A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 238 Zhou Tong is going to be my sister-in-law?

Minister Jiang glanced at his wife and said, "What do you take me for? I've been in officialdom for so many years, do you think I can't accept being rejected? As for our son, you'd better keep an eye on things. Once things are settled, you'll be busy for a long time."

"Our Jiang family hasn't had such a joyous occasion in years. Be careful what you do, and don't let others gossip about you."

He said this, but he still didn't think Zhou Tong would refuse his son.

Just then, Jiang Mingyun returned.

"Father, Mother, why are you only having dinner so late?"

When Madam Jiang saw her daughter return, her eyes lit up immediately. She said to Minister Jiang, "Wait a minute, how could I forget that our daughter and Zhou Tong are good friends? Why don't we ask her first?"

Jiang Mingyun walked over to them and sat down next to Madam Jiang. "What does Mother want to ask me?"

"Aren't you and Hanzhang friends with Zhou Tong, the owner of Youjian Bookstore? What's your relationship like?"

Minister Jiang pretended not to care, but his eyes involuntarily looked over and his ears perked up.

Jiang Mingyun was puzzled as to why her mother suddenly asked about Zhou Tong. "I haven't known her for very long. If we're talking about close relationships, Brother Hanzhang is closer to her. Why is Mother suddenly asking about this?"

Madam Jiang is very good at finding the key points in seemingly trivial details. "Is Hanzhang on good terms with her?"

Jiang Mingyun and Madam Jiang are mother and daughter. As soon as Madam Jiang opened her mouth, she knew what she meant. "Mother, please don't think too much. Brother Hanzhang and she have no romantic relationship. It is said that they seem to have the same ancestor a long time ago?"

"An ancestor?!"

"She's from the Zhou family?!"

Minister Jiang and his wife shouted it out together.

"No, Father and Mother, why are you so surprised? I just heard Brother Hanzhang mention it; they both have the surname Zhou."

Minister Jiang was shocked. No wonder his wife had said earlier that Zhou Tong might not be interested in his son. If she shared the same ancestor as Zhou Hanzhang, she wouldn't just look down on his son; she would look down on many other people as well.

No wonder she, a woman, was able to gain a foothold in the capital in such a short time; it turns out she had this connection.

Madam Jiang thought about it more deeply. Since Xiao Ba came to the capital, she had indeed been following Zhou Hanzhang around. If Zhou Tong was a member of the Zhou family, then all of this would make sense.

Otherwise, why would his own subordinates be willing to follow Zhou Hanzhang?

"Should I go see Zhou Tong first tomorrow, or visit Madam Zhou first?" Madam Jiang asked Minister Jiang.

"Mother, what are you saying? Why do you want to visit Zhou Tong or Mrs. Zhou?"

Jiang Mingyun simply couldn't ignore her parents' strange behavior.

"cough,"

Madam Jiang thought that this matter would eventually have to be brought to light, and it wouldn't matter if Jiang Mingyun knew now, so she said directly, "Your brother came back today and told us that he wants us to help him propose marriage."

Jiang Mingyun stood up abruptly. "Brother is getting married? Which family's daughter is she?"

She thought back to the question her mother had just asked her, and felt a mix of doubt and disbelief.

"That...it wouldn't be Zhou...Zhou Tong, would it?"

This wasn't a surprise, it was a shock.

She hoped her brother would get married as soon as possible, so that he would have a sister-in-law to keep him in check and stop him from constantly watching her.

But if this person is Zhou Tong, then, then, then…

Jiang Mingyun circled the dining table repeatedly, asking, "Are you kidding me?"

She looked at Minister Jiang and his wife, noticing their serious expressions. "Wait, brother, you don't seem to have any contact with Zhou Tong. Why are you suddenly asking her to propose marriage?"

She had just told Zhou Tong today that, judging from the way Zhou Tong treated her, she didn't seem like someone who was going to marry her brother.

"Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"

Minister Jiang was displeased with Jiang Yichen's attitude today. "Your elder brother personally came to us and has been pleading with us all night. How can you be wrong?"

"No, what is it about Zhou Tong that you, brother, have taken a liking to?"

"You're asking us? How would we know?" Minister Jiang didn't care about these things at all.

"No, Zhou Tong is really going to be my sister-in-law?"

Jiang Mingyun was completely unable to process this news. "I haven't heard that Zhou Tong is getting married. She doesn't seem to be very close to my brother. She only found a book for him once?"

"Could something have happened that made your brother discover her strengths?"

Madam Jiang could only think of this one possibility.

"No, I'll go ask Zhou Tong."

Jiang Mingyun turned around and prepared to leave.

Madam Jiang quickly grabbed her, "What time is it now? How can you disturb her at this time? I've already spoken with your brother. Tomorrow, we'll take the gifts and go see her to see if we can settle this matter. Your brother seems very determined."

"This, this..."

Jiang Mingyun felt that this matter was too surreal. Now she not only wanted to find Zhou Tong, but also Zhou Hanzhang.

She didn't want Zhou Tong to have any connection with Zhou Hanzhang and become her sister-in-law, but now Jiang Yichen had personally told his parents that he wanted to marry Zhou Tong, which meant that Zhou Tong would become his sister-in-law.

She suddenly recalled the scene of Jiang Yichen scolding her at Zuixianlou earlier that day. Zhou Tong had even spoken up for her. If it were her usual older brother, he wouldn't have cared about Zhou Tong at all.

I should have realized it back then.

Oops, I was careless.

No wonder Brother Hanzhang kept looking at the two of them back then. Could it be that he noticed something was off between them at that time?

However, it seemed that her brother's attitude was a bit strange, but Zhou Tong was still no different from usual.

Would she be willing to marry her brother?

It seems like it's not a good idea to say this?

"Can I go with them tomorrow?"

"What are you going there for?" Minister Jiang glanced at her.

"Zhou Tong and I are friends, right? My brother wants to marry her now. What if she doesn't want to? If I'm there, I can at least say a few good words for my brother, can't I?"

Madam Jiang nodded in agreement, "You're right, then you may come along."

“Oh, no, that won’t work,” Jiang Mingyun added.

Madam Jiang looked puzzled. "Why isn't it working again?"

"No, I mean, what if Zhou Tong rejects my brother, and I'm there? Won't my brother be angry with me?"

The power of bloodline suppression was too strong, and Jiang Mingyun was afraid.

When Madam Jiang considered this possibility, her expression changed slightly.

Although she always meant well for the family and for her two siblings, Jiang Yichen's personality made her, not to mention her daughter, sometimes even intimidated herself as his mother.

But this is something that only I can do, and no one else can do it.

The three of them tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to fall asleep until the rooster crowed.

Minister Jiang then stood up and said, "Madam, thank you for your help today."