A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 67: That's just politeness.

Zhou Hanzhang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "This matter should have been decided by my sister. We were afraid that you wouldn't be able to handle it if you knew, so we kept it from you. We're glad you don't blame us."

Jiang Xinyi smiled bitterly, "I'm not that ungrateful. I was blind and fooled, but I know you helped me and did things for my own good. How could I be so ungrateful and blame you?"

"I didn't hear clearly from outside. Could you please explain it to me in more detail?"

Jiang Mingyun was overjoyed and went so far as to dig up Jia Yi's entire family history, including his ancestors for eighteen generations, and whip their corpses.

An hour later, Jiang Mingyun shouted, "I'm so thirsty! I'm so thirsty..."

Everyone stared at her speechlessly. Sequoia quickly brought her a cup of tea, which she swiftly took and downed in one gulp.

After finishing the tea, she still felt it wasn't enough. "Sister Sequoia, just give me the teapot. My throat feels like it's on fire."

Before Sequoia could react, Jiang Mingyun got up and walked to the teapot, picked it up and poured water into her cup. She drank several cups in one go before she recovered.

Jiang Xinyi was initially quite sad, but seeing Jiang Mingyun like this, she couldn't help but laugh again.

Seeing her daughter smile, Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. "My daughter, we must tear Jia Yi's face off. We haven't married into the family yet, so it doesn't matter. Even if people gossip, we can't let him get his way."

"Have I not been gossiped about enough? I've endured all the gossip and been supporting his family even before I was married into the family. Who knew he would treat me like this? Today, he even swore in front of me that if he ever betrayed me, he would be childless and die a horrible death. And I actually believed him. How ridiculous."

"You left the academy because of me, didn't you?" Jiang Xinyi guessed immediately.

"Not entirely. I originally had some things to discuss with my mother," Zhou Hanzhang said after thinking for a moment.

Jiang Xinyi was relieved after hearing this. "That's good. I would feel uneasy if my affairs delayed your studies."

Jiang Mingyun didn't care at all. "I just want to follow Brother Hanzhang. Wherever he goes, I'll go."

When Madam Jiang heard her daughter speak so shamelessly in public, her head throbbed, but with so many people around, she couldn't bring herself to say anything to her.

She was also puzzled. Her daughter had always treated Zhou Hanzhang with disdain, so why did she suddenly change after visiting the academy?

Could it be that Tianan Academy has the power to change people's nature?

Jiang Xinyi looked at Zhou Hanzhang and asked, "Zhang'er, when will that person you mentioned arrive?"

Zhou Hanzhang knew she was referring to the person who had orchestrated Jiang Xinyi's accident. "He should be able to arrive in the next day or two. He's not too far away. I've already instructed people to hurry."

"Could that person testify for me? If he gets involved in this, he probably won't escape jail time either," Jiang Xinyi asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, sister. I assured him he would be fine. Although his condition is serious under the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, his sentence can be reduced because he came forward to testify. After the sentence is reduced, he can pay a fine to avoid imprisonment."

I promised to pay him this fee, and I would also give him some more money to keep him away from the capital. He agreed.

Jiang Xinyi was relieved after hearing this. "I didn't expect that my matter would require your help. I know what happened. Let me handle it from now on. You should go back to the academy first and not delay your studies."

"Sister Xinyi, please let me handle this for you. You are a young lady, so it's better for me to handle some things."

At this moment, Zhou Hanzhang was extremely grateful that he was born a man, at least it was very convenient for him to come and go, and there would be no gossip about him.

"Don't worry about the academy, Mingyun and I haven't missed any of our studies. We're studying at home too. We've already asked the dean for leave, so it's fine. Let us stay by your side these days."

Hearing her say that, Jiang Xinyi could only nod in agreement.

Although she appeared to be fine, she was actually quite flustered inside. When Zhou Hanzhang said those words, she felt a sense of relief and more confident.

Knowing that Jiang Xinyi needed some time, Zhou Hanzhang said to Madam Jiang, "Aunt, let's go back first today. When the people arrive, I will bring them over. In the next few days, you and Sister Xinyi should keep Jia Yi calm and not let him see anything amiss."

The two nodded in agreement.

Madam Jiang naturally took her leave with Jiang Mingyun.

Jiang Mingyun was still thinking about Zhou Hanzhang, but Madam Jiang quickly pulled her away, saying, "You have a home to return to, where are you going again?"

“I’ll follow Brother Hanzhang.”

Mrs. Jiang: ...

Madam Jiang wouldn't give her that chance. "What kind of behavior is it for a young girl like you to follow your brother Hanzhang around every day? Your brother Hanzhang has things to do, so don't go and cause trouble."

"Where did I cause trouble? I can even help."

"What can you do to help? Come back with me now." Madam Jiang had no choice but to pull her home.

While being pulled along by Madam Jiang, Jiang Mingyun turned to look at Zhou Hanzhang and said, "Brother Hanzhang, I'll go home first and come find you later."

Madam Jiang shoved him directly into the carriage.

After Jiang Mingyun entered the carriage, she lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Brother Hanzhang, I..."

Madam Jiang, who came up later, felt a throbbing in her head. She pushed Jiang Mingyun to the other side of the carriage, smiled at Zhou Hanzhang outside the window, and said, "I'll take Mingyun back now."

Zhou Hanzhang nodded, "Take care, Auntie."

Madam Jiang immediately lowered the carriage curtain, then looked at Jiang Mingyun with a dark expression.

Jiang Mingyun reacted a beat late, "Mother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Madam Jiang: ...Never mind, she's my own child. Even if she's not very bright, she's still my own child. What can I do?

Go back and tell Yichen to discipline her properly; I can't teach her myself.

"How is your brother doing at the academy lately?"

"Brother? He's doing well."

Madam Jiang's head ached again. "Why don't you spend more time with your brother? Following Hanzhang around every day will disturb him."

“I asked, and Brother Hanzhang said no, he doesn’t mind me coming along.”

Madam Jiang rubbed her temples. "Hanzhang was just being polite; he didn't really mean it."

"No, Brother Hanzhang wouldn't be so polite with me."

Mrs. Jiang: ...Don't you really have any idea how you treated people before?

She couldn't reason with him anymore, so she could only lean her head against the carriage and pretend to close her eyes to rest.

Jiang Mingyun kept chattering on and on, and Madam Jiang finally couldn't stand it anymore. "What's wrong with you lately? Why are you talking so much?"

"what?"

Jiang Mingyun was completely unaware.

Madam Jiang closed her eyes even tighter, afraid that if she opened them and saw her good-for-nothing daughter, she wouldn't be able to resist hitting her.

After Zhou Hanzhang had made arrangements, he returned to the academy when Jiang Mingyun came to find him again.

When she arrived at the school, Chen Moran was already waiting at the school gate, as if he had known she would return at this time.

"You're back?" Chen Moran asked, looking at her.