Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1784: Chapter 1784: Is Your Own Face Unfit to Be Seen?

Bai Ruozhu chuckled, ”Maybe not at first, but the human heart is always greedy. The night before you embraced a beauty, feeling blessed, but upon waking up to find it’s all an illusion, how could your heart feel at ease? This is different from marrying a virtuous wife; it’s the disparity of the human heart.”

In her past life, she had heard a story about an old woman who specialized in bridal makeup. Her eyebrow designs were exceptionally beautiful, yet most brides who had their eyebrows done by her didn’t lead happy marriages afterward.

At that time, Bai Ruozhu scoffed at the absurdity of the story. Could beautiful eyebrows really change a person completely? It wasn’t until she heard about the Xin family’s old woman that she realized it was the overly beautiful makeup that caused the misfortune.

But did the Xin family’s old woman do anything wrong? How was she at fault? She was merely doing her duty, making the brides she handled look beautiful. How could that be considered harming someone?

Ultimately, it was her lack of understanding of the human heart that turned her good intentions into bad outcomes.

”Hey, it’s also that Xin family’s old woman’s fault for painting them so gorgeously. Making someone look that beautiful is like changing into another person; isn’t that deceitful?” the coachman carelessly remarked.

Bai Ruozhu shook her head with a smile. In her previous life, makeup could make many women look more beautiful, even wearing light makeup was a form of etiquette. How could this be considered deceitful?

”If you ask me, it’s the Zhang Family’s daughter’s fault for marrying the wrong person. It’s better she sees it clearly now,” Jianqi said coldly.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at Jianqi. He didn’t judge people by their looks. Who knew what kind of wife he would marry in the future?

Thinking about how Jing Lei had married a beauty, Bai Ruozhu wondered if she’d been too lax in worrying about her subordinates, given that Jianqi might still be single.

”The child’s mother is not breathing right; someone’s going to die. Please make way!” the old Xin family man suddenly shouted, his voice tinged with tears. He had spoken little before and seemed an honest and quiet man, but now he was truly anxious.

Bai Ruozhu got off the horse carriage, ”Well, since we’ve encountered it, it’s a sign from heaven that I should save her.”

Jianqi understood that she wanted to save someone, quickly signaled, and the dark guard appeared to protect Bai Ruozhu on both sides.

”I am a doctor. I heard someone needs urgent care?” Bai Ruozhu said as she walked over, speaking loudly.

The Xin family members were visibly startled to see Bai Ruozhu. It seemed unbelievable that such a young doctor, and a female one at that, could be present.

Such doubts weren’t new to Bai Ruozhu. She was quite helpless about it, but fortunately, Min Xiang had a knack for dealing with such situations. He shouted at the crowd, ”Please step aside! My lady here is a fourth-rank female Chief Doctor who treats the Emperor and Empress at the Palace, and you think she can’t handle you?”

The Xin family’s son immediately reacted with joy, ”Thank you so much, my lady. Please, you must save my mother!”

Meanwhile, the Zhang Family members grumbled, saying, ”What makes you so special? How can you stick your nose into family matters? We hope you won’t meddle.”

Bai Ruozhu glanced sharply at the speaker, not saying a word, but her gaze carried the dignity of an authoritative figure, causing the speaker to feel uneasy and instinctively step back.

The Zhang Family members didn’t dare speak much after that, especially with Jianqi standing with the others, hands on their swords. Even though they were unhappy, they could only hold back.

Bai Ruozhu turned to the Xin family’s old woman, speaking calmly, ”I’m not concerned with any family disputes. I’m a doctor, and my only concern is saving lives.”

As expected, the Xin family’s old woman was in shock due to excessive blood loss, and given her age, she was dangerously close to passing away.

Bai Ruozhu had never interacted with the old woman before, but if it were just about makeup, the old woman’s actions didn’t warrant death.

Swiftly, she took out the silver needle to stop the bleeding, followed by feeding her some medicine to replenish her blood and Qi. After removing the needle, she disinfected and bandaged the wound. Although the woman hadn’t awoken, her breathing was already stable.

”She is gravely injured and should rest for recovery. Carry her back home, change her dressing every two days, and have her drink some blood-replenishing medicine,” Bai Ruozhu advised.

The Xin family members expressed their gratitude profusely, whereas the Zhang Family members tried to stop them from leaving.

Bai Ruozhu had to say, ”From what I gather, this seems hardly a significant issue. It’s just that the Xin family’s old woman made your daughter look too beautiful, creating that disparity for her husband post-marriage. The solution is simple...”

”Simple, you say? Easy for you, isn’t it, madam? It’s not your daughter who got divorced!” a hot-tempered Zhang Family member interrupted Bai Ruozhu mid-sentence.

With a clang, Jianqi drew his Long Sword and glared coldly, ”My lady hasn’t finished speaking. Who allowed you to interrupt?”

”Y-You are too audacious,” the person stammered, retreating, while many Zhang Family members felt nervous, though some stood their ground.

Bai Ruozhu gestured for Jianqi to put away the sword and continued, ”Why not teach the Zhang Family’s daughter the makeup techniques from the Xin family’s old woman? She can make herself look beautiful every day, eliminating any disparity. She might even look down on her ex-husband at that point.”

The Xin and Zhang Families were stunned. Could it be that simple?

”Wouldn’t you agree, Xin Family?” Bai Ruozhu turned to ask the old Xin family man.

”I agree. As long as the Zhang Family won’t give us any more trouble, I’ll accept it on behalf of my wife,” said the old Xin family man.

Several key Zhang Family members conversed in whispers. Some lamented that this was too easy a solution for the Xin family’s old woman, while others were clearer-minded, saying, ”It’s your son-in-law who’s at fault. You should find your daughter a better man.”

Thus, what was initially a life-and-death farce came to an end. The Xin family members thanked Bai Ruozhu earnestly, with the Xin family’s son even bowing his head in deep gratitude. The Zhang Family members, however, were somewhat afraid of Bai Ruozhu, deliberately going around her.

The road was now clear as Bai Ruozhu returned to the horse carriage, telling Jianqi, ”Keep an eye on where the Xin family is staying; it might come in handy later.”

”Understood,” Jianqi replied.

Soon enough, Bai Ruozhu arrived at the Inn. She had intended to greet Jiao Ling and the others first, only to find out they had gone out of the City for a walk.

She headed directly to find Gao Zhou.

Inside, Gao Zhou was relaxing, propping up his legs like Er Lang, doing something. No, it was the Immortal Doctor.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but laugh, seeing how the respected Immortal Doctor was assuming Gao Zhou’s relaxed posture, looking nothing like his usual poised and ethereal self.

”What’s so funny? If it wasn’t for that brat of yours breaking my mask, I wouldn’t be stuck using this one,” Gao Zhou pointed at his face.

”Can’t you not use it? Is your own face so unsightly? Doesn’t wearing a mask every day make you uncomfortable because it isn’t breathable?” Bai Ruozhu rattled off a series of questions.

Gao Zhou snorted, ”And yet women paint their faces, not minding them being unbreathable. What should an old man like me care?”

Bai Ruozhu was speechless, ”Gao Zhou, what did you do before you came here? A doctor?”