I Transmigrated and Already Had a Wife - Chapter 52

“W-what?” Jiang Zhou was stunned in place, her tongue somewhat tied. Her eyes were fixed on Lin Muwan, and her whole person looked a little dazed.

She suspected there was something wrong with her ears. What did she just hear? Lin Muwan…

In Jiang Zhou’s sight, it seemed as if light was hidden, scorching and hot.

Lin Muwan pursed her lips, raised her head to meet her gaze, and with a firm look, repeated what she had just said.

Unexpectedly, the next second, she felt a sudden lightness beneath her feet. Before she could react, she was lifted directly by Jiang Zhou. “Wife, I’m going to tell my mother and the others right now.”

Lin Muwan instinctively hugged her neck, her face slightly flushed, and she glared at the reckless person.

Jiang Zhou smiled foolishly. She was already a little impatient. This secret had been kept in her heart for four months. If Lin Muwan hadn’t forbidden it, she would have told everyone the news long ago.

It was killing her to keep it in. Now she could finally say it.

She set Lin Muwan down, turned, and was about to go to Mother Jiang’s room when she felt her sleeve being tugged. Looking down, a fair, jade-like hand was holding onto her sleeve.

Jiang Zhou: “…”

She lowered her head to look at her, silently questioning.

For a moment, Jiang Zhou had a feeling: could it be that Lin Muwan was going to go back on her word?

That won’t do!

Just as she was about to say something, Lin Muwan’s clear, cold voice came into her ear, “Did husband forget what day it is today?”

“Hmm?” Jiang Zhou was startled.

The next second, she came back to her senses, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

As long as she wasn’t going back on her word.

She almost forgot that today was her cheap mother’s big day. At this time, she might already be…

Jiang Zhou let out a breath and cast a resentful glance at Lin Muwan. She also really wanted to…

Suddenly, she felt a little jealous of her cheap mother. The doctor also said that they could appropriately consummate the marriage now, but her wife disagreed.

Wait!

She looked at Lin Muwan. The other party lowered her eyes and looked away. Was there a possibility that her wife refused to share a bed with her because she was shy?

So, to verify her guess, Jiang Zhou leaned closer and tentatively lowered her voice to ask, “Wife, today the doctor said we could appropriately—”

“Husband, you’ve been busy all day, go back and rest early.” A sudden, urgent, clear, cold voice covered the original low voice.

Jiang Zhou: “…”

By the time she reacted, Lin Muwan was no longer in sight.

Jiang Zhou was speechless for a moment, watching Lin Muwan’s panicked back disappear around the corner of the archway.

She could now be absolutely certain that Lin Muwan was just shy.

Worrying about the child? That was nonsense. In fact, Lin Muwan herself was shy and unwilling to share a bed with her. The child was just an excuse.

Hmph!

Jiang Zhou grumbled and followed behind back to their room. The bright moonlight poured down. The woman sat at the table with her back to her, and the tips of her reddened ears unexpectedly jumped into Jiang Zhou’s eyes.

She couldn’t help but smile, and the grievance she felt earlier vanished instantly.

Forget it, who told her to be generous? She wouldn’t argue with Lin Muwan. It’s not like she couldn’t wait. After the child is born, let’s see what excuse Lin Muwan will use to refuse her again.

A slight anticipation grew in her heart.

Jiang Zhou stood in front of the table, “Wife, rest early. The doctor said—”

“Yes, I am tired.” Suddenly, Lin Muwan stood up, quickly walked to the bed, took off her outer clothes, and lay down. Her movements were not sloppy at all.

Jiang Zhou: “…”

Jiang Zhou’s unfinished words were stuck in her throat.

What did she take her for?

Was she that kind of person?

Jiang Zhou pouted, looking at the person who was already asleep, her expression indescribable. She opened her mouth but said nothing.

Forget it, she wouldn’t argue with Lin Muwan.

Who told her wife to be more shy?

She blew out the candle and lay down on the bed, habitually pulling the person into her arms and hugging her tightly. She stroked Lin Muwan’s back a little and closed her eyes.

She felt comfortable now.

The next morning, the first thing Jiang Zhou did after opening her eyes was to go straight to Mother Jiang’s courtyard. The sky was still dimly lit. Red silk cloth fluttered in the wind under the eaves, looking particularly bright against the white background.

Jiang Zhou smiled at the corner of her mouth, took out a broom, and began to sweep the snow in the courtyard. She deliberately made some noise—not very loud, but enough to wake up someone who was sleeping.

After a while, Mother Jiang’s door opened, and Madam Miao walked out. Seeing Jiang Zhou sweeping the snow in the courtyard, she quietly picked up another broom and joined the sweeping team.

Jiang Zhou’s eyes skipped over her and glanced behind her, feeling a little disappointed. Why did only one person come out?

She opened her mouth, wanting to share the news with Madam Miao, but then she thought: telling Madam Miao would mean telling her cheap mother.

No, this wouldn’t do. She had kept this secret for so long, of course she had to say it herself. She closed her mouth and quietly started sweeping the snow.

Madam Miao glanced at her. The two of them silently agreed not to say anything and went about their respective tasks.

Who knew that Jiang Zhou would have to wait until noon? When she saw Mother Jiang emerge from the room, looking satisfied, her eyes were filled with resentment.

“Brat, what are you staring at your old mother for?” Mother Jiang slapped Jiang Zhou on the head.

Why did she hit her?

Jiang Zhou rubbed the spot where she was hit, feeling even more wronged. Her good news hadn’t been shared yet!

She had waited for her cheap mother all morning, so why was she hitting her?

She glanced at Lin Muwan, who was eating with her eyes lowered, and then at Mother Lin, who was equally elegant. She cleared her throat, “Now I have some good news to share with everyone.”

Lin Muwan’s hand movements paused. She looked up at Jiang Zhou and pursed her lips. She naturally knew what secret Jiang Zhou wanted to share.

This person had been absent-minded all morning, constantly staring in the direction of Mother Jiang’s room.

Was he that impatient?

She closed her eyes and began to await the unknown judgment.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door.

Jiang Zhou: “…”

She ground her teeth, stood up expressionlessly, “I’ll go see who it is?”

With that, she scanned everyone and turned to leave the main hall.

Seeing her back disappear at the doorway, Lin Muwan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. She also felt sorry for Jiang Zhou. She had clearly agreed to it, but now she regretted her decision last night. What should she do?

She pursed her lips.

Jiang Zhou angrily opened the door. The person standing outside was none other than Jiang Dewen. She already disliked him, and now Jiang Zhou was even angrier, feeling that the person in front of her was simply her nemesis. Every time she saw him, nothing good happened.

Why did he come at this time and not any other time?

Jiang Zhou was filled with anger.

“What are you doing here?” Her tone was poor, and she looked at Jiang Decai with extreme disgust, as if she would close the door and leave in the next second.

Jiang Decai quickly tried to curry favor: “It’s been snowing for a while, and it finally stopped. I’ve been living here for so long, so I wanted to come and see you mother and son, and incidentally…”

“We’re fine.” Jiang Zhou interrupted him, impatience in her eyes. “From now on, not showing up when there’s nothing wrong is the best help to us.”

“A-Zhou…”

Before Jiang Decai could finish his words, there was a bang, and the courtyard door closed tightly.

Jiang Zhou rushed back to the main hall, afraid that if she was a step slower, someone would return to their room. She finally got everyone together, and she absolutely had to share this news today.

Seeing her flustered appearance, Mother Lin’s eyes showed worry, and even Madam Miao and Mother Jiang became nervous. Only Lin Muwan lowered her eyes from the moment Jiang Zhou returned, her lips pursed tighter and tighter, and the expression in her eyes flickered.

“Who was it? Look how anxious you are.” Mother Jiang asked.

Jiang Zhou: “Jiang Decai.”

Mother Jiang frowned and said displeasedly, “What is he doing here again?”

Jiang Zhou shook her head. How could she have the mind to listen to his nonsense? She still had important things to do right now.

Mother Jiang was silent for a moment, “If he dares to come again, just beat him out with a stick.”

“Bang bang bang”

Jiang Zhou: “…”

Are they not going to let her speak?

Mother Jiang: “Never mind him, eat first.” She then looked at Jiang Zhou, “But we still have to guard against him. Don’t let him cause any trouble. He was able to sell the house in town to live in the village, he must be trying to get some benefits from you.”

Jiang Zhou nodded, lowered her head, and shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into her mouth.

Just then, the knocking on the door outside became urgent, and a low male voice came, “Is Brother Jiang home?”

Jiang Zhou: “…”

She suddenly looked at Mother Lin. Mother Lin naturally recognized the owner of the voice as well. Their eyes met in the air. Jiang Zhou suddenly stood up and instructed, “Wife, you and Mother-in-law go into the room to hide for a while. I’ll go out and see.”

Mother Lin nodded. Seeing her daughter’s questioning look, she patted her hand, “It’s Official Yao from the Imperial Kiln.”

Lin Muwan understood. She didn’t say anything, just quietly stared at Jiang Zhou for a moment, and then went to her small courtyard with Mother Lin.

The remaining three looked at each other and quickly pulled down the red silk cloth in the courtyard.

After everything was tidied up, Jiang Zhou opened the courtyard door again. Besides Supervisor Yao, there were three other people. One was Jiang Decai, and the other two were old acquaintances that Jiang Zhou naturally remembered: one was the County Subordinate Magistrate who helped her with her household registration initially, and the other was the County Magistrate of Linyang County.

Jiang Zhou opened the courtyard door. Jiang Decai acted like the host and said to the person next to him, “Official Ming, please come in quickly.”

County Magistrate Ming smiled. Just as he was about to step forward, he saw the young person at the door showing no intention of moving aside.

This…

He looked at Jiang Decai, and then at Supervisor Yao. What was wrong with this young person? He was a dignified County Magistrate.

He couldn’t help but inwardly complain. Didn’t his daughter say that this young person was trustworthy?

Not even letting him in the door was too disrespectful.

Jiang Zhou stood upright at the door, her eyebrows filled with coldness, and she coldly stared at Jiang Decai.

Jiang Decai couldn’t help but shiver. Jiang Zhou was too insensible. He was a person who was going to be a high official in the capital in the future. This behavior won’t do.

But fortunately, he was here.

“What are you doing blocking the door, child? Hurry up and invite the officials inside.” Jiang Decai scolded, putting on the airs of an elder.

He was afraid that this ignorant son would ruin his grand plan.

He was sure that with these people around, Jiang Zhou definitely wouldn’t make things difficult for him. Sure enough, Jiang Zhou only looked upset but said nothing. As long as he climbed onto the County Magistrate’s backing, who in Linyang County would dare to oppose him? Miss Ming’s family was backed by the current Prime Minister’s residence.

Thinking of this, the smile in Jiang Decai’s eyes was about to spill out, as if he saw countless gold and silver beckoning to him.

Jiang Zhou stood still at the door, watching him with cold eyes.

Jiang Decai frowned and lowered his voice, “A-Zhou.”

After a while, seeing that Jiang Zhou still hadn’t moved, he forced a dry laugh at County Magistrate Ming. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Jiang Zhou say, “I apologize, Esteemed Mr. Jiang. I will entertain the guests myself, so there’s no need to trouble you.”

After saying that, regardless of how bad Jiang Decai’s expression was, she directly addressed the other three, “Gentlemen, please come inside.”

“A-Zhou, father knows you’re still sulking, but don’t let others watch the show for nothing.” Jiang Decai glared at Jiang Zhou.

He was afraid that this ignorant son would spoil his big plan.

“Esteemed Mr. Jiang must be senile. You were the one who had someone write the severance letter in the first place.” She then turned her head to look at the County Subordinate Magistrate and forced a smile, “You say so, sir.”

County Subordinate Magistrate: “…”