A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 256 A True Heartbreak

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhou Hanzhang and Xiao Ba noticed that someone had come over and said something to the guards of the house, and all the guards surrounding the house left.

Zhou Hanzhang's heart skipped a beat; it seemed that calling Jiang Yichen over had actually been somewhat useful.

She made a quick decision and said to Xiao Ba, "Xiao Ba, can you fly me in with you?"

Xiao Ba looked at her like she was an idiot. "What are you thinking? Do we really need to wait until now for us to fly in?"

Zhou Hanzhang touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, "...I thought those heroes all had light-body skills and could fly."

Xiao Ba's eyes held a hint of disdain. "You've read too many martial arts novels, haven't you?"

"So it's because you can't?"

"Yes, I don't know how. Let's go quickly, or the guards will be back soon."

Xiao Ba was too lazy to talk to Zhou Hanzhang any further, so he pulled her into the house.

Although most of the guards had left, a small number remained at the entrance. However, Xiao Ba was incredibly strong and silently took care of them all.

They quietly went inside and found that there weren't many people there. Just as they were wondering where to look for someone, Xiao Cuiyan suddenly jumped down from Zhou Hanzhang's arms, sniffed the ground, and then quickly led them to one of the rooms.

As they approached, Little Cuiyan tiptoed lightly to Zhou Hanzhang's side and nibbled on his trouser leg.

Zhou Hanzhang immediately squatted down, and Xiao Cuiyan snuggled into her arms, letting out a soft "Awoo".

There are other people inside.

She quickly pulled Xiao Ba, who was about to go further in, and put her finger to her lips to shush him.

Xiao Ba cleverly stopped, and Xiao Cuiyan gently jumped down from Zhou Hanzhang's arms, tiptoeing like a thief, taking two steps and then stopping.

When it reached one of the rooms, it even stretched out one of its paws and pointed inside.

Zhou Hanzhang heard a noise coming from inside the house, one of which was Ye Gui's voice.

"Why didn't the Crown Prince consult me ​​before taking this action? You just brought Jiang Mingyun here, and that's one thing, but why did you also capture Zhou Tong along with him!"

Another voice chimed in, "What else can we do? That woman has already followed us. If we don't catch her, she'll go back and call people to wipe us all out."

Ye Gui seemed quite angry as he listened, "Today I was thinking of getting along well with the second young lady of the Zhou family, and gaining their trust so that the eldest prince could act more smoothly in the future."

Although only Zhou Hanzhang remains on the imperial register, who doesn't know that the national treasury has been kept afloat by the wealth of the Zhou and Li families all these years?

"If your current approach succeeds, that's fine, but if they find out, things will become even more difficult for us! Why is he in such a hurry?!"

Ye Gui was furious. "Look, all the people who were guarding the place have been transferred away by the First Prince. Zhou Hanzhang and his men are quite capable; they can find them in no time."

Xiao Ba, who's next to Zhou Tong, is even more unpredictable. No, you should tie me up too. If they really come looking for me later, I can say that I didn't know anything and that I was captured along with Jiang Mingyun.

My sister already failed at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet; I can't afford to fail because of this today.

Ye Gui is indeed quite clever; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fool Jiang Mingyun to that extent in his past life.

Xiao Ba pointed inside, his mouth slightly moving, "How is it?"

Zhou Hanzhang was too lazy to play along with these people, so he kicked the door open and saw Ye Gui and another person inside staring at them in shock.

Another person was about to attack Zhou Hanzhang and Xiao Ba when Ye Gui stopped him, "Young Master Zhou, I wonder if you..."

"Xiao Ba, stop wasting time talking to them, just arrest them all!"

Ye Gui's expression changed drastically, and he and the other person immediately tried to fight back, but these two were no match for Xiao Ba, and were quickly taken down by Xiao Ba.

"How about it?"

"Tie them up and hand them over to Jiang Yichen to deal with later."

Jiang Yichen was not a kind person to begin with, otherwise he would not have been given such an important position by the emperor.

That's right, Jiang Yichen was secretly working for the emperor, but he was the emperor's pawn, a fact unknown to ordinary people.

Zhou Hanzhang had guessed based on some clues, and it was only through today's incident that she was able to confirm his identity. No wonder the emperor had always mentioned Jiang Yichen to her, intentionally or unintentionally.

It seems that she initially intended to cultivate Jiang Yichen into her future husband, but she never expected that Zhou Tong would take advantage of her.

If the emperor knew, he would be furious. Although Zhou Hanzhang didn't like him, he was, after all, the man Zhou Hanzhang had chosen to be his niece's husband.

Ye Gui already knew Jiang Yichen's identity from the First Prince. He was a formidable character, and if you fell into his hands, you would be severely injured even if you didn't die.

He quickly said to Zhou Hanzhang, "Brother Zhou, you misunderstood me. I was only pretending to surrender, thinking of rescuing Miss Jiang and Boss Zhou from their clutches. What you just heard was not my true intention."

"What did you just say?" Zhou Hanzhang asked with a half-smile.

Ye Gui initially thought that as long as he didn't admit it, Zhou Hanzhang wouldn't be able to do anything to him. However, Zhou Hanzhang had no intention of wasting words with him. "Do you really think I can't tell what kind of person you are?"

Although I wasn't as close to Jiang Mingyun as I am now, we grew up together. How could an outsider approach her with such ulterior motives without us noticing?

"You've been so busy these days, haven't you? What's wrong? The chrysanthemum appreciation banquet didn't go well, so you've pulled this stunt now, trying to scheme against Mingyun?"

Ye Gui's expression changed drastically. "Brother Zhou, no, Little Prince, you've really misunderstood me. I just..."

"Stop 'just'ing it out. I don't want to hear another word you have to say. Save it for Jiang Yichen. It wasn't enough that you and others captured his sister; you even had to capture his future wife. I don't know how angry he'll be."

"Wh-what?"

Ye Gui was now truly terrified. "You're saying Zhou Tong is Jiang Yichen's future wife?"

"That's it."

After saying this, Zhou Hanzhang left the room and went to the room where Jiang Mingyun and Zhou Tong were being held.

Ye Gui deflated like a punctured balloon, completely slumped on the spot. This was something he never expected; Zhou Tong was actually Jiang Yichen's future wife.

Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out when the two of them had developed this relationship, since Zhou Tong had only been in the capital for a short time!