Chapter 213: Meteor Falling from the Sky
“Jiang Wan, eat slowly. It’s not like there isn’t enough. Doesn’t Old Madam Jiang care most about rules? She talks about us lacking rules every day. How can you be so open-minded that you actually ran off with someone?”
“Ugh.”
“But if I were you, I’d run too. Facing Old Madam Jiang’s face every day, even food wouldn’t taste good.”
“Ugh.”
“That young master must be very wealthy. You’ve always had good observation skills since you were young. You can tell what someone is eating or wearing with just a glance. Your eye for detail has always been sharp.”
“Mianmian, we shouldn’t learn from her. We don’t go running off. If you really like someone, let Mother help you tie them back.”
“Say less. It’s bad for prenatal education.” Qin Luoxia was speechless at The Eldest Miss’s lack of filter.
This Jiang Wan was quite something.
Even after being locked up for a night, she still acted like a proper young lady.
Her skin was also unusually thick. A normal person would die of shame, but she just ate her food openly without a word.
This ruthlessness didn’t seem like that of a child raised with love; it was more like someone who had run out of a wolf pack.
It was quite chilling to look at.
Old Madam Jiang was truly old now, lacking all spirit.
When they were in Ming County, Jiang Changtian had arranged for people to go and irritate her every day, telling her every day about the good life they were living now—it was quite vicious.
The old lady had lasted until now, still able to be foul-tempered; she just had a tough life.
Jiang Mianmian looked at her sister, who was retching while still insulting people; she was quite energetic.
She smiled and said, “It’s fine. Later, Aunt will read to you. Listen more, and once you’re born, you’ll be able to recite the lessons. Your grandfather will surely be grinning from ear to ear.”
Jiang Yu imagined that scene and giggled.
She didn’t like reading, and although her younger sister could read, she didn’t like it either.
They were truly sisters.
With Old Madam Jiang’s dark face as a backdrop, Jiang Yu, despite the retching, managed to eat two bowls of noodles.
She felt refreshed.
Jiang Mianmian didn’t have much of an impression of Old Madam Jiang, other than that she was a fierce old lady.
She had a deep impression of Jiang Wan, feeling that this person had a kind of magic, making people want to look at her again and again, as if she were a focal point.
When looking at her, everything around blurred, and only she remained distinct.
It was always a bit heart-stopping. Fortunately, this was in their own home, with Father and Mother here, making it impervious to all poisons and smooth sailing; it should be fine.
This shouldn’t count as participating in household schemes; at most, it was just strange relatives, and there shouldn’t be much interaction in the future.
Thank goodness for her ambitious parents.
Otherwise, if she had to face this Old Madam and this Lady Jiang Wan from birth, her own mind would have grown hundreds of extra devious thoughts.
The men were eating and drinking late on the other side.
They needed to stay the night.
Jiang Wan and Old Madam Jiang were settled in the guest rooms.
Jiang Mianmian accompanied her sister to wash up.
Great-Aunt accompanied them as well.
Now, her sister was the family’s priority.
Regarding the prenatal education Jiang Mianmian mentioned, everyone felt it might actually be true; children have spirits, and one can start teaching them while they are in the womb.
The pregnant woman herself just didn’t believe it.
After washing up, Jiang Yu rested in the room.
Jiang Mianmian and Great-Aunt returned to their room.
At night, worried that Great-Aunt wouldn’t walk well, she held Great-Aunt’s arm, skipping along.
Aunt Yin was being dragged along and looked at the little girl. “So happy?”
“That’s right. I’m about to be promoted to an elder, so I feel very happy.”
“And I think, my Father and Mother are so capable. I don’t even need to work hard; they’ve already done everything. I feel like I was born to enjoy life.”
Aunt Yin:…
What is up with that gratified tone of yours?
“Being a young lady allows you to enjoy life, but when you get married and manage a household later, it won’t be that simple.”
“Don’t worry, Great-Aunt. I won’t get married. I’m a young lady now, and later I’ll be an old maid, and then a Great-Aunt. I’ll be taken care of my whole life, living happily and doing whatever I want.”
Aunt Yin:…
This rebellious child of hers—her thoughts were hard to describe.
Never mind, she would teach her slowly. Every young girl says she won’t get married, but later, when she meets a man she likes, she’ll tell her parents to decide for her.
Jiang Mianmian returned to her room, went through her washing routine, and excitedly threw herself onto her soft, large bed. She stretched out, lay there for a while, and thinking about needing to recite, she realized ancient texts were really hard to memorize. She had just taken it out to flip through a few pages when she immediately fell asleep; it was very hypnotic.
Seeing that her mistress was asleep, Pang Ya gently took away the book, lowered the curtains, and went to sleep in the outer room as well.
This was a young lady’s boudoir in ancient times; there were people guarding outside, so one wouldn’t be easily broken into. Jiang Mianmian just treated it like having a roommate.
At night.
Suddenly, the earth shook and the mountains swayed; the whole bed was shaking.
Jiang Mianmian opened her eyes, startled.
Earthquake?
Pang Ya was already by her side, helping her dress. “It might be an Earthquake. Miss, what should we do?”
Earthquake? Jiang Mianmian sat up in one motion and cooperated with putting on her clothes. Mother and Great-Aunt had already arrived.
Mother picked her up and said, “It’s fine, don’t be afraid.”
Jiang Mianmian rarely got carried after growing up. Feeling her long legs and arms, she was still effortlessly carried by Mother; she really wasn’t afraid at all.
It seemed to be raining heavily outside; the rain was pitter-pattering.
Mother and Great-Aunt were also wet.
“Father, is Elder Brother and the others alright?”
“They are fine. Father is with your Elder Brother, and your sister is with her husband. It’s fine. Mother is with you.”
Jiang Mianmian looked at her Little Tree, feeling confused. Wouldn’t little ants and such have a warning before an Earthquake? This was so sudden.
And in the Jiang Family’s backyard, it wasn’t just an Earthquake. The backyard, probably because too many tunnels had been dug, rumbled, and the whole ground collapsed. Even more exaggeratedly, no one knew where they came from, but several huge meteors fell from the sky, smashing down, and the entire backyard became ruins.
There used to be a hill, but now there was only a large crater left.
It was like suffering divine retribution.
It was terrifying.
The ancients were quite superstitious.
This sudden Earthquake must mean something big was happening.
But while other places had Earthquakes, for the Jiang Family, meteors even fell from the sky specifically onto their home. Was this meant to wipe out their whole family?
Jiang Changtian looked at the ruins in the courtyard with a gloomy expression.
Censor He was also startled.
His guest room wasn’t in the backyard, but he had still almost been smashed to death by the heavens.
He asked with a confused face, “What did you do?”
Jiang Changtian wiped the rain from his face and said, “Are you trying to kill Jiang Wan?”
Censor He shook his head and then nodded.
“I was just thinking that in the dark of night, I would kill the culprit. But before I could even make a move, the heavens started shaking, and then stones were thrown from the sky, one after another, right by my feet. Do you believe me? I feel like I’ve provoked the heavens.”
Censor He nodded. He believed it. He had thought about it too, and then his guest room had been smashed with a hole.
Jiang Changtian looked up at the pitch-black sky.
He had the crazed look of a villain.
“I just wanted to kill someone, and you cause the earth to shake and mountains to sway. Is she the heavens’ favorite? What kind of salvation did she perform? Universal salvation? Accumulating virtue for eighteen generations? I don’t believe it. Can she not be killed?”
The next day at dawn.
Because of the Earthquake, the Jiang Family couldn’t entertain guests well. Jiang Wan left the Jiang Mansion with Young Master Liu, Heir Chu, and her grandmother.
She couldn’t believe that she had actually left the Jiang Mansion so easily. And because of the Earthquake, Chu Xi and his group also quickly wanted to leave Jingzhou. Their destination was the capital, so they headed to the capital together.
The carriage galloped all the way. When they reached the border of Jingzhou, there was an ancient stone tablet with the characters ‘Jingzhou’ written on it, vast and magnificent, full of the traces of time.
The moment she crossed the border, Jiang Wan only felt her whole body relax. She went limp, unable to bear it any longer, and fainted. Her forehead also started to burn.
Jiang Family.
Jiang Mianmian woke up early the next morning and discovered that there was a giant crater in her backyard, and there were so many stones inside. She was very confused.
Did a real meteor hit her house?
Was there some metaphysics involved?
Such a big meteor, landing precisely in the backyard.
If it had been slightly off, they would have been wiped out.
What happened?
Even an Earthquake wouldn’t choose one family to shake.
Censor He looked at the backyard, also at a loss for words. There was even a big rock by his bedside.
This supernatural phenomenon was quite scary.
The two stood at the edge of the crater.
Censor He asked, “You just let them go like that? Before they left, what did you say to Jiang Wan?”
Jiang Changtian said, “I just wanted to kill her. A meteor fell from the sky and ruined my cabbage. What could I say? I just told her that I fed her the secret medicine of Shangqiu Temple, and that she would live particularly beautifully and briefly.”
“Didn’t you say that secret medicine was destroyed?”
“It was destroyed. I lied to her. If I can’t kill her, can’t I at least trick her?”
“True. This woman is beautiful, deep in thought, and good at scheming. She will definitely be prone to melancholy, suffer from illnesses, have too many thoughts, and it will be difficult for her to conceive. Even if she does, it will be hard to keep the pregnancy… I still need to go back and beat up my nephew.”
Jiang Mianmian squatted by the edge of the crater, still finding it incredible. She let Little Tree go down to wander around.
Then she saw Little Tree bring a large group of ants, huffing and puffing, carrying a small stone up.
Jiang Mianmian picked up the stone. It was so heavy.
She hugged the stone and said excitedly to her Father, “Father, did we get rich? Look, is this meteorite iron that fell from the sky? This must be excellent for forging swords. Father, have someone forge a sword for me.”
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