CHAPTER 1755: CHAPTER 1755: A TRAP SET LONG AGO

"Could it be that in your previous life, you watched your first love fall into someone else’s arms, and in this life, you want to retreat again, watching her marry someone else? Tang Feng, if you really like her and can’t let her go, don’t be such a coward. If you don’t make a move, someone else will. Don’t wait until someone marries her to realize your regret."

Bai Ruozhu saw that Tang Feng was silent, sighed, and continued, "There are some things I’ve never told anyone. We’re from the same hometown, so I wanted to tell you. Actually, I’ve been conflicted before, couldn’t figure it out. You probably know about what happened between me and Achun, right? But actually, the one who had a child with him wasn’t me, it was the original Bai Ruozhu. After my transmigration, I lost some of my memories, and he also forgot the past because he was poisoned. But because of fate, we got together again. However, when the mystery was uncovered, I also wondered if he loved me because of the person I used to be."

"You know I’m a proud person. I have doubts in my heart too. But with those doubts, should I give him up, give up a happy life, and let myself live in pain and conflict forever?"

Tang Feng stared blankly at Bai Ruozhu, understanding her contradictions and struggles, just like his current situation.

"Have you thought about it? Do you really love your girlfriend from the past life, or the current Princess Fu’an?" Bai Ruozhu’s words struck Tang Feng like a heavy hammer on his heart.

Tang Feng shook his head. "Actually, their eyes are different. Fu’an’s gaze is clear and determined, maybe that’s why I am attracted to her. But looking at the same face, I often feel dazed. Once, even when I was injured and a bit confused on the road, I almost strangled her."

"Perhaps you should try to let go of your hatred? Maybe there were some misunderstandings in the past life, or she had some unavoidable reasons. You could try to forget those things, after all, it’s been so long." Bai Ruozhu continued.

Tang Feng was silent for a while, then let out a heavy sigh, "Alright, I’ll try."

From his words, he probably doesn’t want to run away. He just needs a reason to convince himself to stay, so he secretly came to her, waiting for her to persuade him.

So tsundere!

After Bai Ruozhu was thrown out of the space by Tang Feng, she had to inform Jianqi and the others not to stop Tang Feng from leaving, lest they mistake him for an assassin again.

After accompanying her son for a nap, Bai Ruozhu took the opportunity to study the sachet Chu Hai had given her.

Inside was a formula, the same blood replenishing formula that was mentioned to be used by the emperor, and from the handwriting, she immediately recognized it as written by Jiu Sheng.

There was also a small porcelain bottle, which emitted a strong medicinal smell inside, containing the blood replenishing medicine, as well as the poison intended for the emperor.

Worrying about the medicine affecting the fetus, she promptly put on a mask, which made it more complicated to identify the medicinal materials. Bai Ruozhu tinkered for two days before finally figuring out the ingredients.

She also carefully pondered over the assassination incident. According to Chu Hai, they probably didn’t startle the snake. She thought perhaps the other party saw an opportunity to eliminate Tang Yin but feared that if Tang Yin was poisoned, she would notice, or worry she had a way to save Tang Yin, so they decided to kill her first.

Perhaps from the first day they used ******** on Tang Yin, Rendong had already been swapped.

Bai Ruozhu sighed, unsure of the real Rendong’s fate, fearing the worst.

Thinking of this, she got up and went to the rear side room to visit the injured Huang Qin, who her second brother had carefully checked these past two days and found to be fine.

"Miss, I’m much better now. Don’t come in and get affected by the medicine smell," Huang Qin said hurriedly upon seeing Bai Ruozhu, appearing rather spirited.

This is the kind of concern a servant should have for their master. Bai Ruozhu, recalling Rendong’s yelling that day, realized her negligence.

She pulled back her thoughts and approached Huang Qin, saying, "Take good care of your injuries, and when you recover, come back to my room to serve."

Huang Qin was delighted, understanding that Bai Ruozhu still intended to use her as the head maid in the future.

"Thank you, Miss."

Bai Ruozhu gave Huang Qin a few more instructions before leaving her room.

She also thought about Jiang Yichun, who hadn’t come back yet, feeling somewhat agitated and began to wander around the garden.

As she walked, she suddenly sensed something was off. She couldn’t help but sniff the air, then hurriedly covered her nose.

She remembered that night, she felt more than just danger, there was another reason for her distress!

She quickly moved in the direction of the strong scent, which led to a patch of grass that seemed inconspicuous.

She stepped forward, shuffled through the grass with her foot, and indeed discovered an unnoticeable tree root.

It was a tree that originally grew in the ground, cut down by someone, which previously didn’t catch anyone’s attention.

But Bai Ruozhu understood immediately.

It was an ordinary crabapple tree, but the severed trunk was smeared with Ding Yuhua’s juice, turning it into a chronic poison. Prolonged exposure causes palpitations and shortness of breath, eventually leading to heart disease, or even sudden death.

Bai Ruozhu retreated a few steps, covering her nose and mouth, and shouted, "Jianqi, get someone to dig up this tree root, and remember to cover your noses."

Because they were in the family garden, Jianqi wasn’t closely following her, but quickly rushed over upon hearing her shout.

"Master, this is?"

Bai Ruozhu’s expression grew colder. If not for her sensitive constitution, detecting the problem, the entire residence, her whole family, would have been poisoned!

"I remember there were no trees here before, right?" Bai Ruozhu recalled carefully and asked Jianqi to confirm.

Jianqi thought for a moment, "No, I remember this place was always empty."

Bai Ruozhu snorted coldly, "So from the beginning, when they sold the mansion to my brother, they had already planned against us."

Saying this, she strode towards the front hall and instructed the steward, "Tell everyone in the house to gather in the front yard in two hours, no one is to be absent!"

"Yes." The steward murmured to himself, wondering what was going on, but didn’t dare to ask seeing her displeased expression.

Bai Ruozhu then wrote a prescription, entrusting Jianqi to dispatch someone to buy medicine, as the required amount was large, many medicinal materials had to be purchased from the pharmacy outside.

After finishing these tasks, she returned to the yard to fetch Dengdeng and Nanny Zhang, heading together to the front yard.

The Bai Family broke into a cold sweat upon hearing Bai Ruozhu explain everything. If not for her discovery, it wouldn’t have been long before the whole family would fall ill one after another.

"This chronic poison can be resolved, but if it progresses to the later stages, the detoxification process would be extremely troublesome and particularly detrimental to the body, even if detoxified, it would harm the vitality." She said, glancing at Little Dengdeng, "Especially children, the poison would affect brain development, even impacting the child’s intelligence."

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