Bai Ruozhu felt a great sense of satisfaction in her heart, as if the revenge had succeeded, but after the satisfaction, she felt a bit sad.
She couldn’t quite pinpoint this sadness; perhaps it was because she was a doctor and felt a bit sympathetic seeing Bai Guanghe’s emaciated hands.
Perhaps...
Even after leaving Bai Guanghe’s residence, Bai Ruozhu was sowhat gloomy, and Jiang Yichun hadn’t spoken at all, making the atmosphere frighteningly tense.
Once they got into the horse carriage, Jiang Yichun suddenly said, "Minister Bai has lost quite a bit of weight."
Bai Ruozhu didn’t know why, but she suddenly erupted, shouting at him, "What does his weight loss have to do with ? What do you an!"
She glared at him, her eyes filled with fury, and he stared at her blankly, then suddenly reached out to pull her into his embrace.
"No particular reason. If you don’t want to think about these things, let’s not bother with them. After all, we’re leaving the Capital the day after tomorrow," he said gently in her ear, his tone soothing her like a child.
Bai Ruozhu’s heart softened, and tears welled up uncontrollably, spilling onto his shoulder.
Since when had he beco the person she could vent her anger on? In front of him, she didn’t need to hide her emotions or pretend, showing him her truest self.
"Sorry," she sniffled.
"Silly, you vent your anger on because you see as your closest person, so why would I be angry?" he said, gently touching her hair, then combing it slowly with his fingers, like soothing a cat.
Her emotions gradually cald down, and her inner restlessness slowly dissipated.
"Achun, thank you for being with ," she said in a muffled voice.
He playfully flicked her smooth forehead, saying, "Don’t think too much about it; instead, consider how your son will trouble you along the way."
Bai Ruozhu burst into laughter because Little Dengdeng had recently developed a new habit of asking why.
"Why is this? Why is that? Why do you do this? Why does he do that? It’s a hundred thousand whys."
The two quickly returned ho, soon drawn into Little Dengdeng’s endless questions, forgetting about the unhappy matters.
The next morning, Bai Ruozhu was doing a final check of the luggage at ho when Yu Hongxiu ca to visit.
"If it weren’t for the fact that Xie Dun and I are going back to Jiangnan, I’d want to tag along back to the Northwest with you to enjoy your delicious food," Yu Hongxiu said with a bright smile, clearly excited about going back to her family after such a long ti.
"If I didn’t have to return to my hotown to honor my ancestors, I’d consider going to Jiangnan with you. It would be so comfortable going to Jiangnan during this cold weather," Bai Ruozhu replied with a grin.
"We will have a chance in the future, or if you finish your tasks quickly, you might still take a detour to Jiangnan for so fun," Yu Hongxiu said, holding Bai Ruozhu’s hand as she sat beside her.
Bai Ruozhu quickly shook her head, "Traveling with the family, the pace will be slow, so we’ll wait for next ti."
The two chatted for a while longer, and Bai Ruozhu took Yu Hongxiu’s pulse to check on her health.
"Huh?" Bai Ruozhu furrowed her brow.
"What’s wrong? Is the situation not good?" Yu Hongxiu asked nervously; Bai Ruozhu had previously helped her with her health managent, so she no longer needed long-term dication, only periodic checkups.
Bai Ruozhu probed the pulse carefully again, her face breaking into a smile, "It’s a pregnancy pulse, probably around a month."
Yu Hongxiu was stunned, then exclaid in surprise, "Really? I can’t believe it, I’m pregnant again!"
She couldn’t believe it, since there had been no sign of pregnancy for a long ti, then suddenly she had two children, and now she’s pregnant again!
Bai Ruozhu nodded, "Go to Fushou Hall to double-check after half a month to be sure, but you haven’t had much ti to recover, so take extra care of your health. Plus, ntion your postnatal thirst-quenching syndro to the doctor, and pay extra attention."
"Alright, alright, I’ll rember," Yu Hongxiu said excitedly.
Bai Ruozhu’s eyes showed a trace of worry, and she felt a hint of unspeakable sadness.
What’s wrong with her lately? Has she beco too sensitive and emotional?
But with Xie Dun having a concubine by his side, can Yu Hongxiu’s pregnancy period be safe?
Thinking of Xie Dun’s actions, Bai Ruozhu felt heartache for Yu Hongxiu and couldn’t understand how Yu Hongxiu had forgiven Xie Dun so quickly, even carrying a child.
Perhaps this is the difference between modern won and won from ancient tis.
Yu Hongxiu seed to sense her concern, blushing and whispering, "Ruozhu, Xie Dun recently sent the Cai Family woman away, gave her so silver, and had her return to her hotown to remarry."
"Did he co to his senses?" Bai Ruozhu asked in surprise.
Yu Hongxiu looked down and said, "He told that it wasn’t a matter of developing other intentions but that he couldn’t openly refuse soone sent by Shangfeng. Later, he didn’t visit Cai Family’s room and persuaded her to leave."
"Mr. Xie didn’t disappoint us this ti; otherwise, our entire family would have looked down on him," Bai Ruozhu said with a laugh.
Yu Hongxiu pursed her lips and laughed, "Exactly! Thanks to you all standing by my side. Thanks to you, I’ve regained confidence in life and managed to keep my family, otherwise, who knows what might have happened between Xie Dun and ."
"It seems that families need managent too," Bai Ruozhu said with so emotion.
Yu Hongxiu nodded, nudged Bai Ruozhu with her elbow, asking, "What about you? How co there’s no sign yet?"
"Why rush? It’s never too late to have children in a few years," Bai Ruozhu replied with a smile.
"Isn’t Dengdeng eager for a little sister?" Yu Hongxiu asked.
"That brat said he wants a little brother," Bai Ruozhu replied, and the two burst into laughter.
At this mont, noise ca from outside, and Bai Ruozhu found it strange; the servants wouldn’t be so unruly, considering she, the eldest lady, hadn’t left yet.
Soon a servant ran over to relay a ssage, saying, "Eldest lady, Master had Lady Ruolan sent back, and she’s crying and causing a scene at the Main Gate."
Bai Ruozhu was taken aback; why was she suddenly sent back? Did sothing happen along the way?
She hastily stood up, saying to Yu Hongxiu, "Sister Hongxiu, you just found out you’re pregnant, so be extra careful. I’ll go check it out and be back soon."
Yu Hongxiu had heard that Bai Ruolan’s illness caused her to lose awareness of her own family, so she dared not get close and quickly nodded in agreent.
Bai Ruozhu quickly moved toward the Main Gate, hearing Bai Ruolan’s shouting from afar, prompting her to frown. What’s with people recently, all causing a scene at the Main Gate? Aren’t they worried about giving the Bai Family a reputation for drama?
Sure enough, there was already a crowd gathered outside the Main Gate, with many people pointing fingers at Bai Ruolan, whispering that she was crazy.
"What are you all standing around for? Hurry and get Lady Ruolan inside," Bai Ruozhu saw the guards hesitant to approach and angrily scolded them.
A guard rushed forward, followed by a collective gasp from the crowd...
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