Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1510: Chapter 1611: Like a Young Girl_1

”Great-aunt, you don’t have to worry about this matter. When someone does wrong, they must pay a price. Your sympathy today might lead to more severe harm from them tomorrow,” Bai Ruozhu said with a light smile.

Lady Jiang, the doctor’s wife, was stunned for a moment, then nodded absently.

After leaving the Jiang Family, Bai Ruozhu immediately gave Jiang Yichun a glare and said, ”You’re quick to take matters into your own hands, aren’t you afraid that your misjudgment will harm Zhihe in the future?”

”I have a subordinate who now holds an official position of the sixth rank. Although it’s not a high position, it’s still better than a son of a sixth-rank judiciary officer, right? And I know everything about him since he’s an officer in the Capital. Isn’t he a better match than Wu Sanshao from the North Guard Residence? Besides, he is humble and steady; I have always thought highly of him. It’s just unfortunate that he comes from a humble background, so it’s been difficult for him to seek a marriage. He even came to me for help recently,” Jiang Yichun said with a smile as he began to explain.

”He has observed filial piety for his parents until the age of twenty-five, and he’s almost twenty-six now. It really won’t do if he doesn’t get married. But the boy is particularly uninterested in daughters of military families; he prefers literate and sensible ladies, which is why he turned to me,” he continued with a smile. ”But the marriage still depends on Zhihe’s wishes. I didn’t directly mention it just now.”

Listening to him, Bai Ruozhu felt that the man in question was quite suitable and her face also lit up with a smile, ”They seem destined for each other. Why not find an opportunity for Zhihe to secretly meet him?”

”Sure, my wife can make the arrangements,” Jiang Yichun said as he put his arm around her shoulder, ”Ruozhu, my mind is a bit unsettled today.”

A flutter went through Bai Ruozhu’s heart as she reached out and grasped his hand, ”Don’t worry over nothing, we’ll just live our lives well.”

She didn’t know how to comfort him and didn’t dare make baseless assumptions with him, so she changed the subject.

”Hmm,” he replied so softly that Bai Ruozhu almost thought she had misheard. Then she saw him close his eyes wearily.

Early the next morning, the Bai Family elders naturally asked Bai Ruozhu for an update. With Jiang Yichun having gone to the morning court session, Bai Ruozhu had to explain everything herself. Upon hearing that the Jiang Family had finally split, Lin Ping’er sighed and said, ”It should have happened long ago. Elder Jiang Ge has been muddleheaded; it’s fine to help people, but it’s not right when they turn into parasites. Isn’t that harming rather than helping?”

Bai Yihong, however, was frowning and said, ”I suspect those two families won’t let things rest. Property in the Capital City is worth its weight in gold. Where will they live after they leave? Accustomed to being taken care of, who would be willing to return to the countryside to farm?”

Bai Ruozhu waved her hand dismissively, ”Let them be. What happens next is not for us to worry about. It’s about time that Achun’s eldest uncle and aunt-in-law stepped up.”

The others agreed and said no more. Wan Caiyue, on the side, had a smile on her face as she thought how good it was to have married into the Bai Family, where everyone lived in harmony, greatly surpassing many households in the village.

After lunch, Bai Ruozhu went to the Palace to the Female Physicians Institution to give a few instructions and then headed to Cining Palace.

Fen Wan had just woken up, and her health could take a sudden turn, so it was better for Bai Ruozhu to visit more often.

Upon arriving at Cining Palace and paying respects to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager said with a pleased expression, ”You’ve come to see Fen Wan, haven’t you? She’s in the backyard with Ning Yu practicing Magic Techniques. Ning Yu says she has a foundation. Even though she has forgotten, she’s still learning quickly.”

”That’s wonderful news. It looks like she’ll be able to lift the Curse from Princess Diao Bin soon,” Bai Ruozhu said happily. ”I’ll go see her first, then check on the concubine Le afterwards.”

”Right, Wenwen always talks about you and says she definitely wants you to deliver her child when the time comes.” The Empress Dowager’s smile deepened at the mention of her future grandson.

”Sure, I’ll make a note of that. A few days before Concubine Le is due, I’ll come and stay here,” Bai Ruozhu replied as she stood up and, after bowing to the Empress Dowager, made her way to the backyard.

Before reaching the yard, the silver-bell like laughter of a young girl could be heard, and Bai Ruozhu paused in her steps. Who would dare to laugh so heartily in Cining Palace? The servants certainly wouldn’t dare, and the princess was still unconscious, so it must be Fen Wan.

She suddenly found it very astonishing. A woman about the same age as her mother had become like a young girl, both in appearance and spirit.

Could there be someone who wanted to return to their youth and thus sought rebirth?

She laughed at herself for overthinking. Although she knew of the poison, she had no idea how to concoct it; without the hot spring in the space, she wouldn’t have had any way to fully detoxify.

How could others use rebirth, and how could they ensure they would survive for over a decade without dying, waiting to become young again and then be revived by someone else?

”Ning Yu, do I look alright this way?” came the voice of a young girl, unmistakably Fen Wan.

Bai Ruozhu pulled her thoughts back and continued walking forward. Rounding the corridor swiftly, she saw Fen Wan looking at Ning Yu with a face full of smiles, and Ning Yu showing a look of reassurance as he said, ”You’re right, your perception is very high.”

”Didn’t you say I knew how to do it originally? Isn’t this just a review? It’s not like I’m learning it now, so what does it mean to have high perception?” Fen Wan’s tone was light-hearted, her face beaming with a radiant smile; if one did not know her true identity, she looked like nothing more than a twenty-year-old girl.

”I will help you review everything, and soon you will remember it all,” Ning Yu told her.

Bai Ruozhu came forward to greet them. Fen Wan seemed to like her very much, grabbing her hand and saying: ”Officer Bai, you’ve come at just the right time. Could you please take a look at my master? She had a relapse of an old injury last night and couldn’t teach me the magic techniques.”

No wonder Ning Yu was teaching. Bai Ruozhu nodded and said, ”Then I’ll go see Elder Hao Feng first.”

”I’ll come with you!” Fen Wan happily took her hand and headed towards Hao Feng’s room, while Ning Yu turned to go to the residence of Princess Diao Bin, his face full of tenderness yet also concealed a faint worry.

Bai Ruozhu paid her respects to Hao Feng, inquired a bit, and then took her pulse. Indeed, just as Hao Feng said, she had been attacked by the great elder; from the Western Regions to Danliang, her condition had never been quite right. However, the problem was internal. She could prescribe her own medicine, so now she could only recuperate slowly.

After hearing Bai Ruozhu say it, Fen Wan finally relaxed, stuck out her tongue, and said, ”I thought my master didn’t want me to worry and was stubbornly holding back from telling me.”

Bai Ruozhu and Hao Feng both paused, and then looking at each other, they both showed a look of helplessness.

By the year of Fen Wan’s accident, she had already had two children. Where was there such an adorable, young girl-like demeanor? Bai Ruozhu found it hard to adjust, not to mention her master who knew her very well.

”How do you feel, Fen Wan? Is there anything wrong with your body?” Bai Ruozhu pulled back her thoughts and reached out to take Fen Wan’s pulse. Fen Wan smiled and said, ”Nothing at all. If anything, practicing the magic techniques has made me feel more spirited.”

Fen Wan’s physical recovery was very good, almost showing none of the previous signs of severe depletion from the poison. Was this the speed of recovery once the poison was cured?

”I’m fine, right? If there’s nothing wrong, I’m going to find Ning Yu.” Fen Wan seemed eager to go out, and Hao Feng, laughing beside her, said, ”This child is still just like when she was little, unable to stop once she starts learning magic techniques.”