Chapter 587 Fabricating Lies Anytime, Anywhere
That night, the Linhai military camp was attacked by pirates. Due to everyone's negligence, the prisoner of war Tu Jun was rescued. Another envoy from the vassal state was a member of the Ye family. He was accidentally killed during his escape. Only Tu Jun, Tu Jina, Jiang Jinyan disguised as a pirate, and his subordinates escaped alive.
Lin Yu and Guo Xiao stayed behind with their men to help Jiang Jinyan.
The following day, Xie Shang also prepared to leave with Jiang Fenghua. Meng Yao and Shen Bingxuan escorted them all the way to Licheng to meet up with Bai Yuhan.
When Bai Yuhan met Jiang Fenghua, she also met A Xian and Xiao Tang.
Ah Xian's eyes were red. "Sister Bai, Sister Ruan, I will miss you."
The group was reluctant to part, but Bai Yuhan said, "When you grow up, come to the Bai Family Trading Company in Jiangzhou to find me, and I will treat you to a meal."
During the time Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu were in Linhai, Bai Yuhan stayed at Grandma Mao's house. She handed the Bai family's jade pendant to A Xian, saying, "This is a token of the Bai family business. If you encounter any difficulties, you can find me at the Bai family business."
Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, "When you come to Shengjing to find the Jiang family, I will entertain you. You see, you have Sister Bai in Jiangzhou, Sister Ruan in Shengjing, and when we arrive in Licheng, we will be entertained by Xiao Tang and A Xian."
Meng Yao and Shen Bingxuan said, "We'll take care of them in Licheng, so Miss Jiang can rest assured!"
Jiang Fenghua said, "Young Master Meng is the Prince of the South, and Miss Shen is the Princess Consort of the South. If you need anything, just ask Brother Meng Yao and Sister Bingxuan."
The group exchanged smiles. Parting is always difficult, and Meng Yao was also reluctant to leave. He didn't dare to look at Jiang Fenghua, but instead bowed deeply to Xie Shang, performing the proper etiquette between ruler and subject. "Meng Yao will definitely protect the people of Nanzhou. Welcome Your Highness and Princess to visit again. This place will definitely not be like this now."
Xie Shang said, "I look forward to it. I hope that the King of the South will work hard for the people of Nanzhou, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and guard the Linhai Customs."
"Meng Yao obeys the order." Meng Yao really has to thank Jiang Fenghua for being alive.
Jiang Fenghua had Meng Yao investigate Fuguizhai, which was Ran Heng's life's work. Instead of letting Meng Yao destroy it, she confiscated it and turned it into a public study.
Because there are many books worth preserving here, it's clear that Ran Heng cherishes them very much. Xiao Tang and A Xian love reading, and they often come over to help.
Inside the carriage, Jiang Fenghua placed a box on the table. Inside, besides the silver left by Ran Heng and the letters he wanted to send back to his hometown, were Ran Heng's ashes.
Xie Shang asked her, "You hate Song Peng and Tu Jun so much, and Ran Heng is also a pirate, so why are you still helping him so much? I'll get jealous."
Jiang Fenghua knew he wasn't really jealous. "I think Ran Heng is different from them. He was forced to become a pirate. He always wanted to go home, but he was forced to become a pirate. Life is often full of helplessness and troubles, some of which you princes don't know about."
She sighed, "His last wish was to return to his hometown after his death."
Xie Shang said, "You really have double standards! No matter what, he was a pirate, yet you still manage to come up with so many excuses for him."
Seeing his cold face, and remembering that Xie Shang was angry because of Ran Heng on the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiang Fenghua said, "Respect the dead, you're not still angry, are you?"
"I'm angry with a dead man, and you think so little of me, Xie Shang?" He was indeed a little angry that she had gone to such lengths for a stranger, even going so far as to travel to Ran Heng's hometown to deliver his ashes and money.
Xie Shang didn't want to talk anymore and leaned against the carriage, pretending to doze off.
Jiang Fenghua suddenly leaned closer to him, "I really liked the gift you gave me for my birthday last time, so I'll give you one in return!"
Xie Shang suddenly opened his eyes. Just as he was about to be happy, he deliberately said, "What gift will you give me? How could I possibly be so lucky as to receive a gift from Miss Jiang?"
"Fine, then don't." Jiang Fenghua wasn't going to be fooled by him and simply sat further away.
Xie Shang spread his hands at her, "Who said I didn't want it? I said I had a gift for you."
Jiang Fenghua was honest and actually handed her a delicate jade pendant, saying lightly, "I noticed you like jade pendants, so I just casually carved one for you."
Xie Shang held the jade pendant and felt that it had a very good texture. The jade surface was clean, white and translucent, and it was carved with cloud patterns and dragons, as well as the character "Shang". It was clear that she had carved it with great care.
Xie Shang couldn't help but pull her into his arms. "Did you carve this for Xie Shang?"
"Who else could it be for? Your name is on it, isn't it?" Jiang Fenghua added, "It's only fair to reciprocate. You also gave me a gift when I celebrated my birthday last time. Even though you were out fighting off the enemy, I still want to thank you."
Xie Shang was immersed in the joy of receiving the gift when Jiang Fenghua took out a delicate red jade pendant from her neck. "I've always worn this around my neck. Did you give it to me? I feel like you did too."
She didn't know why she had this feeling, but whenever she touched this thing, she could always think of Xie Shang's face.
Xie Shang almost forgot that he had given her such a gift. He had bought many things for Jiang Fenghua, but this was the only one he had personally selected. "So you've been wearing it all along. It's not like you've always had no feelings for me."
He held her tightly in his arms, and Jiang Fenghua asked, "Did you give this to me?"
He said, "This is the birthday gift I gave you when it was your first birthday."
When was the first time?
Four years ago.
Jiang Fenghua became increasingly curious about their past. "We have many memories from the past. Tell me about them!"
Xie Shang said, "When we first met, you were missing two front teeth. You were very young then. Later, I lost you and only recently found you again."
"Ah! Why recently? Didn't we meet four years ago?"
“You’ve grown up, I didn’t recognize you. It was only after Father arranged our marriage that I got to know you again. We’ve been together for four years, and I still didn’t realize you were the person I’ve been looking for. I only found out recently.”
Jiang Fenghua said, "You didn't notice after four years of getting along, but you've noticed now? How did you find out? Did you start liking me after you found out I was the one you were looking for, or did you like me four years ago when your father arranged our marriage? Do you like me or that little girl without front teeth?"
"I like Jiang Fenghua, and I also like Jiang Ruan who has no front teeth," he said directly.
“You’re lying,” Jiang Fenghua analyzed. “If you liked the grown-up Jiang Fenghua, you wouldn’t have waited four years without marrying her. It means you don’t like her at all. You only liked the young Jiang Ruan. You only liked Jiang Fenghua after you discovered that Jiang Fenghua was Jiang Ruan. If Jiang Fenghua wasn’t that little girl, would you like her?”
Xie Shang was confused by her words. "Jiang Fenghua is Jiang Ruan, and Jiang Ruan is Jiang Fenghua. I have only ever loved one person."
It wasn't that he didn't want to marry her; he wouldn't dare disobey the imperial decree. Besides, they were already husband and wife. He just didn't dare to talk about their past. The woman from before didn't like him at all; she even hated him.
He had finally managed to get close to her and win her over, so he dared not reveal the truth, and Xie Shang was also very scared.
He finally understood how Jiang Fenghua had felt when she had been lying to him all along.
Jiang Fenghua was too lazy to argue with him. It was a pointless argument anyway, and she didn't remember anything about it. She was finally going home and wanted to see her father, mother, second sister, and fourth brother.
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