Traveling through the ancient times

Tianqing and Tian Qingqing stayed in that yard for more than a month. Every day a man came in to feed them some food. This man was Song Yi who was rescued by Yongkang.

Yongkang arranged him in this yard to watch over Tianqing and Tianqing, making sure they wouldn't die or run away.

So he came to feed them once a day. Song Yi felt a little scared every time he came in, because Tianqing and Tianqing always stared at him with murderous eyes. But Yongkang had told him to do it before he left, so he had to do it.

Tianqing and Tianqing recognized Song Yi at a glance. They had seen him before when they secretly followed Nian Chuhua to Zhou Mansion. Could it be that Lord Zhou wanted to harm the young lady?

But they have no way of reporting the news to the outside world now, because the poison is still in their bodies. They can only lie there limply and be at the mercy of others.

Until one day, Song Yi came back carrying a woman and placed her near them. Tian Qing looked up weakly at the woman who was casually thrown aside by Song Yi.

Miss Zhou?

Didn't this man live in Lord Zhou's house before? How could he kidnap Zhou Jingjing? And the way Song Yi looked at Zhou Jingjing seemed as if he had some deep hatred for her.

Mrs. Zhou recently found a marriage for Zhou Jingjing. The man is Ge Wenchang, the youngest son of Mr. Ge, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple in Kyoto. Mr. Ge is of the same age as Zhou Jingjing and is also very handsome.

Lord Ge and Lord Zhou are from the same hometown and were classmates before, so they have occasional contact. Otherwise, with one family in Kyoto and the other in Qunan, the marriage would not have been possible for them.

The parents of both families were quite satisfied with this marriage, but Zhou Jingjing disagreed, "I have never even met Mr. Ge, how can I know what kind of person he is?"

Madam Zhou patiently coaxed her daughter, "Don't worry about this. Your father has already inquired for you. This Young Master Ge is a good boy, handsome and ambitious. He can pass the imperial examination in two years and it will be good for him to be sent to a distant place or stay in office.

And most importantly, their family has a rule that men are not allowed to take concubines. If you marry him, you can have three children, and you two can live a good life. You can live a peaceful life, and your parents will be relieved."

Mrs. Zhou understood her daughter's personality. She was used to being spoiled by them and had no ulterior motives. If she were to marry into a family with three wives and four concubines, who knows how much hardship and grievance she would have to endure.

The master of the Ge family has an old relationship with my husband, and there are such family rules. As long as Zhou Jingjing doesn't make any big mistakes after marrying him, is filial to her parents-in-law, and serves her husband, her life will definitely be easy.

"No, I need to see for myself. What if our personalities don't match? Wouldn't it be hard for me to live like that after I marry her?"

"It's not difficult. Lord Ge and his wife are taking Master Ge back to their hometown to visit their relatives. They will pass through Qunan in the next two days. Mother has already made an appointment with Madam Ge. When the time comes, please invite them to come to the house for a chat, and you and Master Ge can also meet each other."

"Mom, so you guys had already discussed it, and you just came to inform me..." Zhou Jingjing pouted and acted like a sullen person. They had discussed it with them on their own without even asking her if she agreed in advance.

"But don't worry. Dad and Mom have discussed it with Master Ge's family. We will let you meet Mr. Ge first. If you two don't like each other, we won't force you to get engaged. Even if you meet first, Dad and Mom also hope that you can find the husband of your dreams and live happily in the future."

"That's better. Thank you, mother!" Zhou Jingjing pulled Mrs. Zhou's sleeve and suddenly felt a little shy again. She didn't know what kind of person Mr. Ge was!

Mrs. Zhou was relieved when she saw that her daughter agreed!

How could they make a rash decision about their daughter's lifelong event? Lord Zhou had met Mr. Ge several times and had a good impression of him. So when Lord Ge mentioned in his letter, intentionally or unintentionally, that he wanted to marry his children to each other's families, Lord Zhou told Mrs. Zhou about it.

After some discussion, the couple finally wrote back to Lord Ge, asking him to let the two younger ones meet him first. After all, they would be living together in the future, and he didn't want to let his daughters marry blindly.

Lord Ge and Madam Ge had no objection. They also wanted to meet Zhou Jingjing, so they agreed immediately. That's how Lord Ge and Madam Ge took Ge Wenchang back to his hometown to visit his relatives.

When the Ge family arrived in Qunan, they did not go directly to the Zhou Mansion, but first found an inn to stay in. They asked their servants to deliver a letter to Mrs. Zhou first, and the two families agreed on a time before visiting, so as not to disturb Miss Zhou.

Zhou Jingjing knew about this, so she thought about going to see Mr. Ge first. In her words, "How do I know if he is pretending when he comes to my house? What if he is a perverted and domineering person in private, but pretends to be polite and courteous in public? Wouldn't it be a disaster for her to marry him?"

So Zhou Jingjing asked someone to inquire about the inn where the Ge family was staying. According to the servants, the Ge family lived in the Fu Sheng Inn which was painted at the beginning of the year. That was good, as she had acquaintances there, which would make it convenient for her to do things.

Zhou Jingjing asked someone to guard there and inform her if they saw Mr. Ge going out.

The Ge family rested in the inn for a night. The next morning, Mrs. Ge took her son out to buy some gifts for their visit to the Zhou Mansion.

When the servant saw Master Ge leaving the inn, he hurried back to report to Zhou Jingjing. Zhou Jingjing sneaked out of the door with Zhenzhu, wanting to see what Master Ge was like in private.

Zhou Jingjing was also unlucky. She was usually accompanied by maids and servants when she went out. This was the first time she sneaked out by herself, and she was spotted by Song Yi who was out shopping.

Song Yi seldom goes out on the street. After all, what happened to him that day was seen by many people, and he was afraid of being recognized when he went out on the street.

Although his affair was planned by the Zhou family, his affair with that woman was also true. If he hadn't taken the bait, the Zhou family's scheme wouldn't have succeeded. So he hated the Zhou family for harming him like that, and also hated himself for not living up to his expectations. How could he have fallen into their trap...

Zhou Jingjing took Zhenzhu and secretly walked through the alley at the back door of the Zhou mansion to the street next door, then took a shortcut to the street where Ge Wenchang was, and finally came to the main street.

The servant who had been following all the way waved to his young lady when he saw her. Zhou Jingjing walked over, hid in the alley nearby, and followed the servant's instructions, secretly observing Ge Wenchang outside.

"He looks pretty good, tall and big..."

Pearl echoed, "The husband chosen by the master and mistress for the young lady will certainly not be bad."

The two were still talking, completely unaware that their current scene was seen by Song Yi who had just finished shopping.

Seeing Zhou Jingjing reminded Song Yi of the day when he was dragged and beaten by a strong man and pointed at by people on the street.

Seeing Zhou Jingjing looking out furtively, Song Yi followed carefully and watched from a distance, not daring to go up rashly. Zhou Jingjing usually brought servants with her when she went out. If she saw him, who should have been exiled, appear here, she would definitely have someone arrest him.

As a weak scholar, he certainly cannot beat those servants. If he is caught, Lord Zhou will definitely not let him go.

Thinking that he was just a scholar, but ended up in this state, it was all thanks to Zhou Jingjing. Song Yi acted like a victim and never felt that he had done anything wrong.

Song Yi felt that if Zhou Jingjing had not been unwilling to marry him, Lord Zhou would not have schemed to frame him, and he could have been a secure son-in-law of the Zhou family and enjoyed the wealthy life of the Zhou family.

The more Song Yi thought about it, the angrier he became. Since Zhou Jingjing was unwilling to marry him and the Zhou family had designed a plan to make him afraid to live an upright life in Qunan City, he would also make Zhou Jingjing disgraced and never dare to appear on the streets of Qunan City again.

Song Yi looked around carefully and found that apart from the maid and a boy, there were no other servants following. Song Yi had been hiding behind and was unwilling to let him leave like that. He always wanted to make Zhou Jingjing unhappy.

Until Zhou Jing saw a beggar walking up to Ge Wenchang, probably begging from him. Zhou Jingjing was far away and could not hear the conversation between Ge Wenchang and the beggar, so she asked the servant to go up and listen to how Master Ge would treat a beggar. The servant obeyed the order and walked towards Ge Wenchang.

When Song Yi saw the servant leave, only Zhou Jingjing and the maid were left there looking out. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this side, so he immediately went up and knocked Zhenzhu to the ground with a knife.

Zhou Jingjing heard the noise and turned around to see Zhenzhu lying on the ground. When she raised her eyes, she saw Song Yi's gloomy face. Just as she was about to scream, she was knocked unconscious by Song Yi.

Song Yi caught Zhou Jingjing who was about to fall, carried her on his shoulders and returned to the courtyard.

On the way back, Song Yi thought of many ways. If Zhou Jingjing didn't want to marry him, then he would tarnish her innocence and force her to marry him.

But on second thought, if Lord Zhou knew about this, it would be because he had tarnished Zhou Jingjing's innocence. Even if he married into the Zhou family, he would definitely not have a good ending. Besides, Zhou Jingjing didn't like him in the first place, so she would definitely think of ways to torture him.

This task could not be done by him, so Song Yi threw Zhou Jingjing into the room where Tian Qing and Tian Qing were locked up, and tied up her hands and feet with ropes to prevent her from waking up and escaping.

Song Yi thought of another way and finally decided to go out and find two beggars and throw Zhou Jingjing to those people, so that he could not be blamed.

Yongkang has been gone for a month or two and has not returned yet. Song Yi probably knows that what Yongkang does are very dangerous things. This time he has been gone for such a long time and there is still no news. He may not even come back. So what is he still doing here?

He simply asked a beggar to come in, and he packed up his bags and left, walking far away. Even if Lord Zhou knew that he was the one who did it, he would not be able to find him.

This can be considered as a way to vent my anger!

After thinking it over, Song Yi felt that this method was the best and safest, so he took away all the valuables including jewelry and purse from Zhou Jingjing.

Before leaving, Yongkang gave him one hundred taels of silver, and also looted some more from Zhou Jingjing. Those jewelry could be worth some money even if they were pawned. If he spent them sparingly in the future, they would still be able to last him for a long time.

Song Yi went back to the house, packed his bags, and hurried out to find beggars.

He was afraid that it was too late. Once Zhou Jingjing, the maid, woke up and went back to find Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou would probably send someone to look for him soon. He had to leave quickly, the faster the better, and the farther he ran the better.