Marriage of the Di Daughter

Ye Shijie was waiting for Jiangli in Xiaozhuli in the tea house next door.

Early this morning, he asked someone to wait outside Jiang's mansion to bring a letter to Jiang Li's maid. Ye Shijie asked her to meet in the small building of the tea house. Although he brought the conversation with him, it is not likely that Jiang Li would come to the appointment in person.

However, Jiang Li finally arrived.

It's not time to start school yet, and it's not too far from Mingyi Hall. Simply talking to Ye Shijie will not affect the time to study. Jiang Li didn't come to the appointment until she got everything in order.

In the tea house, Ye Shijie was wearing a blue-gray robe. Although it was a simple color, if you look carefully, the material of the clothes is very exquisite, and the dark pattern on the cuffs is also a rare double-needle embroidery. This young man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is quite handsome, but he is a little wary of looking at Jiang Li.

"Cousin Ye." Jiang Li said as she sat down opposite Ye Shijie.

Seemingly shocked by the word "Cousin Ye", Ye Shijie was stunned for a while, and didn't know what to say. After a long while, he said bluntly: "Why did you help me yesterday?"

Yesterday, in desperation, Jiang Li's sudden appearance helped Ye Shijie, and Ye Shijie was very grateful to this little girl who drew his sword to help. But when he was sitting under the lamp at night, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. The second lady of the Jiang family in the capital, isn't that the daughter of his dead little aunt, his cousin?

If others drew their swords to help, Ye Shijie would not think too much if he was not sure, but the righteous man who drew his sword to help became Jiang Li, and Ye Shijie refused to believe that there was no conspiracy. After tossing and turning without sleep all night, Ye Shijie decided to talk to Jiang Li directly and ask what was going on.

"I'll call you Cousin Ye, do you want me to watch my relatives being blackmailed on the street and just stand by?" Jiang Li said very naturally, as if she was surprised why Ye Shijie asked such a simple question.

Ye Shijie choked again at Jiang Li's natural words. After a while, he sneered and said, "Don't be kidding, you don't look down on our merchants, so why do relatives say that?"

Hearing this, Jiang Li wondered, "What do you mean by that?"

Ye Shijie glared at him angrily: "When my grandmother went to the capital to pick you up to Xiangyang, you scolded my Ye family in front of the entire Jiang family for being a lowly merchant and wanted to cut off contact with the Ye family!" Violent ups and downs, seems to be very excited: "Grandmother was seriously ill after returning home, and she had to rest in bed for a whole year before she recovered. Are you joking about your relatives now?"

Jiang Li stared at him, blinked, and wondered: "Did I say such a thing?"

Ye Shijie: "..."

"Could it be that Cousin Ye remembered it wrong." Jiang Li shook her head, "I don't remember saying that."

"You don't remember?" Ye Shijie mocked, "But everyone in our Ye family remembers it!"

"Ah, it seems that I did say such things." Jiang Li sighed inwardly, no wonder the Ye family would cut off contact with the Jiang family, if Miss Jiang really said such hurtful words to the old lady of the Ye family, It is strange to be able to restore the old one. However, she will not just bear the crime that does not belong to her in vain. Jiang Li said: "It's just that I really can't remember now. Dare I ask Cousin Ye, how old was I when I said this?"

Ye Shijie said coldly: "Five years old."

"Five years old." Jiang Li frowned, "It is reasonable to say that it should be the age of the governor, but I don't remember it alone. Doesn't Cousin Ye think this is a bit strange?"

"What excuses do you want to say?" Ye Shijie stared at her.

"I want to say that I was young at the time, and my grandmother was far away in Xiangyang. My mother left early, and my father was busy with government affairs, and my stepmother was mostly in charge of me. What I said may not be because someone taught me or someone threatened me. Say this."

Ye Shijie was just about to sneer, but when he saw Jiang Li's serious expression, he couldn't help being taken aback.

What Jiang Li said was a guess in her heart. The second Miss Jiang was still young, but she could say such hurtful words. Besides, if Ms. Jiang Er really thinks that merchants are cheap, someone must have instilled her such a view. Based on Jiang Li's current observation of Ji Shuran, Ji Shuran's viciousness may not be used on the young Miss Jiang Er.

Whether it was Ji Shuran's coaxing or threatening, it must not have been Miss Jiang Er's idea, but the will of others was influencing it.

Ye Shijie was silent for a while, what Jiang Li said made him feel a little shaken. Although there is resentment towards Jiang Li, Jiang Li's expression does not seem to be fake at the moment.

"Then what do you want to do now?" After a while, Ye Shijie said: "Do you want to reconnect with the Ye family?"

Jiang Li smiled: "I just saved Cousin Ye once with a little effort, and Cousin Ye felt that I wanted to rebuild the old relationship with the Ye family. You might as well tell Cousin Ye, if I really want to repair the relationship with the Ye family, I will not borrow you thing."

"Huh." Ye Shijie snorted softly, but his expression was not as hostile as it was at the beginning. He said, "You speak lightly and act outright. Who doesn't know how shrewd you are in your bones? Otherwise, why don't you send Liu Zimin to an official? Give him the steps."

Yesterday Liu Zimin and Ye Shijie had a dispute, Jiang Li came forward and turned things around with a few words. Originally, Liu Zimin had no chance to turn around, but Jiang Li took the initiative to give Liu Zimin a step, so that Liu Zimin could escape.

"In the land of Yanjing, the forces of all parties are intricate and there are many official households. Although the Ye family is very rich, but the Ye family has no official positions. It is like unprotected fat, anyone can eat it. Cousin is not because of your wealth , Has Liu Zimin missed it?"

Ye Shijie frowned.

"The Ye family is very rich, but they are also common people. Small officials dare not fight with high officials, let alone common people against high officials. Letting Liu Zimin live is actually for the good of his cousin. The family will definitely not let it go, the Liu family can afford it, but the Ye family can't." Jiang Li said.

Ye Shijie found that when Jiang Li said this, his expression faded, and there seemed to be some frustration and hatred.

The people don't fight with the officials, a sarcasm flashed in Jiang Li's heart, isn't it? Her Xue family is still an official family, but because the official position is small, in the eyes of noble people like Princess Yongning, they are worthless, and they can be killed. There is indeed justice and truth in the world, but it depends on what is relied on. Relying on totalitarianism is justified even if it is unreasonable.

Ye Shijie said: "Of course I know, otherwise I wouldn't have spared him once."

Looking at Ye Shijie like this, Jiang Li knew in her heart that the eldest grandson of the Ye family was not impulsive and reckless. She asked: "I forgot to ask, why is my cousin in Yanjing City?"

There must be a reason for coming to Yanjing City from Xiangyang for no reason.

"I'm studying in the Imperial College." Ye Shijie looked at Jiang Li with a provocative tone, "As you said, the Ye family is white and unable to protect the family property, so I came to the capital to study and become an official."

"You want to be an official?" Jiang Li was stunned.