Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1550: Chapter 1550: Second Brother, the Red Has Been Picked _1

”Originally, since your identities were unclear, it wasn’t appropriate for you to enter the Residence. Our Bai Residence’s servants all have Indenture Contracts. Sending you to greet the guests with a performance was already quite generous. Could it be that you’re not just looking for food and clothing, but you want something else?” Bai Ruozhu deliberately asked with feigned confusion.

Onlookers laughed, and a woman who disapproved of the Dancing Girls’ behavior said loudly, ”They want to be young mistresses, waiting to be served by others!”

”They’re even picky about performing, but aren’t they originally Dancing Girls? Just look at what they’re wearing.”

”Just a moment ago, they were playing the victims, and now they’re being choosy!”

Most of those speaking up were the onlooking women; the men seemed somewhat reluctant to speak up.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly thought, seeing such a pitiful creature, would Achun become soft-hearted?

The Dancing Girl on the right seemed a bit smarter and suddenly kowtowed to Bai Ruozhu, saying, ”We will follow Madam’s arrangements.”

”Someone take them to greet the guests,” Bai Ruozhu said deliberately loudly, and then turned to the onlookers with a bow, ”I also welcome all the neighbors to watch the excitement tonight, and please offer plenty of advice on whether they dance well or not.”

The crowd responded with cheers, and the two Dancing Girls, hearing that Jiang Yichun would also be there to watch their performance, brightened up again. They still had a chance; if they performed well tonight and caught the attention of Officer Jiang, wouldn’t they still be able to return?

But what if this woman didn’t tell Officer Jiang? The two exchanged glances, both seeing the worry in each other’s eyes.

Bai Ruozhu inwardly snickered and deliberately said aloud, ”After dinner, I will go with Officer Jiang to the guest reception. Neighbors, just mention my name, and you’ll be treated to a pot of tea on the house.”

The crowd responded with more cheers. The things at the guest reception were expensive, and even a pot of tea was quite a bit of money. Many had never even afforded to go there, so who wouldn’t be happy with free tea?

The two Dancing Girls, hearing this, finally relaxed and were escorted away by someone arranged by Jianqi.

As they stood up, their movements were graceful and alike, and even their steps down the stairs were in perfect unison. The crowd gasped in amazement once again, with many men’s souls seemingly enraptured by the Dancing Girls, some even drooling over the semi-transparent skirts. Some were even more brazen, staring at the beauties’ behinds with rapid breaths.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but mutter, ”They truly are the finest of this world, it seems men do prefer the ’double flight,’ after all.”

Her voice was low, but it still reached Jianqi’s ears, and as he held the door for her, he couldn’t help asking, ”Madam, what is ’double flight’?”

Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched. Jianqi, who was usually so serious, suddenly asking such a question was too much for her to bear. But who could she blame? She was the one who had spoken without thinking.

”It’s nothing, you misheard,” Bai Ruozhu said, feeling awkward. Unable to come up with an excuse, she simply denied it outright.

Jianqi saw her expression and inwardly cursed, worried that he had asked something inappropriate.

Therefore, Jianqi felt somewhat embarrassed and dared not to speak further.

By the time Bai Ruozhu entered the Yard, Lin Ping inside the Main house was already fuming with rage, exclaiming as soon as she saw her, ”Call Yichun back, send those people away quickly. What does it mean to kneel at our door and weep? What kind of people is he associating with in his official career? It’s infuriating!”

Although Bai Yihong wasn’t as agitated, he let out a sigh and said, ”Yes, tell him to handle it quickly.”

Bai Ruozhu, seeing her parents’ misunderstanding, quickly explained, ”The person who sent the girls, the Marquis of the Zheng State, has no connection with Achun. It’s his wife, the Grand Princess, who holds a grudge against me.”

She then proceeded to briefly recount how the Grand Princess Huilan had initially wanted a share of Hua Xiangrong’s business but, after being rebuffed by her, had developed a hatred for her.

”So it was intended to trouble you. It’s fortunate that Yichun didn’t come back, or we would have wrongly blamed him,” Lin Ping said, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

”I said Yichun wasn’t that kind of person, and you didn’t believe me.” Bai Yihong said with a smug smile. How could the son-in-law he chose be wrong?

Lin Ping’er glared at him, ”Yes, your judgment is the best.”

Not long after, Jiang Yichun and Bai Zepei came back together. On their way, they had learned about the incident with the dancing girls. Jiang Yichun, with a cold face, said, ”The Duke Zheng has gone too far. Where are those two dancing girls?”

Bai Ruozhu gave him a look, ”Why, do you want to meet them?”

Jiang Yichun’s face turned awkward, ”I plan to send someone to return them to the Duke Zheng’s Residence. Let Muyu do it; I don’t even want to see them.”

Muyu, who was outside the room, upon hearing his name being called again, bitterly said to Chenfeng, ”Why is it always me?”

Chenfeng gave him a look, ”Because you’re a clown.”

Muyu almost wanted to howl in dismay, ”You’ve been corrupted by the lady!”

”No need, I’ve already had someone fetch Yingke. We’ll have them perform tonight after dinner; we can go over and enjoy the show.” Bai Ruozhu said cheerfully.

Lin Ping’er’s face changed slightly, and she kept winking at Bai Ruozhu. She had seen those two dancing girls; why would they let their son-in-law go watch them dance?

Bai Ruozhu smiled at her mother, signaling that her mother need not worry. If even this small temptation was too much for Achun, then there wasn’t much hope to hold for him.

Seeing that her daughter had a plan, Lin Ping’er let her be.

”After dinner, I’ll go with you all to take a look,” Bai Zepei suddenly said.

Bai Ruozhu burst into laughter, ”Why, is my second brother curious about beauty now? You going there is going to break so many hearts in the Capital City.”

Bai Zepei suddenly reached over to flick Bai Ruozhu’s forehead, ”I’m worried about troublemakers; I have to go and keep an eye on things. What are you thinking about?”

Bai Ruozhu didn’t dodge in time and, holding her forehead with an indignant face, looked at her second brother. Jiang Yichun pulled her behind him, with a displeased face, ”Second brother, you’ve made it red.”

Everyone inside the room could not hold back and chuckled, though they all stifled their laughter without making a sound. This Yichun was protective of Ruozhu, getting unhappy with just a flick from the second brother.

Bai Ruozhu, feeling awkward, wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in. Only she knew that her man was not upset because of the redness—it was clear to her that he was really just enormously jealous!

A smile appeared on Bai Zepei’s face, ”Oh, I’ll be gentler next time.”

Jiang Yichun’s face darkened even more upon hearing that. He thought that next time, there shouldn’t be a flick at all. They were all grown up; why was the second brother’s behavior so affectionate?

Humph, Bai Zepei must be doing this on purpose, he even dared to mention a next time!

His eyes collided with Bai Zepei’s in the air, almost sparking visible fireworks.

Bai Ruozhu shrank her neck and hurriedly interrupted their glaring contest, ”Let’s prepare the banquet quickly. We’ll fetch Yingke after eating, lest the people outside think I don’t keep my word.”

The servants hurriedly prepared the dishes, and the family had a lively meal together. Bai Zehao glanced at his younger brother and also mentioned that he would go to watch the excitement. Bai Ruozhu thought about it and didn’t object. If her big brother could be so easily seduced by the dancing girls, then he wasn’t the simple and honest big brother she knew.