[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-abandoned-woman-busy-farming":3,"chapter-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-589":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},537904,790,"Chapter 589 - 589 591 Hasn't He Learned His Lesson Yet","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-589",589,"\u003Cp>Chapter 589: Chapter 591: Hasn’t He Learned His Lesson Yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 589: Chapter 591: Hasn’t He Learned His Lesson Yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu and the others fell silent, their faces turning cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yihong was especially stricken, his inner turmoil evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d waited in the bitter cold for hours outside the Government Office for his mother only to have her first words be a declaration of suit against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could accept that, bound by the fact that he was her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her declaration against his two sons…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that harming the children?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, how could you say such a thing?” Bai Yihong was choked up with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Lady Bai gave him a cold look, addressing the senior officials: “They lied to me about staying in the main house, it was only then that I found out they’ve angered some Turkic people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s been violence here in the courtyard, those people only targeted those who stayed in the main house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t you see they’re intentionally putting me in danger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior officials turned to Bai Yihong, unable to help but ask, “Are you the Bai family who had a vendetta with the Turkic people a few days ago?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yihong nodded, “Yes, it was indeed our home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incident a few days ago was major, the whole city was in turmoil hunting for the Turkic prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Kuai Minglang, the city’s governor, not know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t expect for accusations of disrespecting their elders to come from the Bai family before the Turkic offender was even caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zepei stepped forward to bow to Kuai Minglang, saying, “I am Bai Zepei, the second son of the Bai family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am currently studying at Beiyu Study Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May I humbly request a few words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On hearing this, Old Lady Bai perked up and yelled, “Don’t listen to him, your honor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head is full of deceit from all his studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must punish him and prevent him from taking the Imperial Examination!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Silence!” Kuai Minglang slammed the courtroom wooden block onto the table, saying sternly, “I will ask whoever I see fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There will be no commotion in the hall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Bai flinched and shut up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ping’er, Bai Ruozhu and Bai Zehao were all standing at the entrance of the hall, and their faces chilled at this display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady’s disregard for decorum and avarice weren’t new behaviors, while they didn’t like her, they never hated her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she wanted to ruin Bai Zepei’s chance at the Imperial Examination, they weren’t surprised if the second family began to resent her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on, Bai Zepei,” Kuai Minglang seemed to have a favorable impression of students from Beijing Study Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zepei bowed to him, saying respectfully, “In response to your question, it’s true that we are at fault for not satisfying the elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if it is said that we intended to harm the elder, we absolutely deny such a charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My grandmother arrived in Beiyu a few days ago, it was her own intention to stay in the main house, not our deliberate arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the issue with the Turkic people, the city master had instructed not to spread the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We kept quiet for fear of frightening the elderly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuai Minglang turned to Old Lady Bai and asked, “How did you learn about the conflict with the Turkic people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I overheard their conversation from outside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Governor, don’t believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s trying to cause my death!” Old Lady Bai yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandmother, who was the one insisting on coming to Beiyu City with my elder brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did my elder brother not try to dissuade you several times?” Bai Zepei turned to the old woman and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady retorted, “You’re all successful now and no longer want to support me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You all resisted and tried to push me away when I wanted to come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were worried about involving you in danger, which is why we tried to persuade you to stay at the safe old home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, you would have relatives and villagers to look out for you, and you’d have Sanlang in the first house to accompany you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we wanted to harm you, why would we advise against you coming?” Bai Zepei argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could have made it clear to me, why didn’t any of you say anything and kept it hidden from me?” The old lady scoffed arrogantly in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As I’ve just said, the city master has ordered that the matter not be publicized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if telling you brought trouble?” Bai Zepei replied helplessly, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Old Lady Bai in the hall below, Kuai Minglang already understood that they didn’t tell her because she was the type to eavesdrop and gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the situation has escalated to this extent, Kuai Minglang had already pieced together a clearer picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The responsibilities of a clean and impartial official were difficult enough without meddling in domestic affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to say, “It seems there has just been a misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Bai, you should let go of your grievances towards your children and grandchildren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return home with them quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their presence to oversee your well-being and their immediate willingness to pay your fine shows that they still respect you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any discerning individual could tell that the governor was trying to mediate and even if they were unwilling, they would need to give the governor some face, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Old Lady Bai once again demonstrated her lack of tact, protesting loudly, “Your Honor, you can’t be deceived by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where’s their respect for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I first arrived and was suffering from back pain, they weren’t even a little welcoming, they didn’t even offer to help me off the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, when I wanted to wash my feet, there was no one to fetch me water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even made me share a room with an imbecile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no choice but to move into the main room, and now they even want to compete with me for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yihong couldn’t stand it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, who are you referring to as an imbecile?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s your second granddaughter, she’ll get better with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for hot water to wash your feet in the middle of the night, where would we get it from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re calling us unfilial, why didn’t you also tell the governor about how I have to empty your chamber pot for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Bai continued to complain and soon began cursing at Bai Yihong in the middle of the courtroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuai Minglang who was presiding on the stand began to look increasingly displeased, about to lose his cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu was left with no choice but to step forward into the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed to Kuai Minglang, saying, “Your Honor, I have a basic understanding of medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May I be so bold as to say a few words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuai Minglang, who had grown increasingly impatient, said coldly, “Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My grandmother is of advanced age and was recently frightened, causing her mental state to become unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, what grandmother would wish to destroy her own grandson’s career prospects?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need for your honor to pay mind to her senseless words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will take her home to our village and take care of her there.” Bai Ruozhu said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Bai became agitated, “I’m not mentally unstable, stop slandering me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have the most malicious heart, wishing I was dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu looked helpless, “Your honor could have a doctor examine her pulse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady hadn’t had a proper rest the night before and had been scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was emotionally charged now and if a doctor took her pulse, there was no doubt that they would diagnose her with the precursor to insanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuai Minglang had already taken Bai Ruozhu’s words to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What normal grandmother would sabotage her own grandson’s career prospects?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t be bothered to find a doctor, he still had a lot of work to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he waste his time with an old madwoman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, take her home and watch her carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she is ill, she cannot cause further disturbance.” Kuai Minglang said, “Court is adjourned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your honor, your honor, I’m not sick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listen to me!” Old Lady Bai continued to yell nonsensically until finally she was ushered out of the hall by officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu ordered her parents to take the old lady home and instructed them to watch her closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then carried Dengdeng and exited the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a promise to keep to Jiang Yichun, she didn’t want him knocking on her door again if she didn’t show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she arrived by carriage at the Hot Spring Mansion, another carriage was already parked in front of the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly a carriage meant to carry a lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu’s face went cold, she recognized the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time she’d met Wu Wanqing, the same carriage had been parked in front of the Hot Spring Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a humph, she thought about how Jiang Yichun had agreed yesterday to keep Wu Wanqing out, and yet today he had let her in again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, she didn’t even want to get off the carriage, she even considered telling the coachman to turn around and go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she refused to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this decision, she got off the carriage, just as another person was descending from the carriage parked nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Bai, what a coincidence.” Wu Wanqing smiled and greeted Bai Ruozhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ruozhu responded with a half-lidded gaze, followed by an unexpected laugh…\u003C\u002Fp>",1607,"2026-05-30T14:09:09.448Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.023Z",1,"novelbin.me","0aa79c5ae5e88c6790e46d5da0663daca1cefa01182f291c48d79214d63e95ed","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-590","abandoned-woman-busy-farming-chapter-588",2707,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabandoned-woman-busy-farming-cover.jpg"]