Marriage of the Di Daughter

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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 122 Part 1: Fuma¹

On the second day, Jiang Li, Ye Ming Yu and their group of people, together with the Tongxiang residents set off on the road to Yanjing.

Thanks to the wealth of the people that Feng Yu Tang had plundered, they did not have to worry about the transportation and travel cost. It’s just that since there were many people, the journey naturally went slower. However, since they set off early, it did not pose any hindrance.

The Ye family reluctantly bid farewell to Jiang Li. Most of all, old madam Ye who stood by the gate of the city walls and kept following Jiang Li’s rear view with her eyes until she could no longer be seen before heading back.

Inside the carriage, Xue Huai Yuan sat together with Jiang Li. These days, everyone was accustomed to see Jiang Li treating Xue Huai Yuan this closely. Although the cleaned Xue Huai Yuan looked thin, his former clear and handsome appearance had been restored to some extent. In fact, Xue Huai Yuan was born with good looks. Otherwise Xue Fang Fei and Xue Zhao, the brother and sister, would not look so outstanding.

Jiang Li took many clean clothes from the Ye residence for Xue Huai Yuan to wear. If he did not always play by himself like a child, the former appearance could vaguely be seen.

Ye Ming Yu got into the carriage when he was free and saw Jiang Li patiently wiped the snack crumbs on Xue Huai Yuan with her handkerchief. Ye Ming Yu watched and suddenly had a strange illusion. Jiang Li and Xue Huai Yuan clearly had no relations, nor did they have any family relationship. Talking about appearance, there weren’t any similarities at all. However, he didn’t know why, perhaps their mannerism, or perhaps their features, to his surprise, there was a trace of resemblance.

They looked like a pair of father and daughter.

Realizing his thought, Ye Ming Yu trembled, secretly scolding himself for thinking too much. How could Jiang Li and Xue Huai Yuan be father and daughter; Jiang Li’s father was the all powerful chief assistant in Yanjing. These words were not just insulting Jiang Yuan Bai, but they were also insulting Ye Zhen Zhen.

Throwing away the messy idea in his head, Ye Ming Yu asked, “Ah Li, there are still a few days of travel. Your father has not yet known what you have done but when we arrive in Yanjing, he will definitely know. At that time, he certainly won’t let you out. It’s better for you to instruct me on what to do next. Or you can write them down and I will do it accordingly.”

Ye Ming Yu was able to more or less see what Jiang Li did in Tongxiang. Although she used Jiang Yuan Bai’s name, Jiang Yuan Bai might not necessarily know about it. In Tongxiang, his daughter stirred up such a huge matter. Without mentioning Jiang Yuan Bai, Jiang Li was a noble daughter, plus her identity as the chief assistant’s daughter, it’s really not good for her to show her face as it’s easy to create troubles. Although Ye Ming Yu was unreasonable, he could not stop Jiang Li from returning to her house.

But once Jiang Li went home, she might not be able to come out for a long time.

Yanjing was not like the rivers and lakes and the Jiang family was not like the Ye family. Ye Ming Yu thought of pulling Jiang Li out but he did not know if he could succeed. As so, it’s better to make some preparations in case Jiang Li could not come out for a period of time. Ye Ming Yu could follow Jiang Li’s directions and did not need Jiang Li to show up to carry through the matter.

Jiang Li smiled and shook her head to say, “No need. In Yanjing, the relationships between government officials are complicated. The Ye family is a merchant family, if there are people wanting to pressure, it’s possible for this matter to be pressed down. It will not be the same with me because behind me is an official family and it will naturally make people pay attention. Initially, it’s better for the Xue family’s case to be bigger and noisier. The bigger and noisier it is, the other person will become anxious and in their anxiety, there will be slip-ups, then our chance will arrive.”

“But…..” Ye Ming Yu hesitated, “your father…..”

“Don’t worry, I will convince him.” Jiang Li said with a smile. Jiang Yuan Bai was a clever person. With her actions, the Ye family had offended the Right Prime Minister, and the Xue family’s case would offend Princess Yongning. The offense had been done, the previous harmonious surface would soon be broken. Once it started, it’s difficult to stop.

Jiang Yuan Bai understood this truth, it’s out of the question for him to not do anything at this time. Therefore, they either had to continue with this matter and give the other party a hard hit or stop halfway and let the other person grab the opportunity.

In his career, Jiang Yuan Bai was very shrewd and not as muddled as in his home. Jiang Li believed that he would make the same choice as her.

However….. how would Princess Yongning in Yanjing look when she learns of what she had done?

She must be quite flustered.

……

Yanjing was located in the north and not a day passed without snow during winter.

In the heavy snow, the poor families still had to brave the cold wind and went out to work with their thin clothing. In the icy street, earning a few copper coins a day for their family’s expense.

It’s much better in wealthy and noble families where the earth dragon burned and the houses were warm. Those delicate sisters could still sit in the house, holding the hot-water bottles given by their servant girls, looking outside at the snowscape while reciting poetry, painting, reading or playing musical instruments.

In the princess’s residence, it was as warm as spring.

The floor was cushioned with a long woolen blanket embroidered with complicated design, even stepping barefoot would not feel cold. Therefore, the woman in the prime of her youth sitting at the tall seat was only wearing a thin muslin dress despite the winter day, slightly exposing the angle of her twin lotus embroidery undergarment. Tender and beautiful like a lotus about to bloom in summer.

She lay on a person’s knees.

The elegant man smiled as he looked at the person on his knees.

Her rosy lips spat out a lingering verse, “The uncombed hair in the past fell on the shoulders like silk. Wrist extends to the youth’s knees, how is it not pitiful…..” When speaking the last word, her voice was ambiguous, her neck raised and the red lips softly printed on the man’s thin lips.

All the subordinates in the palace hall lowered their heads, not daring to take a look. When Princess Yongning and her boyfriend were being intimate, nobody dared to see

“Yongning…..” a sigh escaped from his lips.

Footnotes:

^{1: Fuma: a princess’s husband.}

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