Marriage of the Di Daughter

Jiang Li has never seen Xue's family like this.

When Xue Huaiyuan was the county magistrate, his salary was not much, unlike the previous several magistrates, he renovated the mansion to be tall and grand, just like all ordinary people. This courtyard with three entrances was still the owner of the courtyard who wanted to travel far and was eager to deal with it, so he sold it to Xue Huaiyuan at a low price.

Although the yard is dilapidated, it is still a home. Xue Zhao and Xue Fangfei grew up from innocent children to young girls in this courtyard.

In her memory, Xue's house is always full of smoke and vitality. The worthless flowers and plants planted at the door also add a lot of color to the house.

However, the front of Xue's family is dilapidated, and the official seal looks particularly glaring, even a lot of dust has accumulated on the seal, it can be seen that no one has been here for a long time.

A good home, say goodbye to break up.

Seeing Jiang Li burst into tears suddenly, Ye Mingyu turned pale with shock, and asked, "A Li, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Li came back to her senses, smiled, and said: "There is too much dust here, and my eyes are squinted by the sand." She took out the handkerchief, wiped her eyes and said, "Just wipe it off."

Ye Mingyu had no doubts about him. In his opinion, Jiang Li came to Tongxiang for the first time, and this strange house could not make Jiang Li shed tears. He said: "Whose house is this? Why is it still sealed by the government?"

"The Xue family." Jiang Li said.

Ye Mingyu was greatly surprised: "How do you know?"

Jiang Li pointed at the seal: "It's written on it. I guess it's what Uncle Mingyu you said just now, it's the home of the county magistrate who is dedicated to the people."

Both Bai Xue and Tong'er were very puzzled, and Ye Mingyu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After a while, he said, "What county magistrate? How could Xue County magistrate's home be sealed? Is it a mistake? This... This is an accident. What's the matter?" He hasn't even been in Xiangyang for many years, let alone Tongxiang. Furthermore, the matter of Xue Huaiyuan was not spread very far. Even Qiong Zhi only found out after asking about it, and it was even more impossible for Ye Mingyu to know about it.

Jiang Li smiled, and her tone was a little cold: "There are unpredictable things in the sky, and everyone has misfortunes and blessings. I don't know what happened to Xue Xiancheng, and even his home was stolen."

Ye Mingyu felt that what Jiang Li said was a little strange, but he didn't know where the blame was. When the few people were silent, they only heard a "squeak" not far away, and someone pushed the door and came out from the small courtyard next door to Xue's house.

It was a woman with a floral scarf wrapped around her head, dark skin, a blue sarong, and a bamboo basket hanging on her elbow, coming out of the yard. She probably didn't expect that such a group of people would suddenly stand at the door of Xue's house, which had been sealed off, and they looked very strange. Immediately, he didn't dare to go forward, but just stood there, looking at them with some doubts.

Ye Mingyu had no choice but to say, "Well, is this treating us as bad guys?"

Seeing this woman, Jiang Li felt a familiar feeling in her heart.

The woman in the blue skirt is Aunt Chunfang from the next door. Having watched her and Xue Zhao grow up since she was a child, and she hadn't seen her for many years, Jiang Li couldn't help but took a few steps forward and walked towards Aunt Chunfang.

Ye Mingyu called her in a low voice from behind: "Hey, A Li, what are you doing?"

Jiang Li walked up to Chunfang.

Chunfang looked at Jiangli, and held her hand with some hesitation. These few people are not from Tongxiang at first glance, but the young lady in front of them is from a rich family. There is nothing to pick about in appearance, and her smile is soft. Where can they find such a precious woman in Tongxiang. No, she also came out. Back then, Fang Fei from the Xue family was recognized as a great beauty in Tongxiang, but it was a pity that she married into Yanjing City. But luckily she married Yanjing, otherwise if she stayed in Tongxiang, she would be implicated now...

Chunfang was thinking wildly, when she saw the young lady in front of her looking at her, and said gently: "Auntie, do you dare to ask that this sealed house is the home of Xue Huaiyuan, the county magistrate?"

Chunfang was startled, looked at Jiang Li, and said, "Exactly, you know Xue's family?"

"I don't know." Jiang Li shook her head, "I'm just curious. May I ask why the home of Xue Xiancheng was sealed?"

Chunfang froze for a moment, then shook her head: "No... I don't know..."

"He's a local official, your county magistrate. There must be a reason why a well-behaved official's house was sealed off. How could my aunt not know?"

Perhaps Jiang Li's gaze was too cool, or her tone was very aggressive, Chunfang took a step back unconsciously. She was a little incoherent, and said: "No, if you don't know, you just don't know...you can ask others."

Jiang Li said: "Auntie doesn't know, or is she unwilling to tell?"

Chunfang raised her head to look at Jiang Li, summoned up her courage and said, "Why do you want to inquire about Mr. Xue? Who are you?"

No one would believe that Jiang Li asked this question out of curiosity. But Chunfang avoids talking about it so much, but it is trying to cover up. Jiang Li smiled and said: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I want to inquire about the Xue family, whether my aunt is willing to tell."

Chunfang Jiangli knew each other. She has been a neighbor for so many years and is a warm and kind person. Jiang Li believed that if she hadn't been too scared, Chunfang would never have watched her father being imprisoned. The same is true for the people in Tongxiang, but I don't know what kind of threat made these people dare not stand up.

At this moment, the door of Chunfang's yard opened again with a "squeak", and Chunfang's man's voice came from a distance: "Ah Fang, what are you doing if you still don't leave?"

"I'm going to sell embroidery." Chunfang pushed Jiang Li away at once, as if she had found an excuse, and was about to run away in a hurry. But in the middle of the walk, he hesitated for a moment, then turned around and said: "Miss, it seems that you are new here, so let me remind you, in front of outsiders, don't mention the Xue family's affairs again, save yourself You're making trouble for yourself. Don't be too ostentatious." After that, she carried the bamboo basket and never looked at Jiang Li again, as if something terrible was chasing her, and soon disappeared. .

Ye Mingyu stepped forward and stood beside Jiang Li who was staring at Chunfang's back in a daze, and complained: "Really, Ah Li is so nice and angry, why does she look like she has seen a ghost, and she is terrified." She looked at Jiang Li again , "I just heard what you said about the Xue family, what do you mean? Li, what are you going to do?"

Jiang Li came to Qingshi Lane for no reason, stayed in front of the sealed-up Xue family for so long, and asked a strange woman about things related to the Xue family. Ye Mingyu could tell that this was not accidental or a whim The purpose of Jiang Li's trip is related to Xue's family.

"Uncle Mingyu," Jiang Li looked sideways at Ye Mingyu's eyes when she was speaking, which allowed Ye Mingyu to see the firmness in her eyes clearly, and she said, "I came to Tongxiang for this, uncle, I want to serve the Xue family. Rehabilitation."

Ye Mingyu was stunned, Tong'er and Bai Xue were also stunned.

No matter how you look at it, Jiang Li is the daughter of Yanjing's chief assistant, and Xue Huaiyuan is just a county magistrate in Tongxiang, and the two have never met. When Jiang Li said that suddenly, Ye Mingyu didn't know how to answer.

It took a while before Ye Mingyu recovered his voice, and he said, "You...what did you say?"

"I can't tell you why I did this," Jiang Li said apologetically, "It's a long story, and it can't be explained clearly in a few words. But the Xue family, Xue Xiancheng, was indeed wrongly imprisoned. I I was entrusted with the purpose of thoroughly investigating this matter and returning Xue Xiancheng's innocence."

"However, how do you know that Xue Xiancheng is innocent? You are a little girl, how can you find out and help him rehabilitate? A Li, this is impossible!"

"Uncle Mingyu," Jiang Li's voice was very calm, as if this matter was a careful decision after careful consideration, and she could not tolerate any doubts, she said: "Is Xue Xiancheng innocent, you can find out. I Although she is a little girl, she is also the daughter of the chief minister, and she is not without rights. She knows she can't do it, but it's not for the sake of ego, but for the sake of fairness." Jiang Li said: "In this world, there is no distinction between right and wrong, right and wrong, it is very difficult. It's not fair. Besides, the person I want to help is someone who has been kind to me, so you have the right to treat it as my repayment. People in the rivers and lakes don't pay attention to revenge and complaints. I don't want to implicate you, Uncle, if Uncle thinks it's inappropriate, he can quit now, I alone is enough."

This sounded a bit angry at first, but Jiang Li said it was calm. Ye Mingyu stared into Jiang Li's eyes. He knew that his niece had always had a strong mind, but at this moment, he realized that Jiang Li was always very resolute in doing things step by step. It's not that she didn't anticipate the possible troubles. And bad consequences, but no matter what, can not shake her determination to take every step.

Not to mention his uncle, in a sense, with or without his uncle, it would not delay Jiang Li from doing her own business.

Thinking about it again, Jiang Li, a little girl, understands the truth of "doing what she knows she can't do". He always claims to be a hero, and even a little girl can't compare with it. , said: "Go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, I will accompany you to the end!" He patted Jiang Li's head, and said lovingly: "I am your uncle when I sleep?"

Jiangli: "..."

"Then uncle," Jiang Li said, "when we settle down, there is one thing I want uncle to help with."

"Say it!" Ye Mingyu readily agreed.

"Also invite these guards, uncle's people to find a way to ask people loudly about the closure of Xue's family in the busiest place in Tongxiang, whether it is a tavern or a teahouse.

"Girl?" Tong'er whispered: "Didn't that aunt say just now, don't bring up the matter of Xue's family in front of outsiders, so as not to cause trouble? Zensheng... Zensheng deliberately let people know?"

Jiang Li said with a smile: "Because I want to scare the snake."

Ye Mingyu was puzzled.

"I can't find the snake, so let the snake come to me." She smiled slightly.

The people in Yongning made people frame Xue Huaiyuan and put Xue Huaiyuan in prison, but the common people saw it clearly. No one knew who Xue Huaiyuan was these years than the people in Tongxiang. In order to prevent the common people from talking nonsense and their hearts are unstable, they simply use some means to prevent the common people from talking about this matter.

It is conceivable that when such a group of people suddenly inquired about Xue Huaiyuan with great fanfare, it would naturally attract the attention of the other party. It won't be long before the other party will come to the door.

She was too lazy to find out who the other party was, so she just sat here and waited for others to fall into the trap.

And she, one by one, everyone has a share, so there is no rush.

...

The peaceful life of the people in Tongxiang was completely broken in one afternoon.

In the afternoon, a group of outsiders came from nowhere and wandered around in teahouses, restaurants and even the streets. What they said and what they did was to ask the passers-by about the sealed-off Xue County Cheng’s family. .

Jiang Li and Ye Mingyu were sitting in the tavern, which was the busiest tavern in Tongxiang. In the past days, whenever there was something new in Tongxiang, people always liked to discuss it in this tavern. Xue Zhao likes to bring her to eavesdrop, and sometimes he can hear a lot of interesting things.

But today is very different.

The common people were looking at their group with great interest as if they were strangers from other places. When Ye Mingyu's guards asked about the Xue family, the common people suddenly showed panic expressions on their faces, and fled in all directions, as if they were hiding from the Xue family. something like that. Or just keep silent and shake your head desperately.

Jiang Li has stayed in Tongxiang for so many years, and knows that the people in Tongxiang are still very hospitable. But obviously, Ye Mingyu's men frightened the common people, no one dared to approach them. Even they were like a plague, but in just half an afternoon, the people on the street would take a detour when they saw them, or they would whisper something.

When they sat down in this tavern, there was no one in the tavern.

The same goes for the shopkeeper. Seeing Jiang Li and the others coming, he probably wanted to close the shop, but he was afraid of offending the knife in Ye Mingyu's waist, so he simply handed over the shop to Xiao Er and went on his own. That Xiao Er was even more funny, serving tea with trepidation, Ye Mingyu wanted him to bring some melons and fruits to moisten Jiang Li's throat, just opened his mouth, the Xiao Er seemed afraid of uttering some terrible words from Ye Mingyu's mouth, He ran away in a flash.

"Hey, I'm just wondering." Ye Mingyu was annoyed and funny, "What did we do? These people are like mice seeing cats, can they run faster? I just walk with a big beard When you were in the rivers and lakes, you never saw anyone so scared?"

Jiang Li smiled slightly: "Because you mentioned the word 'Xue'."

"The word 'Xue' is not a taboo word, why, you can't even mention it?" Ye Mingyu was full of anger when he said it, "A Li, I think you are right, this Tongxiang is weird, These common people are also strange. If Xue Huaiyuan is really fine, why is he so secretive? It’s just trying to cover it up! I think it’s likely that Xue Huaiyuan was framed, and who the hell is plotting against the Xue family?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "clang" sound from downstairs, as if the boy accidentally dropped his abacus on the ground. Jiang Li glanced down, and the boy was sitting by the door of the tavern, as if he was trying to stay away from Jiang Li.

"The road follows the eyes." Jiang Li said.

"What?" Ye Mingyu was puzzled

Jiang Li said slowly: "Thirty-four years, Wang Yiyan, the people of the country dare not speak, the road follows the eyes."

"In history, there was a king who was tyrannical and was instigated by his favored ministers to change the government system. Many industries that the common people depended on for a living were transferred to the royal family. For a time, the people's livelihood was miserable and the people were full of grievances. The king not only refused to listen to the advice, but also sent people to ask for help. They made many witches and wizards, and roamed the streets and alleys of the capital, eavesdropped on people's conversations, and executed anyone whom they considered rebellious or slanderous. In this way, the whole country no longer dared to comment on state affairs, and it was mutual When we meet, we don’t talk indiscriminately, but follow the road.”

Ye Mingyu said: "You mean that people here in Tongxiang are under surveillance, eavesdropping on people's conversations, and if they find someone talking about Xue's family, they will be executed, so the common people 'talk about Xue' and treat us as scourges?"

Jiang Li said: "Exactly."

"This is too..." Ye Mingyu said: "This is too arrogant! Who in Tongxiang dares to act like a king? This is to be a local tyrant? Even Tong Zhiyang from Xiangyang, who still cares about the mouths of the people, who would dare So bold, who gave them so much power?"

Jiang Li sneered in her heart, those who do these things are naturally very courageous, because Yongning, the sister of the current King Cheng, is behind it. The court situation is turbulent, and it is not yet known whether Emperor Hong Xiao will be able to secure this position in the future. Following Yongning, the future may be rich and prosperous. Even if we don't talk about the future, just now, there is never a shortage of people who please Yongning.

They are naturally confident, and naturally dare to let Tongxiang "the road follows the eyes".

"Ah, I understand!" Ye Mingyu slapped the table suddenly, "No wonder you want us to talk about the Xue family with such fanfare. If those people eavesdrop on the conversations of the people in the crowd, the other party will definitely know and will take the initiative to come Find us!"

"Yes." Jiang Li said: "This also saves a lot of time."

Ye Mingyu saw that Jiang Li was acting upright, without any trace of fear or anxiety, so he couldn't help but ask, "But, A Li, aren't you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid," Jiang Li said lightly, "Compared to conscience, I'm not afraid of crooked shadows. Compared to power, my father is the head of literati. I'm not afraid of anything. The only thing I'm afraid of is that he won't come. But it's okay, "Jiang Li's mouth curled up, and for a moment Ye Mingyu felt that her smile was a bit mocking, "They are here."

Ye Mingyu looked downstairs.

Suddenly, outside the tavern, a group of officers and soldiers on horseback rushed in. The little boy was so frightened that he almost fell off the chair, his whole body trembling like chaff. The leading officer shouted: "Where is the person who was talking about the Xue family just now?"

"I'm here!" Ye Mingyu arrogantly put the cup on the table and stood up. He was tall and imposing, and he strode downstairs.

Jiang Li put down the teacup in her hand, and followed Ye Mingyu down. Tong'er and Bai Xue were a little worried, and followed Jiang Li step by step, fearing that Jiang Li would suffer.

The troops sent by Ye Mingyu have all returned to the tavern at this moment, surrounded by those officers and soldiers. At this moment when swords were on the verge of breaking out, Ye Mingyu stepped down the wooden stairs of the tavern without haste. The sound of the steps made the stairs creak, but the steps became more and more heavy and thick.

He is tall and tall, with a knife on his waist, scars on his face, and a gangster look, he can bluff people for a while. And behind him, the young girl Niao Tingting walked down the steps, her smile was gentle and clear.

The picture of the hero and the beauty is unusually harmonious, but the officers and soldiers in charge feel that although the beauty is smiling, she is more murderous and colder than the hero.

Probably my own illusion.

Gathering his mind, the leader of the officers and soldiers asked, "What's your intention in asking about the criminal Xue Huaiyuan everywhere?"

A hat was put on the head, but what he said was as if Jiang Li and the others were accomplices of criminal officials, and they could be arrested together as long as they were convicted.

Ye Mingyu didn't even think about it, so he said, "It's boring, just ask if you want, what's the matter? You in Tongxiang still control the people's gossip? It's wide enough to control people's food and drink?"

The officers and soldiers were furious, probably because they didn't expect that Ye Mingyu was also a prick, and they were about to draw out the sword from his waist and point it at Ye Mingyu, but Ye Mingyu's eyes widened, and he pulled out the long knife from his waist, revealing his fierce look.

Those who roam the rivers and lakes, no one relies on being soft-hearted, gentle and kind, and no one is not a ruthless character.

These officers and soldiers drew their knives in unison, and Ye Mingyu's men also drew their knives in unison. The two confronted each other, and Xiao Er hid under the table in fright.

When the sword was on the verge of breaking out, the beauty chuckled, and Jiang Li walked in front of her. She stretched out a finger, pointed the head of the officer and soldier at Ye Mingyu's sword tip, and gently flicked it aside.

The fine fingers of the onion are white and soft, resting on the cold and shining silver sword tip, not only does not look fragile, but it has a beautiful chill. Her smile was completely different from the warmth of the sword tip, as if she was not afraid of the officers and soldiers at all, she said with a faint smile, "Don't joke, uncle, this policeman, we are not looking for the criminal Xue Huaiyuan," she said " "Sinful Minister" bit heavily, paused, and then said: "What we are looking for is your lord."

"My lord?" The chief officer frowned, "What do you mean?"

"It's very simple," Jiang Li said, "I don't know where your lord is, and I don't know how to invite him? I don't even know how to let him know that we are here. I heard that as long as you talk about the Xue family here, You grown-ups will show up, so I say, it's amazing, here you are."

She smiled cutely, but the sarcasm in her words made the officers and soldiers panic. His face turned red and white, but he couldn't refute Jiang Li's words. If he refuted, it would mean that there was no silver three hundred taels here. It was really aggrieved.

"Stop talking nonsense!" The leading officer and soldier became a little annoyed: "What are you looking for our lord? What's your plan?"

"Actually, if I don't come to your lords, when your lords know that I am coming to Tongxiang, they will definitely come to invite me." Jiang Li said casually: "However, we have a very short time for this trip, so we are in such a hurry to ask for it." meet him."

Ye Mingyu said impatiently: "Ali, why are you telling them so much? Quickly lead us the way and let us meet Mr. Lao Shizi!"

It was probably the first time that the leader of the officers and soldiers met someone who didn't take them seriously. He sneered and said, "If you want to see our lord, you can see our lord. Who do you think you are? You are so arrogant, I don't know you What is the relationship with the criminal Xue Huaiyuan." He waved his hand: "Take them all away!"

Jiang Li smiled and asked back: "Are you sure you want to do this?"

The leader of the officer and soldier looked at her disdainfully, and was about to say something when he suddenly saw a jade earring beside Jiang Li's earlobe, and suddenly stopped talking.

The emerald earrings are emerald green all over, tender and tender, they are very valuable at first glance. He remembered that the adult's most beloved concubine now had a bracelet that was not as good as this one. Only that bracelet was bought by the adult at a high price.

This girl is only about fifteen or sixteen years old, but she is very delicately dressed, especially the gentle aura between her brows and eyes, but she has a kind of luxury raised by a wealthy family. Even walking on the street in Tongxiang, it is very eye-catching. There was also the big tall man beside her whom she called "uncle", he was obviously a rough man, the long knife in his hand had a ruby ​​the size of a pigeon egg on the handle.

The identities of this group of people are unusual, at least not ordinary people. The officers and soldiers were taken aback, and when they looked at Jiang Li again, they were a little uncertain.

But in front of so many people, especially his own subordinates, it seemed too embarrassing to be so submissive. Quickly weighed it in his heart a few times, and the leader of the officers and soldiers still planned to say some harsh words. But before she could say anything, she saw the girl in front of her looking at her fingertips, and said casually: "If I were you, then lead the way while I'm talking, otherwise..." She raised her head, Smile at the other party, "It must not be us who are unlucky."

It was clearly a gentle and harmless appearance, but at that moment the leading officers and soldiers did see the maliciousness in the girl's smile. He had an intuition that if he really didn't do what Jiang Li said, in the end, it might become what she said.

He didn't want to be unlucky.

He looked Jiang Li's group up and down, and with a stern face, he uttered a sentence: "Take them to see the adults!" Probably feeling ashamed, he quickly walked to the front of the team, unwilling to look at Jiang Li again .

Maybe he felt that even if he looked at it, he didn't have the upper hand. In any case, in terms of momentum, it was difficult for him to shake this weak girl.

Ye Mingyu winked at Jiang Li, and said in a low voice: "Yes, A Li, you look like the mountain collapsed in front of you without changing your color, you have the demeanor of your uncle and me back then, not bad!"

Tong'er patted her chest: "Girl, you scared the slaves to death. Those officers and soldiers are so fierce...you dare to confront them tit for tat."

Jiang Li smiled slightly: "It's just a paper tiger." She followed Xue Huaiyuan since she was a child, and saw many officers and soldiers. Those uncles or brothers took off their official uniforms, they were the most ordinary people, they would buy her sweets, and even pat her head to fight with the bullies who bullied her.

For those who wear official uniforms, Jiang Li is the most familiar.

But the officers and soldiers who came today are not the uncles and brothers she is familiar with, every face is very strange. Undoubtedly, all of Xue Huaiyuan's troops have been purged and replaced, and the rest now obey this "adult" person.

She wants to see, who dares to dominate in Tongxiang, become a tyrant who "sees the way", and eagerly acts as a watchdog for Yongning, who is so divine.