After hearing that Li Ran was taken away, Ji Le felt anxious again and ran all the way to the other courtyard. And her beautiful face could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
But when she ran to the Jishi Villa worriedly, she realized that it was a false alarm. Li Ran was already sitting in the courtyard drinking fragrant tea.
"Hey, Ji... Le'er, why are you here?"
Li Ran opened his mouth to ask her to sacrifice the girl, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt that it was not appropriate. After all, she was now his fiancée, and she had always treated her like a girl, which seemed to be a pretentious thing.
"Come and try it? This is the chrysanthemum tea made by Ran. It's very refreshing."
Unexpectedly, not only did Li Ran come back safe and sound, but he was also enjoying tea leisurely in the courtyard.
But Ji Le didn't have Yaxing to talk about this at this time, so he rushed forward and hugged Li Ran. And asked with great concern:
"My father didn't do anything to you, right? What about the people of Qi? Did the envoys from Qi make things difficult for you in every possible way?"
Because Ji Xian was not optimistic about Li Ran before, Ji Le was very worried about whether Ji Xian would also stand by and watch Li Ran this time, so he first asked her if she had treated Li Ran well.
"Don't worry, your father-in-law is fine. How can he embarrass my future son-in-law?"
Li Ran said with a smile, Ji Le then remembered that she and Li Ran were already engaged. According to the customs of Zheng State, she could not meet Li Ran in private at this time, and she couldn't help but blush.
"Hmph... you still know that you are... such a big deal... and you didn't even tell me..."
At the end of the speech, Ji Le, who looked shy, his voice became quieter and quieter, to the point where he could no longer be heard.
But Li Ran could understand her mood.
"Look at you sweating profusely. Come on, sit down and rest for a while."
The two of them entered the courtyard and sat down. Li Ran quickly made her a cup of chrysanthemum tea.
When Li Ran moved into this villa earlier, he noticed that there were many chrysanthemums planted in the courtyard. Now, as the autumn wind swept by, many autumn chrysanthemums bloomed. Instead of withering, the courtyard became a sea of flowers. Li Ran took this opportunity to order people to pick many autumn chrysanthemums and dry them to make scented tea.
After drinking the tea, Ji Le felt refreshed and immediately asked Li Ran in surprise about the origin of this scented tea.
Li Ran was also very interested when he saw her, and immediately explained to her in detail the methods of picking and drying scented tea. He never thought that he was really interested in Ji Le and wanted to try it right away.
At this moment, a very majestic shout was heard coming from outside the courtyard.
"fun."
The two of them turned around and looked around, only to see Ji leading Ji Zeng into the gate of the other courtyard together.
"Dad? Why are you here too..."
Ji Le, who was not in the boudoir waiting to be married but running around, was obviously feeling guilty at this time. After all, according to custom, she could not meet Li Ran in private at this time.
"Hmph! If I don't come, wouldn't I be asking people to gossip about me as a sacrifice? Why don't you hurry up..."
"Old sect master, Le'er is also worried about her safety, so she came in such a hurry. In the end, it's Li Ran's fault. But since she's here now, let's let her rest for a while before returning."
Li Ran spoke up at the right time and helped Ji Le.
When Li Ran said this, it was hard for him to say any more. He just stared at Ji Le again, shook his head helplessly, and led Ji Geng into the courtyard gate.
After the three of them sat down, Matsuri asked directly:
"Ziming, have you told Doctor Tian of Qi the whole truth?"
Li Ran was the one who asked this question.
Hearing the sound, everyone turned their attention to Li Ran.
Ji Le didn't know the inside story of the robbery of Qi Guo's grain truck at this time, so he immediately listened with bated breath after hearing this.
Ji Zeng, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. It seemed that he had received a lot of news from Ji Xian.
"The old sect leader didn't say anything directly, so he didn't dare to tell Doctor Tian everything."
The last thing Li Ran left for Tian Ruoju was just a name.
As for what Tian Ruoju can find out based on this name, that is beyond his control.
"Well, that's good. The matter of erecting the ox is related to my clan. We weigh the pros and cons. There are some things that we should be cautious about."
Ji Xian said calmly, with no trace of emotion on his face.
"What the old sect master said is absolutely true. This matter is of great importance, but I dare not make the decision without authorization."
It turned out that Li Ran and Ji Xian had already had a tacit understanding on this matter. No matter how Shu Niu colluded with the Qi people and participated in the robbery of Qi's grain. For Jishi, this matter cannot be a big deal after all, because Shu Niu is Jishi's eldest son.
Once this matter gets serious, not only will the Ji family be implicated, but even the state of Zheng will inevitably be blamed by the state of Qi.
Therefore, when Li Ran was questioned by Qi Envoy in the post, he deliberately took a step away from Tian Ruoju to talk, and only revealed Shu Niu's name to him.
Moreover, Li Ran made it very clear that even if Qi Ren did not do this, it was inseparable from Qi Ren himself. Therefore, even if Tian Ruoju wants to investigate the matter strictly, if he pulls out the radish and brings it with the mud, Qi himself will still be implicated in the end.
In this way, once Qi Ren himself is really involved, he will naturally not investigate the matter further.
And this is also the reason why Li Ran did not tell Tian Ruoju all his conjectures.
On the one hand, he must carefully protect Jishi and Zheng Guo from being involved in this matter.
On the other hand, not speaking out about certain things also expresses an attitude - just take the blame yourself, don't dump it, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed.
Of course, Tian Ranju might not be able to see the profound meaning for a while, but he firmly believed that Doctor Yan Ying would be able to figure it out after he reported it back to Yan Ying.
For now, this matter can be considered to be temporarily resolved. Tian Ruoju is worthy of being an upright gentleman and did not indiscriminately forcibly bind Li Ran to go to Qi.
On the one hand, he had already sent people to send news to Qi State at high speed. And he himself will soon leave Zheng Yi and return to Qi State to report this matter to Qi Hou and Yan Ying.
But internally, as far as the Ji clan is concerned, this matter is not completely over.
This time Shu Niu first proposed transporting grain to the Wei Kingdom for sale, and then transferred the food to the Ji clan, which almost caused Ji Zeng and Ji Xun to be trapped and humiliated. If Li Ran hadn't arrived in time, the Ji clan would have been in a state of restlessness.
As for the robbery of Qi Liang, although Li Ran had no conclusive evidence, he already knew who was responsible, whether it was Zichan or Jixian.
Of course, Li Ran would not interfere in how to deal with Shu Niu. Naturally, it would be best to leave this hot potato to Ji Xian to deal with it himself.
After all, he will soon become Jishi's son-in-law, and he can be regarded as half of Jishi. When the time comes, everyone will look down without looking up. There is really no need to be aggressive, so as not to embarrass both parties.
"In recent years, I have indeed indulged in the bull-ereing."
Ji Xian was silent for a long time, then suddenly sighed, the white hair around his ears and temples particularly conspicuous.
Time makes people grow old, and time stains their hair.
The older you get, the more incapable you are of doing some things. If Ji Xian was in his prime, there would be no room for negotiation on this kind of thing, and he would definitely deal with it with thunderous means.
But now, he can no longer kill so decisively.
The importance of Shuniu to the entire Ji clan is self-evident. Once he is touched, there will inevitably be disagreements within the clan. By then the entire family will be torn apart, which is certainly not the outcome Ji Xian wants to see.
Therefore, when Li Ran asked him what to do with Shu Niu, he hesitated a little.
"Dad, Brother Meng has gone too far this time. If he is not severely punished, the child will be afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that you won't be able to take the position of the sect leader?"
When Ji Xian turned around, Ji Zong's face was filled with fear, and he lowered his head hurriedly, not daring to say another word.
Upon seeing this, Ji Le immediately stepped forward to pinch Ji's shoulders and said softly:
"Dad, my daughter thinks that although Brother Meng has gone too far, he is a family after all. If Dad disciplines him more in the future, I think Brother Meng will definitely change his ways."
"Well, look at your sister, Le'er still knows a lot about her."
After hearing this, Ji Xian finally nodded with some relief.
Li Ran on the side saw this, exchanged glances with Ji Le, and couldn't help but smile knowingly at each other.
