Chapter 187 Something happened
The spring rain during the day finally stopped at night.

The Jiang Mansion has been very quiet recently, and nothing seems to have happened. Jiang Youyao was found. Although she was crazy, she was quiet. The old lady kept Jiang Yuanbai by her side and was too busy to take care of him every day. The two brothers Jiang Yuanbai and Jiang Yuanping were busy with government affairs and came back very late.

In the third room, Yang came in with some new cloth and said, "Yuyan, come here quickly."

Jiang Yuyan came out from behind the door, holding a lamp, and the room was dimly lit. Yang held two pieces of cloth in her hand, with gorgeous patterns. Yang gestured on Jiang Yuyan's body with the cloth and said, "You can make two new sets of clothes."

"Mom, I can't wear it..." Jiang Yuyan shrank back. She had an ordinary appearance and always dressed in ordinary clothes. She didn't like to wear these fancy clothes because they would make her look even more ordinary and dull. But Yang Shi didn't seem to know this and always wanted to put all the exquisite and grand clothes and jewelry on her.

"There's nothing you can't wear." Yang glared at her. "You wear gray clothes all day long. What a sight. I'll take you out to a banquet in a few days. You can wear something nice. You're old enough to get married. When the ladies see you wearing nice clothes, they'll always look at you a few more times. Don't you want to marry a good husband?"

Jiang Yuyan was silent but didn't answer. She didn't dare to argue. She had to listen to what Yang said. But Jiang Yuyan also understood that she didn't have a father who was the Prime Minister like Jiang Li, and she wasn't even as pretty as Jiang Yu'e. From her background and appearance, she didn't have anything to be proud of. She was afraid that she couldn't marry a man of her dreams.

"Mom, where did this floral cloth come from?" Jiang Yuyan asked.

"Your sister sent it to you." Yang said, "Your sister is in Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, and she has a lot of cloth. She picked two pieces and sent them to you to make clothes. Your sister is always thinking about you. You should learn from your sister."

Jiang Yuanxing walked in from outside and heard Yang scolding Jiang Yuyan. Yang was hot-tempered, Jiang Yu'e was as shrewd as Yang, but Jiang Yuyan was as dull as Jiang Yuanxing. Therefore, Yang always disliked Jiang Yuyan and asked Jiang Yuyan to learn from Jiang Yu'e. But how can a person's temperament be easily changed?

"Don't talk about Yuyan," Jiang Yuanxing couldn't help but said, "What is there to say?"

When Yang saw Jiang Yuanxing coming back, she said to Jiang Yuyan, "Go back to your room and rest first. I have something to say to your father."

Jiang Yuyan nodded, turned around and walked out of the room with the lamp. Jiang Yuanxing sat on a stool and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Yu'e wrote to me today." Yang took out a letter from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Yuanxing, saying, "It said that Zhou Yanbang divorced his wife."

"Divorce?" Jiang Yuanxing frowned at first, then nodded and said, "If something happens to the Shen family, the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion will naturally divorce her."

"What Yu'e meant in the letter is that although the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion is good, Zhou Yanbang cannot enter the official career, and the daughters of wealthy families may not easily marry into the Zhou family. In this way, she has a hope of becoming the prince's wife." Yang said.

"Madam of the Crown Prince?" Jiang Yuanxing asked back, "How is that possible?"

"How is it impossible?" Seeing that Jiang Yuanxing denied it without even reading the letter, Yang Shi also felt uncomfortable. She said: "Tell me, Yu'e is not inferior to those young ladies from official families in terms of talent and appearance. Why can't she be the wife of the prince? I heard from Yu'e that Zhou Yanbang treats her well now, which shows that their relationship is very good. The only difference is her family background."

This remark hit Jiang Yuanxing's sore spot again. Jiang Yuanxing asked, "So? How can our origins be changed? Although we are in the Jiang family, we are not the first or second wife!"

"You forgot." Yang pushed him. "Relying on the Jiang family, you naturally have nothing, but you are now the Right Prime Minister's man. The Right Prime Minister is also the King Cheng's man, and we work hard for King Cheng. If you please King Cheng and do something beautiful, it will be easy for you to be promoted to a higher position. Then our daughter will naturally have an extraordinary status. How dare the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion neglect it? As long as it is happy, it will rush to help Yu'e become the principal wife!"

"It's easy for you to say that. What can we do? What happened back then was just an accident." Jiang Yuanxing said, "Now the Right Prime Minister doesn't care about us at all!"

The third house told the right prime minister about Ji Shuran's affairs, and obtained a large sum of money from the right prime minister. The right prime minister also promised that if there was any news in the future, they could tell him and he would pay a generous reward. At that time, Jiang Yuanxing and Yang tasted the sweetness and thought that their luck was about to change. However, apart from the matter of Ji Shuran, they did not get any secrets of the Jiang family, so naturally they could not tell the right prime minister. The right prime minister gradually ignored them, after all, they were of no use.

"My husband, you are really brainless." Yang leaned in and whispered, "Don't you think about how Princess Yongning ended up in this situation? If it weren't for our second daughter meddling in other people's business and saving Xue Huaiyuan in Tongxiang, Xue Huaiyuan wouldn't have regained his sanity and sued Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong. It can be said that without Jiang Li, Princess Yongning wouldn't have died. Who does Princess Yongning hate the most? It must be Jiang Li!"

Jiang Yuanxing's eyes deepened: "What you mean is..."

"Princess Yongning is the sister of King Cheng, and King Cheng will definitely avenge Princess Yongning. Although we don't know what secrets the Jiang family has, Jiang Yuanbo and Jiang Yuanping are as shrewd as foxes and won't leave any handle. But Jiang Li is just a little girl, no matter how powerful she is, she won't turn the world upside down. If King Cheng wants to take action against Jiang Li, we just need to tell him when Jiang Li will pass by and when she will go out, and even help to make some arrangements, and it will naturally work." "By then, we will have made a great contribution, King Cheng will be happy, and you will be successful in your career. Will Yu'e worry about not being able to support you as his legal wife?"

……

Jiang Li didn't know that the third branch of the Jiang family was going to use her as a token of surrender to King Cheng. The days passed in peace, which was rare. Although it was only temporary, it was still precious.

By the time the peach blossoms in Yanjing City began to bloom, the weather had become warm enough to be called the "warm spring" season. The grass was lush, the warblers were flying, the flowers were red, and the willows were green. After a spring rain at night, there was bright sunshine the next day.

Tomorrow is Jiang Li's birthday, or rather, Xue Fangfei's birthday. Jiang Li has already agreed with Ye Mingyu in advance to visit Ye's house tomorrow. Speaking of being a guest, Jiang Li wants to take this opportunity to spend her birthday with Xue Huaiyuan. She knows that Xue Huaiyuan will not forget that this day is Ali's birthday. At that time, she will confront Xue Huaiyuan and reveal her identity.

She had to make it clear to Xue Huaiyuan that she was Xue Fangfei, no matter whether Xue Huaiyuan believed it or not. If Xue Huaiyuan believed it, then they, father and daughter, would have one more reason and support to live on in this world, even if it was for each other, there was still hope.

So the next morning, Jiang Li got up early and dressed up.

Jiang Li picked the clothes and jewelry that Xue Fangfei liked to wear in the past, which puzzled Tong'er and Bai Xue. However, they thought Jiang Li looked good in this way, so they just thought that Jiang Li wanted to change her dressing style. After explaining to the Jiang family's doorman, Jiang Li got on the carriage and went to the Ye family.

The sun is shining outside. I heard that the peach blossoms on the nearby mountains have bloomed in the past few days. Many people go to the mountains to see the peach blossoms and go to the temple to pray for marriage. Spring is always a gentle season. I always feel that doing anything and making any wishes in this season will have a happy return.

Jiang Li sat in the carriage, listening to the bustling crowd on the street outside the carriage. She didn't know whether she was nervous about being honest with Xue Huaiyuan or for some other reason. She had been restless since last night, and her eyelids kept twitching. She always felt like something was going to happen. She tried her best to comfort herself, thinking that she was worried that Xue Huaiyuan would not recognize her. She reminded herself over and over again in her heart that it was okay, it was just a small matter, and it would happen sooner or later. And as long as she said it nicely, her father would definitely believe her.

The road between the Jiang family and the Ye family had been walked thousands of times. Not only the coachman, but even Jiang Li was familiar with it. But today, it felt particularly long.

"Girl, are you feeling a little hot?" Tong'er took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat that was slowly seeping out of Jiang Li's forehead.

"Why are you sweating?" Bai Xue asked, "Could it be that you caught a cold?"

Tong'er also became nervous when she heard this: "No way? How about we go to the clinic and find a doctor?"

Jiang Li shook her head: "No need, I'm just a little hot." As soon as she finished saying this, her heart skipped a beat. For some reason, she became more and more uneasy and nervous.

Before they could say anything else, there was a sudden scream outside, and the carriage suddenly tilted to the side. Tong'er and Bai Xue were caught off guard and were thrown behind the carriage. Tong'er asked, "What happened?"

Jiang Li grabbed the edge of the car window, but she didn't stagger like Tong'er and Bai Xue. She only heard the driver's voice outside: "Second Miss, there's an accident up ahead. There are so many people, we can't get through!"

Jiang Li opened the carriage curtain and could see outside. She saw many people running in panic, and carriages like Jiang Li were running wildly. As soon as the driver finished speaking, the horses in front seemed to be stimulated by something and ran wildly. But because of the crowd, they couldn't run away at all.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people?" Bai Xue was startled.

Immediately afterwards, someone in the crowd shouted "Murder!"

As if in response, shouts of "Murder!" rang out one after another, mixed with people's screams, cries, and curses. It was a chaotic mess that made people's ears blocked and their hands and feet weak. Jiang Li's heart was beating fast, too.

"What happened?" Tong'er asked in panic, but no one could answer her.

(End of this chapter)