The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 257 - 256: Ji Mingzhu, Help Me

Ji Mingzhu and Xie Yunzhen are going to the Xie family ancestral tomb to pay respects to Duke Xie.

General Ji and Mrs. Ji are also going to pay their respects.

Ji Mingzhu wants to personally share the good news with them.

The traitor Xiao who harmed thousands of soldiers has been executed.

She is also pregnant, as long as the child is born safely, she will have a blood-related family member again in this world.

After finishing breakfast, Xie Yunzhen said, "Let’s first pay respects to your parents."

Ji Mingzhu is just an ordinary person; her husband prioritizes her in everything, so she is of course happy.

But with the recent passing of Duke Xie, and Xie Yunzhen still in his mourning period, it seems inappropriate not to first offer respects.

He is a high-ranking court official, with countless eyes watching him; he must be thorough in his actions to avoid giving others a handle on him.

Sometimes, being labeled as unfilial could cause them big trouble.

Xie Yunzhen considers her, so naturally Ji Mingzhu must also plan for his sake.

Only by reciprocating can their marital relationship be more stable.

Ji Mingzhu said, "Let’s pay respects to your father first, and then to my parents tomorrow."

"But..."

"No buts."

Ji Mingzhu saw all the offerings he prepared.

The folded gold ingots and paper money can be used anytime, food can be prepared fresh tomorrow.

Xie Yunzhen sighed; he actually doesn’t care about outsiders’ opinions of him.

If rumors were to affect him, it would only show that some people were already poised to act.

They just need an excuse.

He leaned over and kissed Ji Mingzhu’s cheek, "If I don’t follow through with your thorough plans, would that be ungrateful of me?"

Ji Mingzhu raised her chin, "You’re aware, that’s enough."

Xie Yunzhen chuckled softly, wrapping his arms around her waist, "Did the little one move today?"

Xie Yunzhen asks this question every few days.

He always asks after a meal.

Because he once had a dream of the fetus, a little baby clutching so much food and not letting go.

Ji Mingzhu replied helplessly, "I’m not even showing yet, it’s far too early for that."

Xie Yunzhen was a bit impatient, eager for the child to be born soon.

The wait is truly tormenting.

In his previous life, when Mingzhu was pregnant and let him feel the fetal movement, he was unwilling.

Now thinking back, Xie Yunzhen felt exasperated with himself.

He wished he could return to his past life and give himself a few cuts to vent Mingzhu’s anger.

He gathered his emotions.

Xie Yunzhen gently stroked Ji Mingzhu’s belly, speaking softly, "You have to be good today too, don’t give your mother a hard time."

Ji Mingzhu is very protective of her own child.

"He’s naturally good."

Seeing her protective demeanor, Xie Yunzhen felt a bit jealous.

He asked meaningfully, "Madam, am I the most important in your heart?"

Ji Mingzhu turned away, refusing to answer the question.

Xie Yunzhen felt hurt, holding Ji Mingzhu’s shoulders persistently.

"Don’t try to escape, am I first or not?"

"No."

"Ji Mingzhu, I’ll give you another chance."

The man’s expression was dark, in the past, Ji Mingzhu might really have been scared by him.

But now he’s just a paper tiger.

Ji Mingzhu said, "I am first to myself."

After all she had experienced, Ji Mingzhu came to this conclusion.

Only by loving herself would she receive more love.

Those who don’t love her have already been kicked out by her.

Xie Yunzhen’s lips curled slightly, pressing a fist to his lips, "Am I at least second?"

Ji Mingzhu stomped her foot, "Are you annoying?"

She rarely showed her girlish side, and whenever Xie Yunzhen saw it, he couldn’t help but be moved.

This proved he had taken good care of Mingzhu, unlike in his past life, where she withered away.

Unable to resist, he pecked her lips again.

Smiling warmly, "I’ll rank third, and temporarily let the child be ahead of me."

He then pretended to be fierce, "Don’t push your luck, or when the child is born, I’ll get it back with interest."

Ji Mingzhu’s cheeks turned slightly red, she nudged his toes, "You’re insane."

Xie Yunzhen took advantage, "No matter, with you by my side, I won’t die untreated."

Having experienced so much life and death, Ji Mingzhu couldn’t bear hearing that word.

"Say it again, and you’ll spend the night in the study!"

Xie Yunzhen immediately fell silent; he wasn’t single, so why sleep in the study?

Covering his ears like a thief covering a bell, he pressed Ji Mingzhu’s belly, "He didn’t hear that."

Ji Mingzhu brushed away the man’s hand, speaking to her belly, "Look at your father."

Her tone was filled with disdain.

Xie Yunzhen awkwardly touched the tip of his nose, always feeling that after the child is born, the mother and child might gossip about him behind his back...

As they talked, the offerings were already prepared.

Someone from the Duke’s Mansion came with a message, Princess An He and others would also go, to worship the Xie family ancestors.

Princess An He worried that Gold might not take good care of the pregnant woman, so she specifically sent a capable maid.

The maid was ordered to stay close to Ji Mingzhu, never to leave her side.

If anything should happen to Ji Mingzhu or the child, she wouldn’t take it lightly.

Once everything was ready, Xie Yunzhen took Ji Mingzhu’s hand and left the mansion.

He didn’t plan on riding a horse, letting Gold and the others take the carriage behind, while he accompanied Ji Mingzhu.

As they stepped on the stairs, before he could board the carriage, Ji Mingzhu spotted an old acquaintance.

Xiao Feixue.

She was dressed thinly, without a piece of jewelry on her, her cheeks sunken and haggard, painfully thin.

Gone was the image of opulence and wealth.

The calamity had not reached the married woman, as Xiao Feixue married into the Marquis Mansion; although her husband held no official position, and was seen as useless by her, this shabby marriage ended up saving her life.

Now that everything was settled, Xiao Feixue thought that as long as she kept a low profile, she would still have a place in the Marquis Mansion.

Unexpectedly, they wanted to divorce her at this time.

The reason given was her jealousy and childlessness.

If the Xiao family was still intact, even if she was divorced, she could still survive.

But the situation is different now.

Many outside are waiting to kick her when she’s down; leaving the Marquis Mansion would be a death sentence for her.

Xiao Feixue had nowhere else to turn, so she came to beg Ji Mingzhu.

"It was I who provided you with the intelligence so you could prepare in advance and capture the traitors with one swoop; for the sake of my sacrifice of righteousness over family, I beg you to help me!"

Xiao Feixue couldn’t get close, she had to stand afar and shout with a hoarse voice, tearing her heart out.

Ji Mingzhu stood in front of the carriage.

Holding a hand warmer, a mocking expression appeared on her face.

The hatred for a father’s murder can never be under the same sky, and Xiao Feixue had previously instigated Du Peilan to make trouble for her repeatedly.

Previously when she came to visit, they argued, which led to the secret being revealed.

Unexpectedly, in Xiao Feixue’s mouth, this became her merit.

If she hadn’t been ignorant of other matters, just by virtue of being an outsider, Xiao Feixue wouldn’t have survived.

"Ji Mingzhu, save me this once."

"For the sake of how well I treated you when we were young, just help me this once!"

The harsh shouting reached her ears, and the mockery in Ji Mingzhu’s eyes deepened.

She must be crazy to help Xiao Feixue!

Who knows if she’s truly at the end of her rope or just panicked into stupidity to ask her for help.

Ji Mingzhu’s lips curved slightly, "Help you? Do you want me to see you off on your way?"