Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 217 If I Can't Come Back

Shen Beiqi closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had returned to his usual indifference, "Thank you, Prime Minister Han."

He turned to leave, and Han Xiang said again, "Lord Shen——"

Shen Beiqi stopped and did not look back.

An old man's voice came from behind, begging softly, "If possible... please spare my life."

She has been strong-willed since she was young and always strives to be the best in everything.

It's just because I want to get a little attention from him as a father.

A foolish elder brother and a second elder brother who only knows how to cause trouble.

Obviously, neither of them was as good as her, but he gave them both more care and attention and ignored her.

He already knew something about the entanglement between her and the adopted sister of Duke Jingguo.

Duke Jingguo Shen Beiqi has always been vindictive and will certainly not let her go easily.

Shen Beiqi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Okay."

"Thank you."

......

After Jiang Li left the Muxue Teahouse, she returned to the Jiang Mansion.

Zou was able to get up and walk, and she had just turned around the Moon Gate.

Then she saw her father half supporting and half hugging her, trying to take her to the yard to bask in the sun.

While helping Zou out, he carefully reminded her to pay attention to the steps under her feet.

Walk slowly so as not to disturb the wound.

If she hadn't known about Zou's dirty deeds, she would have thought that they were such a loving couple.

Jiang Li thought of Lian Lao Er again.

He was still being held captive by Luo Zhi in a farm outside the city, and dragging it on was not a solution.

She has also been struggling with what to do and whether she should disclose the matter.

If it were to be revealed, I wonder if my father would be able to bear it.

Neither advancing nor retreating.

After much thought, she decided to pass this hot potato to her brother.

Let him handle it, he will definitely be more thorough than her.

Jiang Li bowed to her father and went to look for Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng was still sitting at his desk reading a book. Although his expression was normal, Jiang Li could see obvious joy in his bright eyes.

"Congratulations, brother, on your success in high school."

Jiang Li smiled and knelt down to salute.

Jiang Cheng put down the book and asked, "When I arrived at the Imperial Examination Hall just now, you had already left. Where did you go?"

"I saw Linlang."

She sat down beside the couch and took the tea handed to her by her brother.

"She said that she wanted to leave Jiangdu City. Because my brother had been searching for her, she came to find me."

She lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

Jiang Cheng thought thoughtfully, "With her ability, is it so difficult for her to get out of the city? Is there something fishy going on?"

"No way?" Jiang Li was a little surprised, "She didn't do anything to me."

Jiang Cheng nodded, "Not the best."

Jiang Li bit her lower lip and thought for a moment, then said, "Brother... Actually, there is one more thing I want to ask for your opinion on."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Cheng smiled faintly, "Just say it directly, why are you hesitating?"

She pinched her cuffs and loosened them.

"I accidentally learned that... Zou and her cousin... had some involvement."

"What's the involvement?" Jiang Cheng asked casually.

Jiang Li was choked for a moment.

Seeing that she remained silent, Jiang Cheng seemed to understand and paused while drinking tea.

Then he turned around, his eyes full of disbelief.

"I'm not talking nonsense," Jiang Li nodded at him, "I have that person's signature in person."

"Go get it for me,"

Jiang Cheng's voice was slightly angry, "You don't have to worry about the rest."

She went to the Third Prince's Mansion in a hurry and did not have time to take many things with her, including the Second Prince's testimony.

Back in the house, Luo Zhi took out a wooden box from the cabinet, which contained some important things.

"By the way, young lady." Luo Zhi picked up a brown wooden box, "What's inside this? I've never seen you open it before."

Jiang Li's eyes fell on the wooden box, "Inside this, there should be..."

She opened the lid and a red headband appeared clearly.

This was on the Dragon Boat Festival. She was still the third daughter of the Shen family at that time. Luo Cheng gave her a token of love when he came to the Shen Mansion to look for her.

After that night, she took it away and brought it here.

Lost it, something doesn't quite fit.

I gave it back to him, but then I felt that it was just a headband and it was a bit of an overreaction.

Later she put it in this box and has received it until today.

"Do you want to move all the things in this box back to the palace?" Luo Zhi lost interest instantly when she saw that there was only a red hairband in the box.

Jiang Li put the wooden box back into the box and said, "Take it back."

The brother and sister closed the door and chatted for a long time in the room. It was not until it got dark that Jiang Li set out to return to the palace.

When we returned to Yiranju, it was already completely dark.

The candlelight flickered in the house, and the bright yellow candlelight shone through the window lattices onto the bluestone slabs in the courtyard.

Nanny Kong stood in the courtyard, her face even darker than the night.

When Jiang Li saw her expression, she knew that Shen Beiqi must be in the room.

She pretended not to see and went straight into the house.

Shen Beiqi sat on the couch, one hand casually resting on the edge of the small table, his eyes lowered, his long eyelashes casting a fan-shaped shadow under his eyes.

He was so lost in his own thoughts, he didn't even hear her come in.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Li asked softly, "So absorbed in it?"

He looked up when he heard the voice, the sadness between his brows had not yet disappeared.

Did something happen?

Jiang Li thought to herself, when they parted today, she looked at him from the window and he looked happy.

He reached out to hold her hand, and when she didn't dodge, he curled his lips slightly and said, "I was thinking... What a pity."

Jiang Li pushed his hand away and sat down beside him.

"I know you won't."

Shen Beiqi raised his eyebrows, with a hint of teasing in his tone: "You know me so well?"

"Of course." Jiang Li nodded and looked at him firmly. "How could you make the same mistake twice?"

He stared at her for a moment and said, "I will leave for the North tomorrow. Before I leave, I have a few words to tell you."

Seeing him so serious, Jiang Li raised her head and listened quietly.

He raised his hand and stroked her small cheek with his big palm.

"Since you have entered the Third Prince's residence, just treat this as a temporary solution and stay here well. I will deal with other matters when I come back."

Jiang Li naturally knew what he meant by "other matters".

She made a slight 'hmm' sound.

"Also, don't trust anything about me unless it's from the secret guards. You need to be vigilant and don't trust anyone too much, so as to avoid repeating the mistake that Linlang made last time to frame you."

Jiang Li nodded again and said, "I'll remember that. Don't worry, I'll wait for you to come back."

Shen Beiqi smiled slightly, "That's what you said last time I left."

However, when he returned, he saw with his own eyes her wearing her wedding dress and entering the Third Prince's Palace.

She even tried to cut off relations with him.

"You can't blame me for this." Jiang Li turned her head away, "If it weren't for His Majesty granting the marriage, how could I have resorted to such a bad idea."

Speaking of Emperor Hongyang, Shen Beiqi's eyes turned cold for a moment, "If... I can't come back, you..."