I wonder if it was because Jiang Yushi agreed to get married that Gong Jiuxiao did not continue to investigate Gong Congyun's death, and Qiu Tianjue did not mention a word about Qiu Tianlong who failed in the struggle.
Among the several major families, the surface calm was restored again.
In the elegant private room of the "Dengxian Tower", the first restaurant in the imperial capital, two figures sat opposite each other, with teapots and wine bottles placed on the table in front of them.
The drinker has long hair like waterfalls, eyes like stars, and a long white dress hanging to the ground. She holds a wine glass in her slender hand and keeps sipping it.
It was actually Jiang Yushi, the second daughter of the Jiang family, the famous Fulong general who had just been personally greeted by Emperor Murong Xiu.
On the other hand, the tea drinker sitting opposite her was a young man with a slightly pale complexion and facial features more delicate than that of a woman.
The man was about thirty years old, wearing a brown robe, with a slight smile on his handsome face like an elf. At the first sight, people couldn't help but feel close to him.
Different from the sharp meaning and vitality of Jiang Yu's poems, the man exudes an aura of weakness and melancholy, like a delicate porcelain figure that will break at the touch of a touch.
Next to the man, a girl in black stood quietly.
The girl has an exquisite figure and charming curves. Her face is covered with a black silk scarf, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes with flashing light. Her dress style is like an assassin, which is incompatible with the elegant environment of the restaurant.
"Young master of the Ji family, you have so many things to do, how can you have the leisure to drink tea with a little girl like me?" Jiang Yushi elegantly turned the wine glass in his hand, with a hint of teasing in his clear voice.
It turns out that this young man in brown clothes is the eldest son of the Ji family, Ji Xiaoran, the actual leader of "Dengxianlou" and "Ji Taifu", and even the "Tianxiahui".
"If you can be considered a 'little girl'." Ji Xiaoran smiled faintly, "I'm afraid there is no such thing as a 'strong woman' in this world."
"In a few days, I will get married and stay at home to take care of my husband and raise children." Jiang Yushi handed the wine glass to her lips and took a sip. "You are still single and unmarried. Do you want to come too?" Participate in a martial arts competition?"
"Your Majesty is the one who forced you to marry, so why should Yu Shi use me to vent his anger?" Ji Xiaoran gently stroked the folding fan in her hand and said with a bitter smile, "With my weak body, I can't even catch one of your fingers. Why are you participating in the martial arts competition?"
"I heard that His Majesty summoned you to the palace?" Jiang Yushi asked abruptly.
"Your information is still so well-informed." A hint of approval flashed in Ji Xiaoran's eyes, "Then you should also know that there are also the Gong family, the enemy family and the Xiao family who were also summoned by him."
"Your Majesty has really taken great pains to prepare for my marriage." Jiang Yushi said with a hint of sarcasm, "It seems that my future husband-in-law's status is not low."
"If I'm not wrong, the so-called engagement competition should be a wheel-and-wheel battle." Ji Xiaoran said slowly, "In addition to these children, Your Majesty also has his own candidates. No matter how strong you are, you will continue to fight like this." No matter how many geniuses of the same level fight against each other, they cannot remain undefeated. It is absolutely impossible to reject the marriage by relying on competition."
"Really?" Jiang Yushi's eyes flashed with a hint of disdain.
"Maybe you don't take the geniuses of these families seriously." Ji Xiaoran said seriously, "But you must not underestimate your majesty's candidate. This person's strength is probably higher than yours."
"It seems that His Majesty has given me a certain right to choose." Jiang Yushi sneered, "If I fall in love with the children of several big families, I only need to deliberately defeat them, but once I reject these people, he will He will use his trump card to forcibly arrange a powerful husband for me."
"Yu Shi is really astute." Ji Xiaoran praised.
"It's just the other ones." Jiang Yushi pondered for a moment and said, "The Xiao family will also be selected? Does your Majesty really want to completely suppress our Jiang family and support the enemy's rebellion and replace it in the future?"
"It shouldn't be the case. The Jiang family has made great contributions. If they are knocked down in the clouds for no reason, who will dare to work for the emperor in the future? Besides, with the power of the Jiang family, how can it be easily overthrown?" Ji Xiaoran shook her head, " Now that the enemy family is in decline, His Majesty is supporting the Xiao family, most likely because he wants to replace the fourth family."
"That makes sense." Jiang Yushi frowned slightly, looked at the handsome young man in front of her with watery eyes, and said with regret, "With your ability and knowledge, if it weren't for your physical limitations, you would definitely be a talented person like Wang Zuo."
"The poems are ridiculous." Ji Xiaoran said with a faint smile, "Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. Such an errand is not suitable for me."
"By the way, who is your candidate for the Ji family?" Jiang Yushi suddenly asked with a half-smile, "Is it really you?"
"According to His Majesty's wishes, I hope that the second child will participate." Ji Xiaoran said calmly, "But I declined."
"You are brave." Jiang Yushi stared at him in surprise, "Our Emperor is not so easy to prevaricate."
"I have arranged for the Fierce God to go to the Land of Chaos in advance." Ji Xiaoran said with a smile, "In just seven days, there is no time to come back. With your majesty's wisdom, you can understand my difficulties."
"Did you already know that His Majesty would take action against the Jiang family?" Jiang Yushi's eyes narrowed.
"Just in case." Ji Xiaoran's expression remained unchanged, "The Jiang family is too popular. If His Majesty really wants to suppress it, he will definitely use his hands to several big families. I just don't want to be used as a gunman."
"It is said that among the big families of this generation, my brother and I are the most outstanding." Jiang Yushi stared at him for a long time, and then slowly said, "I don't know that the most difficult person to deal with is you, Ji Xiaoran. "
"I'm just a sick boy, I can't be as powerful as you say." Ji Xiaoran said with a smile.
"Actually, if you really have to choose between these people." Jiang Yushi changed her subject, "I would rather be Ji Lieshen. After all, I am quite familiar with you two brothers."
"I don't want to." Ji Xiaoran said word by word.
The girl in black standing next to him tilted her head slightly, with an indescribable light shining in her eyes.
"Why bother?" Jiang Yushi sighed slightly and said softly, "You should know that I have no feelings for you."
"Of course I know." Ji Xiaoran opened the folding fan in his hand and waved it gently, "So I don't plan to marry you, I just don't want you to be my younger brother and sister-in-law, that's all."
"You..." Jiang Yushi drank the wine in the cup and stood up immediately, "Now that I know the rules of the competition, I should go back and make some preparations."
"I wish you good luck." Ji Xiaoran said with a smile on his face.
"By the way, your Majesty must have known about your meeting today." Jiang Yushi suddenly remembered something, "Will it bring you trouble?"
"Perhaps His Majesty just wants to use me to inform you of his plans." Ji Xiaoran shook his head gently, "You have already said that I am the most difficult to deal with among this generation. Your Majesty wants to do something to me." Before you take action, you have to weigh it to see if it’s worth it.”
"Thank you!" Jiang Yushi seemed to agree with his statement, and turned around gracefully, like a beautiful white butterfly, and gradually went away.
"Xinyue, how is the investigation going on the origins of the boy in white and the poisonous girl?" Ji Xiaoran asked suddenly as he watched Jiang Yushi leave.
"This subordinate is about to report." The black-clothed girl "Xin Yue" leaned forward and said, "Those two people are from a sect called 'Piaohua Palace' in the Daqian Empire. They came this time to escort the 'Tianmao Chamber of Commerce' 's fleet."
"'Tianmao Chamber of Commerce'?" Ji Xiaoran was stunned, "Is it the Daqian Chamber of Commerce that we trade with?"
"Exactly." Xinyue replied in a low voice, "The poisonous girl and Qiu Tianlong are currently staying in Jiang Wufeng's other courtyard. The whereabouts of the boy in white are temporarily unknown."
"I have heard of the name 'Piaohua Palace'." Ji Xiaoran closed the folding fan in her hand, "I heard that it is now the number one sect in Daqian. No wonder that little girl is so young. Being able to poison the Tianlun guards of the Gong family, it is true that there are no empty warriors despite their great reputation."
"Master, do you want to cooperate with the Tianmao Chamber of Commerce..." Xinyue asked.
"No, just do whatever you want." Ji Xiaoran shook his head and said, "We are businessmen, and all actions must be based on profit."
"My subordinate understands."
"I hope you can survive this disaster smoothly." Ji Xiaoran stared out the window, with a hint of depth on her delicate face.
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"Zhong Wen!"
Seeing Zhong Wen's white figure from afar, Zhuma tapped her toes excitedly, turned into a colorful flash of light, and threw herself into his arms.
This girl has become stronger again!
Feeling the terrifying impact in his arms, Zhong Wen was secretly frightened.
According to his inference, Zhuma's spiritual power cultivation at this time has reached about the third or fourth level of the Heavenly Wheel, and the speed of advancement is terrifying.
The Heavenly Evil Body looks dangerous, but once you find the right technique, your cultivation will be like a rocket, rising rapidly. In just a few dozen days, the little girl has already vaguely caught up with Piaohua Palace. There are many senior sisters who have a tendency to catch up from behind.
"If this continues, Zhuma's cultivation will soon surpass mine!" Ye Qinglian covered her lips with her hands and said with a sweet smile.
"No way, I'm still far from Elder Ye!" Zhuma shyly glanced at Ye Qinglian who was standing aside.
She instinctively felt that the Ye Qinglian in front of her seemed a little different compared to when she parted.
Along the way west, Ye Qinglian's attitude towards Zhuma was always gentle and approachable. However, the little girl could still feel a vague and sharp aura from the elder of Piaohua Palace, which made her dare not get too close.
At this time, Ye Qinglian was still beautiful, but the atmosphere around her became softer, which actually made her feel a sense of intimacy unconsciously.
Young Master Jiang Wufeng looked at Zhong Wen, who was very close to Zhu Ma, with his little mouth pouting. He felt extremely unhappy, but he did not dare to step forward to provoke him.
He knew that because of himself, he had brought great pressure to the family, so he tried his best to keep a low profile during this period, and did not dare to do anything eye-catching, for fear of accidentally "reminding" his parents and brothers at home and teaching relatives. They were "remembered" of his existence.
"Xiao Feng, come out!" Suddenly, a sweet voice came from outside the door.
Jiang Wufeng's face turned pale. When he was about to hide in the house, his calves were so frightened that he couldn't move an inch.
A gust of fragrant wind drifted by, and then, a white figure jumped in from the door, with an elegant figure and an immortal figure, as pleasing to the eye as a fairy in the sky.
"Second, second sister!" Jiang Wufeng stared at the sullen second sister Jiang Yushi, forced out a smile, and stammered, "Well, long time no see!"
"You still know that I am the second sister!" Jiang Yushi stretched out her jade-like right hand and grabbed the young lady's ear unceremoniously, "Look at the good things you have done, sister, I have been harmed by you!"
"It hurts, it hurts!" Facing Jiang Yushi, Xiao Zhengtai took off her mature disguise for the first time, showed her childlike attitude, and howled loudly, "Second sister, it hurts!"
"Do you know it hurts now?" Jiang Yushi pulled hard with her hands, causing the young lady to wail like a wolf and howl like a wolf. She screamed in agony. "I will be forced to get married if you act like this. It's really unreasonable!"
"What!" Jiang Wufeng was shocked, "Second sister, who dares to force you to marry?"
"Other than the emperor, who else can tell me what to do?" Jiang Yushi finally let go of her hand, "I've really suffered a lot from you!"
"Second sister, you have just made great achievements, how can your majesty treat you like this?" Jiang Wufeng's face showed an angry look, "I'll go talk to dad and make sure he takes his life back!"
After that, he hurriedly turned around and left, but Jiang Yushi grabbed him by the collar.
"Stop!" Jiang Yushi glared at him fiercely, "Just stay here and don't go anywhere!"
"Oh." Jiang Wufeng lowered his head, dejected, and secretly glanced at Zhuma in the distance.
"Is she her?" Jiang Yushi followed his gaze and soon noticed the pretty, lively little girl, "The girl who poisoned Gong Congyun."
Raising his eyes to look at Zhuma's side, Jiang Yushi's body suddenly softened, and there was an unbelievable look in her eyes.
What caught his eye was a slender white figure, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a delicate appearance and a lazy smile on his face.
"Little thief, it's you!" Jiang Yushi's voice was trembling.
"Hey, silly girl!" The young man in white turned his head, with a bright smile, and his eyes showed a bit of joy and a bit of teasing, "Long time no see, how are you?"
