Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1229: Chapter 1231: Don’t Let Go of One in Each Hand_1

Bai Ruozhu walked over, and when she saw the contents of the secret manual, her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat...

The manual indeed belonged to the Yuye Sect’s martial arts, and it was nothing too exceptional, but there was a secret hidden within the back cover of the manual. Jianqi was cautious in his actions, hence he discovered this secret.

Bai Ruozhu’s hand gently traced over the raised part of the back cover, and she clearly felt that something was concealed inside, but what it was exactly, she couldn’t tell, and Jianqi likely couldn’t be sure either.

For some reason, Bai Ruozhu felt somewhat anxious, the thought crossed her mind: Could the item hidden in this manual be related to the treasure the Emperor was searching for?

How could it be such a coincidence? She could hardly believe it, yet the raised glyphs made her feel a sense of familiarity.

There were quite a few people around her at the moment, so Bai Ruozhu tucked the manual into her bosom and then secretly slipped it into the Space.

She checked the other manuals, and they didn’t contain any secrets. After looking through their content, she handed them generously to Jianqi, saying, ”This set of body movements looks good. Ask around below to see who wants to learn; this martial arts technique is theirs for the taking.”

Upon hearing this, Jianqi’s face lit up with joy, ”My lord, using martial arts secret manuals as rewards is far more inspiring to them than gold and silver.”

”Then let’s award this swordsman technique as well, arrange it,” said Bai Ruozhu with a smile. To her, there really wasn’t much sense in hoarding secret manuals; she wanted everyone willing to learn to have a look.

Subsequently, Bai Ruozhu arranged for her subordinates to secretly transport the remaining treasures back to the Capital, while she took some people with her to look for the items hidden by Elder Qin.

That very night, in the inn where she was staying, she asked Jianqi to stand guard at the door, then carefully took out the secret manual. She didn’t have much experience with treasures and didn’t dare do anything to the back cover of the book, but she felt it over more carefully. This time, she was completely certain that the item hidden in this manual was indeed related to the Emperor’s sheepskin scroll!

She hurriedly stored the book in the Space. She didn’t want to explore the things coveted by the Emperor, but she also didn’t want to simply hand it over; perhaps this item could save her life, or maybe it would become a bargaining chip for her in the future.

After securing the item, she called Jianqi into the room.

”Jianqi, what did you see today?” Bai Ruozhu asked in a low voice.

A look of concern flashed in Jianqi’s eyes, ”It doesn’t matter what I saw. What matters is what my lord wishes me to have seen, or rather, whether my lord is willing to trust me.”

Bai Ruozhu chuckled, ”I’m one to protect my own. Since you have already acknowledged me as your lord, there is no reason for me not to trust you. However, this matter is no trifling thing, and I hope you forget everything about it—even my master must not know!”

Jianqi quickly knelt on one knee, ”From the moment the old master sent us over, we have only one lord, with no second allegiance.”

”I’m not worried that you have second thoughts, nor am I guarding against my master. It’s just that I don’t want to involve my master at his old age in whatever these things might entail,” Bai Ruozhu said with a sigh.

”Understood,” Jianqi responded respectfully.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, ”Go and rest early. There’s no need to stay up every night; your body can’t take it.”

”It’s better to be cautious while outside. I’m already used to it; my lord needn’t worry,” Jianqi said and then withdrew from the room.

Feeling helpless, Bai Ruozhu thought to herself that Jianqi was good in every aspect but just a bit stubborn.

Jianqi closed the door and did not immediately turn around. He looked into the house, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the wooden door. In those usually calm and emotionless eyes, a gentle light was surprisingly flowing. This scene, if seen by other dark guards, would certainly have them believe they were seeing things.

Soon, Jianqi came back to his senses and returned to his usual demeanor, cold-faced, he turned and stood guard by the door side, and on the silent corridor, there seemed to be a very faint sigh heard...

The next day, Bai Ruozhu took people to sweep through the things hidden by Elder Qin. His belongings weren’t very difficult to find; part of them was hidden in the dry well where they had settled, probably because Elder Qin thought he could leave immediately after the job, so he did not seek an even more remote place. And there were only two people guarding that broken house—it was easy for Jianqi and his team to knock them out and then fish out a wooden box from the well.

Inside the wooden box, Bai Ruozhu found the token mentioned by Qin Guchun, and then she used it to withdraw eight thousand silver banknotes that Elder Qin had saved at the Money House. This venture, Bai Ruozhu felt, was indeed not in vain; she no longer had to worry about the money needed to buy fields.

Afterward, the group hastened back to the Capital City; nothing special occurred on the way, and they soon returned to the Capital.

Because they had sent a messenger ahead of time, as soon as Bai Ruozhu rushed back to the Bai Family, everyone was waiting there, including Little Dengdeng who had also been brought over.

”Mom! Dengdeng missed you so much!” Little Dengdeng’s speech was getting clearer, and his mouth was sweet as could be. As soon as Bai Ruozhu saw her son, her heart melted, she dismounted in a leap and rushed over to hug her son tightly.

”Mom missed Dengdeng too...” Uh, she received a resentful look from Jiang Yichun and quickly corrected, ”and your dad, and grandparents, big brother and sister-in-law, second brother, and Guizhi, hehe.”

Jiang Yichun stepped forward briskly, grabbed her hand and said, ”You must be tired, let’s go inside and talk.”

Lin Ping’er also said hastily, ”Right, Yichun is correct, hurry and go inside to talk. Jianqi and the others are tired too, let them go down and rest well.”

Bai Ruozhu nodded, instructed Jianqi and the others to go down, and then was almost hand-in-hand led into the Main Hall by Jiang Yichun.

Her face was slightly flushed, she gave Jiang Yichun a slight reprimand with her eyes and whispered, ”Everyone at home is watching, don’t pull me.”

Jiang Yichun completely disregarded her complaint, plainly said, ”You are my wife, who else should I pull?”

And her other hand was being clutched tightly by Little Dengdeng, as if he feared not holding on tight enough he might miss out, leaving Bai Ruozhu somewhat amused and exasperated. What was going on with father and son—were they afraid she would be taken away?

”Ruozhu, how did the inspection of the medicine field go? Was it good?” Bai Yihong was more interested in the fields; deep down, he hoped that Bai Ruozhu would buy more land. Even if it wasn’t ordinary fields but medicine fields, it would be great.

”Father, it’s all been taken care of, and it’s not bad. It’s just been mismanaged; once we take it over, a bit of reorganization will suffice.” Bai Ruozhu said, somewhat excitedly. Her trip had been quite fruitful.

While saying this, she took the bundle from Xiu Cuicui and handed out gifts she had bought along the way to everyone, including a small toy for Little Dengdeng. Rongrong, Niuniu, Guoguo, and Xiaosi, of course, didn’t miss out either—making it a bustling and especially joyful family gathering.

”Elder Jiang Ge has heard of your return and asked you to go back for dinner,” Jiang Yichun suddenly said, which took Bai Ruozhu aback. Since when was he so compliant to the Jiang Family?

Soon she understood—he had something urgent to discuss with her privately.

”Ruozhu, you go back later, and it’s the same if you come back tomorrow—don’t get into conflict with them,” Lin Ping’er urged.

”Okay,” Bai Ruozhu agreed, but inside she felt a bit apprehensive. Achun must be dealing with something quite serious, right?