Jiang Li stood calmly at Li Zheng Tang's entrance.
When the words "Chief Assistant Jiang's di daughter" came out, the crowd suddenly fell into silence for a period of time.
After all, Xiangyang wasn't Yanjing, the capital city. The people in the distant Xiangyang, upon hearing that there's someone who became an official in Yanjing, were already full of admiration. Not to mention the scholarly chief assistant. At this moment, the people recalled the little daughter, Ye Zhen Zhen from the Ye family many years ago. Wasn't she the one married to the present chief assistant, Jiang Yuan Bai? It's just that afterwards, Ye Zhen Zhen passed away and the Ye family and the Jiang family did not have any contact with each other for over ten years. Thus the people in Xiangyang gradually tossed this thing into the back of their heads.
Now, Jiang Li took the initiative to mention her identity. Thinking how Ye Jia Er called Jiang Li with "younger sister", in addition, looking at Jiang Li's attire and manners that was not like a small family's young lady, the common people who were causing disturbances believed seven points.
"Even if you are the young lady from the Jiang family, you must not take advantage of your position and bully people!" A male with a long, thin face said among the crowd. After saying this sentence, he immediately hid behind a robust man, seemingly wanting to conceal his face.
"Yes, how can you use your position to bully people!"
"The Jiang family wants to protect their in-laws, the Ye family. The government officials are colluding with the merchants!"
The words of the long, thin faced man immediately set the crowd on fire again. Ye Jia Er looked at Jiang Li with worry. There's nothing they could do if something happened to the Ye family, but the people linked the Ye family and the Jiang family together, and also splashed dirty water onto the Jiang family. Jiang Yuan Bai was an important official in Yanjing, if troubles were incurred, how would this be okay.
Ye Ru Feng also knitted his brows tightly.
Jiang Li didn't move, merely standing in her original place with a smile plastered on her face. She didn't immediately retorted in anger, neither did she treat the words in agreement and lost her head out of fear. Her smile was as flat as water, her gaze gentle and soft, but there seemed to be an invisible dignity which made the people quieted down unconsciously when they met her eyes.
The crowd gradually calmed down.
Only then did Jiang Li open her mouth to speak. She said: "Our Jiang family, even towards our own daughter, was not lenient. My father is most clear and most just, how would he speak to cover up?"
Everyone then recalled, how many years ago, this noble daughter was sent to the nunnery for harming her mother and murdering her younger brother. So to speak, Jiang Yan Bai indeed was not a person who would shield his close relatives.
However, she just reminded others about her own misdeeds, was this really okay?
Ye Jia Er and Ye Ru Feng looked at each other, each of them was somewhat puzzled.
Jiang Li definitely did not care how other people looked at her. She merely asked: "Dare to ask everyone, how did all of you find out that there's a problem with the ancient fragrant satin?"
"All the ready-made clothes shops say so!" A madam who was at the frontmost replied: "Now the entire Xiangyang already knows that Magistrate Tong brought the Ye family's eldest master to the government official to try the case!"
Try the case?
Jiang Li smiled sarcastically in her mind. As it turns out, this was their intention. Her thoughts became clearer and the smile on her face became more sincere. She just said: "I am not aware, since when does the government official take care of matters involving weaving."
These words had no rhyme nor reason. Someone asked: "What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Li smiled and said: "The highest official in Xiangyang is probably Tong Zhi Yang, this prefectural magistrate. The way I see it, Tong Zhi Yang manages his official duties too widely, even what he should and should not handle is overlooked."
She addressed Tong Zhi Yang directly by name, frightening the surrounding people, not expecting a girl to be this bold and arrogant. But on second thought, she should dare to just call Tong Zhi Yang's name in front of his face. After all, there's a chief assistant's father backing her up.
"As a matter of fact, it's not wrong for Tong Zhi Yang to be in charge of the dead person, but I've never heard that the problem with weaving is still handled by this prefectural magistrate. If everything happened only in Xiangyang, then it's fine, but the Ye family's ancient fragrant satin is not only sold to the people in Xiangyang, there are many high officials and noble people wearing it in Yanjing. If it was as you said, the ancient fragrant satin causes death to people, it is not a random matter. I think, aside from Xiangyang, the ancient fragrant satin in other places should have problems too."
"Then the madams and young ladies in Yanjing are also harmed because of the ancient fragrant satin, then the wave will be very big. Such a huge matter, related to the life and death of the people in the entire Northern Yan, is grasped in the hand of a minor Tong Zhi Yang. I think he had a huge amount of courage!"
The final words were said with heavy tones, extremely severe, making people's hearts tremble with fear.
When Ah Shun heard this, he really wanted to slap the table and shout praises at this miss cousin. It's originally the Ye family's trouble, being discussed in a few words by Jiang second miss, a good thing seemed to have been achieved. And Jiang Li was even beating Tong Zhi Yang upside down, at this time, scolding Tong Zhi Yang like a dog, making him feel extremely refreshed.
Both Ah Shun and Ye Ming Yu were like the people of the rivers and lakes, hating to see Tong Zhi Yang's pretentious bureaucratic way. Unfortunately, the Ye family must not offend Tong Zhi Yang. Who let the person to be Xiangyang's highest official? But Jiang Li dared to speak, dared to scold, and dared to put pressure.
Just no idea how Tong Zhi Yang would feel when these words reached his ears.
Sure enough, the words exported by Jiang Li shook many people. One person asked cautiously and solemnly: "Second Miss Jiang, this matter should not be handled by Magistrate Tong, then who should be in charge?"
"Of course it's the Weaving Unit Government Office in Yanjing. The entire country's weaving problems are all taken care of by the Weaving Unit Government Office, without exception. If you really say that the Ye family's ancient fragrant satin has problems, you should write the problem clearly, then send it to the Weaving Unit Government Office through the magistrate. The Weaving Unit Government Office would dispatch an official to go to Xiangyang and investigate this matter thoroughly." Jiang Li said. "Tong Zhi Yang actually directly arrested people to try the case, yet didn't report the problem to the Weaving Unit at all, what does he actually want to do? Way I see it, he just wants to cover the Ye family!"
"Not only deliberately distort the truth, you see her skill in taking advantage of her position to bully people, she used it very skillfully." Ji Heng said.
After Jiang Li finished speaking, the crowd was at a loss and absent-minded. All of them were common people, even if there was a government official, it was just a sesame seed, mung bean official. How would they know these official positions in Yanjing? They were even more unclear about this weaving manufacture thing. Jiang Li's speech was organized and thorough, it didn't seem to be made up.
[Note: Sesame seed, mung bean official means small, insignificant official]
Someone asked: "Second Miss Jiang, the Weaving Unit Government Office can be in charge of this matter?"
"The land under your feet is the land of Northern Yan. The commoners are the people of the Son of Heaven and the officials are working for the people. The Weaving Unit's existence is precisely to resolve any problems that arise in the weaving manufacture, so naturally they will handle the matters. It's just that now Tong Zhi Yang's actions are very weird, not only failing to report this matter to his superior, but still thinking of resolving this himself. Such a huge matter, has he resolved it?" There's a right amount of disdain in Jiang Li's tone.
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"Why didn't Magistrate Tong report this matter?"
"That's currently unknown." Jiang Li indicated, "Perhaps Magistrate Tong has been an official in Xiangyang for a long time so he is not clear on the fundamental government order of duties. With the whole world in mind, he wants to use his own effort to do everything." Jiang Li laughed sincerely, "Such a good official, when I return to Yanjing, I must inform father and let him know there's such a person. Placing him in Xiangyang as a magistrate is truly wasting his talents."
The crowd roared with laughter at once.
Everyone could detect the sarcasm in Jiang Li's words. Even an idiot would know that this Magistrate Tong was afraid to have run into bad luck. Jiang second miss did not look like someone easy to push around. If she brought this matter to Jiang Yuan Bai, naturally Jiang Yuan Bai would realize that Tong Zhi Yang had overstepped his duties.
"Magistrate Tong worries about the country and the people and wants to try the case himself. But we cannot let him tire himself." Jiang Li mocked, "I have already written a letter to my father about this matter. After he receives the letter, he will personally find the Weaving Unit Office to explain. So very soon, the people from the Weaving Unit Office would come to Xiangyang."
"Really?"
"I, with the identity of the Jiang family's miss, swear to all of you." Jiang Li smiled.
Her eyes bent, her smile was like the blooming of flowers in warm spring, unwittingly softening the hostile atmosphere just now.
"I believe that everyone here at this moment did not come just to smash Li Zheng Tang, but rather to resolve this matter. There are rules to handle things, supposed that the Ye family was truly in the wrong, the Ye family would naturally admit it. But before the Weaving Unit officials come, the Ye family does not want to assume responsibility for a groundless accusation. Today, to all the people who come here, the day is no longer early and it's been exhausting. What we can do, we will try our best to do it. Tong'er," she instructed the servant girl, "bring the silver bank notes out."
Jiang Li said: "I'd like to request everyone's help. I hope that everyone can bring back the ancient fragrant satin that everyone has bought to be kept as evidence. Of course, when you bring it back, we will compensate you with silver. Apart from the original price of the ancient fragrant satin, there will also be some compensation. We are sparing no effort to look for a satisfactory conclusion to this matter. However, we still have to ask everyone to give the Ye family some time. Please believe the Ye family. After all, many years have passed before and there has never been any problems from the Ye family." She said: "Based on the previous friendship, it's not too much to ask for trust at this time, right?"
She spoke very earnestly.
The girl speaking seriously looked beautiful, in addition, the solution she proposed was also beautiful, the money was even more beautiful. In the final analysis, the purpose of the people who came today was nothing but to seek money. If there's really a problem, the Ye family was not a doctor and could not make the red rashes on their body get better. At most they would give money to call a doctor to cure.
Jiang Li used both carrot and stick, disabling anybody from showing off their cleverness and taking small advantages. The most important thing was they could not do anything in the face of the chief assistant's daughter.
Moreover, Jiang Li pushed the root cause onto Tong Zhi Yang. If Tong Zhi Yang had reported to the Weaving Unit earlier, the Ye family's problem would have been resolved earlier. How would it drag until now?
Someone said: "Then let's do it like that. Miss Jiang second, the person from the Weaving Unit must come to Xiangyang must be asked to come faster, okay?!"
"Yes, it must not be dragged any longer."
Jiang Li said: "Don't worry, everyone, please pass the ancient fragrant satin you have to us. These will also be given to the Weaving Unit. I'm afraid if they are not given to the Weaving Unit, Magistrate Tong will strive to handle this himself."
The commoners laughed heartily. This time, there wasn't anymore of the previous hostility, each and every one of them looked for the ancient fragrant satin to pass them to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li gave an eye signal to Ye Jia Er and she immediately instructed the subordinates to prepare manpower and money. She also relaxed a bit. A problem which could be solved with money was not a problem, just treat it as suffering financial loss to avoid disasters. If Jiang Li was not here today to control the situation, a huge trouble might have occurred. Before leaving, Ye Ming Hui had specially handed over Li Zheng Tang for the brother and sister. If Ye Ming Hui and Ye Ming Xuan returned to the Ye family and saw the messy Li Zheng Tang, Ye Ru Feng and she would not have the face to see them.
Thinking up to here, Ye Jia Er's heart was filled to the brim with gratefulness.
Ye Ru Feng looked complicatedly at Jiang Li. Since young, he was aware of the malicious words spewed by Jiang Li towards the Ye family. He also knew her bad reputation of "harming the mother and murdering the younger brother". Thus, Ye Ru Feng loathed Jiang Li extremely and not willing not associate with her. Unexpectedly today, Jiang Li was the one who solved the encirclement on behalf of the Ye family. Although she moved out Jiang Yuan Bai's name, and could be regarded as kicking people around, her calm and collected manner was something that he did not have.
This person.... Truly made people unable to like nor dislike. Ye Ru Feng was tangled inside.
Upstairs, in the tearoom across, Ji Heng was looking out. He asked: "What do you think of the play?"
Lu Ji clapped his hands and said: "I only know today, a 15 years old girl can have such a big ability. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would think it was just a story someone made up."
"Yes." Ji Heng softly let out a breath, "15 years old, can already pick a big name and sing a major play."
"She responded well this time, but isn't she afraid that Chief Assistant Jiang in the capital would find out about this matter and blame it on her?" Lu Ji said: "However, Jiang Yuan Bai is a very crafty old fox and would avoid this kind of trouble. On the contrary, his daughter has unexpectedly willingly used her power."
"Didn't you find out?" Ji Heng pointed at the window with his fan, "She deliberately brought Jiang Yuan Bai out."
"Huh? Because Jiang Yuan Bai is the chief assistant, Tong Zhi Yang will be afraid to some extent? But there's the Li family behind Tong Zhi Yang....."
"That is be correct." Ji Heng smiled playfully, "Jiang second miss simply wants the Jiang family and the Li family to face each other, intensifying their contradiction, unable to reconcile."
Lu Ji stared blankly: "Why?"
"That would depend on what she's planning."
While Ji Heng was speaking, Lu Ji suddenly gave a surprise shout.
On the street not too far away, the girl was standing under the eaves, her gaze accurately went through the crowd and without any mistake, fell on the window of this teahouse.
"We're discovered." Ji Heng smiled while shaking his fan, "too bad."
Jiang Li was walking with Tong'er
For the time being, the trouble at Li Zheng Tang had been resolved with great difficulty and Jiang Li was about to instruct the bodyguards to ask for news on the whereabouts of Ye MIng Yu. This Tong Zhi Yang seemed to be confident, in any case, she was Jiang Yuan Bai's daughter. Just based on Jiang Yuan Bai's identity, Tong Zhi Yang would be a bit more courteous.
Who knew as Jiang Li just walked out of Li Zheng Tang, she perceived a gaze looking at her. Following her intuition, she looked around and spotted a familiar red gown along with a gentle shaking golden thread fan.
Ji Heng?
Why is he here?!
Jiang Li was shocked and subconsciously thought, Ji Heng should not be following her to Xiangyang, right? It shouldn't be, not to mention that her trip to Xiangyang this time was on the preface of visiting old madam Ye, even if there's something doubtful about her action, the stately Duke Su would not go as far as staring at her everyday. This Duke Su was incomprehensible, a person who did big things, he wouldn't be so bored.
However, Jiang Li glanced at the small window of the teahouse, everything that happened in Li Zheng Tang could be seen through the window. This person, Duke Su, loved watching plays the most, he most likely had not missed this play from beginning to end. It was even more likely to say that he had been here even before Jiang Li arrived. He already knew from early on that Li Zheng Tang was wrecked like this and had specially come to watch the bustling scene.
Truly annoying.
Jiang Li took in a deep breath, no matter what Duke Su's purpose was, she had to go up and meet the other person. Explore the bottom, in the end, what did the other person come for. If they did not intersect with each other, he naturally could watch the play, it's good if he did not meddle. If they were in conflict to some extent....... She could consider and watch how to go about it.
Jiang Li said a few sentences to Tong'er and Bai Xue, then she walked over to the teahouse alone.
"Coming." Lu Ji held his beard, "Master, not going to conceal this from you, at the moment, I have a bit of fear towards this Jiang second miss."
"What are you afraid of," Ji Heng was turning his folding fan around," it's just a little girl."
"Jiang second miss is not an ordinary little girl," Lu Ji also smiled, "grace combined with prestige, that set pattern of bureaucracy, she did it easily. She has learned Jiang Yuan Bai's style perfectly 100%. I just don't understand, didn't she stay in the nunnery for eight years? She wasn't by Jiang Yuan Bai's side for eight years, how did she become this proficient in the practice of officialdom? It's as if Jiang Yuan Bai had personally taught her. Could it be due to blood relation, so it's naturally inherited?"
Ji Heng shot a glance at him: "Even then, not any ordinary people can inherit that exceptionally."
For outsiders, Jiang Li's ability appeared really unimaginable. However, although she did not follow by Jiang Yuan Bai's side for eight years, she had in fact, followed by Xue Huai Yuan's side closely for ten years. Xue Huai Yuan was an honest and upright official, a good official, but it's not as if Tongxiang had no boot-licking, bad officials. Xue Fang Fei and Xue Zhao had seen many types of officials, more than normal people do. Moreover, because Xue Huai Yuan's official position was not too high, they could feel things more deeply.
As the two were talking, a child, the person who showed the way, knocked on the door before Jiang Li entered.
Once Jiang Li entered the door, she immediately saw Ji Heng and the blue dressed scholar she met last time in Jin man Tang.
"It's a coincidence," Ji Heng opened his mouth in pretense, "to run into Miss Jiang second in this place."
At this time, this person made a look of surprise, Jiang Li refused to comment. According to Ji Heng's practice of placing spies in all corners of the imperial palace, afraid he had already ascertained the movements in Xiangyang on the first day of his arrival. Her every move and action should all have been right under the eyes of this beautiful snake and scorpion.
However, if the other party wanted to put on a play, she could only pretend ignorance and go along with them. She smiled and said: "I did not expect to run into Duke Su over here as well." She asked in puzzlement: "For what matter did Duke Su come to Xiangyang?"
Ji Heng looked at her with all smiles. After a long while, he spat out two words: "Work matters."
Did not say anything, but also equal to saying everything. At least he did not come for her. Ji Heng, this person, had a trait, he did not speak the truth. The words he said resembled his pair of charming eyes, no sincerity at all. However, he also did not tell lies, he simply did not say anything at most.
Jiang Li was relieved. She really did not wish this honorable duke to place his attention on her. The thing that she was about to do could not be exposed to others, she also did not wish others to know. Especially this honorable duke, he might possibly have relations with Cheng Wang. The Cheng Wang brother and sister were her enemies, she absolutely did not want to associate with her enemies.
She could only deal with them patiently.
"The Ye family seems to be in trouble." Ji Heng looked at the not so distant Li Zheng Tang through the window, "if it weren't because of you, Li Zheng Tang would have already become ruins."
He spoke with a tone carrying a bit of regret. Jiang Li couldn't bear it and blurted out, "Why does the duke seem to really wish for Li Zheng Tang to become ruins?"
"There's no way," Ji Heng replied annoyingly, " I love watching plays."
These words truly made people take offense. Jiang Li replied while smiling insincerely, "The duke truly has a good spirit, anything can be treated as a play."
"But there are few as marvelous as Miss Jiang second." Ji Heng replied in deadly earnest.
"I am the same as the duke," Jiang Li smiled while gnashing her teeth in anger, "do not act in a play."
"Then that's truly a pity," Ji Heng was regretful, "I still thought there would be a good play to watch when seeing you in Xiangyang this time."
"What?" Jiang Li looked at him.
His beautiful pupils were flowing with brilliance, just like a vortex enticing people to tumble and lose themselves inside. He smirked: "I have a premonition, Miss Jiang second is going to sing a lot of good plays in Xiangyang."
"Isn't the duke here for work matters?" Jiang Li smiled, "How can you pay too much attention to little things?"
"The play is too wonderful, I'd hate to miss it." Ji Heng stared at Jiang Li and spoke without blinking. There's a hint of teasing in between his words.
In her heart, Jiang Li scolded Ji Heng for having no sense of shame. Currently, Ji Heng was 20 years old, but Jiang second miss was just a young and inexperienced young lady. However, he unexpectedly would carelessly use his beauty to captivate people. At the time when Xue Fang Fei met with mishap, everyone in Yanjing cursed Xue Fang Fei for indulging in debauchery based on her beauty. Yet why not a single person reprimanded Ji Heng for relying on his beauty to commit violent crime?!
Jiang Li fixed her gaze on Ji Heng for a while, then suddenly said: "The duke should have heard, I just scolded Tong Zhi Yang at Li Zheng Tang's doorway."
"Heard." Ji Heng nodded.
"Does the duke think that my scolding is correct?" Jiang Li wanted to fish for Ji Heng's attitude. At present, Jiang Li guessed that Tong Zhi Yang was instructed by the Li family. Ji Heng was acquainted with the Li family's young master, Li Lian. Jiang Li wanted to know whether Ji Heng was aware that this matter had something to do with the Li family and his coming to Xiangyang, or whether it was to get involved in this matter. If Ji Heng interfered, the matter would become much more difficult to handle.
"Miss Jiang second called me to watch the play without commenting," Ji Heng smilingly said: "I don't know."
This person, unmoved by force or persuasion, not a drop of water can leak out, really angering people.
Jiang Li said: "If the duke could continue to watch the play silently, that would be good."
Ji Heng merely smiled without speaking.
Then, Jiang Li started talking to herself: "Tong Zhi Yang has an official brother in law called Zhong. Official Zhong is the Right Prime Minister's young son, Li Lian's person. So to speak, this Tong Zhi Yang is still a person under the Right Prime Minister. Really cannot be underestimated."
Ji Heng's hand holding the fan paused slightly, his gaze as he looked at Jiang Li had some consideration.
Lu Ji was startled, Jiang Li even knows about this? This little twist and turn might not be necessarily known to Jiang Li's father, Jiang Yuan Bai. It's impossible that Jiang Li had found out about this thing in advance, also it's impossible to use the administrator under Jiang Yuan Bai to investigate. How did she know?
Ji Heng: "It seems the second miss knows these things from the inside out."
"Because my father is the chief assistant." Jiang Li spoke softly: "Our Jiang family has a lot of enemies, a single carelessness could touch someone's path. The Right Prime Minister's Li family and my father are sworn enemies. What kind of person is in the forces of sworn enemies must be memorized. Otherwise, being dubiously calculated by a foot soldier could be regarded as a disaster."
Ji Heng smiled: "With Miss Jiang second here, I reckon the Jiang family will not be calculated against, and still possible to continue on for a hundred years."
"The duke is joking," Jiang Li said: "the power behind the Right Prime Minister is not small. How do we dare to hit a stone with an egg."
There's craftiness carried between her brows. Although her tone was gentle and courteous, there's probing in every step.
She didn't fall at all while sparring with Ji Heng. Lu Ji was somewhat amazed, supposed that the person sitting here was a middle-aged person and not a youngster, he would not be this astonished. On the contrary, it was a teenage girl, and still a noble daughter in a boudoir.
She was truly an unusual young girl, not like Jiang Yuan Bai in the slightest.
"Oh?" Ji Heng raised his eyebrows, "you were not afraid when you reprimanded Tong Zhi Yang at the doorway just now."
Jiang Li smiled sweetly: "That's because of the common people, for the common people, don't mention Tong Zhi Yang, even if it was the Right Prime Minister, Li Zhong Nan that came, I will also not be afraid."
Lu Ji nearly shouted in admiration!
He believed he was knowledgeable when talking about bureaucratic words. But this young girl was something else. Seeing people, talking about people, when the words turned strange, she would talk nonsense, her face did not change and did not turn red, continuously showing a magnanimous and honest appearance, rendering people speechless.
Ji Heng was also unable to respond.
It's unclear how much time passed before he scoffed. Not just mocking, but he genuinely thought that Jiang Li's words were ridiculous. He said: "Second miss makes one admire."
"This time, more or less, will make the Right Prime Minister angry." Jiang Li sighed, "There's also no other way about it."
"The Right Prime Minister will not take his anger out on you." Ji Heng smiled, "For the common people."
Jiang Li said: "That would be great." She stood up, patted the dust on her sleeves that was not yet brushed away, rubbed by the common people who were making noise in Li Zheng Tang, then said to Ji Heng: "Saw the duke here just now, thus specially came over to greet. Now that the greeting has been done, I'll go and help older sister and older brother who are still busy, no longer accompany the duke to chat." She gave a polite and formal courtesy to Ji Heng, "I'll take my leave."
Ji Heng had no intention of sending her and merely replied with an indifferent smile: "Miss Jiang second, goodbye."
Jiang Li smiled slightly before leaving the room unhurriedly. Facing Ji Heng over and over again, though she was still on guard, it could be seen that she was calmer when handling Ji Heng compared to the first time.
This little girl grew very quickly.
Jiang Li left the room in the teahouse and walked downstairs, her heart beating very fast.
The words she said just now, "This time, more or less, will make the Right Prime Minister angry.", was probing. And the result was as expected, the matter of Tong Zhi Yang targeting the Ye family had something to do with the Right Prime Minister. Based on Ji Heng's reply, "The Right Prime Minister will not take his anger out on you.", which gave an approval to Li Zhong Nan's existence.
Jiang Li lowered her eyes, Li Zhong Nan is part of it, no wonder Tong Zhi Yang has so much guts. But so what? Just right, borrowing this opportunity to make the matter bigger, pulling the Jiang family's banner, thoroughly disconnecting the Right Prime Minister and the Jiang family's subtle balance. At the same time, severing the possibility of Cheng Wang wanting to rope in Jiang Yuan Bai.
Let Cheng Wang and the Jiang family turn into enemies with irreconcilable differences. Either you die and I live, in this case, Jiang Yuan Bai could cut off his means of retreat, and without any hesitation, justly and honorably, launches an attack on Cheng Wang boldly and confidently.
This was her motive.
Inside the room, Lu Ji watched Jiang Li's figure as she gradually walked further away. He sighed deeply and said: "Truly the back wave of the Yangtze River pushing the front wave, the younger generations will surpass us in time."
Jiang Li gave him a huge lesson. At only 15 years old, she already had such scheming, it made people look forward to what unknown stage she would mature to in a few years.
"Tricked." Ji Heng suddenly opened his mouth.
"What?" Lu Ji was stunned.
"As it turns out, just now she was fishing for clues in my words." Ji Heng recalled something and laughed suddenly, "Tong Zhi Yang is not her opponent."
He said: "The little girl is quite shrewd."