Marriage of the Di Daughter

The day passed like this.

Jiang Li stayed in this house, so Zhao Ke and Wen Ji naturally had nothing to say to her. Lu Ji and Ji Heng were not there, and Wen Renyao was a chatterbox, but when he asked about Jiang Li's conversation, it was difficult for Jiang Li to answer, so she pretended not to know.

Huangzhou Jiangli had never been here in his previous life. He only knew that it was rich in a kind of wine, which was very famous. Although Ji Heng didn't say anything, Jiang Li also knew that there were many crises in this city, and it was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface. Cheng Wang may have made some layouts in it as his reserved arrangements. Once he starts to make trouble, Huangzhou will inevitably be implicated.

I don't know when King Cheng will make an incident, but Jiang Li thinks that he won't wait too long. Therefore, when Ji Heng was away, Jiang Li didn't propose to take a walk on the street, not only because she hadn't recovered her strength yet, but also because she ran into a hidden danger at some point. Presumably Wen Renyao also understands this, otherwise he would not have stayed in the courtyard all day without going out with such a temperament that loves to join in the fun.

From day to night, Zhao Ke went out to buy food and wine, and it was near this house. Jiang Li has nothing to do, but fortunately there is a study in the house, and Jiang Li found some books in the study. Although they are some boring scripts, they are better than none.

Reading a book, in a daze, it was night in a blink of an eye.

When the lights outside were turned on, Ji Heng and Lu Ji still didn't come back. The servant girl came over and asked, "Miss, are you going to rest?"

Jiang Li looked at the sky, and the stars were hidden in the clouds. Outside the nearby streets, it seemed that she could still hear the singing and dancing of the singer in the restaurant, but the sound was not as loud as it was at the beginning - deep in the night, everything calm down. Everyone slept and rested, and the whole Huangzhou fell into tranquility.

"I don't want to rest yet, you go out first." Jiang Li shook her head: "I'll go to the cave when I'm tired."

The servant girl withdrew.

Strange to say, usually at this time, Jiang Li would feel a little drowsy, but today she was surprisingly energetic. She didn't know if it was because of "Ruanjinsan" or something else, or if it was simply because Ji Heng was not around, she always felt uneasy. In short, she didn't feel sleepy at all. Fortunately, at this time, twelve hours had passed since she ate the Ruanjin powder yesterday, and she was completely awake, no longer as weak as before.

Jiang Li couldn't sleep, so she had to walk around the room. That room used to be the place where ordinary people in Huangzhou lived, and this room should also be where my daughter slept. The red tent soft bed is very fragrant and soft. Jiang Li sat down in front of the dressing mirror. Under the dim light, her face was still freckled. Although a little red had faded, it was too little.

There was also a palm-sized vermilion basket in front of the mirror, inside which was a roll of thin thread and a pair of scissors. Scissors should be used by girls when doing needlework, they are very small. About Ji Heng bought the house very soon, and the family moved away so quickly that they didn't have time to take the scissors away.

Jiang Li weighed the scissors, they were not very heavy, and they were easy to use, so she put them away in her sleeves.

Her sharpened hairpins and the dagger given by Jiang Jingrui were all cleaned up when they were taken away by Cheng Wang's men. And because it was the woman who did it, the search was very careful, and nothing useful was left behind. With nothing to defend myself, I always feel that something is missing. But now she doesn't have time to find a new hairpin, so she has to put it aside for the time being.

Although Wen Ji and Zhao Ke are there, it is better to have an extra layer of protection in everything.

After Jiang Li put away the scissors, she walked to the window again. She didn't know when Ji Heng would come back, it was already late at night, maybe he wouldn't come back tonight at all. Wen Renyao went back to the room to rest a long time ago, and the lights in his room seemed to have gone out, but Jiang Li still didn't feel sleepy.

And because it was too deserted, she even wanted to wake up Wen Renyao and let Wen Renyao talk to her.

The candlelight was weak, and the candle shed tears, falling drop by drop onto the table, making a clearly visible sound. It should have been a quiet night, but somehow, for no reason, Jiang Li suddenly felt uneasy.

It's because it's so quiet around here.

On a spring night, although it is quiet, there will always be a little bit of sound. For example, the cry of frogs, the sound of fish swimming in the pond flicking their tails, the whispering of birds, or the sound of the evening wind, these sounds are dotted in the night, quiet and lively, thriving.

But tonight, the quietness was a bit too much. Jiang Li didn't hear anything, as if everything had been agreed, and it stopped abruptly at the same place, and the faint singing and dancing sound came from before, and I don't know when. All gone.

Jiang Li inexplicably developed a layer of goosebumps.

Perhaps because she died once, she also has an intuition about danger. Unlike killers who are afraid of facing a powerful enemy, this intuition is like a beast smelling danger, and it is uneasy at the moment before the disaster begins.

Jiang Li felt a little depressed suddenly. She thought for a while, put on her outer clothes, and opened the door gently.

As soon as she opened the door, she felt that the door hit someone. Before her door, there were two people squatting before her door. Jiang Li almost screamed out, but the person immediately spoke, lowered her voice, and said in a short voice. Said: "Second Miss, it's me!"

It was Zhao Ke's voice.

Only by the candlelight in the room did Jiang Li see clearly that the people squatting at her door were actually Zhao Ke and Wen Ji. She was extremely surprised, although she knew that Zhao Ke and Wen Ji were responsible for her own safety, but she didn't see these two when she entered the door before, and why they were squatting in front of her door, even if they were nearby. And why do you need two people on night watch? When one person sleeps, one person rests and takes turns. Why are you so cautious?

Jiang Li's mind is in a mess, and she can't figure it out for the time being, but she deeply understands one thing, and she is afraid that something will happen tonight.

Sure enough, she had just thought of this level, and there was another surprised voice not far away, it was Wen Renyao's voice, and he said, "Second Miss Jiang, why did you come out?"

Jiang Li was very surprised, and asked Zhao Ke: "What's going on?"

"I'm afraid that if there is any movement tonight, King Cheng may want to attack and occupy Huangzhou by night. There are soldiers and horses outside the city." Zhao Ke replied.

"Is there someone who becomes a king in Huangzhou?" Jiang Li asked.

Zhao Ke didn't seem to expect Jiang Li to think of this so quickly, he was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded. Realizing that Jiang Li might not be able to see him nodding in the dark, he said, "Yes. I didn't want to disturb Second Miss, but this night is over. I didn't expect Second Miss to come out by herself." He hesitated, "Second Miss Why did you come out suddenly?"

"I always feel uneasy, feeling like something is going to happen." Jiang Li said: "Maybe you don't believe it, but you think it's too quiet tonight. I wanted to go out and have a look, but I didn't expect to meet you as soon as I came out."

Zhao Ke was stunned.

When they were talking in this room, Wen Renyao seemed dissatisfied with being left out, and ran over from the other side. He also took two small wooden benches in his hand, handed one to Jiang Li, and said, "What are you talking about?" What? Second Miss Jiang, why don't you all sit down here."

Jiang Li said: "Why don't you sit in the room?"

"I'm afraid I might miss the signal." Zhao Ke explained.

Jiang Li understood, and she asked again: "Where is Ji Heng now?"

"He wants to deal with night raids." Wen Renyao replied enthusiastically: "I have negotiated with the leader of the city guards. He is the Duke of the state, and the city guards have to listen to him. They can’t get in. However, the people he stayed in Huangzhou may take the opportunity to cause chaos, maybe kill innocent people, and maybe take advantage of the chaos to open the city gate to let those soldiers and horses come in. So tonight is very important.”

Jiang Li understood what Wen Renyao meant, and she said, "Where are those common people?"

Wen Renyao said: "Except for the guards near the city gate, some of them will stay in the city, but tonight... probably there will be burning, killing and looting."

Turmoil and turmoil, committing crimes and causing chaos, is nothing more than the word "chaos", and the innocent people will always suffer. Even Ji Heng can't change this point, he can't save everyone. Furthermore, Ji Heng is not a soft-hearted person. Maybe he came to Huangzhou to defend the city and destroy the plan of becoming a king, not because he wanted to save the lives of the people in this city, but simply to fulfill his own purpose.

Although his purpose is still unclear, Jiang Li can vaguely get some clues. It's just that this clue seems to be very important to Ji Heng, and it's inconvenient for her to ask directly. But if you ask others, people who are close to Ji Heng, such as Wen Renyao, may not necessarily know the truth.

After all, it is a cloud of fog, and it is difficult to see the sun through the clouds.

"Second Miss Jiang, don't worry." Seeing Jiang Li's silence, Wen Renyao thought Jiang Li was afraid, and he said, "Although Ah Heng is not here, I can protect you. Follow me, don't worry!"

Jiang Li was not very relieved, especially for Wen Renyao. If Zhao Ke and Wen Ji were guarding, it would be better to say that Wen Renyao needed more protection than she.

Thinking like this, but seeing the dark sky, I don't know when it was dyed bright. It seems that someone took a torch and smeared randomly in the sky, painting that piece red. Immediately afterwards, the red became bigger and brighter, almost illuminating half of Huangzhou City, and then, a loud drum sounded.

Enemy night attack!

Jiang Li immediately turned to look at Zhao Ke and Wen Ji, their expressions were unprecedentedly dignified. Not far away, the sound of people's panicked footsteps began to be heard from the place adjacent to it. It seemed that the sound of the drum and trumpet woke up many sleeping people, and the common people hurriedly got up in clothes to see what happened.

At this moment, the candles in Jiang Li's room were also burned out, and the flame flickered slightly before being completely extinguished. There was no longer any light in the room, only the illuminated sky in the distance.

They probably did.