Chapter 140 Order
He said it lightly, and he could control people's lives in his hands while talking and laughing. Jiang Li suddenly had an absurd feeling. Was Ji Heng the same as Princess Yongning? Just because she was in a high position, she took it for granted that as long as it was in her way, she could easily discard it.

But she quickly stopped her wild thoughts. Ji Heng had no grudges against Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and she said this for her own sake. If she continued to nitpick, she would be really ungrateful.

Jiang Li also didn't want to be the kind of person who would pick up the bowl to eat and then curse when he put it down.

She said, "Thank you for your kindness, Duke. However, if someone died, it would be hard to explain to Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. Right now, Yanjing City is in a turbulent time. If there is another incident, it will only arouse suspicion."

She politely refused Ji Heng's help.

Ji Heng did not comment, and said, "Then you should be more careful." After a pause, he reminded, "Your life belongs to me, don't let others take it away by accident."

Jiang Li smiled: "Yes."

After talking to Ji Heng for a while, Jiang Li walked out of the house to see Xue Huaiyuan. It was the first time that Situ Jiuyue gave Xue Huaiyuan acupuncture today. Xue Huaiyuan was very scared. Jiang Li had to hold Xue Huaiyuan's shoulders and coax him softly, and Xue Huaiyuan gradually calmed down.

"He listens to you very much." Situ Jiuyue glanced at her, "This is rare."

"After I took County Magistrate Xue out of Tongxiang Prison, I took care of him for a long time. Although he lost his mind, he knew who was good to him. He felt more at ease when I was around."

"It's not that simple." Situ Jiuyue inserted a silver needle into Xue Huaiyuan's acupuncture point, and continued without raising his head: "This kind of insane person sees everyone the same. He doesn't distinguish between very good and very bad people, but he obviously has a different attitude towards you. Ye Mingyu has been with him here for quite a while, and he has no feelings for Ye Mingyu."

"Did you know each other before?" Situ Jiuyue asked.

Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat, and she flatly denied: "No, I was in Yanjing City, and later went to Qingcheng Mountain. County Magistrate Xue has been in Tongxiang, and we have no intersection."

"That's strange." Situ Jiuyue seemed a little puzzled. "She did this to you because she must have remembered that you were someone she was familiar with."

Jiang Li had no choice but to say, "I don't know why this happened."

Situ Jiuyue glanced at her again: "I've heard about your story. You are really brave. No wonder Ji Heng looks at you differently."

Seeing that she called Ji Heng by her name, Jiang Li was curious and asked, "Miss Jiu Yue seems to be very familiar with the Duke?"

"I guess so." Situ Jiuyue said, "We both owe each other a life-saving debt."

Jiang Li was surprised. Ji Heng had saved Situ Jiuyue's life, so Jiang Li was not surprised. She remembered that the turmoil in Molan was many years ago. At that time, Situ Jiuyue should have been a little girl of five or six years old. She had no ability to protect herself. Molan was on the edge of the eastern line of Beiyan. Situ Jiuyue could come to Beiyan, so she must have had help from Beiyan people. Jiang Li didn't know whether this person was Ji Heng.

But Situ Jiuyue actually saved Ji Heng's life?

"Don't think he's alive and kicking now, he almost died back then." Situ Jiuyue said, "He managed to survive with great difficulty, and now no one can kill him."

Jiang Li: “…”

This girl is really rude when she speaks.

There was no one else in the room. Xue Huaiyuan was still screaming. Situ Jiuyue held his neck with one hand and slowly inserted a silver needle into him. She said, "But it was unexpected that he asked me to come and help you. You don't look like a bad person. I heard from Lu Ji that you were wrongly accused of killing your mother and brother. Tsk tsk tsk," she said, "Although you have the courage to act in Tongxiang, you are a kind rabbit after all. The people around Ji Heng are not good people. How could you mix with them? In my opinion," she started skillfully, which dazzled Jiang Li, "you might as well draw a clear line with Ji Heng as soon as possible, so as not to implicate you in the future. Even if he doesn't implicate you, you will be scared to death by him sooner or later."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Thank you Miss Jiuyue for your connection."

Situ Jiuyue frowned: "I'm not concerned about you."

Jiang Li felt amused. Situ Jiuyue looked a year or two older than the second Miss Jiang, but younger than herself in her previous life. But her way of speaking and acting was quite elegant. When she spoke to herself at this moment, it was like an older sister comforting an innocent younger sister. Her actions were half intimidation and half persuasion.

But it is also true, life is suddenly changed, it is inevitable to grow up overnight. Innocence can not save life.

While he was still thinking, Situ Jiuyue had already finished the last needle for Xue Huaiyuan. Xue Huaiyuan seemed to be tired and fell into a deep sleep. Jiang Li helped him lie down on the bed, covered him with the quilt, and tucked in the corners.

Situ Jiuyue stood aside and watched. She was sweet and lovely, but she wore all black and her smile was a little cruel. She looked like someone who was not to be trifled with. She said, "You really know how to take care of people."

"Really?" Jiang Li smiled.

"Has no one said this before?" Situ Jiuyue was surprised.

"You are the first one." Jiang Li said.

In her previous life, she served the entire Shen family well, but she never received any praise. Before she got married, Xue Zhao was the one who took care of people. Xue Huaiyuan loved his daughter, but wanted to train his son. In addition to his literary and military skills, Xue Zhao could even cook.

Sometimes Jiang Li felt that as an older sister, she still had to accept a lot of care from Xue Zhao.

As she was thinking, she suddenly saw something moving in front of her. It was Situ Jiuyue waving her hand in front of her eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about that makes you so absent-minded?"

Jiang Li came back to her senses and said, "I was thinking about my family."

Situ Jiuyue said: "Okay."

"Miss Jiu Yue specially treated County Magistrate Xue. Jiang Li would like to thank you in advance."

"No need to thank me." Situ Jiuyue said, "I dare not disobey Ji Heng's order. Do you have anything else to do? If not, I will leave first."

After saying this, she really left without saying a word to Jiang Li. However, Jiang Li did not think there was anything wrong, but instead found this girl very interesting.

She walked out, and Ji Heng also left without knowing when. When Wen Renyao saw her coming out, his eyes lit up, and he kept calling her "Second Miss". Jiang Li was sweating all over her forehead because of his enthusiasm, so she found an excuse and left Ye's house and went back to Jiang's house first.

After Jiang Li left, Wen Renyao stood in the yard and asked Situ Jiuyue, "Jiuyue, do I look good?"

Situ Jiuyue: "Get lost!"

"How strange," he looked at himself in the mirror. The young man in the mirror was still handsome and graceful. He said, "Why did Second Miss Jiang act as if she saw a ghost when she saw me? If I treated ordinary girls like this, wouldn't they all smile happily?"

Situ Jiuyue sneered: "Ji Heng is much more handsome than you. Jiang Li was still very calm when she saw him. If you don't like to eat delicious food, how can you like to eat shit?"

Wen Renyao: “…”

He said, "You are so vulgar!"

……

In the Wanfeng Hall in the Jiang Mansion, Old Madam Jiang was sitting with her eyes closed.

After the incident with Taoist Master Chongxu, Aunt Hu committed suicide. The Jiang family was also in a state of great change. Although this matter was not disclosed to outsiders, the Jiang family knew it very well. It had come to such a point that Ji Shuran had killed several lives right before her eyes. Madam Jiang seemed to have aged a lot overnight.

She had always been energetic, and even though she was old, she still had some of the same courage and majesty as when she was young. But after this incident, it seemed as if most of her energy and spirit had been drained away. The nanny beside her saw that Madam Jiang just sat with her eyes closed all day.

She didn't even look at her beloved grandson, Jiang Bingji.

Feicui walked in and said, "Madam, the third young lady is still outside, begging to see you."

Madam Jiang opened her eyes but did not look at Feicui. She just looked at the stove in front of her and said, "Let her go back."

Feicui said, "Yes," and left to reply to Jiang Youyao.

The nanny stood beside Old Madam Jiang, rubbing her shoulders carefully, and said, "The Third Miss has come to see the old lady several times in the past few days."

"She is smart. She didn't go to find her father, but came to me instead." There was a hint of sarcasm in Mrs. Jiang's tone.

Jiang Yuanbai loved Jiang Youyao the most, but after this incident, Jiang Youyao never pleaded for Ji Shuran in front of Jiang Yuanbai. Instead, she came to see Old Madam Jiang. She was afraid that Jiang Yuanbai would be angry with her because of Ji Shuran, so she simply chose not to appear in front of Jiang Yuanbai.

"As shrewd as her mother." Old Lady Jiang said, with a hint of boredom in her eyes.

Although she knew that what Ji Shuran did had nothing to do with Jiang Youyao, people who grew up eating grains have seven emotions and six desires. Knowing it rationally is one thing, and being able to do it in fact is another. Old Madam Jiang knew that she couldn't vent her anger on Jiang Youyao, but whenever she thought of Ye Zhenzhen, the dead Jiang Yue'er, Ji Shuran, and even Liu Wencai's affair, she felt sick, and she couldn't like Jiang Youyao.

In fact, she found it difficult to treat Jiang Bingji, whom she raised, the same as before, let alone Jiang Youyao.

"Madam... a few days have passed. What do you want to do with Ji's family?" asked the nanny.

Old Madam Jiang paused slightly.

After a long silence, when the nanny almost thought that Madam Jiang had fallen asleep, Madam Jiang's calm voice rang out: "Give me the medicine."

The nanny's hand trembled. The Jiang family had not given medicine to anyone for many years. Although the old lady was strict with people, she rarely did anything that would hurt people's lives. Unless it was a servant who made a serious mistake, she would not beat him to death directly. It can be seen that this time she hated Ji Shuran so much that she had to kill her.

"What? Do you think I was too cruel?" Madam Jiang noticed the other party's hesitation. Without waiting for the nanny to answer, she said self-deprecatingly, "I think it was too easy for her. Not to mention that she had an affair with an adulterer and got pregnant with an illegitimate child, even our Jiang family lost three lives. Three lives." She murmured, "You can imagine how vicious a heart must be to kill even a child."

"I have long told Yuan Bo that you don't need to marry someone who is too smart. With the Jiang family's family background, you don't need to cling to anyone. Although Ye's family background is a little inferior, she is kind and gentle. Now that I think about it, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. Perhaps it is because Ye is too tolerant that her subordinates became disloyal and were bewitched by Ji, and lost their lives. However, this is also my fault for not managing my family well. If I had paid more attention back then, Ye might not have been deceived by Ji."

"Old Madam, don't blame yourself too much." Nanny said, "Who could have known that when Madam was still alive, Ji Shi would have set his eyes on Madam's position and harbor evil intentions? This is unheard of in Yanjing City."

"Not to mention Ye, I didn't even take good care of her daughter, Er Yatou." Madam Jiang smiled bitterly, "Back then, Er Yatou kept saying that she didn't push Ji, but I only believed my own eyes and never thought that it was just a show by Ji. I just didn't expect that Ji would even abandon the flesh and blood in her belly."

When Mammy thought of this, she was horrified. That was her own flesh and blood. Even if it was a child of an illicit lover, it was still her blood. Ji Shi actually gave it up without hesitation in order to frame Jiang Li. In public, she deceived everyone.

"The second girl has been in Qingcheng Mountain for eight years. Now she is back. Take a look and see if she has ever been close to anyone in this mansion?" asked Old Madam Jiang.

Mammy was speechless.

The Second Miss was gentle and polite, but she was not very close to him. She was polite even to Jiang Yuanbo. "She goes to the Ye family every day. Apart from anything else, she is much closer to a mentally ill outsider than to us. This is our own fault. She abandoned her back then, so she naturally looked down on us."

Madam Jiang said this with sadness, and the nanny couldn't help but feel sad when she heard it. She advised: "The second young lady has just returned to the Jiang family. She hasn't been here for long, and she has some worries. Now that the truth about Ji's matter has been revealed, her worries have been resolved. As time goes by, she will naturally get better. You and the eldest master are her relatives. If she doesn't get close to you, who else can she get close to?"

Madam Jiang shook her head. "I've lived to this age, and one foot is already in the coffin. I've seen all kinds of people. At this age, it's rare for me to make a mistake. The second girl won't get close to us. Her heart has become hardened. Nothing we do will help. It's too late."

It was an unquestionable tone.

Before the nanny could say anything, Madam Jiang's voice came again: "But it's good. This way, she won't be bullied like her mother. Be a little tougher and be more careful about everything. Don't be so open-hearted to everyone you meet, and you won't be deceived in the future. This way, I will feel relieved."

The nanny thought for a while and said, "Madam, you don't have to say anything final yet. People are all made of flesh and blood. As long as we treat the Second Miss well from now on, one day, the Second Miss will see it."

Madam Jiang waved her hand and said, "Forget it. I don't know if I can see that time while I am still alive. The second girl hasn't returned home yet?"

"He went to the Ye family." said the nanny.

"When she comes back, ask her to go see Ji Shi and tell him anything she wants to say."

"Madam, this is..." The nanny was shocked.

"After she meets Ji, she will give Ji the medicine." Old Madam Jiang's brows were cold, "Let her leave early and atone for her sins early."

After saying this, she closed her eyes again, as if she had fallen asleep.

The nanny was silent for a while and didn't say anything else.

……

In Yaoguang Building, Jiang Youyao was pacing around the room anxiously.

Ji Shuran was locked up, and no one was allowed to approach her. She couldn't visit Ji Shuran. In fact, Jiang Youyao didn't dare to visit her. Even if she was ignorant on weekdays, the crime Ji Shuran confessed that day was too shocking. Apart from the crime of adultery, Jiang Youyao knew that the Jiang family would not let Ji Shuran off easily.

Xue Fangfei, the wife of the top scholar in Yanjing, who was both talented and beautiful, was found out because of adultery. Even now, when people mention her, they only say "slut". Now that person has been replaced by Ji Shuran, it is conceivable that if it is spread out, the wife of the prime minister having an affair will definitely be more talked about than the wife of the top scholar having an affair.

Fortunately, Madam Jiang had already taken care of it. The indentures of the servants in the courtyard were all in the hands of the old lady, and she was sure that not a single word would be leaked. Even so, Jiang Youyao was still worried. And the way the second and third wives looked at her, when Lu saw her these two days, the mockery in her eyes really made Jiang Youyao want to find a hole to crawl into.

Ji Shuran was dirty, and people looked at her with dirty eyes, as if she was the adulterer. But she was not, she was the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, a real golden branch and jade leaf! No one else could take this position away, and they would never be able to take it away!
"Miss...what should we do...the old lady's attitude is too tough." said the maid Jinhua.

"Has there been a reply to the letter I wrote to my aunt?" Jiang Youyao asked.

Now that the wall has fallen, everyone is pushing it. It is harder than climbing to the sky to take a letter out. She spent a lot of money to bribe the servants of Jiang Mansion to send the letter out to Chen Jishi. Jiang Li asked Chen Jishi to go to the palace to find Lipin, who must have a way.

Yinhua shook her head.

Jiang Youyao immediately showed disappointment and said, "No, maybe the old lady is guarding the Jiang family too strictly now, so letters from outside can't get in. Jinhua, go and ask around."

Jinhua said cautiously, "Miss, I'm afraid Madam Chen won't come again. After Madam's accident the day before yesterday, the Ji family came once, but then left again... Are they planning to stop caring about Madam?" If there was room for maneuver, the Ji family would definitely not leave so abruptly, and would at least stay in the mansion for a while longer. But they left directly.

As soon as these words came out, Jinhua was slapped by Jiang Youyao. Jiang Youyao said angrily, "Nonsense! How could my grandmother and aunt not care about my mother? It's clearly a delaying tactic! I don't know what my grandmother and father said to trick my aunt and others into leaving. My aunt and others don't know what my mother's situation is now. Now I have written everything clearly in the letter. Once they know about my mother's situation, they will send someone to rescue us immediately!"

Jinhua knelt down on the ground and said, "I know I was wrong. I was talking nonsense. Madam Chen will definitely come to save you."

Jiang Youyao was still angry. Although she spoke with confidence, she gradually felt uneasy after hearing Jinhua's words.

Ji Shuran didn't tell her how unlucky Jiang Li would be that day, but Jiang Youyao could vaguely guess that the final result would not be like this. There was no news from Taoist Chongxu later. If Chen Ji asked Lipin in the palace for help, Lipin would definitely not stand idly by, but why has there been no news until now? Even if Ji Chen couldn't enter the Jiang Mansion, she could always ask someone to pass on a message.

But, no, nothing.

This won't work. Although Jiang Youyao is afraid, she knows that the only person who can truly care about her is Ji Shuran. Jiang Yuanbai is angry with Ji Shuran now, and it's not known whether she will forgive her mother. But it will be disadvantageous for her to wait like this. Who knows if that bitch Jiang Li will do something shady again?
She stood up in an instant and said, "No, I have to find a way to get out of the house."

"Miss?" Yinhua was stunned: "The house is under strict control now, how can I go out?"

In order to prevent the servants from spreading the news, not a single fly was allowed to fly out of the mansion, let alone a living person like Jiang Youyao. Although Jiang Youyao was not confined to her house, she could not go anywhere.

"Damn it." Jiang Youyao sat down on the chair in frustration, "What should I do?"

……

It was getting dark.

If there were people who could come and go freely in the mansion, Jiang Li was probably one of them. She had just returned from the Ye family and walked to Fangfei Garden. Qingfeng and Mingyue were sitting in the yard embroidering purses, and when they saw Jiang Li coming back, they stood up to greet her.

"Did anything happen in the mansion?" Jiang Li asked.

"Baoqin came and returned all the silver and charcoal that the young lady had given to Aunt Hu." Mingyue said, "Baoqin followed Aunt Hu all her life. After Aunt Hu left, Baoqin had nowhere to go. The old lady returned the indenture to Baoqin and asked her to go home. But Baoqin seemed to have given up and said that she wanted to go to the temple to live out the rest of her life with green lamps and ancient Buddhas." Mingyue sighed, "She is also a poor person."

"Has she left?" Jiang Li asked.

"I will leave the house tomorrow."

Jiang Li handed the silver to Mingyue again: "Although we are going to the temple, silver is also indispensable. The future is long, there is no need to gamble all your retreat routes now. But she won't listen to what you say now. You think of a way to bring the silver to her without letting her know." Jiang Li said.

Mingyue took the silver, was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "You are so kind-hearted, young lady."

"It's just a sentimental feeling." Jiang Li shook her head.

"Oh, by the way, Zhenzhu who is with the old lady also came here." Qingfeng remembered something and said, "Zhenzhu said that the old lady asked the young lady to go see Ji Shi after she comes back. If she has anything to say to Ji Shi, she can go and tell Ji Shi."

Tong'er was surprised: "Didn't the old lady forbid people to get close to that crazy Ji?"

"Who knows? Maybe he did it on purpose to vent his anger for the girl. Ji has hurt the girl and the lady so badly, so naturally he should scold her and only then will he feel better." Qingfeng disagreed.

Jiang Li didn't think so. The old lady suddenly said this, which only meant that she had made up her mind. Ji Shuran's journey ended here. The old lady wanted her to see Ji Shuran for the last time.

Jiang Li said: "Since it is the old lady's words, let's go."

"Now?" Tong'er asked.

"Right now."

Any later, it will be too late.

……

Ji Shuran was tied up in an old house in a side yard.

The house was hung with white silk inside and outside. Concubine Hu died. Normally, when a concubine passed away, wealthy families did not need to organize funerals, especially for someone like Concubine Hu, who was almost forgotten in the house for many years. But because Concubine Hu died so tragically, the Jiang family felt guilty, so even though she was just a concubine, she was still buried properly, and everyone in the house wore mourning.

The same was true of the room where Ji Shuran stayed. There were only two white candles lit in the room, and the candle oil dripped into strange shapes, like human tears. Someone had set up a copper basin at the door, and there were still unburned paper money in it. Some of it flew out and was reflected on the window, creating strange shadows.

Ji Shuran huddled in the corner, feeling a chill down her spine.

There was no one in the room. She was very scared, and even missed the servants who spoke rudely to her. At least there was someone in the room, so she didn't feel so eerie.

She had always believed that she was not afraid of ghosts and gods. As long as people had the means, ghosts would be afraid of evil people. But on the day when Taoist Chongxu came to exorcise the evil spirits, she saw it with her own eyes, which shattered her determination. There are ghosts in this world. Once she was sure of this, Ji Shuran could see those who were killed by her coming towards her with their fangs and claws bared when she closed her eyes.

Ye Zhenzhen, Jiang Yueer, Liu Wencai, Siqi, and many others, including the baby in her belly. Her mind was extremely noisy, with many people talking. At this moment, she felt extremely vulnerable and wished Jiang Bingji and Jiang Youyao were in front of her.

However, they did not come.

Come to think of it, she is now unforgivable in front of the Jiang family, and her two children should naturally be forbidden to visit her. Fortunately, Jiang Yuanbo and Mrs. Jiang are not unreasonable people, and they will not vent their anger on their two children because of her. In this way, Ji Shuran feels better.

At this moment, there seemed to be some noise outside. Ji Shuran curled up nervously again. Her hands and feet were tied up, which made her unable to move or escape. Since she was born, although she was not a royal relative, she had never had a hard life, not to mention being replaced like this. Ji Shuran thought that the Jiang family treated her so harshly. When she got out, she would definitely ask her sister Lipin to find a way to retaliate against the Jiang family.

Yes, Ji Shuran still wanted to go out.

At first, she thought she would have no chance of survival because Liu Wencai's ghost appeared. But for some reason, Liu Wencai did not take her away. As long as a person is alive, the desire to survive will be particularly strong. After Ji Shuran recovered, she thought about how to escape.

Not to mention anything else, at least her sister is the emperor's most beloved concubine. If the Jiang family wants to touch her, they have to think twice.

The footsteps outside the door gradually became clearer, one step at a time, neither light nor heavy, but Ji Shuran felt that every step hit her heart hard.

There were sounds of people talking outside.

The door creaked open.

The wind blew up the paper money on the ground, and someone in a white dress, a white flower on her head, and holding a lantern walked in.

It's ginger pear.

　Has it been a long time since there was a title like Death of XX?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)