A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 53 A Freak Was Born

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Jiang Xinyi seriously and said, "That's right. When we men are willing to make sacrifices for a woman, it means that we really like her. I think you women feel the same way."

Otherwise, Sister Xinyi wouldn't have done so much for Young Master Jia. But I remember my mother once said that if two people are to be together for a long time, both sides have to make sacrifices. It's not good if only one side has to make sacrifices.

Sister, have you considered that if Young Master Jia develops feelings of inferiority because of this, wouldn't that affect his future? You can't stop these things. Since he's willing, you should let him do some things for you.

We all have our own personalities, and we usually don't cherish things that we get easily. The more he gives you and the more effort he puts in, the longer your relationship will last.

"And you've already prepared so much for him; if people see it, they won't just say bad things about you, they might even say that Young Master Jia has no backbone."

Upon hearing Zhou Hanzhang's words, Jiang Xinyi fell into deep thought.

After a while, she seemed to have figured it out and said with a smile, "Zhang'er, what you said makes sense. I was indeed obsessed. I haven't married him yet, so I should make him do more for me so that he knows that even if we get engaged, I can't let him marry me so easily."

Jiang Xinyi called over a maid, "Go and tell Young Master Jia that I made a mistake. Those things weren't prepared for him. Bring them back first."

Just as the maid was about to leave, she added, "Tell Young Master Jia that since I have chosen him, I don't care what others say. His family background doesn't matter. What I value is him as a person. Even if he sleeps on the streets, I am willing to follow him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun couldn't help but laugh.

"But what's so funny?"

The two quickly exchanged glances, and finally Zhou Hanzhang spoke up, "We're happy for Sister Xinyi. Seeing that you're getting married soon, you seem different from before."

Jiang Xinyi reached out as if to hit Zhou Hanzhang, "You're always making fun of your older sister. You're not young anymore, you'll be getting married soon..."

She glanced at Jiang Mingyun beside Zhou Hanzhang, "I wonder which young lady will eventually take a liking to her."

Jiang Mingyun caught Jiang Xinyi's gaze and blushed instantly.

Zhou Hanzhang was about to say something to Jiang Xinyi when Jiang Mingyun tugged at him, "Sister Xinyi, I suddenly want to eat osmanthus cake from Tianxiangzhai. I'll ask Brother Hanzhang to come with me to buy some."

"Then bring me two more packs, your aunt loves them too."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Mingyun nodded hurriedly and pulled Zhou Hanzhang out.

Jiang Xinyi smiled to herself. Their current relationship was truly enviable. She wondered if they would eventually be able to stay together.

Now that she's getting married, she hopes that men around her age will also find their own partners.

She shook her head and murmured, "He's really obsessed."

After Jiang Mingyun pulled Zhou Hanzhang outside, she first instructed Chunzhi to go to Tianxiangzhai to buy a few boxes of osmanthus cakes, and then dragged Zhou Hanzhang aside.

Zhou Hanzhang already knew what she meant, and now that they were out and there was no one around, he quickly asked, "Why did you say earlier that Xinyi shouldn't marry that Jia Yi? Is there something wrong with that?"

Although Zhou Hanzhang disliked Jia Yi and found his actions unacceptable, everyone has flaws, and if it was only these, it wasn't unbearable.

As long as he has Xinyi in his heart and treats her well after marriage, that's fine.

Jiang Mingyun then straightened her expression and said, "This Jia Yi already has a wife and children."

"what?!"

Jiang Mingyun nodded, "He married a long time ago in the countryside, and has a son..."

She thought for a moment and did some mental calculations, "She should be five years old this year."

“You can’t just say things like that. Are you sure? This is extremely important. If Jia Yi already has a wife and children, then he was a fraudster who married him.” Zhou Hanzhang asked cautiously.

"I also saw him in my dream, but in my past life I knew that Sister Xinyi had already married him by then."

Jiang Mingyun's face was also very bad when she talked about this. "That Jia Yi is really unscrupulous. He even brought his wife and children from the countryside over, saying that they were the wife and children of his fellow villagers, and even gave that mother and child the identity of benefactors."

Sister Xinyi is kind-hearted. Remembering the kindness that mother and son had shown her, she took good care of them and even brought them to live in her home.

But that mother and son were eating and living in Xinyi's house, and yet they still tried to harm her.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang could no longer contain himself. "What did they do to Sister Xinyi?"

Jiang Mingyun swallowed hard. "Sister Xinyi got pregnant not long after she married him. It's said that she listened to what that woman said and wanted to have a son for Jia Yi. She took some strange medicine, which caused the fetus to mutate and be born... born..."

Jiang Mingyun's face paled as she spoke, "A freak was born. The fetus had a tail, was covered in hair, and its limbs were fused together..."

Zhou Hanzhang understood immediately; it must be because the fetus had eaten something that caused it to not develop properly.

"At first, the Jiang family kept it from her. Later, Sister Xinyi became pregnant twice more, and the babies were still like this. Then Jia Yi secretly spread rumors that Sister Xinyi was cursed and trapped her in the inner quarters, tormenting her every day."

When the Jiang family discovered this later, Xinyi had been tortured beyond recognition; she was completely insane, and her dowry had been entirely seized by the mother and son.

Jiang Mingyun's eyes reddened as she spoke, "At that time, I had also entered the prince's residence. I only heard about it after the incident was exposed, and I had no way to help Sister Xinyi."

Later, Aunt Jiang refused to believe her daughter was such a person and insisted on investigating. Following the clues, she discovered that Jia Yi's family had approached Xin Yi to use the Jiang family's power for personal advancement, ultimately ruining Xin Yi's life.

“I hadn’t thought of it yet. If I hadn’t seen Sister Xinyi just now, she would probably have suffered the same thing again. This time, we absolutely cannot let Sister Xinyi marry Jia Yi.” Jiang Mingyun looked at Zhou Hanzhang with anticipation.

“You’re right. If Jia Yi is really that kind of person, we should not only prevent Xinyi from marrying him, but also expose his character.”

"Brother Hanzhang, what should we do?"

Jiang Mingyun felt truly at ease following Zhou Hanzhang; it was wonderful to have an external brain.

"In that case, since Sister Xinyi just said she wouldn't give those things to Jia Yi, he must be furious. Let's wait until Sister Xinyi has finished her meal and then quietly take her to find him, so she can see his true colors first."

Zhou Hanzhang continued to ponder, "Where are that mother and child now?"