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Marriage of the Di Daughter (Web Novel) - Chapter 144.3: Part 3: Inside Information
Chapter 144.3: Part 3: Inside Information
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In a world of ice and snow, his red clothes were especially conspicuous, and the person was also attractive. When there were only the two of them, he showed that lazy, careless manner.
Ji Heng asked, “You have something to tell me?”
Jiang Li nodded.
“Follow me.” He turned around and walked away. Jiang Li hesitated for a while before going after him.
The yard was covered deep in snow and turned into a silvery white surface. His red clothes were like fire, Jiang Li’s skirt was green, one beautiful and glamorous, the other beautiful and graceful. The two colors were obviously incompatible, but when seen, it was strangely harmonious, as if this was natural.
A few people were hiding and peeking behind the door. Old general Ji stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Kong Liu touched Lu Ji’s arm quietly and asked, “Do you feel the duke seems to treat Miss Jiang second differently?”
Lu Ji glanced disdainfully at him, still asking ‘do you feel’, even an idiot could tell! Although he didn’t know what the master’s purpose was, at the moment, Miss Jiang second was clearly not just an insignificant official young lady in Ji Heng’s eyes, the kind where he would be indifferent if she died.
“Why do I feel they look good walking together? At least…..” Kong Liu stuck his lips towards Situ Jiuyue’s direction, “better than walking with her. There’s evil permeating in the air when Situ walks with him, unlike with Miss Jiang second, at least it’s a bit gentler.”
Situ Jiuyue said, “….. I can hear.”
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The people behind did not know how to evaluate Jiang Li. Ji Heng brought Jiang Li to his study.
Different from what Jiang Li thought, Ji Heng’s study was black and white, extremely somber, and there were not many things placed in there. She thought such a gorgeous person like Ji Heng should be luxurious and warm, but after entering, it was like two different worlds.
Wen Ji guarded outside the door loyally. Ji Heng walked towards the desk and took a seat behind it, Jiang Li also sat in front of him.
The desk was by the window, the snowscape outside could be seen with just a glance. To say it was desolate, it was, to say it was magnificent, it also was. A servant boy delivered hot tea; Ji Heng poured a cup and pushed it towards Jiang Li.
Pouring tea should have been done by the servant. But Jiang Li saw him doing it several times, it seemed he liked doing it personally. Of course, his movements of pouring tea were graceful, his hands also looked good, just these movements were enough to please the eyes, making others felt relaxed.
Jiang Li received the tea and took a sip.
The tea was fragrant and a bit bitter, steaming hot, when it entered the abdomen, it relieved some of the chill from the wind and snow outside.
“Talk.” Ji Heng poured tea for himself and said, “What do you want to say?”
Jiang Li hesitated for a moment before asking, “Where is Taoist priest Chong Xu now?”
Ji Heng paused his movement of pouring tea, looked at Jiang Li and asked, “What do you mean?”
“My father said that he will inform the emperor of Taoist priest Chong Xu’s true identity. Suppose the emperor knows the identity of Taoist priest Chong Xu, it’s inevitable that he would dismiss Li-pin. However, up till now, Li-pin remains the same. So I was thinking, whether Taoist priest Chong Xu is not in Yanjing or my father changed his plan at the last moment?”
“Oh.” Ji Heng lowered his head and slowly poured tea for himself. The tea he poured wasn’t too much nor too little, it just perfectly covered the edge of the teacup. The tea was light brown in color, moist and lustrous against the white porcelain cup.
Ji Heng looked at Jiang Li again, then smiled slightly and said, “You should ask Jiang Yuan Bai about this, why are you asking me?”
“My father might not tell me the truth.” Jiang Li said.
“Then how can you be sure that I won’t lie to you?” Ji Heng spoke neither fast nor slowly.
Jiang Li smiled, “The duke does not need to deceive me, this little girl, I’m not worth the effort the duke spends to deceive.”
“You also don’t need to belittle yourself. You are not a little girl, in my opinion, you are more of a swindler than Taoist priest Chong Xu.” Ji Heng looked at her lazily, “If you want to ask about Li-pin, just ask, why do you need to pretend to be asking about that Taoist priest.”
Jiang Li was speechless.
After a while, she said, “The duke sees so clearly, I’m truly ashamed.”
“You don’t seem to be ashamed, more like throwing an already broken jar.” Ji Heng picked up the folding fan on the table and fiddled with it, his slender fingers flicking the fan’s handle. When describing a woman’s slender like jade’s fingers, it would be “slender like scallions”. On the contrary, Ji Heng’s fingers were not that weak. Though they looked good, they were brimming with power.
It’s believed that this pair of hands would easily snap the neck of the person they were gripping.
“Can the duke tell me?” Jiang Li withdrew her sight from Ji Heng’s hands and asked tactfully.
“Can.” Ji Heng replied in a straightforward manner, “Chong Xu is locked in a private prison and the emperor knows his identity.”
Jiang Li was stunned, then asked probingly, “Could it be….. The emperor dismissed Li-pin already, but because this is a major event, it is not divulged outside?” After all, if the identity of Taoist priest Chong Xu was exposed, the case in that year had to be pulled out, but a Noble Lady had already suffered an unjust death. Moreover, it would be detrimental to the prestige of the imperial household for the emperor to admit that he had mistakenly recognized a swindler.
“No.” Ji Heng’s answer was against Jiang Li’s expectation. He said, “Li-pin is safe and sound.”
This time, Jiang Li could no longer hide the surprise on her face. She said, “Why? Does His Majesty dote on Li-pin to this stage?”
If that’s the case, Li-pin only needed to blow the pillow wind in front of the emperor to gather the wind and rain.
Ji Heng smiled and shot a glance at Jiang Li. He replied with a question, “What do you think?”
No one could tell from his tone what his thoughts were about this, but it made Jiang Li gradually calm down. Impossible, if Li-pin was really pampered to such a degree, the Ji family would have risen steadily to the point that they are on equal footing with the Jiang family. After Li-pin entered the palace, although the Ji family has been promoted to some extent over the years, in the end, they are still following the work practices, there’s nothing too excessive.
Furthermore, if the emperor was truly easily swept away by beauty and became muddle-headed, there’s no need for Ji Heng to side with him. At least currently, Jiang Li thought Emperor Hong Xiao was indeed not a weak and incompetent young emperor. He had his own methods and had his own ambitions.
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