Brother Mu Bai, I'm sorry, please wait a little longer, after today...
Su Ruanruan reached out from the gap in the fence and gently tugged at Mu Bai's sleeve. "Brother Mu Bai, please don't be angry. I'm so scared when you're like this..."
Meeting her innocent eyes, Mu Bai's heart broke. He sighed silently, his tone softening considerably, "Ruan Ruan, I'm not blaming you, it's just..."
He glanced at Baiyun, who was standing next to Ruanruan, staring intently at him, and swallowed back the words of excessive concern he was about to say.
So he changed his story again, saying, "When I arrived, it was quite noisy at the entrance of the yamen..."
"However, I don't know how Lord Bai will resolve this matter, nor do I know when you will be able to come out."
Bai Yun glanced at Su Ruanruan, then turned to Mu Bai and smiled, "Brother Mu Bai, don't worry. Although I don't know what happened, I know my father will never be ambiguous about Su Ruanruan's matter. With him around, are you afraid that Su Ruanruan will be wronged?"
Su Ruanruan, "..."
That's a rather ambiguous statement.
Thank you! Just shut your mouth!
Su Ruanruan looked over and saw that Mu Bai's face had indeed turned even paler. She took his hand.
"Brother Mu Bai, you don't need to worry about me. I'm fine. Besides, that old woman provoked me. Many people saw it."
"Besides, she used to be just a woman in our village. If her youngest son hadn't risen to prominence and become the son-in-law of a county magistrate in another county, how could she and her entire family have risen to such heights! She really thinks she's something special, a relative of an official..."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to leave in a couple of days. You don't need to worry about me. Go back to the academy, studying is the most important thing!"
Bai Yun also came over, "Brother Mu Bai, look at me, do you think I've lost weight again?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Bai moved a little further away from her, but her gaze remained fixed on Su Ruanruan. She snorted again, "You only have eyes for her, but she was kissing Huo Yan over there at that time."
"She's so fickle, I don't even know what you like about her."
Su Ruanruan felt ashamed, but thank you again!
Su Ruanruan felt the hand she was holding tighten slightly.
"Brother Mu Bai, don't listen to her nonsense. She's just trying to sow discord here."
Mu Bai forced a smile, "Ruan Ruan, of course I trust you."
Baiyun couldn't stand their lingering gazes, so she waved her hand and walked away, saying, "Take it or leave it."
"Brother Mu Bai, please go back quickly. The prison is damp, and you're not well, so don't come back. I'll be able to go back in a couple of days, so don't worry about me."
Seeing Mu Bai's gaze fall on her shoulder again, Su Ruanruan spoke first, "Don't worry, I have medicine on me."
Just then, the yamen runners came to urge him on, and Mu Bai gave them several more instructions before reluctantly leaving the prison.
Stepping out of the cell and seeing the azure sky, Mu Bai was somewhat lost in thought.
A sense of powerlessness arose within him. Ruan Ruan was right there, but he could do nothing about it, and he had no way to bring her out.
And, as for Baiyun...
...
In Maoshan Village, Qin Bei was busy harvesting wheat, his back soaked with sweat.
The passing villagers shook their heads; the child was really too foolish.
The surrounding wheat fields were already bare, except for the old Su family's wheat, which was almost rotting in the fields.
They were still hoping that Su Ruanruan would come back to work.
Instead of her, Qin Bei volunteered to help. The boy was good at carpentry, but his head was a complete blockhead.
Qin Bei wiped his face with the towel draped over his shoulder and went back to work. It was only a few days anyway; he'd grit his teeth and get through it.
Ruan Ruan finally met such a good young man as Mu Xiucai, so she couldn't let the Su family cause trouble and affect their relationship.
Meanwhile, chaos was raging in the Su family.
"I'm pregnant, what's wrong with wanting to eat a chicken?" Madam Wen glared at Madam Zheng, stroking her still-flat belly.
"Eat, eat, eat! What's there to eat? When I was pregnant with Xiaoqiang and Fangfang, I didn't even get to eat chicken soup, and I was still fine, wasn't I?" Zheng said, hands on her hips. "Hmph, I'm keeping this hen to lay eggs and sell for money. Nobody is allowed to touch it."
Madam Zheng glared at Su Zheng, who was standing next to Madam Wen. This was clearly her man, yet he had brought up a concubine. She had completely lost face.
In the surrounding villages, no one had ever seen a farmer take a concubine. The villagers ridiculed her behind her back, and she couldn't help but hear it.
How long has it been since he last came to his own room? Even if he disliked her before, at least they slept in the same bed.
But now, he stays by the vixen's side every day.
She can't go back to her parents' home; now she's caught in the middle, caught between two groups.
Madam Wen shook Su Zheng's sleeve, "Husband..."
"It's just a chicken, what are you making a fuss about? We have several at home, losing one isn't a big deal. Don't act like a shrew." Su Zheng glared at Zheng Shi, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to grab the chicken.
Zheng was enraged by the word "shrew." Did she want to become a shrew? If she were gentle, wouldn't she end up like Su Ruanruan's mother, bullied by the villagers?
She was already quite heavy, and she easily pushed Su Zheng to the ground. "You heartless bastard, I bore your children, and now you're starting to despise me?"
"Why didn't you give me chicken when I was pregnant? Now you're scolding me for a concubine who's not even worthy of being mentioned?"
Su Zheng's buttocks stung from the fall, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes. "You know we were poor back then, but now..."
"Su Zheng!" Granny Wang, who had been listening inside for a while, pushed open the door and interrupted Su Zheng.
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