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What brings joy is that Hai Tang still exists, and now she was about to suddenly see an old acquaintance. What brings sorrow is that times have changed, things are no longer the same; Hai Tang could not recognize her, and she couldn't rashly reveal herself to Hai Tang either. Both had suffered immense blow, they were no longer the carefree young girls of the past.
Tonger stood beside Jiang Li, asking in a low voice, "Miss, are you going to the Duke Residence tonight?"
Jiang Li looked at Tonger and said, "I am going to the Duke Residence, which means I will be closely involved with Jih Heng. What do you think? Or rather," she turned toward Bai Xue, "what do you all think?"
This was the first time she spoke so seriously with the two maidservants. For Tonger and Bai Xue, they often did not understand why Jiang Li did what she did. Even Tonger, who had grown up with Jiang Li since childhood, was befuddled by the sudden emergence of many people related to Jiang Li.
