Chapter 195 Stay
"Why are you hiding from me?" Ji Heng raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you afraid to look at me?"

Jiang Li was stunned, looked up, and met the other person's smiling eyes.

There was a smile in his eyes, as if he found her being in such a state of disgrace funny, but there was no mockery or malice in this smile, and Jiang Li saw it clearly.

The young man's fingers were cold, and he touched Jiang Li's eyebrows. He moved very close to her, and could actually look at her messy face. He said, "They were really cruel, Miss Jiang Er, you are disfigured."

Jiang Li glared at him, and her original sorrow and anxiety disappeared. How could there be such a person? Others were disfigured, but he still had the mind to smile as if it had nothing to do with him!

It was rare for her to be so angry. Ji Heng smiled and said, "It's okay. You're not the most beautiful woman in Yanjing anymore. It doesn't matter whether you are disfigured or not."

Jiang Li was stunned. Ji Heng was right. Anyway, she was no longer Xue Fangfei. She had lost her beautiful face, so it didn't matter what happened to her now.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered that Ji Heng knew that she was Xue Fangfei. After he knew the truth and fulfilled their agreement, Ji Heng stopped communicating with her. Jiang Li felt disappointed, but she also felt that this was the best ending. Otherwise, when they met again, she didn't know how to get along with each other.

After all, she was not a real girl of sixteen or seventeen, and his occasional care and tenderness were clearly preferential treatment for girls.

But now Ji Heng is not affected by the truth at all. He still makes bad jokes and gloats over other people's misfortunes, but at the critical moment, he will appear like a god sent from heaven to save people from danger.

Although she has always known, especially after dying once, that she should not rely on anyone, and that the only person who can save you in this world is yourself, when such a person appears, it seems to have an extra meaning, making everything special.

"Don't worry about your face." Ji Heng said, "These red spots will gradually fade away. They will heal naturally in a few days."

Jiang Li replied: "I'm not worried about that. You are right. My current appearance may be a good thing for me."

This answer surprised Ji Heng, so he asked, "Why?"

"At least I can use this as an excuse to turn down the marriage proposal and not have to get married."

Ji Heng raised her eyebrows: "You don't want to get married?"

"Your Majesty, you know my past. There's no need to ask." Jiang Li said softly, "Once bitten by a snake, you'll be afraid of the rope for ten years. Anyone who is in my shoes will be the same."

"You just met the wrong person," Ji Heng said, "If you get married in the future, you can come and ask me about the details of Yanjing City. I can naturally help you find out clearly."

"That won't do," Jiang Li joked, "I have nothing to trade with the Duke, and our agreement has been fulfilled. And now I don't want to give you my life. My father is alive, and I can't bear to die."

"Did your father teach you how to destroy bridges after crossing them?" he asked.

Jiang Li said: "That's not the case."

The two were silent for a while, and Jiang Li asked: "Duke, did you come to Huangzhou to make the king?"

"You can say that."

"When will King Cheng start his rebellion?" Jiang Li asked.

"In the past two days."

Jiang Li raised her eyes: "Did it start from Huangzhou?"

"It's almost the same."

"So Huangzhou is very dangerous?"

Ji Heng's eyes moved to Jiang Li's face and she smiled softly: "I can have someone send you back to Yanjing."

"I'd better stay here." Jiang Li said.

Ji Heng raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

"I'm afraid that King Cheng will start to take action before I return to Yanjing City. Who knows what will happen if there is chaos. It's better to follow you. By your side, I won't lose my life. It's safer than outside."

Ji Heng stared at Jiang Li for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Are you worried about me and staying here just for me?"

Jiang Li's heartbeat was a little fast. She wanted to turn her head away, but she couldn't move. She could only avoid Ji Heng's gaze and said calmly, "How could it be? But if the Duke wants to think so, it's not impossible. After all, he is my savior and I should repay him."

Ji Heng didn't dwell on this question anymore. He smiled and said, "If you want to stay here, of course it's fine. But Huangzhou is very dangerous, and I can't guarantee what will happen next. If you want to follow me, it may not be as safe as in Yanjing."

"I've died once." Jiang Li said softly, "There's nothing to be afraid of."

Ji Heng was stunned when he heard this. After a while, he suddenly asked, "I heard that Xue Fangfei was strangled to death?"

"Yes." Jiang Li replied: "When the three courts tried Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning, the case file already made it very clear."

"What does it feel like?" His amber eyes were very attractive, with the corners of his eyes raised and his eyelashes drooping, exuding a mixture of seductiveness and gentleness, as well as evil and innocence.

"It must be very painful..." Jiang Li's eyes were a little dazed. Before she took revenge, whenever she thought of those things, it seemed as if they had just happened. She could even clearly remember every expression on Princess Yongning's face and how suffocated she felt at the time. But after Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong were done, those things became very distant, as if a lifetime had passed. When she recalled them again, they were vague and nothing was real.

She really let it go.

Ji Heng patted Jiang Li's head, probably like he usually patted Xiao Lan's head, and said, "Have a good rest, I'll have someone come to serve you. If you have anything to say, we'll talk tomorrow."

Jiang Li said: "Please ask the Duke to pass a message to tell my father and uncle that I am safe for the time being and there is no need to worry."

"Okay." Ji Heng said as he walked out of the house. When he reached the door, Jiang Li's voice came from behind.

She said, "Prince Cheng is raising an uprising, will Prince Xia return to the capital?"

Ji Heng's back paused, then he said nothing, and left without answering Jiang Li's words.

Jiang Li sat on the bed, and the lights in the room gradually calmed her heart. The initial tension, fear and anger had all disappeared. With Lu Ji and others in this room, there was no need to worry about safety.

She actually fell asleep.

……

When the maid Lu Ji found from outside came into the room to serve Jiang Li, Jiang Li had already fallen asleep. The maid tucked Jiang Li in, explained the situation to Lu Ji and others, and left. Lu Ji asked Ji Heng, "Miss Jiang, are you going to stay in Huangzhou?"

Ji Heng nodded.

"Will it be unsafe for her to stay in Huangzhou?" Wen Renyao asked, "King Cheng is about to take action."

"It's not safe to have someone send her back to Yanjing now." Ji Heng said, "She wants to stay."

"But didn't King Cheng want to kidnap her and cause trouble for her from the beginning? If King Cheng finds out that she is still in Huangzhou, he will definitely not let Miss Jiang go."

Ji Heng asked, "Do you think he can catch someone in front of me?"

Wen Renyao shook his head, then nodded: "What I mean is, it's so inconvenient for you to take Miss Jiang with you."

"In short, Miss Jiang's appearance here was an accident." Lu Ji said, "Before, Miss Situ sent someone to deliver a letter saying that Miss Jiang was abducted. I didn't expect that she was found here by mistake. I think we should write a letter to Miss Situ and let her inform the Jiang and Ye families so that they don't have to look for her anymore."

Ji Heng said: "You decide."

When he wasn't smiling, he looked a little dangerous. Lu Ji left, probably to write a letter. Wen Renyao stayed in the room. He looked at Ji Heng from time to time, as if he was thinking about something. Ji Heng said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

"Ah Heng, do you think..." Wen Renyao considered his words carefully, "Could Miss Jiang Er be that person? The woman in the divination back then."

"will not."

Wen Renyao raised his head: "Why?"

"No reason."

……

When Jiang Li woke up the next day, it was already daybreak. A strange maid saw that she was awake and hurriedly helped her up to wash. Seeing this maid, Jiang Li thought of Tong'er who stayed in Yanjing City. You know, before she was kidnapped, Tong'er was injured in the arm in order to block the knife for her. I don't know how she is now. I don't know if Bai Xue and Tong'er are safe in the end.

After she washed up with a worried look on her face, she was helped to eat. The effect of the muscle softening powder had faded a little. I don't know if Ji Heng found an antidote later. Anyway, compared to yesterday, Jiang Li could move her hands and feet a little. Although she was still weak, she was not unable to move and could not do anything.

"Help me go outside and take a look." Jiang Li said to the maid.

The maid helped Jiang Li out of the house. It was a quadrangle courtyard. Probably because it was in Huangzhou, the house was not very big. There was a room in each of the four sides and only one courtyard. Wen Renyao was in the courtyard, squatting on the ground, not knowing what he was doing. Jiang Li was helped to get closer and saw a few fat pigeons around him, pecking at the corn on the ground.

He was actually feeding the pigeons.

"Mr. Wenren." Jiang Li said.

Wen Renyao had his back to Jiang Li. Hearing this, he stood up, turned around, saw Jiang Li, and smiled, "Second Miss Jiang, why are you up?"

Jiang Li looked up at the sky. It was already bright. She didn't see anyone else in the yard, so she asked, "Where are the others?"

"Wen Ji and Zhao Ke are still here. My Lord and Lu Ji went out early in the morning. How are you? Are you feeling better today? Do you still feel weak?" Wen Renyao asked.

Jiang Li said: "Much better, thank you for your concern, Master Wenren."

"It's just a matter of one sentence, what's there to thank for? If I really want to thank you, I'd better thank Ah Heng," Wen Renyao said with a smile, "After all, he was the one who saved you yesterday."

Jiang Li said: "Jiang Li will never forget the Duke's kindness."

"You don't have to be so forgetful. Just say thank you." Wen Renyao said disapprovingly, and saw Jiang Li's face again. Jiang Li didn't wear a veil this morning. The veil was uncomfortable to wear. And she saw her face. As Ji Heng said, the redness was still there, but it faded a little compared to yesterday, and the color became lighter. It seemed that the two people who kidnapped her had been feeding her this medicine that caused red spots in addition to giving her soft tendon powder. After she stopped taking those medicines, the red spots gradually became lighter.

"I don't know when this red spot will heal." Wen Renyao said, "It's better for Miss Jiang to stay here. No one in Huangzhou knows you except us. When the marks on your face disappear, no one will know if you go back. If you go back now, people in Yanjing City will see you and spread rumors. Alas," he sighed seriously, "People's rumors are scary. It's better to hide."

Jiang Li thought this person was really strange. He was obviously a Qimen Dunjia practitioner, but he was full of worldly airs and had no trace of a master. However, maybe this was the extraordinary feature of their "Fuji Sect"?

Jiang Li didn't understand.

All he heard was Ren Yao mumbling again: "Come to think of it, Ah Heng is such a picky person, but when he saw your face like that yesterday, he didn't even feel disgusted and instead brought you back..." He looked at Jiang Li and blinked.

Jiang Li looked confused when he stared at her.

"Miss Jiang Er, do you like Ah Heng?"

"What?" Jiang Li was surprised. Even if we follow what Wen Renyao just said, the next sentence should be "Ah Heng likes you" instead of "You like Ah Heng", right? Wen Renyao's words were so confusing that it was hard to guess what he was going to say next.

Jiang Li had a good temper, so she could only answer him patiently: "The Duke saved my life, I thank the Duke and treat him as a friend. There is nothing else, and I hope Master Wenren will be careful with his words."

This gentle "careful words" had no effect on Wen Renyao at all. He just said very seriously, as if he was very confused: "Ah Heng is not a person who likes to get close to strangers. Even those who are close to him and have good relations with him are not good people. Except for me, everyone is not easy to deal with."

Jiang Li: "..." If Situ Jiuyue and Lu Ji heard this, I don't know how long Wen Renyao can live. This man is courting death, he might as well tell his fortune earlier to see when he will kill himself.

"Miss Jiang Er, you are different," Wen Renyao said, "You are a good person. It is strange that Ah Heng would be so kind to a good person. You said you don't like Ah Heng, how is that possible?"

Jiang Li: "Why not?"

"I always feel that you are the woman destined for Ah Heng." Wen Renyao was about to reach out and grab Jiang Li's hand: "Second Miss Jiang, how about I tell you your fortune and see what your fate is like."

Jiang Li was surprised: "You Fujimen, can't you only tell fortunes for one person in your lifetime?"

"Yes." Wen Renyao said as a matter of course, "So my fortune-telling for you is not a skill of the Fuqi Sect. When I went down the mountain, I learned from many masters. Now, in addition to my own sect, I have also achieved some success. Whichever sect you like, if I can use it, I will use that sect to help you."

Jiang Li: "..."

She really had no other choice. She didn't want Wen Renyao to tell her fortune. If Wen Renyao didn't have the ability, it would be fine. But if he did, and figured out that she had lived two lives, what would he do if he was scared? The fewer people who knew the truth about her being Xue Fangfei, the better.

She said, "Master Wenren, I am now in Huangzhou and I am safe. Can you let my father and uncle know? They must be very worried now that I am missing."

"Ah Heng gave instructions last night." Wen Renyao said, "The letter is on the way, Miss Jiang, don't worry."

(End of this chapter)