Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2484: Chapter 2485: Sudden Clarity

”He probably didn’t realize it at first, and I don’t think it was in the food, maybe his chopsticks or bowl were poisoned. He hadn’t spoken to that system during the banquet, but midway through he realized he was poisoned, and hurriedly called the system, asking to exchange for detoxification medicine. The system prompted him, saying: It costs three thousand points, and if he exchanged it, he wouldn’t have many points left.”

Fo Lanying repeated what she heard word for word, and Bai Ruozhu listened with some excitement. She said to the others, ”If he runs out of points, I might have a chance to poison him, and he could be done for.”

”But he said he would quickly complete a task to earn points, though he didn’t say what the task was,” Fo Lanying added.

”That’s already quite good; at least we know more things.” Bai Ruozhu patted Fo Lanying on the shoulder, ”You’ve worked hard, go quickly remove your makeup, so your skin doesn’t get pimples.”

Upon hearing this, Fo Lanying hurried back to her room to take off the human skin mask; after all, girls love beauty.

In the evening, Jiang Yichun returned from outside, his clothes dusted with earth and some parts torn.

”What happened?” Bai Ruozhu was startled, and quickly grabbed him to check, ”You’re not hurt, are you?”

After confirming there was no smell of blood, Bai Ruozhu finally relaxed.

”I ran into Shadow Assassins on the way back home, set specifically on the road to the Palace to ambush me,” Jiang Yichun said, ”But it’s nothing, it’s just a pity they escaped after the assassination failed.”

Bai Ruozhu’s heart tightened, ”Today during the banquet, She Zongyi was poisoned. He asked the system to exchange detoxification medicine. Could he suspect that I was the one who poisoned him? Is that why he sent Shadow Assassins to ambush you outside the Palace?”

Jiang Yichun snorted coldly, ”That depends on whether they even have the chance. If we look at it this way, could it really be She Zongyi who privately raised Shadow Ninjas and also poisoned the Second Crown Prince?”

Bai Ruozhu rubbed her temples, then suddenly called out, feeling as if she had suddenly seen the light.

”We’ve had some wrong ideas. Just like we initially thought only the Emperor had Shadow Ninjas, but later we found out others secretly raised them too? Assuming Shadow Ninjas are from a certain faction, maybe more than one faction raises Shadow Ninjas?” Bai Ruozhu quickly said.

”Isn’t it said that the skill to cultivate Shadow Ninjas is a secret technique of the Fusang Royal Family? How could it be known by so many?” Jiang Yichun said.

”There is no wall without chinks in this world, the Royal Family is weak and suppressed by the Mu Residence, how could they ensure their secrets never leak out? Just look at how many spies there are in the Imperial Palace, and you’ll understand. We were presumptuous, thinking the Fusang Royal Family was like the Danliang Royal Family, but obviously in their Country, the one with the most power is not the Emperor.” The more Bai Ruozhu spoke, the more it seemed possible.

Jiang Yichun nodded, ”That could be the case. This also suggests there might be a hidden enemy. Who could it be?”

”Perhaps the Crown Prince or someone supporting the Crown Prince, or maybe if something happens to the Second Crown Prince and the Crown Prince, who else would have the opportunity to inherit the Emperor’s position?” Bai Ruozhu felt her thoughts becoming clearer, ”We should ask Xinye about it tomorrow morning.”

Jiang Yichun frowned, ”Just ask Sa Tian, don’t say too much to that Xinye fellow, so he doesn’t report back to Akamatsu.”

Bai Ruozhu chuckled, ”I’m just worried that since Sa Tian grew up at Zhaoti Temple, he might not know some of the secrets of the Imperial Family.”

”Hmph, just ask if you must, but don’t talk too much to Xinye, he clearly looks like a spy.” Jiang Yichun said, displeased.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t hold back her laughter, ”Why do I feel like you’re seeing him as a romantic rival?”

”What? How could he be worthy?” Jiang Yichun was embarrassed when exposed and touched his nose awkwardly. His little gestures betrayed him, and Bai Ruozhu grinned mischievously, refraining from further exposing him.

The next day, Bai Ruozhu was set to inquire from Sa Tian and Xinye. Jiang Yichun, who was originally supposed to be busy from early morning, surprisingly didn’t go out, but stayed by her side instead.

”Oh, not busy today?” Bai Ruozhu asked with a teasing smile.

”I was just ambushed yesterday. At least I should rest for a day to calm my nerves, right? Won’t you care about me?” Jiang Yichun replied with a cold face, his tone slightly sour.

Bai Ruozhu stifled her laughter and said, ”When you came back yesterday, didn’t I check if you were hurt? How could I not care about you? I even specially made you youtiao, your favorite breakfast dish.”

Thinking of her getting up early to cook him breakfast filled his heart, and he felt incredibly happy.

Because making youtiao required kneading dough and frying them one by one, his wife, to save time, made it just for him.

He naturally took her hand and said, ”You shouldn’t work so hard anymore, breakfast is all the same.”

”How is it the same? Who was it just now who smiled so widely that the corners of his mouth nearly reached his ears?” Bai Ruozhu teased him.

”Who? I didn’t see that.”

”Thick-skinned!”

The two laughed and chatted as they walked towards the Flower Hall to meet guests. Not far away, Sa Tian and Xinye had already arrived. They saw the two holding hands and laughing, the scene was very heartwarming.

Sa Tian showed a look of envy and said to Xinye, ”Sir Bai and Sir Jiang have such a great relationship. I heard Zhongyuan people often have multiple wives, but Sir Jiang only has Madam Bai.”

Xinye, however, found the scene rather prickly. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but he felt uncomfortable.

”How do you know he doesn’t have other women?” Xinye sneered, ”With Madam Bai’s martial arts and strength, even if Sir Jiang had other women, they would be hidden outside and wouldn’t dare bring them home.”

”Impossible!” Sa Tian exclaimed.

Xinye just sneered, ”He’s been out a lot recently. Maybe he already has a Fusang woman. What man isn’t a bit of a philanderer?”

”That... you shouldn’t say such things.” Sa Tian said anxiously.

At this time, Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun had already walked over, and the two of them closed their mouths, no longer continuing the topic.

Bai Ruozhu greeted them, asking Teng Ya to bring up breakfast for them. Ever since they tried the Zhongyuan food, they often came over to enjoy meals.

”Yesterday I noticed Princess Ya’an’s engagement dress was white, really different from our Zhongyuan customs. What other customs do Fusang have that differ from Zhongyuan?” Bai Ruozhu deliberately initiated the topic.

Sa Tian mentioned a few customs, but having never been to Zhongyuan, he only knew a bit from the Elder Monk at the temple, so his knowledge was limited.

”I noticed that Fusang Royal Family marriage customs differ from Zhongyuan’s, what about the rules for succeeding the Emperor? Right now, the Second Prince should be the first in line, right?” Bai Ruozhu continued to ask.

Sa Tian smiled and said, ”That was before. Now that the Emperor’s candidate has been established as the Second Prince, there’s no such thing as first and second in line.”

”What about before?” Bai Ruozhu asked.

”Before, both the Second Prince and the Crown Prince had the right to inherit, but if they lost their right of inheritance, the heir would be chosen among the legitimate sons of the Emperor’s brothers.”