A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Chapter 126 The Fate of Willow Catkins (Part 1)

Jin Zekang is indeed not a normal person. The way Jiang Xinyu scolded him so harshly actually made him feel a sense of mutual respect.

He has been a thoughtful person since childhood and has few close friends.

Even when a group of people are chatting happily, he feels like he's sitting among a bunch of pigs listening to them grunt.

Jiang Xinyu was the only one he could chat with with great interest, even though he was always being criticized.

Unfortunately, a pervert is a pervert; just because he approves of this person doesn't mean he can treat him like a friend.

I've never heard of a friend deliberately stabbing another in the heart.

Jiang Xinyu knew from An Wang's excited description of Xiao Yuan and Xu Qinglan's childhood friendship that he was deliberately trying to make a fool of himself.

She didn't hold back, grabbing Prince An by the collar and slamming his face to the ground.

"I've told you to stop being so sarcastic, why won't you listen?"

I don't have many good points, but I like to slap the mouth of a mute and kick the leg of a cripple. If you make me sad, then I can only hurt you!

Your Highness Prince An, are you really planning to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair?

Jin Zekang's face was pressed against the grass, filling his nose with dust. He quickly waved his hand to indicate that the fight was over.

This is unbelievable! Shouldn't intelligent people engage in lively, verbal exchanges, instead of resorting to physical violence like this?

Crude, barbaric, just like those brutes.

Jiang Xinyu rolled her eyes at him and shook her fist.

“I’m a reasonable person, but if you can’t understand human language, I also know a little bit of martial arts.”

Jin Zekang patted the dirt off his clothes, shook his head, and sighed.

"What a waste of your handsome face."

With your personality, you should be a burly, strong man. Looking like this is definitely a scam.

As your friend, I have some advice for you: your straightforward personality won't work. A woman can only win a man's pity if she is gentle and vulnerable enough.

Just wait, you'll suffer the consequences once Xu Qinglan returns.

As he spoke, Jin Zekang took out a jade pendant from his pocket and tossed it over.

“Yunbaolou on Yufu Street is my property. If you encounter any difficulties, you can take this token to the manager for help.”

It's a waste for someone as insightful as you to waste your time in a eunuch's backyard. If the Eunuch's wife doesn't want to work there anymore, she can come and be my advisor.

Jiang Xinyu took the jade pendant and casually put it into her bosom.

"Thanks. I'm just curious, what use would a strategist be to a leisurely prince like you?"

"You're not going to give me advice on how to pick up men, are you?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

Jin Zekang snorted and turned to leave, saying, "You should worry about yourself, or you'll end up as a divorced woman crying and wailing."

"You too, ride less horses, and protect your chrysanthemum to avoid hemorrhoids."

Prince An stumbled and nearly fell. This woman was beyond saving, and he was even more annoyed that he could understand her.

When Jiang Xinyu returned to the manor, she immediately saw that her aunt looked displeased. Before she could ask, Madam Wang quickly looked around and pulled her into the inner room.

"Yu'er said you were chatting with a prince outside?"

"What they say is that once you're married, you need to know how to avoid suspicion. If you do this, Director Xiao will be very angry."

Jiang Xinyu knew her aunt wouldn't listen to her fallacies and smiled helplessly.

"It was Xiao Yuan's collaborators who delivered the list. Their identities are sensitive, so it was inconvenient for them to meet directly. I handed it over to them."

Aunt, please don't worry. Your niece isn't the kind of person who's fickle.

"As long as you know your limits,"

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief and patted her niece's hand.

"It's inevitable for couples to have disagreements in their daily lives, but as long as they don't touch on matters of principle, everything can be discussed."

It's rare to find someone who spoils you like this, Yu'er. You should be content.

"Alright, alright, be content, be content," Jiang Xinyu said coquettishly, clinging to Madam Wang's arm and shaking it, hoping to quickly turn the page on the matter.

Madam Wang sighed, "I hope you really take my words to heart. Your aunt won't be able to stay with you for many more days. You'll have to walk your own path from now on."

"Oh? Auntie is leaving already? Aren't you waiting for Auntie's letter? What about Cousin Yu?"

Madam Wang patted her niece's hand helplessly.

"We've certainly lingered here long enough."

I've received a letter from my cousin. Things over there won't be finished anytime soon, Yu'er... come home with me first.

Upright officials can hardly break housework.

Who would have thought? You were right. It was actually his aunt who sold Yu'er.

You still can't figure out why.

"What's there to guess? It's either for resentment or for profit."

Either someone in Yu's family offended his uncle and aunt, or his uncle and aunt were simply jealous and wanted to make their family unhappy.

Either Cousin Yu's disappearance benefits his aunt and uncle, or someone gave them money to do it.

Madam Wang sighed, "Of course they're jealous, but my cousin has always been kind to others and has helped their family a lot over the years. How can someone be so heartless?"

It wasn't that anyone gave them the money; his aunt had also given birth to a younger son, only a year younger than Yu'er, and seeing that Yu'er was favored, she had bad intentions.

After Yu'er was lost, his grandmother cried uncontrollably and gradually transferred all her love for her grandson to Yu'er's cousin.

Thanks to this child, his uncle and aunt's family received a lot of benefits. After the old lady passed away, she also gave most of her private savings to Yu'er's cousin.

What's most infuriating is that even my cousin dotes on that child, and now that she knows the truth, she's caught in a dilemma.

After all, the child had been raised by his aunt and pleaded with her to spare his mother.

My brother-in-law, mindful of brotherly affection but unwilling to report the matter to the authorities and bring shame upon the family, left the situation at a stalemate.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinyu's face immediately turned cold.

"Did Madam Zhang say that she hopes you can persuade Cousin Yu to let the matter rest and that they will make it up to him later?"

Anyway, what's done is done and there's no going back. One is a nephew who has been raised by my side for many years, and the other is my own son who has become a complete mess.

Haha, what a loving mother's heart.

When Mrs. Zhang says she misses her son over the years, she's probably only thinking about that well-behaved and adorable little baby from her memories.

It's ridiculous. She doesn't miss her son at all; it's just an obsession.

Now that the mystery has been solved and the truth about Cousin Yu has been revealed, the filter has collapsed, and that maternal love has vanished.

In her eyes, her cousin Yu was ruined, and it wasn't worth damaging her relationship with her nephew for someone who had brought shame to the family.

No sooner had she finished speaking than there was a thud outside the door. When she opened the door, she saw Liu Xu sitting blankly on the ground, her face pale.

Madam Wang cried as she helped him up, "Yu'er, you...you heard everything?"

"Good child, your mother also has her own unavoidable difficulties."

Jiang Xinyu disagreed and retorted, "What's there to be distressed about? It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons."

If Cousin Yu were to pass the imperial examination with top honors and become an official, do you think that family would rush over immediately?

Let alone their nephews, they would even turn their own sons against them for the greater good.

No matter how high-sounding their excuses are, they're just pretexts. Aunt doesn't need to cover for them; Cousin Yu has the right to know the truth.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

That family's actions are like a lump of rotten flesh to Cousin Yu; if they don't dig it out quickly, it will only harm them sooner or later.

Liu Xu finally caught her breath, her expression sorrowful as tears streamed down her face.

“I am the rotten flesh, I am the festering sore that the whole family loathes.”

They shouldn't know I exist; I've tainted their beloved son.

That's good, though, at least Mrs. Zhang won't be thinking about finding her son anymore.

I no longer need to hope for it.

"That's fine, that's fine, let's leave it at that."