Chapter 24 A glimpse
In Jixiang Building, Jiang Li and the other two were still choosing jewelry.

Perhaps because they were afraid of Jiang Li's "bad reputation", the shopkeeper and his staff were extremely alert to deal with Jiang Li. There happened to be no other customers today, so the shopkeeper brought out almost all the new jewelry for Jiang Li to choose from.

Xiang Qiao thought that Jiang Li would not only be very attentive in choosing a gift for Jiang Youyao, but she might even secretly put some obstacles in her way. However, she did not expect that Jiang Li would really choose seriously, and even generously bought a set of red jadeite beaded phoenix head ornaments, which cost a full three hundred taels of silver.

The box of silver that Madam Jiang gave Jiang Li only had 400 taels in total. She only had 100 taels to buy this set of headgear.

Looking at Jiang Li again, she didn't feel sorry for her at all. Xiang Qiao felt that she really didn't know what this second young lady was thinking.

The shopkeeper and his assistants were serving with trepidation today, but who would have thought that Jiang Li never made things difficult for them from beginning to end. She was even more easy-going than other daughters of wealthy families in Yanjing, which was a little unbelievable.

After buying this set of headwear, it would be impossible to buy other jewelry from Jixianglou with the remaining money. When Jiang Li and the other two left the house and were about to walk to the carriage, Tong'er suddenly pointed to a pawnshop not far away and said to Jiang Li: "Miss, before I left Beijing, I pawned a jade pendant given by my deceased mother here. I want to go and see if the jade pendant is still there. If it is, I would redeem it as a souvenir."

Jiang Li said, "You go ahead." She then handed the remaining silver to Tong'er, "Use this."

Tong'er couldn't refuse, so she took the silver and went to the pawnshop. Xiangqiao was left staring at Jiang Li blankly. Jiang Li was too kind to the servants. Even she had gained a lot of benefits from Jiang Li. To be honest, having such a master was much better than following the third lady or Ji Shuran. Xiangqiao felt a little regretful. If Jiang Li was not the second lady of the Jiang family, she would be doomed to be dealt with miserably by Ji Shuran. She was even willing to follow this master, who would definitely be much more comfortable.

The three of them in front of the Jixiang Tower were all seen by the two people standing in front of the window of the Wangxian Tower.

There were two people sitting in front of the yellow pear wood table. One of them had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He wore black armor with yellow ribbons embroidered on the edges. He seemed to be a soldier. His movements of pouring tea were rough and chivalrous. He said carelessly, "Which lady of the Jiang family is that? Why did she go to the pawnshop?"

After a while, the person on the other side slowly replied, "Row two."

"Xing Er?" The armored soldier smacked his lips and suddenly came to his senses. "Miss Jiang Er? The eldest daughter of Jiang Yuanbo who recently returned to Beijing? You mean the evil girl who killed her mother and brother? Damn it, this is impossible, right?!"

The two people standing in front of the Jixiang Building, one dressed as a maid, needless to say, but the other was slender and weak. The armored soldier might have good eyesight and could roughly see the appearance of Miss Jiang Er. He murmured, "She looks so pitiful, is this Miss Jiang Er? I, Kong Liu, have never made a mistake in judging people. Either you have recognized the wrong person, or this little girl has never done that kind of thing!"

The person on the other side ignored him.

Seeing that his friend ignored him, Kong Liu asked again, ".....Really?"

The person on the other side still ignored him, and Kong Liu realized that this was indeed true. He said, "Damn, you really can't judge a person by appearance. But how do you know this is Miss Jiang Er? Have you seen her?"

The person on the other side answered: “I have seen it.”

"Ah." Kong Liu shook his head. "Rumors are not credible. They all say that the second Miss Jiang is extremely ugly. I think she is pretty and pretty, right?" he asked.

"It's tasteless."

Kong Liu choked and said, "What about Miss Jiang San? Isn't Miss Jiang San pretty?"

"A vulgar woman." "What do you think of Xue Fangfei? She is the most beautiful woman in Yanjing. You have to admit that she is pretty!"

"Good-looking?" The person on the other side said in a cold tone, "You want me to evaluate a... dead person?"

As he spoke, he finally withdrew his gaze and looked at Kong Liu opposite him.

The young man was wearing a scarlet robe with a black and gold swallowtail butterfly embroidered on the collar, which made his face look hazy and seductive. He had a pair of narrow phoenix eyes with the tails slightly upturned, which should be a proud attitude, but because of the red mole at the corner of his eye, his arrogance also had a bit of restrained charm.

His lips were thin, but bright red, and his skin was too white, so his deep facial features were particularly clear. The young man's beauty could not be concealed, but his attitude was cold, and even the interest he mentioned seemed a bit cold.

Kong Liu almost choked when he saw it.

I have to sigh that the person opposite is indeed qualified to be picky about the beauties in the world. Because of his appearance, he is qualified to ignore all the famous beauties.

This is Duke Suguo Ji Heng.

"Forget it, let's not talk about women." Kong Liu scratched his head. "The Right Prime Minister has been making bigger moves recently. He has been trying to win over last year's number one scholar, Shen Yurong. Shen Yurong is probably still waiting and watching. If Shen Yurong can be won over, the Right Prime Minister and the Jiang family will be equally powerful in the court."

"Then go and help the Right Prime Minister," Ji Heng said in a gentle tone, "and make sure the top scholar is won over by him."

"The Third Miss Jiang's coming-of-age ceremony will be held in a few days. I think the Shen family will send someone to find out more about Jiang Yuanbo."

Ji Heng said: "Shen Yurong is valued by Emperor Hong Xiao, and Jiang Yuanbo and the Right Prime Minister are vying to win him over. However," he curved his lips, "he cannot be won over by the Jiang family."

"I understand." Kong Liu understood, "The Jiang family will be in trouble in the future."

"Pathetic." Ji Heng sighed softly, and Kong Liu felt creepy. He knew that the guy opposite him would not really pity anyone. On the contrary, the person he called pitiful would definitely end up being pitiful.

Perhaps it was because of his feelings about the future of the Jiang family that Kong Liu sighed when he looked at the figure in front of the Jixiang Building. He said, "You said that the second young lady of the Jiang family has such a pure and lovely face. The murder of her mother and brother might be a misunderstanding. Maybe she has never done such a thing."

"No." Unexpectedly, Ji Heng took over the conversation and said, "Based on the appearance of this Second Miss Jiang, it is absolutely possible that she would kill her mother and brother."

Kong Liu rolled his eyes and stopped talking.

　Ji Meiren: In terms of appearance, I am the best in the world, regardless of gender╭(╯^╰)╮

　　
　
(End of this chapter)