Marriage of the Di Daughter

Different from the entanglement of the Ye family, Jiang Li's life is much more relaxed, at least in the eyes of the Ye family's servants, this Second Miss Jiang is not used to it at all, as if it is not the first time living in the Ye family. The maids of the Ye family who were originally assigned to serve Jiangli had long known about the past deeds of the second Miss Jiang. Many years ago, they disliked the family of a grandfather who came from a merchant. clean up.

I thought that I would meet a vicious, shapeless, spoiled and spoiled young lady, but who knew that she would be very easy to dismiss. He didn't make any excessive demands, but Jiang Li didn't bother the Ye family's servants if he could let Tong'er and Bai Xue do it. If Jiang Li is a guest who comes to Ye's house, then this guest must be the one who is the easiest to serve.

The maidservants of the Ye family breathed a sigh of relief, and after a few days, they gradually became acquainted with Tong'er Baixue. Tong'er is an elf, and she often gives some snacks to the maids, and Bai Xue was born in a crop field, so she is very approachable. The maids gradually became more courageous, so they chatted with Tonger Baixue some interesting things.

However, even so, after five or six days in a row, the Ye family still did not take the initiative to arrange for Jiang Li to meet Mrs. Ye.

When Tong'er and Jiang Li talked about this matter, they were quite upset, and said: "What is the meaning of the Ye family? It was agreed to let the girl take a look at the old lady. These days, she didn't mention a word, but really It's frustrating."

The Ye family didn't take the initiative to mention it, and Jiang Li couldn't ask.

"You had a heated fight with those maids, and you didn't ask anything?" Jiang Li asked with a smile. Compared with Tong'er, she is not in a hurry. She is not really Miss Jiang Er, Mrs. Ye is a grandmother in name to her, but when it comes to the real relationship, it is really not that deep, and it is too deliberate to pretend to be thinking about it. Now that he has come to Xiangyang and lived in the Ye family, the first step has been successful, and it has been very smooth.

Tong'er shook her head: "I heard from the maids in the yard that the old lady's health is not good, and it was very difficult to get out of bed a few years ago. The doctor said that she needs to rest." When she said this, she sighed and said: "Maybe Don't blame the Ye family, if the old lady really can't stand the stimulation, it is true that now is not the time for the girl to meet the old lady." She remembered something, and said: "I heard that the old lady is not in good health, Ye San who is traveling abroad The master is also rushing to Xiangyang these days, and will arrive soon in a few days."

Mrs. Ye has three sons and one daughter. Ye Minghui goes one, Ye Mingxuan goes two. Ye Mingyu and Ye Zhenzhen were born at the same time. Ye Zhenzhen is simple and honest, but Ye Mingyu has never been a well-behaved character since she was a child. In his early years, he liked to travel far and wide to be a knight-errant, but decided to go home and start a business after getting a bad nose in the rivers and lakes. But even in business, Ye Mingyu insisted on going his own way. He goes out with the caravan every year, goes to remote foreign towns along the way, spends money to buy some weird gadgets, and resells them later.

Sometimes you can find good things, but more often, the things Ye Mingyu's caravan finds can't make much money. Fortunately, the Ye family's family has a big business, and Master Ye and Second Master Ye are supporting the family's business, and they can still make him do anything wrong.

This time, it was probably because Mrs. Ye was really in poor health. Ye Mingyu returned to Xiangyang from the sea caravan to visit his mother before the end of the year.

Because Ye Zhenzhen and Ye Mingyu were born at the same time, the relationship between Ye Mingyu and Ye Zhenzhen has been very close since childhood. At the beginning Jiang Li uttered evil words and hurt Mrs. Ye, and the Ye family members were cold-hearted towards Jiang Li from then on, only the third master Ye never forgot Jiang Li. It was only later that Ye Minghui ordered the Ye family not to mention Jiang Li again, so Ye Mingyu gave up.

Speaking of re-establishing old friendship with the Ye family, the rest of the people seem to be polite, but in fact they are alienated and not easy to get close to. This Master Ye San is a very good gap.

"The third master returned to Xiangyang not only because of the old lady." Bai Xue said while wiping the table: "I heard that the Ye family's business has been in trouble recently, and the maids outside said that the third master Ye came back to help."

"Is there some trouble in business?" Jiang Li asked, "What trouble?"

Bai Xue shook her head: "The servant girl didn't find out, and those maidservants don't know much about it. It's just a small problem."

Jiang Li thought to herself, if it was a small problem, Ye Mingyu would definitely not have to go back to Xiangyang. As rumored by outsiders, Ye Mingyu didn't care about anything in the Ye family, and it didn't have much effect on the Ye family's business. If even the insignificant Ye Mingyu came back, the Ye family's troubles would definitely not be as easy as they said.

It's just that the Ye family doesn't trust her now, and she has no way of knowing what's going on.

In fact, she really wanted to go back to Tongxiang, but Xiangyang is not close to Tongxiang. To the people in Xiangyang, Tongxiang is just a remote place, even if they ask about Xue Huaiyuan, probably no one knows about it.

But... Jiang Li's eyes flickered. There is another way. She can also inquire about Tongxiang in Xiangyang. Here, besides the Ye family, it's not like she doesn't know anyone.

After all, she has been Xue Fangfei for so many years.

Jiang Li stood up and said: "It's boring in the room, let's go for a walk."

Tong'er looked at her in surprise: "Where are you going?"

"Walk around." Jiang Li smiled, "This place is much smaller than Yanjing City. It's the first time I come to Xiangyang, and it's not a good idea to stay in Yefu all day. Since there is nothing to do, the Ye family won't let me go." When I go to see Mrs. Ye, why don’t you just walk around and follow the customs when you go to the country, and let us see what customs are there in Xiangyang and how are they different from those in Yanjing?”

Tong'er and Bai Xue were taken aback for a moment, and then they all nodded in agreement. Tong'er smiled and said: "That's good, we don't lack money, Miss, see what you like, or if you don't have it in Yanjing City, open it and buy it, let's take it back to Yanjing."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Of course."

...

After packing up and preparing to go out, I happened to meet Ye Jiaer and Zhuo Shi on the way.

The two were also taken aback when they saw them. Zhuo was a little embarrassed. After being at a loss for a while, she looked at Jiang Li and said with a smile, "Where are you going, Ah Li?"

Her name "A Li" is very awkward, Tong'er is also very awkward, but this address is very kind to Jiang Li's ears, as if Xue Huaiyuan called her "A Li" in Tongxiang.

"I'm so bored in the house, I plan to go out for a walk." Jiang Li replied with a smile.

Zhuo was stunned, these days, Jiang Li hardly ever went out of the yard. Occasionally, they met each other a few times, and it was also during meals. The Ye family was very polite to Jiang Li, but apart from being polite, there seemed to be nothing more. Jiang Li was also very quiet. At this time, she offered to go out for a stroll, and Zhuo was stunned.

"Are you... planning to go out alone?" She asked hesitantly.

"That's right." Jiang Li said with a smile: "It's also my first time in Xiangyang, and I want to see the difference between Xiangyang and Yanjing."

Zhuo couldn't help but blush a little, it's unreasonable to let Jiang Li, a young lady from Yanjing, wander alone in the unfamiliar Xiangyang. But she still has to accompany her sister-in-law Guan to look over the account book later, and she is indeed exhausted. Besides, if he really wants to hang out in Xiangyang with Jiang Li, Zhuo himself doesn't know how to get along with Jiang Li. To be honest, not only Jiang Li felt uncomfortable, but Zhuo herself also felt uncomfortable in the polite and alienated interaction with Jiang Li.

The Ye family members don't like to hide and do things.

Ye Jia'er, who had been quietly listening to Zhuo's and Jiang Li's conversation, spoke softly at this moment, and she said: "It's nothing, I'm going to Lizheng Hall, and I have to go out, so let's stay with my cousin."

Jiang Li was stunned, and said with a smile: "Don't bother my cousin..."

Ye Jiaer smiled and said: "It's no trouble, don't bother, it's just a drop in. Lizhengtang is the shop of Ye's family. I'll go and have a look. If my cousin doesn't mind, you can also go and see if there are any clothes you like. If you like it, give it to me." You are."

Having said all this, Jiang Li seemed a little ignorant to refuse again. Besides, Ye Jiaer is by far the friendliest person to Jiang Li I have met in Ye's family. Jiang Li said: "So, respect is worse than obedience."

Ye Jiaer laughed.

Zhuo Shi breathed a sigh of relief. If Jiang Li is allowed to go out to play alone, it seems that their Ye family does not treat guests well. Right now, I really don't know what kind of relationship we should treat Jiangli, just treat him as a guest. It is a guest, and the host must fulfill his responsibility. At this moment, Ye Jiaer offered to accompany Jiang Li, which was not considered a neglect.

But soon, Zhuo Shi thought of it again. Although Second Miss Jiang looks cute and gentle now, who knows what kind of personality she has in her bones. If she deliberately made things difficult for her daughter, with Ye Jiaer's honest temper, she would definitely suffer from Jiang Li.

She was worried in her heart, but she couldn't think of a better way, and Ye Jiaer gave her a reassuring look, even though she didn't want to, she had no choice but to let the two of them leave the house together.

Jiang Li and this cousin left the gate of Ye's house together.

Ye Jiaer is a typical lady from a large family. Although she was born in a merchant, she is graceful, gentle and elegant no matter how she treats people or how she behaves. In comparison, although the noble ladies in Yanjing City had rich family backgrounds, they were inevitably arrogant because of their good backgrounds, but Ye Jiaer did not have such a bad temper at all.

Ye Jiaer is also very friendly to Jiang Li. Different from the wary and alienated attitude of the rest of the Ye family, Ye Jiaer treated Jiang Li like a cousin she had never seen before, kind and somewhat curious. Ask Jiang Li about Yanjing City, Jiang Li doesn't hide anything, and tells her one by one.

Smart people always hit it off when they deal with smart people. Jiang Li and Ye Jiaer were actually quite close when they were on the road to Lizheng Hall. Compared with the strangeness before, it seems that some kind of unspoken tacit understanding has been established.

After walking for some time, Ye Jiaer stopped, motioned to Jiang Li, and said, "Look, that's Ye's shop, Li Zhengtang."

Not far away, there is an exquisite small building with red tiles standing upright. It is in the middle of the bustling downtown. This building occupies an area of ​​more than ten acres, but it is also magnificent.

"All the fabrics produced by Ye's family are here. The tailors in Xiangyang City want to make ready-made clothes, and they all get fabrics in Lizheng Hall. The most famous one is antique satin. If my cousin likes it, she can go in and pick a few." Ye Jiaer said.

Jiang Li nodded.

The Ye family is a very wealthy businessman, who has a hand in all industries, but later withdrew from Yanjing City, and gradually other industries were regarded as entertainment, mainly relying on the fabric business they started. The Ye family's fabrics are famous all over the world, and the ancient satin that Ye Jiaer mentioned is also very popular among the noble ladies in Yanjing City. If this is the case, it is no wonder that the Ye family is not prosperous.

Although Ye Jiaer was humble, when talking about her family's ancestral property, her tone could not help showing a hint of pride. She turned her head to look at Jiang Li, but she saw Jiang Li's expression was calm, and she did not show any surprise.

Jiang Li is not the first time to see Li Zhengtang. When she and Xue Zhao came to Xiangyang in the past, they would inevitably see Li Zhengtang when they were having fun in the downtown area. It's just that the two of them are not people who can afford the antique satin material, so they just look outside and never go in.

This time, he was invited as a guest of honor, but things are really impermanent.

Ye Jiaer didn't know the reason, she just thought that Jiang Liguo was really a lady from Yanjing, so she was no stranger to these things, so she smiled and said, "Let's go in."

Entering the Lizheng Hall together with Ye Jiaer, when the receptionist saw Ye Jiaer, he immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Miss Jiaer."

Ye Jiaer turned her head to look at Jiang Li, and said, "Cousin, can you see if you like any of them?"

When the guy and shopkeeper heard Ye Jiaer's words, they all looked at Jiang Li. Everyone in the shop knew about Second Miss Jiang's coming to Xiangyang. Outsiders didn't know that Jiang Li and Ye's family were separated because of Jiang Li's hurtful words. They thought it was just because of Jiang Yuanbai's reunion, and the two in-laws naturally stopped walking. Even so, people in Xiangyang have also heard of Jiang Li's notoriety of killing his mother and brother. There was a lot of speculation about the mean and vicious Second Miss Jiang in the legend, and the person Ye Jiaer calls her "cousin" should be the Second Miss Jiang who has been going back and forth to the Ye family in Xiangyang recently.

But seeing this girl standing beside Ye Jiaer, she is not inferior at all. Her eyebrows are clear and beautiful, and her smile is shallow and warm, not as cold as imagined. Among other things, just these eyes are really a person whose heart is filthy, no matter what, he can't give birth to such a pair of clear eyes.

While the shopkeeper and the waiter were thinking in their hearts, Jiang Li had already walked around the cabinet and walked this way. The shopkeeper was shocked, and immediately asked the boy to take a few bolts of newly released fabrics and pile them in front of Jiang Li, and said with a flattering smile: "Miss Cousin, these are all new materials, and the styles are also very fashionable."

Looking at these silks and satins, Jiang Li had to say that the Ye family deserved to start out with fabrics, and the fabrics here were more delicate and colorful than those in Yanjing City. Touching it with hands, it is also slippery and cold, and it seems to exude a faint fragrance.

"There seems to be no ancient satin here?" Jiang Li asked sideways. She was a little curious, since the Yejia shop, which is famous for its antique satin, is full of fashionable fabrics, why is there no ancient satin that is famous throughout Beiyan? Could it be that he didn't want to show it to an outsider like her?

Ye Jiaer was taken aback, looked at the shopkeeper, and said, "Shopkeeper Qian, why don't you show your cousin the antique satin?"

Treasurer Qian suddenly showed a look of distress, and said: "Miss Jiaer, it's not that I don't want to show it to Miss Biao, but..."

Before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly froze. Jiang Li followed his gaze and looked back, but there were two strange middle-aged men.

"Uncle Zhuang, Uncle Zhao, why are you here?" Ye Jiaer asked.

The two looked at Ye Jia'er and asked, "Jia'er, aren't your father and uncle here?"

"Not here. What's the matter?" Ye Jiaer asked cautiously.

Miss Ye's family has been studying business since she was a child, and Ye Shijie took the path of becoming an official. With such a large family business, one cannot always rely on the previous generation to take care of it. Ye Rufeng and Ye Jiaer are the only grandchildren of the Ye family, but I heard from the maids of the Ye family that Ye Rufeng is probably a little younger, a little young and energetic, and he is not as decent as Ye Jiaer in handling things. Right now, the Ye family has also allowed Ye Jiaer to participate in some of Li Zhengtang's businesses.

The two looked at each other, looked at Ye Jiaer, and said: "It's true, since your father and the others are not here, let's talk to Jiaer first."

When they were talking to Ye Jiaer, they didn't notice Jiang Li. I probably thought that Jiang Li was a good friend of Ye Jiaer's, an insignificant person. Jiang Li was paying attention to these two people, and her tone of voice was not easy, as if she had encountered something difficult.

Ye Jiaer nodded and said, "Okay." Then she smiled apologetically at Jiang Li, and said, "Cousin, I have something to discuss with Uncle Zhuang and Uncle Zhao, you have to wait for a while..."

"It's nothing." Jiang Li interrupted her gently, "You can just talk about things. I just wanted to go out for a stroll today, and I was very pleasantly surprised to see Li Zhengtang. Later, Tonger Baixue and I will meet Take a stroll around here, it won’t go very far, it’s fine.”

"you alone……"

"It's okay," Jiang Li said, "There are city guards everywhere, don't be afraid."

Seeing Jiang Li's insistence, Ye Jia'er couldn't say anything, besides, she didn't know when this talk was about, and it was boring to let Jiang Li wait outside alone, so she nodded to Jiang Li and followed the two of them into the room. We discussed it inside. Jiang Li bid farewell to Shopkeeper Qian and left with Tonger Baixue.

On the way, Tong'er asked: "Why didn't the girl wait for Miss Biao to come out? Haven't you seen the ancient satin yet?"

Jiang Li teased her: "It's not like you haven't seen Guxiang satin in Yanjing City, how is it like seeing it for the first time? Don't be ashamed, what does Guxiang satin look like, have you forgotten all about it?"

"But Yanjing's ancient satin is sent here, and the Ye family's ancient satin may be even more unique." Tong'er was wronged, and pulled Bai Xue again, saying: "Although I have seen the ancient satin, Bai Xue has never seen it before, is it Bai Xue?"

Bai Xue answered her seriously: "I've seen it before. Last time, on the second day after the girl entered the palace and was gifted by His Majesty, the old lady gave me a lot of clothes, and there was antique satin inside. You even let me touch it."

Tong'er: "..."

Jiang Li laughed: "Okay, I have my own things to do, which is more important than Gu Xiangdu." In fact, she really wanted to stay in Lizhengtang, and those two were "Uncle Zhuang" and " "Uncle Zhao" seems to have a very important matter to discuss with Ye Jiaer, but the treasurer Qian hesitated to take out the ancient satin, and there seems to be other reasons. "Trouble", I wanted to find out what was going on, but after thinking about it, Ye Jiaer might not be willing to talk about it just to ask.

This young lady of the Ye family is now very organized, and she is indeed an honest and sincere person, but she is not without brains. She is probably more cautious in the Ye family's business.

Since staying in Lizhengtang will not gain anything, it is better to leave, besides, you will always know what you need to know, and there is no need to rush for a while. At this moment, she has more important things to do.

"Girl, where are we going now? Don't go too far. This is your first time in Xiangyang. You will get lost later and don't know how to get back. We didn't take a carriage before we went out."

Xiangyang is no better than Yanjing, the noble lady of Yanjing is determined to go out without a carriage. But in Xiangyang, whether to take a carriage or not depends on one's own preference, and it is very common for ladies to go out to the streets. It can be said that the folk customs are simple and honest. Although she would be ridiculed in Yanjing City, Jiang Li still likes this feeling here.

very free.

"Nothing." Jiang Li smiled and said, "We'll just stroll along this street."

Tong'er didn't doubt that there was him, but Bai Xue felt something was wrong. Although she said she was just walking casually, Jiang Li's footsteps were clearly firm, as if she had made up her mind to go somewhere. And Bai Xue has a feeling that Jiang Li is very familiar with Xiangyang. Just like the farmer they serve, they know where the food is grown and where the melons and fruits are grown, and they will not be confused.

But Tong Er said that Jiang Li was returning to Xiangyang for the first time, and others said the same, so it was probably his own illusion. Bai Xue shook her head, shaking off the weird feeling in her mind.

But this intuition in my heart was confirmed soon after.

After walking for a while, Jiang Li stopped.

"Girl?" Tong'er stopped, thinking that Jiang Li was tired from walking, and hurriedly said: "Are you tired, and this servant will help you rest?"

"No need," Jiang Li said, "Let's go in."

"Go in?" Tong'er looked forward in surprise. The front seemed to be just the courtyard gate of an ordinary family, and nothing special could be seen. Tonger said: "...Girl, is this someone else's house? Let's go in, where are we going in? The girl knows the people inside?" She thought, how could Jiang Li know people in Xiangyang, except for the Ye family, Jiang Li and There is no intersection in Xiangyang at all.

"It's not someone else," Jiang Li replied unexpectedly, "This is the back door of Xihualou."

"Xi, Xihualou?" Tong'er stammered and asked, "Where is this place? A restaurant?" She vaguely felt that the name didn't sound very serious.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "It is the most famous brothel in Xiangyang."

Tong'er and Bai Xue were completely stunned.

...

"My lord, Second Miss Jiang went to Xihualou."

As soon as these words came out, in the pavilion, Lu Ji didn't swallow a sip of tea, but spit it out "poof".

Opposite him, the beauty in red had quick eyes and quick hands, unfolded the folding fan with a "snap", and fanned back all the tea that Lu Ji sprayed out, with a flash of disgust in her eyes.

Poor Lu Ji, he was choked half to death by his own saliva, and then poured over his face by the tea bag that Ji Heng slapped back, half of his body was drenched, so pitiful. Thinking about when the handsome scholar in green shirts would fall to such a state, if Kong Liu, that big bastard, was here, he would definitely be ridiculed again.

But at this moment, Lu Ji didn't care about her own distress, but asked Wen Ji: "What you said is true? She went to Xihualou?"

"That's true." Wen Ji said with a serious look: "And Miss Jiang Er walked in from the back door of Xihualou."

"Is there any difference between the back door and the front door?" Lu Ji was puzzled.

"Xihualou is the most famous brothel in Xiangyang, and the players inside are all nobles from Xiangyang. The nobles enter through the main entrance, and the nobles have family members in their houses. If you go to Xihualou to find someone, you can enter through the back door."

Lu Ji suddenly realized, it turned out to be the case, I understand. To put it simply, men enter through the front entrance, and women who come to find their husbands and sons-in-law enter through the back entrance, in order to save face for the men. Speaking of which, this Xihualou is really considerate, no wonder it has become the favorite brothel for men in Xiangyang.

"But how did she know to go through the back door?" Lu Ji asked: "Did the Ye family tell her? Didn't the Ye family keep their noses up and not go to the brothel Chu House? Besides, she is a lady, how did she talk about the brothel with the Ye family? Her relationship with the Ye family Isn't it still very unfamiliar?"

Lu Ji is really at a loss and can't figure it out. It's no wonder that no one can figure it out. The first thing the daughter of Yanjing City's first assistant came to Xiangyang was to go to the brothel, and she knew the rules to enter through the back door. Incredible.

Ji Heng didn't care about Lu Ji, but said indifferently: "Who is she going with?"

"Miss Jiang Er and her two maidservants have no one to guide them along the way."

Ji Heng: "Then you observe, is she looking for it on purpose, or passing by unintentionally?"

"Return to your lord, this subordinate thinks that she found her by herself." Wen Ji hesitated for a moment, but still said according to his own thoughts: "Ms. Jiang Er seems to be no stranger to the road in Xiangyang. It’s not close, but she still found it. She didn’t go anywhere else until she found Xihualou.”

"This..." Lu Ji tried to find a suitable explanation for Jiang Li's behavior. He said, "Ms. Jiang Er's memory has always been outstanding. When she took the Six Arts School Examination, her 'Shu Li' was the first name. Ordinarily, she only returned to Beijing to study for a few days, maybe she has the ability of photographic memory."

"No." It was Wen Ji who denied him, and Wen Ji said: "Even if she has the ability of photographic memory, from Yanjing to Xiangyang, when she first comes to a strange place, she will be vigilant and cautious, and still have a sense of strangeness. But Miss Jiang Er is not at all, she is very relaxed and bold, and seems to be able to do well in Xiangyang."

When Wen Ji said this, he couldn't help but recall the scene when he was lurking in the dark and following Jiang Li. Jiang Li didn't travel alone, and there were two maids. It was precisely because of the two maids around her that Jiang Li, who was more suitable for her, was very different. She is almost integrated with the streets of Xiangyang, and she is like a Xiangyang person who grew up in Xiangyang. This sense of familiarity and intimacy is even more obvious than when she was in Yanjing City.

"She even knows the rules of the back door of Xihua Building, so of course she can't be underestimated." Ji Heng smiled: "Jiang Li has been trying to go back to Xiangyang, maybe for this reason. Wen Ji," he said calmly: " Your people killed Jiang Li, and see what she did in Hualou and who she met."

"I also want to see what kind of surprises this second Miss Jiang can bring us." He said with a smile.

Go to the kiln!