A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 71 Aunt, did you refuse?

Gu Qingfeng didn't understand their ways. "Then why don't you just spend more time on him?"

His straightforward thinking is indeed much simpler.

Chen Moran smiled at him, "It seems everyone else is wrong. You're not useless except for your outstanding martial arts skills. Often, it's simple people like you who are more likely to succeed."

Gu Qingfeng was taken aback. "Who said I'm useless except for my martial arts skills? And what do you mean by that? Are you praising me or insulting me?"

Why does it sound weird.

Chen Moran's smile widened, but Gu Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine.

"I have something to do, I'll be going now."

Chen Moran's smile is a sure sign of bad luck; who wouldn't be afraid of Chen Moran's smile?

Gu Qingfeng ran away in a flash.

"Of course I'm praising you. You have no idea how pleasing this kind of personality is. Like your master said, I hope you can always keep your original intention."

After seeing him leave, Chen Moran went to the library, where there were still many books that Li Xianda had sent that she hadn't read yet.

Zhou Hanzhang was indeed a lucky star. His arrival directly elevated the academy's level. The library's collection of books was more than half the size of what it used to be, and there was also a kitchen. He couldn't help but feel happy when he thought about the current meals.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xinyi led Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun back to the Jiang residence.

When Madame Chiang saw them arrive, she quickly got up to greet them. The two men were about to bow and greet Madame Chiang when she grabbed one of their hands and said, "Don't be so polite, come and sit down to talk."

Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun looked at each other, wondering what had happened. Since entering the Jiang family, they had noticed that everyone looked worried.

"But what happened?" Zhou Hanzhang asked.

Madam Jiang first sighed before speaking, "That Jia Yi, I don't know if he has sensed something, but today he actually came to say that he wants to move up the wedding date."

What reason did he give?

Zhou Hanzhang thought about it. He realized that there was no compelling reason for him to bring up the wedding date so suddenly, and he couldn't just come to his door to propose it directly.

"He said that an elder in his family was dying, which should be within the next few days, but the elder said that he hoped to see him get married before he died."

"What elders?"

"They say he's his uncle."

"What does his uncle's life or death have to do with whether he gets married or not?"

Jiang Mingyun was speechless. "Even if it's time to observe mourning, it's not his place, is it?"

Jiang Xinyi also frowned, "That's true, but Jia Yi has received a lot of kindness from this uncle since he was a child. His father died early, and his uncle had no son, so he treated him like his own son..."

“That’s definitely a lie,” Jiang Mingyun said with certainty.

Jiang Xinyi was very distressed, "Even if we all know it's fake, we have no way to prove it now. His attitude today is unusually firm."

"So what if he's determined? He knows what kind of person he is. He's trying to use these excuses to bring forward the wedding date. It's utterly shameless."

Jiang Mingyun looked down on him.

Zhou Hanzhang thought about recent events and looked at Jiang Mingyun, "Did something go wrong when you picked up the person, and he noticed it?"

"No, they're already on their way and should arrive in the next few days."

Suddenly, something occurred to Zhou Hanzhang. "Oh no, did someone from his village tell him that his wife and children had come to the capital? Is he so afraid something might go wrong that he's so anxious to move up the date?"

She then looked at Jiang Mingyun, "Did you avoid anyone when you went to pick them up?"

Jiang Mingyun frowned. "That shouldn't be the case. My men brought them here at night. Logically, no one should know."

"Never mind that for now."

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Madam Jiang, "Auntie, did you refuse?"

“I… I can’t refuse. He said this uncle is like half a father to him. I just said I need to discuss it with your Uncle Jiang, and I haven’t given him a clear answer yet.”

Zhou Hanzhang nodded. "That's good."

"Okay, if he comes to visit again in the next few days, find some excuses to refuse him. Sister Xinyi, please don't go out for now. We'll talk about everything when he arrives."

"I know, I was just in a hurry today, so I went straight to the academy to find you. I was just thinking of asking when those people would arrive. Now, the thought of my engagement to him makes me feel so uncomfortable."

Jiang Xinyi has already gotten over that heartbreaking period and is now only thinking about escaping this devil.

Jiang Mingyun hasn't told her yet that the mother and son would drive her crazy and stupid. If she finds out, she'll probably cut ties with that person no matter what.

“Mingyun, you wait here for a moment. I’ll go find my cousin. He’s well-informed. I’ll ask him to find out if Jia Yi heard something and suddenly came to Xinyi and the others to ask for an earlier wedding date.”

Zhou Hanzhang suddenly remembered Li Xianda's outstanding intelligence gathering skills, and now was the time for him to shine.

Zhou Hanzhang hurriedly took his leave, and Jiang Mingyun, not wanting to stay, followed him.

Jiang Xinyi watched them leave together, feeling quite envious. "At first, I thought I had found my Mr. Right, but who knew it would turn out like this? I hope they can be happy together..."

“My son, you are so outstanding. Even if you give up Jia Yi, there are thousands of fine young men waiting for you to choose from. Don’t be too sad.”

Fearing that she would get into a dead end, Madame Chiang quickly tried to comfort her.

Jiang Xinyi grasped Madam Jiang's hand in return. "Mother, don't worry. I can't really explain how I feel right now. Maybe I didn't have romantic feelings for him from the beginning. It's just that after he saved me, he created the illusion that he was the only one for me. So I feel indebted to him, which is why I'm with him."

When I found out that everything he had done was a lie, I was initially quite heartbroken, but later I gradually felt relieved. I've thought about it carefully these past couple of days and realized that I don't actually have many romantic feelings for him.

Madame Chiang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "I really have to thank Hanzhang and Mingyun this time. Once this matter is resolved, I will definitely prepare a generous gift to express my sincere gratitude."

"nature."

Jiang Xinyi still felt somewhat troubled. "Now everyone knows about my affair with him. I just want to sever ties with him as soon as possible. I'll feel uncomfortable every day I'm involved with him."

Madam Jiang patted Jiang Xinyi, "It's just a matter of a few days, so just bear with it."

Zhou Hanzhang took Jiang Mingyun to the Li residence, where they ran into Li Xianda, who was about to leave.

Li Xianda was clearly taken aback when he saw the two of them. "Why are you here?"

After instructing his men to go and do their work, he welcomed them in directly.

The two first went to visit Zhou Hanzhang's maternal grandparents.

Before Zhou Hanzhang even entered the house, her maternal grandparents came out to greet her. Her maternal grandmother, Madam Su, immediately took her hand and said, "My darling, what brings you here to see us?"

Zhou Hanzhang felt a little embarrassed. Looking at his happy grandparents, he couldn't say a word.

"They came looking for me."

Zhou Hanzhang remained silent, but Li Xianda was quick to speak.