Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2208: Chapter 2206: Second Brother’s Dire Predicament

The two, Zhou Jue and Ji Ziyan, felt they couldn’t be of much help, so they agreed, and everyone had a barbecue in the wilderness before splitting ways.

Watching Zhou Jue and Ji Ziyan lean on each other as they left, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional. Zhou Jue was fortunate, as he at least encountered Ji Ziyan, and this encounter changed him completely.

Ji Ziyan was also lucky. After the death of his beloved wife, he never felt any attachment, but then he met Zhou Jue who resembled her, and eventually accepted Zhou Jue’s gender.

Bai Ruozhu somewhat envied them. She wished to grow old with Achun. Would heaven give them such a chance?

The group continued onward, and after a few more days, still no pursuers appeared, making Bai Ruozhu think the calm was remarkable.

”Bai Ruozhu, let’s negotiate. Look, nobody is coming to rescue me, can’t you just let me out for a while? Let me get off the carriage and walk? I’m going to rot lying here,” Zhou Shibin was about to cry. He was incredibly disheveled, having been utterly defeated these days, unable to move and without washing or brushing his teeth; he felt he was getting smelly.

If things continued like this, he’d either become stiff all over or be overwhelmed by his own stench.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at him indifferently and said, ”No. You’re dishonest and unreliable. If I let you down, who knows what method you might use to send messages to Chengshui’s people.”

Zhou Shibin started crying, ”Just let me bathe, okay? Don’t you think I smell? Aren’t you afraid of being suffocated by me?”

The southern weather is hot, and not bathing for several days makes one stink.

”I’m not afraid. Anyway, I’m not in the same carriage as you, so the smell won’t waft anywhere,” Bai Ruozhu said with a smile and then turned to instruct Yizi, ”Seal the carriage tightly, don’t let his odor come out, let him smell his own stench.”

”Bai Ruozhu, you wicked woman! You’re too cruel; I won’t let you off...” Zhou Shibin shouted in anger, but before he finished, a sword extended through the window and pointed at his neck, the cold air from the sword spreading along his neck and stopping his voice.

”My lady is not someone you can insult. Are you tired of living?” Jiang Yichun’s voice sounded from outside the carriage, cold enough to freeze a person.

Zhou Shibin dared not utter another word, these two were not ordinary people; they were ruthless!

Now, he had lost all semblance of the fair-skinned, youthful appearance he had at the Commerce Association in Danliang Country. Encountering Bai Ruozhu had been his downfall.

At noon, Tang Feng delivered food to Zhou Shibin, as Zhou Shibin was too smelly and needed feeding. After some discussion, it was decided that they’d take turns delivering food, naturally, Bai Ruozhu, Yizi, and Little Dengdeng wouldn’t do this.

”Do you know how Fu’an is doing?” Zhou Shibin suddenly asked.

Tang Feng hesitated, then fed him while saying, ”I know, her limbs were chopped off by me. Even if she survived by chance, she’s just a cripple.”

Zhou Shibin almost choked. He was aware of Princess Fu’an’s misery, but he didn’t know Tang Feng had personally chopped her.

”Being a married couple for one day means hundred days of grace, yet you could still do it. But she survived, the young Emperor is quite fond of his sister, so he brought her to the Palace to personally take care of her, and even said he would find the most skilled mechanist to make mechanical limbs for her,” Zhou Shibin said emotionally.

Tang Feng paused, ”Should’ve killed her directly, would’ve been cheaper.”

”If my father becomes Emperor or helps you raise her in secret, would that be good?” Zhou Shibin smiled with some flattery.

Tang Feng raised an eyebrow, ”And the condition?”

”I don’t want you to do much, just say a few good words for me or help me bathe,” Zhou Shibin pleaded.

”Too troublesome, and I doubt your credibility,” Tang Feng replied while continuing to feed him, feeding a grown man lacked any aesthetic.

”This time is different, my family is her enemy, torturing her doesn’t harm me, so what’s there I can’t do?” Zhou Shibin swallowed the food with difficulty, speaking eagerly.

Tang Feng didn’t speak further, simply finished feeding him and left.

”Ruozhu, that guy is definitely hiding something, he was trying to bribe me just now,” Tang Feng quickly approached Bai Ruozhu, whispering.

”I heard everything.” Being so close, with her hearing, not hearing would be uncanny.

Gao Zhou snorted coldly, ”Shouldn’t I give him a good beating; we’ll see if he tells the truth.”

Bai Ruozhu stopped him and whispered to Tang Feng, ”Let’s set a trap, tomorrow you help him bathe in the river.”

Tang Feng’s mouth twitched, ”Really bathe?”

”Of course, really bathe,” Bai Ruozhu glanced at him sideways, ”Out here, there’s no such fuss.”

Tang Feng’s face fell, ”I have no interest in naked men, makes me want to vomit.”

”Treat him as a piece of pork, why think so much?”

Gao Zhou and Jiang Yichun burst out laughing, a piece of pork, was it rotten pork?

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In a jail at Chengshui Country’s northern border, a middle-aged man appeared with a dark face, mercilessly whipped a person tied to the torture rack, ”Speak, what’s your purpose in Chengshui?”

The disheveled person slowly raised his head, revealing a lean but chiseled handsome face, none other than Bai Ruozhu’s second brother, Bai Zepei!

”I already said, came to see Tang Feng, I don’t believe he’s plotting a rebellion,” Bai Zepei’s voice didn’t change much, seeming spirited, though the whip had drawn blood from him, he didn’t even frown.

”Nonsense! Urgent reports from the Capital City, Princess Fu’an decreed, her consort Tang Feng escaped with your sister, and they even kidnapped King Ying’s second son, you’re pretending to be ignorant!” the man raised the whip again, but it didn’t land; pain stabbed his eyes, he clutched his head and ran out.

”Boss, didn’t we say not to get close, that guy is freaky, getting close to him always leads to headaches,” a guard outside supported the middle-aged man, cautiously advised.

”Then lock him up, no food for him, let’s see how long he lasts!” the middle-aged man declared and strode away.

Yet Bai Zepei’s face showed a smile, not expecting his sister to achieve so much, uncertain whether she’s found Jiang Yichun, while he, wishing to help, was able to accomplish nothing and fell into enemy hands.

Thankfully, he managed to help Yihuan escape. As long as Yihuan reported it, he would soon be rescued.

He could make those near him have headaches, but couldn’t use Divine Sense to unlock the iron chains, thus trapped here.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded from outside, a sycophantic voice called out, ”Lord Heir, the person is inside, confirmed to be Bai Ruozhu’s brother.”