The next morning, Jiang Yuanyi and Xiao Tuo went back to her parents' home together.

The Jiang Mansion was bustling with activity, and Madam Jiang was already grinning from ear to ear.

Her aunt, who she had been worried about before, was truly impressive after getting married. Not only was he considerate and gentle to her own daughter, but yesterday he was conferred the title of a fourth-rank general, and her own daughter was actually conferred the title of county lord.

Madam Jiang could never have imagined this.

In the past few days, the news that the eldest girl was going to get married had spread, and there was an endless stream of people sending invitations. Yuan Jiaqi lived up to expectations the following year, and he was actually this year's third place winner.

These good things kept coming one after another, making people unable to calm down.

Jiang Xirong, in particular, knew that Yuan Jiaqi had won the third place, so she ran to Yuan Jiaqi's room that night. When Madam Jiang was anxious to find someone in the middle of the night, Yuan Jiaqi sent her back.

The two stood at the gate of the mansion, looking at each other with blushing faces for a long time. Mrs. Jiang was afraid that others would see them, so she hurriedly pulled Jiang Xirong back.

Although Yuan's mother was dissatisfied with Jiang's previous deliberate neglect, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family had really waited for her son for a year. She was polite and sensible, and really likable.

She was not the kind of person who was waiting for a price, and her vision would be high just because her son won the third place in the imperial examination.

She also liked Jiang Xirong, and her son insisted on marrying Jiang Xirong.

The two families quickly asked someone to calculate their horoscopes and set a date for the marriage.

When Jiang Yuanyi arrived, her mother was already waiting at the door eagerly. When she saw her daughter, tears flowed out immediately.

Jiang Yuanyi hurried over: "Why are you crying?"

Jiang touched her up and down with concern: "Why did you go to the battlefield without saying a word? Do you know that swords and knives have no eyes on the battlefield? What if there is an accident, what will mother do?"

Jiang Yuanyi hurriedly comforted her: "I didn't go to the battlefield, I was waiting for Atuo outside."

Madam Jiang glared at her: "I heard everything, don't you understand that you lied to your mother?!"

After Jiang Yuanyi said this, Jiang looked at Xiao Tuo standing aside.

The young man was wearing a brocade robe of raven blue, and he looked handsome and handsome. Although he still showed a casual and casual attitude, he was pleasing to the eye.

Jiang laughed twice and said hurriedly, "Come in, come in."

Jiang Yuanyi leaned over to Xiao Tuo's ear and said, "Take care of your father and brother to drink tea first. I'll go to the backyard to see my sister."

Xiao Tuo nodded.

Jiang Yuanyi followed Xiaoqing and walked to Jiang Xirong's door with ease.

"Sister..."

She raised her hand and knocked lightly a few times.

The door was opened with a bang. Jiang Xirong stood at the door and rushed over when she saw Jiang Yuanyi.

There was some moisture on her neck. Jiang Yuanyi patted Jiang Xirong's back with amusement: "Why are you crying too?"

Jiang Xirong sniffed and wiped her face with her handkerchief: "You have been so carefree since you left. I don't have anyone to talk to."

Jiang Yuanyi pulled her in and saw several large boxes of dowry and the wedding dress that had been ordered was placed in the boxes. Jiang Xirong walked over and brushed her delicate hands slightly, tears flowing out again.

Jiang Yuanyi had been practicing martial arts and fighting recently, and rarely met a woman as gentle as her sister. For a moment, she felt it was fun and novel.

"Why are you crying again?"

Jiang Xirong sobbed, "I'm happy."

Jiang Yuanyi walked over, took the handkerchief from her hand, lifted her chin slightly, and carefully wiped away the tears on her face and eyes.

Jiang Xirong then realized that her sister had grown taller than her without her knowing when.

Her figure was taller than before, the baby fat on her face had disappeared, her facial features were more open, and more bright and delicate.

Jiang Yuanyi whispered, "If you marry into the Yuan family, you will have a good life. You can live as happily as you want, understand?"

Jiang Xirong nodded obediently, "Yeah."

Jiang Xirong took her sister's hand and walked to the side to sit down, holding her chin with her hand, her face flushed with shame.

Jiang Yuanyi looked at her with amusement: "What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Xirong said softly: "It's amazing... In a few days, I will marry Jiaqi."

Jiang Yuanyi smiled and said: "You already admire each other, what's so amazing?"

Jiang Xirong murmured: "It's just unbelievable, I feel so lucky." She raised her autumn water eyes and looked at Jiang Yuanyi: "If it weren't for you, I would have married Gao Mingxuan..."

Jiang Yuanyi remembered what Xiao Tuo said to her that day, and her smile softened unconsciously. There was a smile in her tender and charming eyes, which made Jiang Xirong a little stunned.

"Sister, this time is different."

Jiang Yuanyi said softly.

Jiang Xirong listened as if she understood.

After having dinner at the Jiang residence, Jiang Yuanyi followed Xiao Tuo out of the residence. When they arrived in front of the sedan chair, they saw the Yuan family standing not far away. When they saw Jiang Yuanyi, they slightly bent their waists and bowed.

Jiang Yuanyi also bowed to him.

The bookish young man with gentle and clear eyes was a perfect match for her gentle and kind sister.

Jiang Yuanyi smiled and got into the sedan chair.

Xiao Tuo held her in his arms, and she smiled with her lips pursed, and her eyes were shining.

"Very happy?"

"Yeah."

It's great...

Jiang Yuanyi sighed countless times.

———

On the wedding day, Jiang Yuanyi was in the restaurant outside the Jiang residence, watching her sister being carried out by the groom and put on the sedan chair. The bride-welcoming procession stretched out along the inner street in a festive and bright red color, heading all the way to the newly built residence of the Yuan family.

The Jiang family had a lot of land and a lot of money, so after the two families discussed it, they quickly prepared a house for the new aunt without saying a word. Yuan's mother was a little embarrassed, so Jiang took her aside and talked to her, saying that the two families were already one, and Jiaqi had a bright future in the future, so she didn't need to worry about it.

Jiang Xirong sat on the wedding sedan chair, and the red cloth curtain was gently lifted by the wind. She vaguely saw a familiar figure standing on the second floor.

The curtain was quickly drawn back, and Jiang Xirong's lips curled up slightly. Her sister will live a happy life... When

Jiang

Yuanyi and Xiao Tuo returned to the Duke's Mansion, they saw people walking inside and outside. When they saw the two people coming, they immediately greeted them, "Second Young Master, Second Young Madam, come quickly!"

Jiang Yuanyi and Xiao Tuo looked at each other and hurried inside.

Xiao was just walking out of the front hall. When she saw the two of them, she smiled and said, "Tuo'er Yi'er, go pack your things quickly. Tingyi is giving birth!"

Jiang Yuanyi was stunned by the good news for a while. One of her two sisters got married and the other had a baby.

When she came to her senses again, Jiang Yuanyi had already boarded the carriage and headed for Jinzhou.

After traveling for many days, they arrived in Luzhou. Her mother was tired, so they stayed in the inn in Luzhou.

In the middle of the night, light and shadows poured in from the window lattice. Jiang Yuanyi glanced at Xiao Tuo who had fallen asleep and moved slightly.

Jiang Yuanyi slowly pulled her hand out from under his arm, stepped back, and just as she lifted the quilt and sat up, someone grabbed her waist and pushed her back onto the bed.

Jiang Yuanyi looked at him angrily: "You're

pretending to be asleep." Xiao Tuo moved closer to her: "You're making too much noise."

Jiang Yuanyi: "..."

I need to get rid of the habit of clinging to you until you sleep.

Xiao Tuo narrowed his eyes and pinched her chin: "Tell me, where are you going?"

Her skin was thin and soft, and she stepped back when she was pinched. Xiao Tuo was itchy and moved closer to kiss her.

Jiang Yuanyi had already cooperated with him out of habit, until she felt cold, Jiang Yuanyi reacted and grabbed Xiao Tuo's hand: "Don't... I have something to do."

Xiao Tuo panted, his body was a little hot, and his voice was hoarse: "What is it?"

He grabbed Jiang Yuanyi's hand and put it there: "I can't stand it anymore."

After that, he took off her clothes and blocked her lips.

...

An hour later, Jiang Yuanyi finally stopped someone who was dissatisfied with Yu Qiu, put on her clothes, and stood on the ground with some weak legs.

It would take about two hours for the sky to get light. Jiang Yuanyi casually tied up her bun and threw Xiao Tuo's clothes to him: "Come with me?"

Xiao Tuo's eyes lit up, put on his clothes, and the two of them went out of the inn together.

Jiang Yuanyi was very sensitive to the route, and took Xiao Tuo to take the small road and walked all the way forward.

The salty and wet smell of the river gradually came, and Jiang Yuanyi pulled Xiao Tuo to squat beside him.

The night was getting darker and darker, and a huge cargo ship was parked on the vast river. Shirtless men came and went to unload the cargo on the ship. There were several wooden carts parked in front of the ferry. Once the cargo was put down, people would carry it to different directions.

Silence was swift and orderly.

A deep shadow cut out between Xiao Tuo's eyebrows. Anyone could see that there was something fishy about this cargo ship.

Jiang Yuanyi leaned over to Xiao Tuo's ear and whispered, "Today, when I passed by the ferry, I saw the same cargo ship that I saw last time when I passed through Luzhou. So I thought I'd come here tonight to find out what happened."

Xiao Tuo: "Last time?"

Jiang Yuanyi whispered, "When I met Chu Huan. Don't you think it's strange? What was he doing here in a mysterious way? Moreover, when I exposed the Yao family, I actually didn't know the real economic source behind the Yao family. I just set a trap to lure Yao Kang in."

Xiao Tuo didn't interrupt her. Since that night, the only secret and barrier between them seemed to have disappeared. Her face was soft and beautiful in the moonlight and the dim lights of the ferry, and her eyes were like the flowing river, quiet and majestic.

"When I met Chu Huan in Luzhou, I had a guess in my mind. Why was the Chu family willing to take huge risks to help Yao Kang with the imperial examination? Why was Yao Kang decisively abandoned when it was revealed that his family property was seriously inconsistent with his salary..." Jiang Yuanyi turned his head to look at the ship, his eyes shining, "Because they committed a serious crime that would be punishable by death."

There is a county below Luzhou, called Wuxian, which is the largest salt producing area in Ning'an. Luzhou has developed transportation, and official salt is transported to all parts of the country. And private salt is also mixed in large and small cargo ships, and is wrapped and taken everywhere.

Ning'an State expressly prohibits any person or organization from selling private salt in any form. Once caught, it is a crime of confiscation of property.

It was probably run secretly by Lord Yao before, but after Lord Yao was arrested, it was hard to find someone trustworthy, so Chu Huan came in person.

The reason why the Chu family took the risk to do such a thing was to prepare for the future succession.

Xiao Tuo quickly figured out the crux of the matter and grabbed Jiang Yuanyi's hand: "The battle in the southern border has allowed Ning'an to remain stable for at least ten years. The emperor is now in good health, and the power of the princes is still in its infancy, and they can only network and organize in secret."

Jiang Yuanyi took over his words and smiled tacitly: "And now is the best time to get rid of Chu Huan."

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