The Double-Chapter 475 - 150 Joy Together_5

Lady Lu said with a smile, "I’m going to rest as well. We can talk more tomorrow morning."

In Night Wind Hall, it suddenly became empty and deserted. It was still a shichen before the end of the year and the New Year, when Jiang Li and Tonger walked together to Fangfei Garden. Tonger murmured, "I thought that coming to Yanjing City and returning to the residence for the New Year would be a lot more lively, but now it seems, it’s not as good as before."

These days, with one thing after another happening, who could truly be free from distractions and be happy. During the daytime, one could hold on, but at night, it was inevitable to feel saddened. It was better not to see and to hide in one’s own room, go to sleep, and when woken up the next morning, it would be a new year. That’s better.

Jiang Li laughed, "What’s the matter? Aren’t you still by my side? Besides, what does being lively have to do with us? At least now, we are eating and dressing better than when we were in the temples, right? One must be content."

"Indeed," Bai Xue said with a smile, "one must be content. When we were in the village, it was lively, but a whole family could only eat a bowl of radishes in one evening, and sometimes we had to go hungry. As for happiness, we need to have a full stomach first. It is better for a family to be separated and live well than to be together and starved to death."

Jiang Li smiled. The words were crude, but the logic was sound. As long as one was alive, there was hope for everything.

When they returned to Fangfei Garden, Qingfeng and Ming Yue were holding the red cakes made in the kitchen for the maids, claiming that eating one would guarantee a year of everything going as wished and without worries.

Ming Yue told Jiang Li, "Miss, the biggest one is on the table in the room. Remember to eat it. After you do, everything will go smoothly in the new year."

Listened to the maids laughing outside, Jiang Li couldn’t help laughing too. But when she entered the room and saw the red cake on the table, she could not laugh anymore.

The red cake nearly took up half the table, and Jiang Li could not possibly finish it. If really finishing the cake was necessary to have peace and smoothness in the coming year, then she better not eat it. She feared that after finishing the cake, before the new year arrived, this year would become not peaceful.

She moved the red cake to the side and sat down in front of the desk, unintentionally thinking of the pastries Jih Heng had made before. She wondered if the Duke Residence would make red cakes tonight, and if so, whether Jih Heng would be cooking. If the red cakes were made by Jih Heng, they would definitely be much more exquisite and lovely than the one before her, and the taste would also be much better. If eating one could guarantee safety and smoothness, then one red cake made by Jih Heng would be enough.

Jiang Li was startled for a moment and suddenly realized she was daydreaming again, laughing as she shook her head. It seems she had been spending too much time with Ye Mingyu, her thoughts becoming very similar to his. How did she end up thinking about this? If Jih Heng knew that she was thinking about these things, maybe she wouldn’t help her anymore.

Suddenly, Jiang Li caught a glimpse of someone standing behind her. She was startled and immediately turned to look, seeing Zhao Ke innocently standing there.

"Why are you here?" Jiang Li was surprised. Usually, when she had something to ask Zhao Ke, she would blow a whistle, and he would not come uninvited. And even if he came, he would stand outside the window, never entering the room.

Zhao Ke said, "The Duke has sent me to fetch you."

"Fetch me?" Jiang Li was stunned, "To where?"

"To the Duke Residence," Zhao Ke replied matter-of-factly.

"Now?

"Now."

Ordinarily, in the deep night of New Year’s Eve, why would they suddenly want her to go to the Duke Residence? Could it be... Jiang Li felt a shock in her heart, could it be that Miss Hai Tang had encountered some trouble? She immediately looked anxiously at Zhao Ke, "What happened? Is it Miss Hai Tang’s scars? Did something happen to them? Is she alright?"

Zhao Ke looked at her perplexed, "Miss Hai Tang? She is alright."

On hearing this, Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief and then asked with confusion, "If there’s no issue, then why do I need to go to the Duke Residence now? Does the Duke have something important to discuss with me?"

"Something important?" Zhao Ke tilted his head to think for a moment, then said, "I suppose so. Some time ago, when Miss Jiang the Second visited our residence, she promised to cook venison. Today, the old general has already prepared all the ingredients, just waiting for Miss Jiang the Second to come."

Jiang Li: "..."

She was speechless for a long time before finally saying, "Now? You want me to go to the Duke Residence to cook venison?" Jih Heng mustn’t be a fool!

"Is there a problem?" Zhao Ke’s tone was as righteous and unarguable as his master, making one even doubt if they themselves were in the wrong. Zhao Ke said, "The old general has been waiting for a long time, finally gathering all the things. Usually, everyone is too busy, only on New Year’s Eve, when everyone is present, he is willing to start roasting."