Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1667: Chapter 1667: Different Values

Jianqi’s voice was very soft, but with Bai Ruozhu’s hearing ability, she could hear the unwavering determination in Jianqi’s voice, as if a warrior was ready to charge into battle and face death.

In an instant, Bai Ruozhu’s heart tightened. Some of the ancient people’s habits made her uncomfortable, where they would offer to die for atonement, which was no mere joke compared to modern people.

She hurriedly got up from the bed, and this movement startled the two people outside, abruptly cutting off Jianqi’s voice.

Jiang Yichun gave Jianqi a fierce glare, then walked into the room.

”Don’t move around; be careful of your shoulder.” He quickly walked to the bedside and gently held her down. ”Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?”

”What is Jianqi going to do? He’s not really going to commit suicide for repentance, is he?” Bai Ruozhu asked anxiously.

Jiang Yichun avoided her gaze and didn’t immediately answer her.

Her eyebrows knitted together, ”What’s wrong with you people, thinking life and death over such trivial matters? Even if he failed to protect his master, will dying really atone for that? Isn’t living well and protecting the master truly the way to atone? Besides, he was following my orders and didn’t do anything wrong.”

Jiang Yichun’s gaze deepened, and Bai Ruozhu sensed something was wrong, staring at him, ”Are you blaming him? I acted willfully on this matter, but it was indeed my command he followed. It’s not his fault.”

Facing Bai Ruozhu’s scrutiny, Jiang Yichun had no choice but to speak, ”Didn’t you ask how I found you when Little Furball couldn’t?”

Bai Ruozhu suddenly realized and widened her eyes, ”Did you use the faction from the upstairs building?”

Jiang Yichun nodded, ”And Jianqi saw it.”

Bai Ruozhu’s face slowly darkened, ”So you want to kill him? Just like when you didn’t want me to save the lawman because he overheard what Saihan said?”

Jiang Yichun didn’t speak; he didn’t want to deny it because he indeed had murderous intent toward Jianqi at the time. Even though he wasn’t planning to kill Jianqi just now, Jianqi understood everything on his own.

But the result was the same. He didn’t want Jianqi to survive. What difference did it make whether he explained or not?

Bai Ruozhu shook her head, looking disappointed, ”Achun, how can you be so cold-blooded; that’s a living life? He saw it, and I could have warned him to keep quiet. There’s no need to kill him, right? And the lawman, although he belongs to the emperor, he has helped us many times. When you went missing, it was him leading the team to help me find you. How could you wish for his death over such a small secret?”

”Do people like you see life as worthless? Meaningless? You can just wipe them out like that?”

Jiang Yichun’s face was grim, ”I don’t know about those principles and morals, I just know that if there’s danger, I’ll minimize it as much as possible, especially the dangers to you and the child. Only a dead man can keep a secret.”

”You...” Bai Ruozhu glared, anger flaring, ”Does that mean if my family implicated me and the child, you’d kill them too? And if one day I endanger you, will you also abandon me?”

”Don’t exaggerate!” Jiang Yichun finally lost his temper, ”No matter what happens, I will never abandon you and the child!”

”But with you being so cold-blooded, aren’t you afraid the child would also be disappointed in you?” Bai Ruozhu said angrily.

Jiang Yichun’s face turned livid, ”Cold-blooded? Is that how you see me? Fine, fine, fine!”

He said ”fine” three times in a row, then turned around and strode out.

Bai Ruozhu watched his back but didn’t call him back. She only moved after a long while, getting up from the bed.

She struggled a bit to put on a piece of clothing, then went out and said to the air, ”Jianqi, come out.”

Jianqi flashed out and appeared in front of Bai Ruozhu, suddenly kneeling down on one knee.

”Master, you shouldn’t have done that,” Jianqi said softly.

Bai Ruozhu lifted her foot and kicked Jianqi’s shoulder. Jianqi flinched but held his ground and didn’t dodge, his body shifting slightly and kneeling back properly.

”Do you all have something wrong in your heads? There’s only one life, and it’s either death or killing at every turn—what’s the point?” Bai Ruozhu’s lips trembled with anger, ”If it’s the enemy, you indeed can’t hold back, but do you have to eliminate your own people like that, too?”

Jianqi bowed his head, ”My mind is made up, and I will arrange things with Xiu Tian as soon as possible.”

It turns out he wasn’t rushing to his death just yet because he hadn’t finished arranging the dark guards below. He feared that if he died suddenly, the dark guards would be left in disarray, or their morale disrupted.

Bai Ruozhu took a deep breath, ”If you still regard me as your master, take back those words, you don’t have to die; just swear a deadly oath.”

Jianqi abruptly raised his head, looking at Bai Ruozhu in disbelief. If the master insisted, it would inevitably cause a rift with the son-in-law.

And he was just a dark guard, once even a death warrior. Nobody cared about his life or death; it was his duty to shield the master from swords with his chest if danger came.

But at this moment, his master was so upset over his worthless life that she did not hesitate to clash with her own husband.

Jianqi’s eyes reddened slightly; after so many years, his life was no longer that cheap.

”Get out of here, no more talk of life or death; just get lost!” Bai Ruozhu growled lowly. If she weren’t afraid of waking Little Dengdeng in the middle of the night, she’d have roared like a lion.

Jianqi hurriedly made his salute and retreated. Bai Ruozhu turned back into the house, feeling especially fatigued.

It should be said that she was mentally exhausted. Her conflict with Achun seemed like a clash of values between ancient people and modern people.

Modern people value the law and human life, while in ancient times, especially during chaotic times, life was like grass. Jiang Yichun wanting to protect himself first wasn’t entirely wrong, but it was still hard for her to accept.

Her body uncomfortable, she eventually drifted into a restless sleep.

It was only when daylight brightened the sky that she woke up, and upon inquiring, she found out Jiang Yichun hadn’t returned that night. She felt even more agitated, grinding her teeth thinking he had become rebellious, daring not to come home at night?

Little Dengdeng came to have breakfast with her, but Nanny Zhang held him back, not letting him jump into Bai Ruozhu’s arms. Bai Ruozhu soon understood that Jiang Yichun must have instructed Nanny Zhang privately, afraid that Little Dengdeng, being careless, might dislocate her shoulder again.

After breakfast, Bai Ruozhu took Dengdeng to the main house to explain to her parents that she had been cleared of suspicion.

”That’s wonderful! We can set off together!” Lin Ping’er said happily.

”Mom, why don’t you go ahead of me; there has been some tampering in the medicine field on North Mountain, and I have to go there personally. If you wait for me to return, it’ll be too late. Why don’t you go ahead, and I’ll catch up after dealing with the North Mountain affair? The ancestral worship can’t be delayed, and I’m just a woman, I won’t be participating in the worship, so it doesn’t matter if I return a few days late,” Bai Ruozhu said.