Marriage of the Di Daughter

After Jiang Li and Tong'er Baixue went to Xihualou, it was getting late, so they didn't continue to wander outside, and didn't go to Lizheng Hall, so they came back directly to Yefu.

No one in the Ye family dared to take care of her, so it was very convenient for her to travel, but after returning, Jiang Li asked Tonger to inquire about Ye Jiaer's situation, and learned that Ye Jiaer hadn't come back yet.

Ye Jiaer stayed in Lizheng Hall for a whole afternoon after Jiang Li left Lizheng Hall. It's purely business, Ye Jiaer should be back in the evening. Not coming back now, Jiang Li guessed that it was related to the "Uncle Zhuang" and "Uncle Zhao" that Ye Jiaer said before. This little trouble in the Ye family's business seems to be not a small one.

But even if she asks about the Ye family right now, the Ye family won't tell her the truth. After all, they haven't "reconstructed the old ones". For a guest who is not very familiar with them, there is no need to mention these family matters too much.

Not yet.

Jiang Li didn't pay any attention to Ye Jia'er's matter, seeing Qiong Zhi today made her forget about one of her worries, and she felt much more at ease. That night, for the first time ever, I felt sleepy, so I went to the cave to rest.

Have a good night's sleep.

That is, from this day on, the Ye family suddenly became busy. In the next few days, when Jiang Li walked around the Ye Mansion, all she saw were the housekeepers and maidservants of Ye Mansion, not to mention Ye Mingxuan and Ye Minghui, even Zhuo Shi and Guan Shi were not there. Ye Rufeng and Ye Jiaer didn't know where to go, sometimes there was no one even when eating, the housekeeper simply made a small kitchen for Jiang Li, Jiang Li didn't have to go to the front hall every day when she wanted to eat, and she was alone in her own kitchen. Just eat it in the yard.

It's not that the Ye family doesn't want to see Jiang Li, it's that the Ye family is so busy that they don't eat at the house. If one didn't know about Li Zhengtang, one would suspect that there is no master present in a Nuo Da mansion.

Jiang Li vaguely sensed that the troubles of the Ye family were not trivial, but no one was there, so even if she wanted to inquire, it would be in vain. She asked Tonger to inquire, but the maids in Ye's mansion didn't know, Jiang Li felt very helpless.

On this day, the weather was fine.

At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, Xiangyang is in the south, but it is warmer than Yanjing, and winter comes later. Jiang Li was wearing outer clothes, standing in the yard, watching Tong'er and Bai Xue play ties.

The two maids were a bit lazy in Ye Mansion, after all, it was not their own home, and they were not in the mood to tend flowers and plants. Sometimes there is nothing to do in the daytime as long as they get things done in the morning. Jiang Li taught them how to read and write to pass the time.

Tong'er yawned and said, "There's no one in the Ye Mansion today."

Of course it is wrong to say that there are no people. There are many people in the Ye Mansion, but they are all servants. When asked about the Ye family, Tong Er is not even interested in talking.

"Isn't it good that no one restrains you?" Jiang Li teased her, "You can be considered free."

"Young lady said that the slaves seem to like to go wild everywhere." Tong'er pouted, "The slaves are fighting for the girl, it's fine if Ye's family is not here, and I don't mention letting the girl see Mrs. Ye, these servants Even more tight-lipped about Mrs. Ye, she has been here for so long, and the girl doesn't even know which courtyard Mrs. Ye lives in."

The Ye family really didn't seem to plan to let Jiang Li see Mrs. Ye now, nor did they say when they would see her. The wait was so far away. In fact, Jiang Li can also find Mrs. Ye herself to meet when the Ye family is not around, but in this way, the Ye family will only have a worse impression of her, and it will be more difficult to repair the relationship.

Besides, as Ye's family said, Mrs. Ye's health is not good at the moment, if she gets too excited when she sees Jiang Li, it will be Jiang Li's fault if something goes wrong.

So Jiang Li didn't take the initiative to touch the fragile string, so it was rare to be confused.

Looking at the sky, the sun is very good today, Jiang Li said: "Let's go for a walk."

Staying in Ye Mansion all the time won't do much good, why not go out and have a look.

When Tong'er heard this, she immediately became happy, pulled Bai Xue up, and said, "Okay, where does the girl want to go?"

"Just walk around." Jiang Li smiled.

Several people went out of the yard together, and the porter didn't stop her. He only asked if she needed a guard, but Jiang Li politely declined. At this moment, a group of chariots and horses suddenly stopped in front of the gate of Ye Mansion.

It looked like a caravan, because the horses were all carrying burdens, and the carriages were also tied with heavy wooden boxes behind them.

Jiang Li paused slightly, is this a guest of the Ye family?

The caravan stopped, but there were no guards, only a groom and a man who looked like a servant. Seeing Jiang Li standing at the door, the boy looked at Jiang Li in surprise, then quickly walked to the carriage, and a man jumped out of the carriage.

The man had a little finger-long scar on his left face. He was wearing a black-brown short jacket with a layer of soft armor on his upper body. He looked like a peddler. The boots on his feet were moccasin boots embroidered with gold. , very expensive at first glance.

Jiang Li was taken aback, this man was the man she met at the back door of Xihua Building after meeting Qiong Zhi not long ago. At that time, the man also looked at her a few more times, and Jiang Li felt that this man looked familiar, but he was a real stranger.

Didn't expect to meet here now.

When the porter's servant saw this person, he immediately forgot about Jiang Li, went up to meet him in surprise, and said, "Third Master, you are back!"

Mr. Ye? This person is Ye Mingyu!

Jiang Li suddenly realized that this person was Ye Mingyu, the bastard master of the Ye family, and also the uncle Mingyu who was born with his mother. No wonder she felt familiar, but he was indeed a stranger. She and Ye Mingyu had never met before, but after all, she was connected by blood with Ye Zhenzhen and was touched.

Ye Mingyu greeted the porter with a big smile, and saw Jiang Li at this moment. He fixed his gaze, obviously recognized that Jiang Li had met him once at the gate of Xihua Building, he was full of doubts, and asked the concierge: "This girl is..."

The concierge was extremely embarrassed, coughed lightly, and said, "This is Miss Biao from Yanjing City, Miss Jiang Er."

Ye Mingyu's servant, who was struggling to carry something to the door of the mansion, suddenly slipped the box in his hand and fell to the ground with a "bang".

Ye Mingyu was also taken aback.

Miss Jiang Er, isn't this the daughter of his twin sister! One must know how much Ye Mingyu still cares about this niece who has never masked her face. She should be regarded as the one in the Ye family who still has a little affection for Jiang Li. At the beginning, Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan went to pick up Jiangli, while Ye Mingyu was doing business outside. Both Uncle Ye and Second Ye heard Jiang Li's hurtful words with their own eyes, but Third Ye did not. Therefore, Ye Sanye is not as brooding about it as his two elder brothers.

Moreover, when he walked the rivers and lakes, he was already rough and heroic, and his heart was more open than others. Simply put, he had a big heart, thinking that Jiang Li was young, and it was nothing to say something wrong. If it wasn't for Mrs. Ye's sudden illness, he would have gone to Yanjing to bring Jiangli back regardless of Ye's family's obstruction.

Later, Ye Mingyu often went out to sea with the fleet and only came back every year, so he gradually gave up the idea of ​​bringing Jiang Li back.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, he would meet the legendary niece here. Ye Mingyu almost suspected that he was dreaming. Ginger is here? How could Jiangli come to Xiangyang? She is Jiang Yuanbai's daughter, the daughter of the chief assistant's family, how could she come to Xiangyang after a long journey? How could the Ye family let her in? Doesn't the Ye family hate Jiang Li deeply, and the little girl in front of him seems to have a good life in the Ye family?

Damn, what kind of mess is this? ! Why didn't Ye Laoer mention this at all when he wrote the letter? Is he dreaming?

Ye Mingyu was stuck in his throat with thousands of words, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. Seeing her like this, Jiang Li smiled and said, "You are Uncle Mingyu, right? I am Jiang Li."

Ye Mingyu came back from a dizzy state, and asked, "Jiang... A Li, why are you here?"

"Uncle Mingxuan came to Yanjing and visited Jiang's house by the way. Uncle Mingxuan and I went back to Xiangyang together to see my grandmother." Jiang Li glanced behind Ye Mingyu, "Uncle Mingyu just came back, but Ye's mansion There's no one there right now."

"There's no one to forget, anyway, they're not important." Ye Mingyu waved his hand and said, "Ah Li, I'll put away my things first, and I've seen my mother. Tell me what's going on."

Jiang Li paused, but Ye Mingyu was not polite and didn't treat herself as an outsider, but that's fine, she planned to use Ye Mingyu as the gap in Ye's family from the beginning, but Ye Mingyu didn't return for a long time, and she didn't know what kind of Ye Mingyu was people. Seeing it now, Ye Mingyu is more informal than she imagined, which is good.

There is no need to go out today, Jiang Li said with a smile: "Okay, I will wait for Uncle Mingyu in the front hall. However," she smiled, "I haven't seen my grandmother until now, and my grandmother doesn't know that I went back to Ye's house When Uncle Ming Yu sees my grandmother, please don't mention my matter, it would be bad for my grandmother to get excited and hurt her body."

Ye Mingyu was stunned again. Jiang Li didn't say that he went back to Xiangyang to see Mrs. Ye, but now he said that he had never seen Mrs. Ye so far, and Mrs. Ye didn't know she was back. What happened? What's going on? What's going on between Ye Boss and Ye Lao Er?

Ye Mingyu felt his mind was muddled, and couldn't take it for granted for a while, so he complied with Jiang Li's words and went to work first.

Jiang Li turned around and walked to the front hall.

Tong'er asked: "Girl, why don't we go out for a walk?"

"Not going." Jiang Li said with a smile. Going out for a walk also wanted to know what happened to the Ye family. Since Master Ye San had already returned home, there was no need to go out, and he could learn from Master Ye San.

From the looks of it, Master Ye San is a talkative person.

...

Back in the front hall, Jiang Li was at the table, Bai Xue made a pot of tea, Ye Mingyu hadn't come yet, Jiang Li was not in a hurry, and waited patiently.

Her patience has always been very good, this point, even the servants of the Ye family who waited on her found out. No matter how long she waited, Jiang Li's expression was always calm and gentle, without a trace of anxiety. That's pretty rare for a girl in this grade. She doesn't have the arrogance of Miss Qianjin, she is as approachable as a girl next door.

However, even the girl next door is a girl next door that no one else can get into her heart.

After some time, Ye Mingyu finally came back.

As soon as he saw Jiang Li, his eyes lit up, and he said with a hearty smile: "I thought you had already left, how about you, have you waited for a long time?"

"Not long." Jiang Li also smiled, "I haven't finished my cup of tea yet."

Ye Mingyu sat down opposite Jiang Li. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to ask: "A Li, I just came back from outside. I don't know what happened. Why did you suddenly return to Xiangyang?"

"I've already said it," Jiang Li said helplessly, "I wanted to come back to see my grandmother, so I came back with Uncle Mingxuan."

"But haven't you seen the old lady yet?" Ye Mingyu said.

"It's not that I don't want to see my grandmother. It's because Uncle Minghui and Uncle Mingxuan said that the old lady is not in good health. The timing is not right for her to see me rashly. It's inevitable that she will be angry and hurt her body. I have been in Xiangyang for almost half a month, and I haven't found a suitable one. Chance."

After listening to Jiang Li's words, Ye Mingyu showed embarrassment. Of course he heard Jiang Li's implication. It was the Ye family who prevented her from seeing Mrs. Ye, not Jiang Li's unwillingness. Although Ye Mingyu was not in Xiangyang at that time, he also heard about the Ye family's estrangement from Jiang Li. He also knew that Jiang Li suddenly returned to the Ye family in Xiangyang, and the Ye family would not welcome him warmly.

But Ye Mingyu couldn't make up his mind to let Jiang Li meet Mrs. Ye right now.

He turned away awkwardly, and said, "So that's how it is."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Uncle Mingyu has worked hard this time."

Ye Mingyu smiled and said, "What is there for me to do? I just go out for sightseeing."

Ye Mingyu's so-called "going to sea for business" actually doesn't make much profit for the Ye family every year, and the Ye family doesn't bother to hold him back. They say it's for business, but it's really for sightseeing. Because of her playfulness, Jiang Li is now fifteen years old, and Ye Mingyu, who is the same age as Ye Zhenzhen, has not yet married.

This has almost become a heart problem for Mrs. Ye. Every year when Ye Mingyu returns to Xiangyang during the New Year, Mrs. Ye will try to find a good girl for him. Ye Mingyu also hid quickly. As soon as the New Year was over, he immediately went on the road, and the mountains were high and the water was long.

"Having said that, not everyone has the guts to go on a mountain tour." Jiang Li smiled, "Don't stick to the world, do whatever you want, live a lifetime, don't you just want to be happy? Have you seen different famous mountains and rivers? , broaden their horizons, but they are more free than those who stay in the mansion all day."

Ye Mingyu was stunned when he heard it, but the next moment, his heart was filled with excitement, and he was almost going to take Jiang Li as his bosom friend. Everyone who knows him thinks he is a fool. As a descendant of the Ye family, he has a huge family business. If he doesn't take care of the family business, marry a wife and have children, and insists on going to the rivers and lakes, traveling in mountains and rivers, it is simply not doing his job properly. But he doesn't like stability from the bottom of his bones, he likes to take risks and gain knowledge, just like an eagle cannot be imprisoned under the eaves, and a fierce horse cannot be tied to a stable.

But Ye Zhenzhen is the only person in the Ye family who understands him. Maybe it's because of the blood connection. Because of Ye Zhenzhen's understanding back then, even with Jiang Li, Ye Mingyu couldn't bear to alienate him. But then Ye Zhenzhen died, and the last person who understood him was gone.

Unexpectedly, here, Jiang Li once again said similar words to Ye Zhenzhen.

Ye Mingyu couldn't help feeling grateful. Everyone said that Ye Zhenzhen was simple and honest, not scheming, not smart enough. But Ye Mingyu thought that it was a kind-hearted person like Ye Zhenzhen who could understand the simple truth. Look carefully, Jiang Li's appearance is not the same as Ye Zhenzhen's. Compared with Ye Zhenzhen's roundness, Jiang Li is much more delicate and delicate, similar to Jiang Yuanbai, with a clear and beautiful spirit, and also more clever.

But she is Ye Zhenzhen's daughter after all.

Jiang Li saw the softness in Ye Mingyu's eyes, and her heart moved. Ye Mingyu's attitude towards her softened, which was a good thing.

Ye Mingyu feels that he gets along very well with this niece, and Jiang Li is not as savage as Ye Minghui said. He has traveled all over the world for so many years, and has seen many arrogant young ladies, but Jiang Li is extremely gentle, and his eyes are full of Warm and soft. But this kind of tenderness is different from his niece Ye Jiaer. Ye Jiaer is stable and dignified, but Jiang Li is exceptionally smart. Her vision seems to be different from that of ordinary boudoir girls, and she is more unique. She is a very "pattern" girl.

Not only because she is Ye Zhenzhen's daughter, Ye Mingyu likes this little girl from the bottom of his heart.

He scratched his head, suddenly thought of something, and said, "I didn't give you anything to give you when you came back this time. My caravan brought some gadgets from the sea." He was a little embarrassed, which is rare, " But you are from Yanjing, these things are not rare, I just bought them because they looked interesting. I don’t know if you will like them, Ali.”

Ye Mingyu naturally buys things as he likes, even when he goes out to sea with the sea fleet, he is as capricious as he himself. He never considers whether he can make a fortune, but simply depends on his preferences.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Interesting things are much more difficult than precious things."

"You're right," everyone agreed with what Ye Mingyu said to Jiang Li, and he called the servant beside him: "Ah Shun, go and get a box!"

Really has a hot temper.

Jiang Li smiled without saying a word, she had a good talk with this Uncle Ming Yu, and deepened her relationship, so that Master Ye San would stand by her side and help her and the Ye family "reestablish the old relationship".

Ah Shun and Ye Mingxuan's servant, Ah Fu, should be a pair of brothers, they look somewhat similar, but their personalities are completely different. Ah Fu is as gentle and shrewd as Ye Mingxuan, but Ah Shun is as thick-handed and rough as Ye Mingyu. Soon, a mahogany box was brought in. There were many such boxes in Ye Mingyu's caravan before.

Ye Mingyu ordered Ah Shun to open the box, and asked Jiang Li with a smile: "A Li, which one do you like? Uncle will give you a gift."

The Ye family seems to like to say this sentence very much? Jiang Li thought to herself, Ye Jiaer took her to Lizheng Hall, and said that she would give her the horse if she liked it, but now Ye Mingyu said that she would give it to her whatever she liked. Perhaps this is the home of the very rich, rich and generous?

Jiang Li looked down into the box.

I don't know what the odds and ends in the box are, some pearl opals, which are considered valuable. There is also a diorama. There is a small wooden box. When the switch is pressed, little people come out of the box and dance. It is very interesting. There was also something like a long tube, Jiang Li picked it up to look at it, Ye Mingyu said: "This is a kaleidoscope, I will teach you how to..."

Before the word "Yong" can be said, Jiangli has already picked it up and put it on her eyes, and turned the wheel.

Ye Mingyu choked, and Ah Shun looked at Jiang Li in surprise. Even the well-informed Ye Mingyu couldn't figure out how to use it when he saw it for the first time. The cousin of the Jiang family seemed to be very proficient. Could it be that she had seen it before? But didn't Haishang say that almost no one in Beiyan knew about this stuff?

"Have you seen it before?" Ye Mingyu asked.

"No." Jiang Li said with a smile: "I just saw someone record it in a travel book, and this is the first time I hold it in my hand."

Xue Zhao likes these strange things very much, and likes to read miscellaneous books behind Xue Huaiyuan's back, but his habit has caused many lonely books to be kept at home, and Jiang Li also learned a lot of special things.

Ye Mingyu took a higher look at Jiang Li, and felt that Jiang Li was very compatible with him.

Jiang Li picked up another shell-like thing. The shell was very unique, like a peacock's feathers. It was so bright and colorful. If you look closely, there will be tiny brilliance and sparkles in the sunlight. Placed next to the opal, it has not been compared at all.

"This is the peacock feather." Seeing Jiang Li looking at the shell in his hand, Ye Mingyu said, "I bought it from the sea caravan this time. I think it's novel and beautiful. I bought a lot. The box in the house But when I came back, I asked, and others heard that it was a shell, so they couldn’t offer a price. The peacock feathers I bought for real money probably lost money this time.” He sighed.

Jiang Li didn't take it seriously. Ye Mingyu only saw that the peacock Hanyu was so good-looking, but he couldn't change the fact that it was a shell. There is no doubt that even the most bleak opal is worth more than the most beautiful peacock feather. However, Ye Mingyu probably never asked about business matters, and he didn't have much insight into business, so it was normal to do such dumbfounding things. I just don't know what expressions Uncle Ye and Second Master Ye looked at the shells in the box after they came back.

Ye Mingyu suddenly remembered something, looked at Jiang Li and said, "It's just right, since you like it, this box of peacock feathers will be given to you. Ah Shun, take this to Miss Biao's yard later."

Before Jiang Li had time to stop her, Ah Shun immediately agreed, carrying the box and walked away. Jiang Li suspected that Ye Mingyu couldn't sell these peacock feathers and couldn't find another place to store them. Let Jiangli help him solve some problems.

It's just not easy to refuse.

"Then I would like to thank Uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li said with a smile.

"No thanks, no thanks," Ye Mingyu waved his hand, "If you don't have enough, I have plenty, just a few boxes."

Jiang Li: "..."

Going on, Ye Mingyu was afraid that he would really pile up all the peacock feathers in her yard, Jiang Li said, "Uncle Mingyu, let's talk about something else."

As soon as he said this, Ye Mingyu slapped his thigh suddenly, and said: "It's okay if you don't say it, but when I said it, I remembered it. Seeing that I've been telling you for so long, I didn't have time to ask you something. A Li, a few days ago I It was you that I saw in Xihualou, did you admit it? It's so good, what are you going to Xihualou for?"

Ye Mingyu remembered the moment he saw Jiang Li just now, and recognized Jiang Li as the little girl he met in Xihualou. At that time, he was still surprised that the women who came to Xihualou to find someone were all women, this little girl didn't look like a woman, and her description was very calm, it was really strange. And when I saw her, I felt familiar, I don't know where I met her. Thinking about it now, it felt familiar at the time, probably because the blood in his bones reminded him that this was his niece.

Jiang Li smiled and said: "I also have something to ask Uncle Mingyu, Uncle Mingyu has arrived in Xiangyang at least three days ago, and he ran into me at Xihualou, since he has been back, why didn't he go back to Ye's house? "

Embarrassment flashed across Ye Mingyu's face, he raised his hand to touch his nose, and said, "I... first get familiar with the environment and make some preparations."

He didn't say it clearly, but Jiang Li understood. Ye Mingyu really went to Xihualou to have fun, probably because he was afraid that someone would find out and tell the Ye family, so he purposely entered through the back door. As for why he didn't enter the house when he arrived, it should be because he didn't want to go back so early, and because of the Ye family's nightmare about when he would get married, he escaped.

Jiang Li didn't come to hear Ye Mingyu talk about his love affair, so she nodded and said, "I don't know what Xihualou is, I thought it was a restaurant and there was no one outside, so I went up to have a look, but I didn't expect it to be Hualou, I left after I found out, and I happened to meet Uncle Mingyu."

"I see." Ye Mingyu understood. He didn't think too much about it, after all, Jiang Li went to a flower house to visit on purpose, and anyone in Xiangyang City would not believe this, even the beggars on the street. Not to mention the daughter of the first minister who is not stained with filth, girls from ordinary families would not go to that kind of place.

"Uncle Ming Yu, there is one thing I want to ask you too." Jiang Li hesitated for a moment and said.

"What's the matter, tell me."

"Uncle Mingyu's return to Xiangyang this time is probably not just to visit his grandmother. There seems to be some trouble in the Ye family's business. Even Uncle Mingyu has rushed back. This trouble should not be easily resolved." Jiang Li looked at him: "Can you tell me what went wrong?"

Ye Mingyu was taken aback for a moment, never expecting that this is what Jiang Li asked. For a moment he was undecided, it was about the Ye family's business, he was a little more cautious, but Jiang Li, who had been talking to him gently, just stared at him without blinking, very persistent.

When Ye Mingyu was watched by Jiang Li, her heart softened for some reason, thinking that Jiang Li was actually half of the Ye family, and the Ye family guarded her like a thief, the little girl would feel sad. He said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Our Ye family's fabrics are sent to clothing stores in various places every year. Especially the antique satin, as you know, the nobles in Yanjing City also like to wear them."

"Recently, there is something wrong with this batch of fabrics. Some people wore clothes made of antique satin, and a lot of red rashes appeared on their bodies. Even if you ask a doctor to see it, you can't find out why. We are still investigating this matter," Ye Mingyu said rarely. With a worried look on his face, "But I dare say, it's definitely not a problem with the fabric. The weaving factory is in Xiangyang. The eldest brother and the second brother are watching, and there has never been any problem. It's just that we say this and others don't listen. "

He shook his head, looking depressed.

Just as he was talking, someone's footsteps came from outside, and then someone called out in surprise: "Ming Yu?"

Jiang Li and Ye Mingyu looked at the door, and it turned out that Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan had returned.