Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1496: Chapter 1597: The Wife Looks Good Even When She’s Angry_1

Bai Ruozhu hurriedly glanced at Jianqi, ”Then why wasn’t Jianqi affected? He was right behind me just now.”

Ning Yu asked with curiosity, ”Who are you talking about? It’s possible that Jianqi’s willpower is exceptionally strong, so he’s not easily influenced, or maybe the other party didn’t use Curse Technique at all.”

”It’s nothing, I just encountered an assassin again, and an uncle saved my life,” Bai Ruozhu answered nonchalantly.

However, Ning Yu’s expression changed, ”You better not wander around randomly anymore. Assign some more people to your side, we cannot be careless any longer.”

Bai Ruozhu acknowledged with a hum, then heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the room. She didn’t need to look to feel it, that sensation was quite marvelous. Without making a conscious effort to remember, she could distinctly pick out his footsteps.

Jiang Yichun burst in like a gust of wind, rushed up to Bai Ruozhu, grabbed her shoulders, and asked, ”Ruozhu, are you alright? I heard about the assassin attacking you while I was at the Palace and went out searching everywhere until I found this place. Why didn’t you send someone to give me a message?”

Bai Ruozhu gave him a sidelong glance, ”You didn’t come home all last night, how was I to know where you were? How could I send you a message?”

Jiang Yichun’s face stiffened as he hastily explained, ”I was summoned urgently by the emperor to leave the City last night, and only came back around noon.”

”So you attend to your affairs, and I shouldn’t expect anything from you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even know how I died,” Bai Ruozhu said irritably.

”I...” Jiang Yichun wanted to explain, but Bai Ruozhu pushed him away, saying, ”Go on with your business, don’t hinder my reading. Besides, this isn’t a place where just anyone can come and go.”

Jiang Yichun smiled wryly, realizing his wife was angry with him again. He really needed to settle accounts with the emperor properly.

Ning Yu held back a laugh and said, ”I need to go practice my Heart Method, so I’ll head upstairs first. Ruozhu, make yourself comfortable.”

”Don’t be in such a hurry to leave,” Bai Ruozhu spoke as she pulled out a sheet of paper, ”Can your Mechanical Technique make a prosthetic limb like this? I have a maid who needs a prosthetic leg. I had one made by the Carpenter Master at Toy House before, but it still isn’t very flexible. It would be great if Mechanical Technique could make something more agile.”

Ning Yu also forgot everything else upon seeing the blueprint, ”Did you think of this prosthetic leg? Quite interesting.”

”Don’t underestimate prosthetic limbs, today I also met a patient with an amputated leg. Such a prosthetic could help them stand up again,” Bai Ruozhu pointed at the joint area and said, ”This part should be the most difficult; mainly because it can’t be as flexible as a real leg. Another issue is the weight, but this could be resolved by using lightweight materials.”

Bai Ruozhu’s blueprint not only depicted prosthetic legs made of wood and metal but also ones made primarily of metal, which opened Ning Yu’s eyes to new possibilities.

Jiang Yichun also leaned over to take a look, but Bai Ruozhu ignored him completely. He deliberately asked a couple of questions, hoping to attract Bai Ruozhu’s attention, but she didn’t respond at all.

The blueprint captivated Ning Yu, and soon he took it and went downstairs to study it, while Bai Ruozhu ignored Jiang Yichun, engrossed in flipping through a book on her own.

”Ruozhu, it really was the emperor who sent me out of the City yesterday to meet and make arrangements for the commoners presenting the Imperial Decree. I definitely didn’t go see that female Shadow Guard,” Jiang Yichun said, coming closer to her.

”You have quite a deep relationship with that female Shadow Guard, don’t you?” Bai Ruozhu raised an eyebrow.

”How could that be!” Jiang Yichun exclaimed, ”You’re the only one in my heart, how could there be anything unclear or improper with another woman?”

”You won’t tell the truth, huh? Then just get out!” Bai Ruozhu was furious. Was he going to deceive her all the way?

Jiang Yichun’s expression froze, and he whispered to Bai Ruozhu, ”She’s one of ours, also a member of the Chen Hall under my management.”

So she was a subordinate. No wonder she had been in close contact with him before, willing to shield him with her life and calling out his name while unconscious. Ruozhu had suspected there might have been something between him and this female Shadow Guard in the past, but it seemed she might have been overthinking things.

”It wasn’t you who treated her wound? Weren’t you two close before?” Bai Ruozhu asked coldly.

”I have nothing to do with her. I’ve never spoken to her alone. It wasn’t appropriate for me to look at her wounds, I had other Shadow Guards handle it. I’m aware of the rules,” Jiang Yichun said gravely.

Bai Ruozhu felt much better but still didn’t give him any pleasant looks. He had made her angry again. If she forgave him so easily, would he ever learn his lesson?

She deliberately ignored him and sat quietly reading a book. Before she knew it, she was engrossed in the story. When she finally snapped out of it, she found that he was still sitting beside her, staring at her without blinking.

So he had been watching her all this time? Heat crept up her face, and she cast an annoyed glance at him. When he saw her finally look his way, his face broke into a radiant smile, his lips curving even higher.

Where was the stern and aloof Lord Jiang now? He was smiling like an innocent child, which made Bai Ruozhu’s heart soften.

”Let’s go home. You haven’t properly spent time with our son for a while,” Bai Ruozhu said somewhat awkwardly.

Jiang Yichun wrapped his arms around her waist as if he had just been granted a reprieve and whispered into her ear, ”My lady, even when you’re angry, you look beautiful.”

Bai Ruozhu’s face flushed to the roots of her neck. She reached out to push away the arm he had slung around her, but he held her even tighter.

”I won’t let you go no matter what you say,” he whispered, his breath warm on her ear.

”You...” She turned to glare at him, but he kissed her blatantly as if no one else existed.

Mmm... Bai Ruozhu couldn’t struggle free, and by the time she managed to push him away, Jianqi and the rest had disappeared, the children from the Astrology Tower had hidden themselves, oh no, that scene was definitely not for children. She covered her blushing face and stamped her feet in frustration, the heat on her face so intense it burned her hands.

On the way home, Jiang Yichun shamelessly persisted in pestering her. Bai Ruozhu pushed him away several times and asked, ”What exactly is going on with the civil unrest in Qingzhou?”

Jiang Yichun immediately lost all traces of his playful demeanor, his entire being enveloped by a gloom.

”We had set up an ambush that day, only to be caught off guard by the locals blocking the road with their petition. I could only signal to cancel the operation, but Yang Tianhua gave the order to slaughter those innocent civilians without much discussion. They were beheaded, even as they pleaded for mercy. Their bodies were left lying in the streets...”

Grinding his teeth, Jiang Yichun continued, ”I’ve been on battlefields with the Judicial Bureau, and I’ve seen bloodshed and slaughter, but there’s offense and defense on the battlefield. Qingzhou, on the other hand, was a one-sided massacre! All who died were defenseless civilians. They had no means of fighting back and were butchered like animals by Yang Tianhua and his men. Those soldiers mercilessly decapitated them, leaving their bodies headless!”