Chapter 1 Transmigrating into a Book
"Mrs. Su is about to die, and besides, she's an idiot. What's wrong with me finding another suitable man?"
"What have I done wrong to her? She was mentally impaired for three years, and I took care of her for three years. Now that I'm using her money, isn't that right?"
Inside the main hall, a man dressed in a white robe addressed his father and mother, who were seated in the main seats.
Meanwhile, Su Jingge, who was lying on the ground on the verge of drowning, was awakened.
She found the mansion before her to be spacious and bright, with green bamboo swaying gently outside the window and the spring breeze blowing.
Isn't this a post-apocalyptic wasteland?
Then, a flood of memories that did not belong to her rushed into her mind like seawater.
She transmigrated into a book?
She was originally a big shot at a base, and her underlings, eager to curry favor, stole a farming novel from someone else and generously gave it to her.
The cannon fodder female supporting character in the book shares the same name as her, but she is an idiot. She wasn't born an idiot, but one year when her fiancé, Xiao Ziyu, went to take the imperial examination. The original owner accompanied him, and later, when the post station they arrived at was robbed by bandits, the original owner was hit on the head by the bandits while trying to give him a chance to escape.
Fortunately, the officers and soldiers arrived in time; otherwise, the innocent might have been killed.
Since then, the original owner has become an idiot, and his mind is sometimes unclear.
Xiao Ziyu passed the imperial examination with the rank of Tan Hua and became a seventh-rank official, but his marriage was repeatedly delayed because the princess admired him. He felt that the original owner of the body was a merchant's daughter and that she was not good enough for him because she was mentally challenged.
In order to marry the princess, he coveted the original owner's money.
The city built by the original owner's father developed into a prosperous county. The location was also the fiefdom of a county lord. When floods and plagues struck, the county lord, due to his incompetence, caused countless deaths and injuries among the people in the city, and then shifted all the blame onto the original owner's father.
Needing a large sum of money to rebuild his home, Xiao Ziyu tricked the original owner into giving him the money.
As a woman, rather than letting her uncles squander their inheritance, she should take out the money sooner rather than later. After the disaster is resolved, her name will surely be mentioned to the emperor, which will also enhance her reputation as a merchant's daughter.
In the end, the emperor praised the princess highly, saying that Xiao Ziyu was intelligent and brave, a good judge of the county, and a minister who had made contributions to the court. He promoted her to the fifth rank and granted her the title of Baron of Chang Le County, which was quite a glorious honor.
The two enjoyed their fame and fortune, but did not mention a single good thing about the princess.
The princess even shamelessly claimed that she was in charge of governing the county and that she had taken credit for the original owner's father's achievements. She was utterly shameless!
The Xiao family rose to fame because of Xiao Ziyu. Soon after, the emperor issued an imperial decree to bestow a marriage upon the Xiao family, ordering them to prepare the dowry and marry Princess Yongzhu soon.
Not only did they not mention the original owner at all from beginning to end, but they also didn't say a single good word about her.
Because the dowry was too large for the Xiao family to afford, Xiao Ziyu tricked the original owner into believing that since she couldn't come up with the money, she should sell the four-story restaurant.
Knowing that he was going to marry the princess, the original owner could not agree. So he forcibly searched the original owner's restaurant land deed and forced the original owner to put his fingerprint on it.
That's when the original owner started making a scene.
The two were arguing in the garden of the Xiao residence when Xiao Ziyu accidentally pushed the other person into the lotus pond.
When the original owner was on the verge of death, he did not help her. Later, it was Xiao Ziyu's elder brother who saved her, but unfortunately the original owner still died.
He, however, eloped with the princess.
Today is the day the land title deed is transferred.
Those memories rushed into Su Jingge's chest, and the resentment in her heart spread to every part of her body.
I wish I could just shoot that scumbag!
'Bang'
Xiao Ziyu slammed the land deed onto the table and turned to look at the woman on the ground: "Let me tell you, Su Jingge, my marriage to the princess is a done deal. If you obediently put your fingerprint on the land deed, I might consider making you my concubine after the princess marries in."
"Otherwise... your marriage to the Xiao family will have to be exchanged for my elder brother!"
At this moment, Xiao's father spoke up: "Your eldest brother is mute, how can you let that girl marry a mute? How will she live the rest of her life?"
“Father, my brother is a good-for-nothing now. Can you rely on him for the rest of your lives? Can’t you see the situation? The Xiao family will depend on me from now on. If I can marry the princess, it will definitely pave the way for my official career. Then who will dare to look down on the Xiao family?”
Just then, Su Jingge stood up.
"Smack!"
She raised her hand and slapped Xiao Ziyu across the face.
That bastard!
Everyone stared in disbelief. The woman's face was flushed with anger, and her once gentle eyes turned sharp: "You heartless wretch! If I hadn't risked my life to save you, would you have been able to pass your exams so smoothly?"
"Not only do you enjoy the fame and fortune all to yourself, but now you want to seize my restaurant to marry the princess, and you even want me to be your concubine, to fulfill your mother's eternal dream!"
This isn't a post-apocalyptic wasteland; if murder weren't illegal, he'd already be on his way to reincarnation.
She snatched the land deed from the table and stuffed it into her bosom.
This restaurant is very important to her. If she really gives it up, she will have nowhere to stay and may have to sleep on the streets.
Xiao Ziyu's pupils trembled: "You, you're not stupid?"
The woman's eyes were no longer empty and dull. He quickly calmed down and said, "You're swearing at me. That's utterly unreasonable. I'm going to report you to the authorities!"
"You're going to sue me? I'm the one who should be suing you!" Su Jingge glared at him. "You used my money to fawn over the princess, but unfortunately you're blind. She's incompetent, which led to this disaster. You actually expect such a useless woman to help you advance your career? I'd like to see how far you can go in your official career!"
“I will also submit a document to the government office, revealing in detail that the dowry you gave to marry the princess was all a lie to deceive me, your fiancée.”
"And today you pushed me into the water and refused to help me. Look at this kind of person, can His Majesty really marry the princess to you?"
Xiao Ziyu's face turned pale, utterly astonished. When did she become so lucid?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ziyu's mother, Madam Jiang, looked terrified and stood up to step forward: "Jinge, you can't talk nonsense! Didn't your eldest brother save you when you fell into the water? You know that Ziyu really can't swim."
"Is someone who can't swim mute and can't call out?"
Jiang choked, forcing a smile: "Yes, yes, this is our fault, but didn't you take the Yun Que Restaurant? Why make a scene at the government office?"
"This was originally mine!"
Jiang's smile froze on her face: "Oh, right, it's yours. I misspoke in my haste. Calm down. Your marriage to Ziyu is something your father and I fully approve of, but... we have to wait for the princess to enter the family first..."
By the end, Jiang's voice had become softer.
Su Jingge sneered, then solemnly said, "I will not go through with this marriage, and I disdain to enter your Xiao family." She then turned to Xiao Ziyu, "I don't want you anymore, you rotten cucumber. From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine. Our two families will never have anything to do with each other again!"
"Furthermore, return all the money you swindled from me before, or I'll see you at the government office!"
Jiang's vision went black, and he could no longer stand.
That amount of money was not small; it wasn't enough to marry the princess, and if it was returned, how could the marriage proceed?
The man began to sob: "If you hold a grudge over this matter of fame and fortune, then next time something like this happens in Yuxiang County, why don't you and Ziyu govern it together? Why make such a fuss?"
Is it Ziyu?
Jiang gave him a wink.
Xiao Ziyu smiled sarcastically to himself. To put it bluntly, she was watching him and the princess work together to save the people from suffering.
She was just jealous of such a perfect match.
She used to call him "Brother Ziyu" all the time, but now she's angry and can't be too forceful.
Since she's sober, just coax her a little, and she'll obediently follow his lead.
Xiao Ziyu softened his tone: "Jinge, this was my oversight. I just forgot in my busy schedule. I'll call you next time. Are you feeling better now?"
Unexpectedly, the woman snorted coldly, showing no respect whatsoever: "Inviting me to pave the way for you and the princess? You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat, completely ignorant of your own limitations!"
"you!"
Xiao Ziyu looked embarrassed. She had never talked back to him like this before. Now that she had fallen into the water, how did she suddenly become so sharp-tongued?
He bit his back teeth, unable to lower his head to say anything gentle, yet unwilling to return the money.
He then glanced at his father, who was sitting in the main seat.
"father......"
Xiao Yinhe's face was very tense.
Su Jingge's words today were like a slap in the face to him.
The Xiao family is now actually using a woman's money to curry favor with others.
He can't afford to lose face like this.
He simply tossed out a curt "Serves you right!" at Xiao Ziyu.
He then turned and left.
Xiao Ziyu was even more embarrassed.
Just then, the princess stepped through the door.
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