The grass in the factory should be plucked

"Ari..." Nangong Qinghe said in a trembling voice.

"Qinghe." Jiang Li smiled slightly, "Come in quickly, what are you standing there for?"

Nangong Qinghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her attitude remained the same as before.

They sat down at the tea table and Jiang Li poured him a cup of tea.

"Try this Mingqian Shifeng Longjing tea. Manager Liu said it is the best of all Longjing teas. I don't know much about tea, so I can't taste its goodness. Qinghe, you are knowledgeable and experienced, so you can judge it."

Nangong Qinghe said ashamedly: "Ali, you have created such a huge industry in such a short time. How dare I claim to be knowledgeable in front of you?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Longmen Commercial Bank was originally left to me by my mother. How could I have such great ability to start from scratch?"

Nangong Qinghe said: "Ah Li, every time you meet me, you come and go in a hurry. Today, can you tell me in detail why you became a secret guard of the East Factory? And why did you suddenly have such powerful kung fu?"

He was full of questions, and he took this opportunity to ask her in person.

Jiang Li smiled slightly: "It can only be said to be a coincidence."

She told the story about how she had learned martial arts from a master in her childhood and how she had practiced martial arts diligently after being sent to the cold palace.

He also told a brief account of how he met Xie Chang'an, how he reported Concubine Zhou to him, and how he helped him solve the Cuixiang Pavilion case. He omitted the details that could not be told to Nangong Qinghe and selectively told him a general outline.

"So Lord Xie recruited you into the East Factory secret guards?"

Nangong Qinghe was secretly shocked. Isn't Xie Changan too bold? He actually dared to recruit a concubine from the cold palace into the secret guard team!

However, it was also thanks to him that Jiang Li was able to join the East Factory and send over the East Factory's intelligence continuously.

"Lord Xie thinks I'm a dangerous person, so it's safest to keep me under his nose." Jiang Li smiled.

"Besides, I am indeed useful. The Cuixiang Pavilion case, the Zhang Yu case, and the secret passage to the hunting grounds, aren't my contributions great?"

She snorted, "If I were a man, I would be able to become a fifth-rank official, right?"

Nangong Qinghe was shocked at first, and then felt proud. It turned out that all these major cases were the work of A'li!

He said sternly: "Ari, in the case of Cuixiang Pavilion, you first saved my father, then discovered Wucao, saved my mother, and also helped me..."

"I have noted down all these merits. One day..." He paused, swallowed back the words "to be the heir of a country", and changed his words, "Let alone a fifth-rank official, even a title of nobility or prime minister is worthy of it."

"Really?" Jiang Li smiled, "Can you make me a female marquis?"

Nangong Qinghe looked at her lovingly: "Whatever A-li wants, I will give it to you."

Jiang Li smiled with eyes curved in color: "Then it's a deal! The first female marquis of the Great Chu Dynasty will definitely go down in history, hahahaha..."

Nangong Qinghe was so stunned by her laughter that she was shaking with joy. She was so stunningly beautiful that he couldn't help but stare at her.

No wonder Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty was determined to make Empress Zetian his empress, even if he was charged with disregarding ethics. Even if A'li wanted to emulate Empress Zetian in the future, he would be willing to do so!

Jiang Li saw him looking at her infatuatedly, and her heart skipped a beat. She immediately said seriously, "Qinghe, am I your counselor?"

Nangong Qinghe didn't know why she asked this, so he nodded solemnly: "Ali is extremely intelligent and should be my chief strategist."

"Then treat me as a counselor."

"You treat me like a countryman, and I will repay you like a countryman."

Jiang Li stood up and bowed to him solemnly.

Since you regard me as your counselor, you should treat me as one, respect me and stop thinking about unnecessary things!

Nangong Qinghe heard this and felt bitter.

He also bowed in return and said in a hoarse voice: "Having Ah Li is like a fish in water and a tiger with wings. I will definitely cherish her, respect her and love her. I wish to work with Ah Li to achieve great things and create a prosperous world together."

Jiang Li pretended not to understand his implication and bowed deeply: "I am willing to follow your Highness's lead."

Since he considered himself a strategist, Jiang Li then told us his follow-up plans for the "Demon Book Case" one by one.

She planned to spread rumors and bombs from time to time, constantly expand public opinion, and force Concubine Zhou and the King of Qi to show up to dispel the rumors and prove their innocence. Then she would let Lu Youliang show up and beat the drum to appeal for justice...

"This is a great plan!"

Nangong Qinghe said excitedly, this way they can hit the target with one blow, making sure Concubine Zhou and King Qi will never be able to turn things around!

After finishing the business, Nangong Qinghe was still reluctant to leave.

He saw a zither in the room, so he smiled and said, "How about I play a song for Ah Li?"

"Great! Qinghe's piano skills will surely linger in our ears for three days and make all the talented people at the gathering ashamed." Jiang Li chuckled.

Deep down in his heart, Nangong Qinghe still wanted to fight for it again, so he sat down in front of the piano.

He placed his hands lightly on the strings of the zither and tuned a few notes. Then a string of sad and lingering sounds flowed out from his fingertips.

Jiang Li's face froze. She was very familiar with this piece of music. It was the "Feng Qiu Huang" that she played for Xie Changan on New Year's Eve!

The sound of the piano was interrupted by a "clang" sound, and a slender, snow-white hand pressed on the strings.

Jiang Li smiled slightly: "In the past, Boya and Ziqi played the song "High Mountains and Flowing Water", which is a famous story. Can Qinghe play this song for me?"

Her eyes were somewhat intimidating, and Nangong Qinghe didn't dare to look her in the eye, so he forced a smile: "Okay, I'll play whatever you want to hear, A-Li."

How could she not understand? She knows everything!

But she only wants to be a close friend like the mountains and flowing water, and does not want to be the lover of the phoenix!

Cui Jue was guarding outside and heard the sound of a piano, which was a song called "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix". He couldn't help but think, "It is just as expected."

Unexpectedly, the piano sound suddenly stopped, and after a while, "High Mountains and Flowing Water" sounded again!

Cui Jue was quite surprised. He was so smart that he probably guessed what had happened in the piano room.

The King of Jin wanted to emulate Sima Xiangru and express his feelings through the sound of the piano, but he was rejected. Little Lajiao doesn't want to be Zhuo Wenjun, she wants to be Zhong Ziqi!

He couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy for King Jin.

The song ended, and after a while, the door of the piano room opened, and Jiang Li, wearing a veiled hat, left Longmen Yaji through the back door.

Cui Jue waited for a while, but did not see the King of Jin come out, so he went forward and knocked on the door: "Your Highness, may I come in?"

Nangong Qinghe said: "Come in."

Cui Jue pushed the door open and saw Nangong Qinghe sitting in front of the piano table in a daze, with a look of melancholy on his face.

There is still a faint fragrance in the air.

Cui Jue asked carefully: "Your Highness, are you going back to the palace?"

Nangong Qinghe suddenly asked, "Does Minister Cui have a crush on someone?"

Cui Jue smiled and said, "No. My marriage is arranged by my family elders. It is not something I can decide. Why bother myself? After marriage, I will just treat my wife as an equal."

Nangong Qinghe said: "What if you meet another girl you love?"

Cui Jue smiled and said, "Just marry her. Whose family is not like this? Your Majesty has three palaces and six courtyards, and countless beauties in the harem."

He said meaningfully.

As long as you reach that position, what kind of woman can't you get?

Nangong Qinghe smiled bitterly, you don’t understand, even if you are the emperor and rich, there are people and things you can’t get, especially a “true heart”.