Chapter 136 I'll Marry Her
Seeing his actions, everyone closed their eyes in embarrassment. "Don't look at what you shouldn't see. He's really going to die. Even if you save her, no one will want her anymore. He's touching her breasts and kissing her."
"It's been so long, I'm afraid it's too late to save him!"
"Looks like she's dead. Such a beautiful woman, yet so short-lived!"
"Why is Young Master Jiang getting involved in this mess? Such a handsome man kissing a dead man..."
Seeing that the person couldn't be saved, Madam Li said sarcastically, "Oh dear, what a tragic fate. It's a good thing she didn't marry my Cheng'er, otherwise it would have been such bad luck."
Madam Zhang wasn't really concerned. "Why is she so stubborn? Her parents died young, and now she's like this. She's really... a troublesome thing."
Madam Zhang also stood by and watched the show. Whether he lived or died was none of their business. They were too busy taking care of their own children to care for a child without parents. It was just a show.
Madam Jiang didn't dare to speak easily, fearing that if something happened, the blame would fall on her son. However, she couldn't bear to hear these people talking about an orphan girl without parents.
Before she could speak, Jiang Fenghua's eyes turned icy cold, radiating chill, and she said in a cold voice, "Everyone should watch their words! Heaven is watching what people do, and retribution may come to you at any time."
Jiang Fenghua was, after all, the Princess Consort of Heng, and people were still somewhat wary of her.
In addition, she has a great reputation in Shengjing City. It is said that the Jishantang is backed by the Hengwang Mansion. Jishantang recently sent a large amount of clothing to Jiangnan for disaster relief. Hengwang is currently in Jiangnan, so these things are naturally done by Hengwang's wife. Jishantang is full of homeless people, and they are all women. Hengwang's wife deserves a lot of credit for being able to send such a large amount of supplies to Jiangnan.
Prince Heng is currently enjoying great power, and Empress Cheng, though over forty, is now in the Emperor's favor after Consort Su's downfall. With no Crown Prince yet appointed, everyone is vaguely speculating about the Emperor's intentions. Therefore, anyone who dares to offend Princess Heng is courting death.
When she spoke up, no one dared to make a comment.
Jiang Fenghua appeared calm on the surface, but she was also very worried inside. She clenched her fists. Her elder brother had to save Zhang Yumo, otherwise both the Jiang family and she would be plunged into endless abuse. Although Zhang Yumo's death in her previous life was not directly caused by the Jiang family, it was because she was rejected by her elder brother, and there might be other members of the Zhang clan pressuring her like they are today.
They forced her to marry, which is why she couldn't stand it and jumped into the lake to commit suicide.
She wasn't so lucky in her previous life; her older brother would have come to save her, so she remained forever at the bottom of the icy lake. In this life, she must make sure nothing happens to her.
The Su family wants to marry Zhang Yumo. Could this idea have come from Ji Chen?
She looked in Ji Chen's direction, only to see Ji Chen staring at her menacingly, which made Jiang Fenghua's scalp tingle.
The fact that this man was able to persuade Xie Shang to bestow upon him the title of a king of a different surname in his previous life shows that his methods were not simple.
Although she orchestrated a rift between him and Xie Shang in this life, he has now ingratiated himself with the Su family. The Su family even brings him to banquets like this to broaden his horizons. I wonder how he gained the trust of Old Madam Su.
Soon, a cough woke everyone up. Zhang Yumo opened her eyes and saw the familiar and missed man in front of her. He was still dripping wet from his body and hair. She was completely stunned.
She suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck, "I never thought I'd see the young master again after I died, sob sob..."
She would never forget the suffocating feeling of the lake water that had just entered her body, and she never wanted to experience that despair of being on the verge of death again.
Her mind didn't even have time to think about whether she wanted to die or not, or even to feel fear before she fell into a coma. It wasn't until she was in the water that she regretted it; she still had unfulfilled wishes, and there were still people she wanted to see.
She wanted to tell Jiang Jinyan that she wanted to marry him, but it was too late.
It was too late for her to die.
Jiang Jinyan was baffled. What did she mean by "she's dead"? He just let her hold him and cry. He didn't know what to say or how to comfort her. He just let her hold him.
Zhang Yumo almost burst into tears, completely disregarding her image. She had never let herself go like this before. Since she was already dead, she didn't want to be a proper young lady anymore.
They were surrounded by people, all staring intently at them, not daring to make a sound.
Jiang Fenghua almost burst into tears of joy. Zhang Yumo had been so repressed that she almost couldn't recover. Only those who have experienced life and death know how precious life is.
Jiang Rumeng knelt down beside them to help. She was the first to react, and when she saw that there seemed to be bloodstains on Jiang Jinyan's back, she exclaimed in fright, "Big brother, why are there bloodstains on your back? Are you injured?"
Jiang Jinyan only then felt a slight pain in his back. He said, "It's nothing, just some minor injuries."
“You’re bleeding, but it’s only a minor injury. It must be because you got wet when you went into the water to save Miss Zhang that it started bleeding again,” Jiang Rumeng said.
Only then did Zhang Yumo stop crying. She looked at Jiang Rumeng in front of her, then at the sea of people around her, including her grandfather, Aunt Jiang, and her second aunt...
"I'm not dead..." she murmured.
Jiang Rumeng pried her hands off, "You're not dead. My older brother came to save you."
She then instructed her maid to quickly hand over a cloak and cover Zhang Yumo with it, saying, "Quickly let go of my brother, you're strangling him to death."
I don't know why this girl would be so foolish. Even if she can't marry the person she wants to marry, she shouldn't be risking her life.
Jiang Jinyan's legs were numb from squatting for so long while saving her. Just as he relaxed, he heard Madam Li behind him say sarcastically, "How shameless! So they've been having an affair all along. My Cheng'er is truly innocent. She almost picked up a used woman. Madam Su, please open your eyes wider! In broad daylight, mouth to mouth! Would your grandson still dare to marry a woman like that? She's not even married yet, and her body has been violated by men countless times."
Even the behind-the-scenes discussions grew louder, all criticizing Zhang Yumo.
Jiang Jinyan couldn't bear to listen any longer. He suddenly stood up, his eyes sharp as if shooting out icy frost, and said coldly, "I will marry her."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Jiang Jinyan suddenly bent down, picked up Zhang Yumo horizontally, and walked straight away. His icy gaze seemed to freeze people into ice cubes, making them shiver all over.
Jiang Rumeng and Madam Jiang were dumbfounded. How could they possibly propose marriage now? The real person would be the one to come and make the proposal.
Jiang Rumeng retorted directly, "Some people just love to stir up trouble. People have hearts, and Miss Zhang didn't dig up your ancestral graves, so why are they so vulgar? Alright, our Jiang family is having a happy occasion. This time, we must hold a grand celebration to welcome our sister-in-law into the family. We'll make those ill-intentioned people open their eyes wide and see who will be the one who gets angry. We'll see."
"Mother, let's hurry back and arrange the wedding of eldest brother and sister-in-law! Third sister, fourth brother, let's go. A bunch of ignorant old fools will die before us anyway, so let's not get angry with them." Jiang Rumeng hadn't been this angry in a long time. This was the reason why she didn't want to marry into a wealthy family. They were all scheming bastards.
Madam Su's face turned pale with anger. She originally thought that marrying Zhang Yumo into the Su family would not only win over the Duke Zhang's mansion, but also strike at the Jiang family. For the past two months, she had already sent people to keep an eye on the Jiang and Zhang families. She also knew that Zhang Yumo would run to the Jiang family whenever she had nothing to do. Ji Chen had also said that to deal with Jiang Fenghua, they should start by targeting the people around her.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yumo jumped into the lake and almost drowned. If she had died, the Jiang family would have clashed with the Zhang family. But she came back to life.
As Jiang Fenghua passed Madam Su, she suddenly looked at her. A sharp glint flashed in her eyes, a warning that seemed like a provocation, as if to say that from today onwards, anyone who dared to harm her family would not be spared.
Madam Su never expected that a sixteen-year-old girl would have such a dignified presence; she didn't seem like a teenager at all.
Old Madam Su averted her eyes and gripped her cane tightly. With this kind of temperament, no wonder Wanwan lost so miserably.
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