A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 2 What happened to the eldest son?

"What's wrong with the eldest young master?"

Seeing that her face was a little pale, Qiuyue frowned and said to Chunhua, "Go and tell the madam that the young master is not feeling well and ask the physician to come and take a look. I will help the young master back first."

Chunhua was very worried and quickly retreated.

Qiu Yue then helped Zhou Hanzhang to a bedroom.

The room's color scheme is predominantly rosewood and moon white. The bed is located in the center of the room, with four carved pillars and soft curtains, providing both warmth and privacy.

The bed was covered with soft silk quilts embroidered with elegant plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, representing the four seasons, in soft yet luxurious colors.

A small sandalwood pillow was placed on the bedside table. After Qiuyue helped her lie down, she smelled a faint woody fragrance.

Although Zhou Hanzhang was putting on an act, her mind was in complete turmoil, she was flustered, and her complexion was far from good.

Qiuyue put her on the bed, took off her shoes and helped her lie down. Then she quickly poured her a glass of water and brought it to her lips to feed her.

Although Zhou Hanzhang was a pampered daughter of a wealthy merchant in modern times, she had never been waited on like this before. She preferred to do everything herself.

She propped herself up, took the teacup from Qiuyue's hand, and slowly drank the tea.

"Qiuyue, I think she might have heatstroke; she has a terrible headache."

Qiuyue didn't think so when she heard this. "Could it be a lingering effect from when the eldest young master fell and hit his head last time?"

"Did I hit my head earlier?" Zhou Hanzhang looked at Qiu Yue in surprise.

Seeing her like this, Qiu Yue's worried expression deepened. "Young Master doesn't remember?"

Seeing that Zhou Hanzhang didn't speak, she became anxious, took the teacup she had finished drinking from, put it away, and then helped her lie down.

"Young Master, please rest for a while. I'll go and urge the family physician to come."

After saying that, he hurriedly left the room.

After Qiuyue left, Zhou Hanzhang thought carefully about his current situation and realized that it was not a good one at all.

Other people who transmigrate come with all sorts of cheat codes, but I haven't found any cheat codes at all, and I've become a tomboy.

He wasn't even familiar with the plot, and he also injured his head.

The difficulty of this start left her speechless.

Not long after she lay down, a beautiful woman of about thirty years old came hurriedly to her side with Chunhua and Qiuyue.

Her skin was as smooth as cream, her eyes revealed intelligence, and she exuded the charm of a mature woman.

She wore a luxurious brocade cheongsam with a dark floral pattern, perfectly tailored, and her long, black hair was meticulously styled into an elegant updo, secured with only a few exquisite hairpins.

The woman's eyes, deep and bright as if they could see into people's hearts, were now filled with worry as she looked at Zhou Hanzhang.

She sat down next to Zhou Hanzhang, took her hand, and said, "Zhang'er, you..."

She wanted to say something, but then she remembered that her son was suffering from illness, so she patted him gently and looked at the physician behind her.

"Dr. Zhang, could you please take a look at my son? Is there any aftereffect from the head injury he suffered earlier?"

Zhou Hanzhang then noticed that behind his beautiful mother was another old man with white hair and beard.

Upon hearing what the matriarch of the Zhou family said, Doctor Zhang quickly stepped forward to take Zhou Hanzhang's pulse.

After a while, Doctor Zhang withdrew his hand and said to Madam Zhou, "Madam Zhou, your son probably injured his head in a fall earlier, and there was some blood accumulation on his head. It just so happens that it is the hottest day of summer today, which caused some of the blood to disperse in his brain, resulting in a headache."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou's expression changed. "The blood has spread in the brain? Will this affect my son?"

Doctor Zhang stroked his white beard and smiled, "Madam, there's no need to worry. It's a good thing that the blood stasis is dissipating. Once it's completely dispersed, there will be no problem. I'll prescribe some medicine to remove blood stasis for your son. After a few doses, he should be fine."

At this moment, Qiu Yue gave a slight bow to Madam Zhou, "Madam, the eldest son seems to have some memory problems."

Madam Zhou was startled upon hearing this and quickly looked at Doctor Zhang.

Dr. Zhang remained calm, saying, "This is a normal phenomenon. The blood pooling in the brain has affected some of the meridians, so it's normal to have temporary memory problems. Once the blood pooling is completely cleared, your memory will gradually return. It's nothing serious."

After Dr. Zhang said that, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After Doctor Zhang finished writing the prescription, Madam Zhou instructed, "Chunhua, see Doctor Zhang off, and then quickly take the prescription to get the medicine for the eldest young master."

Chunhua responded and saw Doctor Zhang out.

Looking at Hanzhang, whose face was pale, Madam Zhou felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

"Why did my son have to go through this? It's all that fool's fault..."

Looking at the beautiful woman weeping in front of him, Zhou Hanzhang felt bad too and called out, "Mother, don't be sad. Didn't the doctor say it's nothing serious?"

Madam Zhou gave her a reproachful look. "You always speak up for them. If it weren't for them, you wouldn't have to suffer like this. You're about to enter Tian'an Academy. Maybe they just can't stand to see you doing well, so they deliberately made you fall."

“Mother, how can you blame them?” Zhou Hanzhang blurted out these words for some reason.

She was a little stunned as soon as she finished speaking. Who were they?

My memories are a jumbled mess right now, so I need to figure out the cause and effect first.

Looking at Mrs. Zhou, who bore a resemblance to her modern mother, she unconsciously felt a sense of trust.

"Mother, I...can't remember many things."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou couldn't help but shed two more tears.

She turned her head away, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile for Zhou Hanzhang. "It's alright. If you don't remember your mother, I'll tell you."

Through the question-and-answer session between Zhou Hanzhang and his wife, Zhou Hanzhang finally gained a general understanding of his current situation.

She had transmigrated to a fictional dynasty, and her father was a prince who had been demoted to a commoner for some unknown reason.

Fortunately, my mother brought a generous dowry when she married, and she managed the household well after marriage, so even though my father was demoted, he still lived a very comfortable life.

Although his father was demoted, the emperor's attitude towards their family was strange, and he even arranged a marriage for his mother with him.

The royal family and nobles all disapproved of their mothers' merchant backgrounds, yet they envied the immense wealth of their mothers' families.

After she was born, the emperor personally visited her home and preserved her title of Prince, which was truly strange.

The reason I fell a few days ago was because Zhou Kezhen, the daughter of my father's concubine, Aunt Fang, had taken a fancy to a poor scholar and insisted on marrying him.

The mother discovered that the scholar's family was poor, and his father was a gambler who would beat and scold his wife after gambling.

After learning about this, Madam Zhou discussed it with her father and disagreed with the marriage, confining Zhou Kezhen to the house.

Aunt Fang, however, had taken some kind of medicine and secretly let her out, which was discovered by Zhou Hanzhang.

While trying to stop her, Zhou Hanzhang was accidentally pushed by Zhou Kezhen, which caused her to fall and injure her head.