A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 62 Endure 1 Endure this old woman

Madame Chiang looked at Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun, "Why don't you two go find your sister Xinyi to play first?"

The two were just eager for this, and when Madame Chiang spoke up, they immediately agreed.

Entrusting this to Madam Jiang will surely ensure a safe and secure situation.

Seeing the two men nod, Madam Jiang quickly instructed her servants to take them to Jiang Xinyi's place.

As soon as Jiang Mingyun arrived at the door of Jiang Xinyi's residence, she called out, "Sister Xinyi, Brother Hanzhang and I have come to see you."

Jiang Xinyi was about to go out when she saw them arrive, and she was slightly surprised. "Oh, what brings you here?"

“My mother came to see Aunt Jiang, so I came along. My mother also said that I should stay by your side recently to learn how to conduct myself.”

"Didn't you want to go to the academy?"

Jiang Mingyun choked, "..."

"She means that when she's not at the academy, she'll spend more time with you."

Jiang Mingyun nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean."

Jiang Xinyi looked at Zhou Hanzhang, "She said she came with Aunt Jiang, what about you?"

“I have a senior brother who is extremely obsessed with divination and numerology. I remember visiting your study before and you have a few books on this subject. I wonder if you could find them and lend them to my senior brother?” Zhou Hanzhang asked without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinyi thought, "What's the big deal? You could have just sent someone over for this little thing. Why did you have to come yourself? You're just wasting your time."

"May I come and see my sister?"

"Okay, but I have to go out now. If you're not in a hurry, I'll look for something and send it to you later?"

"Sister, what's the matter that's causing you such a rush?"

Jiang Xinyi is about to get married, so she should be staying in her room waiting for her wedding. Why is she running around outside every day?

"It was Ah Yi who said he needed to see me and asked me to meet him at Zuixianlou."

"Zui Xian Lou? Mingyun and I were just about to go out for a meal. Sister treated us last time, so how about we treat her this time?"

Zhou Hanzhang was just wondering how to get close to Jia Yi, and now this opportunity had come knocking on his door—perfect timing!

"You're still the same. There's no need for us siblings to say these things," Jiang Xinyi said helplessly, shaking her head.

Jiang Xinyi then took Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun to Zuixianlou.

When Jia Yi saw Jiang Xinyi, he happily came out to greet her, "Xinyi, you've come."

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun, who were about to emerge from the carriage, were stunned.

"Isn't it said that Young Master Jia comes from a poor family? Why does he always ask you to meet at Zuixianlou?" Jiang Mingyun suddenly asked.

Jiang Xinyi: ...

She hadn't even thought about that.

"Does Sister Xinyi always pay the bill?"

Jia Yi said that his eyes had been twitching non-stop before he came out today, and it turned out to be those two ominous stars.

He blushed. "I just wanted to make sure Xinyi could eat comfortably."

"Oh...so are you coming to pay the bill today?"

"I..." Jia Yi was somewhat embarrassed.

Zhou Hanzhang interrupted Jiang Mingyun at the right moment, "We said we came to invite Sister Xinyi today, why are you teasing Young Master Jia?"

"Young Master Jia, please don't blame Mingyun, she was just joking with you."

Jia Yi could barely maintain his smile, but he stubbornly held it in, saying, "Not at all, Miss Jiang is so innocent and adorable, she's truly delightful."

Jiang Mingyun pouted, "Don't you dare like me, I'm scared."

She reached out and took Zhou Hanzhang's hand, "Besides, I like Brother Hanzhang, so you have no chance."

Zhou Hanzhang: ...Don't even mention liking me, I'm scared too.

Zhou Hanzhang quickly pulled his hand away, his expression turning serious. "What nonsense are you talking about? You're still talking about marriage."

Zhou Hanzhang dared not provoke this person. Although she appeared innocent and lively, she was still a reborn person. Who knew if she had any skills that Zhou Hanzhang was unaware of?

Besides, being a woman, it's impossible for her to like either of them.

When Jia Yi saw Zhou Hanzhang's attitude, his expression flashed, and he was about to approach Jiang Mingyun to say something.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Mingyun walked away as soon as he approached, and her face immediately fell when she saw Zhou Hanzhang. "Brother Hanzhang."

"Let's go upstairs and eat quickly." Zhou Hanzhang hurriedly went inside.

Seeing their reaction, Jiang Xinyi couldn't help but chuckle, and looked at Jiang Mingyun, "Let's go in too."

"Hmph, I like Sister Xinyi, so I'll hold her hand. I don't think Sister Xinyi will have any objections."

Jiang Xinyi let her hold her hand, saying, "No objection, no objection, let's go."

After the group entered the private room, they saw that Grandmother Jia was sitting inside, and their expressions turned somewhat unpleasant.

Jiang Xinyi was also a little unhappy, but she still forced a smile and said, "Auntie, you're here too."

Grandmother Jia had originally thought that only Jiang Xinyi would come, but now that so many people had come, she was somewhat displeased.

"Xinyi, didn't Yi'er tell you that we were having dinner with you? Why are the young prince and Miss Jiang here too?"

“How can my dear sister Xinyi dine alone with a man? There should be some discretion involved,” Jiang Mingyun said, looking at Grandmother Jia.

“Our Yi’er and Xin’yi are already engaged, so what’s wrong with that? They’ll be family soon, so there’s no need to talk about whether they’re from outside the family or not,” Grandmother Jia retorted.

"That's not good either. Since we're not married yet, we should be careful. Besides, we just happened to be visiting Aunt Jiang today. I was thinking that Sister Xinyi treated us to a meal a few days ago, so we should treat her back. Otherwise, it's not right to keep eating other people's food for free."

Grandmother Jia couldn't understand Jiang Mingyun's implied meaning at all. She was afraid that she would suffer a loss. Jiang Xinyi would marry into the family sooner or later, so if she suffered a loss, wouldn't she suffer a loss too?

She nodded hurriedly, "That's right, that's right. As expected, young master and young lady are well-mannered and would not take advantage of others for no reason."

Jia Yi understood the implied meaning and quickly stopped her, saying, "Mother, please stop."

At this moment, Grandmother Jia was still completely unaware. "What's wrong?"

Jiang Mingyun burst out laughing, and Jia Yi wished he could disappear into the ground.

He thought for a moment and reluctantly said, "Young Prince and Miss Jiang are both honored guests. How can we let you treat us to a meal? I'll treat you to this meal."

Grandmother Jia slapped him across the face. "Are you trying to get yourself killed? Where do you get the money to treat others to a meal? Don't you even look at how upscale this restaurant is? Do you think you can afford to treat them?"

This made Jia Yi even more embarrassed, and he stood there, not knowing what to say.

Zhou Hanzhang quickly said, "Don't worry, Mother-in-law. I told you this meal is on me. Please have a seat."

Jiang Mingyun glared at her, as if to say, "You know what kind of people the Jia family mother and son are, why did you invite them to dinner?"

Zhou Hanzhang glanced at Jiang Mingyun, then at Jiang Xinyi.

At least give Sister Xinyi some face, okay?

Jiang Mingyun understood and walked towards the table. He was about to ask Jiang Xinyi to sit in the seat of honor when the old woman, Grandmother Jia, had already scurried to sit in the seat of honor.

Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Xinyi tugged at her and shook her head.

Oh well, never mind.

Let's be patient with this old woman for now.