A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 231 Don't Move Anymore

Fearing that Zhou Tong might be frightened, Madam Jiang asked her, "Are you frightened?"

Turning his head, he saw Zhou Tong's eyes sparkling, not at all like someone who was frightened, but rather exuding excitement.

"...Aren't you afraid?"

“Don’t be afraid. Your handling of the situation just now was perfect. When dealing with such traitors, you have to torture them to the point of wishing they were dead. That pageboy was too easy on him.”

Hearing these words, Madam Jiang liked Zhou Tong even more.

If she weren't a bit older, she would be more than a match for her son.

"I wonder if Mr. Zhou has already arranged a marriage?"

"Marriage proposal? No way. I'm free and independent. Why would I want to marry someone? It would just be asking a man to tie me down and prevent me from doing anything."

Faced with these shocking words, Madam Jiang did not reject them too much, but rather agreed with them. "That's true. Women like us who are married are confined to the inner quarters for life, serving our husbands and raising our children. You, on the other hand, live a carefree life."

"That's not quite right. You see, Lord Jiang treats you very well, and he doesn't have any messy concubines at home."

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "That makes sense. If we go by your logic, I am already extremely fortunate compared to many other wives."

Zhou Tong knew that every family had its own troubles, and Madam Jiang naturally had her own difficulties as well. However, Zhou Tong wasn't particularly interested in these matters.

“It’s good that you think this way, Madam. At least you can live happily. Besides, you are very capable and manage this household in an orderly manner. Not everyone can do that. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to do it as well as you.”

Madam Jiang nodded, then noticed that Zhou Tong's clothes were still wet. "Oh dear, why are you still wet? I was so caught up in what I was doing that I didn't notice you and left you in these wet clothes for so long."

Zhou Tong glanced down at the tea that Bitao had accidentally poured on her earlier. It was almost dry, but there were still some tea stains, which were not noticeable unless you looked closely.

“Madam, I had forgotten about it if you hadn’t mentioned it. It’s alright, it’s all done now. I’ll say a few words to Hanzhang and Mingyun later and then head back. I’ve been out long enough today, and I still have things to take care of at home.”

Madam Jiang looked at the spots on her clothes and found them displeasing. "You should go change. We have ready-made clothes in different sizes at home. If you don't change, does that mean you don't like us?"

"You can't say that. You can't complain about the clothes that Madam prepared."

"Then you'll come with me and change your clothes first?"

Madam Jiang took Zhou Tong's hand and, regardless of whether she wanted to or not, led her in another direction.

Zhou Tong couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to go along.

"This is the changing room I prepared for my guests."

They pushed open the door and went inside. The room was filled with all kinds of high-quality women's clothing.

Zhou Tong was overwhelmed by the choices. Seeing her bewildered expression, Madam Jiang smiled and stepped forward to pick out a dress for her, holding it up to her face. "This color suits your complexion well."

Madam Jiang was holding a light yellow silk gauze dress, embroidered with magnolias of the same color. It looked fresh and elegant, but the design was a bit complicated.

Zhou Tong liked it, but it was too complicated, so she refused, saying, "Madam, I usually wear cotton and linen clothes, and look at my lower body..."

She pointed to the pants she was wearing below, "I'm not used to wearing skirts; I find them uncomfortable to walk in. I do have a favor to ask: if it's convenient, could you find me some men's clothing?"

Madam Jiang naturally wouldn't refuse this small request. "It's possible, but the men's clothes are all in another place. That place is specifically for male guests to change clothes. How about this, you wait here for a moment, and I'll have someone bring you two sets of clothes."

"No need to trouble you, Madam. There are still guests in the front yard. Please go and greet them first. Just leave a maid to take me to change my clothes."

"This……"

Zhou Tong didn't give Madam Jiang a chance to hesitate and pushed her out directly.

Finally, Madam Jiang had no choice but to instruct a maid, "Take Boss Zhou to change his clothes. Remember to stand guard at the door and don't let anyone else get close."

She gave a couple more words of advice before leaving, just to be sure.

The maid led Zhou Tong to the place where the men's clothing was kept and opened the door. Sure enough, the men's clothing here was more popular with Zhou Tong.

She first picked out a dark blue outfit, held it up to herself, and said, "Not bad, he's the one."

Seeing that Zhou Tong had made her choice, the little maidservant went to stand guard at the door.

Zhou Tong thought that Zhou Hanzhang and Jiang Mingyun were still waiting for her to share the gossip with them, so she put her clothes on the table and took off her outer garment.

Suddenly a sound came from outside, like the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, and then the door opened.

Zhou Tong assumed it was a maid and didn't turn around. "What's wrong? I'll be done in a minute."

Turning her head, she discovered that the person who came was not the little maid, but Jiang Yichen.

Jiang Yichen looked at Zhou Tong, who had taken off her outer garment, and felt somewhat embarrassed, so he prepared to leave.

"I'm sorry, I was rude."

Jiang Yichen was wearing a dark blue shirt today. Logically, even if it was wet, it wouldn't be very clear. However, Zhou Tong saw that blood was flowing from his abdomen, which had almost completely stained half of his shirt.

When Zhou Tong saw how much blood he had lost, she didn't care whether she was wearing an outer garment or not. Anyway, in modern times, many people wear tank tops and walk around casually. She hadn't let anyone see anything, so it was fine.

She went straight to Jiang Yichen's side and helped him to a stool nearby, frowning. "You've lost so much blood, don't wander around."

Without saying a word or asking Jiang Yichen's opinion, she took off his clothes and discovered that there was an arrow stuck in his abdomen.

No wonder the blood keeps flowing.

Her expression changed drastically. "Oh no, you're so close to a major artery! Don't move around. Let me treat your wound first."

Fortunately, she brought some tools with her when she went out today, just in case something went wrong when those people set up a trap.

She pulled something out of her coat; when she opened it, there was a set of sharp knives and some straps and other similar items.

She frowned. "I don't have any anesthetic here. Please bear with it while I remove the arrowhead."

Before Jiang Yichen could react, Zhou Tong took out a scalpel, knelt in front of him, and was about to make her move when she remembered something. She then got up and shoved the piece of clothing she had just brought over into his mouth, saying, "Bite on it."

"No need, go ahead and do it, I'm not afraid of pain."

Jiang Yichen didn't take the clothes she offered. He only looked at the equipment in her hand, which he had never seen before. He was already shocked, but he kept a good expression on his face and looked at Zhou Tong without showing any emotion.