Chapter 207 Adopted Daughter Li Yulan
Li Yulan's whole body stiffened and she smiled awkwardly.
"Yes, my daughter will listen to you."
She stood aside, watching her mother and Jiusu talking affectionately, feeling an indescribable sourness in her heart. For some reason, she just didn't like Jiusu.
An ordinary country girl.
How did you gain the emperor's favor?
Yi Hui said, "Yulan, go see where the Marquis has gone."
Li Yulan could tell that this was an attempt to get her out of here. She bowed and said, "Yes, I'll go get my father."
The two people in the study happened to come out.
She walked towards him and saw Jiang Jing. Her eyes lit up and she recalled the Jiang family's past. Her heart was slightly moved. She bowed and called out, "Father, Young Master Jiang."
Lord Li introduced, "This is my adopted daughter. You should have seen her."
Li Yulan approached with a kind smile.
"Young Master Jiang."
Jiang Jing responded: "Ms. Li."
Lord Li asked, "Did the Madam ask you to come look for me? Come on, let's go together."
The three people in the room had already cried. Seeing the figure outside, Yi Hui was reluctant to let go of her hand. She choked and said, "You are obviously my biological daughter, why can't you recognize me?"
She really didn't want to care about the twists and turns involved.
Jiusu's eyes flushed red as she said, "Just think of it as protecting me."
Yi Huicai nodded. Her eyes were red from crying, and she could only pretend to be asleep so that no one could see any clues. However, her trembling shoulders under the quilt could not hide her grief.
She wants to protect her daughter.
I must protect it well this time.
The Marquis walked into the room and saw the person on the bed. Mother Jiang nodded and greeted him. It was inconvenient to disturb the couple's bedroom, so she went out with Jiusu.
Lord Li said, "Miss Jiu, life here is not easy, right?"
Jiusu said softly: "It's all over."
I guess the Marquis also knows it.
The Marquis did not show any emotional breakdown or indifference, nor did he blame her. He must have been unaware of what happened that year. If he knew and was still so calm, then this Marquis' Mansion must be hiding a huge secret.
Jiang's mother went to comfort her daughter.
Jiusu walked out of the yard and saw two people standing by the pool. She raised her eyebrows and called softly, "Ajing?"
Jiang Jing turned around, and the cold expression on his face disappeared instantly.
He took her hand and said, "Would you mind accompanying me to a place to meet Lord Song later?"
Jiusu nodded in agreement, but didn't say anything yet.
Li Yulan walked over to the side and bowed politely, "Miss Jiu, thank you for the cakes. Mother enjoyed them very much. I won't disturb you two any longer."
She took a few steps and looked back with a smile on her face.
"Goodbye, Mr. Jiang."
Jiu Su: "???"
I suddenly felt green-headed.
Jiang Jing frowned as he looked at Jiusu and said hurriedly, "Asu, I'm not familiar with her. What she said was incomprehensible. She must have said it on purpose."
Qiu Man came trotting over with red eyes and her skirt lifted up.
"Sister Jiusu, I looked around but couldn't find Mr. Song. Do you know where he is?"
Jiusu looked at Jiang Jing, "Is Lord Song on duty?"
"We can go." Jiang Jing said, "He must be waiting anxiously, let's go now."
The maid stood guard at the door and the marquis closed the door.
As soon as he turned around, he met Yi Hui's deep gaze. It had been a long time since he saw her look so serious. He couldn't help but ask nervously, "Madam, what's wrong?"
Yi Hui patted the empty space on the bed and saw him sitting over.
She asked, "Were you involved in your daughter's abduction? Did you know about it?"
Lord Li raised his finger and swore, "If I did this, God will punish me. Madam, how could I possibly do such a beastly thing?"
The best proof was that a strand of his long hair turned white overnight due to anxiety.
Yi Hui stroked the strand of white hair, and his smile became more gentle.
"I recognized my daughter."
"Is it really her?" Lord Li understood everything instantly when his wife nodded. He smiled helplessly and said, "Jiang Jing also revealed something just now. It seems that he wants to see if I know anything about what happened back then."
Yi Hui cried, "It's our fault. We made Yuyu feel insecure."
Lord Li hugged her and sighed.
"Now that we have found our daughter, let's bring her back to Shengjing and raise her at home. Let her enjoy all the glory and wealth. Our family will never be separated again."
Yi Hui shook her head. She had only a short time with her daughter, but she could understand her daughter's temper.
She advised, "My daughter is already a salt transport envoy, and her future is bright. Besides, she still doesn't want to acknowledge her relatives and wants to catch the mastermind. We must not let her down. Lord, you send people to Shengjing to investigate what happened that year. We will set a trap and wait for the man to fall into it."
Lord Li nodded, "Alright, I'll go now and have him captured. I'll punish him severely!"
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The carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley. The surroundings were damp and smelled of earth, and the wind blew the leaves on the trees.
There was a house in front, surrounded by soldiers and officers.
Song Wang was wearing a dark purple robe, with his hands behind his back, indifferent to everything. Standing next to him was a beautiful woman, who was the one from Jiu Mansion just now.
Qiu Man curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly.
"It's Li Yulan again! Why is she always following Lord Song?"
Song Wang heard the voice and looked to the left. His gaze paused for a moment at Qiu Man's face. Seeing that she had hidden herself, he clasped his fists and greeted her: "Mr. Jiang."
"Sir Song." Jiang Jing returned the greeting and explained, "This is Jiusu, the salt transport envoy, and that is the second young lady of the Qiu family."
Jiusu and Songwang greeted each other.
Qiu Man picked up her handkerchief and bowed in a pretentious manner, saying, "My daughter greets Master Jiu."
"Ms. Qiu." Song Wang nodded.
Li Yulan approached with a graceful and appropriate manner, standing beside Song Wang and smiling at the three of them: "What a coincidence, you are here too."
Unfortunately, no one cares.
Song Wang said: "Mr. Jiang, let's go in and take a look."
The two walked side by side, and Jiusu exclaimed, "Is this what an ancient gentleman is?" Qiu Man tugged at her sleeve and complained, "Is he trying to help her out?"
Jiusu was surprised, "No?"
When it comes to emotions, girls are extremely sensitive and fragile.
She said, "Don't think too much, let's go and see what's going on."
Li Yulan quickened her pace, caught up with the two, and took the initiative to talk: "Someone died in there. The death was ugly and horrible. I don't know why he became so thin."
Qiu Man glared at her, pulled Jiusu away for a distance, and said with puffed cheeks.
"We can see for ourselves, you don't need us to tell you! Sister Jiusu, let's go!"
Sure enough, someone died.
The deceased was lying on the couch with something beside him. The room was filled with the smell of smoke, which was particularly choking. Jiusu knew how he died as soon as he saw his appearance. However, there was actually opium here. He had been in ancient times for so many days, but he had never seen anyone smoking.
What's more, he smokes opium even though his family is broke. There must be a big hidden secret behind this.
Zhang Tu was in tears. He was the county magistrate and the case was under his jurisdiction, but there were three high-ranking officials standing in front of him. This was too stressful.
A county magistrate, who looked like a servant, placed his hands in front of him and bowed, saying, "The deceased's name was Hunpi. He was a mischievous child, so everyone gave him that name. His parents died young, and this house belonged to his uncle. After he died, Hunpi was given it. He got married a few years ago, but I haven't seen Hunpi's wife."
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