Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2446: Chapter 2447: Earthquake and Mountain Shaking

Unexpectedly, Hui Zi, in a hurry, looked at Kui Shou again and said, ”I only spoke a fair word for Lord Dubian and was slandered for it. Can we dare let people speak anymore? Everyone knows that I, Hui Zi, am most righteous and cannot bear to see Fusang’s Kui Shou bullied by Zhongyuan people. How long have you known me? Would you trust an outsider over me?”

Bai Ruozhu sneered, ”You truly harbor resentment against Zhongyuan people, but the diplomatic relationship between the two countries isn’t something mere words from you can incite Fusang people against Zhongyuan. The eyes of the people are sharp; they will always find the truth, and pretending to be righteous doesn’t erase the evil deeds you’ve done.”

Originally, she had no interest in publicly exposing Hui Zi, people contemptible are destined to face retribution, yet Hui Zi dared provoke her directly. This is utterly reckless; of course, she wouldn’t be too gentle with her.

Fangzi gritted her teeth. She never thought to express her grievances openly, believing no one would trust her as everyone liked Hui Zi and certainly wouldn’t believe her. But today, she couldn’t bear it any longer.

”At the Flower Festival last time, you told everyone to vote for Yaxi. I merely arrived early and was unaware of your intentions, so I voted for my favorite flower. You then told everyone I ignored friends to curry favor with the Princess, causing everyone to turn against me. Today, the Princess is here, and everyone is welcome to ask if I ingratiated myself with the Princess after voting just to seek favors.” Fangzi spoke in one breath, tears streaming down her face.

She’s merely an ordinary girl without a scheme, so she silently endured these troubles, but holding them in for so long was suffocating. Today, expressing all of it relieved her suppressed emotions and relaxed her mind; whether others believe her didn’t matter anymore.

Princess Ya’an looked at Fangzi with surprise, having previously heard some bad rumors about her, mostly ”inadvertently” leaked by Hui Zi.

For instance, Fangzi was said to be greedy, disregarded her friends, and had an excellent attitude when needing friends but would cut ties once they were no longer needed.

She didn’t have a good impression of Fangzi, but now that so much has been revealed, she suddenly realized that she should not let her judgment be swayed by one person.

”I understand now, you brought Zhongyuan people here to trouble me. Doesn’t this show your narrow-mindedness?” Hui Zi argued stubbornly.

Unexpectedly, Princess Ya’an spoke up, ”Fangzi never said she voted for me, and I remember the flowers I entered didn’t have names marked, so generally, people didn’t know they were mine. Hui Zi, however, knew because I showed them to her before the Flower Festival.”

The gaze of several girls looking at Fangzi changed, especially Yaxi; she realized she had been slandered by Hui Zi, thinking about Fangzi’s situation made her feel both sympathetic and guilty.

If she had realized Hui Zi’s true nature sooner, it would’ve been fine, but fortunately, now was not too late.

Hui Zi wanted to argue further, but a beautiful woman smiled and said, ”Alright, alright, do people really take such grumbling among young girls seriously? Girls grow up to be more thoughtful; you’ll understand more later.”

While these words seemed to counsel reconciliation, they already labeled Hui Zi as someone ”thoughtful.”

The female teacher hurriedly said, ”The earthquake outside has nearly stopped, everyone slowly go out and return home first.”

With this, the matter seemed to be settled, Hui Zi felt unwilling but helpless due to her guilty conscience. Many things couldn’t be debated individually, the more debated, the worse for her, so she could only grit her teeth and endure, planning for the future.

Jiang Yichun gently held Bai Ruozhu’s hand and said softly, ”You’ve been busy for quite some time, let’s return to the Posthouse.”

”Alright.” Bai Ruozhu nodded, the affection between the two entwined, both were handsome and beautiful, making the scene very pleasing to the eyes.

Many Fusang girls were envious, thinking how great it would be if their husbands could be so gentle in the future.

Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun stood outside, intending to leave first when suddenly the ground shook violently again. The earthquake hadn’t stopped; another stronger wave had arrived!

Jiang Yichun quickly supported Bai Ruozhu’s waist, pulling her back, his gaze suddenly became more solemn.

A small exclamation was heard from within the cave, someone softly said, ”This won’t go away as easily this time, I wonder how my parents at home are doing.”

This time no one was as carefree as before; worry was etched on their faces.

Yizi set arrays around to prevent anyone from getting hurt, but given her limited ability, protecting her own was already commendable.

Soon, a small amount of sand and stone fell from above, and someone screamed again, with timid girls huddling together.

With a loud noise, before everyone could react, the light at the cave entrance was blocked; a giant stone had blocked it.

With the loss of light, the cave for refuge plunged into darkness; thankfully, the female teacher spoke, ”Don’t panic, everyone, I have a firestone here, back away a bit so that I can light the nearby candles.”

Soon, the sound of rustling came, then the firestone was lit, and the wall’s candles prepared were also lit.

Simultaneously, everyone heard a rumble, and the giant stone blocking the cave entrance was actually pushed away!

Just as the light brightened, everyone saw a tall figure seemingly radiating golden hues, striking the giant stone with one palm to clear the entrance.

At that moment, the cave was extraordinarily quiet, everyone’s gaze was drawn to that towering figure.

Bai Ruozhu stared at her man without blinking; how could Achun be so handsome? She had watched him for so long and still found him stunning.

Jiang Yichun turned around, without looking at anyone else, he gazed at Bai Ruozhu and said, ”Don’t worry, I’ll guard the entrance.”

These words were meant only for Bai Ruozhu, irrelevant to everyone else, yet the hearts of other girls were melted, where to find such a majestic and handsome man!

Bai Ruozhu smiled at Jiang Yichun, ”You be careful too.”

The female teacher was the first to respond, coughing lightly and saying, ”Where did the giant stone come from, how did it end up blocking this entrance?”

”It’s the artificial hill from the Garden side. I glanced at it when I passed by earlier and remembered the shapes of those stones.” Bai Ruozhu spoke.

”Bai is really good at recalling things; upon hearing this, I also remembered, it’s indeed like that.” The female teacher looked at Bai Ruozhu with approving eyes.

Bai Ruozhu smiled without speaking, still unperturbed by the ongoing earthquake, although unsure how the others at the Posthouse were doing, hoping they weren’t overly frightened.

In a dark corner, Hui Zi gritted her teeth staring at Bai Ruozhu, wondering why this woman could have such an excellent man? She was indeed unwilling! If it weren’t for her interference, how could Hui Zi have ended up in this situation? She was clearly the leader among the aristocratic girls in Kyoto; she would never allow an outsider to affect her prospects!