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Chapter 145.2: Part 2: Hai Tang

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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 145 Part 2: Hai Tang

The Emperor Hong Xiao who always seemed weak, a monarch who could lose his position at any time under the influence of Cheng Wang, now appeared not necessarily to be really weak. He was just waiting secretly, waiting for an opportunity to capture Cheng Wang in one fell swoop, so that everyone could see clearly who ruled Northern Yan now.

“I am behind Cheng Wang.” Ji Heng reminded.

“His Majesty also has you behind him.” Jiang Li replied.

“Then whose side do you think I will be on?” Ji Heng asked with interest.

Jiang Li was silent, shook her head and said, “I don’t know, I only know that I will stand on the side of the Duke.”

“You’re lying.” The young man said calmly.

“I am not.” Jiang Li’s eyes were very firm.

The girl’s tone was not serious, and could even be said to be gentle, but this kind of gentle persistence always made people feel lonely and tragic, making people feel soft-hearted.

Ji Heng’s eyes flashed, “What if I am interested in that position?”

“I will stand on the side of the Duke.” Jiang Li repeated.

Ji Heng fell silent, the smile at the corner of his mouth disappeared, and his eyes gradually became sharp, almost menacing. Jiang Li did not back down at all and persisted stubbornly.

After a long while, Ji Heng looked away and cursed with a smile: “Flattery!”

Jiang Li’s heart relaxed slightly.

Although Ji Heng wanted a balanced court, until now, she still didn’t know the reason. But Jiang Li could also vaguely feel that Ji Heng was not very interested in the emperor’s position. Even though he seemed to like gorgeous and complicated things, he was not tactful and roundabout in doing things, and could even be called crude. If he wanted the position of emperor, he could use a simpler method instead of being so messed up that no one knew what he was actually doing.

In the end, why he did what he did now still remained a mystery. Jiang Li couldn’t help but think of his biological mother Yu Hongye and General Jinwu, whose lives were also very mysterious. Maybe what he wanted to do had something to do with his parents, but these were too private for Jiang Li to look into.

Maybe it’s best not to probe.

Ji Heng did not have much emotion when he said that the emperor would act on Cheng Wang in the future. It was clear that he would probably not get involved in this matter, and this might be one of the scenarios he foresaw. If Ji Heng had to maintain a stable state of three-party forces before, now it showed that he was ready for the balance in court to be broken.

So what is the reason?

“What you wanted to ask me today is about Li-pin?” Ji Heng’s words brought Jiang Li back from her thoughts.

She quickly said, “There is one more thing that I really don’t understand. The entire Jiang family was not allowed to tell the truth about Ji Shuran’s death. But this matter still leaked out, and everyone suspected that it was me, but it was not me. My father also sent people to investigate, but no clues were found. I would like to ask the Duke if Zhao Ke can help investigate how the news leaked out?”

“I see that you are very familiar with blowing the whistle,” Ji Heng said as if he was teasing her deliberately. “If you want to instruct Zhao Ke to do something, just say it directly to him. Why do you need to ask me?”

Jiang Li was a little embarrassed. Some time ago, she had blown the whistle frequently, and employed Zhao Ke easily. She said, “Zhao Ke is from the Duke’s mansion after all, and the master is also the Duke. To ask him to do something naturally needs the Duke’s permission.”

Ji Heng smiled faintly, “You can.” After a pause, he said again, “Isn’t it good?”

Jiang Li was stunned: “What’s good?”

“It’s a good thing for you that Ji Shuran’s past is revealed.” Ji Heng said calmly, “You don’t have to bear the infamy.”

“It seems so, but I feel that the person who did this did not do this to vent. Now everyone suspects that I did it, and the reputation of the Jiang family has been damaged. If this matter was directed at my father, it would not be good. This means that someone in the Jiang family is collaborating with outsiders, harming the reputation of the Jiang family. As the Duke knows, it is difficult to defend against enemies within.”

“Do you suspect it’s directed at Jiang Yuan Bai?”

“To be precise, I suspect that it has something to do with Cheng Wang.” Jiang Li sighed, “After all, the Jiang family was at odds with the Right Minister’s Li family. Now Cheng Wang is targeting me because of the Xue family case.”

Ji Heng looked at the girl in front of him. She seemed very vexed, her brows were furrowed tightly, but the corners of her lips were still relaxed. She probably thought that the predicament in front of her was just a temporary difficulty, and she could solve it. She had this confidence.

“Let’s go check it out,” Ji Heng raised his eyebrows and said, “With me here, no one can take your life.”

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, “Many thanks.”

……

When coming out of the Duke’s Mansion, Wen Renyao also borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha1, and asked Jiang Li to bring a whole box of snacks, all made personally by Ji Heng.

Jiang Li didn’t look at Ji Heng’s face, presumably, the other party’s face wasn’t very good either. Pertaining to the fact that the majestic Duke actually knew how to wash his hands and make soup, and did a pretty good job, if this news got out, it would be like when the news about Concubine Li and Cheng Wang’s collusion come out, and big things would happen. So Jiang Li decided to let today’s incident rot in her stomach without telling anyone. After all, she didn’t know how to make divination, so she couldn’t predict her own death like Wen Ren Yao.

However, this day of winter solstice did not pass as deserted as she had thought before. First she saw Ah Zhao, then went to Ye Mansion, and had a lively time at the Duke’s mansion. So when she returned to the Jiang’s residence, Jiang Li was not used to the cold atmosphere for a while.

This winter, there had been one incident after another, and several lives were lost. Recently, the two brothers Jiang Yuan Bai and Jiang Yuan Ping had been busy dealing with the ill will from their colleagues. They were so busy that they didn’t have the thought of celebrating the winter solstice. The house was no different from usual, so Jiang Li didn’t cause much trouble and went straight back to Fang Fei Garden.

After going back, Tong’er carefully put away the box of snacks from the Duke’s mansion. Jiang Li looked at it. If it wasn’t food and was jewelry instead, perhaps Tong’er would have locked it and stored it in the treasure house.

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Footnotes:

1: 借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó: presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom): to win favor or influence using someone else’s property.

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