Marriage of the Di Daughter

After returning to the mansion, it was already evening.

Jiang Li didn't go back to the courtyard directly, but went to the Wanfengtang. This time, when he went to the Duke's mansion, Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai were very puzzled, so they specially waited for her in the Wanfengtang. Seeing that she came back safe and sound, her expression was fine, she was very calm, so she was relieved.

"Li girl, when you went to the Duke's mansion today, did you meet anyone? What did you do in the Duke's mansion? Did General Ji say why he invited you to the banquet alone?" Mrs. Jiang asked road.

"At the birthday banquet of the old general in the Duke's Mansion today, I was not the only one. There were five or six people, but they were all face-to-face. "Jiang Li made up the nonsense without changing his face, and continued: "After the meal, the old general asked me about riding and archery. Probably because I learned about my performance in riding and archery in the Six Arts School Examination, I thought I am proficient in this way, and I was curious about me, so I specially invited me to participate. Afterwards, I chatted with several ladies in the afternoon, and came back in the evening. It seems that it is just an ordinary family banquet, nothing special. As for why I was only invited, It’s really inconvenient to ask this question, and the old general didn’t say anything.”

There was nothing wrong with her answer, Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai looked at each other, neither of them had anything to ask. Those who asked, seeing Jiang Li's appearance, just went to eat a meal, didn't know anything, and shouldn't be able to answer.

Jiang Yuanbai said: "In that case, go back and rest."

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, and said again: "Father, I was at the Duke's birthday banquet today, and I heard them talking about the current situation. The city of Yanjing may not be peaceful recently. Father...and get ready."

Jiang Yuanbai shook his head: "What do you mean by that?"

"Specifically, I really don't know. They don't talk too much at the banquet. That's what I've worked hard to find out." Jiang Li said. After saying this, she saluted Jiang Yuanbai and Mrs. Jiang, and went back to her yard.

After Jiang Li left, Mrs. Jiang asked, "Yuan Bai, what did the second girl mean by that?"

Jiang Yuanbai's expression darkened: "I'm afraid King Cheng is about to make a move."

"The Jiang family...do you want to stay out of the limelight and leave the capital temporarily?" Mrs. Jiang asked.

Jiang Yuanbai smiled wryly: "Mother, at this juncture, I can't leave even if I want to. In my position, I can only bite the bullet. I only hope that the emperor is not completely unprepared. This battle... still has a chance."

Mrs. Jiang sighed heavily again. With the current situation, even though they are the family members of Shoufu University Scholars, they seem to have a bright future, but in fact they are just ants of power. Winners and losers have been bleeding since ancient times, so what? It's just these actions, King Cheng's actions, the emperor's counterattack, I don't know how blood will flow into rivers in Yanjing City, and many families will be separated from their wives and children.

On the other end, Jiang Li returned to the yard.

Tong'er and Bai Xue were busy cleaning up, but she was sitting in the room with her brows full of worries. After much deliberation, he still mentioned this sentence to Jiang Yuanbai. Although in Jiang Li's view, King Cheng would probably lose this battle, but the Jiang family was on the cusp, so who knew if something would happen. Now that she is in the Jiang family, the Jiang family and the Jiang family should complement each other. If something happens to the Jiang family, it will not do her any good.

What's more, although the Jiang family once wronged Miss Jiang and produced a vicious woman like Ji Shuran, she now relies on the Jiang family for all her gruel, food, and daily necessities. If Second Miss Jiang is here, she doesn't want her family to be destroyed. If Jiang Yuanbai could be prepared in advance, maybe the next thing would save a lot of trouble.

As for Jiang Youyao's matter, Jiang Li was also prepared to accept Ji Heng's suggestion and not tell Jiang Yuanbai for the time being. It's just to see what happens on Li Lian's side first. Jiang Youyao should suffer a lot. If she finds a way to bring her back to the house now, not only will she not thank the Jiang family, she may even think that the Jiang family deliberately broke her up. and Li Lian. Such a white-eyed wolf might bite the Jiang family back at some point, so it's better to throw her to Li Lian now, so the Jiang family can be quiet and quiet.

Even if Li Lian wanted to learn some secret news about the Jiang family from Jiang Youyao, it was absolutely impossible. You must know that Jiang Youyao doesn't care about everything except herself, so Li Lian is doomed to return in vain if he wants to inquire about anything.

What Jiang Li is most concerned about now is Princess Yongning.

According to what Ji Heng said, Princess Yongning is pregnant now, I don't know if she has noticed it herself. Once Princess Yongning found out that she was pregnant, the next thing she wanted to do was to discuss it with Shen Yurong. For Shen Yurong, this was not a good thing. As for how things will develop next, Jiang Li is looking forward to it.

She really couldn't wait to see the ugly faces of these two people.

...

In the Princess Mansion, a faint incense was burning in the room. There is a thin stick of incense stick, and the green smoke curling up is also thin. The fragrance it emits is like jasmine, which is very pleasant.

Princess Yongning has always liked rich and warm aromas, and lighter incense is almost impossible to find in the Princess Mansion. But in recent days, Princess Yongning is always tired easily and loses energy, especially when she has no appetite for food. The rich aroma made her uncomfortable, so all the incense in the princess mansion was replaced with this faint one.

But even with a touch of incense, Princess Yongning didn't feel very good. She was leaning on the slump, with a sleepy expression, and she didn't care to take care of her usual delicate and delicate makeup, showing a bit haggard. The skin is not as fair as usual, a little sallow.

"Princess, Imperial Physician Zhang will be here soon." Mei Xiang gently pressed Princess Yongning's shoulders, and said with a smile: "When Imperial Physician Zhang arrives, I will prescribe two prescriptions for you. The servant will take the medicine and fry it for you to take. It won't be so hard."

Princess Yongning let out a weak "hmm". She didn't know when she had such an uncomfortable scene. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably after Shen Ruyun's wedding banquet. But she didn't do anything that day, as usual, she got the chance to hang out with Shen Yurong, and nothing else happened. Why did I feel very uncomfortable after returning to the princess mansion, it has been several days, and there is no improvement at all. There was really no other way, so she asked Mei Xiang to take the token and ask Imperial Physician Zhang to show her.

Thinking of this, she complained to Shen Yurong again. It was clear that she had let people around her tell Shen Yurong that she was not feeling well these few days, but Shen Yurong didn't even come to see her. Although she knew that the court affairs were busy, but she didn't take herself seriously, Shen Yurong didn't have her in her heart.

These complaints accumulated in her heart, which made Princess Yongning even more uncomfortable. I just feel that my head hurts, my hands hurt, my legs hurt, and even my toes hurt.

In the evening, the sky darkened very quickly, and soon, the sky became completely dark. There was a strong wind blowing in Yanjing City at night, the maids were afraid that Princess Yongning would feel bored, so they opened the windows of the Princess Mansion. As soon as it was opened, the gust of wind rushed in impatiently, and immediately blew out half of the candles in the hall, and the paper and pens on the table were blown everywhere, making the vase tilted here and there.

Princess Yongning looked even more upset, and when she was about to punish her servants, Mei Xiang trotted in, followed by an old man in a pine green cotton jacket, and said, "Your Highness, Imperial Doctor Zhang is here."

Imperial Physician Zhang is a doctor in the Imperial Hospital who is familiar with Princess Yongning. Princess Yongning usually has a headache and she likes to have Imperial Physician Zhang come to her house to have a look. Seeing Imperial Physician Zhang finally came at this moment, he managed to pull himself together, sat up straight, stretched out his hand and said: "Doctor Zhang, I have been feeling very uncomfortable recently, so I can't tell you the specifics. I feel weak, very tired, have a bad appetite, and always feel nauseous. Sometimes I fall asleep in the afternoon and wake up in the middle of the night. Show me, what is the problem?"

Hearing this, Imperial Physician Zhang was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Princess Yongning saw that he was just standing there blankly, and did not feel her own pulse, so she said impatiently: "Doctor Zhang, What are you still doing in a daze, give me your pulse!"

Physician Zhang finally came back to his senses, forced a smile, and said, "Your Highness, don't panic, this old man will check His Highness's pulse right now."

He put his hand on Princess Yongning's wrist and carefully felt his pulse.

In fact, the time didn't pass long, but Doctor Zhang's complexion suddenly turned snow-white at a certain moment. Not only that, cold sweat gradually began to ooze from his forehead, and even his hands felt a little shaky.

Seeing that it took too long to feel the pulse this time, Princess Yongning couldn't help but frowned and scolded: "Doctor Zhang, what's the matter? Why didn't you move?"

Physician Zhang withdrew his hand all of a sudden and stood up. He didn't dare to look at Princess Yongning, he lowered his head and hesitated, his voice began to tremble, "Your Highness, old man, I'm sure the old man may have made a mistake, Your Highness might as well invite Gao Ming to come and see what your Highness's reason is?"

The more he said that, the more suspicious Princess Yongning felt. Princess Yongning said: "In the imperial hospital, I only trust you. Doctor Zhang, what is the matter with me, just tell me, otherwise, I will trust you." The palace will punish you for the crime of deception!"

Doctor Zhang was taken aback, and quickly knelt down. The old man could not help but bewildered in his voice, as if he was about to cry in the next moment, he said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Highness Forgive me! Your Highness... I am afraid she is pregnant!"

I'm pregnant! Like a thunderbolt, it suddenly hit her head, Princess Yongning was startled, and she almost didn't recover.

"You are so courageous, how dare you speak nonsense in front of His Highness! Drag it on!" Mei Xiang reacted very quickly, and immediately ordered.

"I don't dare to speak nonsense, Your Highness, please spare me!" Doctor Zhang kowtowed repeatedly, his voice shrill.

Princess Yongning frowned, as if she finally understood the meaning of this sentence, she looked at Imperial Physician Zhang, and asked suddenly: "Is what you said true?"

Imperial Physician Zhang hurriedly shouted: "Your official dare not speak nonsense."

"Look at this day, how long has it been?" Princess Yongning asked.

Imperial Physician Zhang was dripping with cold sweat, but he dared not answer Princess Yongning's words, "It should be less than one month."

"It's less than a month..." Princess Yongning murmured, the time was quite suitable, she and Shen Yurong only met a few times during this period. It's just that what she didn't understand was that every time she used child-avoiding medicine, Shen Yurong was very careful in this regard. Of course, Princess Yongning doesn't want to conceive before marriage. Even if Beiyan's custom is opened up again, this kind of thing would be a shameful scandal for ordinary people.

Unexpectedly, even so, she was still pregnant with Shen Yurong's child.

Princess Yongning caressed her belly involuntarily.

Seeing this, Mei Xiang hurriedly said: "Your Highness, are you planning to..." She didn't continue, Princess Yongning turned to look at her and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Mei Xiang murmured: "Are you planning to keep this child?"

When Princess Yongning heard this, she slapped Mei Xiang viciously, and turned Mei Xiang's head to the side. She said sharply: "The child in this palace's belly can tolerate a lowly maid like you?"

Doctor Zhang, who was kneeling on the ground, hadn't gotten up yet, and was trembling with fright. Mei Xiang also knelt on the ground, five finger prints were clearly reflected on her face, but she didn't seem to notice anything, she still said: "Your Highness's flesh and blood are growing day by day, after all, I can't hide it. If it is seen by the emperor, if it is seen by outsiders, I am afraid that I will not be able to explain it clearly. His Highness is sympathetic to that person. If the incident happens, the emperor and the others will definitely not let it go. If it is found to be the flesh and blood of that person, that person's official career may also be destroyed. Yes, Your Highness will definitely feel distressed."

Because Doctor Zhang was here, Mei Xiang didn't dare to say Shen Yurong's name, but replaced it with "that person". These words touched Princess Yongning's heart. This child grows up day by day, and his stomach can't be hidden no matter what. If the emperor finds out about this matter, he must pursue it. In the end, it is found that it is Shen Yurong's flesh and blood, and Shen Yurong's official career ends here. Although for Princess Yongning, she didn't care whether Shen Yurong was an official or not. But Shen Yurong herself will definitely not be happy, if Shen Yurong is not happy, Princess Yongning will not be happy either.

She suddenly felt a headache.

"But this is me and his child..." Princess Yongning said, and there was a look of kindness and tenderness in her eyes. Like a kind mother, looking forward to the emergence of a new life.

This is her and Shen Yurong's child, and this alone gives Princess Yongning countless reasons not to abandon her. This may be a son, or it may be a daughter. Maybe the eyes look like Shen Yurong, maybe the mouth looks like herself. When he grows up in the future, he will call Shen Yurong his father and himself his mother. This is evidence of her deep affection with Shen Yurong, and she will never abandon this child no matter what.

"I want to keep him." This sentence, Princess Yongning said firmly. Mei Xiang and Imperial Physician Zhang who were kneeling on the ground were shocked at the same time, and neither spoke.

"As for what to do next, I'm not in a hurry. It's not yet a month old, and others can't see it. The top priority is to take care of my child. Now people are unpredictable, and there are countless people who want to harm my child. I have to protect him. " said Princess Yongning.

Mei Xiang said: "This servant will protect His Highness well."

Princess Yongning nodded in satisfaction, and glanced across Imperial Physician Zhang who was kneeling on the ground, a gleam of coolness flashed in her eyes, she said: "Doctor Zhang has worked hard today, Mei Xiang, you take Imperial Physician Zhang down, treat him to a cup of tea before leaving .”

Mei Xiang understood, and Imperial Physician Zhang begged for mercy, only to hear Princess Yongning smile and said: "Doctor Zhang, don't be impatient, leave after tea, your wife and son won't care about the time for a cup of tea."

Hearing the words, Imperial Doctor Zhang shook his body suddenly, his eyes dimmed immediately, he didn't say anything, and followed Mei Xiang out in a daze.

Calm was restored in the hall.

The smile on Princess Yongning's face disappeared. Although she very much hoped to keep this child, Mei Xiang's words had also reached her ears, and it was really not an option to continue like this. Should I tell Shen Yurong about this? I'm afraid it can't, if Shen Yurong knows about this, she will definitely persuade her not to have this child. During these days, he has said more than once that it is at the cusp of the storm, don't be caught by others, and you should keep your distance. If you have a child, wouldn't you pass the handle on to someone else?

For himself, he always has a way, no matter how determined he is, he will be moved by his gentleness in the end, and he will do what he wants. But this time, Princess Yongning did not intend to obey Shen Yurong's wishes, she must keep this child.

What method should I think of, to expose this matter in a legitimate way, and let the child stay? This child cannot live without a father, he must call Shen Yurong a father.

Princess Yongning's heart suddenly moved, yes, this child must have a father, and this father can only be Shen Yurong. As long as you marry Shen Yurong before others can see it, and find a reason to say that you were born prematurely, you can make the matter fair and aboveboard, right?

But it is not an easy task to marry Shen Yurong in a very short period of time. Princess Yongning didn't plan to discuss with Shen Yurong, because Shen Yurong would definitely raise doubts, and she couldn't tell Shen Yurong that she was pregnant. She plans to go to the palace to meet Concubine Liu tomorrow morning, and let Concubine Liu persuade the emperor to give her a marriage.

In any case, this matter cannot fail.

...

At night in Yanjing City, some families are happy and some are worried. While some people are happy about the flesh and blood in their stomachs, others are worried about their future.

Right Prime Minister Li's Mansion has been renovated very exquisitely and luxuriously. Right Prime Minister has been in power for many years, especially in recent years, and his position in the court has become more and more stable. There are not a few people who come to give gifts on weekdays. Arrived in the warehouse. It is heard that the treasury of the right minister's mansion is even more full than the national treasury, but no one knows whether it is a rumor or true.

There is already a yard on the west side, which is much quieter than other yards. There are only three or two maids sweeping, but the yard is quite clean. In the room, there was a person sitting at the table. She was holding a book in her hand, but she opened it unintentionally, staring out the window in a daze.

This woman is young, and she can be called cute. She is none other than Jiang Youyao, the third miss of the Jiang family and the Li family who fled.

It has been a long time since Jiang Youyao came to Li's Mansion. She escaped from Jiang's house that day, and wanted to go to Ji's house, but who knows, she also met bandits on the street. Seeing that she was a girl, those bandits not only snatched her package , and wanted to touch her. Just when Jiang Youyao was feeling desperate, a handsome young man appeared like a divine soldier from heaven. He asked his followers to drive away the bandits, and helped Jiang Youyao up. Seeing that Jiang Youyao was shaking with fright and unable to speak, he took Jiang Youyao back to the mansion, cleaned her up, and told her to calm down and not be afraid.

In fact, when Jiang Youyao was rescued, she recognized who this young master was. It is Li Lian, the second son of the Li family of the right prime minister. According to common sense, Jiang Youyao shouldn't have any entanglements with the Li family. You must know that the Li family and the Jiang family are deadly rivals. But for some reason, she did not refuse Li Lian's move to take her back to the house. Maybe it was because she hated the Jiang family for killing her own mother, she ignored herself, and wanted to make the Jiang family angry like revenge. Maybe it's because she is really desperate now, and she doesn't know who to rely on. Or maybe it's because the Second Young Master Li looks too gentle, not like the cunning person his father said, and it's easy to believe that someone treats you gently in such a difficult time.

She followed Li Lian back to the Li Mansion, and after washing her face, Li Lian also recognized her. Jiang Youyao's heart broke, and she told Li Lian about her grievances in Jiang's house these days. She had no choice but to leave home, and she also hoped that Li Lian would not tell others about her stay in the Li family. If the Jiang family found out, they would arrest her.

Li Lian is a person who loves fragrance and cherishes jade, and seems to have moved her heart with compassion. Sure enough, he didn't tell Li Zhongnan about this matter, he allocated a place in his yard to Jiang Youyao, Jiang Youyao usually lives here. She can't go out, otherwise she will be seen by others, so Jiang Youyao can only walk around the yard, and she has to be careful not to be seen by the rest of the Li family. After a long time, it will naturally feel dull and boring.

Besides these servants, Li Lian was the only person she could see every day.

The longer she spent with Li Lian, the more Jiang Youyao felt that Li Lian was a good person. He is gentle and considerate, and knows his own heart very well, Jiang Youyao couldn't help but talk to him after several times. Later... After having a deeper relationship with Li Lian, Jiang Youyao was also afraid at first. She escaped from the Jiang family, and for a while, she still thought that she was the daughter of the chief minister. If this matter got out, the Jiang family would be ashamed.

But Li Lian told Jiang Youyao: "If you don't want to go back, you don't have to go back. After all, you said that Jiang's house took you harshly, so why don't you stay in our house. I will find an identity for you when I introduce you, and you can be justified with me." together forever."

Jiang Youyao was very useful.

Promises are sincere withdrawals. Zhou Yanbang has been refusing to promise her, making her wait for many years, and finally married someone else, which really makes her very sad. Now there is someone who can take the initiative to stand up and comfort her pain, Jiang Youyao naturally can't resist.

She also thought that in the future, for example, Li Lian's wife could only be the daughter of a wealthy family. No matter how powerful he is, if he finds an identity for himself, it is impossible for him to be the daughter of a wealthy family. She stayed by Li Lian's side with no name or status, at most she was a concubine. But how could Jiang Youyao be willing to be a concubine?

But even if she is still the third young lady of the Jiang family, it is impossible for her to become a couple with Li Lian, because the Li family and the Jiang family have never been in the same boat, not for a day or two.

Although the days with Li Lian were happy, the future could not be seen at a glance. Even so, Jiang Youyao still couldn't bear to leave him. Because of leaving Li Lian, she might not be able to live better. It's better to grasp the present and let's talk about it when we are happy first. As for the future, think about it later.

Feeling that she had been sitting for a long time, Jiang Youyao stood up and wanted to take a walk in the yard. The maids are all doing their own things. These maids don't know if they recognized her identity. In fact, Jiang Youyao was not very satisfied with them, and sometimes she sighed. If she knew it, she would have brought Jinhuayinhua out together. After all, it is the person who has been with her since she was a child. It is also easy to use. And the master of these maids is Li Lian, who is very respectful to Li Lian, but not very warm to Jiang Youyao.

The most important thing is that all the maids in Li Lian's yard are beautiful, and Yingying Yanyan is very annoying. Sometimes Jiang Youyao can't help but wonder, did Li Lian put all these maids in the yard? , for your convenience. She also hinted in front of Li Lian, but Li Lian was too good at coaxing people, so he coaxed her into forgetting her original intention with a few words, and stopped asking questions.

Jiang Youyao walked to the edge of the yard, and couldn't help but look up to the other side of the yard.

Next to it is the yard of Li Xian, the eldest son of Li. Li Xian doesn't go back to the residence often, it is heard that he is busy with work. Jiang Youyao had already heard about Li Zhongnan's two sons, Li Xian was much more praised than Li Lian. He had a successful official career at a young age, he was also extremely talented, and he was handsome and elegant. Compared with Li Lian, he seemed to be more clean and self-sufficient. At such an old age, I have never heard of him having any bad habits.

Jiang Youyao glanced around the yard.

The biggest difference between Li Xian's yard and Li Lian's yard is probably the servants. The maids in Li Lian's courtyard were all pretty and lovely, but Li Xian didn't see any maids in the courtyard. There are quite a few servants, but they are younger. They all looked like young boys of twelve or thirteen years old. Jiang Youyao even saw a child of eight or nine years old once. Jiang Youyao didn't quite understand why these servants were so young, wouldn't it be inconvenient to serve them? As long as they run errands and carry heavy objects, it seems that these are still children's servants, so they may not be able to do well.

She also asked Li Lian this question. Li Lian always smiled and shook his head, saying that those children were orphans without father and mother. On the surface, they are servants, but in fact they can give them a bite to eat, and when they grow up, they can also serve the family.

When Jiang Youyao heard the words, she still murmured in her heart, it seems that this Mr. Li has a kind heart, he is a very good person, and he can think of such a roundabout way to take care of them.

She withdrew her gaze, walked back, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, but this Mr. Li is also very picky, these young boys in the yard are all very beautiful. If he didn't know what kind of character Li Xian was, he would have thought that he, like the Su Guogong who had a special hobby, liked men's broken sleeves.

Mr. Li is a pedophile, it's disgusting!