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Marriage of the Di Daughter CH 52

Author:Qian Shan Cha Ke Category:urban Update time:2023-01-01 23:09:07

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Chapter 52 Part 1: Empathy

“I heard that you were quarrelling with someone on the street after school” asked Old Madam Jiang.

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Jiang Li glanced at Jiang You Yao and Jiang Yu’e.

These two people were trying their hardest to cover the delight upon seeing the misfortune of others in their gazes.

Sure enough, Jiang You Yao and Jiang Yu’e did their utmost to complain and throw dirty water on her. 

Jiang Li smiled: “I don’t know where Old Madam heard this from, but the truth is very different.”

Old Madam Jiang spoke: “Oh Then what’s the truth Come and say it.” 

Jiang You Yao and Jiang Yu’e wanted to speak but didn’t dare to.

Old Madam Jiang was a strict madam who emphasized rules.

When others spoke, they must not interrupt at will.  

Jiang Li smiled: “I’m afraid it would seem unfair if I say it myself.

Let my servant girl explain it.

Bai Xue.” Jiang Li called Bai Xue to come in. 

When Bai Xue entered, she first walked over to Old Madam Jiang and paid her respect.

Jiang Li said: “Recount the matter that we encountered today after school to Old Madam Jiang.”   

Bai Xue received Jiang Li’s order and immediately said everything from beginning to end in its entirety.

Bai Xue’s temper was straightforward and honest.

When she spoke she also paid attention to details and never exaggerated.

She viewed things from a spectator’s point of view and told the matter as it was, without bias towards anybody.

After Old Madam Jiang listened till the end, she looked thoughtful before asking Jiang Li: “So to say, you are speaking out for justice, not just quarrelling recklessly.” 

“I don’t dare to speak out for justice, just tell the truth as it is.” Jiang Li was still smiling as before. 

At this time, Jiang You Yao finally couldn’t bear it anymore and said: “Grandmother, the person that second sister helped wasn’t a stranger, it’s someone from Xiangyang’s Ye family.” 

Xiangyang’s Ye family, Old Madam Jiang’s expression all of a sudden turned solemn.

It should be known that ever since Ye Zhen Zhen passed away, the Jiang family and Ye family, these in-laws, had less dealings with each other.

Moreover, after Jiang Yuan Bai took Ji Shuran as his wife and became in-laws with the Ji family, the contact with the Ye family was almost broken off.

Originally the Ye family and the Jiang family still had an unbreakable connection, which was Jiang Li.

But many years ago Jiang Li vowed, not willing to be associated with merchants.

The Ye family was heart-broken and no longer had any dealings with the Jiang family.    

Ji Shuran opened her mouth to speak: “You Yao, don’t talk nonsense.

You’ve never met anybody from the Ye family.

How do you know that the person is from Xiangyang’s Ye family”

“I heard it with my own ears, there’s also fourth sister and fifth sister,” Jiang You Yao hurriedly explained, “that young master was called Ye Shijie, Liu Zimin said that he was a person from Xiangyang’s Ye family.”

“Ye Shijie…..” old madam Jiang muttered to herself before looking at Jiang Li: “He should be the Ye family’s main branch’s son.

Your eldest cousin.” 

Only then did Jiang Li know, Ye Shijie and her had the relationship of cousins. 

“Li-er, what’s going on” Ji Shuran spoke: “it’s only been a short while since you returned to Yanjing, how did you know this Ye cousin”

This sentence was filled with ulterior motives!

As expected, Old Madam Jiang’s eyes suddenly became sharp, looking straight at Jiang Li.

Her gaze was like two knives trying to see through Jiang Li. 

Jiang Li had just returned slightly more than a month and wasn’t familiar with the capital.

Yet today by lucky coincidence she stood up for her elder cousin and solved his predicament.

How could there be such a coincidence on this earth After the Ye family and Jiang family severed their contacts, they hadn’t entered the capital for many years.

This made people find it hard to believe that it was a mere coincidence.

Was it possible that Jiang Li and Ye shijie had already contacted each other from an earlier time, perhaps had even contacted each other for a long time already

This was an absolute taboo in old madam Jiang’s eyes!

Chapter 52 Part 2: Empathy

Jiang Li smiled and looked at Ji Shuran.

Ji Shuran seemed to be totally unaware that her words would push Jiang Li towards an irretrievable situation.

Moreover, it was like a joke.

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Jiang Li said: “I don’t know him, I also was not aware that he is my eldest cousin.

If Old Madam didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t know the relation between me and him.

If it wasn’t him today but any other person and I encountered this kind of scene, I would still step forward.” Jiang Li smiled and stated her mind: “On this earth, although it’s only right to put one’s own safety before matters of principle, sometimes one also needs to stand up bravely for the truth.

Especially since we are a clear and peaceful family, it’s even more important to preserve the scholar’s vigorous style.”  

Old Madam Jiang was stumped. 

Old Madam Jiang’s husband, that is, Jiang Yuan Bai’s father, Old Master Jiang, was a third-ranked literary advisor throughout his life; for 30 years until his passing.

Although being a third rank-literary advisor was pretty good, to work for several decades without any promotion, there was certainly a reason behind it. 

The reason was precisely because Old Master Jiang was too straight and had done quite a bit of frank criticism.

Even though the former emperor knew that Old Master Jiang was a good official, he was really hard to like.

Due to his own temper, Old Master Jiang also let his official career be stuck here.  

With regards to her husband’s temper, Old Madam Jiang seemed reproachful on the surface, yet her heart was proud.

From all of the Jiang family’s three sons, the eldest, Jiang Yuan Bai, was conservative and did things moderately.

The second son, Jiang Yuan Ping was a man with a big smile and evil intentions.

The third son, Jiang Yuan Xing, as the concubine-born son, was even more cowardly and didn’t have his own opinion.

Not one inherited  Old Master Jiang’s strength of character.

Old Madam Jiang could be said to feel a sense of disappointment. 

So, even though Jiang Yuan Bai achieved being the first assistant by relying on “mediocrity”, Old Madam Jiang wasn’t completely satisfied with him.

Matters on earth, there are gains, there also must be losses.

Having obtained a high post and generous salary, some things must be lost.

For example, integrity and haughtiness. 

Jiang Li had discovered from an earlier time that Old Madam Jiang was a person with an air of arrogance.

Beneath the surface, she was also somewhat noble and virtuous.

This could be seen from Wan Feng Hall’s decorations.

Therefore, she deliberately said these high-sounding righteous words in order to evoke Old Madam Jiang’s empathy.  

Letting Old Madam Jiang recall the late Old Master Jiang and see a shadow of him in Jiang Li’s body. 

As expected, Old Madam Jiang’s gaze when she looked at Jiang Li gradually turned gentle. 

Ji Shuran was startled, she didn’t know how Jiang Li’s few sentences could have eased Old Madam Jiang’s tension.

Although her ability was good, her consideration towards Jiang Yuan Bai was methodical, purely for her personal benefit.

She was incapable of comprehending Old Madam Jiang’s “strength of character”.

However, Jiang Li understood. 

Jiang Li added: “At that time, I helped people on a whim without thinking of the consequences.

But indeed as third sister said, Ye Shijie is eldest cousin, a person from Xiangyang’s Ye family.

Then my action this time is even more correct.

Although my birth mother has passed away, the Ye family and our residence were in-laws once.

Our own relative was in deep trouble, supposing that I walked away from trouble at that time, when other people saw it, in the future there would be the possibility of people saying that the people from our Jiang family are cold and feeling with iron hearts.

Father is currently serving as an official, every word and action are observed by others.

If someone used this to impeach father, then what to do”

“It’s necessary to do our own things properly, don’t let other people pick our mistakes.

Naturally then it will be possible to live together in harmony.

Besides, this was originally not a big matter, young master Liu himself said that it was just a misunderstanding.

Just talking a bit and was able to resolve a misunderstanding, isn’t it a wonderful thing There’s not a need for gold or silver, merely a few words can help others and make one happy.

If I’m still being stingy with the effort of these few words, then I’m certainly not deserving to be human.” 

The last sentence was mocking Jiang You Yao and Jiang Yu’e together.

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