Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

"Later, the little eunuch tried to avoid you, but his leg cramped, and his direction changed." Lü continued.

Bai Ruozhu's lips curved slightly, "So it means that someone was secretly controlling his movement at that time, such as adding inner strength to a stone, then using the stone to hit the incense burner, making it heavier, and the little eunuch's leg cramps were also caused by being hit, precisely changing direction. This person is amazing, hiding in the shadows, undetected by us, yet able to control a person so accurately."

Lü's expression was not pleasant, "Ling Xue is not the best in inner strength among the dark guards, but her agility and hidden weapons are very impressive, otherwise, she wouldn't have been chosen as a dark guard."

Oh, sometimes someone needs to do special things, and Ling Xue is a good choice.

Bai Ruozhu shrugged, "But now what if we figure it out, she's been taken away by the Virtuous King and is pregnant with the Dragon Heir, how will we settle this score?"

"Eventually, justice will be served for you." Lü saluted, then strode away.

He must also feel uncomfortable in his heart, his former subordinate doing such a thing right under his eyes, he should have thought of it, but missed the opportunity because he didn't notice Ling Xue's presence that day.

After leaving the palace, Gao Zhou saw Bai Ruozhu not speaking, thinking she was angry about this matter, suddenly lowered his voice and said, "What do we care about imperial heirs, if you're unhappy, let's secretly go teach her a lesson."

Bai Ruozhu looked at him in shock, "Aren't you afraid of causing trouble? Why are you helping me like this?"

"I'm bored, and besides, who am I afraid of?" Gao Zhou said with a smug look, completely destroying the honest and straightforward facade of the so-called Sage of Medicine.

"Forget it, I don't want to get involved in this mess, maybe the Emperor doesn't want that child to be born either." Bai Ruozhu waved her hand and directly refused.

Gao Zhou said nothing, after a long while, he said, "You're so perceptive at such a young age, much better than I was at your age. Oh, if only I had been as calm and steady as you, maybe I wouldn't have ended up like this."

After saying this, he quickened his pace, Bai Ruozhu almost couldn't catch up, only feeling an indescribable desolation in his final glance, filled with a lifetime of vicissitudes.

What kind of event made an uncle of such character suddenly feel so despondent? And what did he mean by "ending up like this"? Is he unable to show his true self to others?

"Uncle, you..." Bai Ruozhu just started to speak when Gao Zhou interrupted her.

"Don't ask too much, now is not the time, when the time is right, I will tell you all." Gao Zhou's voice was much lower, "I'm heading back first."

With that, he used his agility to swiftly run off.

Jianqi stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Master, he just said 'you all' instead of 'you'."

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "I noticed, does 'you all' mean me and Achun?"

"At least not the subordinates." Jianqi replied.

"Forget it, maybe he really has his reasons, we'll talk about it later. He saved me several times, I can't bear to force him." Bai Ruozhu said.

Bai Ruozhu went home, had lunch, took a nap, and then, when Dengdeng woke up, she took him with her to see Jiao Ling and continue learning mechanical techniques.

Jiao Ling noticed Bai Ruozhu looked a bit tired and said with concern, "In the future, it's better for me to come to your residence, to save you the trouble of running back and forth, and I can get a meal out of it."

She was worried Bai Ruozhu would feel embarrassed, using "getting a meal" as an excuse.

Bai Ruozhu smiled at her gratefully, "Thank you, teacher, it's settled then. You're really good to me, I wish I had an aunt like you."

With a thud, the carving knife in Jiao Ling's hand fell to the ground, and when she came to her senses, she realized Bai Ruozhu was staring straight at her, leaving her unsure how to evade.

"You're from the Jiuli Clan, and I know my father's biological mother is also from the Jiuli Clan, right?" Bai Ruozhu sighed, having reached this point, she might as well speak frankly.

"You, you know?" Jiao Ling asked nervously.

"I know about my father's background, Bai Guanghe privately hinted to me that Jiao Yunyun is from the Jiuli Clan, and did not pass away from illness after giving birth to my father as the rumors say."

"I..." Jiao Ling opened her mouth, feeling her throat a little dry.

Bai Ruozhu poured her a cup of tea, "Go ahead, I always feel there's no unreasoned goodness in this world. You telling me is better than having people with ulterior motives muddying the waters in the future."

"I thought you didn't know, I've been hesitating about how to bring it up with you all, this matter has troubled my mother her whole life, even now she can't find peace." Jiao Ling slowly began to speak, "Actually, back then, my mother fled the Bai Family and gave birth to a pair of boy and girl twins."

Bai Ruozhu was somewhat surprised, suspecting Jiao Ling was her aunt, but only thought Jiao Ling was a child Jiao Yunyun had after returning to the Jiuli people, her father's half-sister, not expecting them to be twins.

As Jiao Ling continued, Bai Ruozhu also understood the entangled grievances.

Originally, when Jiao Yunyun was pregnant, she lost all her inner strength, making it hard to protect herself, and her mother-in-law helped the concubine harm her, just because she was a woman of unknown origin.

Later, Jiao Yunyun was completely disappointed with Bai Guanghe, and with Bai Yuanqing's help, she left the Bai Family, but when it came time to give birth, she was attacked by killers.

It took Jiao Yunyun a long time to know that the killers from that time were sent by her mother-in-law, because the concubine used some method to mislead the mother-in-law into thinking that the child in her belly was not Bai Guanghe's.

In a crisis, Jiao Yunyun sent a message to her clan for help, but arriving was the strictest elder in the clan.

When she gave birth to the pair of twins, the elder wanted her to return to the clan for punishment and was not allowed to take her son with her.

"Why was she punished? Why wasn't she allowed to bring her son?" Bai Ruozhu opened her mouth, wasn't it common to strive to retain male offspring?

Jiao Ling gave a bitter smile, "The Jiuli Clan was not allowed to marry outsiders in the past, until our grandmother's generation. Fen Jiu's grandmother, who when out on adventures, gave birth to a child with an outsider (this story can be found in 'The Prestigious Doctor's Poisonous Creation,' she was a particularly remarkable woman, and later not only recognized her ancestry but also married an outsider. It was through her and the new clan leader's efforts that the Jiuli Clan began to marry outsiders, but there was still a rule that the chosen spouse of a Jiuli person had to undergo the clan's tests and could only marry a Jiuli person if they passed the test."

Bai Ruozhu pursed her lips, "The test must be difficult, right?"

"Yes, so my mother didn't tell Bai Guanghe at the time, because his martial arts were poor, and he surely couldn't pass the test. But my mother was deeply in love with him, willing to break clan rules to secretly marry him, resulting in her being a woman of unknown origin," Jiao Ling said with reddened eyes.

"Additionally, the Jiuli Clan is known as a clan favored by the gods, the Jiuli people are naturally handsome, possessing extraordinary abilities, especially adept at controlling poisonous insects and using mechanical techniques. The Jiuli Clan also stipulates that children born from intermarriage with outsiders must bear an awakening mark to be brought back to the clan."

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Jiang Yichun was about to enter the Western Regions, wanting to send a safety letter to his lady, the courier at the nearby post station extended his hand, "No monthly ticket, no letter!"

Jiang Yichun searched himself for a long time but couldn't find anything, then looked at everyone with a cold face, "Begging for a monthly ticket~"