Chapter 54 Part 1 - Older cousin (1/2)

Ye Shijie waited for Jiang Li in a small building in the tea house next door.

Early in the morning, he had entrusted someone to wait outside the Jiang residence to give a letter to Jiang Li’s servant girl. Ye Shijie invited her to meet in the tea house’s small building. Although the words were passed, Jiang Li still might not necessarily come personally.

However, in the end Jiang Li still came.

It’s not yet time for school, it’s also not that far from here to Ming Yi Hall. A simple talk with Ye Shijie would not affect the school time. Jiang Li came to keep the appointment after she had properly organized her things.

In the tea house. Ye Shijie was wearing an ash blue robe. Although the color was plain, if one looked carefully, the material of the cloth was very fine. The obscured pattern on the cuff was also a rare double needle embroidery. This youngster was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, considerably handsome and bright. It’s just that his gaze as he sized up Jiang Li had a somewhat vigilant look.

“Elder cousin Ye.” Jiang Li spoke as she sat down across from Ye Shijie.

Apparently shocked by “elder cousin Ye” these three words, Ye Shijie blanked out for a moment and actually didn’t know what to say for a while. Only after a long time did he open his mouth and spoke in a stiff voice: “Why did you help me yesterday?”

In the midst of the ruckuss yesterday, Jiang Li suddenly appeared and helped Ye Shijie. Towards this young lady who showed up when encountering injustice, he was very grateful. But in the evening, as he was sitting under the lamp, he suddenly thought that something was wrong. The capital’s Jiang second miss, isn’t that his late aunt’s daughter, his younger female cousin?

If someone else showed up to counter the injustice, perhaps Ye Shijie wouldn’t think so much. But when the righteous person turned out to be Jiang Li, no matter what, Ye Shijie wasn’t convinced that it wasn’t a plot. Tossing and turning for a night without any sleep, Ye Shijie decided to look for Jiang Li directly to have a chat and ask her clearly what’s going on.

“I called you elder cousin Ye, don’t tell me you want me to see my own relative being blackmailed on the street while I look on without lifting a finger?” Jiang Li spoke very naturally as if she was astonished at the reason why Ye Shijie asked such a simple question.

Ye Shijie was again choked by Jiang Li’s righteous words. Half a day later he spoke in a cold voice: “Don’t joke, aren’t you looking down on us being merchants, so why talk about being relatives?”