C4

In the main room, née Qin, who had changed into her usual dark green house clothes, sat on the kang next to the window. The room that had burned the land dragon had made her sweat profusely.

"Didn't second uncle have a ready-made house in Cat's Ear Lane? Why did you spend money to buy one yourself?" née Qin looked at her husband, who was sitting on the pillow reading a book, with a grumbling expression.

"What does a woman like you know?" Jiang Chuanzhong didn't even look at his wife, his eyes fixated on the book in his hands. He said unhappily, "Second brother is the current elder of the imperial court. His family has many eyes and ears, so it would be inconvenient for me to stay in his house as a person who seeks recovery."

The Jiang family's ancestor was Zhenjiang. In Jiang Wan's generation, it was already the 4th generation, and in her grandfather's generation, the Jiang family was divided into three houses.

However, because of the grudges between the older generation, the Jiang Clan's main house and the second house had almost no dealings with each other. On the other hand, the third branch of the house that Jiang Chuanzhong was in had quite a good relationship with the two sides, and because he and the second branch's Jiang Chuanxiao were both distinguished scholars, the two of them were naturally more intimate than the others. In addition, when Jiang Chuanxiao had rushed to the capital to take the exam, he had been paid for by his mother, the Wang family.

With the help of his elder brother, Jiang Chuanzhong was able to become a fifth grade Shaanxi commander, Si Tongzhi.

Three years ago, Jiang Chuanzhong's parents had passed away one after the other, leaving him with no choice but to accept the post. Now that the three years of filial piety were up, he rushed back to the capital to start his activities. He hoped to find a good position in the early spring.

"Isn't second uncle the Pavilion Elder? We can just leave it to him. " Although her husband's words made sense, the Qin couldn't help but complain that he was willing to sacrifice himself for the future.

"Women's opinions!" Jiang Chuanzhong threw the book in his hands onto the brick bed, sat up straight and said angrily, "If second brother is a person who does not share public interests like you, what prestige does he have in the cabinet? "Then he's going to end his seat as a pavilion elder."

With that, he got up and left, leaving the Qin family alone in the room.

When night fell, Jiang Wan heard that the Bell and Drum Pavilion had just rung for the third time. She tossed and turned in her bed, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard she tried.

If she remembered correctly, two days after she entered the capital, elder sister Jiang Yu would invite Madam Qin to bring her and Jiang Shu to the Crown Prince's Palace for a gathering. During the banquet, there would be maids that would order them to pour the soup on themselves. He had no choice but to change his clothes, but to meet the drunk crown prince again. The two of them clearly hadn't done anything, but coincidentally, their eldest sister would run into them. Then, she would use her destroyed reputation as a threat and ask the Crown Prince to take them in.

In his previous life, he was an idiot, and only after becoming a grand concubine did he have the time to sit down and think things through.

In this life, he definitely wouldn't allow such a foolish thing to happen again!

Thinking of this, Jiang Wan, who felt her throat become dry, sat up, covered herself with a thin jacket, and got off the bed.

Because the Qin family didn't allow her to leave a light after falling asleep, Jiang Wan had no choice but to grope in the dark and find the large black painted square table in the center of the room. However, before she touched the table, she felt like she hit a wall.

What was going on? Was his house so small?

Jiang Wan, who still hadn't reacted, only felt a sharp pain on the back of her neck and her entire body went limp.

Xiao Rui held Jiang Wan, who had been knocked unconscious by him, and did not dare to make a sound.

Just half an hour ago, when he had released the report of his spy, the fourth lady of Zhenjiang Jiang family had followed her mother, Yu Shen, into the city, where they lived in a four-storey house with an attic at Sansui Alley.

When he heard this news, he had almost no time to think before changing into another set of clothes and running over in the middle of the night.

He had planned to sneak into her room and return immediately after stealthily glancing at her. He hadn't expected her to get up from the bed and run into his arms.

The person he had been dreaming about day and night had just thrown herself into his arms like that. How could he not wave the banner in his heart with joy? But when he thought about it again, he realized that it was not right! The current Jiang Wan simply didn't recognize her. The current him who barged in was simply a stranger to her, and might even attract a bunch of people who she would loudly call for help as a supper.

Just thinking about it made him feel troubled.

With this knowledge, even though he was reluctant to part with it, he raised his right hand almost without hesitation and chopped down with his palm.

Looking at the unconscious woman in his arms, Xiao Rui felt both regret and heartache.

Even though he had only used 10% of his power, he was still worried that the petite girl in his arms would not be able to withstand his attack.

He carefully picked her up and put her back on the bed. Under the dim light inside the room, he inspected her.

Fortunately, she had only fainted and was unharmed. Only then did Xiao Rui's anxious heart relax.

Looking at her black hair that was scattered on the pillow and her pure white face, he thought of the moment he saw her for the first time in his previous life.

At that time, the empress dowager Jiang Yu issued an edict in the name of the new emperor, saying that he would hold a family banquet to entertain the new emperor's uncles and brothers. At that time, the Jin Crown Prince no longer needed to hide his strength, so he took the place of the Prince to attend the banquet.

Upon entering the palace hall, his gaze was attracted by the peaceful and beautiful woman standing next to the empress dowager. She looked to be about twenty years of age, and her plain white clothes were like a warm pearl.

Later on, he found out that she was the new Grand Concubine Jin, the empress dowager's younger sister, and the new emperor's aunt.

This was simply a budding flower that was about to wither before it even bloomed!

Thus, when he looked at her, there was an extra tinge of pity in his eyes.

What he didn't expect was that even this Jin Concubine had noticed him. She had a gentle smile on her face, like a small stone thrown into a lake of dead water. Ripples appeared on her face.

He originally thought that he would never have feelings for a girl in this life. He never thought that he would have dreams of getting her smile from then on.

When she thought back to her past life, a warm smile appeared on Xiao Rui's usually cold face.

A faint sweet fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose. A familiar smell made his body instantly react.

Thinking about the few times in their past life, Xiao Rui felt his throat go dry and his tongue go dry. He had the urge to rub the person in front of him into his arms.

However, his rationality told him that this was not the best time yet.

Forcefully suppressing his discomfort, Xiao Rui reached out to stroke Jiang Wan's tranquil face, and discovered that her face was actually as smooth and tender as a freshly peeled egg. When his finger brushed against her pouting red lips, Xiao Rui bit her lips. Although she was a bit hesitant, she still obeyed his wishes and covered her lips.