"That doesn't prove it's a good thing. At most, she knows what happened before. If a demon investigates in advance, it can also find out what happened. As for what hasn't happened yet, who can predict the future? Why can't it be a curse?" Jiang Chengxiao shook his head.
He felt himself being misled, even having such weak thoughts.
When dealing with a demon, the worst thing you can do is follow her train of thought, or you'll inevitably fall into a trap she's set up in advance.
"That's because many things that happened before were predicted exactly as the artifact said. It said that Pan Ge'er would have a physical altercation with the Sixth Prince, which would break the Sixth Prince's leg and cause him to fall out with the Imperial Concubine. The artifact also said that someone had stuffed evidence of treason into the secret memorial your elder brother submitted, and all of these have come true. Your father isn't stupid; how could he not distinguish between a curse and a prediction!"
Marquis Zhongyi argued his case forcefully, even citing past events as examples.
"It's because of her curse that everything she said came true. If she hadn't jinxed it, none of this would have happened!"
Jiang Chengxiao still didn't believe it, because he was absolutely confident that he could never be with Xing Xiaoya. Just based on that so-called system, they completely condemned him, insisting that he was entangled with Xing Xiaoya, and even disregarded the life and death of his wife Lu Ling.
The system will never be a divine artifact in his hands; it can only be a monstrous evil that brings harm to people.
"Why won't you listen to advice, you scoundrel? If the artifact were truly a curse, the Sixth Prince's leg would have been broken long ago, the Imperial Noble Consort would have turned against our Marquis's Mansion and started targeting us. Your elder brother has also been arrested and imprisoned, waiting for all that mud to be smeared against him, to be convicted and executed at the Meridian Gate."
"Now that you've returned, there's no time to argue about whether it's a demon or a divine artifact. All you can see is the Marquis's mansion covered in white lanterns, and the whole family dressed in mourning clothes."
"All these bad things happened because your third sister-in-law and her husband foresaw them in advance, allowing the Jiang family to hear about them and turn the tide in time, changing the original trajectory. Do you still call her a monster?"
The Marquis of Loyalty raised his hand and punched him hard in the face.
The punch sent a blackout through Jiang Chengxiao's vision.
Although the old man was old, he was still strong, and since the attack was aimed at his face, it was very powerful, and he was badly beaten, seeing stars.
My vision became blurry, but my hearing became clearer.
Every word of the Marquis of Loyalty's rebuttal fell into his ears and touched his heart.
Jiang Chengxiao remained silent, speechless for a moment.
"Anyway, I don't believe it." He finally managed to squeeze out those words.
When Marquis Zhongyi saw that he did not believe him, he was not angry. At least he did not shout for war like before.
After witnessing the power of the system in the future, you will naturally understand its significance.
"Believe it or not, no one is forcing you. But I have to remind you, it's fine if you don't like her, but you can't do anything to harm her, otherwise you will be a sinner against the entire Jiang family." Marquis Zhongyi waved his hand and warned coldly.
Jiang Chengxiao scoffed, "I know. Father, you'd better pray she says something useful, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to hold back. A person who curses my wife to hang herself won't live in my sight for long."
Marquis Zhongyi glanced at him and said indifferently, "The second daughter-in-law won't be cursed to death, she'll only be forced to death by the people around her. You'd better control yourself, or if you lose control, it won't just be the third son who's going to castrate you."
It has to be said that only a biological father knows what words are most hurtful, and this immediately stirred up Jiang Lao Er's anger again.
Jiang Chengxiao scrambled to his feet instantly, his face full of resentment: "Dad, just thinking about this makes me angry. Is Third Brother sick? Is he possessed by a ghost or what? I finally managed to be a good person and help a weak woman chase away some thugs. I was thinking of seeing her through to the end and taking her back to a safe place. How was I supposed to know that woman was Third Brother's mistress?"
"When he saw me, instead of thanking me, he picked up a knife and tried to castrate me! Does my third sister-in-law know he's keeping a mistress? She hasn't dared to return home yet. Could it be that she's afraid I'll reveal it and is trying to kill me to silence me?"
So many things happened today, one after another, and they were all incredibly thrilling and exciting, giving him no chance to react at all.
Even now, he still doesn't understand why Jiang Chengli is so hostile towards him, even going so far as to want to castrate him. What kind of deep-seated hatred could cause such a thing?
"It's not me who's being chased and castrated by him, how would I know how you offended him?" Marquis Zhongyi coughed and said coldly.
In fact, he already had a guess in his heart. After all, the system said last time that Jiang Chengli was holding a knife and was about to castrate himself. If he hadn't arrived in time, the third brother might have become a eunuch.
Thinking of this, Marquis Zhongyi felt extremely uneasy.
No matter how they go around in circles, the men of the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness can never escape the fate of becoming eunuchs. The eldest grandson will be a eunuch in the future, the third son will castrate himself, and he will also castrate the second son.
There are only six men alive in the Jiang family right now, half of whom will become eunuchs, which means the family line will end.
"He's mentally ill. Next time we meet, I'll castrate him first. Let him experience what it's like to be chased around and have his balls cut off. It's even more terrifying than having a ghost behind your back!" Jiang Chengxiao said irritably.
The Marquis of Zhongyi didn't listen to his words at all. Instead, he kept thinking that the Marquis's mansion had stirred up trouble with the eunuchs and needed to get rid of the bad luck.
"You've come back just in time. Come on, let's go to the ancestral hall to kowtow and pay respects to our ancestors." Marquis Zhongyi directly changed the subject.
Jiang Chengxiao was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously asked, "It's already past midnight, isn't it inappropriate to disturb our ancestors?"
It's pitch black outside, almost midnight. Going to the ancestral hall to worship at this hour is just adding to the ancestors' troubles and disturbing their peaceful sleep.
"I told you to go, so you went. The third brother is about to castrate you, and you still don't know any respect. Today you're returning to the capital, and instead of hurrying back to your residence, you're putting on a show of being a hero and saving a beauty. You'll definitely step in to save a woman when she's being humiliated, but afterwards you'll have to send her back, simply because she's pretty."
"If you hadn't been so lustful, you wouldn't have run into the third brother, and you wouldn't have been chased and had your testicles cut off!"
As expected of the father and son who are most similar in matters of women, as certified by the system, the Marquis of Loyalty saw through his thoughts at a glance.
“Father, don’t put it so harshly. Everyone has a love for beauty. I just wanted to take a few more glances, but I didn’t want anything to happen between us. Besides, as your magical artifact said, I’m exactly the same as you when it comes to women. If I’m that lewd, how much better are you?” Jiang Chengxiao argued logically.
But before he could finish speaking, the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness jumped up and slapped him on the back of the neck, and he didn't stop until he did.
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