Marriage of the Di Daughter

On this day, Jiang Li didn't know how she got back to the Jiang Mansion. It seemed that everyone was trying to persuade her to rest assured that Ji Heng would definitely come back. Now I can't find her whereabouts temporarily, but for some reason, Jiang Li's heart can't settle down. Those comforting words passed by her ears, but they couldn't comfort her at all.

The members of the Jiang family didn't know about Ji Heng, nor did they know what happened to Jiang Li, and they thought everything was business as usual. Tong'er and Baixue knew the inside story, and when they sent Jiang Li back, Wen Renyao specially asked the two maids to take good care of Jiang Li, talk with Jiang Li, and don't let Jiang Li think wildly by herself.

Tong'er and Baixue served Jiangli carefully. They thought that Jiangli would cry, be sad alone, and even get sick because of it, but after returning from Jiang's mansion, Jiangli became stronger. She was doing what she would do every day as if nothing had happened, at least on the surface, she was no different from the past.

But the anxiety and worry in my heart are getting worse day by day.

One day passed, two days passed, ten days passed... One month passed, the waiting became more and more hopeless, and there was still no news from Ji Heng. At first Kong Liu would try to comfort Jiang Li, but later, every time Jiang Li went to the Duke's Mansion to ask for news, Kong Liu was afraid to look at Jiang Li. Jiang Li could see the helplessness and sigh in Kong Liu's eyes.

Situ Jiuyue and the others also firmly believed at first that Jiheng would definitely come back, but the time was getting longer and longer, and the winter in Yanjing City began to snow, and the ground was covered with thick white snow. When the news came, Situ Jiuyue also became silent.

Jiang Li once overheard the conversation between Situ Jiuyue and Kong Liu.

Situ Jiuyue said: "There is still no news of Ji Heng, what's going on? Is Lu Ji really looking for his whereabouts seriously?"

"Really. It's winter in Qimin, the mountains are covered by heavy snow, and wild animals are infested on the mountains. Lu Ji has been searching everywhere on the mountains these days..." His voice sank, "Second Miss Jiang was here before. Can't say it out, those Yin family soldiers' captives said, when your lord escaped, he was seriously injured, even if he could escape, he might not be able to survive. Originally, it was very difficult to find a person in such a big mountain. But if your lord is still alive , will definitely find a way to join Lu Ji and the others. The mountains in Qimin are deserted, and he can't hide."

Situ Jiuyue said coldly: "What do you mean by this? It means that Ji Heng is in danger?"

"I don't want anything to happen to your lord." Kong Liu sounded angry, "If I was in the mountains at that time, even if it cost me my life, I would have kept your lord safe! But the fact is now, I just told Your most likely scenario."

There was silence over there for a long time before Situ Jiuyue's voice came, "Life and death are fate. People like you and I have long been used to life and death. No matter how powerful Ji Heng is, he is still an ordinary person after all. But... if he really I can't come back, how about Jiangli?"

"Miss Jiang Er?"

"Yeah, she followed Ji Heng wholeheartedly. I think if Ji Heng really can't come back, she will just wait like this forever. We can't do anything to her. For her, for Ji Heng, this is the only way." It's the most tragic place."

Jiang Li stood behind the bushes, listening to Situ Jiuyue's cruel words, a trace of sadness floated in her heart involuntarily. Even Situ Jiuyue thought it was a tragedy? The meeting between her and Ji Heng is destined not to have a happy ending?

Is Ji Heng really not coming back? She thought in a daze, the news came so vaguely, so untrue. What she recalled in her mind was all kinds of Ji Heng. Ji Heng who was listening to the play with a smile in the restaurant, Ji Heng who was with her every step of the way, Ji Heng who showed helplessness to her, Ji Heng who was gentle, and Ji Heng who was over the wall in the spring breeze at night, when we first met Ji Heng .

Their lives have been entangled in the past and the past, and the fetters are deep, but now, they say they want to separate at this juncture? Want to cut off the leading edge? Jiang Li's eyes became firm, but she never agreed. Even if she is alone, she still has to maintain the relationship between the two of them. In Jiang Li's life, there will be no second Ji Heng. Even if Ji Heng is gone, no one will take his place.

Jiang Li didn't listen any more, turned and left.

...

This year's winter in Yanjing City is especially cold. The wind blows in from the window, almost piercing a person's bones. After the Yin family soldiers lingered for a period of time, the remnant soldiers finally couldn't resist and surrendered. Yin Zhili is dead, and the rest of them can't do much. The Jinwu army won a complete victory, and the name that had been silent for many years was resounding again.

But this war is not as easy as people imagined. Only those who are really involved in it know the cruelty of war. The Yin family soldiers were like this, and the Jinwu army also suffered heavy casualties. Most importantly, Ji Heng, who led the Jinwu army, probably died in battle.

When the people of Yanjing City got the news, they were all very sad. The original rumors about Su Guogong dissipated in an instant because of his death. However, his past personality and beauty added a bit of poignancy to his life. The storyteller in the restaurant began to tell the story of Su Guogong, and in those scripts, Ji Heng changed from the darkness of the past, became impartial, heroic and generous.

People are always like this, knowing things by what they see with their own eyes. As if he knew the truth. While Ji Heng was rumored in the streets and alleys, Jiang Li was also brought up to talk about it. It's only said that Miss Jiang's fate is very ill-fated, she was engaged to Zhou Yanbang of Ningyuan Houfu before, but the marriage was taken over by her younger sister. Now she is engaged to Ji Heng again, but Ji Heng died in battle. Some people sympathize with her, some ridicule her, and some people spread rumors, saying that Miss Jiang is destined to be alone, so every marriage has no result. . If Kefu is ordered, he should shave off his hair and become a nun as soon as possible, so as not to implicate others.

The rumors in the capital were raging, and the Jiang family also heard it. Jiang Yuanbai came to ask Jiang Li for the first time, and asked Jiang Li: "Little Li, you have heard the rumors outside now, if you stay in Yanjing City, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputation. After all, your second uncle and I have resigned now. In a short time, I will take Youyao to Yongzhou for treatment. If you don’t want to stay in Yanjing City, we can leave earlier and leave this place.”

In his words, there was actually a bit of sincere concern. Jiang Yuanbai knew that Jiang Li probably really liked Ji Heng, and Ji Heng's death was a huge blow to Jiang Li. Others' irresponsible remarks almost made things worse. Jiang Li has learned how much rumors can hurt a person many years ago. He has already sorry Jiang Li once, and he really can't bear to see Jiang Li suffer unwarranted accusations again because it is not his fault. If evasion is also a way, then there is no shame in it.

"Thank you, father," Jiang Li said, "I don't intend to leave Yanjing City, I still have to wait here for Ji Heng to come back."

Jiang Yuanbai frowned, "He is dead."

"But you didn't see the body, did you?" Jiang Li smiled and said calmly: "It may not be dead, others don't want to continue looking, but I think he is not dead yet, and what he promised me has not been completed. Before the agreement is fulfilled, I will wait here for his return."

In Jiang Li's heart, from the beginning to the present, Ji Heng's character has never changed from bad to gentle. What is promised must be done, and the agreement must be fulfilled. This can be seen from the very beginning, when she and Ji Heng started to make the first deal.

She believes that this time Ji Heng will also come back. Everyone has heard the story of Wei Sheng holding a pillar. Others think she is stupid. , but at the last moment, isn't he also willing?

She waited for Ji Heng, and it was the same.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at Jiang Li for a long time, and finally sighed deeply. He seemed to have compromised, completely compromised, and said, "If that's the case, then you should stay in Yanjing City."

He really couldn't do anything about Jiang Li, and the determination and stubbornness in Jiang Li's eyes at that moment made him unable to help being moved. It seems that persuading Jiang Li to give up waiting is a heinous thing.

He was helpless.

...

The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when the troops of the Jinwu army return to the court. On the way back to Beijing, the common people lined the road to welcome and cheer enthusiastically. Many of those soldiers died on the battlefield and stayed under the loess forever. Those who came back alive became heroes and should receive the glory they deserved.

Jiang Li was also standing among the onlookers. She looked at the long line, expecting that a familiar red figure would appear from the end of the line, and Ji Heng would still walk over with a smile like before, nonchalantly. . As always, it was calm and breezy.

She waited from the first person in the line to the last person, but she never saw Ji Heng's figure, so her eyes finally dimmed. No miracle happened, he really didn't come back, at least for now, he didn't come back.

Tong'er looked at her worriedly and asked, "Girl, are you okay?"

Jiang Li shook her head and said, "It's okay, let's go to the Duke's Mansion."

Lu Ji should be back today, and only Lu Ji would know the news about Ji Heng most clearly. Jiang Li wanted to meet Lu Ji, at least she knew what was going on that day.

Tong'er and Bai Xue looked at each other, and they didn't want Jiang Li to go to the Duke's Mansion at this moment, so as not to miss others. But Jiang Li's attitude was firm, and they had no choice but to go with Jiang Li.

When we arrived at the Duke's Mansion, the entrance of the Duke's Mansion was quiet. If Ji Heng came back today, it would be quite lively here. Jiang Li greeted the concierge, walked in, waited to enter the mansion, walked to the courtyard, and saw Zhao Ke and Wen Ji after a long absence.

Zhao Ke first saw Jiang Li and said, "Second Miss."

Jiang Li walked over and hadn't seen her for almost a year. Zhao Ke and Wen Ji also looked haggard. Wen Ji also had a few scars on his face, which showed that the fighting on the battlefield was very fierce. Zhao Ke didn't dare to look into Jiang Li's eyes, and didn't take the initiative to speak, so Jiang Li said, "Ji Heng... really didn't come back?"

Wen Ji shook his head lightly, with a hint of frustration in his tone, "It's because I didn't protect my lord well."

"What happened that day?" Jiang Li asked, "I only heard the facts from other people's mouths, so I'm afraid it might not be true. Since you are by his side, you naturally know the most clearly."

"When my lord was dealing with Yin Zhili, the old wound recurred. Yin Zhili's lieutenant was wounded on the original wound of my lord, and my lord was invincible. At that time, my lord went after Yin Zhili alone, and we didn't know about my lord's situation. Later...we found those captives. At that time, they said that the Lord escaped, but they also said that the Lord was seriously injured and could not go far. We searched around for a long time, but we did not find the shadow of the Lord. Later, Mr. Lu was searched, but there was no whereabouts. Until ……until……"

Wen Ji is not a shy person, but he seemed to be unable to continue, faltering, Jiang Li's heart tightened, and he couldn't help asking: "Until what?"

Wen Ji glanced at Jiang Li. He took out something from his sleeve and spread it out in the palm of his hand. Jiang Li saw that it was a butterfly fan pendant, but there was only half of it left, probably broken, and half of it was left. A bare butterfly wing with clear scratches on the ruby.

Jiang Li stretched out her hand tremblingly, and took the butterfly, the familiar fan pendant. Now she no longer has the beautiful appearance of the past, and cannot dance with that gorgeous fan.

"We found this in the mountains. Mr. Lu recognized it as your lord's fan pendant. Let us look for it in that area. We found it...we found it..." Wen Ji's voice was choked up at this moment, " We found Sir's armor, clothes, and bloodstains... It has been a long time since then, and the soldiers said that Sir may have been... eaten by wolf dogs."

Jiang Li's eyes darkened and she almost fainted. Tong'er screamed and quickly supported her. There was nothing in front of Jiang Li's eyes, only floating in the deep mountains, the red armor was stained with blood, smudged with horrible traces on the ground. That prophecy, a curse-like prophecy, echoed in her ears again: because of a woman's misfortune, she was robbed, her corpse was exposed in the wilderness, and eagles and dogs pecked at her.

All have been fulfilled.

Jiang Li murmured: "I killed him."

Tong'er said anxiously: "Girl, it's none of your business, don't blame yourself for everything."

"No, it's my fault. I caused him to be robbed. If Yin Zhili hadn't used me to lure him into the game that day, he wouldn't have been injured... I caused him." She closed her eyes in pain, tears rolling down And down.

"Your Excellency has never thought of it that way." Zhao Ke said, "Second Miss Jiang, you are the most important thing to Your Excellency, so please don't torture yourself."

They have been with Ji Heng for so many years, they are not so much master and servant, but rather brothers who treat each other with sincerity. They were also saddened by Ji Heng's departure, but they couldn't blame Jiang Li for it. In the end, it was God who made fun of people, and it was at that time that Ji Heng's old illness relapsed.

"Before the expedition, my lord mentioned that if he doesn't come back this time...in the future, the Duke's Mansion will be taken care of by the second lady. Does the second lady want to sell it or keep it, or do other things? Second Miss has the final say. In Yanjing City, Your Excellency has no relatives, and Second Miss is Your Excellency's last concern. Everything he can leave behind will be given to Second Miss."

Jiang Li laughed miserably, what is this? Does this mean that all the family wealth has been arranged before death? She should praise Ji Heng for his great foresight, and for everything to be arranged in advance, probably those people in Yanjing City will start to envy her again. It was Ji Heng who died and left her such a large fortune. But God knows, she would rather use all her wealth in exchange for Jiheng's safe return. She hoped that Ji Heng's arrangement would never be fulfilled, which meant that she still had a chance to wait for him to return and the day when he fulfilled his promise.

"What's Second Miss going to do in the future?" Zhao Ke asked softly, "My lord said that if he's not here, Second Miss will be our master. Second Miss has the final say on what arrangements we have for us."

Jiang Li regained her composure, the grief in her heart almost crushed him in an instant, but she knew that it was not time to grieve alone. Many things have not been resolved, and Ji Heng's former enemies will take advantage of this time to swallow up the Duke's Mansion. Regarding the title and other matters, Emperor Hong Xiao may remember Ji Heng's loyalty to protect Ji Heng, but no one can tell how long the king's trust can be maintained. And the most important thing, those opponents will use all means to achieve their goals, including making a fuss about Ji Heng's death.

She can't help Jiheng do anything on the battlefield, but in Yanjing City, she must do her best to protect the Duke's Mansion. Even if there are no relatives of Ji Heng in this duke's mansion, but this mansion, where Ji Heng grew up, she can't just watch it being taken away.

"I don't have any plans. I don't plan to go anywhere. What you are worried about will not happen." Jiang Li clenched her fists tightly. It will make her completely collapse, she said: "I will find a way to complete the big marriage, even if there is only one person, I will stay and guard this place. Please also join me in guarding Ji Heng's home."

She said sadly and resolutely: "He only has this family."

Wen Ji and Zhao Ke looked at each other, and knelt down on one knee to salute Jiang Li. This is the gift of a master and servant. They seemed to be completely relieved and trusted Jiang Li wholeheartedly. They respectfully said: "Yes, girl."

...

In the palace, Emperor Hong Xiao walked to the cold palace where the queen mother lived.

It's freezing cold, and there's not even a stove here. Once you walk in, you feel as if your whole body is soaked in ice. The courtyard became more and more lifeless, with long eaves and only a little light from the sky, walking here was like a prison.

This was originally a prison.

Eunuch Su stood aside, and carefully ordered the guards to bring a mahogany box over, opened the door for Emperor Hong Xiao, and carried the box inside.

There was an unpleasant smell coming from the room, and Eunuch Su couldn't help wrinkling his nose. Emperor Hong Xiao's eyes moved slightly, making people light up the lamp. The room was pitch black, the curtains were drawn tightly, and nothing could be seen. Only after the dim light came on, did everyone see the inside clearly.

At the foot of the bed, there was a person curled up, she was wrapped in a quilt, the floor was full of stains, maybe there were bloodstains, she seemed to be extremely afraid of light, felt the light, and quickly retracted her head. Until Hong Xiaodi said: "Lin Roujia."

Lin Roujia raised her head and looked at him with confused eyes. Emperor Hong Xiao was also slightly surprised.

He knew that this woman was vicious and determined, and when he threw her here, no matter how bad the conditions were, she never wavered. Still carrying a high airs of a queen mother, and even taking care of herself meticulously, she is still half as proud as before. Emperor Hong Xiao was also very annoyed, and even thought about using other methods to torture the Queen Mother. It would be impossible in this life just to make the Queen Mother feel guilty and regretful in her heart—she was too selfish.

However, since Jiang Li went to the palace to meet Lin Roujia last time, things have changed. For the gatekeepers outside, the Queen Mother suddenly fell into a slump, and several times even wanted to take the mirror fragments to seek death. Emperor Hong Xiao made people optimistic about the queen mother and could not let her die immediately. Those people said that the Empress Dowager is now a different person, as if something she has always believed in in her life has collapsed, and she can no longer support it. And every day seems to be very painful. When she is awake, she is only doing one thing, looking for death.

Emperor Hong Xiao took away all the things in the house that the queen mother might have used to seek death, so in this way, she really couldn't live but couldn't die.

"Emperor..." Lin Roujia murmured. It was difficult for her to recognize the emperor's face. Under the dim light, the weak young man who needed to please her had grown into a tall emperor, with unpredictable thoughts and strong wrists, which made her decisively imprisoned here.

Royal people can live to be in this position, there is no one who is merciful.

Lin Roujia came to her senses briefly, no matter what, when facing Emperor Hong Xiao, she was unwilling to be a little shorter. Just as she was about to sarcastically say something, her eyes suddenly fell on the huge mahogany box. For some reason, her eyes were attracted by the box, and she couldn't move her eyes away, as if there was some treasure inside, so she couldn't move her eyes away.

Emperor Hong Xiao followed her gaze, smiled, and said, "I'm here today to give you a gift." He waved his hand, "Come here, open the box."

Two guards approached, pushed the box in front of Lin Roujia, and opened it.

Lin Roujia looked in.

The mahogany box was also covered with golden velvet cloth, as if it contained a heavy gift. However, on the velvet, there are two human heads side by side, the neck is dripping with blood, but the dirt on the face has been wiped clean, so the eyebrows and eyes can be clearly identified. One is Yin Zhan and the other is Yin Zhili.

After the Queen Mother saw the two people in front of her clearly, she screamed "No—" She rushed over, took the head out, and held it in her arms. The head and body were already separated, so naturally it was impossible to live again. But she seemed to still hope to save the two of them, and burst into tears, saying: "Ah Zhan! Zhili!"

It's a pity that both Yin Zhan and Yin Zhili closed their eyes tightly and could no longer respond to her cries.

"The defeat of the Yin family and the return of the Jinwu army to the imperial court are the results of the battle. I thought that since you were once the queen mother of a country, such a happy event for the country should be shared with you. I just specially showed it to you. How about it?" Hong Emperor Xiao smiled, gritted his teeth and said.

It was finally time for him to see the Queen Mother crying bitterly and full of remorse. This woman's heart is as hard as iron, no matter what happens, she always treats her with indifference. Emperor Hong Xiao is also a person, and he also has the desire for revenge. The concubine Xia Guifei who was murdered by the Empress Dowager passed away early, which made his youth full of haze. He also hopes that the Empress Dowager can taste the pain.

And Lin Roujia probably really loved Yin Zhan. She hugged Yin Zhan's head in her bosom, she didn't dislike the smell on it at all, and she didn't feel horrible, she hugged Yin Zhan's head tightly in her bosom, as if she was afraid that someone would snatch it away. She even kissed Yin Zhan's cold lips, crying and saying, "Azhan...Azhan...don't leave me..."

This terrible scene fell in the eyes of everyone, and everyone felt a little terrified. Lin Roujia was crying, and suddenly said: "Emperor, kill me!"

"Oh?" Emperor Hong Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Why did I kill you?"

"I was the one who killed your mother and concubine back then. I also killed Yu Hongye and Ji Minghan. I have a deep hatred for you. Please, let me die!" In front of the Buddhist hall, the cloud is calm and the wind is breezy. She is really heartbroken, Yin Zhan is dead, Yin Zhili is also dead, in this world, the only two people she loves and has feelings for are both dead. What is the meaning of her life? There will be no day of turning over again, and I can only endure torture day by day in this dark hell.

How could she be separated from Yin Zhan, even if she died?

The queen mother kept kowtowing to the emperor, which would never have happened in the past years. She will only be high above the ground, using words of praise and derogation, to torture and hurt the young emperor one sentence at a time.

Emperor Hong Xiao looked at her coldly, and suddenly said: "The second young lady of the Jiang family also took off me to give you a gift."

Eunuch Su took out an object from his bosom, walked in front of Lin Roujia with a smile on his face, and put the object in front of Lin Roujia. Lin Roujia was stunned for a moment, then yelled, laughed madly and then burst into tears.

What Eunuch Su held was a bronze mirror. The bronze mirror clearly reflected Lin Roujia's unkempt and unrecognizable appearance. Emperor Hong Xiao said indifferently: "Lin Roujia, you are so ugly, how could Yin Zhan be willing to recognize you when you are under the Underworld? In my opinion, you should live well and let Yin Zhan live."

The sarcasm was extremely vicious, Lin Roujia suddenly reached out and grabbed her face. These days, no one cuts her nails. Her nails have already grown long and sharp. When she scratched them like this, many bloodstains appeared immediately, but she didn't notice it, as if she didn't know the pain, and soon became flesh and blood. Vague.

Emperor Hong Xiao turned around, as if he didn't want to look at her again, and said with disgust: "Take care of her, don't die." He walked out of the room.

Eunuch Su followed closely behind, the door was closed, and a woman's frenzied howling, half crying and half laughing, could be faintly heard.

It wasn't until he walked a long distance and reached the imperial garden that all the voices behind him disappeared. Hong Xiaodi looked into the distance and exhaled lightly.

His knot was solved after all. Even if the emperor does this, it seems that he is not generous enough, but if he doesn't understand the knot in his heart since he was a teenager, it will haunt him for the rest of his life. From then on, he can be the master of Beiyan Jiangshan with peace of mind. As for the cowardly young man who needed to be flattered in the past, he disappeared from memory and will never appear again.

Eunuch Su handed the stove to the emperor, and the warmth came from his palms. Emperor Hong Xiao couldn't help laughing when he thought of the words Jiang Li asked Ye Shijie to bring into the palace with him. People in the world say that Second Miss Jiang is gentle and kind, but they don't know that she is merciless when facing her enemies. She was aware of Lin Roujia's weakness, and she specifically hit Lin Roujia's sore spots. That mirror became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Lin Roujia would never be free from the pain again.

Thinking of Jiang Li, Emperor Hong Xiao thought of Ji Heng again, he sighed, with deep regret in his eyes.

Although this battle was difficult, it was also won beautifully. It was Ji Heng's first time leading an army, and he had such a battle result, and he really lived up to his father's reputation. Beiyan passed through King Cheng first, and then Yin Zhan. People in the government and the public were panicked. Of course, he could use tricks to buy people's hearts, but it would be better if Ji Heng was there. Now he still trusts Ji Heng the most.

But Ji Heng couldn't come back.

The wind in the garden is icy, and the flower garden is no longer as prosperous as in spring. Everyone understands the truth that prosperity must decline, but when it comes to facing it, why is it so difficult?

Eunuch Su put on the cloak for Emperor Hong Xiao, and said softly: "It's windy outside, Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body."

Life has its ups and downs. For Ji Heng, his ups and downs were too difficult and his downs were very miserable, which always makes people feel very regretful. In Emperor Hong Xiao's eyes, there was a trace of sadness, but the way of an emperor has always been a loner, even if it is not now, it will be in the future. He must face the next bloody storm alone. Get the situation under control. Otherwise, it is to live up to everything that has been done in the past for the present.

He turned around and said, "Go back."

The figures of the two gradually disappeared in the imperial garden.

...

Everyone in the world knows that Ji Heng died in battle. But there was no cemetery left. Just because there is no corpse now, and now the tomb is erected, Jiang Li is unwilling. As if this destroyed the last thought in her heart.

Jinwu General Ji Minghan has been missing for many years, but actually died in the Duke's Mansion three years ago. Ji Heng seemed to have followed his father's old path and had a similar fate. But it is not known whether he will still be alive. Jiang Li knew that Ji Heng's hope of being alive was very slim, and everyone was hinting at her to accept the fact.

Lu Ji and Wen Renyao hoped that Ji Heng would be alive, and Qi Min searched many times, but there was nothing except this broken butterfly fan pendant.

He seemed to come out of the dark night, a goblin who did not belong to the mortal world, and now he was going to return to nothingness. Only a stunning back view is left to those who have seen him, making people suspect that he is just having a colorful dream.

In the middle of winter, when the Jinwu army returned to the court and won a complete victory, and Emperor Hong Xiao began to clean up the government and the people, the Jiang family planned to leave Yanjing City.

Now that the two brothers of the Jiang family have resigned, it doesn't make much sense to stay in Yanjing City. On the contrary, it will arouse suspicion in the young emperor's heart. Jiang Yuanbai was also free and easy, he asked someone to buy a house in Yongzhou early, and planned to move his family there. Yongzhou also has a good genius doctor, let's see if Jiang Youyao can be cured.

Naturally, Jiang Jingyou didn't say much. Jiang Jingrui heard that there are many interesting things in Yongzhou, and he has long been yearning for it. But among the members of the Jiang family, there was only one person who was unwilling to follow him to Yongzhou, and that was Jiang Li.

In the Evening Phoenix Hall, only Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai were there. Mrs. Jiang looked at Jiang Li and remained silent for a long time. After an unknown amount of time, she said, "Second girl, do you really want to stay in Yanjing City?"

"Yes, grandma." In fact, Jiang Li had hinted at Jiang Yuanbai many times about this matter, but the Jiang family always felt that she seemed to be messing around. Perhaps she will change her mind sooner or later, Jiang Li can only answer patiently over and over again.

"Second girl, I don't object to what you said in the past. As long as Su Guogong returns to Beijing, you will naturally enter Su Guogong's door. But now, Su Guogong can't come back anymore." She looked at it with pity. Jiang Li, "You have been so obsessed with it, and you will be the one who will hurt you in the future."

"What does grandma mean by being involved?"

Mrs. Jiang sighed: "If you stay in Yanjing City, I'm afraid you won't be able to marry for the rest of your life. You are young now, so you don't feel that your time is wasted. When you get older in the future, you will see that the young lady from the other family will do it for you early. Wives and mothers, do you still have to guard the Duke's mansion alone? Although our Jiang family is not an ungrateful generation, this world is difficult for women. If you choose this path, you may have a hard life in your life. Very lonely. Second girl, you are a descendant of my Jiang family, the daughter of the Jiang family. The Jiang family has nothing now, so there is no need to worry about anything. Even if it is an unjust charge, as long as it makes your life easier , we don't care anymore."

Jiang Li has been back to the Jiang Manor for so long, and knows that Mrs. Jiang is a strict, shrewd and reputation-conscious person. In some respects, she has the character of Mrs. Jiang, but in other respects, she is like Jiang Yuanbai, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. It was the same this time, Jiang Li knew that Mrs. Jiang said these words because she was sincerely thinking about her. Probably because Jiang Li is young now, and it is not difficult to remarry. There is no one in the Duke's Mansion, and no one will protect her in the future. Those gold and silver treasures related to the Duke's Mansion are like a child's hidden gold, which is unavoidable to attract people's attention. If he uses it to attack, it will be difficult for Jiang Li to keep it alone.

But Jiang Li just smiled and said: "I understand the truth of what grandma said. But there was an agreement between me and Su Guogong that I should wait for him to come back. If he doesn't come back, I should guard his Things cannot be snatched by others. Jiheng has no relatives in this world. If I don’t guard for him, no one will guard for him. I know that grandma is worried about me, but, Yu Gong said, I I am a descendant of the Jiang family, so I shouldn't shame the Jiang family. If I really do such a wicked thing, how will I face the ancestors of the Jiang family after many years? sincere."

"Furthermore," she turned her head to look at Jiang Yuanbai, "The emperor's meaning in this matter is really intriguing."

Jiang Yuanbai was taken aback.

"The emperor values ​​Su Guogong very much. Su Guogong cannot come back now, but it is the emperor's great regret and trust. If the Jiang family does such a thing at this time, I am afraid that the emperor will not like it. Father is resigning now and let Jiang The Jiang family retreated completely, but many years later, what about a hundred years later? The descendants of the Jiang family may not be able to return to Yanjing City. At that time, if the descendants of the Jiang family are in trouble because of my relationship, the loss outweighs the gain. I am willing to use me alone, In exchange for the Jiang family's possible smooth path in the future. To achieve a good name, at least Yanjing City will mention the Jiang family, and it will not disgrace the Jiang family's lintel. The Jiang family is still the Qingliu family in the past, isn't it?"

Jiang Li's words were high-sounding, but she knew that these were just reasons. The reasons are all false, of course, the only reason is because she wants to wait for Ji Heng here.

This life is so long, it is so long that she may meet countless people, but this life is also very short, so short that after she met Ji Heng, she knew that in the future, she would never meet another person like Ji Heng, she likes it people.

But she will not seek death either, neither Xue Fangfei nor Jiang Li will seek death. Ji Heng knows herself, and under any circumstances, there is no reason to give up her life. She is here, guarding everything in the Duke's Mansion, and will never be the one who missed the appointment.

Mrs. Jiang stopped talking, not because she was reminded by Jiang Li's words. Although Jiang Li's words made sense, but more importantly, Jiang Li was not a person who was willing to defend herself. She had heard many things Yes, it's fine if you agree. It's like when it came to Yin Zhili's matter, likes and dislikes were straightforward, but today, she said a lot about staying in Yanjing City. She really wanted to stay in Yanjing City herself, and it wasn't forced by the situation.

"Forget it," Jiang Yuanbai said, and he said slowly: "Since you want to stay in Yanjing City, you should stay in Yanjing City. Xiaoli, you are a smart girl. You must have thought of what the old lady said a long time ago." But you are still like this, which means that you have made up your mind. Neither I nor the old lady can persuade you. I was ashamed of your mother and daughter at the beginning, but now, you can do whatever you want. However, if you have One day I changed my mind and didn’t want to insist anymore, I can come to Yongzhou, you are still the young lady of the Jiang family.”

Maybe when people are parting, they will take everything very lightly, it is rare for Jiang Yuanbai to say such a thing. Jiang Li smiled, and she said: "I know, father. I also hope that everything will be fine for my father in Yongzhou, and the Jiang family will prosper."

There was no joy on Jiang Yuanbai's face, but a sad expression. He had three daughters, now one died and one left, and the only one left by his side was the crazy Jiang Youyao. He used to think that he was proud of his spring and his official career was going well, and that he would only go on with such a beautiful life in his life, but in the end, there was nothing left.

For a moment, he really believed in the word "karma". He did this to Ye Zhenzhen and Jiang Li back then, and now it's his turn to do this. Even if he wants to make amends, the past is the past, and it cannot be repeated. Some things are not something that can be easily spent in a day or two.

It's all the bitter fruit of my own mistakes.

Jiang Yuanbai didn't say anything else, just said: "We will leave in half a month, and the Jiang family's house will probably be sold. If you want to move to the Ye family, or the Duke's mansion, you will have to start preparations in the next few days. "

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay, Father."

...

After Jiang Yuanbai talked about leaving that day, Jiang Li really started to "move". It's just that it's fine if you don't clean it up. Once you clean it up, you find that her things in Jiang's house are really pitifully small. Except for some clothes and jewelry, there are books. After Jiang Li lived in Fangfei Garden, unlike Jiang Youyao and Ji Shuran in the past, she liked to buy some vase ornaments in the courtyard and the room, so she put them all away, and it was just a few simple boxes. Bai Xuetong'er, Qingfeng Mingyue followed Jiang Li, and besides that, none of the Jiang family was willing to follow Jiang Li. Except for Jiang Yuanbai's servants who had followed him for many years, most of the servants were sent home. Knowing that Jiang Li didn't go with him, Jiang Jingrui regretted a lot, and told Jiang Li unwillingly that one day in the future, Jiang Li would regret it anyway, so don't come to Yongzhou crying to find them.

Jiang Li smiled and didn't answer.

However, the fact that the Jiang family was leaving the capital really set off a storm in Yanjing City. Many people just wanted to see Jiang Li's reaction. If Jiang Li went with the Jiang family, it would be like crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, which is not very moral. However, when the news that Jiang Li would not go with him, but would stay behind, some people thought that Jiang Li was really the daughter of the Jiang family, with a strong character, and some people thought that Jiang Li was just trying to gain fame and put on a show. It is pity for Jiangli and sympathy for Jiangli's future fate. A girl in her prime will live alone from now on, and she will be widowed at a young age, let alone the daughter of the chief assistant's family, even if she is placed in an ordinary family, others will say that her life is miserable when she sees her.

No matter what Jiangli chooses, there will always be people with broken mouths. Every time Tong'er goes out and hears these rumors, she has to reason with others angrily, but Jiang Li doesn't care much about it. Since you can't control everyone's eyes, just manage yourself well.

After half a month, the Jiang family will leave.

Early in the morning, Jiangli got up early. Since it was the last day in Yanjing, the Jiang family had breakfast together. Since Jiang Li returned to Jiang's Mansion, it was the first time to have breakfast with a large family. Mammy asked the maid to help Jiang Youyao to the side and sit down to feed her. Jiang Youyao was still staring at her in a daze, swallowing the food in her mouth strangely - she looks much cuter now than when she was domineering before up.

This was the last family meal, but everyone ate in silence. For the Jiang family, leaving here means leaving their hometown. It is not forced by life to leave home at such an advanced age, but it is not voluntary. Who would want to leave if so much hadn't happened?

This breakfast was also very long. Everyone was slow, even Jiang Jingrui, who was always carefree, became gentle. As if hoping that this meal can last forever and never leave.

But there is always a banquet in the world, and this meal, after all, has come to an end. After eating too early, Jiang Li will send the Jiang family to the city gate. On the carriage, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang talked about their childhood with Jiang Li for the first time. Of course, it was all about Jiang Li before she was sent to Qingcheng Mountain. Mrs. Jiang also had some feelings. Unfortunately, Jiang Li now , is not the real Miss Jiang Er, and there is no memory of Miss Jiang Er in her mind. Those pasts do not belong to her. People who leave will never come back, so we should cherish the people in front of us.

When they reached the gate of the city, Jiang Li got off the carriage. The Jiang family also came down. Jiang Jingrui looked at Jiang Li, and still did not give up. He said: "Have you really thought about it? It's too late to regret it now. As long as you say you want to go to Yongzhou and go with us, if you don't want those things, then don't want them." It's gone. It's no fun for you to stay in Yanjing City alone."

Lu Shi hesitated to speak, and seemed to want to persuade Jiang Yuanping, but he thought that Jiang Yuanping had already greeted her before coming, so he didn't say anything in the end.

"Have a good time in Yongzhou," Jiang Li said to him with a smile, "Maybe I will come to Yongzhou if I get a chance in the future, and I need you to lead the way in Yongzhou."

Jiang Jingrui snorted and said in a low voice, "It's really stubborn."

Jiang Li just smiled and said nothing, she still remembered the first time she saw Jiang Jingrui. When the Jiang family was full of indifference and hostility towards Miss Jiang, this young man was careless, but he did not look at her with wary eyes like the others. When she looked at Jiang Jingrui, she would always think of Xue Zhao. Second Miss Jiang and Jiang Jingrui were about the same age, but Xue Fangfei was older than Jiang Jingrui.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at Jiang Li with a complicated face, and finally just patted Jiang Li's shoulder and said, "Take care of yourself."

"Father too." Jiang Li said sincerely: "It's cold, put on more clothes, don't catch the cold."

Jiang Yuanbai was not a bad person, but he was too confused about Miss Jiang Er. If it wasn't for his ignorance, Miss Jiang would not have passed away at a young age. Because of this, Jiang Li was never as close to Jiang Yuanbai as she was to the Ye family. It was as if she did this to feel sorry for Miss Jiang Er who died young. But at the end, at this moment, I suddenly feel that the past is like smoke, and all the grievances and hatreds have been wiped out.

That's it.

Jiang Yuanbai and Mrs. Jiang boarded the carriage again. Lu Shi and the others waved goodbye to Jiang Li in the carriage. Jiang Li stood at the gate of the city and watched the carriages gradually go away.

Tong'er and Bai Xue stood behind her, both maids were a little sad. Jiang Li suddenly felt a little lonely. In any case, her nominal family members have been separated like this since then. In this life, I don't know if there is a chance to meet again.

After all, parting is very sad. At this moment, she understood Ji Heng's feeling back then. He sent away family members one after another until he was the only one left.

Jiang Li turned her head and was stunned. On a snowy day in December, Xue Huaiyuan was standing not far away in the snowstorm. Situ Jiuyue pushed Xue Zhao and held an umbrella. They looked at her worriedly. Behind her, you can see it as soon as you turn your head.

Jiang Li was startled for a moment, then slowly, slowly laughed.

Perhaps, she was never alone. It felt so good to have someone waiting behind her, so how could she make Ji Heng turn around and find that there was no one behind him?

She also wants to be the one who waits behind.

The finale will be updated later tomorrow, and it is tentatively scheduled to watch at 8 pm~