The Double

"No,"

Jiang Yuanbai’s voice was decisive and left no room for doubt. He said, "The last incident happened on your way to the Ye Residence. Who knows if there are still assassins at large in Yanjing City? If you make an appearance, danger is inevitable. If you want to see them, they can come to the Jiang Residence, but for the next few days, it’s best you don’t go out."

Jiang Li sighed in her heart. She had anticipated Jiang Yuanbai would say something like this. Before she could even argue, Jiang Yuanbai had already left the study, leaving no room for discussion.

There was nothing Jiang Li could do.

Upon her return to Fangfei Garden, she ran into Tonger and Bai Xue, who had just received the news and were about to rush out. Seeing Jiang Li, Tonger’s mouth turned down and tears rolled down her cheeks. She said, "Miss, you’re finally back. I thought I would never see you again...sob..."

"I’m alright. But you," Jiang Li took her by the hand to look, "you took a knife for me... Are you sure you’re ok?"

Tonger, hiccupping, shook her head: "The master had a doctor look at me. It’s nothing serious. I can still look after you like before. But miss, you must’ve suffered a lot. Those thieves are just hateful. I heard you were taken to Huangzhou, and there’s still fighting going on there... I was really worried, afraid something would happen to you." She was genuinely concerned for Jiang Li, who in turn had to comfort her: "I’m really fine, look, I’m here in one piece now."

Bai Xue also came over, more silent than Tonger, but she too couldn’t help her eyes reddening. She said, "It’s all because of my uselessness, for not keeping a close eye on you. You wouldn’t have had to suffer like this otherwise."

Jiang Li softly said, "I know what happened at the Duke Residence. If you hadn’t sought help from the Duke Residence, Duke Su would not have found out about my disappearance so soon. You did well, Bai Xue, thank you."

Bai Xue looked at her, not knowing what to do.

After seeing Qingfeng and Ming Yue, Jiang Li returned to her room. After shutting the door and confirming multiple times that Jiang Li truly did not have a single scratch, Tonger finally eased her worries and turned to ask about something else. She said, "I heard that miss was rescued, but I don’t know by whom... Miss, earlier you mentioned the Duke Residence... was it the Duke?"