Chapter 17: Three Days Back Home and Missing the Past

To be honest, Jiang Mingyue didn't like Chang Zhili very much.

In terms of appearance, Lu Yunyang is like a jade tree standing in the wind, with a natural and romantic charm.

Chang Zhili was just a weak scholar who would be hard to find in a crowd. He exuded a sense of poverty and had a pair of long, narrow rat eyes.

But thinking that he might pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar in the future, Jiang Mingyue endured it.

But deep down, the person she likes the most is still Lu Yunyang.

Looking at the tavern, Lu Yunyang and Jiang Jiu were talking and laughing together. Even his powerful concubine, Mudan, who always made trouble for her, was gentle and kind to Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Mingyue wondered if she should not have an exchange marriage. Maybe she should change her mindset towards Lu Yunyang. Although Lu Yunyang had a lot of women, he really had no other bad habits.

After much thought, Jiang Mingyue still didn't give up and decided to ask Lu Yunyang in person on the day of returning home, who is the woman he likes?

Early in the morning on the third day, Mr. Lu Liu and his wife came back from the temple, and they prepared a large cart of gifts and asked Lu Yunyang to accompany Jiang Jiu to visit his parents-in-law.

Jiang Jiu asked Xia Zhi and Nanny Qian to stay, and deliberately took Chun Xiao and went back home with Lu Yunyang.

County Magistrate Jiang's home has also been prepared to welcome the two sons-in-law.

As soon as they arrived at the Jiang family, Lu Yunyang got off the carriage first, and when he saw County Magistrate Jiang, he questioned him angrily.

"Master Jiang, what a good marriage. If you look down on the Lu family, you will not have any contact with them in the future. You have changed a good marriage. This is a good thing your family has done."

Here, Jiang Jiu also got off the carriage, walked calmly in front of County Magistrate Jiang, and bowed deeply. County Magistrate Jiang pretended to be surprised.

"Ah, how could this happen? Mingyue should have been the one to marry the young master. Oh no, it was really too chaotic that day and I made a mistake."

County Magistrate Jiang knew of his reputation and wanted to marry his daughter, which was just a dream.

"Now that things have come to this, I can only let Mr. Lu down. However, my niece is no less beautiful than Mingyue. She is pretty and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Except that she is a little introverted, I think she is more than suitable for Mr. Lu."

Lu Yunyang was so angry that he started to bargain.

"I don't care. Lord Jiang is doing this because he looks down on our Lu family. Regardless of anything else, he should at least give us some compensation..."

County Magistrate Jiang didn't like Lu Yunyang at all, and even felt it was a pity that Jiang Jiu was a good match for him. Now seeing that he was cheating again, County Magistrate Jiang didn't hold the position for nothing.

"Ah, compensation? What kind of compensation do you want? I don't want money.

Everyone knows that I, Jiang, am an honest official with clean hands. "

"You want a woman? My niece is my sister's favorite. It's already very good for her to marry you."

The implication is, with your dandy looks, why do you need a bicycle?

Lu Yunyang waved his sleeves and glanced at him: "Write it down first, and I'll settle the score with you when I think of it later."

If you dare to fool Lu Yunyang, you will be punished later.

Jiang Jiu followed them silently, turning a deaf ear to Lu Yunyang's dissatisfaction.

She even turned a blind eye to County Prime Minister Jiang's performance. The Jiang family was just her temporary residence. Now that she had left, she just needed to be polite to them.

They walked all the way to the backyard, and Jiang Mingyue and Chang Zhili had already arrived.

After all, Chang Zhili got the upper hand, so he should behave himself. The young couple acted like glue and were very affectionate.

It’s just strange that Jiang Mingyue was originally holding hands with Chang Zhili, but the moment she saw Lu Yunyang, for some reason, she felt guilty and quickly shook off Chang Zhili’s hand.

After being reborn, when Jiang Mingyue thought of Lu Yunyang, her heart was still as turbulent as a gale in the dark night.

This man is good-looking and considerate to women, but why can't he just like one woman?

If only he could calm down, if only he could be nice to her, she would give him her heart.

Suddenly, Jiang Jiu tripped and almost fell, but Lu Yunyang quickly caught her.

The pair of soft hands were so cold and soft that Lu Yunyang felt his heartbeat suddenly pause.

Soon, Jiang Jiu pulled his hand away and glared at Lu Yunyang.

"lecher."

Lu Yunyang was so angry that he grabbed Jiang Jiu's hand again: "Don't forget your current identity."

As he said this, he held Jiang Jiu's hand tightly as if to show off.

Jiang Jiu originally wanted to fight, but suddenly he remembered that this was the Jiang family, and at least he couldn't be laughed at by Jiang Mingyue, so he reluctantly followed Lu Yunyang.

Lu Yunyang smiled triumphantly, his brows relaxed, his thin lips curled up, and his handsome face as bright as the moon, which actually made Jiang Jiu dazed for a moment.

Although Jiang Jiu knew in her heart that she and Lu Yunyang were innocent.

But from a distance, to Jiang Mingyue, this scene looked more like flirting between a young couple.

Why? Jiang Jiu was better than her. Why did Lu Yunyang smile at Jiang Jiu but always glared at her?

My chest felt like it was being burned by wildfire. The inexplicable anger was like a fire that burned me so fiercely that I could hardly control it.

It was not until she felt the pain in the palm of her hand that she realized that her long nails had scratched her palm.

Jiang Mingyue suppressed the anger fiercely and looked at Jiang Jiu and Lu Yunyang with an expressionless face as they came to pay a visit to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu felt guilty and was extra polite to Jiang Jiu. When she saw that Lu Yunming didn't say anything and that he and Jiang Jiu were very affectionate, she finally felt relieved.

It was a family dinner, and after greeting everyone, Jiang Mingyue invited Chang Zhili to go back to her yard to rest. Jiang Jiu did the same and also invited Lu Yunyang to go back to her room to rest.

However, Jiang Jiu did not like Lu Yunyang going to her room. It was as if once Lu Yunyang entered her room, he would peek into her life. She did not like that at all.

"Let the maid take you for a walk by the river, and I'll make you a pot of tea."

Lu Yunyang looked at Jiang Jiu who was leaving resolutely and wanted to call her, but found that she ran faster than a rabbit.

"Am I some kind of monster..."

But when Lu Yunyang turned around to look for the maid, he found that she was also missing.

It turned out that when Jiang Jiu returned home, Jiang Liu had warned the maids in the mansion to stay away from Lu Yunyang. If anyone dared to make a fuss about climbing into bed on the day Jiang Jiu returned home, they would be beaten to death.

So, the maid ran faster than Jiang Jiu.

Bored, Lu Yunyang came to the pavilion by the lake to enjoy the scenery.

Although County Magistrate Jiang was only a county magistrate, the courtyard of his home was still exquisitely and elegantly built.

"Mr. Lu, long time no see..."

Lu Yunyang turned around suddenly and saw Jiang Mingyue's inquiring eyes, which were filled with an indescribable affection.

"It's Miss Mingyue. Long time no see..."

Hmm...Have they met before? Lu Yunyang couldn't remember it for a while.

There was no one around the pavilion. Jiang Mingyue stared at Lu Yunyang boldly with a tearful look on her face, which made Lu Yunyang feel a little puzzled.

"Ms. Mingyue, I...you..."

Jiang Mingyue suddenly felt a surge of grievance and unwillingness: "Mr. Lu, have you forgotten me, or is it that there is no place for me in Mr. Lu's heart? Mr. Lu, I have always wanted to ask you, which woman do you love?"

Huh? This...

Lu Yunyang was stunned by Jiang Mingyue's question. Were they very familiar with each other? She asked such a private question as soon as they met. If he remembered correctly, Jiang Mingyue was just his sister-in-law, and they should keep their distance.