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    ☆, beacon smoke 16

    On October 23rd, President Feng Changyuan died of illness at the Presidential Palace in Beijing.Early the next morning, Yaoji took a bus to school, and pedestrians all over the street were already talking about it.The newspaper printed this news in huge bold letters on the front page. In fact, Feng Changyuan had been lingering on the bed for half a year. This incident had been expected, but Yao Ji still felt that the atmosphere in Jinling City was obviously different.

    This was not surprising at first. After all, the head of a country died of illness. Moreover, the current situation was already unstable. Feng Changyuan’s death of illness would cause more troubles. It was natural for the people to be a little unstable, but she felt something was wrong.The army began to mobilize in the city. When she came home from school that day, she saw military trucks pulling full of soldiers. The bayonets on the rifles were bright, shining brightly in the sun.

    She hurried back home, grabbed the concierge’s head and asked, “Did the handsome manor send someone to deliver anything today?”

    Originally, Li Zheng would send people to deliver things to the Kong family from time to time, mostly supplements, medicinal materials, clothing materials, or small toys from the West. Later, he and Yao Ji expressed their feelings to each other, and the servants of the Shuai Mansion came more frequently.It’s just that the answer Yao Ji got was disappointing. For four or five days in a row, the handsome manor didn’t send any servants to the door again.She always felt uneasy in her heart, and for a moment she wondered if she was overthinking it. The deployment of the army was a common thing, but looking at the current situation in Jinling City, there was no sign that anything big was going to happen.

    But she couldn’t let it go, and she couldn’t tell her family that she was worried about Li Zheng, so she found an excuse to visit Guan Mansion. Li Yuan heard her say: “Zhuangzi in the countryside sent several carts of persimmons over. I thought that although this thing is not a rare thing, it can also be regarded as nourishing people, so I shamelessly sent some to my eldest sister.”

    Li Yuan accepted it happily, and asked her with a smile: “Did you just send it to me here? Did you send it to the handsome manor?”

    Yao Ji smiled and said: “Of course there is, but I heard that my brother-in-law was camped outside the city, so I didn’t bother him.”

    The news naturally reached Li Zheng’s ears. She met Yu Cheng at school the next day. Yu Cheng came at Li Zheng’s order and asked her kindly: “The third young master sent me to ask the lady, but what do you want to tell him?”

    Yao Ji originally wanted to ask he whether the president’s death from illness had any impact on the Huai Army, but when the words came to her lips, she turned into a simple sentence: “Brother-in-law, he…are you okay? ”

    What kind of person is Yu Cheng? Although he is just the captain of Li Zheng’s garrison, he has been with him for many years. His agility in observing words and deducing words is the best. Hearing this, he smiled and said: “Miss, don’t worry, everything is under the control of the third young master.”

    Hearing what he said, Yao Ji felt a little relieved. After returning home, she heard that Zhou Mansion had hung up the phone for her and came over. Zhou Xu’an invited her to go out for tea on Sunday.

    I don’t know what Li Zheng and Mr. Kong said. After he visited his home before, Mr. Kong stopped trying to bring Yao Ji and Zhou Xu’an together. The old man has always had an all-powerful attitude towards this. Although Yao Ji breathed a sigh of relief, he did not completely stop interacting with Zhou Xu’an.After all, the two families are family friends. Zhou Xu’an is a good person and has the same goals as her, so he is a good friend.The two later met several times at Nanyuan Club activities and went out with acquaintances.

    Yao Ji couldn’t help but feel strange when Zhou Xu’an invited her.The work of the city hall is not idle, especially now at such a delicate moment. Zhou Xu’an should be very busy.Besides, he was a decent person. After the Kong family didn’t mention the engagement, he acted like a gentleman and stopped going out alone with Yao Ji.

    She thought that maybe something happened to Zhou Xu’an, so she said “I understand” and planned to go to the appointment on Sunday.

    Just before that day, a big news suddenly broke out. News came from the capital that Feng Changyuan did not die of illness on the 23rd, but had been dead for three days. Wu Yongping, the great warlord stationed in the capital, secretly ordered the Presidential Palace to keep the funeral secret, and did not send electricity to the whole country until three days later.

    This is a ground-breaking move. Everyone knows that Wu Yongping is a strong contender to be the next president. Three days is enough for he to make the first move.Yao Ji suddenly understood where her previous uneasy feeling came from. I was afraid that Li Zheng had already known about this, so the Huai Army had a large number of soldiers on guard. Could it be… She didn’t want to think about that possibility. Although she was in troubled times, who would want that day to come.

    But Zhou Xu’an broke through the window paper very bluntly: “There may be a war,” He sat opposite Yao Ji with a solemn expression, “This news is probably accurate, and it won’t affect Jinling for a while, but I think it’s always good to make some preparations in advance.”

    Yao Ji thanked him hurriedly and asked: “How is your family in the capital?”

    Zhou Xu’an nodded: “As you know, our family still has some foundation. Even if there is a fight, the impact will not be too great.” He invited Yao Ji to come out this time just to inform the news. After speaking, the two of them fell silent for a moment.Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Yao Ji was looking for some relaxing topics to talk about when Zhou Xu’an suddenly said, “Miss Kong, what do you think of me…?”

    Yao Ji couldn’t help but was stunned. She saw Zhou Xu’an looking at her seriously, with such a tone and look, it was impossible to get over with a joke. She thought for a while and replied solemnly: “I treat you as a friend.”

    “Friend…” After a while, Zhou Xu’an laughed. He seemed disappointed, but also seemed relieved. Finally, he nodded, “I also regard you as a friend.” Then he stood up, “I came here in my spare time. I am busy during this period and have to go back and work overtime.”

    Yao Ji hurriedly stood up to see him off and walked to the door. He suddenly turned around and said, “I have hesitated about something for a long time, but I decided to tell you. This is a rumor I heard. I can’t guarantee whether it is true or not…”

    “What’s the matter?” Yao Ji subconsciously tightened her handbag.

    “The marriage contract between your eldest sister and Marshal Li is said to have been made by Marshal Li to his only son in order to repay Mr. Kong’s kindness back then. In fact, this is not the case. The Li family has taken a fancy to the reputation of the Kong family in the official circles, so they made this engagement. Marshal Li is determined to win the position of president. This time, it is also because of the marriage contract with your family that Li Zuocai has a greater chance of winning than Wu Yongping, so…” heAfter a pause, Yao Ji didn’t know if it was her illusion. He glanced at her and said, “Right now, Li Zheng will never terminate the engagement with your eldest sister.”

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