not as lowly as she imagined. And looking at Jiang Li's behavior, well-educated, very elegant, it does not seem to be treated harshly.
This niece seemed to hide many unknown secrets, Ye Mingxuan thought secretly.
When he arrived at the entrance of Fangfeiyuan, Qingfeng Mingyue was cleaning the yard. Seeing Jiangli came back, Bai Xue quickly served tea. Seeing that there were Ye Mingxuan and Ye Shijie beside Jiang Li, he couldn't help being surprised.
"This is Uncle Mingxuan and Cousin Ye." Jiang Li smiled and said, "Bai Xue, serve tea."
Ye Mingxuan was stunned the moment he saw Fangfeiyuan.
Even in autumn, Fangfei Garden is full of colorful flowers, full of chrysanthemums and sweet-scented osmanthus, and the fragrance is tangy, and it does not appear to be withered and lonely. Jiang Yuanbo likes to advertise high and high, and the plants in the courtyard are mostly blue. In the autumn, he prefers black and white, and it looks clear and flowing. So along the way, I didn't see such a prosperous appearance.
But Jiang Li's yard is lively incompatible with the first auxiliary mansion. Ye Mingxuan thought of his younger sister Ye Zhenzhen who died young.
Ye Zhenzhen is a girl who likes to lively. Before she got married, her yard was always fragrant with birds and flowers. The brothers are naughty, always practicing swords in her yard, cutting Ye Zhenzhen's flowers to pieces. The angry Ye Zhenzhen like Old Master Ye and Mrs. Ye complain.
The scene in front of him immediately reminded Ye Mingxuan of the past, but his eyes were sore. The old scene is still there, and the Sri Lankan has passed away, which is really a matter of sigh.
Jiang Li saw that Ye Mingxuan's expression was different, and said, "This is the yard where my mother was recovering from illness. After I returned to Yanjing City, my wife gave the yard to me. At that time, the flowers and plants in the yard were all dead. Tong'er and Bai Xue and the others It took a lot of effort to make it look like it is now."
She called Ji Shuran "Mrs."
Ye Mingxuan's eyes moved slightly and asked, "How is Madam Ji treating you?"
Jiang Li looked at Ye Mingxuan, smiled slightly, did not answer Ye Mingxuan's words, and said: "The tea is ready, Uncle Mingxuan, let's go in and talk."
She avoided Ye Mingxuan's question.
Ye Mingxuan and Ye Shijie looked at each other, thought about it, shook their heads and followed Jiang Li.
Tonger stood upright and poured tea for Ye Mingxuan and Ye Shijie in turn.
"I didn't expect Uncle Mingxuan to return to Yanjing suddenly." Jiang Li said, "It was a bit beyond my expectation. Why did Uncle Mingxuan think of coming to Jiang's house?"
Ye Shijie gave a light cough and said, "My second uncle and I mentioned you."
Jiang Li was noncommittal. She had known long ago that Ye Shijie would tell the Ye family about herself sooner or later that so many things had happened. It was just that the Ye family members would come to Yanjing in person, but Jiang Li also believed that Ye Mingxuan was definitely not coming to Yanjing City for his own sake, and seeing himself should be just a matter of convenience.
"Yes, Shijie mentioned you to me, and I think I haven't seen you for a long time." Ye Mingxuan sighed, "It's been ten years. Ali, you look good now. I listen to Shijie about you. Having said that, after helping Shijie several times, I thank you for Shijie."
Jiang Li laughed: "It's all a family, Uncle Mingxuan is welcome."
She was sincere and gentle, and her eyes were as clear as a stream, which made people have to believe that what she said at the moment came from the heart. Ye Mingxuan suddenly felt a little speechless. At the beginning, it was Jiang Li who dismissed Ye's family as a merchant, but now it is Jiang Li who naturally says that he is a family. Obviously very contradictory, but there is no way to doubt anything.
"Grandma, are they okay?" Jiang Li asked.
"I'm not very good," Ye Mingxuan said, "That's how it is when I'm old. This time I wanted to come to Yanjing City to see Shijie, but my body is not allowed."
Jiang Li frowned slightly, Mrs. Ye's body is not good, this is not a good thing.
Ye Shijie felt a little awkward. Mrs. Ye's body was not good. Wasn't it just after Jiang Li insulted the Ye family? At that time, Mrs. Ye was seriously ill, and she was not as healthy as before. These years have been worse than each year.
"Grandma can't come, why didn't the other uncles come?" Jiang Li asked. She also inquired that Miss Jiang Er had three uncles in total. Ye Mingxuan ranked second. Ye Shijie's father was the eldest and he also had a younger uncle.
"Fangyang's business is a little bit tricky," Ye Mingxuan said with a smile: "They are also very busy these days."
Although Ye Mingxuan was smiling, Jiang Li clearly saw a hint of worry in his eyes. The so-called "small movements" are definitely not as light and bland as Ye Mingxuan said.
If there is a problem with the Ye family, this is not a good thing. On the one hand, Miss Jiang Er needs the assistance of the Ye family to make her position in the Jiang family more stable. On the other hand, the Ye family is in Xiangyang and Xue Huaiyuan is in Tongxiang, Xiangyang. For the Tongxiang side, she has to rely on the Ye family’s power. Check out.
Jiang Li thought for a while and asked, "How long does Uncle Mingxuan plan to stay in Yanjing City and when will he return to Xiangyang?"
"I came here this time mainly to see Shijie, and by the way, to close the business in Yanjing City. After the incident, I will return to Xiangyang." Ye Mingxuan thought for a while and said, "It is estimated that it will not take long, it will take ten days at most. The Xiangyang side is inseparable, so I can't stay in Yanjing for a long time."
Even ten days' time is considered to be a delay, it seems that things on the other side of Xiangyang must be very urgent. Hearing Ye Mingxuan's words this further confirmed Jiang Li's conjecture. She glanced at Ye Shijie and saw that Ye Shijie was also worried.
Seeing Jiang Li's sudden silence, Ye Mingxuan smiled and said, "Although I came to Yanjing this time to see Shijie, it was also an unexpected joy to see Ali. I heard that you have also become the top of Mingyitang's list, and you have been awarded by your majesty. Li, if this matter is known to your grandmother, you will be very happy. Speaking of it, there is no precedent for a woman to appoint an official directly. You are comparable to Shijie, and Shijie became an official, so you deserve the official position."
This uncle can really think about it, Jiang Li smiled and said, "It's a pity that I couldn't be born as a boy."
Ye Shijie looked up at Jiang Li. Although Jiang Li was not a man, he was afraid that some men would not dare to do what he did. Who could enter and leave the court with a dagger. The whole family. She was not afraid, as if it was a trivial matter, which was really good.
Fortunately, she is not a man. If she were a man, she could go to heaven.
"Speaking of it, I haven't seen my grandmother and uncles for a long time." Jiang Li said, "I saw Uncle Mingxuan this time, just like Uncle Mingxuan couldn't recognize me, I almost didn't recognize Uncle Mingxuan. "
Ye Mingxuan laughed loudly: "It's okay, when you have the opportunity, you and Shijie will go back to Xiangyang together. They must be very happy to see your grandmother and your uncles in Jieshi."
Jiang Li was waiting for his words, eyes curled, and smiled: "Why wait, this time is an opportunity. After Uncle Mingxuan finishes the work, let's go back to Xiangyang with Uncle Mingxuan."
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