The Double
Chapter 257 - 106 Prison_5

Chapter 257: Chapter 106 Prison_5

I was happy that at least one life remained; our father and daughter were not destined to be separated forever by death. I was sad because the mad Xue Huaiyuan might never recognize his own daughter again. Even if they were reunited, they might never acknowledge each other in this lifetime.

That’s just how the heavens are; they seem to offer a glimmer of hope, but after that glimmer fades, what follows is only deeper despair.

Jiang Li sat blankly at the table.

Tonger and Bai Xue asked several times, but Jiang Li did not tell them what had happened. Eventually, whether out of annoyance or something else, she simply asked Tonger and Bai Xue to leave and stayed in the room alone. The two maids, fearing she might do something foolish, simply sat outside the door, pressing their ears against it, listening carefully for any noise inside. They planned to break in at the slightest sign of trouble; Jiang Li must not come to any harm.

Jiang Li silently buried her face in the crook of her arm.

Every time she thought about what Yongning and Shen Yurong had done to Xue Huaiyuan, Jiang Li wanted to tear them to shreds. She didn’t believe that Shen Yurong was ignorant of Xue Huaiyuan’s predicament! Even if Xue Zhao had met with tragedy and Yongning had acted on his own, there was nothing Shen Yurong could do now that Xue Zhao was gone. But now that Xue Huaiyuan was alive, Shen Yurong just watched indifferently as he was tortured!

When Shen Yurong first came to Tongxiang, Xue Huaiyuan had even advised him, saying a teacher for a day is like a father for life. He didn’t expect Shen Yurong to treat Xue Huaiyuan as his own father, but with their teacher-student relationship, he should have had some conscience.

They were nothing but two inhumane beasts!

What was even more infuriating was that Jiang Li, even if she could confront Yongning and Shen Yurong now, was not able to immediately avenge the Xue Family. Not to mention that the guards around them would not allow Jiang Li to get close, but taking their lives in return was too lenient for them. The Xue Family’s grievances were not yet cleared, their ugly faces not yet exposed to the world—it wasn’t over!

Jiang Li was filled with hatred but knew that what was more important than revenge at the moment was to rescue Xue Huaiyuan from prison. If the information Qiongzhi had found was true, Xue Huaiyuan’s current condition in prison probably involved more than just poor food and clothing. Yongning would not let Xue Huaiyuan off easily and would definitely arrange for him to suffer in secret. Xue Huaiyuan was old, and if he couldn’t endure it... Jiang Li dared not think any further.

She suddenly stood up; there was no time to waste, she must rush back to Tongxiang as quickly as possible!

Just as she was thinking, voices from outside came from Tonger and Bai Xue, with Bai Xue saying, "Third Master, you’ve come. Our lady is inside..."

Ye Mingyu? Jiang Li got up, opened the door, and Bai Xue hadn’t finished speaking when Jiang Li came out first. Seeing Jiang Li’s face looking somewhat better, Bai Xue let out a sigh of relief.

Jiang Li said, "Uncle Mingyu."

"I came specifically to find you," Ye Mingyu didn’t notice the maids’ unusual expressions today and sat down at the small table inside the room, laughing heartily, "Jiang Li, you don’t know, my older and second brothers went to the Weaving Yard, and the people there saw our Peacock Feather and thought it could be given a try. I think the method you mentioned is likely to work. If it really does, our Ye Family might have a new kind of fabric to offer besides the Ancient Fragrance Satin. You’d be the chief contributor!"

Jiang Li forced a smile. If she had learned this news before she met Qiongzhi, she would undoubtedly have been happy for the Ye Family. But now, her heart was fully occupied with the whereabouts of Xue Huaiyuan in Tongxiang, and she couldn’t bring herself to be distracted by the Ye Family’s weaving matters no matter what.

"Then congratulations to Uncle Mingyu," Jiang Li said politely, "If it really succeeds, the biggest contributor should be Uncle Mingyu. Without you finding those peacock feathers, I couldn’t have thought of this method."

Hearing this, Ye Mingyu burst into hearty laughter, "That’s what I like about Jiang Li, not taking credit! Don’t worry, my older and second brothers have already praised me when they were at the Weaving Yard. They even said that if this succeeds, they’ll give me a trade caravan with martial artists in the future, so I can travel more throughout the year and bring back some rare and exotic items. I’m thinking of making Rufeng go with me; he has a business mind, and with him, we might make a greater profit. Besides, a young man should travel more to broaden his horizon, not just stay cooped up in Xiangyang City and accomplish nothing."

Jiang Li laughed along, her mind elsewhere, "That sounds good."

"Jiang Li, you come from Yanjing City, and I heard that the recent school examination ranked you first once again. You must be quite learned. I was thinking, what should we name the fabric made from peacock feathers, something that sounds good like Ancient Fragrance Satin, something that carries an air of refinement without being common. Do you have any suggestions?"

Ye Mingyu usually had no interest in the Ye Family’s business affairs, not sure if it was because he was particularly proud of his contribution this time with the peacock feathers, he started to take care of these finer details and even humbly sought Jiang Li’s opinion.

Normally, Jiang Li would have been happy to discuss these trivial matters with Ye Mingyu in order to strengthen her relationship with the members of the Ye Family. But after meeting Qiongzhi, Jiang Li knew that every moment that slipped away was an opportunity lost. The longer time passed, the worse it would be for Xue Huaiyuan.

She was not a daughter who could just stand by and watch her biological father suffer in prison.

"Uncle Mingyu, I have a favor to ask of you," Jiang Li interrupted Ye Mingyu’s rambling.

Ye Mingyu was taken aback, seeing his niece with an uncommonly serious expression on her face, he also straightened in his chair and asked, "What is it?"

Jiang Li took a deep breath, "I want to make a trip to Tongxiang."