Marriage of the Di Daughter

Chapter 96: Ye Third

After Jiang Li, Tong'er and Bai Xue were done at Xi Hua Lou, the time of day was no longer early, so they no longer continued strolling outside. They also did not return to Li Zheng Tang and directly returned to the Ye residence.

None of the little servants in the Ye residence dared to be in charge of her and it was very convenient for her to go out. However, after she returned, Jiang Li specially asked Tong'er to inquire about Ye Jia Er's situation only to learn that Ye Jia Er had not yet returned. 

For the entire afternoon since Jiang Li left Li Zheng Tang, Ye Jia Er had been staying at Li Zheng Tang. If it was simply business, Ye Jia Er should have returned when evening came. Now that she had not returned, Jiang Li guessed that it was related to the "uncle Zhuang" and "uncle Zhao" in Ye Jia Er's mouth before. The small trouble that occurred in the Ye family's business didn't seem to be that small.

But at present, even if she asked the people of the Ye family, they would not tell her the truth. After all, they had not "repaired the old friendship". There's no need to mention this kind of family matters towards someone who was a not-that-familiar guest.

It's not time yet.

Jiang Li no longer paid attention to Ye Jia Er's affair. Today her meeting with Qiong Zhi could be regarded as settling a load of her mind and she felt much more relaxed. This evening, for the first time, she felt tired early and soon settled down to rest.

A good night's dream.

Just like that, from this day onwards, the Ye family suddenly became busy. The following few days, whenever Jiang Li walked around in the Ye residence, all she could meet were the housekeeper and servants. No need to mention Ye Ming Xuan and Ye Ming Hui, even Zhuo-shi and Guan-shi were not present. It was also unknown where Ye Ru Feng and Ye Jia Er had gone. Sometimes, there wasn't even anybody during meal times. The housekeeper simply let Jiang Li open a small kitchen and she did not have to go to the main hall for her daily meals or if she wanted to eat something. So she ate in her courtyard by herself.

It was not because the people of the Ye were not willing to see Jiang Li, the truth was the people of the Ye family were so busy that they couldn't have their meals at home. If not because being aware of the matter in Li Zheng Tang, other people would be suspicious as to how a big family's residence would not have its master present.

Jiang Li vaguely sensed that the trouble the Ye family faced was not a trifle matter. But the people couldn't be seen, even if she wanted to ask around, it was to no avail. She asked Tong'er to inquire but the servant girls in the Ye residence were not very clear of the situation. Jiang Li felt extremely frustrated.

Today, the weather was bright and sunny.

The end of autumn and the beginning of winter. Xiangyang was located in the South and was slightly warmer than Yanjing, the winter days also came a bit later. Jiang Li had a coat draped on her as she stood in the courtyard, watching Tong'er and Bai Xue make knots.

The two servant girls were somewhat lazy while staying at the Ye residence. After all, it wasn't their own residence, so they did not have the mood to look after the flowers and plants. Sometimes they only had to do some things well in the morning and nothing else to do for the rest of the day, so Jiang Li taught them to recognize some characters to pass the time.

Tong'er fought a yawn and said: "There's no one in the Ye residence today."

Of course it was incorrect to say that there was no one, there were plenty of people in the Ye residence. However, those were all subordinates. They did not know anything at all when asked about the Ye family's matters. Tong'er did not even have the desire to chat.