Chapter 70 He Comes
The female students on the examination ground all gathered together.

Jiang Li followed the teacher who led her to the side of the school examination and had to draw lots to decide when it was her turn to check. The lottery tubes were placed in a small oblong wooden jar, and Jiang Li and Liu Xu took out small slips of paper one after another.

The person in charge of recording read out: "Jiang Li, 13th. Liu Xu, 18th."

There were only 30 people checked in total. Jiang Li was in a position where she was neither too high nor too low. Just as she finished reading this, Jiang Yu'e on the other end let out an exaggerated "Ah!" and said in a voice that Jiang Li could hear: "Second sister is thirteenth, just behind third sister, who is twelfth. This is such a coincidence!"

Jiang Youyao is the twelfth one?
Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, then laughed in her heart, this was indeed a great coincidence.

Liu Xu was not as relaxed as Jiang Li. Upon hearing this, she shook her head and said, "This is not good. Jiang Youyao's piano music has always been one of the best in Mingyi Hall. Last year, her song "Transformation into a Butterfly" amazed everyone. This year, her skills must have reached a higher level. The better she plays, the more you will suffer later. Even if you are okay, you will be outshined by her."

People always like to compare. After having just seen the delicacies on the jade plate, they will look at the cornbread in the blink of an eye. As a result, the delicacies from land and sea become more and more rare and difficult to find, and the plain meals become more and more difficult to swallow.

This is indeed disadvantageous to Jiang Li.

"Why is the second girl behind the third girl?" Old Madam Jiang also frowned. They are all members of the Jiang family, and Jiang Li is so far behind, which is not necessarily a glorious thing for the Jiang family.

Jiang Youyao was so happy, she never expected such a pleasant surprise, she felt that God was on her side. This time, Jiang Li must be eclipsed and lose face.

Seeing this, Meng Hongjin snorted coldly and was also very happy about the misfortune. She herself was not as good at playing the piano as Jiang Youyao, but she was also happy to see Jiang Li make a fool of herself.

Jiang Li didn't care about these things. She saw Princess Yongning, but she didn't see Shen Yurong. But she knew that since Princess Yongning came today, Shen Yurong would definitely come as well.

While he was thinking, the girls around him suddenly became excited again, and the crowd nearby also became agitated. Liu Xu's surprised voice came to his ears: "Why is His Royal Highness King Cheng here too?"

"Your Highness King Cheng?" Jiang Li looked towards the place where the voices were coming from, and sure enough, she saw a man in blue clothes sitting down at the table next to Princess Yongning. It was indeed King Cheng.

Prince Cheng and Princess Yongning were siblings from the same mother, both born to Concubine Liu. When Jiang Li was still a member of the Shen family, she could hear some palace secrets from Shen Yurong. When the late emperor was still alive, Concubine Liu and Concubine Xia were competing for favor, but later Concubine Xia died of illness, and Emperor Hong Xiao was raised by the queen, and later became the crown prince.

When King Cheng was closest to that position, he was only one step away. But maybe because of the favor she received, the current Concubine Liu still retained her arrogant and domineering temperament, which also caused King Cheng to be a little unrestrained and too aggressive. If it weren't for the kindness of Emperor Hong Xiao, and a suspicious monarch, King Cheng would have suffered a lot.

As soon as King Cheng entered the venue, the crowd was excited. Jiang Li even heard the noble ladies around her whispering shyly: "His Royal Highness King Cheng is so handsome..."

Jiang Li suddenly thought that King Cheng now had a wife, but no concubines. Some of the noble ladies present, who were of lower status, might marry up to King Cheng and become his concubines. I wonder if King Cheng came here just to pick a suitable woman. Thinking of Jiang Jingrui's "picking a wife", Jiang Li couldn't help but want to laugh.

Before the smile spread to her eyes, Jiang Li was suddenly stunned again. Not far from King Cheng, or Princess Yongning, there sat a familiar figure. He was wearing a simple moon-white gown, with gentle and elegant features. It was vaguely possible that he was a beautiful boy when he was young, but now he had matured and became steady and decent.

Even from a distance, Jiang Li could recognize him at a glance. Or rather, even if there were thousands of mountains and rivers, thousands of years, she could still recognize him at a glance. Her husband, the husband with whom she had been in love since childhood, the husband who could draw her eyebrows and paint her green snails, the husband who could hold her hand for a hundred years and grow old together.

That was her husband, her bedmate, and also her enemy, the one who watched her go to hell.

Jiang Li suddenly closed her eyes.

The past years surged in my heart, and the fragmented memories were about to be pieced together into a complete picture, but they stopped abruptly at the critical moment, like a broken bronze mirror. What finally caught my eye was the shadow fleeing hastily outside the window while I was struggling in the hands of others.

That cold, familiar yet strange shadow.

Jiang Li opened her eyes woodenly.

Even though it was just a glimpse from a distance, Jiang Li was sure that she saw Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning exchange glances. Princess Yongning was as charming as a flower, with a soft voice, a living woman. But Xue Fangfei was already dead, turned into a pile of bones buried in the soil, rotting coldly.

She lowered her head, unable to cry or laugh.

Liu Xu was unaware of his presence, and continued to pull Jiang Li and said, "The examiner for today's school exam has arrived. Look, that's Fairy Jinghong..."

Jiang Li's heart was full of confusion at the moment, so she had to look up in the direction Liu Xu pointed. She saw a woman in white clothes whiter than snow, with a new yellow ribbon on her hair, bright red lips, white teeth, beautiful eyebrows, and a gorgeous figure. As she walked, her wide sleeves swayed slightly, as if she was a fairy from heaven, which was very impressive.

This is Fairy Jinghong. Fairy Jinghong was originally a prostitute in Wangxian Tower, selling her art but not her body. Later, because of her superb musical instrument skills, she was sought after by nobles in the entire Yanjing City, and she was more noble than ordinary ladies. Later, Fairy Jinghong fell in love with the son of a tea merchant, who redeemed Fairy Jinghong. Fairy Jinghong then left Wangxian Tower, gave up her job as a cook, and became a wife.

Everyone in the capital lamented that they could not hear Fairy Jinghong sing another song, but no one doubted Fairy Jinghong's piano skills. It was not surprising that she was among the examiners today.

There were also young men present today. When they saw the fairy who was more beautiful than a girl even though she was a woman, they all blushed and dared not look directly at her.
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Jiang Li was just sighing at the beauty of this stunning fairy when she heard Liu Xu exclaim in her ear, "Duke Su is here too."

As if to echo the words of the willow catkins, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, with only some unreal breathing sounds, but they were also very careful, as if afraid of disturbing something.

Following the snow-white clothes is a touch of deep and bright red, a red that is both sad and bright.

That is Duke Su, Ji Heng.

(End of this chapter)