Chapter 1 My cousin is reborn

"...Mother, I won't marry! I won't marry!"

"What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight? The wedding procession is on the way, how can you just say you don't want to marry me?"

"Mom, I don't want to marry into the Lu family anymore. I don't want to marry Lu Yunyang anymore. I will die!"

"It's a happy day, what's the use of death? It's unlucky. Hurry up and dress up!"

"I won't marry if I don't want to marry. I'll die if I marry anyway, so I might as well die now."

There was a commotion in the room. The little maid Xia Zhi quietly retreated from the room and left quickly.

In the courtyard which was also covered with wedding characters and hung with red silk, Jiang Jiu was putting on makeup in front of the mirror.

"Miss, there's a commotion in the cousin's room. She suddenly changed her mind and doesn't want to marry into the Lu family anymore."

Nanny Qian, who was helping Jiang Jiu put on makeup, was surprised.

"What's wrong with her? The Lu family is a well-known merchant family in Xiang County. They own hundreds of acres of fertile land and a huge fortune. Half of the county is filled with their shops. Even the county magistrate is courteous to them. If she wasn't the daughter of the county magistrate, how could she be worthy of marrying into the Lu family?"

Jiang Jiu frowned slightly: "Madam, please be careful with your words."

Madam Qian snorted coldly, "You are of noble birth, but you can only marry a poor scholar... Your cousin always wants to compete with you, and now she has married someone better than you, so why should you regret it?"

Jiang Jiuqian was playing with a jade hairpin between her fingers. The hairpin was not of good quality, but it was the most expensive of all her jewelry.

"Mammy, it is a great blessing for my aunt to adopt me."

Jiang Jiu was born with a dislocated fetus. When he was just over a hundred days old, his home was raided. He was carried away by Nanny Qian and fled the house. He changed his name and went to live with distant relatives in Jiangnan, where he lived for fifteen years.

Nanny Qian held her anger and said nothing, because both she and her servant were living under someone else's roof.

"Xiazhi, go find out what the cousin wants to do..."

Before Xia Zhi went out, Jiang Mingyue came over wearing a red wedding dress.

"Jiang Jiu, Jiang Jiu, I want to exchange my kiss with you..."

Exchange marriage? Jiang Jiu was also surprised.

"Cousin, the Lu family is rich and powerful. They offered a betrothal gift of three thousand taels, while the Chang family is just a poor scholar who can't even afford a betrothal gift of two hundred taels. Are you sure you want to change?"

Jiang Mingyue raised her chin stubbornly: "Change... must change... no matter how much money there is, it can't stop him from living off his savings and spending money like water..."

Nanny Qian's heart skipped a beat. She didn't want such a good marriage. Could it be that there was some scandal in the Lu family again?

He suddenly became angry: "Miss cousin, the betrothal gifts, marriage certificate, and birth date have all been handed over. Why do you say so and change them?"

It is true that the Lu family is rich, but they have a low social status among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Moreover, the man Jiang Mingyue married, Lu Yunyang, is a complete playboy, and he often hangs out in brothels and gambling houses.

Although the Chang family is poor, they are a family of scholars. A young man who likes reading has a promising future.

There is another important reason. Jiang Jiu's father's surname is also Chang. I don't know if he is a branch of the Chang family in Beijing.

If Chang Zhili could go to Beijing to take the exam, it would be a good opportunity for Jiang Jiu to take the opportunity to go to Beijing.

This is also the reason why Nanny Qian agreed to this poor marriage.

Although Jiang Jiu didn't care and could live there, Nanny Qian wanted Jiang Jiu to return to the capital to avenge his mother and return to his ancestral home.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingyue wanted to go back on her word.

On the contrary, Jiang Jiu remained calm: "Does Aunt know? If Aunt wants me to change, I will change."

Just as Jiang Mingyue arrived, Liu came and pulled Jiang Mingyue out.

"No, Jiuer, dress up well, the bridal sedan will be here soon."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingyue was only pulled into the yard and then broke free.

"Change, must change, mother, if I marry into the Lu family again, I will still be pissed off. Lu Yunyang is not a man, not only does he spend his days in debauchery, he also favors his concubine over his wife..."

Liu was angry: "What nonsense are you talking about? You were the one who fell in love with him in the first place, and his family's wealth will at least allow you to have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life..."

The mother and daughter had a huge quarrel in the yard.

Jiang Jiu was frightened when he heard this in the room.

remarry?

Why use it again?

Lu Yunming's reputation as a playboy has been around for a long time. He has been a playboy since he was a child. Jiang Mingyue fell in love with him because of his rich family and his good looks.

Before Lu Yunming got married, he already had several concubines at home. Because he was handsome and rich, the women who wanted to marry him lined up from the south gate to the north gate.

Jiang Mingyue actually said to let it go just like that.

Liu was furious: "It's fine if you don't want to marry into the Lu family, but why do you want to exchange marriages with Jiang Jiu? Are you crazy? You want to marry a poor boy..."

After Jiang Mingyue was pulled back to her own courtyard by Liu, she saw that Liu was unwilling to do so and dismissed everyone before she whispered, "Chang Zhili will pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar in the future..."

Xia Zhi, who was walking behind the maid, narrowed his eyes and trotted back to Jiang Jiu again.

"Number one?" Jiang Jiu was also surprised.

remarry? Number one scholar? future?

Could it be that Jiang Mingyue was reborn?