Marriage of the Di Daughter

The days that followed were very uneventful. Nothing special happened, Jiang Li explained to the master of Mingyi Hall that they were about to return to Xiangyang, and they were waiting to go back with Ye Mingxuan.

Mrs. Jiang called Jiang Li to the Wanfeng Hall several times, probably because she valued her relationship with the Ye family when she went back this time. For the first time, Ji Shuran's mother and daughter did not come to make trouble. Jiang Li knew in her heart that Ji Shuran would definitely not let it go. She was probably planning some new plan, but right now she was homesick and had no extra energy to pay attention to the mother and daughter.

Jiang Jingrui often came to Fangfei Garden, but he still hadn't given up the idea of ​​going to Ye's house with Jiang Li. I don't know what he thinks, he doesn't wait in Yanjing City, he just wants to play around all day long. But Ye Shijie also came here once, and didn't mention Xiangyang, but only talked about what happened to him recently as a member of the household department, Wailang.

Ever since Ye Shijie became a member of the household department, Wailang, many people were waiting to see which side he belonged to. Based on the relationship between the Ye family and the Jiang family, Ye Shijie belongs to the first assistant school. But everyone in Yanjing City knew that the Ye family and the Jiang family had cut off contact many years ago, and guessed that Ye Shijie might join Chengwang's faction in the future, after all, Chengwang's power is getting stronger now. However, Jiang Li thought that it would be better for Ye Shijie to be loyal to Emperor Hong Xiao. For some reason, she had a feeling that although Emperor Hong Xiao didn't seem to have much power at the moment, this young emperor who enthroned was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

The days passed like this, and ten days later, Ye Mingxuan came to pick up Jiang Li, and they were about to leave Yanjing together and set off for Xiangyang.

This time, the rare Mrs. Jiang also went out of the house to see him off. Still not seeing Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e, Ji Shuran smiled and said to Ye Mingxuan: "Be careful on the way, Li'er will be entrusted to you to take care of."

Ye Mingxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry."

Ye Shijie said: "It's getting late, let's go, go a little earlier, if you travel a little longer, you can return to Xiangyang earlier."

Jiang Li turned around, gave a little blessing to Mrs. Jiang, and said, "Father and grandma don't need to worry about it. I will come back sooner after I finish watching grandma and grandma."

"Of course." The kindness in Ji Shuran's eyes was too much, she said: "We are waiting for you to come back."

Jiang Li smiled slightly, without any further hesitation, Tong Er helped her into the carriage. The car curtain was lowered, blocking the eyes of the Jiang family from outside, only to hear Ye Mingxuan's voice ordering the convoy. The carriage rumbled forward.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and then became excited again.

This is... the way back home.

Although she was no longer Xue Fangfei, even though she had become the daughter of the chief assistant's family, she was finally on her way home.

...

From Yanjing City to Xiangyang, if you hurry up and don't delay on the road, it will take more than a month. Fortunately, the road is not very rough, it is considered an official road, and it is not as dangerous as going from Qingcheng Mountain to Xiangyang. But Ye Mingxuan is a cautious person, and specially hired a team of bodyguards to protect Jiang Li's safety. Jiang Yuanbai also sent some guards, so that even if he encounters a robbery on the road, he can escape unscathed.

Fortunately, the road was very safe and there was no danger. Ye Mingxuan originally thought that Jiang Li was pampered and was not used to walking the Changde Road. After all, it is farther from Yanjing City to Xiangyang than from Yanjing City to Qingcheng Mountain. If Jiang Li is not used to the road, the whole convoy will slow down, and when they return to Xiangyang, it will be much worse than before.

However, Jiang Li's performance exceeded everyone's expectations.

She's not picky, and she's nice to serve. Whether staying in an inn or taking a horse-drawn carriage, I never complained. Sometimes she couldn't find the inn at night and lived outside. When the guards went hunting for roasted rabbit meat, Jiang Li watched with interest. She could help if the guards made mistakes. The boy who followed Ye Mingxuan, Ah Fu, was stunned, and secretly said to Ye Mingxuan: "Second Miss, she has done such things a lot in the past, why does she look so familiar?"

Ye Mingxuan was also surprised, even if his own son Ye Rufeng was naughty since he was a child, he might not be better than Jiang Li. Jiang Li is a rich lady, but when she does these things, she doesn't feel uncomfortable at all, as if she is used to it.

When asked about Jiang Li, Jiang Li only smiled and said: "When I was in the nunnery in Qingcheng Mountain, I often went outside with Tong Er to catch wild rabbits to eat. Vegetarian food is not enough to eat, but fortunately there are many rabbits on the mountain."

Although Tong'er wondered when Jiang Li and Jiang Li had gone to catch the rabbit, she didn't show it at all on her face, and nodded along with the seriousness. Ye Mingxuan didn't say anything, just smiled and sighed, he didn't know whether it was sigh or pity.

This journey turned out to be smoother than Jiang Li imagined. Therefore, when approaching Xiangyang City, it will only be one month. According to the planned itinerary, it will take about half a month. But because Jiangli didn't make any noise along the way, the convoy didn't stop, and they left very quickly.

When the convoy arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City, Ye Mingxuan asked people to show the tokens to the young guards. Tong'er pulled up the curtain of the carriage, looked out curiously, and murmured: "This is Xiangyang City, it looks very lively. Yes."

Jiang Li looked at the scenery outside, with a flash of emotion in her eyes.

Tongxiang is a small county under the city of Xiangyang. Xue Huaiyuan used to only come to Xiangyang to buy things for Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao's siblings during festivals. At that time, she and Xue Zhao were looking forward to coming to Xiangyang every year. Xiangyang was much more lively and prosperous than Tongxiang, and there were many more delicious and interesting things. It's just that opportunities like this don't come often. After all, she was married to Shen Yurong for three years and left Tongxiang. As for Xiangyang, I haven't seen him for seven or eight years.

The Xiangyang in front of me still looks familiar, but it is busier, more prosperous, and more desirable than seven or eight years ago.

If Xue Zhao was still there, he would definitely laugh and pull her to visit Xiangyang City again...

Just as he was thinking, the young city defender saw the order to let him go, and the convoy continued to move forward.

After about a stick of incense, the speed of the team gradually slowed down. After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped, Ye Mingxuan's voice came from outside the carriage, and he said with a smile: "Ali, get out of the carriage, we are here."

When the porter saw Ye Mingxuan, he opened the door immediately, and called the boy to come in to report, saying loudly all the way: "The second master is back! The second master is back!"

Tong Er supported Jiang Li and jumped off the carriage.

The Ye family is the richest man in Xiangyang City, or in other words, the Ye family's wealth can be called famous even if they get Yanjing City. Therefore, the Ye family's mansion was also repaired in a very grand manner. It is said that Mr. Ye has been living here since Mrs. Ye, the Zhumen Dawa, and the pillars at the door are carved with fine patterns. Even the falling lanterns and the white gauze covered are also the swallow-wing gauze from Jiangnan.

Tong'er and Bai Xue stood under the gate of Ye's house, their eyes widened. The arrogance of the Ye family is completely different from the refinement and elegance of the capital. For ordinary people, such a simple and lavish renovation is naturally more eye-catching.

Ye Mingxuan said: "Ali, it's the first time to come to Ye's house, how is it? Do you think it's okay?"

"Very good." Jiang Li smiled.

She and Xue Zhao used to come to Xiangyang City to play, and they had also heard of the name of the Ye family, and had walked past the door of the Ye family mansion. Xue Zhao also sighed, if only he could walk in and see what it looks like inside. However, she never expected that the current her would actually be able to walk through the vermilion gate openly and aboveboard, to see her beauty.

Ye Mingxuan smiled and said, "Let's go."

Jiang Li and Ye Mingxuan approached together.

The Ye family's house looks more spacious and bright than the capital's mansion, and compared to the rigor of the capital's mansion, it is a little more lively in the market. The material of the clothes worn by the servant girl is also high quality, comparable to that worn by Tonger Baixue. It is enough to see that the Ye family's family property is rich. When these servants saw Ye Mingxuan, they saluted one after another, and when they saw Jiang Li and his party following Ye Mingxuan, they all looked at him curiously, guessing Jiang Li's identity.

In Jinhuatang, there are several people standing at the moment.

"Father is finally back." A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy said, "I don't know what good things I brought back from Yanjing City this time?"

"That's all you know." Beside him, a rather bookish woman said angrily, "On weekdays, there are many things for you in the mansion. Yanjing has them, but you don't have them."

"Sister, don't blame Rufeng." Another woman with a round face said with a smile, "Rufeng is a little bit childish, if Shijie is here, he will be the same."

Standing beside Ye Rufeng was a beautiful young girl who looked a little older than Ye Rufeng, and said worriedly, "I don't know what's going on at the big brother's side? Now that I'm a member of the household department, you can handle it? "

The middle-aged man in blue shirt standing in the center didn't say a word, just drinking tea in silence.

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard the voice of a servant outside: "Second master is back!"

The thinner woman immediately stood up overjoyed, and saw the curtain of Jinhuatang being thrown aside, Ye Mingxuan laughed loudly and said, "Brother, madam, I'm back!"

"Father!" The boy rushed forward.

Jiang Li stood behind Ye Mingxuan, and she was also very unfamiliar with the Ye family. However, even if the real Second Miss Jiang came here, she probably felt the same way as her. You know they haven't seen each other for ten years.

That young man was Ye Mingxuan's son Ye Rufeng. He suddenly caught sight of Jiang Li who was standing aside, and immediately stood up from Ye Mingxuan's arms, asking suspiciously, "Who is she?"

Jiang Li smiled and stood behind Ye Mingxuan, seeing her clothes and dress, she didn't look like a servant, so she couldn't be the maid whom Ye Mingxuan took on the road.

Zhuo Shi, that tall, thin and bookish woman, Ye Mingxuan's wife, immediately turned pale when she saw Jiang Li. I probably thought that Jiang Li was a woman Ye Mingxuan picked up on the road. They rich businessmen often have this kind of thing. On the way out for business, after three to five years, they brought back a strange woman and a so-called son. It is impossible for Ye Mingxuan to have a son without him for a few months, but it is not impossible to take a woman on the road.

Men are always careless in this kind of matter, Ye Mingxuan has not noticed that his wife's expression is wrong, but Jiang Li has already seen it, and guessed Zhuo's identity. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he had no choice but to stand up and call out to Mrs. Zhuo with a smile: "Auntie."

This call of aunt made Zhuo Shi stunned, and the pale face just now faded away, replaced by only doubts, she asked: "Master, who is this girl? Why do you call me aunt?"

Ye Mingxuan laughed loudly, while rushing to the man in the blue shirt who stood up, Ye Minghui said: "Brother, I didn't come back alone this time. Look who it is, do you still recognize it?"

Everyone is puzzled. Only Ye Minghui noticed that Jiang Li called Zhuo's "Aunt" before, and guessed something in his heart.

"This is Zhenzhen's daughter, A Li." Ye Mingxuan said with a smile: "The last time I saw A Li, she was a little girl, but now she is a girl. A Li, this is your uncle Minghui, your eldest aunt."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Uncle Minghui, eldest aunt."

Ye Minghui and his wife Guan Shi were taken aback, Guan Shi was a little at a loss, but Ye Minghui frowned.

The room was silent.

After a while, Ye Rufeng suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at Jiang Li with contempt, and said, "She is my aunt's daughter, the young lady who disliked our merchant and made grandma mad?"

Zhuo Shi hurriedly pulled Ye Rufeng, Ye Rufeng's eyes were sharp, he was not polite, and continued: "I have done everything, and I am afraid of what people will say!"

Everyone in the room fell silent instantly, and the atmosphere became very awkward.

Originally, when Ye Mingxuan returned to Xiangyang, he didn't mention Jiang Li's return. The Ye family didn't know that Jiang Li would come, and they didn't know how to deal with her sudden arrival. You must know that what Jiang Li said many years ago hurt Mrs. Ye's heart, and also broke the hearts of the entire Ye family. For Jiang Li, from now on, just pretend that there is no such person, who knows that he will appear suddenly.

Ye Minghui looked at Ye Mingxuan reproachfully, and scolded him why he didn't explain this matter earlier. Ye Mingxuan looked innocent, but couldn't help but look at Jiang Li's reaction.

Jiang Li insisted on returning to Xiangyang with her, so she should have expected such a result in advance. The Ye family will not be innocent, so what will Jiang Li say and do?

Jiang Li looked at the situation in front of her without moving a smile on her face.

Tong'er was embarrassed and wronged, and she knew what happened to Jiang Li back then. Although admitting that Jiang Li was wrong about this matter, but my girl was only five years old at the time, so much time had passed, why bother to hold on to an old matter? Ordinarily, she should have known that such a girl should not have returned to Xiangyang, she was so angry here, and she came back to see Mrs. Ye with good intentions, but she got a bad nose and was really depressed.

Just thinking about it, I heard Jiang Li's soft voice: "Yes, I am 'that' Jiang Li."

The Ye family were all stunned.

Ye Mingxuan almost choked on his own saliva.

When Jiang Li spoke, she was gentle, kind, and smiling all over her face. She said that she would not slap a smiling person when she reached out, let alone a beautiful girl with a cute smile. This slap was even more difficult. Except for Ye Rufeng, the rest of the Ye family were in a state of embarrassment that they didn't know how to deal with.

This girl can really respond to all changes with the same. Ye Mingxuan sighed in his heart, and suddenly remembered what Ye Shijie said to her, "Jiang Li is an unexpected person", this sentence is true. She was indeed unexpected, as if the embarrassment, embarrassment and bewilderment of ordinary people had never appeared in her, and she could always deal with various situations with a particularly calm attitude.

Including right now.

Ye Mingxuan suddenly felt like laughing, presumably his eldest brother, Ye Mingxuan, who was always calm and upright, was caught off guard when faced with this situation. Fortunately, he still knew the identity of his Ye family, so he pretended to clear his throat and said, "This is your second aunt." He introduced his wife to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li smiled and nodded to Zhuo Shi: "Second Aunt."

Zhuo subconsciously smiled back, and was a little dazed after realizing it. The little girl's smile was too sincere. Back then, Ye Minghui brothers, Ye Shijie and the old lady were all there when they went to Yanjing City to pick up Jiangli, but she didn't see it with her own eyes. But the rumors about Jiangli are known to everyone in the Ye family. It is impossible for Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan to lie, and there is no need to lie about this matter, so everyone never suspects that Jiang Li is a hypocritical, ruthless, mean and unkind young lady. But after seeing it with her own eyes, Zhuo still couldn't help feeling that maybe what happened back then was a misunderstanding, how could such a lovely and gentle girl be the kind of person they said she was?

"This is your cousin Jiaer and cousin Rufeng." Ye Mingxuan continued.

Ye Jiaer is one year older than Jiang Li, and she has a graceful and generous personality. To be honest, she doesn't look like a businessman, but rather a well-educated official lady. She was curious about Jiang Li in her eyes, but she still nodded to Jiang Li with a smile.

Ye Rufeng was not as friendly as Ye Jiaer, he snorted and turned his head away, not looking at Jiang Li.

"Your uncle Mingyu won't be back until a few days later, and he's not here yet." Ye Mingxuan said.

Jiang Li nodded: "Grandma..."

"The old lady is not feeling well recently." Ye Minghui hesitated for a moment before saying, "If I know you are coming, I will inevitably feel excited. I will tell her after a while. What do you think, Ah Li?"

Before Jiang Li had time to answer, Ye Rufeng said coldly: "Don't see me, grandma saw her, what if she gets angry again?"

"Like the wind!" Zhuo warned him.

Ye Rufeng stopped talking now, Jiang Li said: "I listen to Uncle Minghui."

Ye Minghui nodded, and said to Guan Shi: "You go to the courtyard to find a vacant room to clean it up, and let Ah Li stay temporarily." Then he said to Jiang Li: "You and the second child must be very tired after driving for so many days. "Don't think about anything today, stay here and have a good rest, and talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do."

Jiang Li was taken aback, Ye Minghui's words were polite but distant, as if he was treating a guest who came from afar, or someone who was not so close. She sighed deeply in her heart, the estrangement between Miss Jiang and the Ye family was too deep, and it couldn't be resolved in a while. Even though Ye Mingxuan has been with her for so long, his doubts about her have not been completely dispelled now, and he still doubts whether it is the Jiang family's idea for her to return to Xiangyang.

It's a long way to go.

A sincere smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Thank you, Uncle Minghui."

Compared with the two uncles, the aunts are a bit at a loss. They can neither be as alienated as the two brothers of the Ye family, nor can they be too close. It seems very contradictory. Jiang Li wanted to laugh, but fortunately, she didn't have to get along with her all the time. After Guan Shi vacated a clean house for her to live in, there was no one else around Jiang Li except the two maids.

Finally calmed down.

Tong'er closed the door, the room the Ye family vacated for Jiang Li was good, and there was nothing to be picky about. Jiang Li sat down, Bai Xue went to make tea, Tong'er said in a low voice: "Girl, the members of the Ye family clearly did not let you see Mrs. Ye on purpose..."

Everyone can see that what her second cousin Ye Rufeng said is a bit harsh, but it is an undeniable fact. Mrs. Ye's health is not good, and she really doesn't know what it's like to see this granddaughter all of a sudden. One must know that the rest of the Ye family was shocked today.

"Girl, it's really impossible. Let's go back to Yanjing City after seeing Mrs. Ye." Bai Xue also said: "If the Ye family is like this in the future, it will be strange to live here."

The Ye family is very self-restraining, so not only did they not drive her out, but they also served her with delicious food and drinks, and they were also very polite. But it is this courtesy that makes people feel more uncomfortable, as if they are guests in a stranger's house.

"It's nothing, we're new here, we have a process of getting acquainted with each other." Jiang Li smiled, "Besides, I was at fault in the first thing, and the Ye family's attitude is much better than I imagined. In a few days Let’s wait until I see the old lady first.”

When she came to Xiangyang this time, it was false to visit relatives, it was false to see Mrs. Ye, and it was true to inquire about Xue Huaiyuan. It's just that you can't go out to inquire rashly at the moment, but it will arouse suspicion. Even after inquiring, it would take a lot of trouble to reverse Xue Zhao's case. The Ye family is a big tree behind her, but now, how to build a good relationship with the Ye family and settle the past is the top priority.

It must be carefully considered.

...

On the other side, in Ye Mingxuan's room, Zhuo Shi was interrogating him.

"It's fine, why did Jiang Li come here? How did you do it? I don't know how to say it in advance, even the eldest brother didn't think of it." Zhuo walked back and forth, "What about now? She lives in our house, and people outside Seeing it, it’s inevitable to talk too much. This...you are really good!"

Ye Mingxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How can you blame me? She herself proposed to go back to Xiangyang to see her mother, and even Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai had spoken. What can I do? How can I stop my niece from coming back? If outsiders see Oh, how ugly it is."

"Hmph, it's nothing more than seeing that the eldest cousin is now a member of the household department." Ye Rufeng sneered: "We also said that businessmen value profits. I think their Jiang family is also snobbish when they are the chief minister. In the past, the Ye family When no one became an official, I was in a hurry to get rid of the relationship, and now I see that the Ye family has a connection, so I will post it."

"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Jiaer stopped Ye Rufeng from saying, "Even if the eldest cousin becomes a member of the household department, the Jiang family will not be able to please our Ye family. There are many powerful and powerful people in Yanjing City. Those people Even if you still stick to uncle, why would uncle let Jiang Li come to Xiangyang because of his eldest cousin?"

"One uncle at a time, sister, don't you forget," Ye Rufeng said, "Our uncle has already married her, and she doesn't like our Ye family. You are so affectionate, maybe you also want to hurry Dongfeng from the capital and auxiliary mansion is the eldest lady of Yanjing City?"

"You!" Ye Jia'er was so angry that she couldn't speak.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing," Zhuo said with a headache, "it's already messy enough, if you two want to quarrel, go out and quarrel."

At this moment, someone knocked on the door, but it was Ye Minghui who walked in with Guan Shi. This is great, except for Ye Mingyu who has not yet returned home, the two families of the Ye family are all together in this room.

"Second, what do you mean?" Ye Minghui asked as soon as he entered the door.

Ye Mingxuan still seldom saw his elder brother so restless, he was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What do you mean?"

"Why did you bring her back?" Ye Minghui frowned, "I didn't say anything in advance, what the hell are you doing?"

"Brother, don't train me like you are training the third child." Ye Mingxuan felt wronged, "Bringing Jiang Li back was not my idea, Jiang Li proposed it herself."

"She proposed it herself?" Guan was puzzled.

"Yes." Ye Mingxuan simply sat down and told the others what happened in detail. How did he reunite with Ye Shijie in Yanjing City, how did Ye Shijie mention Jiang Li, how did he meet Jiang Li at Jiang's house, how did Jiang Li propose to go back to Xiangyang with her. Forget it, Ye Mingxuan spread his hands, "That's the way it is, listen, can you understand what our niece is thinking?"

No one expected that so many things would happen when Ye Mingxuan went to Yanjing City. What's more, I didn't expect Jiang Li to return to Yanjing City for only half a year, but it has become the topic of discussion many times.

"She really became the number one in Mingyi Hall's six arts list, and even got a gift from the emperor?" Ye Jiaer asked in surprise, "Didn't my cousin go to the nunnery for eight years, and there was no one to teach her, how did she get the first place?"

"Yes." Ye Minghui pondered, "Could it be that she is a genius?"

"How can there be so many geniuses in the world." Ye Mingxuan shook his head and laughed, "I think Jiang Li has a lot of secrets in her body. I went to Jiang's house to visit that day, and I thought that Jiang Li had just returned to Yanjing, and with Ji Shuran around, life would pass. Be careful. Who knows that's not the case at all. Her status in Jiang's family is higher than I thought. Think about it, it's not something ordinary people can do to reach this point in half a year. "

Everyone in the room was silent, chewing on Ye Mingxuan's words.

"She also helped Shijie at the palace banquet, and reminded Shijie about Li Lian before. No matter whether she uses the Ye family or has other plans, she will not hurt Shijie for the time being. I will go to Jiang's mansion , I wanted to see Jiang Li with my own eyes. After all, Shijie is a child I know well. He said that Jiang Li has become very different, that is, it is very different. If there are two people."

"She asked to go back to Xiangyang. At first I guessed that it was the Jiang family's intention, but I didn't know about Jiang Yuanbai and Mrs. Jiang's appearance. I wanted to find out what she wanted to do, so I agreed with her idea. As for Didn't I tell you on the way back? I left in such a hurry that I didn't pay attention."

After being quiet for a while, Ye Minghui said: "You are right to do this. Since you don't know what she means, let's go and see."

The tone of the words did not regard Jiang Li as a relative, but more like a stranger who didn't know what to do.

"But the second brother," Guan said worriedly: "You brought her back, she said she wanted to come back to see mother. But mother's current body can't stand the toss, if she knows that Jiang Li is back, maybe something will happen Thing, this... tell me, are you going to let her see your mother?"

Ye Mingxuan was stopped by the question, subconsciously looked at Ye Minghui.

Ye Minghui said in a deep voice: "Let her see, but before that, I have to talk to my mother first, so as not to frighten her old man."