Imperial Capital Chapter 38: Ye Li is kidnapped
When Ye Li and Ye Zhen arrived at Ye Ying's yard, Ye Ying was selecting the dazzling array of ornaments on the table with Wang. Seeing the two of them coming together, Ye Ying was a little surprised, but she quickly covered it up and stood up to greet them with a smile, "Big sister, third sister, why are you here together?" Ye Zhen smiled and said, "I heard that fourth sister was busy, so I went to sit with third sister first. It happened that third sister was also coming, so we came together." Ye Ying smiled and said, "What are you talking about, big sister, what can Ying'er be busy with? Big sister, third sister, please sit down."
Ye Li followed the two of them and raised her eyebrows in interest. This was the first time she saw Ye Ying really talking to her sisters at home without any arrogance. Especially the sisters born to concubines whom she always looked down upon. It seems that the old lady's methods are indeed not to be underestimated. She could actually make Ye Ying change so much in such a short time. Facing Ye Ying's warm and cordial greeting, Ye Zhen felt a little uncomfortable. After looking at Ye Ying for several times, she let her pull her in and greeted Wang, "Meet mother."
"Madam." Ye Li bowed lightly.
Wang Shi looked at Ye Li's calm and composed look, and secretly gritted her teeth. Although she had been promoted to the principal wife for many years, Ye Li had never taught her mother. Although she did not want Xu's daughter to call her mother, Ye Li was the only legitimate daughter in the Ye family. This feeling always made Wang Shi feel that she, the head of the family, was not legitimate. She had also whispered in the old man's ear, but for some reason, no matter how much she tried to persuade him, the old man never insisted on this matter. He also never meant to force Ye Li to change the way she addressed him.
"Mother, Ying'er is talking to the eldest sister and the third sister. If you have anything else to do, go and do it first." Ye Ying held Wang's hand and said coquettishly. Wang looked at her beautiful daughter with doting and pride, and her mood immediately improved. No matter what, she won in the end, didn't she? Her daughters were the queen in the palace and the legitimate wife of Prince Li, and her son would be the master of the Ye family in the future. But Xu died early, and her biological daughter could only marry a disabled prince, and her adopted daughter could only be a concubine. "Okay, you sisters, have a good chat. There are still some things to take care of. Mother will go out first." The three sisters stood up and sent Wang out. Ye Ying immediately pulled Ye Zhen and Ye Li to sit down, looking at them apologetically and said, "Big sister, third sister, Ying'er was ignorant in the past and neglected you two sisters. I hope you will be magnanimous and not blame Ying'er." Hearing this, Ye Zhen looked at Ye Li in confusion, and said with a smile on her face, "Fourth sister, you are joking. There is no point in blaming one of our sisters. I will still rely on you in the future."
Ye Ying smiled and said: "What grandma said is that we are all sisters, so naturally we have to help each other. Big sister, don't say anything to rely on."
Ye Li sat aside and listened to the two people chatting casually. In her heart, she probably understood what Madam Ye said to Ye Ying. But she was still a little surprised that Ye Ying would listen to Madam Ye's teachings so much. Of course, she believed in another saying more: it is difficult to change a person's nature. Even if Ye Ying really listened to Madam Ye's teachings, it would be impossible for her personality to change suddenly in such a short time. It seems that...something happened in these days that she didn't know about.
Late at night, the Shangshu Mansion, which should have been quiet, was still brightly lit for tomorrow's wedding. Even the maids in Ye Li's Qingyixuan seemed a little excited. After all, the fourth lady of the mansion marrying into the Li Wang Mansion was a great joy, and everyone in the mansion could get a lot of bonuses. Ye Li dismissed the maids around her, and as usual, she picked up the book she had not finished reading and sat under the lamp to read, occasionally picking up a pen to write. After an unknown amount of time, the noise that originally came from far away seemed to gradually fade away. Ye Li raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows with some fatigue, and her body, which was sitting upright on the chair, slowly leaned to one side. Her eyes were filled with fatigue. Ye Li blinked and finally closed her eyes. The cold room was silent, with only the occasional crackling of lights.
After a long time, a dark shadow flashed out from Qingyixuan. It seemed that it was very familiar with the layout of the mansion. It easily avoided the guards in the mansion, jumped over the wall of the backyard and disappeared into the dark night. In Qingyixuan, there was no trace of the owner in the cold and elegant lady's room, only an open book was left on the ground beside the desk.
Suburbs of Beijing
In the dark woods, a tall black figure was carrying a long object and moving through the woods. He stopped only when he saw a tall figure standing not far away.
"You are late." The man in the shadows said in a deep voice.
"No, you're too early." The man in black laughed, his voice lazily. He looked at the man opposite him, whose face he couldn't see clearly, jokingly, "I heard that the fourth daughter of the Ye family is the most beautiful woman in the capital, but I didn't expect that he was not interested in the most beautiful woman, but spent money to steal the third daughter who has no talent or beauty. Or... is this third daughter the real beauty? I didn't see her clearly just now because I was in a hurry, but it's good to take a look now." As he said that, he put down the person on his shoulders and went to comb the hair on the face of the sleeping person.
"That's enough! You can go now." The man said coldly with a hint of anger in his voice.
The man in black shrugged and said with a smile, "In that case, I wish you good luck." Without further delay, he put the woman on the ground, shrugged a few times, and disappeared into the woods.
The man in the shadows looked at the girl on the ground for a while before walking out from under the tree. A cold face was vaguely revealed in the dim night, staring fiercely at the girl on the ground. The originally beautiful face actually looked a little bit evil in the night, "Ye Li, don't blame me for being cruel. If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck. Even if it's something I don't want, it's not Mo Xiuyao's turn to pick it up!" He leaned down and reached out to pull the girl's collar, but the moment he touched it, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and then a pain in his neck, and he fell down immediately. The girl who was originally unconscious opened her eyes and pushed the person who was originally like her to fall backwards. As for the bang that obviously hit something, she naturally ignored it.
Ye Li slowly tidied her clothes before looking at the man on the ground, with a slightly disappointed look on her face. When she noticed that there was something wrong with the incense in the room, she thought someone wanted to attack her. It turned out to be Mo Jingli, and the reason was so stupid. After walking around Mo Jingli, Ye Li really thought for the first time whether His Royal Highness Prince Li had a brain problem because he was raised by his brother, the emperor. After thinking about it, she didn't waste her brainpower anymore. She leisurely took out a ball of inconspicuous silk thread from her cuff and tied up the man on the ground very neatly.
Looking at the man she tied up, Ye Li nodded with satisfaction. Although this ball of silk thread is inconspicuous, its hardness and toughness are very good. Unless Mo Jingli has the legendary profound internal strength, it is absolutely impossible to break it with the strength of a normal person. As for her own binding method, Ye Li is more relieved. Unless Mo Jingli has the bone-shrinking skill, she can only wait for someone to rescue him. It’s just that I don’t know whether Mo Jingli brought a personal guard with him when doing such a sneaky thing, but it seems that he didn’t. I hope he can make it to tomorrow’s wedding, Ye Li thought irresponsibly. In the end, she kicked someone who was already unconscious in anger, and then walked to the outskirts of the woods along the way she remembered.