At the back door of the Jiang residence, two servants in blue shirts stood holding spears. Xiaoqing stood hunched over behind a pavilion not far away and waited.

"Let's go. It's time to change shifts." The servant no longer looked as radiant as before, and yawned as he spoke to the people beside him.

"Go to the kitchen to have some midnight snack."

"If you are caught by housekeeper Li, you will be punished..."

The two walked away laughingly. Xiaoqing ran up quickly and gently took off the bolt. She stuck her head out and looked, and shouted softly: "Miss...Miss..."

There was a row of tall trees outside the back door, with thick trunks.

Upon hearing Xiaoqing's voice, Jiang Yuanyi came out from the back door of the tree trunk, ran into the residence, helped Xiaoqing put on the bolt, and took a deserted path to the guest room.

Xiaoqing did such an exciting and thrilling thing for the first time. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she was sweating coldly: "Miss... again, again, Xiaoqing can't stand it, it's too exciting."

"Really?" Jiang Yuanyi took off the veil and handed it to Xiaoqing. Her skin was white with a slight pink, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her sparkling eyes seemed to be shining. "After I left today, did anyone come to see me?"

Xiaoqing nodded like a garlic: "The eldest lady came to see me, and it seemed that she had something urgent, but I told her that you had rested."

Jiang Yuanyi took the clothes handed by Xiaoqing and put them on, frowning slightly.

Xiaoqing observed her expression and suggested: "...Why don't you go find the eldest lady now?"

Jiang Yuanyi shook her head: "No."

Xiaoqing was a little confused: "Why?"

Jiang Yuanyi pointed to the oil lamp and Xiaoqing went over to put it out. Jiang Yuanyi said softly: "You have already told my sister that I am resting. It is not appropriate to go now. It is already midnight and my sister is also resting. Let's go find her early tomorrow morning."

Xiaoqing nodded and agreed: "Yes."

Jiang Yuanyi handed Xiaoqing some money: "Go to Liu Street again tomorrow and check the recent events related to Yao Kang. Also, regarding the investigation of Gao Mingxuan, you have to bring back some information for me every three days in case it is needed."

"Yes." Xiaoqing agreed, and then slowly left the room.

Given Xiao Tuo's personality, Jiang Yuanyi was really unsure how he would handle this matter. Yao Kang was so arrogant because he relied on Xiao Tuo's bad reputation and could not defend himself even if he was splashed with dirty water.

He was protected by Chu Huan, so as long as he didn't make any big mistakes, it would be fine. Otherwise, how could he, a son of a small fifth-rank official, dare to provoke the legitimate son of the Duke of Ying.

Jiang Yuanyi closed his eyes with satisfaction, and said, "In this life, I will try my best to make you suffer less grievances.

You will be a general who will fight for the country and suffer hardships in the future."

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuanyi sat up suddenly again.

Is it rare that Xiao Tuo will die on the battlefield at a young age in this life?

Jiang Yuanyi's eyes were moistened immediately, and the fist hidden in the quilt slowly clenched, no... absolutely not...

The next morning, Jiang Xirong just walked out of the door of her courtyard, and saw Jiang Yuanyi waiting under the willow tree not far away.

Tiny buds emerged from the willow branches. The girl was wearing a light blue dress with a white gauze on the outside. The gauze was embroidered with light pink lilies, and the flowers were from buds to full bloom, and each one was exquisitely embroidered.

The girl stood tall and graceful, blending into the mist of the early spring morning, turning this ordinary walkway into a picturesque scene.

Jiang Xirong walked over happily and gently took her sister's hand: "Why are you waiting for me so early?"

Jiang Xirong's beautiful eyes were full of love. Jiang Yuanyi felt warm in her heart. She turned her hand over Jiang Xirong's hand and said coquettishly: "I missed you, sister."

Jiang Xirong hooked her nose lovingly, and the two sisters held hands and walked to the front hall intimately.

When passing by the lotus pond, Jiang Yuanyi leaned over and asked, "Sister, what did you want to talk to me about last night?"

Jiang Xirong heard it, her tone was extremely cheerful, her eyes and eyebrows were full of joy: "Last night Jiaqi sent someone to reply to me, saying that he and his mother have discussed it, and he will come to propose marriage after he passes the imperial examination."

Jiang Xirong felt that Yuan Jiaqi must have won, after all, few people failed the palace examination, and Yuan Jiaqi was talented, so he would definitely not fail.

Jiang Yuanyi was stunned. In the previous life, Yuan Jiaqi did not pass the imperial examination this time, and Jiang Yuanyi did not know the specific reason. Just after the results were announced, her sister married Gao Mingxuan in less than a month.

Jiang Xirong didn't notice Yuanyi's strangeness, and said to herself: "That's good. As long as Jiaqi can pass the exam, mother will definitely not stop him. I believe in Jiaqi's ability."

Jiang Yuanyi came back to her senses and said to her sister with a smile: "What if Jiaqi fails the exam?"

Jiang Xirong seemed to have never thought about this result. She was stunned when she heard Yuanyi's words. After a few seconds, she replied: "Jiaqi is very talented, how could he fail the exam?"

Jiang Yuanyi still looked like she was joking: "What if? Are you willing to wait for him for a year?"

Jiang Xirong is now sixteen years old, and if she waits another year, she will be seventeen. In Ning'an Country, a woman who is still unmarried at the age of seventeen is an old maid. She will be laughed at.

Jiang Xirong looked ahead in confusion and walked slowly with Jiang Yuanyi's pace.

After passing through the corridor and a rockery, the front hall is in the past.

Jiang Xirong suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Yuanyi, her eyes firm: "I am willing to wait."

Jiang Yuanyi patted her sister's hand and said: "Brother Jiaqi will definitely pass the high school entrance examination."

There were footsteps behind her, Jiang Yuanyi turned around and saw Jiang Ruchao wearing a white brocade robe, looking at his two sisters with gentle eyes: "Why are you here so early today? Have father and mother arrived?"

Jiang Xirong said softly: "No."

Jiang Ruchao walked up the steps, turned around and said to the maid: "Bring the food up first, and wait for parents to arrive, and it will be time to eat."

"Yes." The maid bowed her head and turned to inform the kitchen.

The brother has a handsome appearance, an upright posture, and is very energetic. It seems that he is very confident. But what Jiang Yuanyi thought of was the gloomy and decadent look of his brother.

Jiang Yuanyi suddenly remembered an incident that happened after Jiang Ruchao's last life's results were announced. It was related to Yao Kang.

His elder brother was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, but when the results were announced, his name was crossed out and changed to Yao Kang.

Yao Kang's family was only a fifth-rank official, so the Chu family must have been behind this. But why would the Chu family take such a huge risk to help the legitimate son of a fifth-rank official in such an important imperial examination?

In the previous life, my father asked Prince Hui to make the decision, and then he found out the reason behind it. The Yao family was severely punished, and Yao Kang was ordered to never participate in the imperial examination.

But the person who really did the trick behind the scenes was cleaned up.

This incident caused a sensation at the time, and the Jiang family became famous and had a reputation among the people, but it offended many aristocratic families, and Jiang Ruchao's career was not smooth because of this.

Jiang Yuanyi suddenly realized at this time that Jiang Ruchao's career was suddenly smooth after five years of silence. Was it because he hooked up with the third prince at that time and participated in the fight for the throne?

Jiang's father and mother walked in and sat on the stool. Jiang Ruchao and Jiang Xirong sat down in turn, and only Jiang Yuanyi stood aside.

Jiang Nansheng waved at Jiang Yuanyi: "Yier, what's wrong?"

Jiang Yuanyi came back to her senses and looked at her father's smiling and doting face.

Suddenly, everything came into her mind.

In the previous life, Jiang Ruchao entered the official career with great enthusiasm, vowing to contribute to the people and the country.

But the Jiang family had no power, and the previous uproarious incident of replacing the name in the list also made Jiang Ruchao always neglected and excluded. Jiang Nansheng saw that his son was becoming more and more depressed, so he came to the prime minister's mansion to find Jiang Yuanyi, hoping that Chu Huan could help.

The Jiang family is large and wealthy, but it is precisely because of this that everyone is eyeing such a fat and tender cake. Once it is bitten, it means that the emperor knows.

Whoever the Jiang family follows represents which prince is secretly winning people's hearts, accumulating wealth, and competing for the position of prince.

Chu Huan refused mercilessly.

And it was in the six months after the refusal that Jiang Ruchao was suddenly promoted twice. From then on, his career was smooth.

In the previous life, it was Jiang's father who helped Jiang Ruchao to establish connections. The Jiang family was inadvertently involved in the unfathomable struggle for the succession, and the family was broken up.

Jiang Yuanyi felt that the food had no taste, and went back to her room after breakfast.

Xiaoqing stared at Jiang Yuanyi's solemn expression, and was entangled for a long time before speaking: "Miss... is today's breakfast not to your taste?"

Jiang Yuanyi shook her head.

She thought that the most important thing at the moment was her sister's marriage, but she never thought that her brother's imperial examination was related to the subsequent struggle for the succession.

When Jiang Yuanyi learned that the Jiang family was involved in the struggle for the succession in the previous life, he was very surprised.

His father and brother were not the kind of people who liked to intrigue and play power games, so why would they participate in the struggle for the succession.

…It turns out that the cause of all this had been planted long ago.

Jiang Yuanyi walked to Luohan's bed and sat down, taking the tea brought by Xiaoqing. The door was suddenly knocked, and the voice of the maid came: "Miss, Qiansheng in the front yard is looking for you."

Jiang Yuanyi: "Let him in."

Xiaoqing blushed and stood aside, then raised her eyes and looked at her sweetheart cautiously.

Qiansheng bowed, not daring to look directly at the lady, lowered his head and walked in, handing over a piece of paper: "Miss, it was sent by the spy. Please take a look."

Xiaoqing walked up and took it, and handed it to Jiang Yuanyi.

Jiang Yuanyi opened the envelope and took a look.

It was just as she expected.

There is a horse farm in the suburbs of Beijing, which is specially for the children of nobles to play.

Seven days ago, Chu Huan, Yao Kang and his party went to the horse farm outside Beijing to hunt. During the break, Yao Kang flirted with the maid who came to deliver water. The maid refused, and Yao Kang was so angry that he wanted to tie her up and take her home.

Lin Zhengyu, the son of the founding general Yun Hui, saw it and pointed it out to Xiao Tuo. Xiao Tuo jumped off the horse and kicked Yao Kang to the ground. After a few sarcastic remarks about Yao Kang

and Chu Huan, they became enemies. Xiao Tuo and Lin Zhengyu are brothers who grew up together, and they look down on Chu Huan and his party.

The two gangs have been enemies for countless times since they were young, and they fight every time they meet.

That day in the tavern, Xiao Tuo, who went to Yunsheng Pavilion to buy wine, met Yao Kang. The two had an argument, and it was unknown who started the fight first, and Yunsheng Pavilion was smashed to pieces.

Jiang Yuanyi folded the paper and handed it to Xiaoqing: "Burn it."

**

Qinrui Pavilion is a famous brothel in the capital. Outside the building, girls wearing thin gauze and exposing their snow-white breasts greeted the guests in a tender voice.

At the back door of Qinrui Pavilion, a petite black shadow walked briskly, as if she was very familiar with the layout here. On

the second floor of Qinrui Pavilion, a dancer in red was only sixteen years old, with a childish face but a graceful figure. The dancer put on her headdress and veil and was about to go downstairs when she heard the sound of the door being opened. She thought it was her mother, but when she turned around, she saw a petite girl wearing a black veil.

Xuesha frowned: "Who?!"

Jiang Yuanyi said calmly: "Someone who can redeem you."