Chapter 704 - 215: Confession
The carriage traveled through the night, familiar roads, familiar night breezes, but Jiang Li sat inside with an unfamiliar heart.
The bonds between people in this world are indeed strange. From Tongxiang to Yanjing City, separated by thousands of miles, she never expected to marry into Yanjing and have such entanglements with the Shen family from a former life. And the grudges between Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning also made her become Jiang Li, which led to her intersections with many people she met as Jiang Li, inexplicably linking her with Jih Heng.
The road between the Duke Residence and the Jiang Residence had, in fact, only been familiar for a year and a half, yet it felt as though she knew it well. So much so that when it came time to part, she felt reluctant. From the initial surprise, finding the idea of venturing out at night scandalous and unimaginable, to later becoming accustomed and even taking the initiative to go, when exactly this change occurred, no one noticed.
From now on, there would be no more such actions, no more such feelings. That uneasy and apprehensive feeling, mixed with anticipation and reassurance, those complex and intertwined emotions, she figured they wouldn’t happen again. Jiang Li didn’t know if she would be sad about the future, maybe a bit heartbroken when she recalled it, but she truly had no regrets. Though leaving Yanjing and the stable life there, she could take her father with her, bring Xue Zhao back to her hometown, or even just carry Xue Zhao’s ashes, and travel the world, fulfilling Xue Zhao’s old dreams.
Having been confined to the estate for the first half of her life, it was time to fly out. After all, freedom in this life is truly precious.
So the corners of her mouth lifted slightly again, all previous sadness flying away. Even if it was time to say goodbye, she should do it with a smile. Compared to when she had just become Miss Jiang the Second, everything now was so much better than she had initially thought. Princess Yongning’s and Yurong’s great vengeance had been avenged, her father was still alive, and she still had a future; all in all, not bad at all.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Duke Residence, Jiang Li jumped down, and together with Zhao Ke, walked into the Duke Residence.