Abandoned Woman Busy Farming-Chapter 1624: Jiang’s Mother Visits

Once the people had walked far away, Hao Mu couldn’t help but sigh, "Miss Han is truly impressive, gentle and virtuous, and she handles things with poise. If it weren’t for her calming Mrs. Han, who knows what might have happened."

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "Indeed, we’re fortunate she helped out; she’s quite a good young lady."

Despite only meeting her once, she had a good impression of Han Weiwei.

Many noblewomen nearby watched Han Weiwei’s departing figure with approval, though it was a pity that the girl had to observe mourning for the Empress, making it difficult to discuss marriage for the next few years.

It’s usually customary to observe mourning for parents or grandparents, rarely for siblings, but the Empress’s status was special, and she died unexpectedly, which set her apart from ordinary families.

After the Empress’s grand funeral concluded, those who had stayed in the palace were sent back, and Bai Ruozhu finally returned home.

"Mother, are you going to abandon Dengdeng?" Little Dengdeng asked, full of grievance, "You didn’t come home for several days without telling me, and Father isn’t home either. Are you going to have a sister, so you don’t like Dengdeng anymore?"

Facing her son’s questioning, Bai Ruozhu felt both heartache and amusement. She crouched down to hold her son, smiling, "Where’s this sister coming from? Father and Mother had things to do in the palace and couldn’t come home for a while. Now that everything’s settled, Mother’s come back to see you as soon as possible. Your father will be back later, he’s been saying how much he misses you."

Hearing this, Dengdeng’s expression finally relaxed, though his little mouth still pursed, displaying a small tantrum.

"Mother has drawn a picture book for Dengdeng, shall we look at it together?" Bai Ruozhu smiled as she took out the picture book she had drawn during her idle moments in the palace, and began to gently narrate it to her son.

Seeing the new picture book, Little Dengdeng became happy again. After looking through it with his mother, a smile appeared on his small face once more.

"Mother, do you love me?" Little Dengdeng asked, tilting his head.

Bai Ruozhu pursed her lips in a slight chuckle, "Of course, Mother loves Dengdeng."

"Then do you also love Father?" Little Dengdeng asked again.

Bai Ruozhu gave a light cough, noticing her own mother chuckling not far away.

Blushing slightly, she murmured, "Mother also loves your father."

Little Dengdeng, pleased, gave Bai Ruozhu a thumbs-up, "Mother, you’re amazing, I praise you!"

Bai Ruozhu was about to burst into laughter; where did this child learn such things?

While she was laughing, Jiang Yichun walked in with big strides from outside, first bowed to the two elders in the room, and then picked up his son in his arms.

Little Dengdeng giggled, his chubby fingers pointing at his father’s chin, "Father’s beard has grown, it’s so prickly."

Bai Ruozhu looked over; he had been so busy recently that stubble had grown out, with no time to groom it.

Lin Ping’er also noticed Jiang Yichun’s exhaustion and quickly said, "Yichun, you’re worn out too. Quickly go back to the Yard, freshen up and rest well. I’ll have someone send your dinner over, no need to run around; rest up first, can’t let your body get worn down."

"Alright, thank you, Mother, for taking care of Dengdeng these past days." Jiang Yichun said.

Lin Ping’er laughed, "Hard work? Dengdeng was very well-behaved, even helped me massage my legs."

Little Dengdeng, looking like he was presenting a treasure, said, "Father, you must be tired. I’ll give you a back massage later."

Jiang Yichun could not stop smiling, his son was growing up and remained so filial, why wouldn’t he be happy? ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

The family of three returned to the Yard, with Little Dengdeng actually giving his father a back massage. However, his small fists didn’t have much strength, and after a few taps, he heard Jiang Yichun snoring softly, covering his mouth as he chuckled quietly.

"Mother, Father’s tired; let’s not disturb him," Little Dengdeng said, pulling Bai Ruozhu out of the room. Bai Ruozhu felt some emotion; could it be that their frequent absence from home made the child so particularly well-behaved and mature?

She played with Dengdeng for a while, and soon it was time for dinner. She pondered whether to wake Jiang Yichun. If she did, she felt reluctant; if not, she worried it wouldn’t be good for his stomach to be empty.

Just as she was debating, a guard came in to report, "Lady Bai, Madam Xue requests to see your husband."

Madam Xue? Bai Ruozhu realized, wasn’t that Gai Yalai?

It was Gai Yalai’s first time coming to the Bai Family, which truly surprised Bai Ruozhu. Ultimately, since she was Yichun’s biological mother, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t make the decision herself, so she reluctantly woke him.

"Achun, your mother is here," she said softly.

Jiang Yichun, still somewhat groggy, took a moment to comprehend and asked, "What’s she doing here?"

He still harbored some aversion towards Gai Yalai.

"I don’t know, let’s go to the Main Courtyard and see," Bai Ruozhu said as she took Little Dengdeng’s hand, thinking to herself that Gai Yalai was also Dengdeng’s grandmother.

Jiang Yichun frowned, seeming to hesitate, but soon got up and adjusted his robes, heading towards the main courtyard with Bai Ruozhu.

Soon, the three saw Gai Yalai, who had red eyes and a face full of worry, but upon seeing Jiang Yichun, she seemed to breathe a big sigh of relief.

"The palace has sealed the news about what’s happened, and I didn’t know how you were, so I had to come and see." Gai Yalai explained, looking at Jiang Yichun.

Bai Ruozhu gave Gai Yalai a glance, feeling a bit unsettled. Clearly, it was both her and Achun who attended the palace banquet, yet her estranged mother-in-law apparently couldn’t even pretend to say, "I didn’t know how you both were." But it seemed like she didn’t regard her at all.

However, Bai Ruozhu wasn’t petty; everyone cares about their own children, and whether Gai Yalai cared about her well-being or not didn’t matter. After all, she wasn’t without family to care for her.

Lin Ping’er also noticed this, her face turned a bit unpleasant. It wasn’t until Bai Ruozhu subtly signaled her with a glance that she turned away, pretending to know nothing.

"I’m fine." Jiang Yichun seemed unsure how to communicate with his mother, only uttering these three words.

Gai Yalai’s face showed a fleeting hint of disappointment, but she quickly replaced it with a smile, "As long as you’re fine, I couldn’t help but worry, so I came abruptly. Since you’re alright, I’ll take my leave first."

With that, she got up to leave, but her eyes remained steadily fixed on Jiang Yichun. Jiang Yichun’s gaze flickered slightly, but he still stood up, saying, "Let me see you out."

According to customs, Bai Ruozhu should personally escort Gai Yalai to the door, but it was evident that she wasn’t even on her radar and might even intrude on their conversation if she went.

So she smiled and said, "Achun, you should go and properly talk with Madam Xue. I imagine she’s been on edge these past days because of you, after all?"

Jiang Yichun replied with a soft "mm," and accompanied Gai Yalai as they walked out.

Once they left, Lin Ping’er’s expression soured.

"Didn’t she used to not acknowledge Yichun? Why is she so concerned now? And she didn’t glance at you once when she came in, what’s that supposed to mean? Is she dissatisfied with you as a daughter-in-law?" Lin Ping’er said angrily.

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