Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1278: Chapter 1280: Do You Know Who My Dad Is?_1

Jiang Yichun’s dark guards included those brought out from the Tongzheng Division, some he personally trained, and others given to him by the Emperor. All were exceptionally capable and carried a certain arrogance. So at that moment, a guard shot a knife-like glance that, though not physical, was filled with lethal intent, which made Jin Jing involuntarily take two steps back in fear.

Just then, the door opened, and Bai Ruozhu stood at the entrance, giving the guard a look that signaled him to remain calm and then turned to Jin Jing, saying, ”Please come in.”

She was curious to see what Jin Jing wanted to talk about.

Jing Jing tilted her chin up arrogantly, believing that Bai Ruozhu was scared of her.

”Go ahead,” Bai Ruozhu said as she poured tea for them both.

Jin Jing glanced at the tea but didn’t pick it up, her eyes carrying a shade of disdain as if she thought very little of the tea leaves at Bai Ruozhu’s home.

Bai Ruozhu noticed all this and secretly laughed at Jin Jing for not knowing the goods.

At this point, Jin Jing took out a stack of silver banknotes from her sleeve and slapped it onto the table, then proudly declared, ”This is the consultation fee my father told me to give you. Take it and keep it safe, so you no longer claim we owe you any.”

Bai Ruozhu glanced at the stack of silver banknotes, roughly a thousand taels.

Seeing that she didn’t react, Jin Jing smirked, saying, ”What’s the matter, have you gone stupid? Haven’t seen so many silver banknotes before?”

Bai Ruozhu chuckled and replied, ”We’re all merchants here. A Merchant Team handles quite a bit of silver in its dealings, Miss Jin is surely aware of this. Whose Merchant Team hasn’t seen a thousand or two thousand taels of silver? Wouldn’t it be laughable to say otherwise?”

Jin Jing was taken aback, struggling to maintain her composure as she said, ”Even if the Merchant Team has money, it’s not yours. What money does a woman like you have? You still rely on a man to provide for you, don’t you?”

”Isn’t it normal for my husband to provide for me? Are you suggesting that after Miss Jin gets married, she should provide for her husband? You might not mind it, but aren’t you afraid others will laugh at your husband for being kept by his wife?” Bai Ruozhu said languidly, ”If Miss Jin has anything else to say, please do so quickly. I’m feeling sleepy, and let’s not waste any more time.”

As she spoke, one hand propped her cheek, inadvertently revealing the other side of her neck where a red mark was faintly visible, and that was exactly what Jin Jing saw.

Cold light shot from Jin Jing’s eyes, and she metaphorically stabbed Bai Ruozhu with a barrage of disdainful glares, saying, ”Do you know who my father is? Who my mother is? I advise you to wise up and scurry back to Danliang. Stop delaying Bai Young Master’s future. You’re clearly not worthy of him!”

Bai Ruozhu burst into laughter again, thinking that Jin Jing didn’t even know Jiang Yichun’s actual family name and here she was talking about holding him back. Was she delusional?

And now, what was this, a competition of whose parents were better?

”I don’t know, I just know your father’s surname is Jin,” Bai Ruozhu shrugged. ”What does my worthiness have to do with you? I’m his wife by official marriage, it’s not up to outsiders to comment.”

”You ignorant woman, the Western Regions respect power above all else. You’re nothing and will be abandoned by him eventually,” Jin Jing retorted, suddenly losing control of her emotions when she heard Bai Ruozhu was Jiang Yichun’s legal wife.

Bai Ruozhu found it all quite amusing. How was it that she seemed like nothing to everyone else? Suddenly, she remembered that she hadn’t worn luxurious clothes or expensive hair ornaments to keep a low profile and for travel convenience. She had only worn two silver hairpins, and it was for this reason Jin Jing looked down on her.

”Listen well, my father is Jin Wanliang, the Team Leader of the Jin Family Merchant Team, and our Jin family is the top dog in Jinshui City. My father’s sister is a favored concubine of King Rui in the Capital. My mother is the confidante of the Saintess Honglian from the Holy Hall of the Western Regions. Just a word from her can ensure you never return from the Western Regions, and if my mother pleads with the Saintess to take my side, don’t even dream of leaving Danliang alive!”

This time, Bai Ruozhu finally perked up a little. Fen Wan had been the Saintess, but after disappearing for so many years due to poisoning, the Holy Hall would certainly have a new Saintess by now, and it seemed that this Honglian was indeed the current Saintess.

”Oh, is that so? Well then, I’ll wait for your parents to come at me with all they’ve got,” Bai Ruozhu scoffed with a snort, muttering to herself, ”In the end, you’re still a baby, always hiding behind your parents.”

Jin Jing’s face twisted with rage, ”What did you say? I’ll give you one more chance, leave him and scamper back to Danliang, or don’t blame me for being rude!”

”Sure, I’d love to see just how you’ll be rude. You’ve been spouting nonsense for ages, and it turns out you have eyes for my man. We can talk this face to face, don’t bother to let the door hit you on the way out,” Bai Ruozhu said indifferently as she called in the guards, ”Show the guest out, and ensure no more unweaned children come to bother me again.”

”You lowlife, what did you say? I will kill you!” Jin Jing roared at Bai Ruozhu, only to be thrown out by the guards before she could figure out why they had suddenly gotten so formidable. Bai Ruozhu’s room door was then slammed shut by the guards.

Jin Jing, like a mad dog, yelled at the guards for a while before storming off in a huff.

Bai Ruozhu shook her head in the room, thinking what kind of delusion of competence made her think she could win Jiang Yichun’s favor.

Soon, Jiang Yichun heard about the incident and hurried back to the room, fuming, to check on Bai Ruozhu. Seeing that Bai Ruozhu was unharmed, he wanted to go settle the score with Jin Wanliang, but Bai Ruozhu held him back, saying, ”Come join me for dinner, don’t bother with that love-sick fool.”

The Waiter had just brought food for Bai Ruozhu, and upon hearing her, Jiang Yichun helped set the dishes, picking out the onions she didn’t like, his mood gradually calming down.

”Jin Jing’s birth mother is a close attendant of the current Saintess Honglian,” Bai Ruozhu said in a hushed tone, ”We better be careful and not give ourselves away, lest we arouse the suspicion of the present-day Holy Hall.”

Jiang Yichun’s brow furrowed, ”I’ll be cautious where I need to be, but I won’t let anyone bully you.”

She glared at him playfully, ”Give me a break, she’s the one I nearly badgered to death, how could she bully me? The only one bullying me these days is you!”

Jiang Yichun gave an embarrassed chuckle, admitting he had been a bit too zealous just then. After all, hadn’t they been holding back for several days on the road?

He moved to massage her waist, but she swiftly dodged, saying irritably, ”Not falling for that trick again, I won’t be deceived this time.”

Jiang Yichun pulled her back into place, resigning himself to massaging her, ”Alright, fine, this time it’s for real, I won’t mess around.”

A warm flow followed his hands as he pressed on her, soon bringing relief to the soreness in her waist, and she felt much more comfortable all over.

”By the way, when I was dining downstairs, Jin Wanliang came over trying to cozy up to me. The medicine you gave him was too effective, he’s walking around as if nothing happened,” Jiang Yichun said, and then tapped Bai Ruozhu on the head.

”It’s because I didn’t want to draw the attention of the Beast Team at that time,” Bai Ruozhu pouted, ”So, what now? The daughter comes to negotiate with me, while the father goes to ingratiate himself with you. Does he really fancy you as a son-in-law that much?”