After hearing that Li Ran was taken away, Ji Le felt anxious again and ran all the way to the other courtyard. And her beautiful face could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
But when she ran to the Jishi Villa worriedly, she realized that it was a false alarm. Li Ran was already sitting in the courtyard drinking fragrant tea.
"Hey, Ji... Le'er, why are you here?"
Li Ran opened his mouth and wanted to tell her to sacrifice the girl, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt that it was not appropriate. After all, she was his fiancée now, and she had always treated her as a girl, which seemed to be extravagant.
"Come and try it? This is the chrysanthemum tea made by Ran. It is very refreshing."
Unexpectedly, not only did Li Ran come back safe and sound, but he was actually still enjoying tea leisurely in the courtyard.
But where did Ji Le come from to talk about these things at this time? He rushed forward and hugged Li Ran. He asked with great concern:
"My father didn't do anything to you, right? What about the people of Qi? Did the envoys from Qi make things difficult for you in every possible way?"
Because Ji Xian had not been optimistic about Li Ran before, Ji Le was very worried about whether Ji Xian would also stand by and watch Li Ran this time, so he first asked her if she had treated Li Ran.
"Don't worry, your father is fine. How can he embarrass my future son-in-law?"
Li Ran said with a smile, Ji Le then remembered that she and Li Ran were already engaged. According to the customs of Zheng State, she could not meet Li Ran in private at this time, and her face turned red.
"Hmph... you still know that you are... such a big deal... and you didn't even tell me..."
By the end of the conversation, Ji Le, who looked shy, became softer and quieter, to the point where he could no longer be heard.
But Li Ran can understand her mood.
"Look at you sweating profusely. Come on, sit down and rest for a while."
The two of them entered the courtyard and sat down. Li Ran quickly made her a cup of chrysanthemum tea.
When Li Ran moved into this villa earlier, he discovered that there were many chrysanthemums planted in the courtyard. Now the autumn wind swept by, many autumn chrysanthemums bloomed. Instead of withering, the courtyard became a sea of flowers. Li Ran took this opportunity to order people to pick many chrysanthemums.
Autumn chrysanthemums are dried and made into scented tea.
After drinking the tea, Ji Le felt refreshed and immediately asked Li Ran in surprise about the origin of this scented tea.
Li Ran was also very interested when he saw her, and immediately explained to her in detail the methods of picking and drying scented tea. He never thought that he was really interested in Jiele, and he wanted to try it right away.
At this moment, a very majestic shout was heard coming from outside the hospital.
"Leer."
The two of them turned around and looked around, only to see Ji leading Ji Zeng into the gate of the other courtyard together.
"Dad? Why are you here too..."
Ji Le, who was not in her boudoir waiting to be married but was running around, was obviously feeling guilty at this time. After all, according to custom, she was not allowed to meet Li Ran in private at this time.
"Hmph! If I don't come, wouldn't I be asking people to gossip about me as a sacrifice? Why don't you hurry up..."
"Old sect leader, Le'er is also worried about my safety, so she came in such a hurry. In the final analysis, it's Li Ran's fault. But since she's here now, let's let her rest for a while before returning."
Li Ran spoke up at the right time and helped Ji Le.
Seeing Li Ran say this, Ji Xian couldn't say any more. He just glared at Ji Le again, shook his head helplessly, and led Ji Geng into the courtyard gate.
After the three of them sat down, Ji first asked directly:
"Ziming, have you told Doctor Tian of Qi all the truth?"
This question was naturally asked by Li Ran.
When everyone heard the sound, they all turned their attention to Li Ran.
Ji Le didn't know the inside story of the robbery of Qi Guo's grain truck at this time, so he immediately listened with bated breath after hearing this.
Ji Zeng, on the other hand, seemed much calmer, and it seemed that he had received a lot of news from Ji Xian.
"The old sect leader didn't say anything directly, so he didn't dare to tell Doctor Tian everything."
The last thing Li Ran left for Tian Ruoju was just a name.
As for what Tian Ruoju can find based on this name, that is beyond his control.
"Well, that's good. The matter of erecting the ox is related to our clan. We weigh the pros and cons, and we should be more cautious about some things."
Ji Xian said calmly, with no trace of emotion on his face.
"What the old sect leader said is absolutely true. This matter is of great importance, but I dare not make the decision without authorization."
It turns out that Li Ran and Ji Xian had a tacit understanding on this matter. No matter how Shu Niu colluded with the Qi people and participated in the robbery of Qi's grain, for Ji Xian, this matter was ultimately
You can't make a big fuss, because Shu Niu is the eldest son of the Ji family.
Once this matter gets serious, not only will the Ji family be implicated, but even the State of Zheng will inevitably be blamed by the State of Qi.
Therefore, when Li Ran was questioned by Qi Envoy in the post, he deliberately took a step away from Tian Ruoju to talk and only revealed Shu Niu's name to him.
Moreover, Li Ran made it very clear that even if this matter was not done by Qi Ren, it was inseparable from Qi Ren himself. Therefore, even if Tian Juanju wants to investigate the matter strictly and pull out the radish and bring it with the mud, in the end
Qi State itself will still be involved.
In this way, once Qi Ren himself is really involved, he will naturally not investigate the matter further.
And this is also the reason why Li Ran did not tell Tian Ruoju all his conjectures.
On the one hand, he must carefully protect Jishi and Zheng Guo from being involved in this matter.
On the other hand, not speaking out about certain things also expresses an attitude - just take the blame yourself, don't dump it, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed.
Of course, Tian Ranju might not be able to understand these profound meanings at the moment, but he firmly believed that after he reported back to Yan Ying, Dr. Yan Ying would definitely be able to figure it out.
At present, this matter can be considered to be temporarily resolved. Tian Juanju is worthy of being an upright gentleman and did not indiscriminately forcibly tie up Li Ran and go to Qi State.
On the one hand, he has sent people to rush to Qi State to deliver the news. In the near future, he will leave Zheng Yi and return to Qi State to report the matter to the Marquis of Qi and Yan Ying.
But internally, as far as the Ji clan is concerned, this matter has not completely ended.
This time Shu Niu first proposed transporting grain to the Wei Kingdom for sale, and then transferred the food to the Ji clan, which almost caused Ji Zeng and Ji Xun to be trapped and humiliated. If Li Ran hadn't arrived in time, the Ji clan would have been in a state of restlessness.<
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As for the robbery of Qi Liang, although Li Ran had no conclusive evidence, he already knew who was responsible for it, whether it was Zichan or the ancestor sacrifice.
Of course, Li Ran would not intervene in how to deal with Shu Niu. It would be best to leave this hot potato to Ji Xian to solve it himself.
After all, he will soon become Jishi's son-in-law, and he can be regarded as half of Jishi. When the time comes, everyone will bow their heads and not look up when they see each other. There is really no need to be aggressive, so as not to embarrass both parties.
"In recent years, I have indeed indulged in the bull-ereing."
Ji Xian was silent for a long time, then suddenly sighed, and the white hair around his ears and temples became particularly conspicuous.
Time makes people grow old, and time stains blue hair.
The older you get, the less capable you are of doing some things. If it were placed in Ji Xian's prime, there would be no room for negotiation on this kind of thing, and he would definitely deal with it with thunderous means.
But now, he can no longer kill so decisively.
The importance of Shu Niu to the entire Ji clan is self-evident. Once he is touched, there will inevitably be disagreements within the clan. At that time, the entire family will be torn apart, which is certainly not the result that Ji Xian wants to see.
Therefore, when Li Ran asked him what to do with Shu Niu, he hesitated a little.
"Dad, Brother Meng has gone too far this time. If he is not severely punished, the child will be afraid..."
"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that you won't be able to take the position of the sect leader?"
As soon as Ji Xian turned around, Ji Zong's face was immediately filled with fear, and he lowered his head in a hurry without daring to say another word.
Upon seeing this, Ji Le immediately stepped forward to hold the sacrifice's shoulders and said softly:
"Dad, my daughter thinks that although Brother Meng has gone too far, he is a family after all. If Dad disciplines him more in the future, I think Brother Meng will definitely change his ways."
"Well, look at your sister, Le'er still knows a lot about her."
After hearing this, Ji Xian finally nodded with some relief.
Li Ran on the side saw this, exchanged glances with Ji Le, and couldn't help but smile knowingly at each other.