nycdaug Chapter 79 Still Hasn't Married a Wife
Chapter 79 Still Hasn't Married a Wife
Jia Yi quickly took his mother and left.
As she walked, Grandmother Jia muttered in bewilderment, "These people are falsely accusing you without any basis. How could arguing with them affect your career?"
All she knew was that if people kept spreading this rumor, even if her son hadn't done anything wrong, as long as outsiders believed it, it would be true, and he would be unable to clear his name no matter what.
But now his own son is saying this.
She struggled with her decision, but ultimately decided to trust her son. She had provided him with so much education, so he must be more knowledgeable than she was.
It's infuriating that the things I planned so carefully today were ruined by that guy surnamed Zhou.
Grandmother Jia still believed that if Jiang Mingyun had been alone in the carriage at the time, they would have succeeded long ago.
She harbored some resentment towards Zhou Hanzhang.
Zhou Hanzhang and his group were completely unaware of this.
After Zhou Hanzhang and the others left, they asked the coachman to take the carriage to a small courtyard, where they got out with Li Xianda and Jiang Mingyun.
As soon as Jiang Mingyun got out of the car and saw this unfamiliar place, she asked, "Brother Hanzhang, what is this place? What are we doing here?"
Li Xianda seemed to know, showing no curiosity whatsoever.
Jiang Mingyun had been listening to Li Xianda gossip in the carriage, and felt much closer to him.
Seeing that Zhou Hanzhang walked straight into the courtyard without responding to her, she moved closer to Li Xianda and asked, "Brother Xianda, do you know where this is?"
Seeing her blank expression, Li Xianda asked, "You don't know?"
Seeing his profound expression, Jiang Mingyun assumed there was some gossip to come, and secretly leaned closer, asking, "What's the story behind it?"
"Hanzhang brought back the person who had previously conspired with Jia Yi to scheme against Xinyi, and he has settled him here."
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Jiang Mingyun's eyes widened, and she quickly looked behind her. Only when she saw that everyone around her was one of her own did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Is it alright if we leave people here?"
Jiang Mingyun still felt a little worried when she thought about what Jia Yi had done in her previous life.
"Don't worry, I've checked, there's no way Jia Yi could have found out."
Li Xianda suddenly looked at Jiang Mingyun and said, "No, I'm asking you, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem so wary of Jia Yi?"
Jia Yi was just a poor scholar. If the Jiang family hadn't discovered his true colors, he could have used their power to bully others.
But now that the Jiang family and Xinyi both know what kind of person he is, the Jiang family will definitely not allow him to continue staying in the capital.
Jiang Mingyun chuckled, "I'm just worried and confused. What if Sister Xinyi marries someone like that? Who knows what will happen in the future?"
Although Li Xianda felt that her explanation was somewhat illogical, he couldn't think of a more reasonable reason, so he could only pat her shoulder lightly and say, "Don't worry, with us here, we will definitely not let such a thing happen."
After saying that, the two of them quickly followed Zhou Hanzhang into the courtyard.
Seeing that the people they had brought back were already standing to one side in the courtyard, looking at Zhou Hanzhang with a mix of nervousness and ingratiation.
“I will do whatever you ask, my lord. I, Fang Niu, was blind to trust Jia Yi back then. He even kicked me out without paying me the full amount.”
Jiang Mingyun happened to overhear this and asked, "Why didn't you talk to the Jiang family about it back then?"
Fang Niu chuckled, "You're joking, sir. I'm just a nobody. I don't even have the chance to get close to the Jiang family, let alone explain things to them."
Besides, even if I was paid to do something for someone, I was still the one who caused Miss Jiang's accident. Wouldn't it be foolish of me to go and tell them directly? Who would willingly seek death?
Fang Niu rubbed his hands together. "Although I did that, I assure you that I had absolutely no intention of harming Miss Jiang. Jia Yi assured me that he would definitely save Miss Jiang before I did it."
"Do you have any evidence to prove that Jia Yi hired you to do these things that day?" Zhou Hanzhang asked, looking at him.
Fang Niu asked cautiously, "You said before that if we had to go to court, you would pay the ransom for me and give me some money to leave the capital, right?"
“Of course,” Zhou Hanzhang replied.
"Jia Yi gave me a bag of silver coins back then. The bag containing the silver coins looked like it had been used for a long time. I wonder if this can be used as evidence?"
Zhou Hanzhang's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Take it out and let me see it first."
Fang Niu was about to reach for the money bag when he suddenly remembered something. "Since I'm here, I can naturally give you the money bag. But can I ask you for one more thing?"
After Fang Niu finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Hanzhang with a pleading expression.
Zhou Hanzhang didn't rush to agree. "Tell me what it is first?"
Fang Niu rubbed his hands together and began to speak, "I'm twenty-one years old this year, and I still haven't gotten married."
Zhou Hanzhang and the other two were puzzled as to why he brought up the topic of wives, but Chunzhi, who was standing nearby, immediately realized what he meant and asked, "You want my master to arrange a wife for you?"
Fang Niu quickly shook his head, "No, no, how could I dare ask such a noble person to arrange a marriage for me? I just thought, if possible, could you buy me a wife?"
Which one have you taken a fancy to?
Zhou Hanzhang knew that he must have taken a fancy to some girl to make such a request, and he had already told him that he could use the money to buy her. However, the fact that he was asking him for help now meant that he must have some difficult problem that he couldn't solve.
"The important person who summoned me must have investigated me beforehand. I used to live in a dilapidated house in the suburbs. There was a family next to me who sold tofu. They had a young daughter named Xiaoxue, who was sixteen years old this year."
I... I lived there for a few years. The little snowman was very kind and treated me very well. When I had no money for food, he would secretly give me some tofu from his house.
Her mother died early, and her father was a gambler who always wanted to sell her to a high-ranking official as a concubine. I only agreed to Jia Yi's offer to help them pay off their debts and prevent her from being sold.
Fang Niu paused again, "I really didn't know Jia Yi had this idea. He told me that he had admired Miss Jiang for a long time and just wanted to show his face in front of her. He also guaranteed that this matter would not hurt Miss Jiang."
He also said that even if he died, he couldn't let anything happen to Miss Jiang. I never expected him to use a favor to curry favor with Miss Jiang. If I had known he was that kind of person, I definitely wouldn't have taken on this task.
Zhou Hanzhang looked at Li Xianda, who immediately said, "What he said is true. There was indeed a girl named Xiaoxue who sold tofu next to his old house, and she did have a past with him."