Marriage of the Di Daughter

On Shen Ruyun and Zhou Yanbang's happy day, the people Jiang Yuanbai sent to find Jiang Youyao returned disappointed. In Ningyuanhou's Mansion and near Ningyuanhou's Mansion, no one who looked like Miss Jiang San was seen. Since then, Jiang Yuanbai has become more melancholy. She doesn't even want to see the person she misses, either Jiang Youyao is no longer in Yanjing City, or Jiang Youyao is still in Yanjing City, but she can't move around freely.

Either way, it doesn't seem like a good thing. For Jiang Yuanbai, the second one obviously made him more distressed. After a long time, his displeasure and disappointment towards Jiang Youyao had almost dissipated, and his instinctive worry as a father prevailed.

On the contrary, Mrs. Jiang became uncharacteristically tough. He said that since he couldn't find it, he didn't have to look for it again in the future.

None of this mattered to Jiangli. Apart from going to see Xue Huaiyuan every day, she was waiting for Situ Jiuyue to prepare the fake pregnancy medicine so that she could carry out her second plan.

But unexpectedly, on this day, Jiang's residence waited for a strange post.

Jadeite came to Fangfei Garden to look for Jiangli, and when she saw Jiangli, she said, Second Miss, the old lady asked you to go to Wanfengtang.

Tonger asked: Sister Fei Cui, the old lady is suddenly looking for a girl, but what's the matter?

Fei Cui smiled: The maidservant doesn't know exactly what it is. It seems that the old lady asked the maidservant to invite the second lady after receiving a post. She looked at Jiang Li, and among the young ladies in Jiang's house, It's Jiang Li who speaks a little bit. Emerald is also willing to sell well.

It's nothing, I'll find out when I go and have a look. Jiang Li said with a smile. She couldn't help feeling suspicious in her heart, she only went to greet Mrs. Jiang in the morning, if it was an insignificant matter, Mrs. Jiang would not ask someone to invite herself to the Wanfeng Hall. But what is the matter?

When she reached the Wanfeng Hall, Jiang Li's heart couldn't help but beat violently.

Mrs. Jiang was sitting on the seat, but Jiang Yuanbai was sitting next to her. Jiang Yuanbai said that he had been sick for a while, and he just wanted to avoid the attacks on Jiang's family by his colleagues during this period, and to hide himself. In addition to sending people to inquire about Jiang Youyao's whereabouts on weekdays, he writes and reads in the study, enjoying his leisure time. At this moment, he also came to the Wanfeng Hall and was reading the post in his hand.

Jiang Li frowned slightly, she was too far away, she couldn't see the origin of the post clearly. Just know that it must not be a trivial matter.

She said softly: Father, grandma.

Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai saw Jiang Li come in. Mrs. Jiang said: Second girl, sit down.

Jiang Li sat down on the seat below, Pearl poured a cup of tea, Jiang Li picked up the tea and drank it. She could feel that Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai had been looking at her with sizing eyes, perhaps a little complicated in their eyes. She still calmly blew off the froth on the surface of the tea, and took a light sip.

Second girl. When Jiang Li swallowed the hot tea, Mrs. Jiang's voice sounded, and she said, Someone sent you a post.

Jiang Li raised her head, showing just the right amount of surprise, and asked, Are you with me?

Yes.

That's... Liu Xu, the lady from Chengdelang's house? Or my uncle? A post from Ye's house? Being able to invite her alone, it can be seen that she is her friend. But it's a pity that in Yanjing City, the friends belonging to Miss Jiang can be counted with half a hand.

No. This time it was Jiang Yuanbai who spoke, he stared into Jiang Li's eyes and said, It's a post from Su Guogong's mansion.

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment.

This time, her surprised expression really didn't seem to be feigned, and Jiang Yuanbai's expression softened a bit when he saw this. If Jiang Li looked like he had expected, it would make him suspicious.

Duke Su's mansion...why did you invite me? Or is it just me? Jiang Li was startled and a little incoherent.

Jiang Yuanbai said: It's the old general's birthday. I heard that you are outstanding in six arts. I want you to go to Su Guogong's mansion for a banquet. It's the old general Ji's birthday.

Birthday banquet? Jiang Li wondered, That shouldn't be just me. Didn't my father and grandmother receive the post? I'm going to the birthday banquet, but who else is there?

She looked like she really didn't know anything about it. Jiang Yuanbai said: There is no one else. You are the only person invited by Old General Ji. I came here to ask you, what kind of friendship do you have with Old General Ji, or in other words, do you have friendship with Duke Su Jiheng?

He still looks like a calm and breezy literati, but his eyes are green like a fox smelling prey.

Jiang Li laughed silently in her heart. On the surface, Jiang Yuanbai was an official in the court, and his political achievements were mediocre, not very good, but smooth. But in his bones, he was no worse than those jackals and hyenas. He felt that this was wrong, and he deliberately lied to himself.

Jiang Li was surprised and said: I met Su Guogong at the palace banquet before, and when we met again, it was outside the palace during the court meeting. It is impossible to talk about the friendship with General Ji. I have never I have seen Old General Ji.

This statement is mixed with truth and falsehood. It is true that Jiang Yuanbai knew about Ji Heng when he saw him twice, and he couldn't avoid it. Many people saw him. If Jiang Li said that he had never seen Ji Heng before, it would be shocking. Suspect. As for General Ji, every time Jiang Li met him, he went to the Duke's mansion privately, and it was impossible for outsiders to know.

When Jiang Yuanbai heard the words, he saw that Jiang Li's words were sincere, which was exactly the same as what he knew, and he believed most of it in his heart. In fact, when the case of Xue's family was involved, the story of Ji Heng speaking up for Jiang Li and arguing against Cheng Wang was also spread in the court, but it was not widely spread, only a small part. When Jiang Yuanbai heard it at first, he didn't care. After all, Su Guogong has not had any friendship with him for many years, let alone Jiang Li has any contact with Jiheng. Perhaps the rumors were too exaggerated and distorted the facts.

But today Mrs. Jiang's people came to him in a hurry and let him read this strange post. Jiang Yuanbai was also a little uncertain.

Maybe he missed something? There was some friendship between Jiang Li and Ji Heng that he didn't know about.

But at least judging from Jiang Li's current performance, Jiang Li and Ji Heng are not very familiar.

Father, Jiang Li hesitated, and asked, It's General Ji's birthday, do I have to go?

When Jiang Yuanbai heard this, he also found it difficult. In fact, Old General Ji is still a good person, loyal, upright and generous, and will never take any crooked ways. Back then, when Old General Ji had not completely abdicated, he pointed at Jiang Yuanbai and scolded the fox to death with a laugh. Jiang Yuanbai didn't take it seriously, he has been an official in the court for so many years, he knows what is loyal and what is traitorous. Although the old general sometimes speaks surprisingly like an old urchin, there is nothing wrong with his character.

The blame lies with his grandson, Jiheng, the current Duke of Su. At such a young age, everyone feared the court. Not to mention his moody temperament makes it difficult to guess his mind, even Jiang Yuanbai, who is several years older than Ji Heng, always feels dangerous and troublesome when he sees Ji Heng.

Jiang Yuanbai is not willing to take risks, and has always kept a respectful distance from such dangerous people. Fortunately, Ji Heng did not support Cheng Wang, and his relationship with the right minister was also very indifferent, not to be an enemy, but still friendly.

Now this post, on the surface, is the post of old general Ji, who knows if there is any meaning of Ji Heng in it. If Ji Heng meant it, and the Jiang family categorically refused, would it incur retaliation? But what if it was just General Ji's whim? It was also written in this post that other people were invited, but they were not officials from the imperial court, which made Jiang Yuanbai even more confused.

He could neither categorically reject this post, nor did he dare to let Jiang Li go to the banquet rashly. He planned to ask Jiang Li if there was any origin that he didn't know about, but Jiang Li couldn't give a suitable answer.

Jiang Yuanbai was caught in a dilemma.

Mrs. Jiang said: How about...it's better to resign this post. It's unreasonable for the second girl to go to the banquet with a little girl.

Jiang Yuanbai smiled wryly, and he naturally thought about it too, but now the Jiang family is experiencing troubled times, if they offend Su Guogong again, and Ji Heng makes further troubles, the Jiang family may really suffer disaster. At that time, the right minister Li's family will definitely not miss this opportunity, and the entire Jiang family will suffer. This is how the officialdom is. You see many people trying to climb up by whatever means, just because once he stops, maybe his whole family will be thrown into the abyss.

I really dare not stop.

Jiang Li saw the tangled look on Jiang Yuanbai's face, sighed softly, and said, I heard that Su Guogong Ji Heng is moody, if he categorically rejects his grandfather's post like this, maybe he will think that we Jiang The family doesn't know how to flatter, but instead brings unnecessary trouble to the Jiang family. Today's Jiang family really can't stand any blows.

Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai both looked at her.

Jiang Li's voice was calm: It's just a birthday banquet, I'll go.

Ali. Jiang Yuanbai hurriedly called her to stop, but after he stopped, he didn't know what to say. He looked at the girl's gentle eyebrows and thought in a daze, this child's temperament is not like him, not like Ye Zhenzhen, but he doesn't know who he looks like.

Father, is there a better way?

Jiang Yuanbai was at a loss for words, he really didn't know what else to do, it would be best if he had no contact with someone like Su Guogong for the rest of his life. But why was it so unlucky that they just ran into each other.

If there is no other way, so be it. Jiang Li smiled, I heard that the old general has always been upright, and I am also the daughter of the chief assistant's family after all, so nothing should go wrong. If something goes wrong, they A government can't get away with it. Besides, if they really have bad intentions, they won't be able to attack me so openly. How difficult it will be? If they have any intentions, why don't they do it while no one knows about it? Didn’t it save you a lot of trouble? From this point of view, Old General Ji’s birthday banquet is not some kind of grand feast, but just a nonsense play of the old general’s pleasure.”

What she said was calm and breezy, which surprised Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai a little. Especially when Jiang Li said do it when no one knows, there is a kind of palpitating calm. But after thinking about it, what Jiang Li said made sense, that is, there was really some intention, why bother to make a big fuss and leave evidence like a post.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at Jiang Li and said, Go out first, I'll think about it later.

Jiang Li didn't say much, and after saluting with Jiang Yuanbai and Mrs. Jiang, she left Wanfeng Hall.

She came and went quickly, for a while, only Jiang Yuanbai and Mrs. Jiang were facing each other in the Wanfeng Hall.

Mrs. Jiang sighed, and said: Look, I'll just say that the second girl has an idea.

I don't know who her temper looks like. Jiang Yuanbai smiled wryly, I don't even know what she is thinking now. Thinking about how bad his father is, a daughter was killed by his stepmother , one daughter ran away from home and her whereabouts are unknown, and the other daughter was wronged by him and left a foreign land for eight years. Three daughters, but now they don't kiss any of them.

Mrs. Jiang glanced at him, she seemed to know what he was thinking, she didn't say much, she just said: Yuan Bai, I thought before, the second girl is now old, it's time to see her. But There is an accident at home these days, so it is not good to talk about it at this time, and people may not dare to come after seeing it. Today... you say, her voice trembling with a trace of uncertainty, you say, Could it be that Su Guogui has taken a fancy to the second girl?

Impossible! As soon as these words came out, Jiang Yuanbai stood up all of a sudden. Mrs. Jiang did not expect him to have such a big reaction. Jiang Yuanbai frowned and said: A person like Su Guogong, what kind of beauties have you never seen before? Why would you fall in love with someone like Ah Li? Also, he kills people like hemp , thinking deeply, Ah Li must never marry such a person!

I'm just talking, why are you so excited? Mrs. Jiang told him to sit down, I just asked. Because I really don't understand why he wants to post a post with the second girl. It really doesn't matter if there is any friendship. , there are so many girls in Yanjing City, why did they only invite the second girl? What I'm afraid of is that Old General Ji has other plans and has taken a fancy to the second girl...

Mother, don't talk nonsense. Jiang Yuanbai was disturbed by what she said, and said: This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable. I will send someone to investigate again and find out what is going on!

He strode out of the Evening Phoenix Hall.

On the way back to Fangfeiyuan, Jiang Li was also thinking carefully.

What is the reason for the Duke's Mansion to suddenly post this post? If you want to know what's really going on, you can ask Zhao Ke to tell yourself that you will go to the Duke's Mansion at night... Jiang Li held her forehead with a headache, what's wrong with her? Instead, it is a habit to sneak out of the house at night to go to other people's houses. This is a shocking event.

But having said that, Jiang Li really couldn't understand this post. Obviously doing this would arouse old Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yuanbai's suspicions for no reason, but they still posted the post, and they were so blatant. Really let yourself go to the birthday party?

Isn't this nonsense?

But Jiang Li had to go, if this was a move made by Ji Heng, there was some special meaning in it, if she didn't go, wouldn't it disrupt other people's plans. Therefore, in the Evening Phoenix Hall, Jiang Li would say what she was willing to go to.

She knew that Jiang Yuanbai would definitely become suspicious, and would certainly send someone to investigate. Of course, there would definitely be no results. Ji Heng's people are not vegetarians, but everything can be found out by others. In all likelihood, it is because he deliberately let others see what he wants others to see.

Tonger asked: Girl, what are we going to do in the yard now?

Think about birthday gifts. Jiang Li said.

Ah? Tong'er was surprised.

Jiang Li smiled, Old General Ji would not use his birthday as a cover, so the post said it was his birthday, so it must be his birthday. Going to meet in the name of going to a birthday banquet, you can't go empty-handed. She still had to think about what would be a gift that would not be too expensive and would not lose face.

All of this is on the premise that Jiang Yuanbai promised her to take over the post, but Jiang Li thinks that this will happen sooner or later.

...

At night, Jiang Yuanbai and Mrs. Jiang still didn't express whether they wanted Jiang Li to answer the post. However, Jiang Li has already started to ask Bai Xue to take out all the money, thinking about how much money is left, and how many thank you gifts should be bought for General Ji.

Tong'er asked: Girl, it's not sure to go, Zensheng started to plan?

Sooner or later, I have to go. Jiang Li smiled slightly, Father and the old lady have not yet decided, so they have already agreed. She counted the bank notes in her hand, some of which Ye Mingyu gave her, Jiang Li The old lady and Jiang Yuanbai still had a lot left to compensate her. Apart from taking care of other people and buying some supplements for Xue Huaiyuan, she didn't spend much on weekdays. The jewelry and clothes that girls love, Jiangli is enough, so there is a lot of money left. She weighed it up, and felt that it was enough to give Old General Ji a good congratulatory gift, so she asked Tong'er to put away the box containing the bank notes, and said, Let's go to the street to have a look tomorrow morning.

Tong'er nodded.

On the second day, Jiang Li and Tonger Baixue went to the street to choose birthday gifts.

She hadn't left the mansion for a long time, but the guards of Jiang's family followed her a lot. Jiang Lisi thought about it, but she really had no idea what gift to give to Old General Ji. The usual gifts for the elderly are probably some precious supplements such as ginseng and deer antler, but these princes' mansions probably don't lack them. General Ji is a military general, so why don't you give him a good weapon? However, General Ji's weapons must have been seen quite a few. What's more, if you really want to give him a very good weapon, and you can't go to the battlefield right now, the hero is late, what if you make him sad?

After shopping for a whole morning, I didn't see anything particularly satisfactory. Seeing that he was about to reach Dongshi, Jiang Li stopped the carriage and walked down by himself.

Tonger asked: Girl, you are not going to Dongshi, are you?

Right on my mind.

But, but...

It's nothing to worry about, Jiang Li interrupted him, let's go in.

Tong'er had no choice but to follow up obediently.

Dongshi is a dark market located in the east of Yanjing City. Here, fish and dragons are mixed, there may be robbers who murder and set fire, there may be tomb robbers who have just rolled in mud from the cemetery, and there are also desperate children from rich families who have nowhere to go. , The sellers who come here can spread out the mats anywhere, and then they can do business. Of course, there are also liars here, and it depends on your own eyesight to buy real things or fake things. After the transaction is completed, even if it is found that the item is fake, the transaction has lost money, and you have to admit that you are unlucky.

Therefore, most of the people who come to Dongshi to buy things are those who specialize in these things and have some eyesight.

When Jiang Li and his party walked in, many people looked sideways at them. First of all, although Jiang Li was wearing a bamboo hat, she was dressed as a woman, and there were very few women who came to Dongshi to buy and sell things. There was a row of guards behind Jiang Li, which was really conspicuous. After a little thought, one can guess that the lady from a rich family came here to open her eyes.

Therefore, those sellers who sat anywhere greeted them enthusiastically, blowing up their things to the sky. Thinking that she is the eldest lady who does not eat the sufferings of the world, she was easily fooled.

Tong'er and Baixue were both nervous and curious, but these places are a bit messy and messy. I am afraid that Jiang Li is not used to walking here, but when he looked up, although Jiang Li's expression could not be seen, Jiang Li's steps were calm. Very stable.

She seems to be very familiar with this, and has never felt the slightest discomfort.

How come it seems. Tong'er muttered in his heart.

In fact, Jiang Li had never really been to Dongshi, at most she just passed by the gate of Dongshi when she was Xue Fangfei. It's just that she is no stranger to these people with the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, and she is not afraid of them. Xue Zhao once took her to see similar places. Besides, everyone said that there was an absolutely insurmountable gap between the upper class and the lower class. But superior people will not always be superior, and inferior people will not always be inferior. In the eyes of these people, they are superior, but Jiang Li knows that in her bones, she still came from Tongxiang The little official's daughter is no different from these people here.

Her eyes wandered around the nearby stalls, but she didn't see anything of interest, so she felt a little disappointed. You must know that ordinary things are hard to get into the eyes of Old General Ji. She wants to see if she can find some rare things here, but right now, it seems that there is nothing interesting.

At this moment, not far away, a cub whimpered suddenly, and Jiang Li followed the sound. I saw a long mat, and a solid wooden pillar stood beside the long mat. There are several ropes tied to the pillars, and on the other side of the ropes are several horses.

The foal should have been born not too long ago, and it can't even stand firmly. There are all kinds of foals, but they are all covered with a thick layer of plaster, so they can't see their true colors clearly.

Jiang Li walked towards the owner of the colt. The owner of the colt was a middle-aged man. When he saw Jiang Li approaching, he quickly got up and said, They are all newly harvested colts. Miss, pick one and keep it? You are very good. Mile.

Bai Xue and Tong'er looked at each other in blank dismay, there is a stable in Jiang's mansion, and the mares in the stable often give birth to foals, why come here to buy them. But Jiang Li actually bent down holding her skirt, picked among the group of foals, pointed to a foal and said, I want this one.

Everyone looked at the foal she picked. It was a small foal, not as high as Jiang Li's knees, with bright eyes. Standing in a group of horses, it looked particularly short, with mud scab all over its body. , dirty.

Tong'er whispered: This one is too dirty, girl, why don't you choose the maroon one?

Jiang Li shook her head: I want this one.

The middle-aged man was also stunned. When girls choose a foal, they must choose the cute one, but this horse looks very fierce, even the eyes are a bit fierce, and it is also dirty. Unexpectedly, Jiang Li Choosing this horse, this vision is really different from ordinary people.

How much silver? Jiang Li asked.

Seeing her cheerful appearance, the middle-aged man thought that she must be a lady who does not eat the sufferings of the world, so he said: I think it is destined for the girl, and this horse is a good seedling. It is cheaper to give it to the girl today. , five hundred taels of silver!

Five hundred taels of silver? Tong'er exclaimed, glaring at the middle-aged man, Don't you think our silver came from the strong wind, or do you really think we don't know how much the pony sells for?

Tong'er, give me the money. Jiang Li said.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said: This young lady knows the goods. She is a straightforward person!

Tong'er was furious in her heart, buying a pony with so much money would make her laugh out loud when it got out. On the surface, this man was flattering his young lady, but in his heart he might laugh at her for being a fool. But when Jiang Li spoke, Tong'er had no choice but to agree, counting five bank notes from the box and handing them over.

The middle-aged man took the bank note with gleaming eyes, and seeing this, Tong'er became even more sullen.

There are many people coming and going in the East Market, and Jiang Li and his group are very conspicuous, and they have been noticed for a long time. As for the process of her buying the foal, it also attracted many people to watch. Seeing Jiang Li spend so much money to buy an inexplicable pony, many people showed mocking smiles on their faces.

Jiang Li turned a blind eye to all of this. She asked Baixue to lead the pony and left Dongshi to let people look after the pony before getting into the carriage.

Tonger finally couldn't help but said: Girl, why did you spend so much money on this horse? We have a lot of money in our house, and now most of the money is gone, and the rest is for General Ji's birthday gift. It’s not enough.”

No need. Jiang Li said: The old general's congratulatory gift has already been bought.

What? Tong'er was taken aback, When did you buy it?

That's the horse.

Tong'er was stunned, and said: But that's just an ordinary horse. Even if you told the old general that the horse cost five hundred taels of silver, it's just a horse that can be seen everywhere. Tong'er quietly read the word dirty in her heart, but didn't say it out.

Oh? Do you think it's an ordinary horse? Jiang Li asked with a smile.

Isn't it? Tong'er looked at Jiang Li's smile, her heart moved, and she asked Bai Xue, Bai Xue, what do you see?

Bai Xue answered honestly, No, I just think that horse is dirtier than the ones I usually see.

Tong'er: ...

That's not an ordinary horse. Jiang Li smiled slightly, It's a bloody horse.

What? Both Tong'er and Bai Xue were startled, staring at Jiang Li in disbelief.

Although I don't know how the bloody horses got mixed up with the group of horses, and their owners didn't notice, but I obviously won this deal, not to mention five hundred taels of silver, but ten thousand taels of gold. It's worth it too.

Ari: Are you surprised? Surprised or not? Is it irritating?