The Double

After making the decision, Ye Mingyu dispatched people to tidy up and leave. All the people and evidence related to Xue Huaiyuan’s case, the case files, and the important evidence from the county government office were gathered and taken away. Since they were to set off on the second day, everyone went to bed early.

Xue Huaiyuan, who had lost his senses, was like a child, and it took quite an effort to coax him to sleep. This was personally done by Jiang Li. Ye Mingyu and the others had wanted Jiang Li to rest, but Xue Huaiyuan would only be coaxed by her; if others tried, he would become extremely frightened. Only when Jiang Li was in front of him would he calm down.

Jiang Li was also very patient with him, without a hint of complaint. Bai Xue and Tonger couldn’t help but feel an illusion, fearing that when Jiang Yuanbai became old, Jiang Li wouldn’t have as much patience with him as she did now. Although she was gentle with the Jiang family members, she carried a polite estrangement. The two maidservants could feel that she wasn’t investing too much sincerity.

But towards Xue Huaiyuan, her tenderness was truly from the bottom of her heart.

After coaxing Xue Huaiyuan to sleep, Tonger asked Jiang Li, "Miss, are you going to rest now?"

Even Ye Mingyu had gone to sleep.

Jiang Li looked outside, finding it strange; in the few days since she’d arrived in Tongxiang, a place where it hadn’t snowed for decades, there had been two snowfalls, including tonight.

The wind blew in from outside, carrying snowflakes with it. Jiang Li put on a cloak, saying, "No, I am going to see Feng Yutang."

Feng Yutang? Tonger and Bai Xue looked at each other in bewilderment, as Jiang Li had already left the room.

Clad in a white rabbit fur cloak, she lowered the hood, leaving only her palm-sized face visible. Under the lantern, her little face seemed even paler, nearly blending in with the jade color of her skin. She walked neither too fast nor too slow, quickly reaching a corner of the courtyard.