Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

Zi Yan didn't know what was going on. The young lady was pregnant but was so angry about drinking a pregnancy-preserving medicine. She picked up the chopsticks that fell on the ground and replaced them with another pair for Su Bai.

Su Bai also realized that he was too excited and shouldn't have taken his anger out on Zi Yan.

It was probably the Second Wife who colluded with Doctor Jiang, but this was definitely not a pregnancy-preserving drug.

Isn't it a chronic poison?

Most likely.

The Second Wife had set up such an elaborate scheme to seize the Kong family's property, and she would definitely not let go of me, who knew the truth. Murdering me must have been part of her plan, but I didn't expect that she would start now.

At least in the short term, the second wife will not take her life.

So, what does this medicine do?

Aside from the possibility of slowly poisoning myself, there is also the possibility of gradually weakening my mental and physical state so that I can be obedient to her?

After Zi Yan sat down, Su Bai asked her, "Did you serve the Second Wife before?"

Yes, Su Bai immediately got a positive answer.

Su Bai asked her directly, "Did the Second Madam tell her everything I said and did?"

Zi Yan was stunned for a moment, then immediately knelt down in front of Su Bai. This was what the Second Madam had instructed her to do, but since she served the Eldest Young Madam, she was her person, so she would say what she should say, and would never say what she shouldn't say.

"I know, Madam... is a good person."

"Get up, Second Madam is doing this for my own good." Su Bai felt that he shouldn't make things difficult for Zi Yan, but he couldn't believe what she said. Her loyalty in this situation was unreliable, not to mention that he had only known her for less than two days.

"I don't want to drink this medicine. I have always been in good health and have never had any illness since I was a child." Su Bai probed, observing Zi Yan's expression as he spoke.

"But...you should drink it for the sake of the child."

"I don't want to drink it. It's too bitter. Please pour it out for me."

"This..." Zi Yan showed an embarrassed expression on her face.

"Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. If you can quietly pour out the medicine, I'll thank you. If you don't dare to pour it out, I won't blame you. I'll drink it, so you don't have to fail to report to the Second Madam."

Su Bai did this to test Zi Yan and see if this girl could be used.

If she really poured out the medicine and told the Second Wife, she would have an excuse when the Second Wife came to question her.

I'm obviously not pregnant. If you gave me pregnancy-preserving medicine, I would think you were doing it for the people in the Kong Mansion, so I didn't drink it.

Maybe he would get beaten by the second wife, but that was all.

When Su Bai was about to finish his meal, Zi Yan left and came back after a while. She whispered to Su Bai that the medicine had been poured out and no one saw it.

Su Bai didn't say anything. After dinner, he went straight back to bed and lay down. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep while lying down.

……

In a daze, he felt someone standing beside his bed. When he opened his eyes, he saw it was the lingering Second Wife.

She sat next to Su Bai very affectionately and even reached out to touch Su Bai's forehead.

"You are too nervous. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Su Bai nodded.

"I heard from Zi Yan that you drank the medicine without even asking?"

Su Bai was shocked. She didn't expect Zi Yan to really help her hide it from the second wife. She couldn't believe it.

Her answer to the second wife was that since it was the second wife who asked her to drink, there must be a reason for her to do so, so she drank it.

"That's right, as long as you listen to my instructions, our good days are still ahead!" The second wife said that it was her fault for being negligent and forgetting to tell Su Bai about this matter in advance.

Of course, what Doctor Jiang prescribed was not an abortion-preserving drug, nor was it a poison, but a folk remedy for promoting pregnancy. The second wife's cousin would arrive in Longxing in three or four days. Doctor Jiang said that she had checked the young mistress's pulse, and as long as she drank the medicine on time, pregnancy would be a sure thing.

"Ah?" Su Bai couldn't help but admire this black-hearted woman again after being surprised. She had even made preparations in advance and did not miss any details.

The second wife smiled complacently and told Su Bai not to worry, saying that her cousin was a suave and handsome man, and it would be worth it to sleep with him for ten days or half a month and give birth to a child for him.

What kind of logic is this? Just because you are handsome, girls should choose you to have children for you because it is an advantage.

He had to agree on the surface, but Su Bai didn't want to be used as a breeding tool and be ravaged by a stranger for ten days or half a month.

The second wife's cousin would arrive in three or four days. Su Bai thought that since he was secretly sleeping with her under the arrangement of the second wife, it should not be difficult to stop such a shameful thing.

She could go to the housekeeper or the eldest daughter and make up an excuse to prevent her cousin from getting close to her, and this would be difficult to accomplish.

As for what to do and who to ask, Su Bai hasn't figured it out yet, but she must get to know these people better within these two days and make a decision as soon as possible.

Not long after the second wife left, Kong Dai arrived. He came to take Su Bai to the Kong family's ancestral tomb.

He told Su Bai that, in theory, the burning of paper at the grave should be completed before noon, but the master's current health condition is extremely poor and he may pass away at any time. There are still many things to do, so he went to the Dongtian Temple in Xishan to ask for a talisman so that he could burn it in the afternoon.

"Alas, it's a pity that the young master's body has never been found." As he said this, Kong Dai shed two tears.

The Kong family's ancestral tomb is called Dongyuan, at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, ten miles away from Longxing County. The eldest lady was pregnant and afraid of bumpy rides, so Kong Dai specially prepared a sedan chair carried by six people.

The rest of the Kong family went there in a carriage.

In fact, there is no one else, except the protagonist Su Bai, the eldest daughter Kong Ru and the housekeeper Kong Dai.

There were quite a few servants. In addition to Zi Yan, the personal maid, there were more than a dozen people driving the carriage and carrying the sedan chair, and more than a dozen armed servants.

The items for the sacrifice were all prepared in advance, including a large horse-drawn carriage filled with paper-papered houses, golden boys and girls, money trees, etc.

Even in the modern times before Su Bai traveled through time, these things could still be seen in some remote rural areas, collectively known as paper fire.

Dongyuan is the ancestral tomb of the Kong family.

Five generations of the Kong family's ancestors are buried here. There are dozens of tombs of different sizes, covering a very large area, surrounded by mountains and rivers.

"Backed by the mountain" means that the East Garden is located at the foot of East Mountain, and "backed by the water" means that there is a stream below the East Garden.

After entering the cemetery, the servants were busy placing paper fire on both sides of the eldest master's cenotaph. A dozen servants were scattered around the cemetery with guns in hand, their eyes looking towards the mountain.

"Master, the eldest young mistress is here to give you money!" Kong Dai cried.

The eldest daughter Kong Ru also cried and told her brother the good news, saying that her father had brought her sister-in-law home and that she now had a son.

Su Bai knelt in front of the tombstone engraved with the eldest young master's name, Kong Nankai, with his head lowered, and squeezed out a few tears.

Facing this strange dead person, I really couldn't cry. If I hadn't thought about my unlucky time traveling, I wouldn't have been able to squeeze out even a few tears.

Su Bai lit the incense and the paper was burned out. Everyone had to wait until the incense was burned out before leaving.

"Uncle Kong," Su Bai took the initiative to get close to Kong Dai: "Is it necessary for us to bring so many people and guns to the grave?"

"Don't dare to call me that. You are the eldest lady, and I am just a servant in the Kong family." Kong Dai waved his hands repeatedly.

"You and the master have been as close as brothers for so many years, you deserve to be called uncle. I heard that the eldest lady also calls you uncle, right?"

"I am ashamed, ashamed. I am flattered that the eldest young lady praises me so much."

This Kong Dai is not only old-fashioned, but also pedantic.

After some polite words, Kong Dai told Su Bai the truth. He brought so many fully armed servants here because there was a group of fierce bandits on the mountain. We have to leave as soon as the incense burns out, as these bandits could rush down the mountain at any time.

As soon as he finished speaking, a "bang" sound came from the mountain with an echo.

Kong Dai immediately pulled out a gun from his waist: "That's the sound of gunfire, protect the eldest young lady and leave quickly!"