Marriage of the Di Daughter

After the Jiang family moved out of Yanjing City, Jiang Li actually lived in the Duke's Mansion.

Jiang Li's attitude was noticed by many people in Yanjing City. In the past few months, Emperor Hong Xiao has successively dealt with the dissident courtiers in the government and the opposition, and replaced them with trusted upstarts. The situation in the DPRK and China has been completely reversed, and Beiyan's country has opened up a new situation.

But even so, it was as expected by Jiang Li at first. Ji Heng's death in battle made some of Ji Heng's enemies in the past start to move around. For this reason, some people who were waiting to see if Ji Heng would come out halfway were completely relieved and started to deal with Ji Heng.

Jiang Li lives in the Duke's Mansion and has been guarding the Duke's Mansion. Some courtiers reported that Emperor Hong Xiao deprived the Ji family of the title, just because if Jiang Li remarried in the future, the title would fall on someone else. Jiang Li went to the palace to ask for orders, saying that she would never marry for life. On the other hand, Xue Huaiyuan also instructed Ye Shijie to use his strength in the court to protect the Duke's mansion.

In the past few months, there have been several storms, but in the end everything was safe and sound. Later, those people saw that Jiang Li's attitude seemed very tenacious, and Ye Shijie climbed higher and higher. The most important thing was that Emperor Hong Xiao's attitude was already obvious, and it seemed that he did not intend to take back the title of the Duke of the State, so those people stopped cheers. More people watched the fun. Jiang Li vowed not to marry for life, but after all, she was a young girl with a long life, and she thought so now, but in a few years, I'm afraid she would take the initiative to renege on her promise. If he can't swallow the bitter fruit he has brewed, maybe he will cause a romantic affair and become a topic of conversation in the streets and alleys.

Jiang Li knew that those people wanted to watch the fun, so she didn't care. It is to practice whipping with Xue Zhao every day. She is not as good at martial arts as Xue Zhao, and she simply concentrates on learning and using various hidden weapons that have been poisoned. Now in Yanjing City, it is not easy to sit back and relax, danger will appear all the time, but now, there will be no more Ji Heng. She has to find a way to protect other people.

In Jiang Li's mind, there was another thought, she didn't know how to tell Xue Huaiyuan. She wanted to live a little longer, so she went to Qimin in person. Now that the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, it is impossible to enter the mountain. When spring comes, she will be able to enter the mountain. No matter what, she will go in. Ji Heng has not been found dead until now, and everyone said that he was eaten by wild beasts. It seemed that the prophecy had come true, but Jiang Li always felt that he would not be so ruthless. Even if he really couldn't come back, she would have to prove it herself instead of waiting for news from others in Yanjing City.

Time seems to pass very slowly, but it also seems to pass quickly, and it is the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

This year I still live in Yanjing City. Years ago, under the witness of Ye Mingyu, Jiang Li recognized Xue Huaiyuan as foster father, and has been calling Xue Huaiyuan his father ever since. Ye Mingyu thought it was nothing. In Ye Mingyu's opinion, Xue Huaiyuan was much better than Jiang Yuanbai. At least now, Xue Huaiyuan and Xue Zhao are by Jiang Li's side. And Ye Mingyu also likes Xue Zhao's free and easy loyalty very much. If it wasn't for the difference in seniority, he would have become brothers with Xue Zhao.

This year at the Duke's Mansion for Chinese New Year, Kong Liu and Lu Ji did not show up. Since the Jinwu Army squadron returned to the court, Lu Ji heard that he also went back to his hometown. Wen Renyao said that when Lu Ji followed Ji Heng, it was because Ji Heng was kind to him. At that time, Lu Ji's family was hunted down by the enemy and destroyed. It was Ji Heng who took Lu Ji to find those enemies, and killed them one by one in front of Lu Ji. From then on, Lu Ji was determined to follow Ji Heng. He was known as a "child prodigy" when he was a child many years ago, and he has not become mediocre because of his age. At first, following Ji Heng was probably to repay his kindness, but later he really wanted to follow Ji Heng. Now that Ji Heng is not here, it doesn't make any sense for Lu Ji to stay in Yanjing City. He didn't need to be an official to protect his descendants, so he just went home to farm.

Kong Liu was still in Yanjing City, but he was busy with affairs during the New Year, so he didn't have time. Wen Renyao was thrown there as usual, and Situ Jiuyue was there, but fortunately, because of this, the Duke's Mansion would not become a barren mansion with no people living there.

During festivals, Jiang Li would also go to pay respects to his parents, Ji Minghan and Yu Hongye, instead of Jiheng. Thinking of the two people who were so amazing and brilliant back then, but now they can no longer see each other, it is somewhat regrettable. Ginger pears are very delicate.

On New Year's Day, everyone will have a New Year's Eve dinner in the mansion.

The cook Ye Mingyu invited was really good at cooking. But Jiang Li was sitting at the table, but she always thought of Ji Heng cooking in person. Thinking about it, Wen Renyao and Situ Jiuyue also thought of the same, and their expressions were a little unnatural. Ye Mingyu didn't know why, so he only complained a few words about the weird atmosphere, but finally he had to let it go. But Xue Huaiyuan guessed it. He didn't say anything, but looked at Jiang Li with some worry.

Xiaolan has grown very tall and has become a handsome BMW, and her temper has become more and more serious. Xiaohong likes to land on the top of his head and peck its mane, so Xiaolan runs around the yard and knocks everyone down. flipped. Ye Mingyu complained a few times, saying that Jiang Li and the others really doted on Xiaolan and Xiaohong, but Jiang Li smiled and said nothing. After all, Xiaolan and Xiaohong were stayed by Ji Heng, and they had no more fears when Ji Heng was away. , acted very presumptuously, but...Jiang Li occasionally wondered whether Xiaolan and Xiaohong would sometimes think of their master, and felt that the Duke's mansion lost that touch of red, as if it had lost its soul, There is no longer the bright and bright appearance of the past.

In the evening, when everyone was going to watch the New Year together, Wen Renyao suddenly said without thinking, "We also watched the New Year with Second Miss last time."

Everyone was stunned, Ye Mingyu narrowed his eyes, and asked: "What do you mean? How could Ah Li watch the New Year's Eve with you, can Jiang Yuanba agree? Are you dreaming, or sleepy? But don't gossip around, it will damage us Ali's reputation." He violently drew the knife from his waist and slammed it on the ground, "Hmph!"

Xue Zhao and Xue Huaiyuan realized something, and looked at Jiang Li inquiringly.

Jiang Li couldn't help laughing "噗嗤", thinking of the scene where Zhao Ke ran out of Jiang's mansion protecting her in the middle of the night, and went to roast venison for General Ji. But when I smiled, the smile faded away, and I just felt very sad.

That rough, joyful, and straightforward feast turned out to be their first and last New Year's Eve together. She still remembered every clear picture, every word that old General Ji and Ji Heng said, but he was no longer there. I originally thought that there would be countless days like this in the future, but I didn't expect it to come to an abrupt end like this.

Situ Jiuyue glared at Wen Renyao, and seeing Jiang Li's face, Wen Renyao seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and immediately lifted up the wine cup in front of him to cover up, and said, "I think we should toast first! Happy New Year, everyone!"

Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, but when no one saw Jiang Li raised the wine glass to his lips, she said softly again.

She said, "Happy New Year, Ji Heng."

After the New Year's Eve, everyone felt tired and went back to sleep. Jiang Li also felt tired, but more often she felt that she couldn't fall asleep because of all the thoughts in her mind. The more so, the more she thought of Ji Heng. I always feel that if Ji Heng is still alive and comes back, what will happen tonight, at least this night, she will not feel so cold.

She took out a fan pendant from her neck. The butterfly fan pendant had been meticulously repaired by her, and it finally looked the same as before. She made the fan pendant into a necklace, put it on her neck, let it stick to her chest, and felt the warmth of her heartbeat, as if Ji Heng could be by her side at any time.

Under the lights, the red butterflies flowed with gorgeous brilliance, and Jiang Li was holding the fan pendant, looking fascinated.

I don't know how long it has passed, the sound of wind and snow outside seems to be quieter, and in the silence, there seems to be a "knock knock" knock on the door, the knock on the door is unhurried, like someone standing at the door with a smile , braved the wind and snow all over her body, and dressed in red, knocked on the door of the old friend.

Jiang Li was startled, and then, a burst of ecstasy burst from her heart. She didn't even put on her outer clothes, so she rushed out and opened the door immediately. However, there was nothing outside the door.

Not reconciled, she took a few more steps outside. The Duke's Mansion is so big, she walked along her yard and even walked outside. Under the long corridor, the lanterns were slightly shaken by the wind, and the lights seemed to be blown out. The ground was covered with thick snow, but the snow in the sky did not come down again.

But nothing.

It was as if she had become the person who wandered in the garden and dreamed in the drama, and everything was just a dream that passed without a trace. The sound of knocking on the door was just a joke made by Feng and her, but she took it seriously under extreme longing.

Jiang Li couldn't help squatting down slowly, covering her face and crying.

She cried very restrained, more like a young animal who couldn't find her way, was confused, and was afraid that others would see her fragility, sobbing softly. These days, she smiled lightly in front of everyone, she seemed to not care about anything, and she could go on without Ji Heng, but today she was completely destroyed by this cruel dream. She can't pretend, no matter how she pretends, she will have a tiring day. Especially living here, where memories and his shadow are everywhere, how can she pretend nothing happened. She is not a fairy, nor is she hard-hearted.

Jiang Li cried for a long time. She didn't like to cry in front of people. The few times she cried, it seemed that Ji Heng was there. Now, when he was crying, no matter whether it was Ji Heng who was coldly watching from the sidelines, or a gentle substitute Ji Heng, who she wiped away her tears, will never appear again.

When the wind fell silent, Jiang Li raised her face from the crook of her arms, and she saw Ye Shijie standing not far from her, looking at her with a complicated expression.

He didn't know how long he had been standing here, and he didn't know how long he had just listened to her crying like this. In short, Ye Shijie didn't come to disturb her, just quietly being a bystander, just like what he did in the past.

"Cousin Ye?" Jiang Li stood up, she rubbed her numb knees, her face had not yet put away the sadness just now, and there was a new shock, "Why are you here?"

Ye Shijie said: "I couldn't sleep, I went out for a walk, and I happened to see you."

"I made my cousin laugh." Jiang Li said softly.

Ye Shijie took two steps, staring at Jiang Li's face, Jiang Li's eyes were slightly swollen, but his eyes were as clear as ever. This reminded him of the time when he saw the grown-up Jiang Li in Yanjing City, when Jiang Li suddenly appeared from the street, revealing her identity, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, calm and calm, with a slight pride in her eyes and alienation.

The current Jiangli is no longer alienated, and her temper is becoming more and more peaceful, as if this is her nature. She is not swayed by external events, no matter what happens, she looks calm. But it turned out that all her enthusiasm and emotions were given to another person, and no outsiders would know.

"Why are you crying?" Ye Shijie heard his own voice, "Is it because of Ji Heng?"

As soon as the words came out, Ye Shijie himself was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand why he asked such a stupid question, it was obviously an obvious thing, but the trace of unwillingness in his heart made him suddenly want to ask such a question.

"Yes." Jiang Li replied frankly, "I seem to have dreamed about him before. When I woke up from the dream, I felt very unwilling. My cousin must think that I am naive. Crying for a dream is only a child. will do."

so what? Ye Shijie thought silently in his heart, this shows that Jiang Li can show all her emotions without any scruples in front of Ji Heng. She is mature and decent in front of others, but in front of Ji Heng, she is a willful little girl. This is a side that no one else can see, only Ji Heng can see it.

In his heart, jealousy suddenly arose. The envy came so aggressively that he was caught off guard, so he said: "Cousin, Su Guogong will not come back, if you want to live an easier life, you'd better forget about him."

Hearing this, Jiang Li looked at Ye Shijie in surprise, as if surprised that Ye Shijie would say such a thing. Ye Shijie was stared at by her, and suddenly felt his face was burning. He knew that what he said was a little too selfish, but he couldn't help himself.

Yin Zhili likes Jiangli, at least he fought for it. However, he likes Jiangli, but he can't even say it. Ye Shijie also has his own pride. He doesn't think that he was born in a merchant, so he is not worthy of the daughter of the first assistant Jiang's family. Besides, Jiang Yuanbai is not the chief assistant now, and he has already entered an official career. The reason Ye Shijie couldn't say it was because he knew very well that Jiang Li only had Ji Heng in his eyes, and in Jiang Li's eyes, he was just a cousin and an elder brother, except that he had no love for men and women.

When he learned that Ji Heng would no longer come back, Ye Shijie was worried about Jiang Li's future, but at the same time, he couldn't help asking himself, would this be an opportunity for God to test him? Maybe he has been taking care of Jiang Li, and one day, there will be other results between them.

But no one expected that without waiting for others to speak, Jiang Li would resolutely block all her escape routes. Swearing not to marry for life, Ye Shijie's last humble wish was shattered. He knew that he would no longer have a chance, and in this life, he could only be Jiang Li's elder brother.

But he still doesn't understand why Jiang Li likes Ji Heng so much. Is it because of Ji Heng's beauty? There are countless beauties in the world, and Jiang Li is not such a superficial person? Is it because of Ji Heng's status? The status of the Yin family was not low at the beginning. As for character, Ji Heng is even worse. Ye Shijie can only be sure that there are some pasts between Jiang Li and Ji Heng that belong only to each other. will transfer.

What he said to Jiang Li, although he was sincerely thinking about Jiang Li, but he also had his own selfishness in mind, but when he saw Jiang Li's eyes, Ye Shijie felt that Jiang Li's thoughts might have already been covered by Jiang Li. understood.

"Cousin, do you also think Ji Heng won't come back?" Jiang Li asked softly.

Ye Shijie was silent, and silence represented his answer.

"But I always feel that he will come back. It's just a little delay on the road." Jiang Li smiled slightly, "Although the wait is very long, I will wait for him until he stops. As for the future Easy or not, I just know that if I forget him, I really won't have a happy day."

Ye Shijie let out a long sigh in his heart, Jiang Li's stubbornness, all of them have experienced it, he should have known this, everyone tried to persuade him in turn, but Jiang Li didn't take it seriously, would the result be any different if it was him? of course not.

"My cousin hasn't met that person yet." Jiang Li said with a smile: "When my cousin meets the most important woman in his life, he will understand that sometimes, it is actually a very beautiful thing to wait for a lifetime." If my cousin was in the same situation as me, he would have made such a choice. Of course, I hope that my cousin will never encounter such a situation, as long as it goes well.”

Ye Shijie looked at Jiang Li with a complicated expression, and the girl looked at him with a smile. In her eyes, her usual calmness and composure returned, and she was no longer as broken and fragile as she was just now. She hasn't changed the same as when she first met, but he has gone from being hostile and ridiculed at the beginning to slowly admiring her.

It is not clear when I fell in love with it. Maybe it was when she spoke out for Xue Huaiyuan in Tongxiang, maybe it was when she smiled happily in front of Ye Mingyu, or even earlier, when he was entangled in lawsuits on the street, a strange girl came out of the crowd and stood in his way. In front of her, when she was unhurried and confident in helping him resolve the predicament, he noticed her.

By mistake, he lost to time in the end.

And Jiang Li is really sweet-hearted, she understands all her thoughts, what she said just now is also a tactful rejection, and she hopes that he will pursue her own happiness.

It's just... Ye Shijie thought bitterly, if Jiang Li really wanted to wait for Ji Heng's life, would he have to wait for Jiang Li's life in such a hopeless way? It's true, as Jiang Li said, it was just an infatuation when he was young, and one day, he met the woman he really loved in his life, and these things became the past, not worth mentioning. Still with the passage of time, the infatuated love has become an obsession, just like Jiang Li, who spends his life guarding a shadow that will never turn back, and no one can see it.

No one can predict the future, he and Jiangli are no exception. No one can control his emotions, so he gave up.

That's it, let's go and see, at least he should feel satisfied, and he can still have the opportunity to see the vivid Jiang Li and talk to her here this night.

"Cousin should go back to rest earlier." Jiang Li said with a smile: "It's already a new year."

"Yeah," Ye Shijie looked into the distance, and said dreamily, "It's already a new year."

After all there is new hope.

...

In the morning of the second day, Jiang Li got up late.

Last night, because of meeting Ye Shijie and talking outside for a while, it was already late when Jiang Li fell asleep. It's just the New Year, so Bai Xue and Tong'er didn't wake her up. Well, it's the New Year, everything deserves to be tolerated.

Jiang Li ate something casually and walked out of the house. It snowed heavily in the middle of the night last night. Qingfeng and Mingyue were sweeping the snow in the yard, even so, when they stepped out of the yard and stepped in, the snow could almost sink into their knees.

Jiang Li heard the voice from the other side of the flower garden, so she walked there. As soon as he approached, he was stunned, and saw Zhao Ke and Wen Ji standing over there, talking to Situ Jiuyue. Situ Jiuyue turned his back to Jiang Li, but Zhao Ke saw Jiang Li's shadow first, and called out, "Second Miss."

Jiang Li didn't answer him, but looked at the flower garden, and fell silent completely.

In the entire flower garden, after the heavy snowfall last night, almost all the flowers could not bear the ravages and were completely destroyed. Some were buried in the snow, and some were exposed outside, but they were crumbling here and there, looking very miserable.

The flowers in the Duke's Mansion, or the cherished poisonous herbs, were originally delicate, but they were brought to the Duke's Mansion by Ji Heng all the way, where they were cared for meticulously. It looks like a bunch of flowers, which is really gratifying. There are more and more flowers in it every year. It is because of this that Situ Jiuyue can find the raw materials for refining poison in the flower garden.

After the Jinwu army returned to the court, after Ji Heng died in battle, according to Ji Heng's previous instructions, the entire Duke's mansion was given to Jiang Li, and Jiang Li was naturally asked to take care of the flower garden. Jiang Li is not a gardener. She used to take care of flowers and plants, and she also took care of ordinary flowers and plants in Tongxiang. She really doesn't know how to take care of poisonous herbs. Fortunately, the original gardener is still there and has been helping. Jiang Li also often goes to help in the flower garden, it seems that only in this way can dilute the melancholy in her heart and find something for herself to do.

However, the winter in Yanjing City this year is extremely cold, and the wind and snow are also extremely heavy. In the second half of last night, the wind and snow were so rapid that no one noticed it. The snow almost buried the entire flower garden. Situ Jiuyue and the others found out early this morning, and immediately asked people to remove the snow quickly. Even so, it seemed that they were too weak to recover, so they could only watch the prosperity and desolation.

Jiang Li squatted down and reached out to pick up a flower on the soil. The petals were still covered with frost and snow. Jiang Li held the petal and looked at Situ Jiuyue: "These... are they hopeless?"

Situ Jiuyue shook his head.

"These medicinal herbs are not easy to find, and the growing environment is very harsh. The climate in Yanjing City is not suitable for them to grow here. It is Ji Heng who has spent a lot of money trying to create an environment for so many years. But this year is really impossible. It's getting colder every year, and these herbs can't stand it anymore. The roots are all broken." Situ Jiuyue's voice was also full of regret.

Although after Ji Minghan's death, this flower garden seemed to have lost its meaning of existence, but with this flower garden, it was much easier for Situ Jiuyue to refine poison. And from a certain point of view, the flower garden has indeed added a lot of color to the Duke's Mansion, making this mansion full of fairy spirit, which makes people yearn for it. However, the current snowstorm is like being awakened from a dream last night. All that remains is the sober truth.

For those who love to dream, it is always very cruel.

Jiang Li didn't know what to say, it seemed that since Ji Heng left, the place had lost its vitality little by little. Even though the Ye family and Xue Huaiyuan moved in, they were noisy and noisy every day, and it seemed very lively, but they always felt that something was missing. It was as if the mansion also knew that its master would not return, so it just went downhill.

Looking at the desolation of the slow flower garden, she thought it was a very bad omen, so she stood up and said, "In this case, then bury this flower garden. Bury these flowers, and plant them again when spring comes." .”

Situ Jiuyue looked at her in surprise: "Plant again?"

"Jiheng only has two hobbies," Jiang Li said slowly, "one is viewing flowers, and the other is watching theaters. He handed over the Duke's Mansion to me. If I make it dusty, he will Picky people will definitely not like it when they see it. Besides, there are some colors, so it would be nice to add a little excitement.”

Situ Jiuyue kept quiet, and since Jiang Li said so, she couldn't say anything more, not to mention, Jiang Li's mansion is now owned by Jiang Li, so Jiang Li can do whatever she wants.

"However," Situ Jiuyue pointed to the other side, "These flowers are all dead, but the tree is still alive."

Jiang Li followed her movements and saw a small tree growing in the flowerbed. This is a pear tree, and it was that night when she came to the Duke's Mansion from Jiang's Mansion, she saw Ji Heng planting it, so she went forward and planted it together with Ji Heng.

She walked to the side of the tree, and the little tree grew a lot taller. From a young sapling, it grew tall and straight, and looked quite slim. Maybe it won't be long before it can continue to grow taller and bigger. In summer, its branches and leaves are lush and become a green shade. In the next spring, it will grow white flowers again. It grew up slowly in the Duke's Mansion, from when Ji Heng was alive, until a long, long time later.

Jiang Li reached out to touch the trunk, and the branches were also covered with snow, which made the small tree a little crooked. Jiang Li brushed off the snow, and it seemed to be relaxed, and it became taller and taller. At this moment, Jiang Li's subordinates touched an uneven object. She felt that someone carved it, so she stared at it. When she saw it, the circles of her eyes suddenly turned red, and she almost shed tears.

The handwriting on it is familiar, it is Ji Heng's handwriting, probably chiseled with the tip of a sword: In the spring and March of the twenty-eighth year, hand-planted with Ari.

She seemed to be able to see through the handwriting that the young man in red was half kneeling on the ground, chiseling each word with the tip of his sword. He looked serious, his amber eyes were focused by the moonlight, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. Beautiful.

To Jiang Li at that time, it was just a small matter, but he took it to heart and seriously commemorated it, as if it was a big event worth remembering in his life.

He...how did he do this?

Jiang Li turned her back, her tears fell instantly and sank into the soil. The little tree trembled slightly in the wind, gentle and puzzled, her heart was surprisingly sour.

After calming down for a while, Jiang Li turned around and walked out. She thought that maybe this was something that Jiheng left her. The pear tree they planted together would replace Jiheng and stay by her side for countless springs and autumns.

After Jiang Li came out, she saw Xue Huaiyuan outside the yard. Xue Huaiyuan looked at her, as if she had something to say, Jiang Li was stunned, and asked, "Father, what happened?"

Xue Huaiyuan quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing, I just want to discuss something with you."

"Father, please tell me." Jiang Li said.

Xue Huaiyuan pulled Jiangli to sit down at the stone table outside, and then said: "I thought, the New Year has passed, since you will stay in Yanjing City in the future, let's go back to Tongxiang first. The old houses over there are all Deal with it, and say hello to the folks, it's a farewell, and I won't go back in the future. Look..." He looked at Jiang Li inquiringly.

Jiang Li was not too surprised, Xue Huaiyuan had mentioned this plan to her before, and Jiang Li also agreed with it. I also plan to go to Qimin again after I go back to Tongxiang. Anyway, I have to pass through Tongxiang to go to Qimin. Immediately said: "Okay."

Xue Huaiyuan seemed to be relieved, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Ah Li, Dad knows what you are thinking in your heart. Dad will not say what other people say to persuade you. You know it well. But where are you, Dad and Ah Li Zhao is there, our family will never be separated again. Whether you stay in Yanjing City or go to other places, Dad will never leave you alone. So you can do whatever you want , Don’t worry about other people’s opinions and views, both Dad and Azhao will understand you.”

Jiang Li smiled, "I know, Dad."

"Then, let's make a plan for when to leave." Xue Huaiyuan said: "It's not too late. Let's leave early and come back early."

"Father," Jiang Li interrupted Xue Huaiyuan, "I also have something that I want to discuss with my father."

"What's up?"

"After returning to Tongxiang, I don't want to go back to Yanjing City right away. I want to go to Qimin."

Xue Huaiyuan didn't answer for a long time after hearing the words.

"Father, no matter what I think, I can't accept it. If you want me to wait in Yanjing City, I can't wait, but I always feel that there are other things I can do. Only I went to find it myself. If I hope, I will give up. Otherwise, I will live with this regret all my life. Shouldn't one be a man based on one's heart? This is what Dad taught me and Azhao back then."

Xue Huaiyuan sighed with a smile, shook his head and said, "Azhao told me before that you would definitely go to Qimin once. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that that brat knows you very well. Ari, daddy said that , what are you going to do, father will not stop you, but father and Azhao will go with you."

"But your bodies..."

"Our health is not good. Could it be that you are a weak woman? That's all, Ari, Jiheng is your obsession, and you are also father's obsession. I have lost you once, and I don't want to lose you again."

Jiang Li clearly saw the pain in Xue Huaiyuan's eyes, and she suddenly felt that she was too selfish. Since Jiheng's accident, she was immersed in grief, but she forgot how anxious she should be in the eyes of her relatives around her. The last time Xue Huaiyuan watched himself die, he could not endure such pain again.

Jiang Li nodded and said, "Okay, Dad, let's find some more guards and go to Qimin together."

Only then was Xue Huaiyuan satisfied, and when the two of them were talking about when they would set off and who they were going to take, Ye Mingyu happened to pass by, and he was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "What are you talking about, why are you going away? Where are you going?"

When Jiang Li turned her head, Ye Mingyu was returning from the outside with his big knife on his shoulder. Jiang Li replied, "We plan to go back to Tongxiang."

"Back to Tongxiang?" Ye Mingyu looked at Xue Huaiyuan, "What? Mr. Xue is going back to his hometown?"

"No." Xue Huaiyuan explained: "This time I go back to Tongxiang to deal with the old house in Tongxiang, and say goodbye to the blind date. After that, I won't go back to Tongxiang again, and stay with Ari in Yanjing City."

"That's it." Ye Mingyu said carelessly, "Then let's go together, and I'll go back to Xiangyang too."

This time, it was Jiang Li's turn to be surprised. Jiang Li asked, "Uncle is going back to Xiangyang?"

"Yeah, I received a letter from my eldest brother yesterday, and my eldest brother said that Taoshuiwen is selling very well in Yanjing City. Now Shijie officials are doing well. Mother usually wants to see Shijie, but she can't see it. The two places can't always be separated like this. The Ye family was in Yanjing many years ago, and now they plan to return to Yanjing from Xiangyang. When I go back this time, I will take my mother and elder brother over." Ye Mingyu laughed loudly. : "Ah Li, when your cousin and the others arrive, you will not be so lonely in Yanjing City. You may not be sure about the things in the Ye family's shop, but I still need you to help."

This was beyond Jiang Li's expectation, but she was really happy. She had indeed not seen Mrs. Ye and the others for a long time, so she said, "This is the best."

"So, when you plan to set off, take me with you." Ye Mingyu patted his chest, "With me following, the bandits will make a detour. The journey is very safe. Let's set off smoothly, and the custody will arrive earlier than you think. !"

Jiang Li and Xue Huaiyuan looked at each other, and Jiang Li said: "Then, please invite uncle to set off with us."

"Okay." Ye Mingyu replied straightforwardly.

...

This journey from Yanjing City back to Tongxiang was the second time Jiang Li had gone since her rebirth. Last time, there was no one around her, but now Xue Zhao and Xue Huaiyuan are by her side, probably God is forgiving. But God was unwilling to give people a peaceful and fulfilling life, so they took away her precious things.

Jiang Li set off on the tenth day after the new year, and when she left, no one in Yanjing City knew about it. The Duke's Mansion also left some people to look after it, and Zhao Ke and Wen Ji went with them. Situ Jiuyue was also there, saying that he could drop by to see if he could find precious poisonous herbs as raw materials on the road. Along the way, as Ye Mingyu promised before, he did not encounter any bandits blocking the way, but maybe because they had too many people, the guards escorting the carriage didn't look like they were vegetarians, so it was true. There are bad guys, and they retreated early.

All in all, the journey to Xiangyang was safe and sound.

Everyone first went to Xiangyang and met the Ye family. Mrs. Ye had already heard what happened to Jiang Li in Xiangyang, she kept holding Jiang Li's hand and shed tears. I feel that Jiang Li will never marry again at a young age, after all, her life is a bit bitter. The rest of the Ye family also felt sorry for Jiang Li, and Ye Jiaer was extremely sad because Jiang Li's future husband died in battle. Because of this, the Ye family treated Jiang Li more carefully, hoping that Jiang Li could live as happily as possible during these days in Xiangyang, and temporarily forget those sad things.

Because Mrs. Ye is not in good health, the Ye family has to wait until the weather is warmer before returning to Beijing. At the same time, it will take some time to deal with things like shops and houses in Xiangyang. This time the Ye family moved to Yanjing City, and they don't plan to come back.

Jiang Li will live in Ye's house for the time being. More than ten days later, Xue Huaiyuan and Xue Zhao wanted to go to Tongxiang first, so Jiang Li said to Mrs. Ye: I also want to go to Tongxiang, after all, last time I was here, I only cared about dealing with Feng Yutang, but I didn't do a good job. Let's see what Tongxiang looks like.

Now Mrs. Ye is afraid that Jiang Li will be overwhelmed, so as long as Jiang Li is happy, she can do whatever she wants. Immediately, she readily agreed, but she was afraid that Jiang Li would be boring if she went with a girl, so she asked Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng to go with her. The three young men, Xue Zhao, Xue Huaiyuan, and Situ Jiuyue, just returned to Tongxiang.

Tongxiang is still the same. After Feng Yutang fell, a new county magistrate came in. The county magistrate is not very old, he is not yet in his thirties, but it is probably because he is young that he is quite talented. Several major events have been done in Tongxiang, and the people are very satisfied with the county magistrate. Hearing that Xue Huaiyuan had returned, all the people in Tongxiang flocked to the gate of Xue's house, offering eggs and food.

When Jiang Li rescued Xue Huaiyuan from Feng Yutang before, Xue Huaiyuan was already crazy, and the people in Tongxiang knew this, and they all sighed. Now Xue Huaiyuan is standing in front of him, articulate, except that he looks a little older than before A little haggard, clearly the same as before. The common people can only be grateful to the sky for hanging the curtain. Butcher Zhang laughed and said, "I knew Lord Xue would be fine! In this world, good people are rewarded with good rewards!"

Everyone echoed, those people saw Jiang Li again, and even knelt down to thank Jiang Li. If Jiang Li hadn't brought them to Yanjing City to beat the stone lions and punish Feng Yutang, otherwise Feng Yutang would have been making trouble in Tongxiang. Domineering, they don't know how long they will have to suffer.

Jiang Li didn't dare to let them really kneel down, so she hurriedly avoided them, and helped them up, just saying that it would not be in the way. When those people saw Xue Zhao sitting in the wheelchair again, they all sighed.

After finally sending away these enthusiastic people and cleaning up Xue's house, all the people really lived in it.

Xue Huaiyuan said to Ye Jiaer: "The humble house is simple, Miss Ye will take care of you."

"It's okay, Uncle Xue." Ye Jiaer smiled and said, "The Xue family is very popular in Tongxiang."

Xue Huaiyuan smiled without saying a word. Probably, but this time I came back, I really have a lot of emotions. In the ancestral hall of the Xue family, Mrs. Xue's tablets were all dusty, Xue Huaiyuan let Jiang Li in, offered incense to Mrs. Xue, and said something.

At night, Jiang Li lived in the yard where she lived before leaving the cabinet, and fell asleep in the bed she used to. At first Feng Yutang sealed Xue's house, but because Xue's family was poor and there was no valuable property in the house, no one moved in the house. Sitting on the old boudoir bed, Jiang Li couldn't calm down for a long time. It seems that all these years, getting married, being murdered, reborn, and then being given a marriage, until now Ji Heng has disappeared, is just a dream of hers, or people watching the theater accidentally entered the theater, and it is hard to tell. Is it in the game or in reality.

But in the end, the days are gradually passing by like this. She touched the butterfly on her neck, it was warm and crystal clear, like flowing blood, bright and dazzling, making her memory unable to fade.

She closed her eyes.

This can be regarded as... taking Ji Heng back to his hometown.

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The first day of April is the Spring Lantern Festival.

There is a long river in Tongxiang. On the day of the Spring Lantern Festival, many girls and wives will put down hand-made lanterns by the river embankment. There are candles in the lanterns. Looking from afar, a piece of light above the water will illuminate the water below. Sparkling, like a fairyland in the Dragon Palace.

In the evening, several young people are going out to experience the lively Spring Lantern Festival. Xue Huaiyuan was disabled, so he didn't follow them, but asked the guards to take care of them.

Except for Xue Zhao and Xue Huaiyuan, it was the first time for the others to see such a scene. Tongxiang is not as prosperous as Yanjing City, but the folk customs are simple, probably because the Spring Lantern Festival is also very important to them, so this night is as lively as the temple fair in Yanjing City. The streets are full of people who come out to watch the excitement, there are ladies and gentlemen, there are also teenagers and girls from ordinary families, and there are also children playing around. Many people on the street are wearing masks. The masks are painted faces of gods. They are colorful and have everything. At first glance, they seem to be singing a big show. It's just because the people of Tongxiang believe that during the Spring Lantern Festival, the gods will turn into mortals and go down to play. Wherever the gods go, they will bless that place with good weather and a good harvest this year. Therefore, the people in Tongxiang are used to wearing masks of god statues to play during the Spring Lantern Festival.

Situ Jiuyue bought a black-faced deity statue, and Ye Jiaer bought a bodhisattva with benevolent brows and kind eyes whose eyes were narrowed into slits. And Ye Rufeng wore a mask, his face seemed to be blowing his beard and staring, very fierce. Xue Zhao and Jiang Li bought a pair of twin boy masks to wear.

There were lanterns everywhere, lively voices everywhere, people making clay figurines could be seen everywhere, Situ Jiuyue was even stuffed with a candied haws in his hand. Jugglers, sugar blowers, Tongxiang's bustle is completely different from the capital, but there is a kind of prosperity beyond the world, like the paradise recorded in books, everyone is at ease.

Situ Jiuyue came to Tongxiang for the first time, and his expression was full of surprise. Xue Zhao explained these things to her, and before she knew it, the two of them were left behind alone. Seeing this, Jiang Li didn't urge them, and it would be better to let the two of them be alone for a while. It was rare for Situ Jiuyue to be so relaxed, Jiang Li could still see the smile on Situ Jiuyue's face when she turned her eyes.

She is really happy.

Jiang Li was also happy for her, Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng just stopped in front of a juggler. The juggler was holding a stack of plates in his hand, and there was another stack on his head. The overlapping heights did not fall down, and the crowd burst into applause. The two of Ye Jiaer were fascinated by watching, Jiang Li stopped aside, waiting patiently.

At this moment, Jiang Li accidentally turned her head, her gaze suddenly froze. She seemed to see a familiar figure flashing in the crowd, the bright red color eclipsed the prosperity and excitement around her. Jiang Li's heart trembled, her body was faster than her thinking, and almost without thinking, she ran towards the person over there, trying to see who that person was.

There were people all around her, and Jiang Li bumped into many people. She apologized to them, but continued to look for them. I can't find it, it seems that she is delusional, or her hallucination, but it is unbelievably real. Jiang Li caught up with a masked man in red. For a moment, she almost thought she had found it, and she reached out tremblingly to take off his mask. Then her smile froze on her face. It was a strange middle-aged man. The man looked at her suspiciously.

Jiang Li choked up for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, I admitted the wrong person."

The man wanted to blame a few words, but when he saw Jiang Li's eyes were red, he thought she was afraid, so he said: "It's okay, it's okay, why cry if you admit the wrong person." He left embarrassingly.

Jiang Li stayed where she was, and many people came and went. She tried to spot the red figure in the crowd. But the lights were flickering, and she couldn't see anything. People who came and went wore all kinds of masks on their faces, but there was no face under the mask that she wanted to see.

She lost Ji Heng and couldn't find her anywhere.

The streets on both sides of Tongxiang are full of peach trees. This year's spring is particularly strong, and the trees are all blooming in layers. It was a rare beauty in the world, but in the bustling crowd of thousands of people, Jiang Li felt miserable and desolate.

She looked for it over and over again, and it seemed that the person in her eyes had become the same person. Finally, she was also tired, so she stopped.

Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng had long since disappeared from her side. She walked too hastily and didn't say hello to the siblings, but she walked around without leaving anything behind.

The wind in April seemed to also carry warmth, itching and crisping on people's faces. Jiangli walked slowly along the river bank. There were many girls on the riverside putting up lanterns, and the water surface was lit up. Lovers wrote lovesickness with ripples. The singing and dancing were lively. Jiangli walked slowly, as if returning to many years ago On that night intoxicated by the spring breeze, Ji Heng did the same, walking slowly, the bustle had nothing to do with him, he was out of place in the bustling, like a stranger who broke in.

Some people would cast curious glances at Jiang Li, and saw this beautiful and spirited young girl, her face was devastated, she didn't know what she was thinking, and she walked very slowly, just like life.

The lights seemed to never go out, Jiang Li walked for a long time, she reached the end of the embankment, at this moment, she heard Ye Jiaer's voice: "Cousin!"

Jiang Li turned her head, and Ye Jiaer ran over panting, grabbed Jiang Li's hand, looked left and right, and said, "Cousin, where have you been? I couldn't find you anyway. I thought you were gone. I almost missed you." Go to the police."

"I'm fine." Jiang Li reluctantly smiled at her, but she didn't see Ye Rufeng, so she asked, "Where is Rufeng?"

Hearing this, Ye Jiaer's face became even more ugly, Jiang Li asked, "But what happened?"

"Rufeng and I didn't know you were gone at first, we thought you were waiting for Master Xue and the others. There was a stage singing not far ahead. Rufeng had never seen such a good troupe, but there were people around the stage Watching, a rich man who came from somewhere, booked the scene and only showed it to him. Rufeng was young and energetic, but he was not angry, and quarreled with that person. Later, Young Master Xue came and went to make a rescue. Still haven't figured it out yet."

Jiang Li frowned: "How could this be?"

"I just want to persuade, but I can't help it." Ye Jiaer's face was full of anxiety.

"Sister, don't worry, I'll go and see what's going on. Since Ah Zhao is here, I don't think anything will happen to Rufeng." Jiang Li comforted her. People in Tongxiang are familiar with Jiang Li, unless they are foreigners, as long as they are here, Jiang Li knows everyone. Probably a misunderstanding.

Ye Jiaer nodded: "I'll take you there."

The two hurried to the place Ye Jiaer had mentioned, and they saw Tongxiang East Street downstairs, in Qinglian Square, far away, and heard the mellow opera tune, singing "The Peony Pavilion".

"Dreams turn back, and the years are full of chaos. People stand in small courtyards and deep courtyards. Fill up the smoke and throw away the broken embroidery thread. Does this spring feel like last year?"

The female singer's voice was long and lazy, and in an instant, spring dawned, and the audience around did not enter the room, but just looked outside. On both sides of the road, there are peach blossoms, just like the spring in the opera. Visitors accidentally walk into it and break into a startling dream.

"You know that the skirts and shirts are full of emerald greens, and the hairpins are filled with eight treasures. Do you know that my life's love is nature? It's just that no one sees the benefits of spring. If you don't watch out for fish, geese and birds, you will be ashamed of flowers and close to the moon. The flowers are trembling with sorrow."

"It turns out that the colorful flowers are blooming all over, like this, they all endow the ruined wells and ruins, the beautiful scenery on a good day, no matter what day, who's home is the place to be happy. Flying in the morning and evening, the clouds and green pavilions, the rain and the wind, the misty waves and the boats, and the people of Jinping. It’s such a cheap time.”

Even if Jiang Li knew why she came here, she couldn't help but be amazed by the drama at this moment, and her pace couldn't help but slow down. She walked forward, and at the gate of Qinglianfang, a huge stage was indeed set up, and the people on the stage sang about the hard-won love of spring, the faint resentment, and the dark flow of spring.

There was a row of chairs under the stage, but only one person was sitting, only his cloak could be seen, Jiang Li had never seen Xue Zhao, nor Ye Rufeng, when he looked back, there was only the crowd, not even Ye Jiaer .

She didn't know why, but she was about to step forward when she suddenly froze.

The man turned his back to her, she couldn't see his appearance, but she could see the folding fan in his hand.

The folding fan was unfolded little by little, and the peonies on it were embroidered with gold thread, delicate and gorgeous, glamorous and moving, just like Jiangli's memory, never fading. She couldn't help touching her neck, where the butterfly's pendant seemed to come to life in an instant, almost about to spread its wings and want to fly. Her heart also flew high, she was not in the world, her feet couldn't step on the ground, she was vain.

"It's for you, like a flower and a beautiful family, like a year like water. It's Da'er who searched all over, and felt sorry for himself in the secluded boudoir. Turn around the peony fence, close to the lake and mountain rocks."

The drama was lingering, Jiang Li stared at the man's back motionlessly, unable to move at all.

The man seemed to know that Jiang Li was here, and the movement of shaking the folding fan stopped. He held the handle of the fan with his slender hand, stood up, let the babbling voice move, and turned around.

The lights were dimmed, and the time passed by in an instant, and the amazing people were still amazing, standing in the boundless spring night. Peach blossoms are competing to open for him. The young man is wearing a red dress, holding a folding fan, red lips and white teeth, so glamorous. His amber eyes reflected the stars and lights at night, and clearly reflected her through the crowd.

Jiang Li let go of her hand, and the butterfly fan fell to the ground suddenly, making a crisp sound, and was instantly submerged in the excitement. But she didn't care at all, she just stared closely at the young man in red, walking towards her step by step.

Everything in the world seems to have no sound, as if he was sitting on the other side of the wall many years ago, and she was singing on the swing in the wall. It was also like the roof of the Buddhist hall, the moonlight was hazy, she held the candle and raised her eyes, shocking the beauty of the world.

Those sorrows, sorrows, sorrows and despairs have all gone. In the peach blossoms, he walked towards him unhurriedly, and people in the world came and went, but they did not stop his footsteps. Swan geese live in the blue sky, red beans grow in the southern country, there are thousands of lovesickness, but only one lover. It was him, only him, and no one else.

He walked up to Jiang Li, bent down and picked up the butterfly fan pendant that had fallen by her feet, with the same frivolous and seductive brows, and handed it back to her with a smile, "Little girl, you seem to have picked up something from me."

Jiang Li chuckled.

She used to think that meeting was the most beautiful, but it turns out that reunion is rare in this world.

"Then how do you plan to repay me?" She tilted her head, her eyes filled with smiles, "How about a promise with your body?"

This is the end of the main text of the first marriage, and the next one is the extra episode, about why Brother Ji disappeared and why he went there is written in the extra episode, the deputy cp episode has a pair of Ah Zhao and September, Ji Minghan and Yu Yu A pair of red leaves. The update time of the episodes has been adjusted to 8:00 p.m., so don’t come early. There is also no driving in this article. Recently, if the website strictly opens the car, it will be directly blocked and the full text will be removed from the shelf, so I slipped away.