Part 1 - The Double / Marriage of the Di Daughter

☆ Chapter 059 Watching a Play

The bet between Meng Hongjin, the daughter of the Chengxuan Envoy, and Jiang Li, the daughter of the Prime Minister, caused an uproar in Yanjing City. Even in the most remote alleys and the most humble taverns, whenever someone talked about the latest news, someone would talk about it with relish.

Gambling houses of all sizes even started to set up bets, and no matter old or young, they always had to buy a bet.

Three people were drinking tea in the usual position of Wangxian Tower.

The scholar in green shirt looked at the endless stream of people at the entrance of the gambling house opposite and said with a smile: "The bet is new, attracting people one after another."

"But it's all one-sided." The armoured soldier-Kong Liu shook his head and said: "These people are crazy, all of them bet on the eldest daughter of Chengxuanshi's mansion to win, and no one bets on the second young lady Jiang. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really ugly." 

He drank a cup of tea, and the way he drank tea was also chic as if he was drinking. He patted the table and said heroically: "I am the most compassionate person, and I can't stand others bullying the weak. Wen Ji," he called the guards standing outside and took out ten taels of silver from his pocket: "Help me go downstairs and bet on the second young lady Jiang to win!"

"Don't talk like you are very righteous." The scholar in green shirt stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Half an hour ago, you spent a hundred taels of silver to bet on Meng Hongjin to win."

Hearing this, Wen Ji immediately showed contempt. Tsk, spending ten taels of silver to buy the second Miss Jiang, and a hundred taels of silver to buy the Miss Meng, Kong Liu is clearly making a profit, he is no different from those people outside, and he still pretends to be good.

Kong Liu was so angry that he looked at the scholar in green and said angrily: "Mr. Lu, how can you know my whereabouts so clearly, are you a rat?"

Lu Ji, the scholar in blue, ignored Kong Liu's questioning, looked at the person on the side, and asked, "What do you think, Duke?"

Ji Heng raised her eyelids and glanced lazily downstairs, saying, "Not interested."

"I'm not saying that," Kong Liu said, "Although I also admire Miss Jiang's courage to bet, but that was the school entrance examination of Mingyi Hall. Oh, my father wanted to send me to Mingyi Hall, but I was kicked out before I even touched the door. Can ordinary people enter Mingyi Hall?" 

Kong Liu smacked his lips, "The young lady of the Meng family has stayed in Mingyi Hall for a few years, but Miss Jiang is a newcomer. It's okay to be a newcomer, but Miss Jiang stayed in a nunnery before. Not to mention that the nunnery is a romantic nunnery. Even if the incense is prosperous, the nuns are comparable to those in the palace. Sir? If Miss Jiang can beat the young lady of the Meng family, it would be a miracle. "

"I don't agree with him." Lu Ji said: "Since Miss Jiang dared to mention the bets, especially three bets, the bets are increasing layer by layer, and it is so powerful that she must have something to rely on. Otherwise, why would she bother to do something and cause trouble for herself?."

"You usually look smart, why are you stupid now?" Kong Liu laughed and said: "Miss Jiang said so, it's the same as when we fight, we say something harsh, we should suppress it first! There is no such deep meaning, you scholars, your thoughts are too complicated!"

The last sentence choked Lu Ji, and after a while, he spit out a sentence: "You can't play the lute to a cow."

"A cock can't talk to a duck." Kong Liu retorted.

Ji Heng propped up his chin in boredom, and even such a casual action, when he did it, was also quite beautiful.

"Sir," Lu Ji looked at Ji Heng again, "Ye Shijie's matter disrupted your plan because of Miss Jiang's relationship. Although I don't know if it was accidental, Miss Jiang is not as stupid as the rumours say. This matter may become an opportunity. It is better to wait and see. The Jiang family must not make mistakes in the plan. Miss Jiang can be the lead."

Kong Liu was puzzled: "Miss Jiang is not valued in the Jiang family. How will this affect the decision of the Jiang family?"

Lu Ji quietly waited for the answer from the opposite person.

After a long while, Ji Heng said: "The Jiang family's drama has not started yet, don't rush." ​​He waved his hand, Wen Ji stepped forward and leaned over, Ji Heng said: "Take 10,000 taels of silver and go to the largest gambling house in Yanjing."

Kong Liu's eyes lit up: "Are you also planning to take this opportunity to make a fortune?"

"Watch the show to the end," Ji Heng chuckled, "Go, bet on Miss Jiang to win."
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Yanjing City was in an uproar over the bet between her and Meng Hongjin, but Jiang Li didn't know about it. Because from that day on, she had been ‘preparing for the test’ in Jiang's house.

However, this matter concerns the reputation of the entire Jiang's house. Once Jiang Li's actions spread out and reached the ears of Old Lady Jiang and Jiang Yuanbo, it would be a big deal.

In Wanfeng Hall, Old Lady Jiang stared at Jiang Li with a complicated look and asked, "Little Li, what do you want to do?"

"Don't be angry, mother." Ji Shuran said carefully, "After all, Li'er is young and easily impulsive, so she made a bet with others."

"Young," Jiang Yuanbo said coldly, "She has already reached the age of marriage, and she will be able to get married in a few days, but she still doesn't know how to act!"

In Wanfeng Hall, there is only the eldest family. Although it concerns the entire Jiang's house, it is Jiang Li who is in trouble after all.

"Maybe the second sister is confident." Jiang Youyao added fuel to the fire without hesitation, "That's why she is so confident to accept Miss Meng's bet and even make demands."

It would be fine if she didn't mention this. Once she mentioned this, Jiang Yuanbo was even more furious. He disliked conceited people the most in his life, especially those who were conceited without any strengths. 

He looked at Jiang Li with a harsh look, "I know you write well, but if you think you can pass the Mingyi Hall exam like this, you are wrong! Don't sit in the well and look at the sky. The Jiang family values ​​self-knowledge. You don't even know yourself, and you still dare to dream of taking the first place. Do you know that you are not only losing your lifelong reputation, but also the reputation of our Jiang family? If you lose, the entire Jiang family will be criticized!"

Jiang Li looked very respectful, with a timely apology, but she was absent-minded in her heart. Jiang Yuanbai and the others thought that they were ignorant and understandable, after all, they didn't know that she was not the real Second Miss Jiang. If they were in a different place, they would only think that this matter was ridiculous if they faced such a situation.

Jiang Li lowered her eyebrows and said, "Dad, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been impulsive for a moment, but now that things have come to this, everyone in the city knows about it. If I cancel the bet now, I will be laughed at. Anyway, I might as well try my best, and there is still a chance of winning."

Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Jiang Li to admit her mistakes so quickly. And her attitude of admitting mistakes was so good that Jiang Yuanbai couldn't even continue to scold her.

Jiang Li was calm in her heart. She learned from Xue Zhao that ‘admitting mistakes is to be sincere and straightforward, and making mistakes should be bold and heroic without looking back.’ This attitude is always useful.

Anyway, a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, so we can only treat a dead horse as a living horse.

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