Abandoned Woman Busy Farming-Chapter 1552: Getting Serious_1

"Big Brother knows to avoid suspicion, and Second Brother doesn’t want to look anymore, yet it’s only me who couldn’t take my eyes off them—what does this mean!"

Bai Ruozhu’s eyes were blazing with anger as she glared at Jiang Yichun. Last time, he had looked at the Saintess Honglian just like that, and later she learned he had been cursed; she didn’t want to blame him, but now there was no curse to speak of. She wondered how he would explain himself this time.

Fang Guizhi also noticed Jiang Yichun’s abnormal behavior and was infuriated, she spoke up, "Brother-in-law, Big Brother has gone inside to drink; don’t you want to accompany him?"

Jiang Yichun came back to his senses and saw Bai Ruozhu glaring at him with a furious face. He cursed his luck inwardly and hastily grabbed his wife’s hand.

"Ruozhu, it’s not what you’re thinking. Look at their waists, is that a birthmark or something tattooed on later?" Jiang Yichun whispered.

Bai Ruozhu shook off his hand displeased. Although she knew deep down he wouldn’t be so mesmerized by the dancing girls, a sour feeling bubbled inside her, making her particularly uncomfortable.

"Hurry and take a look; I’ve just remembered something from the past," Jiang Yichun said as he saw his wife still sulking and reached for her hand again.

Bai Ruozhu knew he had something serious to discuss, so she put away her anger and looked closely. Her eyesight was the best, so it indeed made more sense for her to examine them.

Bai Zepei, hearing this conversation, also turned to look.

"It should be a birthmark. They both have the exact same birthmarks in precisely the same locations. I even suspect it’s done with some drug; we would need to have a closer look and touch them to be sure," Bai Ruozhu said.

Jiang Yichun’s brows furrowed. He pulled Bai Ruozhu and said, "Let’s go inside and talk about this."

Everyone followed him back inside the private room, and he lowered his voice to say, "When I saw the birthmarks on those two women’s waists just now, it suddenly reminded me of my childhood when my mother cried to my father, saying that a pair of twin girls from my maternal aunt’s family were abducted during the Lantern Festival. My aunt’s family doesn’t live in the Capital, and I’ve hardly ever met those two cousins. But at that time, my mother begged my father to help search, mentioning that the two children had identical butterfly birthmarks on their waists, and they would surely be found."

"I remember I was about ten that year, and they must have been around five or six years old," Jiang Yichun continued. "All these years have passed, I don’t know if my aunt ever found her daughters, nor do I know if those two dancing girls are those children."

A twitch appeared at the corner of Bai Ruozhu’s mouth. How could this be such a coincidence? They were both twins with identical butterfly birthmarks on their waists; the probability of such a coincidence was already small. If the birthmarks weren’t fake, it was very likely those two women were Jiang Yichun’s lost cousins.

She and Fang Guizhi exchanged glances—it was done, the plot had thickened. If they were indeed relatives, wouldn’t this whole affair be terribly embarrassing for everyone involved?

Moreover, just now, she and Fang Guizhi had disdainfully commented on how shameless the two dancing girls were, which was truly awkward.

But who was Bai Ruozhu after all? She quickly composed herself. After all, she had no way of knowing, and even if they were indeed Jiang Yichun’s cousins, it wasn’t her fault. Who asked them to learn crooked ways and come to her doorstep crying and wailing?

Jiang Yichun’s face was full of embarrassment at the moment. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Let’s halt their performance for now; it’s somewhat unbecoming."

"Oh, alright," Bai Ruozhu smirked at Fang Guizhi. This matter was truly strange. Could it be that Duke Zheng Yi already knew the identities of the two dancing girls and sent them over on purpose?

"I have no idea where that aunt is now; all I can do is send a message to the Xue Residence," Jiang Yichun said, hesitantly glancing at Bai Ruozhu. He didn’t want to face his own mother, but since the issue involved his relative’s missing daughters, he couldn’t act as if he didn’t know, therefore he was somewhat hoping Bai Ruozhu would help and meet Gai Yalai.

Bai Ruozhu had no fondness for Gai Yalai; she had met her once at the Empress Dowager’s Birthday Banquet, and Gai Yalai felt even less fondness for her. Now that she had made her nephew’s daughters perform a lewd dance in public at her welcome, it made meeting Gai Yalai even more difficult.

"Why not leave it to Nanny Zhang to explain, and have her meet with Lady Xue? It might be more convenient that way," Bai Ruozhu suggested after some thought.

"That’s fine," Jiang Yichun nodded, "Let those two temporarily stay in the backyard’s guest quarters. I’ll arrange for someone to watch over them."

"Good, I’ll go and confirm the birthmarks later," Bai Ruozhu said.

After the performance ended, Jiang Yichun and the others were waiting in the private room, while Bai Ruozhu and Fang Guizhi went to the backyard to see the two performers who had just finished their act.

"What are your names?" Bai Ruozhu had not even asked for their names before, completely overlooking them, but now she could no longer do so.

"Madam, this servant’s name is Hua Hao."

"This servant’s name is Yueyuan."

The two replied one after another, and Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched slightly, Hua Hao and Yueyuan, their names indeed evoked an image of grace and elegance.

"You’ve worked hard today. Stay here for now, and I’ll have someone send you clothes later. You can’t wear these anymore," Bai Ruozhu said with a much gentler tone, as they might possibly be relatives.

The two noticed the change in Bai Ruozhu’s demeanor and felt secretly delighted, thinking that Lord Jiang had taken a liking to them. As the main wife, Bai Ruozhu would have to show some magnanimity and treat them well.

"Yes, Madam," the two curtsied in unison.

Bai Ruozhu’s gaze fell on their waists, and she pointed, saying, "That butterfly is quite pretty, did you dye it yourselves?"

"Madam, we’ve had them since we were young, they must be birthmarks," Hua Hao replied.

Bai Ruozhu reached out to touch them and smiled, saying, "Identical birthmarks, you sisters are truly interesting."

Seeing Madam smile at them, Hua Hao and Yueyuan’s hearts swelled with joy even more.

Fang Guizhi also joined in to look, and noticing the two girls’ change in expressions, her dislike for them grew stronger.

After giving a few instructions, Bai Ruozhu left with Fang Guizhi. She sighed softly in her heart—it really was a birthmark, not artificially made. She did trust her own eyes on this.

Back in the private room, Bai Ruozhu reported the confirmed results to everyone, and added, "Just now I saw that the Palace Protective Sand on their arms is still there. Although they’ve had a rough fate, they are still pure. That is indeed a stroke of luck amidst their misfortune."

Everyone felt somewhat relieved, but since the topic was somewhat delicate, they did not dwell on it and stopped discussing it after hearing.

That evening, everyone returned to the Bai Family. Bai Ruozhu called over Nanny Zhang to explain the situation, instructing her to go to the Xue Residence early the next morning, but since the affair was rather awkward, it should not be easily disclosed.

In the Zheng Family’s residence, Zheng Yi and the Grand Princess were beaming with joy, especially after hearing that Jiang Yichun had been fixated on the two Dancing Girls, and that Bai Ruozhu personally went to find them to pacify and apologize. This made the two feel exceptionally vindicated.

Zheng Yi was even more elated, as tonight he would finally savor Luluo, whom he had long coveted. But soon, a maid came running in a panic, saying, "Sister Luluo has escaped!"

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