Month: May 2021

Xiao De Yin entered Mingyi Hall and immediately started teaching. Jiang Li looked at her familiar figure and her train of thought flew far away. 

The women at Mingyi Hall saw the master and servant arrive but didn’t stop their discussions. Jiang Li faintly heard that they were talking about yesterday's matter where she swept Liu Zimin’s face in the middle of the street. Among the noble ladies in Yanjing, the matter of taking the initiative in the middle of the street was hardly heard of. People usually would be in favor of the majority and wouldn’t understand the minority. In their eyes, Jiang Li’s actions were shocking and going against the established practices.

When she came out of the teahouse, Jiang Li brought a banknote of 100 silver taels with her. 

Tong’er followed closely by Jiang Li’s side, wanting to say something but hesitated. Jiang Li saw her this way and spoke: “Just say what you want to say.”

Jiang Li knew, at the beginning, when Shen Yu Rong became the proud top scorer, in order to understand the characters of his future colleague above him, he had exerted a bit of effort. The Right Minister, Li Zhong Nan, had two sons. The eldest son was a handsome and talented youth in everyone’s mouth, but the second son, Li Lian, was clearly a hedonistic and evil son. Such a hedonistic son used paying a debt of gratitude as a cover, Jiang Li intuitively felt that something was fishy. 

“You want to be a government official?”
Ye Shijie was momentarily speechless. The look as Jiang Li fixed her attention on him was too straight. So much so that it made him produce a clear illusion.

“I want to say, my age was small at that time. Grandmother is also far away in Xiangyang. My mother left early, father was busy with government affairs, many things were looked after by stepmother. Whatever I said might be taught by someone, or someone threatened me to say these words.”

Ye Shijie waited for Jiang Li in a small building in the tea house next door. 

Early in the morning, he had entrusted someone to wait outside the Jiang residence to give a letter to Jiang Li’s servant girl.

Exiting together from Wan Feng Hall, Ji Shuran brought Jiang Bingji and the unreconciled Jiang You Yao to leave. Jiang Li was ready to walk towards Fang Fei Garden but met with Jiang Yu’e’s stare. She coldly spoke: “Second sister is really capable. Just a few words were able to make grandmother confused and no longer mention anything.”

Jiang You Yao didn’t foresee that Jiang Li’s last word would draw herself. Naturally she could hear the implied meaning and nearly hopped in anger. However, she could only restraint herself with all her might.