The Double-Chapter 555 - 165 Banquet_3

She mocked herself? Why? Shen Yurong was somewhat puzzled; he couldn’t understand why this unfamiliar girl always looked at him with such a gaze as if they were well-acquainted. As for Jiang Li, he couldn’t help but pay attention to her, even though he shouldn’t, especially since they hadn’t really had much of a conversation.

"Miss Jiang the Second," Shen Yurong approached Jiang Li and said.

Jiang Li nodded slightly: "Lord Shen."

"Miss Jiang the Second, have you known me in the past?" Shen Yurong asked with a smile at the corner of his mouth, "Or perhaps, did we share some kind of connection before?"

His question was very direct. Jiang Li was also surprised; the Shen Yurong of the past did not speak so decisively. He always considered the feelings of others, gentle even in questioning. To ask such a direct question to a lady he was not familiar with was indeed blunt, and yet he had done it.

"How could that be?" Jiang Li lifted her face and laughed: "I haven’t even been back in Yanjing City for a year."

This statement was indeed true. In previous years, Jiang Li had always lived on Green City Mountain. Shen Yurong said: "I just thought that Miss Jiang the Second seems to have some prejudice against me."

Before Jiang Li could speak, a smiling voice suddenly came from behind: "What prejudice?"

Jih Heng had arrived, unnoticed.

Jiang Li was surprised; this was Li Xian’s wedding event, and to see Jih Heng here was something she had not expected at all. When Shen Yurong saw Jih Heng, he promptly bowed, and Jih Heng waved his hand as an acknowledgment.

Today, he did not wear red, probably because this was Li Xian’s wedding, and wearing red might break the rules and bring inconvenience to the Li Family. Of course, Jiang Li thought to herself, Jih Heng naturally wasn’t the kind of person to actively consider others; he probably just didn’t like to wear the same red as Li Xian and felt uncomfortable in his heart.

So he wore a black robe embroidered with silver peonies. The peonies were lavish, yet the black was profound, like a flowing light blooming in the night, in no way diminishing his stunning visage. His amber eyes were even more captivating; without the red, they added an element of austerity to his allure. His every move was filled with a sense of pride.

"Miss Jiang the Second, " he said with raised eyebrows, his familiarity with Jiang Li making Shen Yurong at a loss for how to join the conversation, or even whether he could do so anymore.

Before Jiang Li had a chance to speak with him, the sound of gongs and drums came from outside; the bridal couple had arrived.

The Wedding Matron was laying down rules for Princess Yongning and Li Xian outside. Prince Cheng had also arrived, and as Princess Yongning’s elder brother and the head of the Li Family, he was an indispensable figure. Jiang Li chose not to go out to join the excitement; she stood quietly in her place. Jih Heng and Shen Yurong did not move either, standing one on each side of her. This scene would undoubtedly seem very odd to anyone looking on.

Jih Heng asked, "Why don’t you go watch?"

"Watch what?" Jiang Li was puzzled.

"The wedding procession, the festivities."

"There’s nothing worth watching," Jiang Li said: "In the end, it’s all the same, either simple or complex, all for others to see. That’s all."

Jih Heng chuckled: "You speak as if you know it well."

Shen Yurong also looked at Jiang Li. Normally, girls of her age loved to watch such excitement, and even those with quieter dispositions would show curiosity in their expression. They would think about what they would look like on their wedding day, with anticipation and yearning visible on their faces. This Miss Jiang the Second, however, was very calm, and there was not a hint of desire to go and watch.

Jiang Li indeed did not want to go watch; she had already experienced it herself. Although her own wedding was not as grand, because Shen Yurong had not been an official or the top scholar at the time, and the Shen family was poor. What they could offer was already the best the Shen family could afford. Even then, Xue Fangfei was concerned for him, telling him that these were just formalities for others to watch, and as long as it was passable, it was fine. What mattered was the life they would lead afterward. frёewebηovel.cѳm

Xue Zhao had privately complained to Xue Fangfei, saying she was too considerate of Shen Yurong, not thinking enough for herself. But at the time, Xue Fangfei thought that since they were going to be together for life, these few hours or this one day of celebration was only temporary, and future prosperity was what mattered most.

It’s just that she hadn’t anticipated that Shen Yurong did not plan to be with her for life, so her understanding and consideration for the wedding became a one-sided joke.

"The Duke seems quite yearning?" Jiang Li said. Jih Heng was looking at the entrance, smiling, and while Jiang Li could not clearly see his eyes, she felt that standing here, he truly overshadowed the festively dressed groom.