Marriage of the Di Daughter

"I want to go to Tongxiang."

Ye Mingyu was stunned.

Jiang Li's eyes are very firm, she has already thought about it, no matter what, knowing that her father is suffering in prison, it is unbearable to rescue her a moment later. But now in the Ye family, she is a living person, she can't just disappear for no reason, she has to tell the Ye family no matter what. Otherwise, Mrs. Ye would also be worried.

Just looking for a seamless reason is really too reluctant. As Miss Jiang Er, it should be the "first time" for her to come to Xiangyang, let alone Tongxiang. Tongxiang is just a strange place to her, and she has never even heard of it. Don't mention the relatives and friends there, no matter how you look at it, the lies are full of holes.

Sure enough, when Ye Mingyu heard the words, he immediately wondered, "What are you going to Tongxiang for?"

"To tell you the truth, uncle, it's a long story. I was entrusted by an old friend, and I came here to settle a concern of hers. She has a sweetheart in Tongxiang. Knowing that I am coming to Xiangyang this time, she asked me to bring her a sentence. Words. A few days ago, something happened to the Ye family, so I forgot about it, now the matter is probably over, thinking of this, I plan to go to Tongxiang to find the sweetheart of my old friend."

After saying this, Jiang Li also felt embarrassed. She had never told such a lame lie in her life, but she really couldn't think of any other good ideas.

Ye Mingyu stared at Jiangli for a while, then sighed after a long while, and said, "Ali, if you have something to hide and it's inconvenient, don't say it. Why bother trying to find such a reason, even I can tell."

Jiang Li's cheeks were slightly red. Although Ye Mingyu acted rough and bold, he was not a fool. He was really dull and stupid. How could he survive in the arena of fighting until now?

"Ali, I know that sometimes some things are hard to tell others, even relatives. It's okay, I won't force you to say it. I'm different from my elder brother and second brother. We people in the world don't force others to make things difficult. Wait for you to say it If you can't say it, there must be a reason why you can't. Although I don't know what you are going to do in Tongxiang, I think you are a girl with ideas, and you won't mess around."

Ye Mingyu paused, and then said: "But the reason you just said will never work in front of my elder brother and second brother. Especially my second brother, he is as thoughtful as you. I don't even believe what you said. What are you going to do to fool him?"

What Ye Mingyu said is true, the Ye family, Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan, probably because of business, are not easy to be deceived.

Jiang Li sighed slightly in her heart.

She really doesn't want to deceive others, but there are some things that cannot be said.

Seeing Jiang Li's troubled look, Ye Mingyu patted his chest suddenly, and said, "Don't worry, I'm your uncle, and of course I won't just sit idly by. Leave this matter to me. You go to Tongxiang, and I'll think about it." There is no way to convince mother and brothers, you just go with me!"

"Going with you?" Jiang Li was surprised.

"Of course! Is it possible that you are a little girl and go to a strange place alone? Even if you are brave, our family members are not at ease! Why don't you choose between the eldest brother, the second brother and me, who will accompany you to go!"

Jiang Li: "..." If she really wanted to choose, she really had to go with Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingxuan and Ye Minghui were too shrewd to avoid doubting the truth. mind. Besides... I really don't know what dangers I will encounter when I go here. It is better to have Ye Mingyu by my side than to be alone.

She said, "Then I would like to thank Uncle Ming Yu."

Ye Mingyu was so happy that his eyebrows were flying, he said: "Hey, don't worry! Ah Li, you came to Xiangyang and encountered an accident in our family. You have always helped our family. I am an old man, and I need the little girl's help. Tell me brother They will laugh at me. If you can use it, your uncle Mingyu will naturally help you."

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "I know this matter is a bit out of line, but, Uncle Ming Yu, I think if we can, the sooner we can, the better. It would be nice to arrive in Tongxiang as soon as possible."

She can't wait.

A hint of doubt flashed across Ye Mingyu's face, but he quickly scratched his head and said, "Well, you have never asked for anything, this small request... Uncle will help you do it!" He stood up abruptly, Throwing out a sentence: "Go and pack your things first, wait for me." Then he went out.

Jiang Li didn't expect Ye Mingyu to act so vigorously, but it was a good thing for her, so she got up and told Tong'er and Bai Xue outside the door, "Let's pack our things."

Before Jiang Li came to Ye's house, she didn't bring much luggage. Since the Ye family had everything, it was very quick to clean up.

After Tong'er and Bai Xue cleaned up, both of them were a little confused. Tong'er asked: "Girl, are we really going to Tongxiang? Is Tongxiang fun?"

Tong'er and Jiangli have been together for so many years, and this is the first time they've heard of such a place as Tongxiang. I didn't know what Jiang Li was going to do, but I thought Tongxiang was fun, and Jiang Li and Ye Mingyu were there to have fun.

Jiang Li smiled and said: "How should I put it, it's still fun, but we're not here to play."

"Didn't you go to play?" Bai Xue was surprised, and was about to ask again, when she saw Ah Fu who was beside Ye Mingxuan outside and said: "Miss Cousin, old lady and gentlemen, please go to the hall."

Jiang Li smiled, Ye Mingyu moved faster than she imagined, and immediately said to Tong'er and Bai Xue: "Take the burden, let's go."

Tong'er and Baixue hurriedly followed, and when they arrived outside the hall of Ye's house, they saw Ye Mingyu arguing with Ye Mingxuan and Ye Minghui from a long distance away, and were sometimes reprimanded by Mrs. Ye who was sitting on the bed. Liang quickly said: "Ali? You are here! Good time, come and tell mother, you are willing to go to Tongxiang with me, aren't you?"

Jiang Li saw that Ye Mingyu was playing tricks on her, understood it, and said with a smile: "Yes, I am very willing to go to Tongxiang with Uncle Mingyu."

"Ninny," Mrs. Ye seemed a little anxious, "Why are you fooling around with him? Your third uncle is a bastard who walks around the streets all day long. If you follow him, who knows what he will do in Tongxiang and take you with him, don't you?" To make you suffer and be wronged."

In a few words, Jiang Li immediately understood what Ye Mingyu's idea was. Ye Mingyu probably really felt that Jiang Li's crappy lie was very bad, so he made up one himself. He said that he was going to Tongxiang for business and needed Jiang Li's help, so he proposed to take Jiang Li to Tongxiang. Ye Mingyu doesn't do business in the Ye family, no one will ask him exactly what he is going to do, even if they want to ask, Ye Mingyu can make up a lot of reasons, and it is not surprising what kind of lies he tells . But others would point their fingers at Ye Mingyu, but no one would think that Jiang Li was wrong.

Because Jiang Li was "taken away" by Ye Mingyu.

Thinking about this, Jiang Li gave Ye Mingyu a grateful look. Ye Mingyu considered everything and protected her, which made her very grateful.

It should be stimulated by Jiang Li's grateful eyes, Ye Mingyu immediately replied loudly: "Mother, it's not fair for you to say that! I am Ah Li's uncle, can I entrap Ah Li? That's impossible! And with me by my side, Who dares to bully Ali!"

"It's more worrying to have you by my side." Ye Mingxuan said angrily: "No, what do you want A Li to help you with? A Li is just a little girl. You are so old, and you ask the little girl to help you , are you ashamed?!"

"Second brother, don't try to sow discord here," Ye Mingyu objected, "What's wrong with the little girl? Don't mention anything else, this time about Gu Xiangdu, it's not up to A Li to solve the trouble. Little girl, huh, A Li can She's not an ordinary little girl, she's capable, and with Ah Li's help, I'm too happy, so why not be ashamed!"

Ye Mingxuan was stunned by Ye Mingyu's brazenness and couldn't say a word. Ye Minghui said in a deep voice: "Nonsense! No matter what, just mess around on your own, don't bring A Li in! Or, just talk about what you are going to do?"

Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng looked at this for a while, and then looked at that for a while. Although what Ye Mingyu said was a bit too much, the juniors of their Ye family like to play with Ye Mingyu on weekdays. arrive.

"Uncle Minghui, Uncle Mingxuan," Jiang Li said, "I have indeed discussed this matter with Uncle Mingyu. As for what to do, don't force Uncle Mingyu on this. I don't care, this time When I come to Xiangyang, I also want to go around and see more. I have never been to Tongxiang, and this time I can learn a lot from Uncle Mingyu. Besides, we are all a family. Why do you want to help? I am not afraid of trouble , if I have any troubles in the future, I might have to rely on Uncle Mingyu and you to help me."

Ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li from the side, and was amazed in his heart. People who have studied in a wealthy family are different, and they can be so justified and gentle when they gossip. Look at the most difficult boss and second child, aren't they just speechless right now?

Guan couldn't help but said: "But we are worried about you..."

Ye Mingyu rolled his eyes upwards, and he was worried about Jiang Li, but not about him. Did Mrs. Ye pick him up? He is a fake Ye family, right?

"Don't worry about me," Jiang Li smiled softly, "I swear to my grandmother and uncles and aunts, Uncle Mingyu is definitely not going to fool around, but to do serious things. There will be no danger."

Her expression is gentle, her words are sincere, and it is always easy to involuntarily make people believe what she says. If Ye Mingyu said the same thing, no one would believe it.

Mrs. Ye sighed, and spoke first, she said: "Since you already have an idea, Ah Li, then do it." She looked at Jiang Li, and said lovingly: "Don't blame your uncles and aunts for being too busy. In other words, they are really worried that you, a little girl, won't be able to handle it."

Jiang Li took Mrs. Ye's hand and said with a smile: "I know. Grandma, I have grown up and will protect myself."

Mrs. Ye was in a trance when she heard the words, as if she saw the young and beautiful Ye Zhenzhen back then. When she was going to marry Jiang Yuanbai, Mrs. Ye was worried that she would be wronged when she married, so Ye Zhenzhen said with anger, in a delicate voice: "Zhenzhen has grown up and will protect herself."

After all, he failed to protect himself.

Mrs. Ye's heart was sour, she almost shed tears, she patted Jiang Li's hand, and said: "So, then you go and come back quickly." She asked the maid to come over, and helped her walk to the other side of the inner room .

Jiang Li was silent.

She felt that Mrs. Ye should have remembered the past. In fact, the Ye family should have felt it. Ye Mingyu broke the gloomy atmosphere, and he shouted: "I agree, right? If I agree, then we won't stay any longer. Hurry up, A Li, let's go, listen to your mother, Go and come back quickly!"

Ye Minghui rolled his eyes at him and said, "Take good care of Ah Li!"

...

The thought of leaving Xiangyang and going to Tongxiang came true so easily.

When sitting in the carriage, Jiang Li felt a little unreal in her heart.

She returned to Xiangyang from Yanjing City this time, and in the end, it was nothing more than going back to Tongxiang in person in order to find out about her father. It would be nice to be able to burn incense sticks for my father, but I never thought that I would see my father again now, so I was faintly excited and couldn't control myself.

It takes about a day's journey from Xiangyang to Tongxiang. We set off this afternoon, spend the night at a roadside inn, and arrive tomorrow afternoon. There were not many people before leaving, and Jiang Li was unwilling to bring the guards of Jiang's family, because these guards might not be loyal to her, although they would protect her well, but she would inevitably be restrained in doing things. So Ye Minghui picked a few of the best guards from the Ye family's guards to go with him, as well as Jiang Li's maid and Ye Mingyu's servant Ah Shun.

At night, I rest in an inn by the road.

Although the Ye family's actions were secretive, they did not hide it from the neighbors next door.

In the courtyard, Ji Heng was watering the flowers in front of the flower bed.

He held the thin-necked brass vase lightly in his hand, and the flowers in the flower bed were full of colorful flowers. I don't know what kind it is. It is rare for him to have such leisure and elegance. Standing in the night, he gently tipped the teapot. The crystal water drops in the pot were like transparent gemstones or bead curtains, falling one by one on the petals, rolling down the stems, and sinking into the Not in the dirt.

There is only a faint fragrance in the air.

Lu Ji stood behind Ji Heng, her green shirt fluttering slightly in the wind, and the black-clothed guard's voice was calm, saying: "Master Ye San followed Miss Jiang Er to Tongxiang."

He said that Master Ye San followed Miss Jiang Er, not Miss Jiang Er followed Master Ye San, that is to say, Jiang Li, not Ye Mingyu, was in charge of setting off for Tongxiang.

Ji Heng let out a "hmm".

He was still watering the flowers very seriously, as if this was the only thing in the world worthy of his careful treatment, and he couldn't be distracted for even a quarter of an hour.

When the winter flowers bloom, they are extraordinarily coquettish, with a kind of incompatible astonishment and a melancholy beauty. It took him less than half an hour to finish watering the plants one by one. Reaching out his hand, a servant took the brass flower pot from him, and Ji Heng took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve, and wiped his fingers carefully.

He turned around and looked at Wen Ji: "Gone overnight?"

Wen Ji said: "Yes."

Ji Heng laughed: "I really can't wait for a moment."

Standing in the shadows, Lu Ji couldn't help asking: "My lord, Jiang Li's return to Tongxiang should be something planned by Xihualou and Qiongzhi."

After Jiang Li met Qiongzhi from Xihualou, she began to lose her mind, and then went to Tongxiang with Ye Mingyu. No matter how you look at it, they are related.

"She came to Xiangyang just for the trip to Tongxiang." Ji Heng said with a smile: "Prevent the Jiang family, keep the Ye family secret, her ultimate goal will soon be revealed, just wait and see."

Lu Ji shook her head: "But this Second Miss Jiang's behavior is really unpredictable. Even if you know what she did, you may not know why she did it."

Just as he was talking, a handsome servant came from outside and said respectfully, "My lord, the carriages and horses are ready."

Lu Ji was taken aback, and looked at Ji Heng: "Are you going to leave, my lord?"

Ji Heng glanced at the blooming flowers in the flower bed, and said with a smile, "Yes."

"Where are you going?"

"Tongxiang."

"Tongxiang?" Lu Ji didn't understand even more, "My lord wants to observe Jiang Li?"

"No." Ji Heng said softly, "It's watching a play."

...

Early the next morning, the Ye family's carriage set off early again.

Ye Mingyu seemed to know the urgency in Jiang Li's heart, so he was in a hurry. Tong'er and Bai Xue were still surprised, and asked Jiang Li if Ye Mingyu had something really important, otherwise why would he be so desperate.

Jiang Li knew that Ye Mingyu did this for her, so she was very grateful. In any case, Ye Mingyu was doing his best to help her. She hoped that the Ye family would grow stronger and become her strong backing, but she also didn't want to involve the Ye family in irrelevant wars.

There is no doubt that Xue Huaiyuan's imprisonment was written by Yongning. Nowadays, the people of Tongxiang keep secret about Xue Huaiyuan's affairs, so there must be other people involved in it. She broke in so hastily, breaking the other party's rules, the other party got Yongning's confession, pretending to respect her as the chief minister's daughter on the surface, but in fact he would not take her seriously at all.

Once the old account is turned over, and one goes all the way along the line, it will always be about Yongning. Sooner or later, Yongning will know that he is investigating Xue Huaiyuan's affairs, and he has dealt with Yongning before, and Jiang Li knows Yongning's temperament. She will not have any scruples just because she is Jiang Yuanbai's daughter, she will use all kinds of sinister and dirty methods to achieve her goal.

This trip to Tongxiang was full of difficulties. In a sense, she was alone, and she could only fight alone.

But she won't back down, never.

Because Ye Mingyu was in a hurry, when he was about to arrive in Tongxiang, it was only after noon.

On a winter day, Ye Mingyu was sweating all over. He wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, and asked Jiang Li to open the curtain to look, and said, "Ah Li, look, Tongxiang is ahead."

Tong'er and Bai Xue looked out, and when they saw the situation ahead, Tong'er couldn't help but said: "So this is Tongxiang, it's not as prosperous as Xiangyang."

In the distance is the main street of Tongxiang, which is not as spacious as Xiangyang, let alone Yanjing City. There are various shops on both sides, and many vendors set up stalls on the street, selling candied haws and other gadgets.

Hearing Tong'er's words, Ye Mingyu said: "It's much better now! Tongxiang used to be a poor county in Xiangyang, and the common people had to change a pair of shoes in their homes. Not to mention there are shops and the like. Come in once, it's considered an exchange. Later, Tongxiang came to a county magistrate, who was a good official who could do things. After staying here for more than ten years, Tongxiang gradually became richer. Although it is not as good as Xiangyang, but if you have seen Tongxiang before, keep sighing."

Jiang Li was stunned, and suddenly heard Xue Huaiyuan's timing from Ye Mingyu's mouth. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and the same emotion surged from her throat, forcing her to lower her head and avoid Let others notice her red eye sockets.

Relieved for a while, Jiang Li asked softly: "How is the county magistrate now?"

"How's it going?" Ye Mingyu scratched his head, "What's the matter? That's it. I haven't seen that county magistrate, since I've heard about him from other people, and I haven't been to Tongxiang for many years. I don’t know about these things if I’ve been in Xiangyang for many years! But I guess, since he’s been an official so well, he might have been promoted a long time ago, so he’s going to be a high official!”

There was a wry smile on the corner of Jiang Li's mouth.

In fact, on the contrary, Xue Huaiyuan, instead of making a great success, became a prisoner, which is really absurd.

"Let's go." Ye Mingyu urged the horse team to continue moving forward.

Tongxiang is not like Yanjing City or Xiangyang, and there are soldiers guarding the city gate. Probably because there were very few people entering and leaving Tongxiang, and there was even a layer of dust on the stone statue at the gate of the city. There are no small soldiers guarding the city, and occasionally a few herbal collectors with baskets on their backs, who probably came back from the mountains to collect herbs, walked past the city gate. From time to time, they cast surprised glances at Ye Mingyu and his group, probably because they looked at their faces strangely.

Tongxiang is very small, and almost all the people are familiar with it. Even if they can't pronounce their names, they can still make a name for themselves. As soon as they entered, Tong'er and Bai Xue only felt that it was not as lively as Xiangyang and Yanjing, but it was still considered simple and simple, with a special feeling of simplicity.

Ye Mingyu walked to the side of the carriage and asked Jiang Li, "A Li, where do you want to go?" But he gave Jiang Li the power to make the decision, presumably to let Jiang Li let go and do her own thing.

Jiang Li thought for a while, and said: "There are so many of us, and it's inconvenient to move around, so let's find a place to stay first."

"Okay, I'm staying at an inn..." Before Ye Mingyu finished speaking, Jiang Li interrupted him: "It's not convenient to stay in an inn here, so it's better to find a B\u0026B and rent it for a while."

Ye Mingyu frowned: "Rental? Ari, are you going to stay here for a long time?"

"I don't know either." Jiang Li's tone was somewhat melancholy, "Let's wait and see." Xue Huaiyuan's matter really cannot be resolved in three or two days, and how long it will take to stalemate, there is really no way to make a judgment now. She couldn't give up, so she had to be prepared to stay here forever.

Hearing this, Ye Mingyu said: "In that case, let's rent it."

Jiang Li said: "I heard that there is a place called Qingshi Lane in Tongxiang, the homestay there is not bad, let's go there."

"No problem." Ye Mingyu ordered one of the carriages: "Go to someone and ask where Qingshi Lane is. Let's go to Qingshi Lane."

Jiang Li sat back in the carriage again.

Tong'er and Bai Xue looked out of the carriage curiously. Tongxiang is a small county. Here, Jiang Li doesn't have to hide her identity. There is almost no one who can recognize her except Ye Mingyu and his party. She didn't have to wear a fence, so she didn't stop Tong'er and Bai Xue's behavior.

Baixue is fine, after all, she is a child from a farm family, but it is the first time for Tong'er to come to such a country. At first, she thought it was not as prosperous as Yanjing. After watching for a long time, she was fascinated by the sugar sellers on the street. After a quick glance, I also feel that Tongxiang is interesting.

The carriage rolled towards Qingshi Lane.

That is the road Jiang Li is most familiar with, the Xue Mansion, where she once lived with her father Xue Zhao. She has walked the road from Tongxiang City Gate to Qingshi Lane countless times. Later, she walked out from Qingshi Lane again, but after leaving, she never came back. And when she came back, she became Jiangli, not Ari.

Jiang Li was unusually silent.

Tong'er and Bai Xue, who were in high spirits, also noticed the strangeness of Jiang Li, and gradually lowered their voices, wanting to ask what happened to Jiang Li. But Jiang Li seemed to be immersed in her own emotions, and she couldn't speak out when she asked, so she sat carefully beside Jiang Li, worrying about her.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped.

Ye Mingyu's voice sounded outside the carriage: "Ali, we're here!"

Tong'er and Baixue jumped out of the carriage first, opened the curtain of the carriage, and reached out to help Jiang Li get off the carriage.

For a moment, Jiang Li felt her hands trembling, along with her heart. She took a deep breath, took Tong'er's hand, and jumped off the carriage.

Even the air is familiar.

The golden flowers and plants in front of the door emit a familiar fragrance, and there are small pits on the bluestone slabs at the entrance of the alley, which have fallen along the eaves. In the distance, there are the sounds of children playing and laughing. With a timid temptation, hiding behind the stone lion.

There was a smile on the corner of Jiang Li's mouth. In Ye Mingyu's eyes, this smile felt sad for no reason.

Everything is familiar, everything is the original appearance in memory, except for herself, which has never changed.

"Go ahead." Jiang Li said. Although these words were addressed to Ye Mingyu, she couldn't help but walked forward before Ye Mingyu could reply.

Soon, soon, almost to Xue's house, she didn't know what Xue's house looks like now, she didn't even dare to think about it, she thought that she would be timid when she was close to her hometown, but at this moment, she finally Knowing that you can't care about anything, there is no hesitation, and you just move forward according to your instinct.

That's home.

Ye Mingyu and his group quickly followed.

Suddenly, Jiang Li's footsteps stopped.

Five or six steps away in front of her, there is a gate of a house. It seems that the house is not big, even compared with the Jiang family and Ye family, it is considered low. I don't know if the bluestone tiles on the eaves were blown by the wind and rain or in disrepair for a long time. Some fell off, and the top was empty, and there was a broken tree branch.

Although there is sunlight, it gives people a sense of desolation like a house with four walls and scattered wives and children.

Ye Mingyu and his group who followed closely saw Jiang Li standing in front of the house without moving, they were all a little puzzled, Ye Mingyu whispered: "Ah Li?"

"Yeah." Jiang Li raised the corner of her mouth, and tears fell instantly.

The gate of the Xue family's house was sealed by the government, and there is no Xue family in the world.