Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1458: Chapter 1559: Elder Jiang Ge Suffers a Stroke_1

After speaking, Bai Ruozhu quickly walked towards Elder Jiang Ge. It wasn’t that she had softened her heart to feel sympathy for Elder Jiang Ge, but she had just noticed that Elder Jiang Ge’s fainting this time seemed a bit unusual.

As she took Elder Jiang Ge’s pulse, Dou Ning continued to grumble by her side, ”Now you’re playing the good person? If it weren’t for your family’s lofty standards, looking down on our Yun’er, and then having your sister-in-law complain to the old master, would all these messes have happened?”

Listen to this, Dou Ning must be accustomed to shirking blame in other people’s homes, huh? Even the logic of talking about relatives is so absurd; what does it mean others have high standards? Just because they don’t want to marry your daughter, they become the bad guys?

This sort of forcible marriage has never been heard of in Danliang Country.

However, Bai Ruozhu was not in the mood to argue with him and shouted over, ”Shut up, don’t interrupt me while I’m trying to save someone!”

Jiang Xuebin hurriedly played the peacemaker, pulling Dou Ning aside and saying, ”Cousin, don’t get angry now, the most urgent task at hand is to revive the old master.”

Jiang Xuexiang and the wife of the doctor from the Jiang Family gathered around as well, and she also realized the seriousness of the situation and could not afford to be angry anymore.

While Bai Ruozhu quickly took out the silver needle, she cast a fierce glance at Jianqi. What exactly was he doing? At this time, Achun should be helping to tell Dou Ning to get lost.

In the past, when Jianqi pretended to be Jiang Yichun, he was mainly dealing with the affairs of the Department of Communications. Plus, Jiang Yichun’s manner of dealing with people was very cold to begin with, so it wasn’t difficult to imitate. But he had no experience in handling romantic relationships, marital affairs, or interactions with family members.

With a hint from Bai Ruozhu, he finally understood and said with a cold face, ”All of you, shut up! Anyone causing trouble now will be thrown out!”

”You...” Dou Ning was so angry that he pointed at ”Jiang Yichun,” wanting to scold him for being unfilial, but as soon as he said the word ”you,” he was thrown out by Muyu.

”Didn’t you hear what my master said? Make another sound, and you’ll be thrown out of the Residence,” Muyu said smartly, backing up Jiang Yichun’s commanding presence.

After Bai Ruozhu had finished administering the acupuncture, the old master had yet to wake up. She turned to the others and said, ”The old master’s condition this time is not good; it’s somewhat like a stroke. He might have a crooked mouth and eyes and some difficulty moving when he wakes up. But a stroke can be treated. As long as he stays calm, it won’t get worse. His condition might improve in a month or two.”

”What?” Although Bai Ruozhu’s latter words were meant to be consoling, Jiang Xuexiang still burst into tears.

”Dad, you have to get well soon. Haven’t we agreed to celebrate your sixtieth birthday?” cried Jiang Xuexiang.

Dou Ning returned with a dust-covered face, also crying, ”Uncle, you must get better. Otherwise, us younger ones will feel uneasy.”

”Shut up!” Bai Ruozhu shouted harshly, feeling annoyed just hearing Dou Ning’s voice.

”The old master needs to rest quietly. It will be fine for him to recover in my uncle’s Yard. You people with too many issues should stay away from him, so as not to make him unhappy,” Bai Ruozhu said with a snort.

”Who made him unhappy? Uncle got like this because he was angered by my cousin-in-law. And you, when are you not causing him distress? He was fine until you returned, and then trouble followed,” Dou Ning said loudly.

At that moment, Jianqi quickly rushed over, grabbed Dou Ning by the collar, and threw him outside the Room.

”My wife is treating the patient. Shut your dog mouth!” he said through clenched teeth.

Bai Ruozhu inwardly applauded; his angry demeanor was quite convincing.

She looked at Jiang Xuexiang, saying, ”Uncle, I’ll write a prescription. You have someone boil the medicine for Grandpa, and these days, it will be hard work for you to care for him more.”

She then glanced at the wife of the doctor from the Jiang Family, giving her a knowing look. If Elder Jiang Ge had only fainted from anger, the wife of the doctor would have just left today, but now that Elder Jiang Ge had suffered a stroke, if she insisted on leaving, the outside world’s opinion of her and Jiang Zhihe, as well as Jiang Yihong, might not be favorable.

Lady Jiang hurriedly nodded at her, but her gaze was dim; she appeared especially despondent.

Dou Ning must have been frightened by Jiang Yichun’s ruthlessness and now was quiet outside the Main Hall.

Jiang Xuexiang dared not delay and, together with the steward, carried Elder Jiang Ge back to the Yard; Bai Ruozhu also followed and took ink and brush to write down Formulas.

”Uncle, Grandpa needs rest, so we’ll take our leave now. If there’s any change, have someone send me a message,” Bai Ruozhu said.

”Alright, alright, Ruozhu, Yichun, I’m sorry for today’s commotion,” Jiang Xuexiang had aged several years in bearing, ”It is my uselessness, not having managed this family well.”

”Uncle, how can this be your fault? If anyone is to blame, it’s Grandpa for wanting fairness yet indulging them because of his feelings, spoiling them into what they are now. To be honest, you’ve been too obedient to Grandpa’s wishes. Even if he is an Elder, he can be wrong,” Bai Ruozhu shook her head as she spoke.

Jiang Xuexiang sighed, ”You’re right, but today, as soon as I went against him, Dad just...” His face was full of self-reproach; he likely felt responsible for Elder Jiang Ge’s illness.

”Ultimately, it’s because the rules of the Residence are lacking. At least in my own home, no one talks with that scheming tone like Dou Xingde. A harmonious family brings prosperity to all things, and a cancer must be cut out when necessary, even if it bleeds,” Bai Ruozhu said as she stood up to bow, and then left the Room directly.

Only after Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun had walked far away did Jiang Yihong snap out of it and said to his father, ”Dad, I think sister-in-law has a point.”

Jiang Xuexiang sighed, ”In the future, don’t be as spineless as your father.”

”Dad...” Jiang Yihong called out, his heart a tumult of emotions.

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Once back in the Yard, Bai Ruozhu whispered sharply, ”If we go out together, you don’t have to say much, but you need to speak up or act in support of me when necessary. However, it’s best if you don’t get involved physically—let Muyu handle it.”

Jianqi bowed his head, ”Mistress, I understand.”

”It’s fine, at least we didn’t expose any flaws today. Next time you don’t need to go to the Jiang Family. It’s not something to worry about, just say that you are too busy with official duties to get away,” Bai Ruozhu said.

”Yes,” Jianqi continued with his head lowered.

”Don’t let people see you be so respectful to me outside, or I’ll end up with the reputation of a shrew,” Bai Ruozhu joked to lighten the mood a little and then sent Jianqi to rest in the Ear Room.

Jianqi, still inside the Room, didn’t rush to leave. When they were alone, he said in a low voice, ”Master, you didn’t have to save him today.”

Bai Ruozhu knew that ”him” referred to Elder Jiang Ge.

”If he died, Achun would have to don mourning clothes and appear too often in public, too easily revealing the truth. Also, Achun’s father’s past affairs haven’t been clarified yet; I believe the old man must know something,” Bai Ruozhu said.

”That makes sense,” Jianqi finally exited after saying this.

The next day was when Bai Ruozhu was to take up her post at the Female Physicians Institution in the Palace, but unbeknownst to her, an unpleasant rumor had already begun to spread in the Capital...

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