Marriage of the Di Daughter

Inexplicably, when I came to the Duke's Mansion, it was just in time for the Duke's Mansion to have lunch, so everyone sat down to eat together.

Except for Ji Heng who didn't look as smiling as before, everyone else was quite happy.

Kong Liu and Wen Renyao were the most lively, and Wen Renyao said enthusiastically: "Miss Jiang Er has a taste of the craftsmanship of our Duke, it is more authentic than the royal chef in the palace, and it is not something that can be tasted every day. , during festivals..."

With a "snap", the silver chopsticks in Ji Heng's hand snapped, and Wen Renyao immediately fell silent, extremely quiet.

Old General Ji glanced at Jiang Li and asked, "Girl, your surname is Jiang? I haven't asked you yet, which family is the girl from? From your accent, you are from Yanjing, right?"

Jiang Li then politely replied: "Yes. My father is Jiang Shoufu, the old general should know him. I'm at home."

"Jiang Yuanbai?" Old General Ji's expression changed, and he asked, "Are you Jiang Yuanbai's daughter?"

Jiang Li nodded.

Old General Ji mumbled something, and his eyes on Jiang Li were not as eager as before. Presumably there was some kind of feud with Jiang Yuanbai in the past, but Jiang Li didn't care too much.

She tasted a little of the ham and fresh bamboo shoot soup in the small cup in front of her, it was very delicious. I also tasted the jujube yam cake, which was sweet and sour. Wen Renyao is right, although she is not someone who can often use the imperial kitchen, the food cooked by the imperial kitchen is nothing more than that.

Ji Heng knows how to cook, and his skills are so good, which subverts Jiang Li's previous imagination. A person like him who is busy seducing people all day long besides being scheming, actually has such a smug side, Jiang Li felt that maybe he had never really known Ji Heng.

"How is it?" Kong Liu said with a smile, "Is the food to your liking?"

Jiang Li nodded: "Very good."

Ji Heng dropped her chopsticks impatiently, as if eating with such a large table of people here had exhausted all her patience. After enduring and enduring, I picked up the chopsticks again.

"Can Miss Jiang Er know how to cook?" Wen Renyao asked Jiang Li suddenly: "I heard that some girls are talented in cooking, but I have never met one. Like Jiuyue, she can't cook, I'm afraid She poisoned it."

Situ Jiuyue sneered, "You have poison in your bowl now."

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, and said, "A little bit."

"I know that the second girl Jiang is always modest. If you say you know a little bit, you should be very good at it." Wen Renyao's eyes lit up.

Kong Liu also looked at Jiangli, it was really strange that Jiangli could cook. Kong Liu has seen the shadow of this girl riding and shooting in the school field, she is a woman who does not give in to men. Although it looks weak, it is actually murderous. If she hadn't been Jiang Yuanbai's daughter, Kong Liu would have planned to recruit her to the cavalry team. How can such a girl wash her hands and make soup? What a waste!

"What is Miss Jiang Er best at?" Wen Renyao asked.

Jiang Li thought for a while: "Roast venison, and beggars."

As soon as these words came out, all the eyes of the people in the room focused on Jiang Li, and even Ji Heng, who had been unhappy all the time, looked at her inquiringly.

"This... this... the Jiang family will do this?" Wen Renyao asked hesitantly.

"It looks like a quack." Lu Ji narrowed her eyes, "Second Miss has always been very chic."

"I have lived in Qingcheng Mountain for eight years, and many things are different from Yanjing City." Jiang Li said with a smile: "The mountain is very cold. Although there is no snow in winter, it seems to be colder than Yanjing City. If a hunter hunts deer, The deerskin is taken away, and the venison is sold to us at a lower price. The servant girl and I can set up firewood in the forest and grill the venison without any condiments, a little coarse salt is enough. The roasted venison has no taste. It has a fishy smell, but it is stained with the fragrance of bamboo because of the bamboo skewers."

She spoke unhurriedly, but a scene could not help but appear in front of everyone's eyes. In the deep winter mountains, a master and a servant, two little girls, surrounded by a pile of hot firewood, their faces were red from being roasted. The venison is placed on a bamboo pole, and it is roasted sizzling, becoming the only taste in the deep mountains.

"Killing and eating meat are not allowed in the temple, did you sneak out?" Situ Jiuyue asked.

"Yes." Jiang Li smiled and said, "Being behind the people in the nunnery."

"It's hard for you to laugh." Situ Jiuyue snorted.

Everyone looked at Jiang Li with a little pity, but Jiang Li couldn't laugh or cry. In fact, she didn't really stay in Qingcheng Mountain for eight years. These methods of roasting venison were also learned from Xue Zhao. But in the eyes of others, it's probably just having fun while suffering, and it's quite satisfying.

"Girl Jiang, what's the origin of that bird and flower?" General Ji was probably a foodie, and didn't express any other emotions about Jiang Li's tragic situation, but asked: "I've only heard of beggar chicken, not Calling flowers and birds."

"Actually, it's similar to the beggar's chicken," Jiang Li smiled, "After cleaning the birds shot by the slingshot, you don't need to pluck their feathers, just put some seasonings in their stomachs, wrap them in mud, and bury them in the ashes of the fire. After waiting for half an hour, take it out and pat off the mud, all the natural hairs have been brought down, it is a beautiful golden color, brushed with a layer of honey, it is ready to eat.”

Old General Ji patted his thigh: "This is good! I'll go hunt a bunch of birds tomorrow!"

"Old man, it's freezing cold, where are the birds..." Lu Ji was helpless.

"Your life is quite rich." Ji Heng propped his chin on one hand and looked at her with a smile.

After all, he wasn't as dead as he was about to eat people just now.

"Yes, Second Miss Jiang, your cooking skills are different from what I thought." Wen Renyao said, "I thought your cooking was done in your own small kitchen, and other people prepared all the ingredients. The maid is also ready, you just need to move your mouth. I didn’t expect that you even have to find the ingredients yourself, and the food is different from others. But it sounds very interesting, different from the ordinary lady in the boudoir!"

Jiang Li smiled: "It's just forced by the situation."

When she was Xue Fangfei, after she married into the Shen family, she also made soup for her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and husband. Because of her outstanding craftsmanship, the Shen family is not rich, and even the cook is spared. She is best at roasted venison that she wants to eat in winter, but Shen's mother doesn't let her cook it in the house. It is said that the taste is too strong, and it is something that farmers and hunters will eat, so it cannot be served on the table.

So the fun of grilling and drinking in winter is gone. In fact, thinking about it now, since she married into the Shen family, she has sacrificed too much from the very beginning, that free self.

She fell into her own thoughts, until Ji Heng's voice called her thoughts back, Ji Heng said: "The Duke's mansion can also roast venison in another day." He looked at Jiang Li and said with a smile: "You come. "

"Me?" Jiang Li was surprised.

"I won't." Ji Heng narrowed her beautiful long eyes, "Of course you come."

"But..." The relationship between her and Ji Heng is not enough to go to the other party's house to roast venison! This is the Duke's Mansion, not Jiang's Mansion. Why did she go to the Duke's Mansion to roast venison? Is the Duke's Mansion a restaurant?

"Okay, okay!" Old General Ji was the first to agree with a big smile, and he also called Jiang Li from "Jiang Girl" to "Li Girl". He said: "Li Girl, come here! The ingredients are all ready, you just need to bake! Tell the old man what you need, and I will never let you get tired!"

Just baking is already exhausting.

"That's good, that's good. I think this proposal is good." Wen Renyao couldn't be too busy anywhere, and he wanted to join in, "I've never eaten roast venison before! My mouth is watering from what the second girl said just now." It's about to flow out, in this case, let's make an appointment, and we will all come when the second girl roasts venison. Why don't we make that called flower and bird together, and everyone have a try!"

Kong Liu: "Agreed."

Lu Ji: "... Agree."

Situ Jiuyue: "..." Although she didn't say anything, she didn't show a clear rejection, which was clearly acquiescing.

Jiang Li: "I disagree."

Her "I don't agree" didn't even spark a splash, and it was submerged in everyone's chattering discussions. Jiang Li was depressed, and couldn't help but look at Ji Heng, and saw Ji Heng looking at her with his chin resting on his shoulders, with a smile of successful mischief clearly in his eyes.

He didn't like cooking at all, so he dragged her into the water together. The so-called not being able to go to hell alone?

What a treacherous.

At the end of the meal, Jiang Li became an inexplicably unhappy person. After eating, everyone dispersed. Wen Renyao also wanted to take Jiang Li to the flower bed of the Duke's mansion to enjoy the flowers, he said: "Don't get close, just look at it from a distance. In Yanjing City, it is winter, and only here are flowers."

He really regards the Duke's Mansion as his own home, and he doesn't see anything outside. However, taking the girl to enjoy the flowers in the winter is something only Wen Renyao can do.

Jiang Li stood still in front of the door, and asked, "I'm curious about one thing. I would like to ask, what is the relationship between Mr. Wenren and Mr. Guo?"

Situ Jiuyue and Ji Heng had at least known each other since they were children and grew up together. What Wen Renyao did was clearly very familiar with Ji Heng and the Duke's Mansion. Situ Jiuyue is a master poisoner, what is Wen Renyao's identity? He looked like a good-looking dude, the kind who didn't have a brain.

"My grandfather is a family friend with General Ji, my father is a family friend with General Ji, and Ji Heng and I are family friends!"

Jiang Li: "Why do you say 'sort of'?"

"Tsk, Ji Heng doesn't admit that I'm his family friend." Wen Renyao was very wronged, "He despises me."

Jiang Li: "..." On this point, Wen Renyao is not wronged, and no one would be willing to admit it if they want to have such a family friend.

"But my father and grandfather are both dead, and we are the only one left." Wen Renyao said: "He has to admit it if he doesn't admit it. If I am gone, who will support him?"

"Fuji?" Jiang Li was stunned.

"We are one, the 'Sect of the Immortal'. With us helping the spirits to divination, there is almost no mistake. But I can only hold spirits for one person in my life." He looked at Jiang Li apologetically, "Although I admire the second girl Jiang very much, But forgive me for not disobeying my teacher's order, and not supporting the spirit for Miss Jiang Er."

Jiang Li was surprised, it turned out that Wen Renyao is a real expert, different from that liar of Daoist Chongxu. But...it's hard to believe him looking at him like this.

"Actually, I also think that it's a waste of my talents to be put on only one person. Especially every time I help Ji Heng, the results are the same. After divination for him for so many years, except for one woman, It's the same every time, nothing special."

"Woman?" Jiang Li asked curiously, "What kind of woman?"

"Ji Heng is destined to be a woman in his destiny." Wen Renyao approached and said, "Don't tell others, when I was helping Ji Heng, I found out that his life was tied to a woman in his life. Simply put Come on, this woman Cheng Ye, this woman Bai Ye, becomes a Buddha with a single thought and a demon with a single thought. This is what was written in the signature issued at that time..."

"Wen Renyao." Before he finished speaking, a voice interrupted him from behind, and the two of them turned their heads to see that Ji Heng was standing at the gate of the yard, looking at them not too far away.

I don't know how much their voices were heard by Ji Heng just now.

Jiang Li felt embarrassed about being caught asking for information behind someone else's back. After thinking about it, she said to Wen Renyao: "I still have something to discuss with the Duke, so I won't waste Mr. Wen Ren's time."

"Hey?" Wen Renyao asked, "Don't you want to enjoy the flowers?"

"No." Jiang Li smiled, "Next time."

Wen Renyao touched his nose and left reluctantly. Jiang Li walked up to Ji Heng and said with a smile, "Master."

In the ice and snow, his red clothes are particularly conspicuous, and he is also gorgeous. When there were only the two of them, he showed that lazy, indifferent attitude towards both of them.

Ji Heng asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"

Jiang Li nodded.

"Follow me." He turned and left, Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, and followed.

The yard was covered with deep snow into a silvery white. He is dressed in red, and his skirt is green with ginger and pears. One is glamorous and the other is smart. They are clearly incompatible colors, but they seem strangely harmonious, as if they were born to be so.

Among the people peeking behind the door, Old General Ji rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Kong Liu gently touched Lu Ji's arm, and asked, "Do you think that the Duke seems to treat Miss Jiang a little differently?"

Lu Ji glanced at him contemptuously, and said "what does he think", even a fool can see this! Although I don't know what the Lord's purpose is, but Miss Jiang Er is obviously not an insignificant official lady to Ji Heng, the kind who doesn't care if she dies.

"Why do I think they look pretty together, at least..." Kong Liu pouted in Situ Jiuyue's direction, "It's better than the two of them walking together. Walking with Situ is full of evil spirits, and walking with Jiang Er Miss, at least it's a little calmer."

Situ Jiuyue said: "...I heard it."

...

The people behind him didn't know how to evaluate Jiang Li, so Ji Heng took Jiang Li back to his study.

Contrary to what Jiang Li thought, Ji Heng's study was extremely black and white, and there were not many things in it. She thought that a gorgeous person like Ji Heng should be extravagant and warm, but after entering, she felt like two worlds.

Outside the door, Wen Ji was guarding the door faithfully, Ji Heng walked to the table and sat down, and Jiang Li sat down opposite him.

The desk is by the window, and you can see the snowy scenery outside at a glance. It is bleak if you say it is bleak, and it is magnificent if you say it is magnificent. The servant brought hot tea, and Ji Heng poured a cup and pushed it in front of Jiang Li.

The pouring of tea should have been done by someone else, but Jiang Li met him a few times, and it seemed that he liked to do it himself. Of course, his movement of pouring tea is graceful, and his hands are also beautiful. This movement alone is pleasing to the eye and makes one feel refreshed.

Jiang Li took the tea and took a sip.

The tea tastes fragrant and slightly bitter, and it is hot. When it enters the stomach, it can relieve the chill of the wind and snow outside.

"Let's talk." Ji Heng poured tea for himself and said, "What do you have to say?"

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment before asking: "Where is Daoist Chongxu now?"

Ji Heng stopped pouring tea, looked at Jiang Li, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"My father said that we should tell the emperor the true identity of Daoist Chongxu. If the emperor knew the identity of Daoist Chongxu, concubine Li would definitely be angry. But until now, concubine Li still hasn't moved, so I think, whether to be Chongxu Daoist Xu is not in Yanjing City at all, or my father changed his mind temporarily?"

"Oh." Ji Heng lowered his head again, slowly pouring tea for himself. The tea was poured neither too much nor too little, just enough to cover the edge of the teacup, showing a light brown color, and the porcelain white teacup lined with it was even more lustrous.

Ji Hengfu looked at Jiang Li again, and said with a half-smile: "You can just ask Jiang Yuanbai about this kind of thing, why ask me?"

"My father may not tell me the truth." Jiang Li said.

"Then how are you sure that I won't tell you lies?" Ji Heng answered unhurriedly.

Jiang Li smiled: "There is no need for the Duke to lie to me, a little girl, I am not worth the effort of the Duke."

"You don't have to belittle yourself, you are not a little girl, in my opinion, you are more like a liar than Daoist Chongxu." Ji Heng looked at her lazily, "If you want to ask about Concubine Li, ask Concubine Li, take Chongxu What kind of pretense is it?"

Jiang Li was momentarily at a loss for words.

After a long while, she said: "The Lord sees clearly, I am really ashamed."

"You don't look ashamed. It looks like a broken pot." Ji Heng picked up the folding fan on the table and played with it, brushing the handle with his slender fingers, describing the woman's slender fingers as "fingers like peeling onion roots", Ji Heng's fingers are not that weak, although they are beautiful in shape, they are full of strength.

It can be believed that if these hands strangle someone's throat, they will easily break it.

"Can the Duke please tell me?" Jiang Li asked politely, withdrawing her gaze from Ji Heng's fingers.

"Yes." Ji Heng replied straightforwardly, "Chongxu is locked in a private prison, and the emperor knows his identity."

Jiang Li was stunned, and asked tentatively: "Could it be...the emperor has already had a fit for Concubine Li, just because the matter is of great importance, so he won't disclose it to the outside world?" In this case, a nobleman died unjustly. Moreover, asking the emperor to admit that he had mistakenly identified a liar would also damage the royal majesty.

"No." Ji Heng's answer was beyond Jiang Li's expectation, he said: "Concubine Li is safe and well."

Jiang Li really couldn't hide her surprise this time, she said: "Why? Your Majesty has really doted on Concubine Li so much?"

If this is the case, Concubine Li only needs to blow the pillow wind in front of the emperor, and she will be able to get the wind from the wind or the rain from the rain.

Ji Heng glanced at Jiang Li with a smile, and asked, "What do you think?"

In his tone, he couldn't hear what he thought about the matter, but Jiang Li gradually calmed down. No, if Concubine Li was really favored to such an extent, the Ji family would have risen step by step to the point where they could compete with the Jiang family. During the years when Concubine Li entered the palace, although the Ji family had indeed been promoted, they still followed the rules and did not go too far.

Besides, the emperor is such a stupid person who is easily dazzled by beauty, why should Ji Heng belong to him? At least Jiang Li now thinks that Emperor Hong Xiao is not a weak and incompetent young emperor. He has his own rules and has his own ambitions.

"Why does the emperor know but not tell?" Jiang Li put on an attitude of humbly asking for advice, "Is there any other use for him to keep Concubine Li?"

Ji Heng was still smiling, but his tone became sharper, he said: "This is a palace secret, little girl, don't want to know everything, and be careful not to get killed."

It's a pity that Jiang Li has become more and more daring in front of him now, and she is not afraid of it, but said righteously: "But my life now belongs to the Duke of the country. Take it to the coffin, the dead are the best at keeping secrets, aren’t they? If that’s the case, what’s the point of telling me?”

The girl raised her face slightly, she was not very old, she was just in her prime, it could be seen that the youthful vigor on her face was like the flowers in the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, which can bloom brilliantly even in the cold winter months.

Ji Heng has lived for more than 20 years and has seen many people laughing and talking about life and death. There are dead men with secrets, and brave men who die for righteousness. But I have never seen a fifteen-year-old girl talking about her own death calmly. There was no awe of death, nor timidity on her face, she spoke calmly, so calmly that one could not help but wonder what happened to her to develop such a contradictory temperament.

He smiled and said, "It's as if you died once."

Jiang Li's gaze dimmed slightly.

Of course she had died, and because she had died once, she understood why Princess Yongning insisted on putting her to death and destroying her whole family. It is because in Princess Yongning's view, only the dead can keep secrets.

"Speaking of which," Ji Heng suddenly thought of something, looked at Jiang Li, and said, "Since you keep saying that your life is mine, when are you going to give it to me? Now that Ji Shuran is dead, the Chief Assistant Mansion Come on, there is no opponent for you."

Jiang Li was startled, and looked up at him.

The young man's red robe was Yingxue, his posture was lazy and elegant, his amber eyes were filled with a light and touching smile, and the little red mole under his eyes made his demeanor a bit coquettish.

Jiang Li lowered her eyes: "It's not the time yet."

"When was that?" He rarely became aggressive.

"Wait for Princess Yongning to die." Jiang Li raised her head and said firmly, "I'll take care of everything, and then I'll come to the door in person and let the Duke handle it."

Her eyes are clean, her tone is gentle but stubborn, obviously she has made up her mind, not just talking. She has always been cunning, leaving herself three points in everything. This is the only thing that seems to take a lifetime of effort, by whatever means, regardless of the consequences.

Ji Heng raised his eyebrows.

He said, "You just said that?"

"To my lord, I have nothing to hide." Jiang Li smiled, "It would be a waste of effort to hide it."

"You are very knowledgeable about current affairs," Ji Heng said, "You are also sweet-talking. Among my staff, no one is more lovable than you."

Jiang Li bent her eyes and said, "Thank you, Lord Guo, for your compliment."

When she smiled, she was very warm, just like a heartless, innocent cardamom girl. A deep meaning flashed across Ji Heng's eyes, and he knew, of course it wasn't like this.

This girl is also standing on the stage wearing a mask, covered with oil paint, so that when people see her smiling face, they don't know what the truth is hidden under the oil paint.

Nothing, take your time, the truth will always be found out.

He coughed lightly, and said: "You really want to know why Concubine Li is safe and sound?"

Jiang Li said: "Really."

Ji Heng: "Why?"

"The royal secret, everyone wants to hear it." Jiang Li said it as a matter of course.

Such a reason that cannot be regarded as a reason made Ji Heng choke, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Concubine Li is the person who becomes the king."

Jiang Li was about to pick up the teacup when she heard that her hands were unsteady and she almost fell over. Fortunately, Ji Heng grabbed her wrist with quick eyesight so as not to overturn the teacup and let the hot tea splash on her body.

His hands were icy and cold, covering his skin, as comfortable as if they had been stuck with jade, such a thought popped into Jiang Li's mind for no reason. Ji Heng withdrew his hand, not paying attention to Jiang Li's distraction, and only asked, "Are you so surprised?"

Jiang Li looked at him blankly: "Of course..."

Concubine Li is the one to become king!

Concubine Li is a member of the Ji family, and the Ji family and the Jiang family are in-laws. Although the relationship between the Jiang family and King Cheng is peaceful for the time being, you know that once King Cheng really wants to make that idea and succeeds, the Jiang family will not be able to keep it. . The Ji family actually took refuge in King Cheng? Jiang Yuanbai definitely didn't know about this!

"The Ji family didn't seek refuge with King Cheng." Ji Heng seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking, and said in time: "It's just Li Concubine's doing."

"Why, why?" Jiang Li said: "The Ji family doesn't know about this?"

"You have dealt with Ji's family, you should know their temperament," Ji Heng smiled with a hint of sarcasm, "When it comes to weighing the pros and cons, no one can compare with them."

"Concubine Li has been in the palace for many years and has no children, and the Ji family has already prepared other Ji family members to enter the palace." Ji Heng only said one sentence, and Jiang Li understood.

Although Concubine Li was favored by Emperor Hong Xiao, she had not given birth to a prince for so many years. Above all, he is docile.

But the Ji family is not satisfied with this. If Concubine Li cannot give birth to a prince and further consolidate her position, the Ji family cannot continue to move forward. The hearts of the people are not enough, so the Ji family plans to select some beautiful and intelligent girls from the clan to enter the palace. Concubine Li is helping to win the favor of Emperor Hong Xiao, and it is best to give birth to an heir.

This seems to be for the sake of the overall situation, but it is very unfavorable to Li Pin. It was my family's idea to have one more beautiful girl to share the emperor's favor.

Lipin will definitely not be reconciled.

"King Cheng knows that Concubine Li is unwilling." Ji Heng said, "He bewitched Concubine Li, and Concubine Li was fooled."

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