Reborn Spoiled Girl Tames the Regent

Chapter 32 If I run away on our wedding day

She walked over.

Xiao Hengzhi turned his head and bowed, "Second Miss, what are your orders?"

Jiang Mian crossed her arms and asked in a nonchalant tone, "What are you going to do with your father?"

Xiao Hengzhi hesitated slightly before replying, "I talked to Uncle Jiang about what happened a few days ago."

Jiang Wan squinted, clearly disbelieving: "I've already spoken to Father, why do you need to tell him again? Confess honestly."

Xiao Hengzhi looked at Jiang Wan and knew he couldn't be fooled, so he sighed and said, "Alright, I just went to ask Uncle Jiang to annul the engagement."

"..."

Jiang Wan remained silent for a moment; this reason did not arouse her suspicion.

She then asked, "And what did Father say?"

Xiao Hengzhi looked troubled and said with feigned regret, "I didn't agree directly. This matter is a bit difficult, but I will find a way, after all, it was Second Miss who gave the order."

Jiang Wan scoffed, her tone mocking: "What do you mean I gave the order? You're clearly just trying to appease your spoiled wife! Don't blame everything on me!"

Xiao Hengzhi's eyes flickered, and he feigned confusion, saying, "How come I remember that it was the Second Miss who wanted to annul the engagement in the first place?"

He paused, then said, "Could it be that Miss Second doesn't want to return it?"

Jiang Wan seemed to have been hit where it hurt. She pouted and deliberately raised her voice, saying, "Why don't I want to? Hurry up and leave!"

She turned around, not knowing why she felt guilty.

Just then, she saw Granny Xu passing by and called out, "Granny Xu!"

Granny Xu quickly walked up to her and bowed respectfully: "What are your orders, Second Miss?"

Jiang Mian cleared her throat and said, "You must know about the farce that happened in the courtyard today. Please keep an eye on things at home these next few days. If anyone speaks ill of Cong Shuang, just send them away. If they don't comply, come find me."

"Yes." Granny Xu acknowledged the order and withdrew.

Just as Jiang Mian was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something, and her gaze fell back on Xiao Hengzhi.

Why is Miss Second staring at me?

"Tsk..." Jiang Wan said, "Xiao Hengzhi, I'm suddenly curious, would you care about a woman's chastity?"

"You mean Cong Shuang?"

"Uh...that's right."

Xiao Hengzhi looked into her eyes and said seriously, "What's there to worry about? She hasn't done anything wrong."

Jiang Wan tapped her chin and asked in a different phrasing: "What if your fiancée suddenly ran off with someone else on your wedding night? How would you feel?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hengzhi was taken aback, then looked away, a sense of tension rising in his heart.

Suddenly asking him this...

Has it been discovered that he has been reborn?

Or is it a test?

His mind raced with panic. If he really found out, what should he do? Kneel down and beg for mercy? Or should he simply hand the dagger to her and let her do as she pleases?

Jiang Wan noticed a slight change in his expression and asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

She was actually just a little curious because when she left Xiao Heng in her previous life, she left nothing behind and never wrote any more letters afterward.

So, what was Xiao Hengzhi thinking at that time?

Was it really because of her betrayal that her personality changed so drastically?

Was Xiao Hengzhi inherently a dark and insane person, or did he become that kind of person because of her?

Her eyes were fixed on him, eagerly awaiting his answer.

Xiao Hengzhi turned to meet her gaze—gentle and compliant, with a hint of expectation, not as if she had discovered some secret.

He breathed a sigh of relief and gradually calmed down, thinking that Jiang Wan was just curious.

"Are you implying, Miss, that if I don't break off the engagement, you're planning to run off with someone else?"

"I, when did I mean that? I was just asking..." Her voice trailed off, as if she had done something wrong.

Xiao Hengzhi didn't tease her, but said seriously, "If the person I love runs away with someone else, I will chase after them to the ends of the earth."

He stared at him, his gaze tender and lingering, believing that his affection was already very obvious.

However, Jiang Wan completely ignored this and asked again, "What if the person you marry isn't someone you like, but just an ordinary unmarried woman? Would you chase after her if she ran away?"

Now it was Xiao Hengzhi's turn to be puzzled: what does "ordinary unmarried woman" mean?

He risked half his life in his past life to break into the palace and win her back, and she still didn't consider him a fan?

He felt a lump in his throat, took a deep breath to suppress his complex emotions, and turned to question, "She's already an engaged woman, why does the Second Miss think she doesn't like her?"

Jiang Wan opened her eyes wide and answered innocently, "Don't you have someone you like? The person you marry isn't the one you like. Let's say it's me. If I ran away with someone on my wedding day, how would you feel?"

Xiao Hengzhi, unusually impatient, spoke in a low voice, almost squeezing out the words: "I'll find a quiet place and smash my head against a wall to my death."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away, leaving Jiang Mian looking completely bewildered.

Jiang Wan watched his retreating figure and muttered to herself, "If you don't want to talk, then don't talk. Why throw a tantrum... This person is crazy."

......

Soon it was time for dinner, and the kitchen servants busied themselves preparing a table full of dishes. Everyone took their seats, but Jiang Li arrived late, being the last to arrive.

"I feel a little weak today, so I'm a bit late. I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting."

Jiang Li sat down with an air of superiority, while her maid stood behind her massaging her shoulders, looking quite arrogant.

Jiang Mian glanced at her sideways and thought to herself, "What's with the airs? She should be sent to the palace to be properly disciplined by the Empress."

Jiang Li caught her expression, raised an eyebrow, and said disdainfully, "Second sister is becoming increasingly unable to hide her feelings. The expression on her face is just like that of a country bumpkin. It seems she's already getting used to rural life with Xiao Hengzhi?"

Her tone wasn't harsh, but her words carried a blatant provocation, suggesting she was still holding a grudge about what happened during the day.

The atmosphere at the table froze instantly, and no one spoke.

Jiang Wan chuckled and said, "What's wrong with rural life? What? Are you afraid I'll dig your coffin out of the ground someday?"

"What did you say?!" Jiang Mian threw down her chopsticks, which hit her in the face.

Jiang Wan's eyes darkened, she slammed her hand on the table, stood up angrily, and said, "I'm talking to you! I'll definitely present you with a calligraphy scroll at your wedding that reads, 'May the ethereal fairy rest in peace!'"

"Master!" Aunt Wan looked at Jiang Xun anxiously, "Please control the Second Miss! What nonsense is she talking about!"

Jiang Xun's face darkened. She looked at Jiang Wan and said in a low voice, "Enough! You've been arguing since you were little, haven't you had enough? On such a nice day, why are you saying such unlucky things!"

Aunt Wan pulled Jiang Li to sit down and whispered something in her ear. Jiang Li rolled her eyes, adjusted the hairpin in her hair, and immediately put on the airs of a young mistress of the Marquis's mansion.

Jiang Mian looked closely and saw that the hairpin in her hair was the Yaozhi Yingyue hairpin given to her by the Xie Marquis's mansion. A luminous pearl was polished into the shape of a moon, and it shone brighter as the night went on.

She used to wear the hairpin all day long and dared not take it off, otherwise she would be scolded by her mother-in-law.

Now that Jiang Li is wearing it, it seems she has already paid her respects to Lady Xie.

Jiang Wan's eyes flashed, a smile playing on her lips, and she said casually, "This hairpin is quite nice, with a refined style. It must have been a gift from your in-laws, right?"

Jiang Li snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "You do have some taste. But such a good thing is something you'll likely only see once in a while."

Aunt Wan interjected at the opportune moment, nodding and smiling, "A few days ago, Lady Xie made a special trip to deliver it to Li'er in person."

"Oh~" Jiang Wan said with a long, drawn-out tone, "Such a precious hairpin must mean that she has accepted this daughter-in-law. Has eldest sister seen Second Young Master Xie?"

Jiang Mian's unspoken meaning was—Have you seen that mentally challenged person who can't take care of himself?