My Lord, your wife is spreading rumors about you again.

Chapter 23 The Bed is Full of Surprises
Jiang Tong had been holding Ming Li's arm and was the first to speak: "Second Miss Ming, we met from a distance when you got married. Do you still remember it?"

Without waiting for Mingli to answer, she continued to talk on her own: "At that time, I wondered how there could be a woman as quiet and gentle as you in this world. Later, your reputation as a virtuous person spread throughout Kyoto, but when I saw you today, I felt that you should be like me, not born into a family of civil officials, but the daughter of a military general family."

As he spoke, Jiang Tong's eyes suddenly gleamed with a sparkling light: "I particularly like what you said when you were throwing arrows just now. You said that you were not unhappy that Mo Zhengfeng chose you to compete, because women can also learn the six arts of a gentleman. In the art of archery, you are far better than him! What you said was so sonorous and resounding! Hearing this made my blood boil. I wish I could mount my horse and hold my spear, go into battle and kill the barbarians on the border without leaving a single piece of armor!"

Mingli was also happy to hear her talk, so he asked, "Miss Jiang, what kind of person do you think I was before the divorce?"

She imagined her sister to be a gentle and generous woman, just like the Book of Songs, which says that a gentleman would seek a good match for a graceful lady. A good person like her sister should have the best family, a loving husband, a harmonious house, lovely children, a happy life, and a life of wealth and happiness, with endless blessings.

Jiang Tong thought seriously after hearing this question: "The second girl in the past was like a docile, huge, noble rabbit without sharp teeth."

Mingli was stunned, "I don't understand."

"You are the daughter who is most easily bullied, the most virtuous and patient wife, the most worried and hardworking lady, and a young lady from an aristocratic family who is covered with blood-sucking bugs and won't bite even when she is angry. You are also the most pitiful woman in this city of Kyoto."

Mingli was shocked. Is this a description of his sister?
Jiang Tong's eyes flashed with heartache, "Second Miss, Zhang Zhi is my senior brother, but my mother is the cousin of the late Madam Wen. According to age, you should also be my cousin. In fact, as early as when Zhou Shu took in the fifth concubine, mother wanted to bring you back from the Zhou family, but you sent someone to tell her that you were very happy and that you loved the young master of the Zhou family, so mother had no choice but to give up. She watched Zhou Shu carry the concubine into the house like a madman, as if he was not afraid of dying of exhaustion."

"Wait a minute." Mingli paused, she grabbed Jiang Tong's sleeve, frowned, "You said I should write a letter to tell Madam Jiang that she doesn't need rescue?"

Could it be that Zhou Shu forged the letter?

"Yes."

Jiang Tong felt a pang of bitterness in her heart: "Later, you were forced to become a prostitute."

"A whore?!"

Mingli was shocked, and her fingertips couldn't help trembling. Her mind suddenly recalled the conversation she heard between Old Lady Ming and Aunt Cui in Renshou Hall last night.

They send many men to their sister's house every month.

Seeing Mingli's reaction, Jiang Tong gradually began to wonder: "Cousin, why do you seem to be completely unaware of what happened to you?"

“Oh, this.”

Mingli was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and hurriedly said perfunctorily: "To be honest, cousin, I fell into the lake a few days ago and was unconscious on the bed for two days before I woke up. Maybe water accidentally entered my brain. After waking up, I found that I couldn't remember many things clearly. People around me also said that not only my memory is worse, but even my temperament has changed a little bit."

"I see."

The doubt in Jiang Tong's eyes disappeared in an instant. She had no doubt about Mingli's explanation. Or maybe it was the word "cousin" that made Jiang Tong feel overwhelmed with love for her sister.

She stretched out her hand and put her arm around Ming Li's shoulders: "I was wondering why you didn't even remember those annoying guys like Zang Ying and Mo Zhengfeng today. It turns out it's because of what you've experienced." She sighed and said with great distress: "It's okay, little cousin, it's all in the past. From now on in this Kyoto city, my Jiang family will be your most solid support! What about the Ming family and the Zhou family? Let them all die!"

"I was reading yesterday and came across this sentence." Jiang Tong's face twisted when he mentioned reading, "What about old man, what about falling out of love, what about not knowing, what about blessing."

Mingli laughed and said, "Cousin, you want to say, 'A blessing in disguise?'" "Right, right, right!" Jiang Tong smiled happily, "That's it! Falling into the water is not a good thing, but luckily you have water in your head! Otherwise, you still can't change your good character. Look at you, you are so good now! You almost castrated Mo Zhengfeng today. I have never seen a castration on the spot. Little cousin, if you want to castrate someone again in the future, remember to call me in advance. I will bring my own snacks and stools! It can be seen that having water in your head is a good thing for you, right?"

Mingli: "Yes, yes, yes."

It is praise, it is praise, it must be praise.

He said it three times in a row so that Mingli could brainwash himself.

The two walked for a while. Jiang Tong really liked this little cousin more and more. She was just what she wanted! Ming Li suddenly remembered something important: "By the way, cousin, I don't know how to ride a horse. Can you..."

"Teach you how to ride a horse?" Jiang Tong waved his hand and agreed readily, "No problem. I'll go get the key to Feihong Horse Farm from my senior brother. I'll teach you how to ride a horse. I promise that in ten days, I'll kill Zang Ying and make her kneel on the ground and call her your great-grandfather!"

Hearing this, Mingli also smiled happily.

She thought that if her sister had been able to meet and talk with Jiang Tong before she died, a ray of light would have surely shone into her life during the more than ten years that were as miserable as purgatory and as dark as the abyss.

Perhaps, my sister's ending would be different.

At the moment when the two men were discussing, terrible screams broke out one after another in the room in front, followed by a loud commotion.

Inside the small and cramped side room, there was a large round bed. The outer shirt, wide sleeves, skirt, inner garment, and bellyband were taken off at the door and scattered all over the room.

The round bed was not big. It was a temporary place for lower-ranking servants to stay. The gray couch was full of spring scenery, with three white bodies lying cross-legged on it. There was a large pool of blood on the bed, and no one knew whose it belonged to.

Several old maids hurried forward to check, and they were Ming Yun, Zhang Yang, and Mo Zhengfeng.

Madam Wang's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. She was so angry that her hair stood on end. She snatched the hot water bottle from the maid beside her and threw it to the ground, shouting, "Zhu Lanhua! You lowly prostitute, how dare you insult my son and my Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?!"

Zhu Lanhua was Zhu's real name before she married into the Ming family.

Zhu collapsed on the ground, her face pale as if she were dead, and she kept repeating one sentence: "Impossible, impossible."

Mrs. Zang's face was filled with anxiety. She wanted to help Mrs. Zhu on the one hand, and comfort Madam Wang on the other. She was caught in a difficult position.

Madam Wang was so angry that she was gasping for breath. She closed her eyes, slapped her chest and shouted, "Someone! Someone! Go get someone from the mansion and seal this place off like an iron barrel!"

"Yes!"

“No way!” Zhu came back to her senses immediately. She was helped by Nanny Li to stand up with difficulty, her eyes red. “If you transfer people from the Marquis’ Mansion, such a big commotion will definitely be noticed. So many people have seen this. If even a little bit of news gets out, how can my Yun’er live!”

(End of this chapter)