Chapter 1 Break off an Engagement
In the first year of Qinghe, the fifth day of September.
✺Jiang residence✺
The sweet-scented osmanthus in the yard is in full bloom, and the cool breeze is accompanied by bursts of fragrance.
In the Flower Hall, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
"I want to break off a engagement."
Shen Yan took out the marriage contract and slapped it on the mahogany square table.
When Jiang Xubai saw the marriage contract, his tone was a little dissatisfied: "Nephew, you abandoned my daughter for no reason, and if the news gets out, how will my daughter marry in the future?"
Shen Yan glanced at Jiang Youning. His eyes were full of disgust: "Uncle might as well ask Jiang meimei¹ what indecent thing she did last night."
"Ning'er, what's going on?"
Jiang Youning stared at the jujube cake in front of her and was greedy for a while. When everyone was not paying attention, she was about to reach out and pick it up, but she was suddenly called out, so she quickly retracted it out of shock.
She raised her head, saw Jiang Xubai with a serious face, and answered cautiously: "Father, Shen Tanhua² saw me hugging a man last night..."
For a while, there was no sound in the Flower Hall.
"Bang!" Jiang Xubai slapped the table angrily and asked, "What did you say?"
In ancient times, women's reputation and integrity were especially important. An unmarried girl will be gossiped about if she gets too close to a man, let alone hugging together.
It was also seen by the prospective son-in-law, no wonder Jiang Xubai was so angry.
Shen Yan sneered: "Uncle, after all, I am also the Tanhualang who was appointed by the Emperor. How can I marry a woman who is unrestrained and fickle?"
Back then, in order to get the Jiang family's sponsorship to go to Capital City for the imperial examintaion, Shen Yan had no choice but to get engaged to Jiang Youning, an ugly monster.
Now that he is a Tanhua scholar, there are many young ladies who want to marry him. How can he marry an ugly monster?
If he breaks off an engagement for no reason, everyone will say that Shen Tanhua is an ungrateful person, and his reputation will be damaged.
Now that there is a reason, naturally, he can't let it slip by.
"Nephew, Ning'er has been raised in a boudoir since she was a child, there must be some misunderstanding?"
Jiang Xubai smiled as he completed pacifying and reassuring his prospective son-in-law. When he turned to see Jiang Youning, his expression quickly changed.
"Ning'er, quickly tell my nephew that last night was a misunderstanding."
Last night, Jiang Youning was bumped before she fell into the strange man's arms.
It was originally an accident, but not only did Shen Yan not help her fiancée, he also deliberately questioned him loudly, which attracted many spectators and made everyone think that Jiang Youning was seducing other men.
Shen Yan was bent on breaking off an engagement, so how could he give Jiang Youning a chance to explain?
Throwing down the marriage contract, he left the Jiang residence without looking back.
Jiang Youning was forced to kneel on the ground under Jiang Xubai's wrath, and after a hard rebuke, he even took out the family law.
"Who was that man last night?"
Jiang Youning watched the dark brown ruler shake again and again in front of her. If the two-finger-wide ruler fell on her body, it would definitely hurt.
She immediately replied honestly, "It's General Xie."
Jiang Xubai thought he had misheard: "Who did you say?"
Jiang Youning repeated again: "It's General Xie."
Jiang Xubai heard it clearly this time and was stunned for a while. Who hasn't heard of General Xie's reputation?
Xie Jing joined the army at the age of 15 and became a Commander PiaoYao⁴ at the age of 18.
At the age of 19, he was promoted to General PiaoQi⁵ and wiped out nearly 100,000 enemies.
At the age of 22, he defeated more than 70,000 Huns. After the war, he worshipped as General PiaoQi Da Sima⁶. He is a rare military general.
Is General Xie someone you can see just because you say so? You're so stupid that you've been tricked, and you don't even know it.
Jiang Xubai felt that his daughter had been deceived, so he raised the ruler and wanted to teach her a lesson.
Just as the ruler was about to come down, the butler ran in in a hurry.
"Master, there is a subordinate who claims to be General Xie and wants to see the master on something."
Jiang Youning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He finally came. If he hadn't come, today's family law might not have been able to escape.
When Jiang Xubai held up the ruler and was about to fall, he heard the word General Xie, and his hands trembled. "Who?"
The butler took a breath and replied, "Master, it's General Xie."
Jiang Xubai could not believe that his daughter was telling the truth. He put the ruler down in a hurry, and when he saw the housekeeper standing still, he said angrily, "What are you standing there for? Quickly invite people in."
The butler was just about to leave when he was called back by Jiang Xu Bai, "Wait, I'll go greet him personally."
Before he could reach the door, he saw a slender figure walk in slowly.
He looked up and down and saw that the person who came was wearing a plain long gown and holding a white jade folding fan. He looked gentle and elegant and had a dignified appearance.
With this temperament, one can tell that he is a scholar at a glance, and he is not at all like the rumored General Xie.
"Who are you?"
Xue Yi stepped forward to salute, "Myself, Xue Yi, General Xie's subordinate, and I have been ordered by my master to come to the mansion to propose marriage as well as betrothal."
Jiang Xubai was stunned for a long time before he could react, and then he saw a group of armor-clad soldiers from Xie's army carrying gift boxes into the courtyard in an orderly manner.
He asked again, puzzled, "...... This is?"
Xue Yi smiled and said, "This is a dowry gift prepared by my master."
Jiang Xubai still couldn't believe that he could climb the big tree of General Xie, but he couldn't hold back his excitement.
Xue Yi asked again, "Master Jiang, is there anything you're not satisfied with?"
"Satisfied satisfied satisfied." Jiang Xubai said three satisfieds in a row, "General Xie being able to look at my daughter is a blessing that my daughter cultivated in her previous life."
General Xie is the most popular man in the imperial court. Even ten Tanhua can't compare. Who would be unhappy to have a son-in-law like General Xie?
Jiang Youning glanced at Jiang Xubai, who was smiling and whose words were full of flattery.
Returning to her boudoir, Jiang Youning sat down on the couch, picked up a piece of jujube cake, and brought it into her mouth for a bite.
It's been a month since she came to the ancient world and spent most of the month lying in bed recuperating, and the rest of the time was spent sighing. Her three views are still good, and she has never done a bad thing, so why was she struck by lightning?
In modern times, Jiang Youning was a student who had just entered the university campus. Her grandfather was the inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage velvet flower project. Under his influence, she became very talented in the design and production of velvet flowers.
With the "encouragement" of her grandfather, the velvet flower hairpin she designed won first place in the intangible cultural heritage design competition.
In order to celebrate, she went to eat hot pot with her girl friends, but she was struck by lightning~
The original owner was also called Jiang Youning, who was fourteen years old and the eldest daughter of Jiang Xubai.
She is a little younger, but her appearance is 80% similar to hers in modern times. She was born with flesh of ice, bone of jade⁷, and a peach blossom face⁸.
The palm-sized little face with a bit of baby fat, red lips, and white teeth
The Jiang family is in the tea business, and the original owner is the eldest daughter. Although it is not as good as the princess and imperial consort in the time-traveling novels, it is no problem to be a little salted fish.
Jiang Youning was eating jujube cake, and suddenly smelled the scent of osmanthus. She looked up from the window, and the osmanthus in the yard was in full bloom, and the fragrance was tangy.
She recall of osmanthus cake, osmanthus honey, osmanthus wine~
Chuntao came in and saw Jiang Youning sitting on the couch, staring out the window, and secretly feeling sad. She stepped forward to comfort her and said, "Young lady, cry. It's fine if you cry. You shouldn't have to hold it in your heart."
What if she don't get over it?
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1. Younger Sister / Young Woman.
2. 探花. lit. "flower snatcher"
the jinshi ranked third overall.
Jinshi Jidi (進士及第, lit. "distinguished jinshi"), graduates ranked first class in the court exam, usually only the top three individuals were qualified for this title.
3. 探花郎. Tànhuā láng.
探花 / Tànhuā : look at no. 2
郎 / Láng: (arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth
4.剽姚. Piào Yáo.
Brave and vigorous. It was used as the name of a military officer in the Han Dynasty.
5. 骠骑. Piào Qí.
a title of generals in ancient times.
(arch.) general of fast cavalry
Ranked just below supreme general (大將軍). Same rank as general of chariots and cavalry (車騎將軍).
6. 大司马. Dà Sīmǎ.
Da Sima is an official title in Chinese history. For the country's highest military chief.
(arch.) Grand Marshal (an important official post during the Han Dynasty)
7. 冰肌玉骨. Bīng Jī Yù Gǔ.
It describes a woman's skin is fair and smooth
8. 面若桃花. Miàn Ruò Táohuā.
Its an expression used to describe a woman’s features. It refers to them being youthful, lively and soft like a peach
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