Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1814: Chapter 1814: A Chance for Peace

”Get lost! I won’t go with you unless you kill me and carry my corpse!” Ji Ziyan shouted, losing control of his emotions.

Zhou Jue’s face showed a painful expression, but he quickly contained it and muttered, ”If you don’t want to, there’s nothing I can do. With time, you’ll know I truly mean well for you.”

His voice was not loud, yet it reached Ji Ziyan’s ears, which made him shudder. He seemed quite lost for a moment but quickly came to his senses and said loudly, ”That day will never come. Stop dreaming!”

Zhou Jue didn’t continue to entangle with him but turned to Bai Ruozhu and said, ”I want you to finish the treatment in ten days. I can’t wait that long. If you can do it, I will never disturb you again, nor appear in Beiyu City.”

”Ten days is impossible; the treatment can’t be completed in such a short time,” Bai Ruozhu flatly refused, extremely shocked in her heart. Was Zhou Jue willing to give up the Cow Pox Plan for Ji Ziyan?

Zhou Jue gritted his back teeth, making up his mind and said, ”As long as you can achieve it, I swear, whether I can become the Emperor or not, I will never come to Danliang again!”

Bai Ruozhu fell silent. She didn’t trust Zhou Jue’s credibility, but he seemed earnest, making her think that if she refused, Zhou Jue would still cling to the matter. She could report to the Jin Wu Guards about Zhou Jue being surrounded at the Ji Family, but then Ji Ziyan would also be implicated.

She thought Ji Ziyan was already very pitiful and didn’t want him to suffer more.

High Zhou suddenly spoke up, having been silent, ”I agree with you, but remember your words. Otherwise, you know I have ways to end you.”

Zhou Jue looked delighted, ”Thank you, Yu... Esteemed Doctor.”

He was glared at by High Zhou, quickly realizing his mistake and correcting himself.

”Uncle, how is ten days possible!” Bai Ruozhu exclaimed.

High Zhou looked at her with a serious expression, ”I’ll work harder, just to give you a peaceful exchange.”

”How can you do this? Why do you agree with him? Bai Ruozhu, I didn’t expect you to be like this. I’ll remember you forever. I hate you forever!” Ji Ziyan shouted frantically, wanting to grab something to smash, but unfortunately, there was nothing around but the quilt covering him, and his hands were powerless, finding it difficult even to pull the whole quilt up.

”If you want to hate, hate me, don’t bully the soft-hearted one. She didn’t agree on anything; it was me who agreed,” High Zhou said with a taut face. ”Moreover, it was you who invited us to treat you. We have the right to choose the pace of treatment. Isn’t there anyone unwilling to recover earlier?”

”You don’t want to be taken by Zhou Jue; that’s between you and him. If we don’t cure you, can’t he take you back to Chengshui to find another doctor?”

High Zhou finished speaking, giving Ji Ziyan a fierce glare, ”Don’t think the world owes you because you are unlucky. Bai Ruozhu doesn’t owe you anything!”

Ji Ziyan leaned against the head of the bed, despondent, ”I don’t want to be taken by him, but what should I do? Can anyone tell me what to do?”

High Zhou looked at Zhou Jue again, ”A twisted melon isn’t sweet; take care of yourself.”

Listening to High Zhou’s words made Bai Ruozhu feel better; she wasn’t as free-spirited as High Zhou and was too soft-hearted.

”Girl, let’s go have a meal first, then come back to treat the illness. Let them talk it out.” High Zhou said to Bai Ruozhu.

”Alright.” Bai Ruozhu nodded, then said to Ji Ziyan, ”If you’re really unwilling, try talking him out of it.”

Once the two of them left the door, High Zhou sneered, ”Ji Ziyan can’t convince Zhou Jue; even coercing by death won’t work. No one can convince him; I know his character too well, which is why I don’t want him to become Emperor.”

Obsessive, brutal, arrogant, twisted personality...

Bai Ruozhu shook her head inwardly; if she were High Zhou, she wouldn’t want Zhou Jue as Emperor either.

”From today onwards, every day at noon, you and I will administer the acupuncture to him; then you can go rest. I’ll administer another session four hours later. This adds up to two extra times each day, and it should be almost done in ten days; after that, it’ll be his own gradual conditioning and rehabilitation.” High Zhou said.

”Isn’t this too much work?” Bai Ruozhu calculated. This meant High Zhou had to administer acupuncture to Ji Ziyan once during dinner time, completing the work of two people by himself, possibly taking over half an hour for each session. Then another session after four hours, roughly around midnight, leaving him resting around two in the morning.

The next day he still had to check on Concubine Le, how could he keep going on like this?

”Why did you agree to him?” Bai Ruozhu’s nose felt a bit sour; she knew full well who High Zhou agreed for.

”What else could be done if I didn’t agree? Zhou Jue is terribly obsessive, if I don’t agree, you can forget about peace. As for Ji Ziyan, he’s unlucky, but after all that’s happened, even if he knows nothing, he must bear some responsibility, so after having slept with this man, he must pay the price himself,” High Zhou said.

Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched: slept with this man...

After the meal, when they returned, Zhou Jue was already gone, and Ji Ziyan looked listless, obviously unable to persuade Zhou Jue.

”Let’s start the treatment.” High Zhou’s voice was icy, seemingly displeased with Ji Ziyan’s attitude towards them.

Bai Ruozhu took out the silver needle, suddenly noticing Ji Ziyan’s lips, those slightly thin, pale lips had swollen, turning a bright red.

As someone who had been through it, Bai Ruozhu understood immediately, laughter bubbling in her heart. As a fujoshi, she thought that Zhou Jue forcibly held Ji Ziyan down for a passionate kiss, imagining the scene to be quite captivating. It was such a pity she didn’t see it!

”What are you thinking? Start the acupuncture.” High Zhou looked at her with puzzlement, seemingly speechless at her distraction.

Bai Ruozhu laughed awkwardly, promptly regaining focus, and took out the silver needle to seriously treat Ji Ziyan.

Even until the end of the treatment, Ji Ziyan had not spoken or complained of pain, seeming to remain in contemplation, occasionally frowning slightly, unknown about what he was thinking.

Bai Ruozhu felt that perhaps Zhou Jue had conquered Ji Ziyan, but Ji Ziyan, being from ancient times, couldn’t accept such things easily, much less swallow his pride.

Over the next few days, High Zhou became so exhausted that dark circles appeared under his eyes. Bai Ruozhu offered to help, but High Zhou refused, saying if she performed acupuncture twice a day, it would affect the health of the baby in her womb, advising her not to exert herself.

Bai Ruozhu didn’t dare to joke with the baby’s health either. Acupuncture consumes a lot of energy, so she continued to feel guilty, inviting High Zhou every noon to Yingkelai for a good meal.

Meanwhile, Bai Zehao had already found the shop for the Bride Academy. Bai Ruozhu didn’t want a profound name, so she simply called it Bride Academy for easy understanding by the common people.

Within a few days, the Bride Academy opened for business. Initially, only three courses were offered: one on makeup, taught by the bride and her daughter-in-law, one on accounting, with Bai Ruozhu assigning an account manager to teach, and one on basic medical principles, with female doctors taking turns to staff and teach classes.