The Double
Chapter 174 - 174 90 Uncle

174: Chapter 90 Uncle 174: Chapter 90 Uncle Jiang Li left, and in Wangxian Tower, the banquet at Golden Mansion hadn’t finished yet.

Amidst the lingering tunes of the opera, Jih Heng lazily sat down and asked, “Well?”

“Miss Jiang the Second is very smart,” Lu Jiu said with a slight smile.

“She’s been inquiring for such a long time and her answers are watertight, a very sharp girl.”

“What have you been inquiring about?” Kong Liu eyed him suspiciously.

“After all, she is Jiang Yuanbai’s daughter,” Jih Heng answered nonchalantly.

On the other end, the guard who came to report said, “It’s clear now, Ye Shijie and Miss Jiang the Second didn’t arrange to meet in advance, it should be a chance encounter on the street.

However, the second son of the Ye Family, Ye Mingxuan, arrived in Yanjing yesterday.”

“Ye Mingxuan is here?” Kong Liu frowned.

“Their Ye Family’s business isn’t in Yanjing, what is he doing in Yanjing?

To congratulate his nephew on his promotion?

And he personally came all the way here, seems he doesn’t mind the trouble.”

“The Ye Family’s business has run into some trouble,” Lu Jiu said.

“Ye Mingxuan’s visit this time is probably to Yanjing to find some connections, to see if they can lend a hand.”

Jih Heng laughed, “Once you’re out the door, the tea gets cold; it’s impossible for anyone to help.”

“Then why doesn’t he ask Ye Shijie for help?

Now that Ye Shijie is an official, there are plenty of people who want to curry favor with him.

It’s easy to find a breakthrough here!” Kong Liu said as if it was obvious.

Lu Jiu shook his head.

“The Ye Family has been merchants for generations; Ye Shijie is the first among them to enter officialdom.

Now that he’s finally got a promising start, to use Ye Shijie’s career as a bargaining chip to help with business matters – the Ye Family doesn’t have the guts to do such a thing.”

Kong Liu glanced at Jih Heng, who was fiddling with his fan, and muttered, “They’re all the same kind of people, how come the differences are so big.” He then remembered something and said, “Then why doesn’t he go to the Jiang Family?

After all, they were once related through marriage.

Although Grandma Ye has passed away, there’s still the connection through Miss Jiang the Second.

With a visit to the Jiang Family, given Jiang Yuanbai’s vanity, he naturally wouldn’t stand by and watch without helping.”

Lu Jiu sighed, “You should listen more to the fresh news in the capital.

Miss Jiang the Second, along with the Jiang Family, haven’t had anything to do with the Ye Family for over ten years.

How could Ye Mingxuan possibly go to the Jiang Family?”

The group fell silent for a while.

Jih Heng said, “Ye Mingxuan might indeed go to the Jiang Family.”

“My lord?” Lu Jiu was puzzled.

“Because of Miss Jiang the Second,” Jih Heng said.

…

After meeting with Jiang Jingrui, Jiang Li soon found Lady Lu and her party.

Lady Lu and her entourage were not overly concerned; they had been walking such a long time and saw their son and niece disappear without any sign of panic.

When asked, Lady Lu said, “Jingrui wanders the streets all day, he can’t get lost.

With Lili accompanying Jingrui, I’m very assured.”

After hearing this, Jiang Li kept a blank expression, not understanding how anyone could feel reassured about Jiang Jingrui.

Thinking of the earlier encounter with Ye Shijie, she couldn’t help shaking her head.

Had it not been for Jih Heng’s servant abruptly appearing and taking her to see that “whatever-it-was” gathering, she might have exchanged a few words with Ye Shijie.

Because of the Right Chancellor’s youngest son, Li Lian, Jiang Li always felt that Ye Shijie’s career would not sail smoothly, and she had yet to fathom Li Lian’s intentions but already sensed the beginnings of a conspiracy.

In any case, Ye Shijie had to be extremely cautious.

The time had been greatly delayed, and after not having strolled with the second household for long, it was time to head back home.

Upon returning to the mansion, Madam Jiang the Elder had already gone to bed, and naturally, Jiang Li would not take the initiative to greet Ji Shuran and her daughter.

She went straight to her own courtyard.

She had planned to go to bed early, but who would have known that she would be troubled this night, unable to close her eyes.

The handsome Phoenix eyes of Jih Heng kept surfacing in her mind, whispering in her ear, “The eyes are the windows to the soul; your eyes, they betray your heart.”

Even Jih Heng had noticed the hatred in her heart.

Jiang Li shook her head, as if trying to shake away the chaos in her mind altogether.

She wished she could expose the ugly true faces of Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong faster, much faster, to vindicate the wrongs done to the Xue Family.

However, currently lacking enough evidence and proper leverage, she had no choice but to make plans slowly.

It was truly a torment.

That night, she slept very restlessly.

In the middle of the night, a heavy rain began to pour, and the thunder mingling with the rain made it even harder for Jiang Li, who couldn’t sleep, to doze off.

Not until the cock crowed three times, and the dawn broke with the rain easing up, did she finally fall into a fitful sleep.

When she woke up, it was already well into the morning.

After a night of rain, the air was exceptionally fresh.

Tonger and Bai Xue were at the entrance of the courtyard, weeding and watering the flower beds.

Seeing Jiang Li come out, Tonger straightened up and said with a smile, “Miss, you rarely indulge in laziness, so I had Bai Xue not wake you.” Seeing Jiang Li approach, she added with a smile, “The rain last night was so heavy it even battered the Begonia flowers.”

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