Marriage of the Di Daughter

Sitting by the firewood pile, Jiang Li said, "I'll do it."

The venison was to be cut and roasted. Kong Liu asked, "Miss Jiang Er, do you need my help to cut it? What do you say, I will cut it."

"No need." Before the words finished, Jiang Li picked up the silver dagger that was put aside and cut off a large piece of venison. Her movements are skillful, and it doesn't seem like she is doing this kind of thing for the first time. Seeing the surprised gazes from the people around her, Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "When we were in Qingcheng Mountain, Tong'er and I often did this, this is not the first time. Jiang Li appreciates Mr. Kong's kindness."

While passing the cut venison through a bamboo stick, she cooked it in the same way, and cut another piece, explaining to everyone: "Actually, the most important thing about roasting venison is to do it yourself. It doesn’t matter what shape it is, how it’s pierced with a bamboo stick, or how it’s baked. As long as you bake it yourself, you won’t feel bad when you eat it. It’s not a difficult thing after all.”

Old General Ji was eager to try, but when he heard what Jiang Li said, he immediately rolled up his sleeves, took a dagger, and "huo" cut off a large piece of venison. After all, if you have been a general before, you can get it right, and you can do it for the first time.

Wen Renyao and Kong Liu joined in the fun, so they each went to find a dagger to barbecue by themselves. Ji Heng leaned aside, looked at Jiang Li, and suddenly said: "You want to lighten the burden, so you said that on purpose, right?"

Jiang Li was surprised: "Is my performance obvious?"

"It's not obvious," Ji Heng also smiled, "As long as you're not a fool, you can see it."

But even if it is a fool, probably everyone is willing to be such a fool. Originally, the thing about roasting venison lies in the fun of doing it. Plus everyone is grilling, and the rest of the people can't help but want to follow suit. After a while, all the people sat on the shelf with a bamboo stick and turned it over.

The same is true for Ji Heng, even if he sits on the ground, he doesn't look vulgar. In this group of people, Lu Ji has the demeanor of a celebrity, and Kong Liu is like a grass and grass in the rivers and lakes. General Ji is old and strong, Situ Jiuyue is beautiful and mysterious, even Wen Renyao, even when he is silent, he is also a handsome young man. And Ji Heng was dressed in red, covering all the bamboo mats under her body, sitting lazily, her movements were casual, but she was coquettish.

It's like a group of people from all over the world, gathered together for their own reasons, sympathetic to each other, chatting with each other, it's very fun.

Haitang can't eat these, the scars on her face are not healed yet, so she should be more careful when eating. But she has been staring blankly at Jiang Li's movements.

Jiang Li turned the bamboo stick slowly, she was not as impatient as old general Ji, nor as cautious as Lu Ji, she was casual and safe, but she was serious about doing the matter in front of her. A chief minister's daughter didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, but she had a gentle smile on her face, and the firelight made her eyes extraordinarily bright.

That demeanor, movement, and smile all made her appearance gradually coincide with another person in Haitang's mind. She suddenly asked: "Where did Miss Jiang Er learn to roast venison?"

Jiang Li glanced at her and said with a smile: "When I was young, I was sent to the nunnery for a period of time. The nunnery was not allowed to eat meat. When I was naughty when I was young, I bought venison from the hunter with my maid and secretly roasted it. , it should be taught by the hunters."

"Is it the same for calling flowers and birds?" Haitang asked.

Jiang Li said: "Exactly."

"What?" Lu Ji asked nonchalantly, "Miss Haitang thinks something is wrong?"

"No." Haitang shook her head blankly, and then her eyes became lost again, "Our young lady also liked roast venison a long time ago."

"Madam Shen, Xue Fangfei?" Lu Ji asked.

This name seemed to make Haitang uncomfortable, she frowned, then nodded, but emphasized again: "My Miss."

"Isn't Mrs. Shen a talented woman with both sex and art in Yanjing City?" Wen Renyao asked, "Let's not care about her character? When she made friends with Mr. Mingyitang, I was lucky enough to see her once, but She is very gentle and graceful. Maybe she can't do roast venison? Shen Zhuangyuan's mansion is the most well-mannered, how should I say it?" He thought for a while, "Although people shouldn't gossip behind their backs, Shen Zhuangyuan The mother of the number one scholar will be so disciplined that she can almost be regarded as pedantic and mean."

Jiang Li was taken aback, this was the first time she heard such an evaluation of Shen's mother from outsiders. When she was Shen's daughter-in-law, although she was dissatisfied with Shen's mother, she thought that all mothers-in-law in the world were like this. In other words, Yanjing and Tongxiang have different rules. Wen Renyao's words surprised her, but she agreed in her heart.

"My young lady was forced to do so," Haitang couldn't help but said, "When I was not married, my young lady would often go to the forest with the young master to roast venison to eat. My temperament is not as good as coming to Yanjing City to be silent..." She stopped short After closing his mouth, he probably knew what reputation Xue Fangfei had in Yanjing City, so he couldn't continue talking like that, so he didn't say anything.

Fortunately, the people in this courtyard may not be very interested in Xue Fangfei's affairs, so they quickly changed the topic. What Jiang Li was grateful for was that although they were not interested in Xue Fangfei, they didn't seem to be showing disgust. Even Situ Jiuyue, who has always been a bit mean-speaking, only looked indifferent.

"But Second Miss Jiang really knows a lot." Wen Renyao praised sincerely, "Most of the noble ladies in Yanjing City are the same. Although they are born beautiful, they feel boring after a long time." Yes. And there are too many rules and regulations, this is not acceptable, and that is not acceptable, but Miss Jiang Er is refreshing and admirable."

Jiang Li thought, it's not that she is straightforward, but that she has no right to refuse at all. She also thought that neither this nor that would work, but she had to "do" everything if she wanted something from others.

The venison began to be roasted and sizzled, and everyone sprinkled some coarse salt on it, and the aroma spread instantly. Wen Renyao exclaimed: "It smells so good!"

Jiang Li glanced at him and said, "You can eat Mr. Wenren's."

Wen Renyao couldn't wait to pick up the bamboo stick and took a bite. The venison was boiling hot, so hot that he gasped and couldn't speak. But I also feel that the taste is extremely delicious. I only sprinkled salt, but I feel that my lips and teeth are fragrant. I have lived for such a long time, and this is the first time I have eaten such a delicacy.

Swallowing the piece of meat whole, Wen Renyao licked his lips, and General Ji hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

"Okay!" Wen Renyao only said one word, and immediately buried himself in eating the leftover venison.

In this way, everyone felt the taste, and knew that no matter how poor the venison was, it would not be unpalatable, and they all started to eat the venison in their hands. All of a sudden, there were overflowing sounds in the yard, and the hidden guards hiding in it all yelled in unison.

Zhao Ke and Wen Ji looked at each other, and they both saw the depression in each other's eyes. Although they are secret guards, they are never short of money, and sometimes they even live richer than the young master of the official family. I have seen a lot of good things in the world with my master. I am not a greedy person, but Zensheng feels so hungry tonight, why is the ordinary-looking venison so tempting...

It doesn't matter, after tonight is over, they will also find a time to secretly barbecue!

The portion of venison in Ji Heng's hand was also roasted. The piece he cut was neither big nor small. But apart from Jiangli, it is true that Ji Heng can cook, because when others are grilling meat for the first time, they will always have trouble controlling the heat, either it is too tender or too old. Wen Renyao and the others thought it was delicious because they baked it themselves, and there was a reason for it. But the deliciousness of Ji Heng's roast is really delicious.

The roasted meat was golden in color, hot and fragrant, and his posture was also elegant. He brought the meat to his mouth in a leisurely manner, and took a light bite. It was also enjoyable for people to watch him eat.

"Miss Jiang Er, why don't you eat?" Wen Renyao saw that she was only staring at Ji Heng and didn't eat the barbecue in her hand, and asked, "Why, do you want to eat the portion in Ah Heng's hand?"

Ji Heng turned over lightly, Jiang Li hurriedly said: "No." Picking up the venison in his hand, he took a bite.

She is an official lady, sitting on the floor with roasted venison is already out of line, it is probably even more unreasonable to eat it like this. But Jiangli made it very naturally. She is not like Situ Jiuyue, she has the unique smell of the world, and she thinks everything she does is understandable. Everything she does, at first people think she shouldn't do it, but after she does it, people think she should do it.

The girl was sitting on the floor, her green robe was very clear, she was holding a barbecue, and she smiled gently, with a bit of chic and joy, making her very comfortable.

"How can we only eat meat and not drink?" Kong Liu said, "We should have a drink!"

"Have a drink!" Wen Renyao cheered.

Jiang Li: "..."

It's not that she doesn't drink well, it's just that after what happened at the beginning, she never drinks again. Seeing her look of hesitation, Lu Ji said: "Is Second Miss Jiang not good at drinking? If not, you can drink fruit wine. The porcelain pot is sherbet, not intoxicating."

"You don't know how to drink?" General Ji's eyes suddenly showed disappointment, as if Jiang Li had done something regrettable.

"I'll be drunk." Jiang Li said.

"Then don't drink, let's drink." Situ Jiuyue said, and lifted a wine jar from the ground.

It was Jiang Li who drank the sherbet from a small porcelain cup, and someone else drank the wine from the jug in a large bowl. But in the end we have to raise a glass together.

"Auspicious new year, everything goes well!" Kong Liu said gruffly. He is a rough man, and these few words are already polite words that he came up with after searching his brains. No more.

Jiang Li raised his glass and touched everyone's wine bowls, making a crisp sound, and some wine was spilled, and he could smell the clear aroma of wine.

There is no wine in the sherbet, only a sweet taste, Jiangli put down the glass. To her surprise, she originally thought that such an elegant person as Ji Heng should also use a small wine cup, but she never thought that he would also pick up the wine bowl and drink it all in one gulp.

Different from Kong Liu's boldness, Ji Heng picked up the wine bowl like a beauty holding a sword, with a kind of unrestrained chic, but it made him look more charming. Jiang Li is thoughtful, generally speaking, it is a temperament that can be seen from a person's behavior. But Ji Heng's actions are always very contradictory. The more he understands him, the more he realizes that he doesn't understand him.

"I think everyone is very happy, Ah Heng," Old General Ji said suddenly, "Would you like to sing one?"

Ji Heng's smile faded all of a sudden, and Jiang Li could clearly feel that the body of the young man sitting beside him seemed to stiffen.

Wen Renyao didn't realize he was there, and said happily: "Sing one, sing one!"

"Sing... what are you singing about?" Jiang Li couldn't help asking, and as soon as the words came out of her mouth, Ji Heng glanced at her indifferently. Jiang Li immediately felt that she had said something wrong, but she didn't understand where she said it wrong. I had no choice but to pick up the wine cup as if to cover up, and lowered my head to drink the sherbet in the cup.

"We, Ah Heng, can sing," Old General Ji said proudly, "The best singer in Yanjing City is not half as good as Ah Heng!"

Jiang Li: "..." She suspected that she had heard it wrong, but General Ji's voice was so resonant that it was difficult for people to mishear it. So she suspected that the wine they drank just now was really strong, and Old General Ji became drunk after just one bowl, and started talking nonsense. But General Ji's expression was composed, not at all like he was drunk. So Jiang Li had no choice but to suspect that she was drunk, could sherbet also be intoxicating? There is clearly no smell of wine in it.

Jiang Li stared at the wine cup in her hand in a daze.

"He stayed with my master for a while." Wen Renyao saw Jiang Li's confusion, and enthusiastically explained to Jiang Li, "My master's favorite thing is to listen to operas. Ah Heng was still young at that time, and Master I taught him how to sing. However, we have never heard Ah Heng sing an opera on weekdays, only once," Wen Renyao said, as if he still remembered it, "Once when Ah Heng was young and drunk, he sang at the banquet. Get up, Second Miss Jiang, with Ah Heng's looks and voice, if he starts to sing, think about it, is there anyone in the world who wouldn't fall for him?"

Jiang Li asked: "Have you finished listening?"

"Of course." Wen Renyao replied very naturally.

These people are still alive, Jiang Li thought, it can be seen that in Ji Heng's heart, he really regards these people as his own. Otherwise, if it was someone else, Jiang Li could almost imagine that Ji Heng would kill without hesitation.

Because his eyes looked like he was about to kill someone.

Ji Heng noticed Jiang Li's gaze, and turned his head. Jiang Li was a little numb from his gaze, and saw the young man suddenly smile. When he smiled, it was like flowers blooming all over the mountains in spring, which only made people feel dizzy. While dizzy, his voice was cold, and he said slowly: "You want to hear it too?"

Jiang Li was shocked: "I don't want to."

What a joke, she is not Wen Renyao, she does not want to die, she wants to live.

Wen Renyuan heard the words, but seemed to think that the matter was not big enough, and said: "Miss Jiang Er, you just missed a big event. Ah Heng's voice, you should listen carefully. Listen After it’s over, it’s definitely not a loss. But it’s been almost twenty years since I heard him sing last time.” After he finished speaking, he sighed deeply, “It’s really nostalgic.”

twenty years ago? That Jiheng was just a four or five-year-old boy. In Jiang Li's mind, a young man with exquisite appearance and jade carvings in pink and jade immediately appeared. Ji Heng at that time should also be wearing red clothes. But it's much smaller than the one in front of you. Not only that, when he sang, he was immature and moving, and it was indeed beautiful to think about.

Beauty is always a pleasure.

Ji Heng smiled slightly, unfolded his fan, and shook it unhurriedly: "Have you said enough?"

On the fan, the gorgeous peonies bloomed in an instant, but at this moment it looked gloomy and murderous. I don't know if it is because I feel extraordinarily cold when I fan the fan in winter. Even the smile on Wen Renyao's face froze.

Wen Renyao shuddered, as if he suddenly woke up from the wine, and said, "Ah? What did I say just now? I don't remember. I'm probably drunk and dizzy..."

Jiangli: "..."

But Wen Renyao pretended to be drunk and didn't dare to answer this question, and no one dared to take the initiative to touch this brow. Only old general Ji dared, but old general Ji was not really interested in singing and listening to operas, so he soon talked about other things with Lu Ji.

There was a smile on the corner of Jiang Li's mouth, and the smile at this time was somewhat sincere. Psychology thinks that a moody and scheming murderer has such a soft childhood, and I feel that Ji Heng is not very scary, and even a little cute.

Of course, when tonight is over and daylight comes, Ji Heng, who has become Duke Su, will still be as ruthless as before, there is no doubt about this order.

"You seem to be very happy?" Ji Heng's voice came from beside him, Jiang Li looked back at him, as long as he didn't mention singing, Ji Heng would still be smiling like that. She smiled and said, "I think it's very lively, but there's nothing to be unhappy about."

Ji Heng smiled faintly, noncommittal, just playing with the folding fan in his hand. Jiang Li thought for a while and asked, "Master Guo seems to like this fan very much?"

"Of course life-saving things are very precious." Ji Heng replied.

Jiang Li was convinced that she had seen the power of this fan with her own eyes. Not to mention that this is a sharp weapon for killing people, but the gorgeousness of this fan is worth a lot of money. If ordinary people got this fan, they might pass it on as a family heirloom to future generations.

Ji Heng asked, "What about you? Don't you have anything precious?"

He said "things" not "people". Jiang Li was stunned, and said: "No. There is no shortage of ordinary things at home, and as for weapons, they are not as special as Duke Ruguo." After a pause, he said: "That's not right, I should still have something precious."

She took out the jade pendant hanging around her neck from her collar.

A chubby raccoon cat was carved on the jade pendant, which was carved for her by Xue Huaiyuan himself. After marrying into the Shen family, he became an official for Shen Yurong. Later, when she became Jiangli and returned to Yanjing City, she asked Tonger to find a reason to pawn the jade pendant back from the pawnshop.

"It's my treasure," she said.

Ji Heng glanced at the jade pendant and suddenly said, "I've seen it before."

"Yes." Ji Heng picked it up.

"It looks very ordinary." Ji Heng said.

"It's very common, but I always think it's very special. Sometimes precious things don't lie in their value, right?" Jiang Li replied with a smile, while carefully stuffing the jade pendant back into her collar. For her, the reason why this jade pendant is precious is not only because it entrusts Xue Huaiyuan's love for her daughter, but also because this jade pendant always reminds her of her name.

She is Ah Li and Ah Li. It was Jiang Li and Xue Fangfei.

Never forget who you are.

Ji Heng shrugged, took a sip from the wine bowl, he looked very refined, but the wine bowl was empty. The capacity for alcohol seems to be very good, Jiang Li thought in her heart, yes, in Ji Heng's position, if the capacity for alcohol is not good, one cup of wine will make you drunk, I am afraid that you have died thousands of times.

She concealed what she was thinking, and then picked up the porcelain cup in front of her, and took a small sip, it was so sweet.

The fire in the yard was warm and warm. In a strange place, it seemed that she could be a stranger. The noise and excitement would cover up some unnatural things, so that she didn't have to behave like Miss Jiang Er. Even if she used Xue Fangfei's original temperament, no one would find out.

This belated New Year's Eve dinner, after drinking and eating, everyone except Jiang Li was stunned.

Old General Ji went back to the room first to sleep. In fact, he was already snoring like thunder after drinking half of it. It was Lu Ji and Kong Liu who helped him back to the room. Haitang also went back to the house early. After all, she is not very familiar with the people in the Duke's Mansion, and her temperament is not as cheerful as before. In addition, the scar of the poisonous spider needs to be rested and healed earlier, so she didn't stay for long.

When Wen Renyao was drunk, he clamored to gamble with others. Situ Jiuyue sniffed the medicine for him, and fell down with a bang. Situ Jiuyue left in style, and the secret guards of the Duke's Mansion had to carry Wen Renyao back.

In an instant, only Ji Heng and Jiang Li were left in the yard.

Ji Heng and Jiang Li alone were fine, just because Wen Ji said: "Your Excellency told me before, I have something to tell the girl, and my subordinates are waiting outside." They left the yard with Zhao Ke.

Ji Heng's subordinates were very loyal, and the servants of the Duke's Mansion were obviously the type who obeyed their master's orders very much. When they said they went out to wait, there was no one in Nuo Da's courtyard in an instant. Jiang Li suspects that there are not even a bird or a bug. Apart from the two of them, there are probably only those delicate and poisonous flowers in the flower garden.

The banquet was withdrawn, leaving only Ji Heng and Jiang Li at the table. The bonfire did not burn out, it was smaller than before, but the yard was much quieter than before. Therefore, instead of being gloomy, there is a kind of warmth after the silence.

Jiang Li asked: "Master?"

Ji Heng rested his chin on one hand and looked at her with his chin resting, but he still refused to agree. Jiang Li took a closer look, but was surprised to find that Ji Heng's eyes were slightly closed and he was not looking at her.

"Grandpa?" Jiang Li called again hesitantly, but Ji Heng still didn't move.

Could it be that he was drunk? She couldn't help but look at the empty wine jars under Ji Heng's feet. No matter how good the capacity for alcohol is, if you drink like this, you must be drunk. The men who had been drinking just now had long since given up. Only Ji Heng was sober and behaved calmly. She was still lamenting that Ji Heng was really not drunk after a thousand glasses of wine. She didn't expect to react at this moment.

However, in order to determine whether this person was really drunk or a prank, Jiang Li took a closer look.

The young man's skin was already fair, so delicate that even women would envy him, and he didn't know how to raise it. At this time, it has already been dyed with a light layer of crimson, but it is even more attractive, and the words "human face peach blossom" are indescribable. Those eyes that are always affectionate on weekdays are slightly closed at this moment, unable to see the playful look inside, the long and gentle eyelashes hang down, showing a kind of gentleness that has never been seen before. His nose bridge is straight and straight, his lips are a bit rosy, and the tear mole at the corner of his eye is more coquettish than a peach blossom. Such a man was sitting in front of him, as gentle as a boy, but also as confusing as a man. Even though Jiang Li had two lives, she couldn't help but look a little dazed.

It was rumored that Ji Heng's biological father, Ji Minghan, was a well-known handsome man with a cold face, and her biological father, Yu Hongye, was so beautiful that he was called a "demon girl". It can be seen that both of them are rare beauties in the world. The combination of beauty and beauty can probably give birth to such a flawless man.

Jiang Li couldn't help but think, it's a pity that she has never seen these two people before, so she doesn't know what kind of demeanor they must be. Seeing Ji Heng like this, I'm afraid the rumors can't describe half of the couple's demeanor.

She sat and waited quietly for a while, trying to wait for Ji Heng to wake up, but after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of Ji Heng waking up. Jiang Li wanted to get up to find Wen Ji and Zhao Ke, but in such a big yard, whenever she wanted to go out, she had to leave Ji Heng here alone.

For some reason, Jiang Li always felt that something was wrong. Although in the eyes of others, Ji Heng is an omnipotent character that no one can deal with. But the longer I know Ji Heng, the more I understand him. Although he is contradictory, there are still some shadows of ordinary people in him. In this world, there is no one who is omnipotent.

Ji Heng has many enemies, which Jiang Li has known for a long time. Who knows if there are other people in the dark at this moment, but for Ji Heng who is drunk, it should be easy for others to kill him in his sleep. Because she died once, Jiang Li cherishes her life very much, and she believes that Ji Heng is the same. No matter what Ji Heng's purpose is and what he wants to do, as long as he dies and stops strangely and abruptly, there will be no "after".

Jiang Li wanted to take out the whistle, but found that the whistle was left in the mansion. Helpless, he had no choice but to continue guarding Ji Heng, not knowing when Ji Heng would wake up. She looked back at Ji Heng again. Ji Heng in her sleep looked like a fragile beauty. She couldn't help but feel soft, so she untied her cloak and put it on Ji Heng.

Falling asleep outside makes it easy to catch a cold, she convinced herself that Ji Heng had helped her many times, so there was no need to worry about such a trivial matter.

Sitting quietly beside him, it seems that time has also become quiet. It is clear that the person sitting next to him is a dangerous person, but because the other person is drunk and doesn't know anything, there is no tit-for-tat temptation, and there is no mutual wariness to be wary of each other. It is rare to just sit for a while so genuinely.

The faint sound of the watchman ringing the bell came from outside, and Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat, and the new year has arrived.

She couldn't help but glanced at Ji Heng, but Ji Heng didn't notice, Jiang Li thought to herself, she didn't expect to spend the first New Year with this person as Miss Jiang. If this was in the past, she would never have believed that such a thing would happen. But in just half a year, everything has changed like the sea has changed. The people I trusted drew their swords at me, and the people I had nothing to do with or even avoided, sat with me to watch the year.

This, perhaps, is the mystery of fate!

She whispered softly, "Happy New Year, Grandpa."

The young man still closed his eyes, but the corners of his mouth seemed to be slightly raised, or his eyes were delusional. Jiang Li looked up at the sky, the snow had stopped, the last bonfire in the yard was burnt out, and the embers could not see the excitement of the past.

In any case, the past is the past.

Wen Ji walked in from the outside and saw Jiang Li sitting next to Ji Heng, startled slightly, and said, "Miss Jiang?"

"Huh?" Jiang Li stood up, "You came just in time, the Duke seems to be drunk."

"Drunk?" Wen Ji frowned, "Why don't you come out and call your subordinate?"

"I'm afraid that if I leave, it will be dangerous for the Grand Duke to stay here alone." Jiang Li explained.

Wen Ji choked, probably what Jiang Li said was really hard for him to understand. Seeing him like this, Jiang Li also guessed what he was thinking, and said: "After all, he is drunk. I know he is very powerful, but after all he is a mortal. The Duke's Mansion has made many enemies. If someone takes this opportunity to come Come to kill him, not to mention succeeding, but it’s not good if you hurt him. Although I don’t know martial arts, I can still shout. If something is wrong, I will call someone. But I thought he would wake up soon. I never imagined that I was so drunk." Jiang Li smiled and said: "In this case, I'm afraid we can't talk about things tonight. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first and visit again when I get a chance, or let Zhao Ke pass on a message."

She has to leave, she has been here for too long, and she can't even think about resting tonight.

Wen Ji reminded: "Your cloak..."

"Almost forgot." Jiang Li picked up her cloak from Ji Heng's body, and smiled at Wen Ji: "But although he is very drunk, he should not sleep well here. The wind and snow in Yanjing City are heavy, and the wind is cold." It's not a trivial matter, you can take him back to the house later."

Wen Ji said: "Zhao Ke will send you off."

"Okay." Jiang Li said, "You don't need to see me off, I know the way out, Zhao Ke should wait outside. You stay here, your master can't miss anyone, it's too dangerous."

She fastened the belt of her cloak, picked up a lantern on the table, and left the yard.

Wen Ji looked at the girl's disappearing back. The snowy road was slippery, but she walked steadily, neither fast nor slow, with a very firm look. She is clearly a weak girl, but for some reason, she always makes people feel very powerful.

Jiang Li's figure disappeared and was never seen again. Wen Ji turned his head and was about to wake Ji Heng up, but saw the young man in red who opened his eyes at some point.

His eyes were clear, without a trace of drunkenness, he still held his hand on his chin, but he didn't have the fragility and helplessness just now, as if everything was a human illusion.

"Master." Wen Ji said, there was no surprise in his words, as if he knew that Ji Heng was not drunk.

Perhaps, after all, this lord of the Duke's Mansion never allowed himself to get drunk. No matter when and where, drunk will give people an opportunity. I don't know how old he was, maybe since he knew the truth of everything, he has been living in a state of sobriety forever, like this all the time.

"Let's go." Ji Heng stood up, turned around and walked into the house.

In his ears, he was still thinking about the girl's words.

"I know he is very powerful, but he is still a mortal man after all. The Duke's Mansion has made many enemies. If someone takes this opportunity to come to claim his life, let alone succeed, it is not good if he is injured. Although I don't know martial arts, But you can still shout, if something is wrong, you will naturally call someone.”

She actually wanted to protect him?

I don't know whether it is precious kindness or stupid innocence, if something happens, there will be no chance for her to call someone, so naturally she will be killed too. But the most surprising thing is that she thinks she is a mortal, and she is also the most ordinary one among all living beings.

People fear him, look up to him, fear him, and rely on him. After a long time, even he himself doesn't remember, he is just a person.

Except for the hidden guards, no one has ever told him about protecting him, including his relatives. What he needs is growth and strength, not weakness.

But...Jiang Li said all this very naturally.

Ji Heng put away his fan and stopped thinking about it.

There seemed to be warmth from her cloak on her body.

...

That night, it was Zhao Ke who finally sent Jiang Li back to Jiang's house. The same as when going out, it is still the "back door" that no one finds.

On the second day, Jiang Li got up late because she spent most of the night in the Duke's mansion the night before. Tong'er also laughed and said: "Girl slept really long last night, it's rare to sleep so well. The sound of setting off firecrackers is everywhere outside, and the servant woke up when the rooster crowed three times today, sleeping on the bed like pancakes. no."

Bai Xue and Tong'er didn't know that Jiang Li was not at the mansion last night, but went to the Duke's mansion, and even roasted venison with General Ji and his group.

But if this is said to them, it would be shocking. Maybe others would think she was talking in her sleep. After all, she was able to sneak out to the Duke's Mansion in the middle of the night to drink and eat meat with a group of people who were not very familiar. It's really not something that a lady from a rich family can do, let alone a lady from a rich family, a girl from a decent family probably wouldn't have the guts to do it.

Jiang Li shook her head, not knowing why, but a little funny. It's very strange, now her status is much higher than when she was "Mrs. Shen", and logically speaking, there should be more rules. In fact, she is a little more free than before. It can be seen that sometimes identity is not the reason to confine one's nature, but talent is.

She was quite lucky this time.

Bai Xue said: "Girl, it's time for us to pay my respects to the old lady."

During the New Year period, it is indispensable to pay Mrs. Jiang every morning. Maybe Mrs. Jiang also wanted to take this opportunity to repair her relationship with Jiangli. Every time she was kind to Jiangli, it was just that this excessive kindness made Jiangli feel a little uncomfortable.

She said: "Okay."

When I arrived at the Wanfeng Hall, I saw Mrs. Jiang sitting in the hall, and Jiang Bingji was being pulled by the nanny, sitting on a stool and eating peanut candy. Since Ji Shuran left, Mrs. Jiang's discipline on Jiang Bingji has become much stricter. After all, Jiang Bingji was a child. Although Ji Shuran doted on him back then, he still spent more time with the old lady. Therefore, although she was a bit crooked, she was not as hopeless as Jiang Youyao. These days have also become more orderly, at least not as lawless as when Jiang Li first arrived in Jiang's house.

When Mrs. Jiang saw Jiang Li coming, she talked with Jiang Li for a while as usual. Jiang Yuyan was also there, sitting awkwardly on the side, silent and rarely speaking. Mrs. Jiang is used to her temperament like this, and treats her indifferently. Not harsh, but not affectionate either.

Only Jiang Youyao delayed the future.

"Why didn't the third girl come here?" Mrs. Jiang asked.

The nurse next to her looked outside and said, "Perhaps it's because you got up late, and the maids didn't come to report."

Mrs. Jiang frowned, and said: "The more unruly!" She probably thought that Jiang Youyao was still angry because of the Ye family's visit yesterday, so she deliberately didn't come to pay her respects.

Jiang Li smiled slightly, and drank tea in a leisurely manner. She didn't bother to care about Jiang Youyao. If Jiang Youyao doesn't let go of her original temperament, even if she doesn't deal with her, someone will deal with her sooner or later.

"Go and have a look." Mrs. Jiang said to Pearl, "Please 'invite' her here."

There was already a little anger in Mrs. Jiang's voice.

Jiang Yuyan became even more frightened, a little at a loss, as if she wanted to leave, but she didn't know what reason to find. When hesitating, Jiang Jingrui and Jiang Jingyou also came. They don't have to study at the end of the year, which is a rare freedom. Seeing Jiang Li laughing, Jiang Jingrui said, "Hey, it's all here."

Lu Shi glanced around and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not all, why is Youyao missing?"

That's all she said, right now Yang is not here, neither is Ji Shuran, no one talks to her. Lu Shi came to chat with Jiang Li, it was all trivial matters, and he had nothing to say. Mrs. Lu also knows that Mrs. Jiang now intends to make up for Jiang Li, and making friends with Jiang Li will naturally make the old lady feel at ease. If you can make the old lady happy, how can you be sad?

After talking like this, Pearl came back after a while. Jiang Li noticed with sharp eyes that there was no one else behind Pearl—she didn't "invite" Jiang Youyao here.

Not only that, but when she got closer, Jiang Li also found that Pearl was walking in a hurry and her face was flustered. She was the maid next to the old lady, and she was rarely in such a state of panic. She might have an accident with such a look.

Sure enough, as soon as Pearl entered the Wanfeng Hall, she said: "Old Furen, something has happened, Miss San is missing!"

"What's missing?" Madam Jiang frowned.

"Miss San is not in the mansion, she left!"

"What do you mean by leaving?" Lu Shi didn't take it seriously, "It's not certain that she went out to play, but she didn't tell the porter, why is she so panicked?"

Pearl turned her head, as if she saw that Lu Shi was there, her face became even more troubled. Mrs. Jiang said: "Just say what you want, there is no need to be jealous, this place is all my family."

"Miss San definitely didn't go out of the mansion secretly to play." Pearl said: "I just went to see it. In Miss San's room, all the valuable gold and silver are gone, and there are antiques and clothes on the shelves. And, San Miss's personal servant girl is still in the mansion, if the third lady sneaks out of the mansion, it is impossible not to bring her maid with her!"

This is clearly a gesture of never looking back.

With a "pop", the teacup in Mrs. Jiang's hand broke. Lu Shi also opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Jiang Li thought, this time something really happened.