novelaction Chapter 50 You stay and eat with us.
Chapter 50 You stay and eat with us.
Jiang Mingyun took a sip of the hot tea in front of her. "Yes, I should thank you. You helped us, mother and son, collect our bodies without holding a grudge, and even helped us avenge our family."
After saying this, Jiang Mingyun suddenly stood up and knelt down directly in front of Zhou Hanzhang, saying, "I could not repay this debt in my past life, but in this life, if Brother Hanzhang ever asks for anything, I, Jiang Mingyun, will do everything in my power to help."
Zhou Hanzhang was so frightened that he quickly helped her up. "That's too much. I don't have the memories you mentioned. I can't accept such a big gift."
"Then consider this my apology to Brother Hanzhang for what happened back then. I was young and ignorant, but fortunately I am still young when I return this time, and it is not too late for everything."
Jiang Mingyun insisted on performing the full kowtow to Zhou Hanzhang.
Zhou Hanzhang had no choice but to let her complete the formal ceremony.
She sighed inwardly, never expecting such a melodramatic thing to happen to someone she knew.
She thought her transmigrating to this place was already dramatic enough, but who knew she would encounter Jiang Mingyun, something even more dramatic than her own experience.
After getting up, Jiang Mingyun took a sip of hot tea. "Brother Hanzhang, I've told you everything that happened to me. That's why I was suddenly startled yesterday. Actually, I wasn't startled; I just remembered everything from my past life."
Zhou Hanzhang nodded in understanding. Just then, a maid rushed in from outside.
"Chunzhi." Jiang Mingyun's eyes welled up with tears when she saw the maid.
Upon seeing Jiang Mingyun and Zhou Hanzhang, Chunzhi ran to Jiang Mingyun's side first, "Miss, are you alright?"
Jiang Mingyun shook her head; she didn't want too many people to know what had happened to her.
"I'm not feeling well today, so Brother Hanzhang accompanied me to see a doctor."
Chunzhi was her mother's head maid, and she was very clever and quick-witted. She didn't want Chunzhi to discover anything amiss.
In her previous life, Chunzhi was assigned by her mother to accompany her to the prince's residence as part of her dowry. However, not long after, she discovered something was amiss between the eldest prince and Bitao. She intentionally tried to warn her, but she didn't believe it herself.
Ultimately, Chunzhi, who was devoted to her own cause, died tragically at the hands of Bitao.
Jiang Mingyun remembered that Chunzhi had a childhood sweetheart fiancé. Chunzhi originally planned to get married after she had established herself in the prince's residence.
Who knew that she would die young in the prince's residence because of her own actions.
In this lifetime, she never wanted Chunzhi to get involved in these things again.
Upon hearing that Jiang Mingyun was feeling unwell, Chunzhi immediately became anxious, "Miss, where are you feeling unwell? Are you alright?"
Jiang Mingyun looked at Chunzhi's worried expression and felt a warmth in her heart. "It's alright..."
She pulled Chunzhi aside and whispered, "It's just that my period started today, and my stomach hurts a bit. Drinking more hot tea will make me feel better. Don't shout so loudly that Brother Hanzhang will find out. He just thought I had an upset stomach and specially brought me here for dinner."
Chunzhi immediately understood, "I am truly grateful to Young Master Zhou for today."
Zhou Hanzhang didn't pay attention to the whispers between the mistress and servant, and said politely, "It's nothing. Our two families have been friends for generations. Besides, your young lady and I are studying at the same academy, so it's natural to help each other."
Chunzhi suddenly remembered that her young master seemed to be at Tianan Academy as well. "Isn't the eldest young master at the academy today?"
Zhou Hanzhang coughed tactically, "Young Master Jiang was summoned by the Dean today, it seems to be something important."
Jiang Mingyun glanced at Zhou Hanzhang gratefully, never expecting that he would be willing to keep it a secret from Chunzhi.
Chunzhi had no doubts. "So that's how it is. Of course, the eldest young master is highly regarded by Dean Moxuan, so his studies should be his priority."
Zhou Hanzhang looked at the head maid who came out from Jiang Mingyun's mother's side. She had a very upright set of values and did not have any prejudice against the son of the first wife, nor did she have any emotional reaction to her because she did not accompany her sister.
As the dishes were being served, Chunzhi prepared to take her leave. "Young Master Zhou, Miss, please have your meal first. I will wait for you outside."
Zhou Hanzhang glanced at the time and figured that Chunzhi had been summoned in such a hurry that she hadn't had time to eat yet. "Chunzhi, why don't you stay and eat with us?"
Jiang Mingyun was surprised that Zhou Hanzhang would disregard the master-servant relationship and be willing to let her servants dine with her, and couldn't help but feel a little grateful.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Hanzhang asked, puzzled that Jiang Mingyun was looking at him like that several times.
"It's nothing. Brother Hanzhang is truly a kind and upright person. No wonder I hate him so much, yet you still take care of me."
Zhou Hanzhang naturally knew that she was talking about her past life, but she couldn't speak up because Chunzhi was here.
That's all I could say so vaguely, and naturally I wouldn't let her belittle herself, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
When Chunzhi heard Zhou Hanzhang invite her to sit down for a meal, she quickly declined, saying, "How can a servant dine with young masters and ladies? That's against the rules."
Zhou Hanzhang didn't care at all. "Rules are made by people. Sister Chunzhi often took care of me when I was young. It's nothing for her to stay and have a meal with me. If you refuse, then you're not willing to give me face."
“This…” Chunzhi hesitated, glancing at Zhou Hanzhang and then at Jiang Mingyun.
Finally, Jiang Mingyun spoke up, "Stay. Brother Hanzhang genuinely wants you to dine with us."
"That's right, Sister Chunzhi, you know me. I sincerely invited you. I would be heartbroken if you didn't stay."
Seeing that they all said this, Chunzhi had no choice but to say helplessly, "Then this servant will dare to stay and dine with the young master and young lady."
Seeing that she agreed, Zhou Hanzhang quickly called the waiter to add a bowl and chopsticks, and a few more dishes.
"I didn't know what Sister Chunzhi liked to eat, so I just added a few dishes at random. Does Sister Chunzhi have any other dishes she likes to eat?"
Chunzhi's invitation to stay for a meal already made her feel extremely uncomfortable, so how could she possibly order any more food? "This is already too kind of me, Young Master Zhou. I can eat anything, please don't order anything more."
Although Chunzhi eventually stayed to dine with them, she appeared extremely reserved.
Seeing that she was only busy serving her and Jiang Mingyun and hadn't eaten much herself, Zhou Hanzhang wanted to make sure she ate more comfortably, so he secretly went outside and asked the waiter to prepare another meal.
Once everything was ready, the waiter came over to inform him, "Young Master Zhou, the meal you requested is ready."
Zhou Hanzhang then said to Chunzhi, "Sister Chunzhi, you've been serving us food all this time without eating anything yourself. If you don't mind, why don't you go with the driver to another table for your meal?"
Chunzhi was taken aback. “How can that be? I’ll use it after you’ve used it.”
"Sister Chunzhi, I've prepared everything. Go and eat quickly. We won't feel at ease eating like this."
Zhou Hanzhang, half-coquettishly, pulled Chunzhi to sit down at the table that had just been prepared.
"Sister Chunzhi, please take your time here. We've already asked the academy for leave today, so there's no rush to go back."
Seeing Zhou Hanzhang like this, Chunzhi couldn't help but laugh and said, "You're still the same as when you were a child. When you can't win an argument, you resort to being cute and charming. Who could resist you like that?"
Chunzhi still sees Zhou Hanzhang as a child.
"Then we must have Sister Chunzhi to dote on us," Zhou Hanzhang said with a smile.