So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Xiao Yueshan sent his old mother who had been with him for many years to a new place, and then sent his confidants to Chengzhou. Zhou Yao had disappeared, and the Third Hospital was the center of gossip in the mansion, so this series of actions attracted more attention.

The steward of the second gate reported the situation to Zhou Han in detail. When Zhou Han heard that Xiao Yueshan had really sent people to the Chengzhou ancestral temple to clean up, he secretly hated it in his heart. This third daughter-in-law really refused to accept the toast and drank the forfeit! She would rather go to the countryside to be a widow and an old woman than to raise his son in the mansion!

How could he not want to take his son back? After Chu Jingyun gave birth, he would marry Ningxiang in the name of a concubine from his hometown and reunite the family. As long as Ningxiang entered the mansion, if the third son's wife was obedient, he would spare her life; if she was not easy to get along with, he would kill her quietly and let Ningxiang raise his son, and only register him under the name of the third son.

His plan was going great lengths, but he didn't expect it to get stuck at the first step because Xiao Yueshan refused to be adopted.

He was thinking carefully about how to open up the connection when his personal attendant Changsheng came up to report: "Young Master, there is news from outside that a group of refugees from the Han River flood have arrived in Taiping Village. Should we send more people there to look for the Third Young Master?"

"What is there to look for? We have been looking for more than a month. If he was alive, he would have been found long ago. If he was dead, it would be useless even if we found him. Let's just leave it at that. Send a few people to follow the people from the Third Hospital to Chengzhou's hometown to see what they are going to do. Don't let them know things that they shouldn't know." Zhou Han ordered impatiently.

He had long been tired of living under his third brother. No matter in appearance or talent, he, as an elder brother, was not as good as his younger brother. Although he had the desire but not the courage to harm his younger brother, he also thought that if his younger brother had a great future, it would be good to have someone to lean on; but now he was just going with the flow and just didn't look for anyone. He accepted the good intention of God with a clear conscience.

Chu Jingyun was gentle and dignified, and she had never thought that her husband would be such a cowardly and greedy person. Liang Ge'er had been living in the big house in the mansion for the past few days, and she sent someone to take care of him. Now that she was pregnant, she loved the lively four or five-year-old child so much that she was happy to indulge Liang Ge'er in playing every day.

Zhou Han thought, why not guide his wife to come forward and persuade the third brother's wife. She is the eldest sister-in-law and the clan daughter, and the third brother's wife would not want to offend her.

Unexpectedly, Chu Jingyun and him hit it off immediately. She was traditional and thought that women should always have someone to rely on throughout their lives. Her husband was indeed considering the third sister-in-law. The third sister-in-law was young, and as the eldest sister-in-law, she had the obligation to help her think clearly.

One afternoon, Chu Jingyun sent her mother Sui to personally invite Xiao Yueshan to the courtyard for a chat. Xiao Yueshan could not refuse, so he asked Shu Tong to select some decent items and some bright satin to bring as gifts.

Chu Jingyun was enjoying the cool in the flower hall. She was wearing a light pink gauze gown and a moon-white gauze bodice with a swastika and auspicious cloud pattern. She looked dignified and cool. A maid beside her was fanning her gently.

Xiao Yueshan smiled and bowed to Chu Jingyun: "Greetings to my sister-in-law. It's been hot these past few days, is everything okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm just thinking about you." Chu Jingyun gently pulled Xiao Yueshan's hand, "I asked them to make some newly made Yangchun Baixue ice cream and some honey-cured plums. You can try some and then we can talk."

"Okay, then I'll take advantage of my sister-in-law, sour boy, spicy girl, eat a sour plum from my sister-in-law." Xiao Yueshan said playfully. She didn't know why Chu Jingyun suddenly asked her to come over, but she guessed that it was still about adoption. She made up her mind, and she would not speak unless Chu Jingyun spoke, and just took a honey-made plum and tasted it carefully.

"My sister-in-law said that sour boys and spicy girls are better, so why don't you want to accept Liang Ge'er? Actually, it is not convenient for me now, and I really don't want to cause trouble. But as the eldest sister-in-law, I don't want to see you being young and stubborn, and choosing the wrong path to delay yourself." Chu Jingyun said softly.

Xiao Yueshan had no evidence and didn't want to expose Zhou Han's meddling in the eldest wife's private affairs. Chu Jingyun had already married into the Zhou family whether she realized it or not, so there was no need for her to reveal the secret and cause trouble for others.

"Of course I know my sister-in-law means well." Xiao Yueshan put down her food. "It's just that I'm newly married and childless. I'm terrified to suddenly become a mother of a four or five-year-old child. And Zhou Yao hasn't been found, which makes me even more uneasy. Looking at the child reminds me that I don't have my own child, which really makes me sad." Xiao Yueshan was so tired of crying that she didn't even bother to squeeze out tears. She just lowered her eyes.

"I only ask my sister-in-law to understand me and not force me to accept a strange child when I don't have any confirmed news about my husband. Just give me a glimmer of hope." Xiao Yueshan pleaded weakly.

Chu Jingyun was originally a weak person. Seeing that her third brother's wife did not refuse the adoption and just wanted to wait a little longer, she assumed that she agreed. "I understand. Just relax."

After saying this, Xiao Yueshan sat for a while and prepared to leave. Before he could say goodbye, Zhou Han walked in.

"Has your third sister-in-law thought it through and is here to pick up Liang?" Zhou Han was really shameless. Mainly because he was certain in his heart that Zhou Yao was dead, he spoke even more unscrupulously.

"Brother, you're joking. I just came to see my sister-in-law and I'm leaving now." Xiao Yueshan stood up, bowed, and prepared to go out.

"Liang'er is a smart boy. I have invited a teacher to teach him these days. He has made great progress in reading and calligraphy. I think he is worthy of being Yao'er's son. I'm afraid there will be no chance for my third sister-in-law if we miss this opportunity." Zhou Han said hurriedly.

"There are so many smart children in the world, and they don't all have to be from my family." Xiao Yueshan rejected coldly, "Brother, you are so caring towards the children of distant relatives. I'm sure that when you have your own children in the future, they will also be able to receive your guidance." Thinking that Zhou Han didn't dare to point it out in front of Chu Jingyun, she said sarcastically, "Brother, please keep your fatherly heart for your own children." After that, she turned and left.

"You!" Zhou Han was choked to death by her, but he was afraid that Chu Jingyun would notice something. Although this branch of the Chu family had never entered officialdom, they were still legitimate royal relatives. Now that Liang Ge'er and Ningxiang had not entered the mansion, he still needed to be patient.

"Madam, look at this third brother's wife. She is so ungrateful and doesn't know how to appreciate a good person!" Zhou Han looked at Xiao Yueshan's departing back and yelled at his wife angrily.

"Okay, now that something has happened to my third brother, her temperament has changed drastically. She even drove away my mother who had been with her for more than ten years. You should just give her some time." Chu Jingyun comforted her.

"It's just an adopted child. It doesn't matter whose family the child is adopted from. If Liang'er can wait, then he can wait. If it's not suitable, then they are not destined to be mother and son. Then just find another one. Why is your husband so angry?" Zhou Han's repeated outbursts left her confused, and she didn't know what was wrong for a moment.

Zhou Han was afraid that if he continued to talk, it would only make his wife more suspicious. Although she was gentle and weak, Mother Sui was not someone who could be fooled easily. He should be more careful. "Okay, okay, who cares about her business? I am only concerned about our child now. This is my firstborn son, and I treasure him very much."

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Zhou Han provoked Xiao Yueshan time and again, and Xiao Yueshan was really annoyed. She thought that Deng Xiao would be back with news in just a dozen days, and the house in the ancestral temple in her hometown should be habitable, so she decided to pack up and hide in the countryside.

She spent days packing up her luggage, and people came and went to buy things. Zhou Han gritted his teeth, thinking she was just pretending, but he didn't expect this crazy woman to be serious.

Xiao Yueshan asked Qingxing and the others to clean up the storehouse in an orderly manner, and asked Shutong to count the servants and maids who were willing to serve in the countryside. She told them not to force them, especially those whose parents and relatives were in Yangzhou. If they were unwilling, they should not force themselves. If necessary, they could just buy some reliable servants and maids.

During this period, Mrs. Zhou advised her several times not to leave home in such a hurry. She only said that she wanted to pray for Zhou Yao's safety, so Mrs. Zhou could not continue to obstruct her.

In this way, day after day passed, Xiao Yueshan carefully made preparations before traveling. After the summer solstice sacrifice, an unexpected guest came to his home.

"I, Wang Huai'en, the eunuch in charge of Shou'an Palace, pay my respects to Lord Zhou." A young eunuch with rosy lips and white teeth suddenly visited Zhou's residence. "I, following the instructions of the wife of the Protector of the Country and Fuyun, summon the wife of Zhou Yao, the seventh-rank censor of Xijiang Province, Xiao, to the palace to pay my respects. You are to leave immediately without delay."

Now that’s bad, I can’t go back to my hometown anymore, so I can only go to Beijing alone to try my luck.