Different from the entanglement of the Ye family, Jiang Li's life is much easier. At least in the eyes of the Ye family's servants, this Jiang Er Miss is not used to anything, as if it was not the first time living in the Ye family. The maids of the Ye family who originally came to serve Jiang Li had long known the past deeds of the second Miss Jiang. Years ago, they dismissed a maternal grandfather who was born in a merchant's house, but later killed her mother and killed her brother to the temple. Qing repair.
I thought I was meeting a vicious, innocent, arrogant young lady who was very difficult to serve. Who knew that someone came but was so easy to dismiss. No excessive demands were made, but Jiang Li wouldn't bother the Ye family's servants as long as Tong'er and Bai Xue could do it. If Jiang Li was the guest who came to Ye's house, then this guest must be the easiest one to serve.
The Ye Family maids were all relieved, and after a few days, Tonger Baixue gradually became acquainted with each other. Tong'er is an elf, and often gives some snacks to the maids to eat, and Bai Xue is born in a cropland and is very approachable. The maids grew courageous, and they talked about gossips and interesting things with Tonger Baixue.
However, even so, after five or six days in a row, the Ye family still did not take the initiative to arrange for Jiang Li to meet Mrs. Ye.
When Tong'er and Jiang Li talked about this, they were rather upset, and said: "What does the Ye family mean? Let the girl take a look at the old lady. These days, she doesn't mention a word. It's true. It's anxious."
The Ye family didn't take the initiative to mention it, and Jiang Li was not easy to ask.
"You fought fiercely with those maids, didn't you ask anything?" Jiang Li asked with a smile. Compared to Tonger, she is not in a hurry. She is not really Miss Jiang Er, Mrs. Ye is a nominal grandmother to her, but when it comes to feelings, she can't talk about how deep it is. It is too deliberate to pretend to look like her heart. Now that I have come to Xiangyang and have moved into the Ye family, I have succeeded in the first step, and it has been very smooth.
Tonger shook her head: "I heard the maids in the yard say that the old lady's body is not good. It was difficult to get out of bed a few years ago. The doctor said that she needs to rest." She said that she sighed and said, "Maybe. Don’t blame the Ye family. If the old lady is really unexcited, it is indeed not the time to let the girl and the old lady meet." She remembered something, and said: "I heard that the old lady is in poor health. Ye San is traveling abroad. Master is also rushing to Xiangyang these days, and it will be around these few days."
Mrs. Ye has three sons and one daughter. Ye Minghui goes one and Ye Mingxuan goes two. The Ye San master Ye Mingyu and Ye Zhenzhen were born at the same time. Ye Zhenzhen is simple and honest, but Ye Mingyu has not been a disciplined temperament since he was a child. In the early years, he liked to travel north and south to be a knight, and decided to go home to do business after getting a bad nose in the rivers and lakes. But even in business, Ye Mingyu has to be independent. He goes out with the sea caravan every year and goes to remote foreign small cities along the way, buying some weird gadgets for money, and then reselling them later.
Sometimes you can find good things, and more often, Ye Mingyu's caravan doesn't make much money. Fortunately, the Ye Family's big business is big, and Master Ye and Master Ye Er are supporting the family business, and they can also make him do mischief.
This time it was probably because Mrs. Ye was indeed in poor health, and Ye Mingyu had returned to Xiangyang from the sea caravan to visit her mother before the end of the year.
Because Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Mingyu were born at the same time as Longfengzi, Ye Mingyu and Ye Zhenzhen have been very close since they were young. Back then, Jiang Li's nasty words hurt Mrs. Ye, and the Ye family has since become cold with Jiang Li, and only the old man Ye San has been thinking about Jiang Li. It was only later that Ye Minghui banned the Ye family from mentioning ginger pear, and Ye Mingyu gave up.
Speaking of restoring the old with the Ye family, the others seem to be polite, but in fact they are alienated and not easy to get close to, this master Ye San is a good gap.
"The third master returned to Xiangyang because of the old lady." Bai Xue said while wiping the table: "I heard that the Ye family's business has been in trouble recently. The maids outside all said that the third master was back to help."
"Business has some trouble?" Jiang Li asked, "What's the trouble?"
Bai Xue shook her head: "The slave servant didn't inquire, and the maids who came to think about it were not very clear. They just said it was a small problem."
Jiang Li thought in his heart that if it was a small problem, he decided not to even go back to Xiangyang for Ye Mingyu. According to rumors outside, Ye Mingyu doesn't care about anything at the Ye family, and it won't do much to the Ye family's business. If even the insignificant Ye Mingyu came back, the Ye Family's troubles would definitely not be as easy as said.
It's just that the Ye family doesn't trust her now, and she has no way of knowing what is going on.
She actually wanted to go back to Tongxiang, but Xiangyang was not too close to Tongxiang. To the people in Xiangyang, Tongxiang was just a poor rural area. Even when she asked about Xue Huaiyuan, no one knew about it.
But... Jiang Li's eyes flickered. There is another way to get news from Tongxiang in Xiangyang. Here, except for the Ye family, she is not unknown.
After all, she has also been Xue Fangfei for so many years.
Jiang Li stood up and said, "It's weird in the house, let's go for a walk."
Tong'er looked at her in surprise: "Where to go?"
"Wander around." Jiang Li smiled, "This place is much smaller than Yanjing City. It is not a good idea to stay in Yefu for the first time in Xiangyang. Since there is nothing to do, the Ye family won't let it go. When I go to see Mrs. Ye, I might as well walk around at will and follow the customs. Let us also see, what are the customs in Xiangyang and how are they different from Yanjing City?"
Tong'er and Bai Xue were taken aback for a moment, and then both nodded in agreement. Tonger smiled and said, "This is good. We don't lack any money. The girl will see if there is anything we like, or what Yanjing City doesn't have. Let's open up and buy it. Let's take it back to Yanjing."
Jiang Li smiled and said, "Of course."
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Packing up and preparing to go out, they happened to ran into Ye Jiaer and Zhuo on the road.
When the two saw them, they were also taken aback. Zhuo's was a little embarrassed, and he was at a loss for a while before he looked at Jiang Li and smiled: "Where did A Li go?"
She was called "Ali" and she was very awkward, and Tong'er could hear her differently, but Jiang Li's name was very cordial when she heard it, as if in Tongxiang, Xue Huaiyuan called her "Ari".
"I was so bored in the room, planning to go for a walk." Jiang Li replied with a smile.
As soon as Zhuo stayed, Jiang Li had hardly been out of the yard these days. The Ye family behaved very politely towards Jiang Li when they met up a few times occasionally, but also when they were eating, but apart from being polite, there seemed to be no more. Jiang Li also behaved very quietly. At this moment, Zhuo Shi was stunned when she offered to go out for a stroll.
"You... Are you planning to go out alone?" She asked hesitantly.
"Yes." Jiang Li said with a smile: "It's also the first time I have come to Xiangyang. I want to see how Xiangyang is different from Yanjing."
Zhuo's face blushed involuntarily, so that Jiang Li, a young lady from Yanjing, wandered around in the unfamiliar Xiangyang, which was unreasonable. But when she waited for a meeting, she had to accompany her sister-in-law Guan to read the books, and she was indeed weak. Besides, I really want to hang out in Xiangyang with Jiang Li, and Zhuo himself doesn't know how to get along with Jiang Li. To be honest, not only did Jiang Li feel uncomfortable in the polite and estranged relationship with Jiang Li, but Zhuo Shi himself was also uncomfortable.
The Ye family don't like to do things in hiding.
Ye Jiaer, who had been quietly listening to Zhuo's and Jiang Li's talk, spoke softly at this moment. She said, "It's okay, I'm going to Lizhengtang, and I'm going out, so I'll be with my cousin."
Jiang Li was startled, and smiled: "Don't bother my cousin..."
Ye Jiaer smiled and said: "Is there any trouble or trouble, it's just on the way. Lizhengtang is the Ye family's shop. I will go and see. If my cousin doesn't dislike it, I can also go and see what clothes I like. You are."
At this point, Jiang Li seemed a little bit ignorant when he declined. Besides, Ye Jiaer is by far the most friendly person to Jiangli in Ye's family. Jiang Li said, "So, it is better to be respectful than fate."
Ye Jiaer laughed.
Zhuo Shi breathed a sigh of relief. If Jiang Li were to go out to play alone, it would appear that their Ye family was inadequate in hospitality. At the moment, I really don't know what kind of relationship I should treat Jiang Li, so I just treat it as a guest. Even if it is a guest, the host must do its responsibilities. At this moment, Ye Jiaer offered to accompany Jiang Li on the initiative, which was not considered negligent.
But soon, Zhuo Shi thought of it again. Although Miss Jiang Er looks good and gentle now, she does not know what kind of personality is in her bones. If you deliberately make things difficult for your daughter, with Ye Jiaer's honest temper, she will not suffer from Jiang Li's loss.
She was worried in her heart, but she couldn't think of a better way. In addition, Ye Jiaer gave her a look that made her feel relieved.
Jiang Li and this cousin walked out of the door of the Ye family.
Ye Jiaer is a typical lady, although she is from a merchant, she is generous, gentle and elegant whether she is dealing with people or talking. In comparison, although the noble ladies in Yanjing City have a lot of family background, they are unavoidably arrogant because of their good backgrounds, but Ye Jiaer doesn't have these bad tempers at all.
Ye Jiaer is also very friendly to Jiangli. Unlike the rest of the Ye family's attitude of being wary and alienated, Ye Jiaer treats Jiang Li like a cousin who has never met with a strange girl, kind and curious. When I asked Jiang Li about Yanjing City, Jiang Li didn't hide it, and told her one by one.
When dealing with smart people, they always hit it off. Jiang Li and Ye Jiaer were close to each other in Lucheng on the way to Lizhengtang. Compared with the unfamiliar before, it seemed to have established some kind of tacit understanding that didn't need to be stated.
I don't know how long it has been, Ye Jiaer stopped, motioned to show Jiang Li, and said, "Look, that's Ye's shop, Lizhengtang."
Not far away, there is an exquisite red-tiled small building standing upright. It is in the middle of the bustling downtown area. This building alone occupies more than ten acres of land, but it is also magnificent.
"All the fabrics from the Ye family are here. The tailor shop in Xiangyang City wants to make clothes, and they all pick up the fabrics in Lizhengtang. The most famous is the antique satin. If the cousin likes it, you can go in and pick a few." Ye Jiaer said.
Jiang Li nodded.
Ye's family is a wealthy business man, and they all intervened in all industries, but later withdrew from Yenching City. Other industries gradually became fun, mainly relying on the fabric business they started. The fabrics of the Ye family are well-known all over the world, and the antique satin that Ye Jiaer said is also very popular among the ladies circle in Yanjing. Like this, it is strange that the Ye family is not prosperous.
Although Ye Jiaer was humble, her tone still showed a hint of pride when she talked about her own ancestors. She turned to look at Jiang Li, but saw Jiang Li's expression calm and no surprise.
It is not the first time Jiang Li has seen Lizhengtang. In the past, when she and Xue Zhao came to Xiangyang, they had fun in the downtown area, and it was inevitable that they would also meet Lizhengtang. It's just that the two of them are not people who can afford to wear antique satin materials, so they just look outside and never go in.
This time, I was invited as a guest, but things are really impermanent.
Ye Jiaer didn't know the reason, but thought that Jiang Liguo was really a young lady from Yanjing, and he was not surprised at all of this, so he smiled and said, "Let's go in."
Go into Lizheng Hall with Ye Jiaer, the welcoming guy saw Ye Jiaer, smiled on his face and greeted him: "Miss Jiaer."
Ye Jiaer turned to look at Jiang Li, and said, "Cousin, can you see if you like it?"
When the guy and the shopkeeper heard Ye Jiaer's words, they all looked at Jiang Li. Everyone in the shop knew about Miss Jiang Er's arrival in Xiangyang. Outsiders don’t know that Jiang Li’s separation from Ye’s family was because Jiang Li’s words hurt others. They thought it was just because Jiang Yuanbai continued, and the two in-laws naturally stopped moving. Even so, the people in Xiangyang have heard of Jiang Liyuan's notoriety of killing mothers and brothers. There is a lot of speculation about the mean and vicious Miss Jiang Er in the legend that the person who is called by Ye Jiaer as the "cousin" at the moment should be Miss Jiang Er who has been back to Xiangyang Ye's house in recent days.
But seeing this girl standing beside Ye Jiaer was not inferior at all. The eyebrows are clear and beautiful, and the smile is light and gentle, not as harsh as imagined. Aside from other things, these eyes alone are really filthy in their hearts, and they can't give birth to such a pair of clear eyes anyway.
While the shopkeeper and the buddy were thinking in their hearts, Jiang Li had already bypassed the cabinet and came here. One of the shopkeeper's spirits immediately asked the young man to take a few pieces of new fabrics and pile them in front of Jiang Li, and smiled flatteringly: "Miss Biao, these are all new materials, and the styles are also very fashionable."
Looking at these silks and satin, Jiang Li had to say that the Ye family deserved to have started from fabrics, and the fabrics here are a bit more delicate and bright than those in Yanjing City. Touching it with a hand, it is also slippery and cold, and it seems to exude a faint fragrance.
"There seems to be no antique satin here, right?" Jiang Li asked, turning his head. She is a little curious, Yejia Shop, which is famous for its antique satin, since the current materials are all fashionable materials, why is there no antique satin that is famous throughout Beiyan? Wouldn't it be unwilling to show her to an outsider
Ye Jiaer was taken aback, looked at the shopkeeper, and said, "Shopkeeper Qian, why don't you show your cousin the antique satin?"
The treasurer Qian suddenly showed a look of difficulty, and said: "Miss Jiaer, it's not that I didn't show it to Miss Biao, but..."
Before he finished speaking, his eyes froze suddenly, Jiang Li followed his gaze and looked back, but they were two strange middle-aged men.
"Uncle Zhuang, Uncle Zhao, why are you here?" Ye Jiaer said.
The two looked at Ye Jia'er and asked, "Jia'er, aren't your father and your uncle there?"
"No. What's the matter?" Ye Jiaer asked cautiously.
Ms. Ye Jia has been studying business since she was a child. Ye Shijie took the path of becoming an official. She cannot always count on the previous generation to take care of her huge family business. Ye Rufeng and Ye Jiaer are the only children of the Ye family's grandchildren, but they heard that Ye Rufeng's maidservants say that Ye Rufeng is probably a little younger, and some of them are young and vigorous, and they are not as decent as Ye Jiaer. Right now, some of Lizhengtang's businesses, the Ye family also let Ye Jiaer begin to participate in some.
The two glanced at each other, looked at Ye Jia'er, and said, "There are indeed some. Since your father and them are not here, let's talk to Jia'er first."
When they talked to Ye Jiaer, they didn't notice Jiang Li. Maybe Jiang Li was a good friend of Ye Jiaer, and an insignificant person. Jiang Li was paying attention to the two people, and the tone of his speech was not easy, as if something difficult had happened.
Ye Jiaer nodded and said: "Okay." She smiled apologetically to Jiang Li, and said, "Cousin, I have something to discuss with Uncle Zhuang and Uncle Zhao, you have to wait a while..."
"Nothing." Jiang Li interrupted her gently, "You just have to talk about things. I just wanted to go out today, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Li Zhengtang. I will be here with Tonger Baixue. It’s okay to walk around here, I won’t go very far.”
"you alone… "
"It doesn't matter," Jiang Li said, "There are city defenses everywhere, don't be afraid."
Seeing Jiang Li's insistence, Ye Jia'er couldn't say anything. Moreover, I didn't know when it was said that Jiang Li was left waiting outside by himself. It was so boring, so he nodded to Jiang Li and followed the two of them in. Discussed inside. Jiang Li bid farewell to the treasurer Qian and left with Tonger Baixue.
On the way, Tong'er asked, "Why didn't the girl wait for the lady to come out? So why haven't you seen the antique satin?"
Jiang Li teased her: "You haven't seen the antique satin in Yanjing city. How come you have seen it for the first time? Don't be embarrassed, what kind of antique satin is like, have you forgotten all about it?"
"But Yanjing's antique satin was sent here. Ye family's antique satin might be even more unique." Tonger was wronged and pulled Baixue over again, saying, "Although I have seen antique satin, Bai Xue hasn't seen it before, is it Bai Xue?"
Bai Xue answered her earnestly: "I've seen it, the second day the girl was given a gift by your majesty in the palace last time, the old lady gave a lot of clothing, and there was antique satin in it. You let me touch it."
Tonger: "..."
Jiang Li laughed: "Well, I have my own business to do, which is more important than the antique satin." In fact, she really wants to stay in Lizhengtang. Those two are called "Uncle Zhuang" and " "Uncle Zhao" seems to have a very important discussion with Ye Jiaer, and the treasurer Qian did not take out the antique satin. There seems to be other reasons. Jiang Li estimated that he had talked with Tonger about "the young man of the Ye family". "Trouble" is related, I wanted to find out what was going on, but when I thought about it, I was asking about it, and Ye Jiaer might not be willing to say it.
This young lady of the Ye family is now very young, and she is already very organized. She is indeed a honest and sincere person, but she is not without brains. She is more cautious in the business of the Ye family.
Since staying in Lizhengtang will not gain anything, it is better to leave. Besides, those who should know will always know, and there is no need to rush for a while. At this moment, she has more important things to do.
"Girl, where are we going now? Don't go too far. This is your first time in Xiangyang. When you get lost, you don't know how to get back. We didn't take a carriage before going out."
Xiangyang is no better than Yanjing, the noble lady of Yanjing, she must go out without a carriage. But in Xiangyang, whether you ride a carriage or not depends on your own preferences. It is also common for the ladies to go out on the streets. It can be said that the folk customs are simple and honest. Although he would be ridiculed in Yanjing City, Jiang Li still liked this feeling here.
Very free.
"Nothing." Jiang Li smiled and said, "We just wander along this street."
Tonger didn't doubt that he had him, but Bai Xue felt something wrong. Although he said that he was just walking around, Jiang Li's footsteps were clear and firm, as if he was determined to go somewhere. And Bai Xue had a feeling that Jiang Li was very familiar with Xiangyang. It's just like the dealers they serve, knowing where to grow grain and where to grow fruits and vegetables, and they won't be confused.
But Tonger said that Jiang Li was back to Xiangyang for the first time, and others said the same, so it was probably his own illusion. Bai Xue shook her head, shaking off the weird feeling in her mind.
But this intuition in my heart was confirmed soon after.
After walking for a while, Jiang Li stopped.
"Girl?" Tong'er stopped, thinking Jiang Li was tired from walking, and said hurriedly: "Is it tired? The slave will help you to rest?"
"No," Jiang Li said, "Let's go in."
"Go in?" Tong'er looked forward in surprise. It seemed that the front was just the gate of an ordinary house, and there was nothing special. Tonger said: "...Girl, this is someone else's house? Let's go in, where are we going in? The girl knows the people inside?" She thought, how could Jiang Li know people in Xiangyang, except for Ye family, Jiang Lihe There is no intersection at all in Xiangyang.
"It's not someone else," Jiang Li replied unexpectedly. She said, "This is the back door of Xihualou."
"Xi, Xihualou?" Tonger stammered and asked, "Where is this? Is it a restaurant?" She vaguely felt that the name didn't sound serious.
Jiang Li smiled and said, "It is the most famous brothel in Xiangyang."
Tong'er and Bai Xue were completely stunned.
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"My lord, Miss Jiang Er went to Xihualou."
As soon as he said this, in the pavilion, Lu Ji didn't swallow a sip of tea, but vomited it out.
Opposite him, the red-dressed beauty had quick eyes and quick hands, and opened the folding fan with a "pop", fanning back all the tea that Lu Ji squirted out, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
Poor Lu Ji, choked to death by his own saliva, and poured his face on the tea that Ji Heng slapped back, half of his body was soggy, so pitiful. Thinking about when the chic blue-shirted scribes came to such a point, if Kong Liu was here, it would be a good laugh.
But at this moment, Lu Ji didn't care about her embarrassment. Instead, she asked Wen Ji: "What you said is true? She went to Xihualou?"
"It's true." Wen Ji said with a sharp glance: "And Ms. Jiang Er walked in through the back door of Xihualou."
"Is there any difference between the back door and the front door?" Lu Ji was puzzled.
"Xihualou is the most famous brothel in Xiangyang. The players in it are all the nobles of Xiangyang. The nobles enter from the front entrance, and the nobles have family members in the mansion. If you go to Xihualou to find someone, you can enter through the back door."
Lu Ji suddenly realized that it was so, I got it. To put it simply, men enter through the front door, and women who come to find their husbands-in-law go home through the back door, in order to save the face of the men. Speaking of which, Xihualou is really considerate, no wonder it will become the favorite brothel for men in Xiangyang.
"But how did she know to go through the back door?" Lu Ji asked, "The Ye family told her? Didn't the Ye family all clean themselves up to go to the brothel Chu Pavilion? Besides, as a lady, how did she tell the Ye family about brothel? She has a relationship with the Ye family. Isn't it still rusty?"
Lu Ji was really confused. He couldn't figure it out. No wonder, who can figure it out. The first thing that the first daughter of Yanjing City’s first assistant daughter came to Xiangyang was to go to the brothel, and he knew the rules to enter from the back door. Incredible.
Ji Heng didn't care about Lu Ji, but said indifferently, "Who is she going with?"
"Miss Jiang Er and her two maids, no one leads the way."
Ji Heng: "Then you observe, did she find it intentionally or pass by accidentally?"
"My lord, my subordinate thought she found her by herself." Wen Ji hesitated for a while, and said according to her own mind: "Ms. Jiang Er seems to be no stranger to Xiangyang's road. Lizhengtang went to Xihualou and Not close, but she still found it. She didn't go anywhere else along the way until she found Xihualou."
"This..." Lu Ji tried to find a suitable explanation for Jiang Li's behavior. He said, "Ms. Jiang Er's memory has always been outstanding. When the Six Arts School took the exam, her'shuli' was always the first name. It took her only a few days to return to Beijing to study, and she may not be able to forget her."
"No." It turned out to be Wen Ji who denied him, Wen Ji said: "Even if she had the ability to remember her, from Yanjing to Xiangyang, when she first came to a strange place, she would be wary and careful, and feel strange. But. Miss Jiang Er didn't have it at all. She was relaxed and bold, and she seemed to be able to do well in Xiangyang."
At this point, Wen Ji couldn't help but recall the scene when he was lurking in the dark and following Jiang Li. Jiang Li does not travel alone, and there are two other maids. It is precisely because of the two maids around him that Jiang Li is more able to line up. She is almost integrated with the streets of Xiangyang, she is like a Xiangyang who grew up in Xiangyang. This sense of familiarity and intimacy is even more obvious than when she was in Yanjing City.
"She even knows the rules of the back door of Xihualou, of course you can't underestimate it." Ji Heng smiled: "Jiang Li has been thinking about going back to Xiangyang, maybe for this. Wen Ji," he said calmly: " Your people killed Jiang Li to see what she had done with Hualou and who she had met."
"I also want to see what kind of surprises this second Miss Jiang can bring us." He smiled.
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