[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-abandoned-woman-busy-farming":3,"chapter-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-1170":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Abandoned Woman Busy Farming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},538585,790,"Chapter 1170 - 1170 1172 New Year's Eve Fright (Part 1)_1","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-1170",1170,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1170: Chapter 1172: New Year’s Eve Fright (Part 1)_1 Chapter 1170: Chapter 1172: New Year’s Eve Fright (Part 1)_1 Bai Ruozhu only understood what a calamity sprung from empty fears meant when she was taken to the Imperial Study Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she recklessly make such a comment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it just so happened that a spy really had infiltrated Si Lefang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that she thought about it, it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials and Noble Ladies could not bring any attendants to the New Year’s Eve Feast, and those around the emperor were all trusted bodyguards and palace maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only opportunity to approach the emperor would be during the song and dance performances when, after three rounds of drinks, the emperor might be a bit dizzy and his vigilance somewhat lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the emperor’s scrutiny, Bai Ruozhu could only say that it was her own speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor glared at her and said, “You have not attended the palace’s New Year’s Eve Feast before, have you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are nothing but a girl from an Agricultural Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could you come up with such ideas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu did not like the emperor using her status to talk down to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that she minded being from a farmer’s household, but that she minded the contempt in the emperor’s attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although I have not attended the New Year’s Eve Feast before, I have attended the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By making connections, I came up with these ideas,” Bai Ruozhu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what you are saying, should all the palace maids who performed that night be under suspicion?” the emperor asked, raising his eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu smiled helplessly, “I wouldn’t know about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are so many in the palace, who knows which nook someone might have slipped through?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor looked at her intently for a while, then suddenly said, “No matter how I look at you, you do not seem like a farmer’s daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are hiding quite a few secrets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu’s heart pounded furiously, but at that moment, she could not show the slightest panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing her heartbeat, she calmly said, “Perhaps in my past life, I accumulated virtues, so I could encounter a fairy’s transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must be considered an awakening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor hummed dissatisfiedly, seemingly not quite convinced but not wishing to probe further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bai Ruozhu left the Imperial Study Room, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, having passed the ordeal safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But where was her Achun now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the evening’s palace banquet, the Empress Dowager invited Bai Ruozhu and Lin Ping’er to join, and even Little Dengdeng was brought along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned out to be very well-behaved, quiet, and focused on watching the beautiful performers, occasionally giggling with laughter, prompting Bai Ruozhu to marvel that he knew to appreciate beauty at such a young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace banquet proceeded very smoothly, but to everyone’s surprise, in the middle of the feast, the emperor said, “Every year it’s the same old song and dance performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m tired of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s skip it this year and change it to a tea competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those of you who are adept at the art of tea, feel free to participate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned, especially the concubines in the palace who were looking forward to showing off in front of the emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been preparing early on, and now they were suddenly told not to perform?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager also showed a surprised expression, evidently unaware of the emperor’s decision to change the rules on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, some noble and ministerial families were very excited, guessing that this was the emperor seeking to scout out candidates for next year’s selection of beauties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some ladies were even secretly signaling to their daughters, indicating that they should perform well when the time came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Noble Ladies of the Capital had learned arts such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, and tea artistry from a young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many who could step forward to register for the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor, having made up his mind, immediately ordered the palace maids to bring the necessary tools for the tea art competition, and the lively contest commenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your second brother is good at tea art; if he were here, he could participate in the competition,” Lin Ping’er said softly with a hint of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their seats were very near to the Empress Dowager, a position of high status, and not far from them was Imperial Concubine Liu’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been grounded, but was allowed by the emperor to attend the New Year’s Eve Feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her languid and seductive eyes briefly swept over Lin Ping’er, and as if talking to herself, she said, “Only a bumpkin from the countryside would mistakenly think that the art of tea is something that even lowly people can do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How laughable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lin Ping’er was so angered that her face turned green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since the other party was an Imperial Concubine, she did not want to cause trouble for her daughter and had to pretend as if she had heard nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu glanced at Imperial Concubine Liu and began to ponder how she might mute that despicable person with poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one thing to cause her trouble, but to bully her mother as well was crossing the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Concubine Liu disdainfully swept her eyes over Bai Ruozhu and began to mutter quietly to the palace maid by her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the surroundings were somewhat noisy, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t quite make out what she was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tea ceremony competition soon began, and Bai Ruozhu noticed that Leng Wanhua and Gu Xue’an were also participating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xue’an’s eyes kept darting towards Lin Xufei, and Lin Xufei stared back so intently he was even teased by the people next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that Bai Ruozhu noticed the young man sitting near Lin Xufei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared to be just over twenty, with a clear-cut Baby face that made him look much younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He happened to catch Bai Ruozhu’s gaze, turned his head towards her, and smiled politely, exhibiting great warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed that the young man was wearing a Python Robe, and she realized that he must also be a prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guessing from his age, she inferred that he was King Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Hongwen, who had once had a conflict with her, was King Rui’s cousin, and King Rui’s mother, Yang Fei, was from the Yang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu withdrew her gaze, wondering to herself how Lin Xufei had ended up sitting with King Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tea ceremony competition was in full swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Wanhua’s tea art skills were even better than Bai Ruozhu had imagined, and she even felt that it had a few more touches of ethereal elegance than her second brother’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the emperor indeed declared Leng Wanhua the first prize winner, further enhancing the reputation of “Miss Leng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the New Year’s bells rang out, and fireworks and firecrackers began to light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night sky blossomed with dazzling colors, but Bai Ruozhu was not in the mood to enjoy them, her gaze involuntarily drifting into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a somewhat familiar silhouette entered her line of sight, but the figure flashed by and quickly disappeared at the end of the Corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to take a clearer look, but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable concern rose from the bottom of her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hastily handed over the sleeping Little Dengdeng to her mother and whispered, “Mother, take Little Dengdeng with you when the event is over and go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have Hao Mu and Jianqi to protect you; I need to go back to change the medicine for Concubine Le.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you just change the medicine before we came out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there anything wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should we report to the Empress Dowager?” Lin Ping’er asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu quickly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her inexplicable worries were not significant enough to disturb the Empress Dowager and the emperor, especially since the emperor had already assigned more people to protect Concubine Le.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to be cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It should be time to change the medicine again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll go back early to keep an eye on it to be safe,” Bai Ruozhu hurriedly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Bai Ruozhu got up and said to Hao Mu standing beside her, “Please mention to the Empress Dowager later on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Madam Jiang, please find a palace maid to carry a lantern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be careful on your way,” Hao Mu instructed with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu couldn’t afford to delay and quickly left her seat after an affirmative reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace maids and eunuchs were all watching the fireworks, so Bai Ruozhu picked up a lantern herself and quickened her pace with her light-footed skills, not wanting to be slowed down if she took someone with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she walked, a gust of cold wind hit her, the lantern swayed, and suddenly it went out…\u003C\u002Fp>",1502,"2026-05-30T14:09:31.343Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.023Z",1,"novelbin.me","65026ac58155016b73915f250a78ec8b463ae83152d12ab1231b0b1704bd46a1","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-1171","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-1169",2707,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabandoned-woman-busy-farming-cover.jpg"]