Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2307: Chapter 2306: Unable to Put Down

The palace maids all retreated, everyone thinking that the Emperor couldn’t severely punish Du Zhongshu, leaving Jiang Yichun and his wife feeling resentment. The Emperor could only privately console them.

Even Wang Shun thought being the Emperor wasn’t easy, with so much to worry about.

Once everyone had left, Tang Yin took off his mask, exposing the pain and helplessness in his heart.

”What’s really going on?” he asked impatiently.

Bai Ruozhu glanced around and asked, ”Are there any Shadow Guards here? Including Lv?”

”Do you think Lv is a problem?” Tang Yin’s heart tightened.

Bai Ruozhu hastily shook her head, ”I don’t know who has a problem; otherwise, I wouldn’t need to be this cautious. But for now, I can only tell you, or I’m afraid the other party will become desperate and directly harm Xinxin.”

Tang Yin’s eyes reddened slightly, ”Do you think Xinxin can’t be cured?”

”I can only say I’ll try my best, but it depends on how long he’s been poisoned. The biggest fear now is that after he’s cured, someone might poison him again, which would be worse than not being cured at all.” Bai Ruozhu glanced at Jiang Yichun, who nodded slightly to indicate he had already talked to the Emperor.

Tang Yin collapsed weakly into his chair, ”Could the Xianwang Residence be behind it?”

”Your Majesty, we can’t conclude anything right now. It’s possible the Xianwang Residence has ambitions and wants to replace with Ling Xue’s child, or it’s remnants of King Rui seeking revenge, or maybe it’s the jealousy and rivalry among the Harem’s concubines,” Jiang Yichun said.

Tang Yin gathered himself after a long time, ”Alright, I’ll investigate first and ensure Xinxin’s safety before speaking further. Is there no way to prevent his poisoning from deepening?”

”I’m already trying to concoct Formulas, not to detoxify, but to control the spread of the poison, which would make it safer for Xinxin,” Bai Ruozhu said.

”Good, thank you,” the Emperor sincerely thanked her.

The meeting was brief, due to fears of alarming the adversary, and of someone overhearing their conversation.

On the way back, Jiang Yichun gritted his teeth and said, ”Sooner or later, Du Zhongshu will be castrated, and his tongue cut out, so he can’t utter those vile words anymore!”

Bai Ruozhu smirked, knowing Achun minded Du Zhongshu calling her name, feeling it was disrespectful.

She held his hand and said, ”Why bother with him? Look at how fortunate you are, being able to call my name and see and touch me, while others can only envy and resent.”

Jiang Yichun couldn’t help but smile, ”Yes, meeting you is the greatest happiness of my life.”

The two returned to the Bai Residence to find everyone else had stayed up, waiting for their return.

Earlier, Bai Ruozhu was summoned to the Palace by Wang Shun and others, but Jianqi, Yizi, and the others were not called; they returned to the Bai Residence, anxious and curious about the final resolution.

Bai Ruozhu shrugged her shoulders, ”Perhaps everyone will be disappointed; the Emperor temporarily cannot severely punish him, only sentencing him to two months of house arrest, not allowing him to cause any more trouble.”

”That’s it?” Fo Lanying asked, unwilling to accept.

”That’s it. By the way, Lao Wan was slapped twenty times and later dragged away for thirty blows with a plank, who knows if she’s still alive.” Bai Ruozhu said with a smile.

Fo Lanying perked up, ”That’s good; it’s more interesting than beheading, beheading only hurts for a moment, too lenient for her.”

”Why doesn’t your Emperor do something? Du Zhongshu is so despicable, yet isn’t punished severely, really,” Yuan Licheng said, a bit displeased.

Jianqi glared at him, ”Don’t speak recklessly; this is politics.”

”Alright, alright, today counts as a great victory; everyone should go rest,” Bai Ruozhu instructed and told everyone not to wake up early the next day, then returned to her room.

After Jiang Yichun fell asleep, she entered the Space to start preparing the poison-suppressing medicine for Xinxin.

She is a mother herself, unable to bear seeing children suffer. Thinking of how adorable Xinxin might end up as a fool made her heart ache unbearably, unable to sleep.

Then she simply decided to prepare the Antidote as well, for she had seen the poison in the ”Poison Classic,” so making the Antidote wasn’t difficult.

When she finished and left the Space, dawn had already broken.

She placed the Antidote on the table and left a note for Achun, telling him to take the medicine and get on with things upon waking, ensuring not to wake her, as she needed a proper rest, hoping to sleep until noon before eating.

When Jiang Yichun woke up and saw the medicine and note on the table, he felt both pained and angry. Even if she had to prepare the Antidote, she shouldn’t neglect rest; how could she help others if she ruined her own health?

Seeing her uneasy sleep, frowning, he wished he could spank her, but ultimately couldn’t bear to. He gently smoothed the wrinkles on her forehead, then went out to instruct the maids to wake her for lunch around noon.

The medicine was handed to the Emperor, and the poison-suppressing medicine was discreetly given to Xinxin, while the Antidote was carefully stored by the Emperor.

Seeing the Emperor being especially cautious, Jiang Yichun suddenly thought of a problem: if the Virtuous King could betray the Emperor, Lv might have selfish intentions too. Who could the Emperor trust? Could he trust the Antidote they provided?

However, since just now the Emperor directly used the poison-suppressing medicine on Xinxin, it showed the Emperor trusted him.

Back in the Main Camp, when he was about to leave, the Emperor said many harsh words in anger, words that stuck like a thorn in his heart. But now, the thorn in his heart had melted away.

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In the Wang Residence, the steward watched Du Zhongshu holding the barely conscious Lao Wan, showing a puzzled look. Why is it that to the Prince, she’s more than just an entertainment, has he not tired of her?

The steward believed this must be the reason; otherwise, why would his Prince show such care for this woman?

”Go bring that Thousand-year-old Ganoderma,” Du Zhongshu suddenly said.

The steward was shocked, ”My Lord, you mustn’t, that is a treasure reserved for saving your life! When you had severe internal injuries earlier, you couldn’t bear to use it, so why waste it on this woman?”

”No more nonsense, it’s not like I’ll use it all, just a little bit,” Du Zhongshu said impatiently.

”But the more you use, the less you have left; why waste it on a woman...” Before the steward could finish, Du Zhongshu glared at him fiercely, ”Go get it now!”

The steward had never seen Du Zhongshu so angry with him; frightened, he hurried to the storeroom, quickly retrieved the Thousand-year-old Ganoderma sent by the Yueqiu Tribe leader. Du Zhongshu wasn’t bothered; he snapped off a small piece and stuffed it into Lao Wan’s mouth.

Even he didn’t know why he wanted to save her, maybe because she was a loyal dog who never revealed his involvement, or perhaps there were moments in bed with her that he couldn’t forget; her slender waist made him love her endlessly.