Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 268 The Flowers Are About to Bloom

There was a lion dance team downstairs, starting from the gate of Changqing Building.

There were the sound of gongs and drums, and the cheers of the onlookers. Even if you were on the third floor, you could still hear the lively noise.

Shen Beiqi smiled faintly and said, "Well, to be honest, I still owe His Majesty a meal. I'll repay it today. You can just consider it as taking advantage of it." He glanced at Luo Jue opposite him.

In fact, Luo Jue also felt uncomfortable when he heard those words just now.

If this had happened before Xiao Wencong ascended the throne, he... although he would not dare to be too presumptuous, he could at least refute it.

But come to think of it, why are all the others blooming and bearing fruit, but this one is blooming but not bearing fruit?

Jiang Li quickly diverted everyone's attention, "Why do you owe His Majesty a meal?"

"Because..." Shen Beiqi smiled, "I snatched away his chance to show his courtesy."

Apart from the little incident at the beginning, we talked and laughed the whole night and it was a pleasant meal.

The only drawback was that Jiang Li was greedy and ate a few more glutinous rice balls, which left a lump in her stomach and made her feel nauseous.

I walked all the way back to the Shen Mansion, took a shower, and sat on the couch, but I still felt a greasy and indigestion in my chest.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Seeing that she was always holding her chest, he half-raised his body and asked.

"Yeah, I ate too much today."

"Eat too much?" Shen Beiqi suddenly realized, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Then...how about moving?"

Jiang Li was stunned. Move?

She subconsciously glanced at the hand caressing her chest and was about to refuse when the man threw her onto the soft bedding.

"You haven't helped me for many days..." He kissed her lips, sucking them bit by bit, "Today is a good day, don't waste it."

A large, warm hand untied the belt around her waist and rubbed back and forth on her delicate and smooth skin.

Jiang Li couldn't help but scream in her heart, what about the agreement of not having sex for three months?

In the end, she was the only one banned?

That’s not all. She now feels like her right arm is getting thicker. It’s so unfair…

……

Jiang Cheng's prestige in the court rose rapidly. Not only did he attach great importance to the students of the Western School, he also treated the students of the Eastern School equally if they were talented and capable.

The Eastern Faction has been silent since the death of Lin Zewen, but now it sees hope in Jiang Cheng of the Western Faction.

Jiang Cheng bluntly said that both the Eastern and Western Factions were people of Southern Wu, and they should all be loyal to His Majesty, rather than forming cliques and ganging up on those who are dissidents.

The Jiang family moved to a larger house, and Jiang Minzhi was originally planning to return to Changzhou.

But Jiang Li was pregnant, and Jiang Cheng and Xue's wedding date was approaching.

Therefore, Jiang Minzhi's plan to return to Changzhou was temporarily put on hold until Jiang Chengcheng got married.

But he first sent someone to send Zou and his daughter to Changzhou.

Jiang Cheng's wedding date is set for the end of March, when winter has gone and spring has arrived, and everything is changing.

In Qinghui Courtyard, the magnolia tree has sprouted new buds.

Since marrying into the Shen family, she has spent most of her time in Cuibai Hall and has never been to Qinghui Courtyard.

I came here today to find a gift for my future sister-in-law.

Her belongings were originally at the Jiang family's. When the Jiang family was moving to a new house, she sent people to move them back.

She and Shen Beiqi lived in the inner courtyard of Cuibai Hall, and Yao Ziqian and Yue Yang lived in the front courtyard, so she put her things in Qinghui Courtyard.

There were footsteps approaching, she didn't look back, just smiled slightly.

The man gently embraced her from behind and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I see, the flowers are about to bloom." Jiang Li said with a smile.

Shen Beiqi curled his lips and smiled, his beautiful peach blossom eyes sparkling, just like the first time she saw him many years ago.

"Why did you think of coming here?"

"Find something." Jiang Li said.

Shen Beiqi held her waist, and the two entered the house. Jiang Li opened the cabinet and looked at Shen Beiqi, "Move out that big box."

The young man nodded and said with a smile, "Okay."

As they spent time together day after day, she gradually regained her original nature. Now she not only stuck to him, but also dared to order him around at will.

I will never be like before, carefully trying to please him in both open and covert ways no matter when and where.

Jiang Li opened a wooden box and felt a little dissatisfied.

He opened a few more and shook his head, "I remember before I entered the palace, the former Empress gave me a Begonia hairpin, but I don't know where it is now."

After she became pregnant, she seemed to become stupid. Many things she had put there disappeared completely.

She once suspected that there was a thief in the mansion, and was even ridiculed by Shen Beiqi, wondering who would dare to steal things from the Duke's mansion.

But he was not wrong. Those lost things would be found in a very conspicuous place after a while.

Jiang Li finally understood what it meant to be in the darkest place under the lamp!

Shen Beiqi came forward to help her look for it, and opened a brown wooden box. Inside was not a gold hairpin or a hairpin, but a slightly faded red hairband.

Picking it up with his fingers, he squinted his eyes and asked, "What is this?"

Jiang Li glanced at it casually, "That one, that one is..."

It’s Luo Cheng’s headband.

She didn't dare say the rest of the words, because from his expression, she could tell that he had already guessed it.

"A token of love?" His tone suddenly became more sarcastic, which made her heart skip a beat.

"I think it's not good to lose it. After all, it's someone else's stuff. It would be even worse to return it to him. That would mean I was deliberately setting a trap to meet him, so..."

The smile on his face grew wider, and she didn't dare to continue.

"This token of love of yours is really... unique!" He enunciated each word with great emphasis.

"No, it's not a token of love." She tried to snatch it away, but he lifted it high into the air.

"You've been the only one in my heart since I was little, and you actually said that to me..." Jiang Li used her ultimate move and squeezed out two tears, "Don't you know what's going on between me and Luo Cheng?"

Shen Beiqi: “…”

Good, not only does he know how to control him, but he also dares to turn the tables.

You are getting more and more daring!

A gentleman's revenge is never too late!

Now, he endured it!

When she gives birth to the child, he must take charge of the family!

……

After the wedding was over at the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Minzhi was about to return to Changzhou.

Jiang Li returned to the Jiang Mansion one day in advance, wanting to stay with her father for a while longer.

After having dinner in the flower hall, Jiang Cheng and Xue Ling returned to their rooms.

Jiang Li and her father sat at the stone table in the yard, looking at the crescent moon in the sky and chatting casually.

"Aman, it's your father who is sorry for you."

Jiang Li was stunned by the word "Aman".

Since her father came back from Liangzhou, he has never called her like this.

"You were just eight years old when your father was demoted and exiled to Liangzhou. When you first arrived in Liangzhou, your father was very concerned about you. Even though he knew you had a good place to go, he still couldn't help but worry about whether you would be treated well in the Shen family. After all, living under someone else's roof is not as comfortable as living at home."

"Later..." Jiang Minzhi sighed slightly, "We had Ke'er. You don't know that when she was born, she was so thin and small that you couldn't even hear her cry. She was as weak as a lamb and almost couldn't survive."

"My father held her in his arms every day, thinking that as long as she could survive, he would be willing to sacrifice his life for hers."

Jiang Li felt a little sour in the nose, lowered her head, and tears dripped from the tip of her nose onto her wide sleeves.