[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-abandoned-woman-busy-farming":3,"chapter-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-252":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},537617,790,"Chapter 252 - 252 252 Ripples in the Heart","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-252",252,"\u003Cp>Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Ripples in the Heart Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Ripples in the Heart Bai Ruozhu felt more and more upset as she spoke, her voice starting to choke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t clearly explain why she was upset; she didn’t realize how obtuse she was when it came to feelings, just feeling a sense of unease in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Dengdeng didn’t seem to understand, he was too hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nursing furiously, almost choking himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu helped him by gently patting his back, but her thoughts had drifted far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Bai Ruozhu carefully hid the set of clothes that Jiang Yichun had given her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dressed in ordinary clothes and picked up Dengdeng to leave the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Dengdeng sleeping peacefully, Lin Ping-er sighed, “This child really can’t be without his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>See, the moment you came back, Dengdeng’s sleep has become settled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu giggled, looking at the adorable Dengdeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, her son was closest to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Xiaosi seemed a little down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she realized that Xiaosi didn’t even know who his mother is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he looked upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart felt heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had the chance, she should at least dig into Xiaosi’s background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could then let him make an informed decision about his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family continued their usual work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In between, Bai Ruozhu took Little Dengdeng for feeding, suddenly recalling that Jiang Yichun might come looking for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she decided to wear her nursing shawl more securely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, Jiang Yichun was not so presumptuous as to disrupt her during such times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While operating their business, there were customers talking about the city gate closure from the previous evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard some news; apparently, some big shot was ambushed,” a matron said mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What big shot, how can you know?” a man to the side replied skeptically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matron pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and said, “My next-door neighbor’s relative is the wife of the sheriff at the County Government Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think that news would be wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu felt dizzy just listening to the chain of relationships the matron explained – needless to mention the confusion in the minds of the other listeners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what happened to this big shot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And was the villain caught?” the previous man asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matron smirked and said, “I heard he escaped danger, but was seriously injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, no one knew where he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the villain, they are not easy to catch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who could that be?” someone else asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matron put on a serious face and said, “Why should we, the common people, concern ourselves with these matters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you knew the identity of the criminal and those from the Government Office couldn’t catch them, wouldn’t you just be silencing yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone agreed and stopped asking further, praising the matron for her worldliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matron greeted the compliments with a smug smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu pondered quietly from the side, who wanted to assassinate Jiang Yichun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just once, but multiple attempts have been made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a grand scheme indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, if Jiang Yichun was attacked because spies infiltrated his ranks, then the assassination plan must have been in the works for quite a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During a quiet afternoon, Bai Ruozhu brought Little Dengdeng back to the West Courtyard to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she returned, she could hear gentle knocking sounds from the window at the back, coming in sets of threes with brief pauses between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu put Dengdeng on the bed, walked softly to the window, and peeped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, it was Jiang Yichun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he was not wearing a mask, and his face still looked frighteningly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the window and asked, “Are you feeling better now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yichun looked at her, relieved to see that she didn’t look angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Bai Ruozhu threw harsh words at him last night and left, he felt like waves were crashing in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he felt anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care about her being a widow, yet she seemed completely ungrateful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he felt remorse – he regretted not investigating and assuming that her husband had passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he felt a sense of loss, though he didn’t know where this sense of loss was coming from, whether it was because Bai Ruozhu had rejected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how angry he was, the moment he saw Bai Ruozhu, his anger melted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even worried she might be angry with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he realized this, he sighed ruefully in private, wondering when he had become so crestfallen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Much better, your medicine is really effective,” Jiang Yichun said while looking into Bai Ruozhu’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu averted her gaze; she was afraid of looking into his eyes, as if she would see something, or rather, she instinctively wanted to avoid something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The antidote you need is missing some ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect to have difficulty sourcing them in the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you manage to find them from other places?” Bai Ruozhu said, taking out a note from her sleeve and handed it to Jiang Yichun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Yichun reached to take the note, his fingertips grazed against her fingertips for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contact was so light and brief it could be mistaken for having not happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, his body convulsed slightly and he almost reached out to hold her hand and ask her, ‘Don’t you like me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why did you risk your life to save me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he put those thoughts aside and withdrew his hand out of respect for her identity and demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu also felt a ripple in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really wanted to take responsibility, would she accept?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought popped up in her mind, but she quickly rejected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t like the sound of someone taking responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would rather prefer mutual affection and a natural progression of feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the note and glanced at it, furrowing his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his reaction, Bai Ruozhu pointed to two of the herbs and said, “These two herbs are not hard to find, but when I went looking today, two pharmacies had been bought out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was afraid of being noticed, so I didn’t continue searching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yichun’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those people were bold enough to enter the city and go against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bought the very herbs he needed for detoxification, clearly wanting to impede him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t go to the pharmacy anymore; I will find the rest as soon as possible,” Jiang Yichun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu looked at his pale face and sighed helplessly, “Wait a moment.” She then left the room and walked toward the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Guizhi was busy working in the kitchen when she saw Bai Ruozhu; she asked, “You’re still awake, Ruozhu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m here to fetch some medicinal soup that’s been prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking it, I’ll go to sleep,” replied Bai Ruozhu, afraid that Fang Guizhi might come to find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She left immediately with the medicinal soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was, after all, a soft-hearted person, Bai Ruozhu thought to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she entered the room and closed the door, she saw that Jiang Yichun had jumped into the room from the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sitting beside the bed, amusing Dengdeng, who was reaching out to touch his face, most likely looking for the mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yichun looked up and saw Bai Ruozhu coming over with the medicinal soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a warmth in his heart and stood up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This soup will help in the restoration of Qi Blood, you should drink it first,” Bai Ruozhu said and handed over the soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she stumbled over a stool, and everything – herself and the soup – went crashing towards the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…” Bai Ruozhu let out a soft gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, her mind wasn’t thinking about the impending hurt but rather, the unfortunate waste of the soup….\u003C\u002Fp>",1334,"2026-05-30T14:08:51.305Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.023Z",1,"novelbin.me","e992d3fe42936360b29a2b43c566545208a4e99c7c98796018a67c539fe7a978","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-253","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-251",2707,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabandoned-woman-busy-farming-cover.jpg"]