Marriage of the Di Daughter

At the back door of Xihua Building, the woman who greeted guests was the same girl Jiang Li saw last time. Seeing Jiang Li, she was also stunned for a moment, but then she smiled and said, "The girl is here to look for Qiong Zhi again?"

Jiang Li said: "Exactly." She handed over a bank note from her sleeve.

The woman didn't refuse, so Shi Shiran took the bank note and said to Jiang Li, "Miss, please follow me." She took Jiang Li to Qiongzhi's room by herself.

The girls in Xihualou are all smart and know what to ask and what not to ask. Although they don't know the relationship between Jiangli and Qiongzhi, it seems that there was nothing wrong when they met last time, and Jiangli is also generous. If you do me a favor, you won't take the initiative to refuse.

Jiang Li was brought to Qiong Zhi's room.

The woman said with a smile: "Qiong Zhi is already waiting for you here, call me again if you have any orders." She retreated.

Jiang Li pushed open the door and walked into Qiong Zhi's room.

I don't know if it's Jiang Li's illusion, but Qiong Zhi has lost a lot of weight after not seeing her these days. It's just that the beauty is a beauty after all, even if she is haggard, it only makes her look more depressed, but there is a kind of beauty that has never been seen before. It seemed that the safflower was about to fail, and it was even more eye-catching.

Jiang Li guessed that perhaps Qiongzhi was so thin these days when she learned of Xue Zhao's death.

"You're here." Qiong Zhi was sitting in front of the table, fiddled with a messy chessboard on the table, heard the movement, didn't move, just looked at her.

Jiang Li closed the door and said, "Yes."

Qiongzhi stared at her for a while, then suddenly laughed, and said: "In the past, Xue Zhao was said to be courageous, but now it seems that there is someone who is more courageous than him here. What kind of expression does Qianjin look like when she is visiting brothels in Xiangyang?"

She knew Jiang Li's identity.

Jiang Li was silent, walked forward, sat down opposite Qiong Zhi, and said, "You know."

"Miss Jiang Er's generous speech in front of Lizheng Hall has spread throughout the entire Xiangyang City. It's hard to know." Qiongzhi sighed, "I just didn't expect that you who came to see me would be Miss Jiang's second."

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing." Jiang Li smiled wryly. When she used the Jiang family's reputation to help the Ye family deal with Tong Zhiyang, she also exposed her identity. What to do in the future will inevitably be recognized by others. Maybe it's good to be like Ji Heng, no one knows his identity. Knowing his identity, but not making trouble for himself, he took the initiative to speak out.

"I just have one thing to ask you," Qiong Zhi played with the bracelet on her wrist, and there were thin bells hanging from the silver bracelet. As she fiddled with it, it made a tinkling sound, which was really delicate. She asked: "Why do you know Xue's family? I already know about Miss Jiang Er's past deeds. No matter how you look at it, she shouldn't have anything to do with Xue's family."

Qiongzhi is a capable person. Among her benefactors, there are knights and court officials, and she should not be underestimated. That's why Jiang Li asked Qiongzhi to inquire about Tongxiang. However, Second Miss Jiang is not an ordinary person. She knows a thing or two about her affairs, not to mention Yanjing, but other places in Beiyan. From this point of view, Miss Jiang and Xue's family are two completely different types of people, and it is understandable for Qiongzhi to be suspicious when they get mixed up.

Jiang Li was silent for a long time, and said: "I know Xue Zhao's sister." Before Qiong Zhi could question, she continued: "You don't have to doubt how Xue Fangfei and I met, I really want to avenge Xue Fangfei. I can't tell you more, but you just have to trust me for now."

Qiong Zhi was taken aback for a moment, and looked up at Jiang Li seriously.

"As I said, I know what you think about Xue Zhao, but now that Xue Zhao is dead, you really want to avenge Xue Zhao, but in fact you can't do anything. But I can," Jiang Li Speaking of this, he showed a faint smile, "I am the daughter of Jiang Yuanbai, the daughter of the first assistant, and I have no fear if the other party is powerful and powerful. Only I can avenge Xue Zhao, you can only trust me."

Qiongzhi twitched the corner of her mouth, probably wanting to show a sarcastic smile, but in the end she sighed lightly, half helpless and half unwilling, and said: "You already knew, I can only trust you."

Only then did Jiang Li let go of her heart, but her face remained calm, and she said with a smile, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Tell me about Tongxiang, and it won't affect you."

Qiong Zhi is a smart girl. Although her smartness is not reflected in her talent and learning, she is already familiar with the world and the world. People who live in the market all the year round are more likely to observe words and deeds, and women like Qiongzhi who grew up in flower houses are more cautious than ordinary people and are always on guard.

"Now, can you tell me about Tongxiang?" Jiang Li asked.

"You really want to know?" Qiong Zhi asked.

Jiang Li unconsciously clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves, her heart seemed to be pulled up by a silk thread, hanging unsteadily in the air.

"It's okay to tell you, the Xue family is in decline. These days, every time I welcome a lot of guests, I finally found out some clues." She first glanced at Jiang Li, her tone lowered, "I was thinking , Maybe Xue Zhaozhi's death was a ridiculous remark you made up, and there was still a little luck in my heart. Until I met a nobleman who had just returned from visiting relatives in Yanjing, she told me that Xue Fangfei, the wife of the number one scholar, did indeed die because of a relationship with others. As for the adultery, she gradually became thinner and died, and her younger brother Xue Zhao was killed by bandits on the way to Yanjing, and his body was dumped in the river, just like what you said."

"That's all Yanjing's business," Jiang Li said, "How about Tongxiang Xue Huaiyuan?"

I don't know if there was a trace of eagerness in her tone, but this eagerness was captured by Qiongzhi. Qiong Zhi paused, and then looked at Jiang Li inquiringly: "This is what I don't understand. You said that Xue Huaiyuan died half a year ago. You want me to find out why Xue Huaiyuan died and where he was buried. place, but Xue Huaiyuan is not dead."

"What did you say?" Jiang Li couldn't help exclaiming.

All along, in front of Qiongzhi, this Second Miss Jiang was calm and open, and she never lost her composure. This was the first time that Qiongzhi saw Jiang Li being at a loss.

Jiang Li also didn't care how Qiong Zhi looked at her, at that moment, her heart was filled with ecstasy, she said: "You said Xue Huaiyuan is not dead?! What you said is true, where did you hear it?! "

At first, Qiongzhi wondered if Jiang Li had ulterior motives in inquiring about the Xue family, and wanted to use the Xue family to complete some conspiracy, but seeing Jiang Li's current appearance, her doubts disappeared immediately. When the Second Miss Jiang heard that Xue Huaiyuan was not dead, the excitement and surprise in her eyes were not fake.

After calming down for a while, Qiongzhi said: "It is true that he is not dead, but this is not very good. The master of the Xue family, Tongxiang County Chancellor Xue Huaiyuan, has gone crazy, and his relatives do not recognize him. Now he is locked in the prison of the Tongxiang Yamen. "

As if falling from the sky into the abyss, Jiang Li's palms turned cold in an instant, and the ecstasy in that instant was instantly wiped out, she couldn't believe her ears, she looked at Qiong Zhi fixedly, and said: "What did you say? "

Qiong Zhi felt that Jiang Li's eyes were a little scary and crazy. Like a trapped beast suppressing its own sadness, it is trying its best to hold back the desire to tear everything around it into pieces.

Her voice unconsciously softened, and she said: "I have asked all the guests who come and go to my place, who have any influence. But for some reason, they keep secret about Xue Huaiyuan in Tongxiang, and they don't want to talk about it with me. , or just walk away. There is only one businessman, he has always had a good relationship with me, and he whispered to me when he saw that I asked seriously."

"I heard that Tongxiang County Prime Minister Xue Huaiyuan was imprisoned half a year ago for embezzling the disaster relief funds allocated by the court. Now Tongxiang County Prime Minister has someone else. Xue Huaiyuan has gone crazy. He has no relatives in prison. It is very miserable..."

"How could Xue Huaiyuan be corrupt?" Jiang Li said angrily, "No one in Tongxiang would believe it!"

Qiong Zhi was surprised when Jiang Li talked about the naturalness of the people in Tongxiang, and also surprised that Jiang Li knew Xue Huaiyuan very well, but he continued: "The people can't help it, after all, it is the intention of the superior, besides," Qiong Zhi smiled. I don't know who that smile is mocking, "People leave tea to cool down. Since ancient times, there has been a principle that people don't fight with officials. It is true that Xue Huaiyuan is an upright official and has not embezzled disaster relief money, but who would do it for him? What about talking? Everyone just wants to protect themselves."

Jiang Li was stunned.

Xue Huaiyuan was dedicated to serving the people, and never thought about asking for something in return, nor did Xue Zhao and Xue Fangfei, but now it seems that what Qiongzhi said is true, people are selfish, who would want to do this for a lunatic who has already been imprisoned? How about offending a bigger nobleman? But if Xue Huaiyuan was still awake, seeing this scene, he would also be disheartened.

Perhaps, Xue Huaiyuan saw the indifference and indifference of the people he wholeheartedly supported, and the loss of their children, so Xue Huaiyuan couldn't help but hit the madman.

Qiong Zhi was taken aback suddenly, and said, "Second Miss Jiang, you..."

Seeing that her expression was different, Jiang Li touched her face unconsciously, and found that she was crying unknowingly.

After all, he couldn't stand on the sidelines, it was his father after all. Knowing that her father is suffering in prison, how can she be at ease?

"So, no one has dared to ask about the Xue family?" Jiang Li took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her expression became cold.

Qiongzhi noticed the change in her expression, hesitated for a moment, and said: "That's true, since everyone is keeping it secret, I'm afraid this matter will involve other extraordinary people, it's not as simple as it looks on the surface."

Jiang Li sneered in her heart, involving other people, she didn't even need to think about it, she knew it was Yongning who did it behind her back! At that time, she was dying, and Yongning told her that Xue Huaiyuan had died of illness in order to cut off her thoughts, or to make her die of pain. But thinking about it now, all three members of the Xue family passed away within about the same time, which inevitably caused criticism. Naturally, Yongning was not afraid, but Shen Yurong had to be scrupled. In order not to cause trouble, Yongning could not kill Xue Huaiyuan, but Yongning's narrow-mindedness certainly could not tolerate Xue Huaiyuan, so he simply sent Xue Huaiyuan to prison for such an unwarranted crime and endured endless torture!

Yongning knew that Xue Huaiyuan cared about the people, and letting him be abandoned by the people he cared about, leaving an indelible stain on his magnanimity, was worse than killing Xue Huaiyuan. When Xue Huaiyuan heard the news of Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao's death again, he naturally became desperate and felt that life would be worse than death. For a father to use such low-handed methods, Yongning, she really did it!

"That's all I can find out." Qiongzhi said: "After all, I can't leave Xihualou at will, and this matter involves a lot... You are right, maybe the only one who can help Xue Zhao get revenge is You." A gleam of hope appeared in Qiongzhi's eyes as she looked at Jiangli. Jiang Li is the young lady of the Jiang family, and she dared to confront Tong Zhiyang on the matter of the Ye family, which shows that she has the confidence. At least those ordinary people dare not do, Jiang Li dares.

Jiang Li smiled slightly, but at this moment, that smile looked icy cold, she said slowly: "Of course I will avenge Xue Zhao, not only to avenge Xue Zhao, but also whoever framed the Xue family behind my back, I will make them a hundred times more Give it back."

It should be ridiculous to say such words from the mouth of a weak official lady. For some reason, Qiongzhi shivered. I just feel that the clear and distinct eyes of the young lady in front of me seem to form a deep vortex, and I can't see the end at a glance, but I can't clearly see the wind and waves in it.

"Thank you." Jiang Li looked at Qiong Zhi, "Thank you for inquiring about Xue's family for me. But as you said, since this matter involves a lot, if you inquire like this, if someone finds out..."

Qiongzhi said: "Don't worry, the people I asked are trustworthy. Besides, they are not the ones who will take the initiative to cause trouble for themselves." She probably didn't expect Jiang Li to take care of her at this time, looking at Jiang Li His expression became softer, and he couldn't help asking: "Second Miss Jiang, since you have made up your mind to take care of Tongxiang's affairs... what should you do next?"

"In Xiangyang, there is no way to find out the truth." Jiang Li said coldly: "I'm going to Tongxiang."

Qiongzhi opened her mouth.

"No matter how powerful the people behind it are," Jiang Li lowered her eyes, "Even if I risk my life, I will drag them to be buried with me."

The coldness she mentioned made Qiongzhi feel that the girl who was as warm as spring at first seemed to have become a ghost crawling out of the underworld to seek her life, taking revenge on people with blood all over her body.

Qiong Zhi was taken by her momentary hostility, and she didn't dare to speak anymore.

...

When they came out of Xihua Building, both Tong'er and Bai Xue saw that something was wrong with Jiang Li.

She is used to laughing, even when she meets strangers, she always smiles a little bit. It looks like the spring breeze is blowing on the face, which is very comfortable. It was the same today, but after only staying in Xihua Building for a short moment, when he came out again, it was like a different person.

There was no trace of a smile on her face, she seemed to be troubled by deep thoughts, her lips were tightly closed, her brows were deeply furrowed, and her eyes were a little loose.

Tong'er was taken aback, thinking that she was being bullied inside, and hurriedly said: "Girl...Girl, what's wrong with you?"

This call seemed to bring back Jiang Li's spiritual head. Jiang Li looked at her, seemed to be stunned for a while, and then slowly said: "It's okay, let's go home." She took it from Bai Xue's hand. After crossing the barrier, he put it on for himself, and walked forward on his own.

Bai Xue and Tong'er were very worried, but right now they were outside, and it was hard to ask too many questions, so they had to follow Jiang Li and hurry back to the direction of Ye Mansion. Although they didn't know what happened to Jiang Li in Xihualou, it was obvious that Jiang Li had suffered a huge blow and lost her mind.

In the neighboring house of Ye Mansion, Lu Ji was sitting on the long wicker chair in the room, and on the chair diagonally opposite, Ji Heng was holding a book and casually flipping through it.

Wen Ji came in from the outside and said, "My lord."

Ji Heng: "Say."

"Miss Jiang Er went to Xihualou again just now." Wen Ji said.

Lu Ji looked at Wen Ji, but Ji Heng didn't take his eyes off the page at all, and asked casually, "She went to see that Qiongzhi girl again?"

"Exactly." Wen Ji hesitated for a moment before saying: "One thing is very strange. The subordinates found that Miss Jiang Er saw Qiong Zhi, and after she came out of Xihua Building, she didn't know what happened, and she was a little lost."

Ji Heng paused while reading the book, and a look of surprise flashed across Lu Ji's face.

"Desperate?" Ji Heng asked.

"That's right. After coming out of the Xihua Building, Second Miss Jiang took two maids back to Ye's house. She took many wrong paths along the way. Obviously, her mind was not on this. Later, I saw that the two maids were very anxious. It should be Jiang Second Miss looks different." Wen Ji replied carefully.

Lu Ji couldn't help asking: "What did she and Qiong Zhi say, and there is no way to ask?"

"I can't help it." Wen Ji said helplessly: "This girl Qiongzhi is very defensive and very smart. The people who sent out to inquire about the news couldn't pry her mouth open. My lord won't let us force it. I still don't know about Jiang Zhi. What did Second Miss and Miss Qiongzhi say?"

Wen Ji is really no different, if you say that Second Miss Jiang looks innocent, but she is very considerate in everything she does. It's not good who is the person who discusses things with her, but it is Qiongzhi who is the most difficult to deal with in Xihualou. Qiongzhi has been in romantic places since she was a child, and she doesn't ask anyone to redeem her body, almost flawless. There is a saying that if you don't have desires, you can be strong. Qiongzhi has no desires, so nothing can impress her. Under the premise that Jiheng is not allowed to use strong measures against Qiongzhi, they can't find a way to pry Qiongzhi's mouth open.

Miss Jiang Er obviously found such a hard rock on purpose.

"You don't need to know what they said," Ji Heng said, "Just see what she does."

"My lord, do you know what Miss Jiang Er is going to do?" Lu Ji asked.

Lu Ji can also be regarded as a very smart person, very proficient in the layout of the court, and quite sophisticated in human relationships. But for Miss Jiang Er, Lu Ji sometimes finds it very difficult to understand. It's just because Jiang Li seems to have no rules in doing things. For example, her sudden favor and help to the Ye family are all done rashly. It seems that she has no plan, but everything she does is in the Much later, the reasons for doing so in the first place will become apparent.

But in the beginning, no one could see what she was trying to do.

Lu Ji could feel that when Jiang Li went to see Qiong Zhi, she must be doing something very important to her, and it must not be a trivial matter to make Jiang Li, who has always been calm, 'shake her soul'. But the problem is that they don't know what Jiang Li is going to do, even if they know, they may not be able to spy on Jiang Li's purpose. She is so strange, everything in the past is simple and straightforward, and it becomes transparent after a little investigation, but even after checking all her deeds, you still feel that her whole body is a mystery.

Lu Ji couldn't help but glanced at Ji Heng. Regarding the unsolvable mystery, Miss Jiang and Su Guogong Ji Heng were quite similar.

"I don't know." Ji Heng said: "But I will know soon."

"I think Jiang Li's real purpose of returning to Xiangyang is about to emerge. In fact, I'm also very curious," Ji Heng said with a smile, "What exactly does she want to do?"

...

Jiang Li doesn't know everything about herself, and she has been seen by others for a long time. But even if she knew, right now she didn't have the heart to deal with Ji Heng. Her mind was full of Xue Huaiyuan's insanity and imprisonment, and she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad at this moment.

The joy is that there is still a life left, and the father and daughter will not be separated forever. The sad thing is that the crazy Xue Huaiyuan may never recognize his daughter again, and even if they reunite, they may never recognize each other for the rest of their lives.

God is like this, it seems that there is a glimmer of life, but after the life is over, it is a deeper despair.

Jiang Li sat at the table blankly.

Tong'er and Bai Xue asked several times, but Jiang Li didn't tell them what happened. In the end, not just bored or something, he simply let Tong'er and Baixue go out, and stayed in the house by himself. The two maids were afraid that she would do something stupid, so they simply sat in front of the door with their ears pressed against the door, listening carefully to the movement inside. I plan to break into the door if something goes wrong, and don't let anything happen to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li silently buried her face in her arms.

As long as he thinks of what Yongning and Shen Yurong did to Xue Huaiyuan, Jiang Li can't wait to tear them into pieces. When something happened to Xue Huaiyuan, Jiang Li doesn't believe that Shen Yurong doesn't know anything about it! Even if something happened to Xue Zhao, if Yongning made his own decisions, Xue Zhao's family would be gone, and Shen Yurong would have nothing to do. But now that Xue Huaiyuan is not dead, Shen Yurong just watched Xue Huaiyuan be tortured like this!

When Shen Yurong came to Tongxiang back then, Xue Huaiyuan had reminded him that he would be a teacher for one day and be a father for the rest of his life. He did not expect Shen Yurong to treat Xue Huaiyuan as his father, but as far as the teacher-student relationship is concerned, he should have a little conscience.

These are simply two inhuman beasts!

What's even more exasperating is that Jiang Li now, even if she can see Yongning and Shen Yurong, she can't immediately avenge the Xue family. Not to mention that the guards around them made Jiang Li unable to get close to him, and just one life for one life was also cheap for them. The Xue family's grievances have not been cleared up, and their ugly face has not been exposed to others, it is not over!

Jiang Li hated extremely, but knew that the more important thing right now was not to take revenge, but to save Xue Huaiyuan from prison. If what Qiong Zhi heard was true, Xue Huaiyuan is probably not just poorly fed and clothed in prison now, Yongning will not let Xue Huaiyuan go, and will definitely secretly arrange people to make Xue Huaiyuan suffer. Xue Huaiyuan is old, if he can't bear it... Jiang Li dare not think about it.

She stood up all of a sudden, without further ado, she must rush back to Tongxiang as soon as possible!

Just as she was thinking, the voices of Tong'er and Bai Xue came from outside the door, and Bai Xue said: "Third Master, you are here, our girl is inside..."

Ye Mingyu? Jiang Li got up and opened the door. Before Bai Xue finished speaking, Jiang Li came out first, and then saw Jiang Li's face, which was better than before, and he was relieved.

Jiang Li said: "Uncle Ming Yu."

"I came to find you on purpose." Ye Mingyu didn't pay attention to the different expressions of the two maids today. He went to the small table in the room and sat down. The people in the weaving field looked at our peacock feathers and thought it was worth a try. I think the method you mentioned will probably work. If it works, our Ye family may have to produce another piece of silk besides ancient satin. Growing fresh fabric. You are a great contributor!"

Jiang Li forced a smile, if she had heard the news before she went to see Qiong Zhi, she would definitely be happy for the Ye family. However, right now, her heart is full of the whereabouts of Xue Huaiyuan from Tongxiang, and she has no intention of being distracted by the matter of the Ye family's weaving anyway.

"Then congratulations to Uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li said: "If it really succeeds, Uncle Mingyu should be the one who contributed the most to this matter. If Uncle Mingyu hadn't found those peacock feathers, I wouldn't be able to Figure it out."

Ye Mingyu laughed loudly when he heard the words: "I just like Ah Li, I don't take credit for it! Don't worry, the eldest brother and the second brother have already praised me when they were in the weaving field. They also said that if this time is successful, give me a piece of cake in the future." A caravan with martial arts skills can run more throughout the year, and come back after seeing some rare things. I thought about letting that kid Rufeng go with me. Since he has a business mind, he might come with me. You can gain more. Besides, boys should travel more to broaden their horizons, and spend all day in Xiangyang City, so nothing big will happen."

Jiang Li followed suit with a smile, absent-mindedly said: "That's good too."

"Ali, you are from Yanjing City. I heard that you were the first in the school exam not long ago. You must be a very knowledgeable person. I just thought, if the fabric made of peacock feathers comes out, what should I choose? The name is better? Like Guxiang satin, you can hear the taste as soon as you hear it, and it's not vulgar, do you have any good suggestions?"

Ye Mingyu usually has nothing to do with the Ye family's business. I don't know if it's because he is quite proud of the contribution of Peacock Feather that he discovered this time, so he actually takes care of these trivial matters. He also humbly asked Jiang Li for advice.

On weekdays, Jiang Li is very happy to exchange these trivial matters with Ye Mingyu, so as to get closer to the Ye family. But after seeing Qiong Zhi, Jiang Li knew that every lost moment was an opportunity. The longer time passes, the more unfavorable it will be for Xue Huaiyuan.

She is not a daughter who can watch her biological father suffer in prison.

"Uncle Mingyu, I have something to ask." Jiang Li interrupted Ye Mingyu's chatter.

Ye Mingyu was taken aback for a moment, seeing his niece with a rare serious expression on his face, he sat up straight involuntarily, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Li took a deep breath: "I want to go to Tongxiang."