Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 136 - 134: What Happened?

"Spare my life, General, spare my life! There truly are ghosts here, those things vanished into thin air..."

Ruan Mian patted White Tiger on the backside and left leisurely with treasures fully packed.

With this wealth, she could now have a substantial "capital".

But this wasn’t a tomb; according to what Bai Lun said, there might be an even bigger treasure beneath this place?

...

The next day.

Upon returning to her quarters from the Nitrates Garden, Ruan Mian heard that Xie Huai’an had returned, so she wanted to visit him and offer her regards.

However, she hadn’t walked far when Cui Zhu suddenly ran up, panting and calling her.

"Miss!"

"What’s the matter?" Seeing her hurried, Ruan Mian thought something serious had happened. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

It turned out that Cui Zhu shook her head and explained, "I just heard some news, so I hurried to tell you, Miss!"

"I heard from people at the Uncle’s Mansion that someone saw a female corpse on the road to excavate the igneous rock, already decayed beyond recognition! The face was unidentifiable."

"Someone recognized the clothing on the female corpse as belonging to Aunt Ruan."

Hearing this, Ruan Mian slightly frowned, "You mean, the dead person is Ruan Jiao?"

Cui Zhu nodded vigorously, "That’s right! Ever since Miss, you took advantage of the situation to make Mrs. Qi confess about Aunt Ruan’s affair with Qi Nanfeng, she was dealt with by Lady Wang after returning to the Uncle’s Mansion."

"I heard she couldn’t bear the humiliation and ran away secretly, never returning."

Thinking carefully, Ruan Mian indeed hadn’t seen Ruan Jiao since that day.

She thought Ruan Jiao was behaving for a while, but it turned out she had run away.

"Miss, in this wild mountain area, how could a woman like her escape? The person who found the corpse said the woman’s body was covered with bite marks from wild animals; if discovered any later, there might’ve only been bones left."

Even though Cui Zhu said so, Ruan Mian still sensed something amiss here.

"The weather is still cold. Even if she was killed, her face wouldn’t have decayed to the point of being unrecognizable."

Maybe there is another reason?

However, she didn’t care much about Ruan Jiao, her well-being having nothing to do with her now.

So Ruan Mian decided not to think further, waving it off before heading to find Xie Huai’an.

Little did she know, Ruan Jiao, as she guessed, wasn’t dead.

Instead, she had entered Lanqiang’s military camp and encountered Mr. Li.

...

Meanwhile, Ruan Mian had just arrived at Xie Huai’an’s quarters when she heard him coughing violently inside.

As she was about to enter, she heard several children’s voices.

"Mr. Xie, are you alright?"

"Mr. Xie, you should rest!"

Curious, Ruan Mian walked in to find Xie Huai’an’s first action upon returning was to read with the children.

Seeing her arrive, the leading Rui hurried to her to "report."

"Aunt, please persuade sir, he is in such a state yet insists on reading with us, health should come first!"

Ruan Mian chuckled helplessly and met Xie Huai’an’s gaze, likewise advising.

"Mr. Xie, did you hear your students? Health comes first."

This time, he wasn’t pretending; he was genuinely injured.

Ruan Mian dismissed the children first, then sent Cui Zhu to fetch her medical kit and personally diagnosed him.

Unexpectedly, he had a high fever, and while preparing his medicine, she mentioned Han Ling.

However, she didn’t bring up the treasure, fearing complications.

"Sir, there’s something I haven’t had the chance to tell you. The day I escorted General Huo out of the cave, I saw two people in the forest on the way."

Hearing this, Xie Huai’an turned his head to her, puzzled.

"I heard one of them was a Lanqiang Army officer, and the other, named Han Ling. He was the reinforcements General Huo initially intended to call."

Seeing Xie Huai’an’s eyes darken, she pretended to breathe a sigh of relief.

"This implies Han Ling colluding with the enemy forces of Lanqiang. General Huo must know this to prepare accordingly."

Just then, Xie Huai’an suddenly looked up at her, "Are you okay? They didn’t find you, did they?"

Ruan Mian was momentarily stunned, not expecting his primary concern to be her.

"I’m fine, they didn’t find me. Fortunately, that place is quite far from us."

"But... we have no way out now. If they do come here, we must fight them to the end, it’s either them or us."

"Look, I carry my weapons at all times."

She revealed her dagger and the pouch she carried containing some concealed weapons.

Seeing this, Xie Huai’an chuckled, "I find you not only courageous but optimistic too."

Upon saying this, he coughed again, and Ruan Mian quickly assisted him, patting his back.

However, as she patted, his body instinctively trembled a bit.

Noticing this, Ruan Mian realized there was a wound on his back, and it was already bleeding slightly.

So she reached out to examine it.

Xie Huai’an quickly clutched his clothes, "Mianmian, it’s inappropriate for you to undress me like this, not to mention these are just minor injuries."

"You’re the patient, I’m the doctor; there’s nothing inappropriate about treating your injury. Besides, it’s not the first time I’ve seen your body. Why are you being modest now?"

Back in the day, Mr. Xie had walked up to her in the hot springs, bare-chested, without the slightest change.

Why be modest now?

With that, she started unbuttoning his clothes.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Qingsong suddenly entered the room, followed by Mrs. Zhang, Shaoxi, and Nanny Fang.

At first glance, they saw Ruan Mian seemingly harassing Mr. Xie, and Ruan Mian’s words reached their ears.

Everyone was instantly astonished.

"Mian... Mianmian, you two..."

It was Xie Huai’an who first regained his composure, immediately dressing properly and bowing to Mrs. Zhang respectfully.

"Greetings, madam, Brother Ruan. Don’t misunderstand, Miss Ruan was eager to treat my wound."

Mrs. Zhang regained her composure, promptly changing the topic, "It’s fine, it’s fine. Mianmian, after finishing here, quickly go check on Jing."

Hearing this, Ruan Mian couldn’t bother to explain, "What’s wrong with Jing?"

Ruan Jing was her nephew, whom she personally delivered, aside from minor baby issues, he was quite healthy at birth.

Mrs. Zhang looked worried, "Today, I noticed Jing’s jaundice is getting worse; though this isn’t uncommon for newborns, it’s been days without fading, it’s getting more severe!"

"You’ve been busy with roadwork these days, so I didn’t want to disturb you, hoped to wait it out. But today... it’s unbearable. Mianmian, go take a look."

It seems this problem with Jing is more severe jaundice.

In the first few days after birth, he had enough sunbathing and breastfeeding, lacking in nothing nutrition-wise.