A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 76 Is this an attempt to extort money?

Jia Yi quickly tidied his appearance, stood up and nodded to them, but his expression was still full of grief as he stared fixedly at Jiang Mingyun.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Jiang Mingyun couldn't stand this person and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

"Although we are acquainted, Miss Jiang, your carriage knocked down my mother today. You should give me an explanation, shouldn't you? I am not the kind of person who argues unreasonably. There were so many people around who saw it."

Chunzhi, who was watching him slander Jiang Mingyun, stepped forward and said, "Young master, don't talk nonsense. Just now, our carriage was walking in the middle of the road and it was your mother who suddenly rushed out."

Jia Yi ignored Chunzhi and looked only at Jiang Mingyun. "Miss Jiang, how should this matter be handled?"

Jiang Mingyun wasn't going to let this person get away with it. "Didn't you hear what my sister Chunzhi said? It was clearly this old lady who rushed out on her own. What does it have to do with me?"

Jia Yi's expression changed immediately. "Miss Jiang, no matter how you look at it, it was your carriage that hit my mother. Now my mother can't get up, which means she must have been seriously injured. Isn't what you're saying inappropriate?"

Jiang Mingyun arrived immediately after getting angry, and was about to continue speaking when Zhou Hanzhang pulled her behind him, saying, "Don't worry, I'll handle it."

Zhou Hanzhang noticed that Jia Yi was staring at Jiang Mingyun demanding an explanation. She and Li Xianda were also present, but Jia Yi completely ignored them.

“Mingyun, there are too many people here. You should go back to the carriage first,” Zhou Hanzhang said to Jiang Mingyun.

"I don't want to. It's not my fault. The old lady rushed out on her own. I'm going to stay here and see how she can still argue her way out of this situation."

Zhou Hanzhang said helplessly, "Then stay behind me and don't say anything, otherwise I'll have Chunzhi take you back first."

Jiang Mingyun then nodded in agreement.

Zhou Hanzhang stepped forward and stood in front of Jia Yi. "Young Master Jia, your mother is saying that our carriage hit her, and Chunzhi outside said that she saw your mother rush out and we couldn't avoid her in time, which led to this incident."

Of course, you would also believe in yourself if you were in my shoes, but we have known each other for a while now. Even if we are not close, we can't let your mother get hurt like this.

"Let's take your mother to the nearest clinic for treatment first. Don't worry, we'll cover all the medical expenses. If her condition is serious, we'll also find someone to take care of her until she fully recovers."

Her words were clever; she first denied Grandmother Jia's claim, and then took the initiative to assume responsibility, so that no one said anything even though there were so many people around.

Someone in the crowd said, "That's right. The old lady is getting on in years. We should do as the young prince said and take her to the clinic first, so as not to delay her treatment."

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Chunzhi and his servant He Shi, "He Shi, you and Sister Chunzhi help the old lady up first, and we'll take her to the clinic."

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia's eyes lit up. "I don't want to go to the clinic. Don't touch me, don't move me."

Her hands kept waving around, never getting any closer to Chunzhi.

After waving her arms around for a while, she noticed Jia Yi winking at her and realized that she was being a bit too aggressive.

She quickly threw herself to the ground, crying out, "Ouch, this is killing me! It hurts so much!"

Zhou Hanzhang remained calm. "Is the old lady unable to get up? It's alright. Whenever you need to, go to the clinic and ask someone to come over. Don't worry about the cost. We must find the best doctor and make sure the old lady receives the best treatment."

"Ouch, ouch..." Grandmother Jia kept crying out.

Jia Yi quickly stopped He Shi and said to Zhou Hanzhang, "Young Prince, my mother has come from the countryside and is very afraid of seeing a doctor. You see..."

"Yes, yes, I don't want to see a doctor. You...you give me some money, and I'll go back and find some medicine to take care of myself."

Zhou Hanzhang looked completely bewildered. "What are you talking about? I can see that the old lady is seriously injured. How can we not take her to see a doctor? If something happens later, people will gossip about us."

She gave Jia's mother and son no chance whatsoever, saying, "When will you go?"

Just as Shi He was about to bypass Jia Yi to fetch a doctor, Jia Yi suddenly caught him, saying, "Young man, is it really not necessary?"

She wouldn't listen to him; she simply pried his hands off, didn't even give him a glance, and went straight away.

The Jia family mother and son stood there, stunned, not knowing what to do.

Some people around noticed something was amiss. "Could this mother and son be deliberately trying to extort money from Miss Jiang because it's her carriage?"

"That's right, look at that old lady, she's howling so loudly, but she doesn't look like she's seriously injured."

“That’s right. My mother also fell and hurt herself last time. She was in so much pain that she couldn’t even cry out. Unlike her, she’s full of energy.”

It must be said that some of the onlookers had sharp eyes.

The Jia family mother and son naturally heard this as well. Grandmother Jia shouted, "What do you know? Why don't you come over here and let the carriage run you over too?"

Those people wouldn't pay any attention to her.

He's obviously unreasonable; you wouldn't know what to do if he tried to extort you later.

"It's alright, madam. My servant will fetch the doctor right away. He'll examine you and make sure you don't suffer any lasting effects."

The mother and son of the Jia family both looked very unpleasant.

Soon enough, an old doctor was brought over.

The old doctor's face darkened instantly when he saw that it was Grandmother Jia on the ground. "You invited me here just so I could treat this old woman?"

Upon hearing this tone, Zhou Hanzhang sensed something was amiss.

"This old lady said we bumped into her and now she can't move, so she asked you to come over. Thank you for your help..."

Before Zhou Hanzhang could finish speaking, the old doctor flicked his sleeve and said, "I can't treat this person."

"How can you say it's incurable without even taking a look?"

“This person is of terrible character. A few days ago, she came to my clinic with a headache. After taking the medicine for a while, I saw that she was much better when I checked her pulse. She insisted on bringing her son over and said that I had ruined her condition and that I should pay her a large sum of money in compensation.”

"I couldn't stand this person coming to my clinic to cause trouble every day, so to keep things quiet, I paid him a sum of money as a way to avoid further trouble," the old doctor said angrily.

Someone in the crowd recognized Grandmother Jia. "No wonder I thought this old lady looked familiar. That's right, she went to the clinic every day to cause trouble and even drove away all the patients, demanding compensation."

"This doctor is very skilled. I usually go to him for minor illnesses and pains, and one dose of medicine is enough. I don't need to see him a second time at all."

"Didn't the doctor say it's a scam?"

"Then this time, wouldn't it be..."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Grandmother Jia shouted, "Nonsense! I don't want this doctor to treat me. His medical skills are terrible, and he loves to swindle money. If he can't cure me, what's wrong with me seeking compensation from him?"

The old doctor was so angry he laughed. "No problem, of course no problem. Just lie here and see who's willing to treat you!"

He turned to look at Zhou Hanzhang, "Young Master Zhou, I'm really sorry, but I can't cure people with mental problems. I'll take my leave now."