The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 338 - 334 Inhuman Punishment

After marrying into Ruo Shan, Ruo Xuan found herself with many new friends.

Every day, someone would invite her out.

One day she was at the Prince An Residence, the next at the Minister of Revenue’s.

It had been a month since Xuanyuan Que was last disturbed by that flower, and his days passed in serene quietude.

There was even a time when the Empress Dowager took Xuanyuan Que out of the palace, and they didn’t come across Ruo Xuan.

Because Ruo Xuan, fully aware that Divine Lord Xuanyuan would be visiting, ran off to dig lotus roots at the Prince An’s estate instead.

She had never dug for lotus roots before and wanted to see what it was like.

Nevertheless, Ruo Xuan’s frequent outings proved beneficial, as she made several good friends.

Such as the two brothers from the Prince An Residence, Xuanyuan Jun and Xuanyuan Jie, Gao Yan from the Ministry of Revenue, He Xi from the Ministry of Works, and Zhu Yan from the Yongping Earl Residence.

Ruo Xuan especially enjoyed playing with them!

One day, Ruo Xuan sensed her aunt was about to give birth, so she rejected all offers to go out.

Indeed, just after finishing breakfast, He Xinghua stood up and went into labor.

Her stomach suddenly hurt a lot, and it felt somewhat taut all over.

Ruo Hai immediately picked her up horizontally and flew back to their courtyard.

Yesterday, Granny Lei learned from Xuanbao that He Xinghua might give birth today, so she had someone invite the midwife over to their home early in the morning.

The midwife, with decades of experience delivering babies, found herself freshly summoned to the residence, only to have the pregnant lady go into labor the moment she’d settled in!

Not even a prophet could have predicted with such accuracy!

The midwife went inside to deliver the baby.

The whole family waited outside for the arrival of their little sister.

Ruo Hai paced back and forth outside the room.

His constant movement made Ruo Xuan’s eyes blur, and with nothing better to do, she finally thought of Xuanyuan Que.

She sent a message to Divine Lord Xuanyuan, "Brother Xuanyuan, my cousin is being born. Do you want to come and see my cousin?"

Xuanyuan Que, who was meditating and cultivating at the time, responded indifferently, "I’m busy."

"Why are you busy?"

"Cultivating."

Ruo Xuan: "..."

She suddenly realized that Divine Lord Xuanyuan, so much more powerful than her, exerted himself daily in his cultivation, while she had recently been preoccupied with playing and showing off in front of others, neglecting her own cultivation!

Although she cultivated automatically while sleeping, and could absorb Spiritual Power while basking in the sun, none of this was as effective as dedicated practice.

Even the Little White Dog, with nothing else to do, cultivated all day long.

After some deep reflection, Ruo Xuan decided she needed to work harder at her cultivation and not just focus on playing every day.

"Brother Xuanyuan, will I cultivate with you every day from now on?"

Practicing beside Divine Lord Xuanyuan was far more efficient.

"You won’t be able to."

Ruo Xuan, feeling challenged, replied, "Why wouldn’t I be able to? I promise I will, and if I can’t, you can fine me Silver."

She was a flower that kept her word!

"Fine. If you fail once, you’ll owe a hundred taels, two hundred for the second time, three hundred for the third, and so on!"

Ruo Xuan: "..."

Was that really necessary?

Just then, the sound of a baby’s cry came from within, heralding the birth of the Ruo Family’s second daughter!

Ruo Xuan immediately said, "My sister is born! I’m going to check on her. Brother Xuanyuan, starting tomorrow, I’ll cultivate with you."

With those words, she ran off!

Xuanyuan Que didn’t say anything more. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Before long, the midwife came out holding a newborn as lovely as a carved jade sculpture: "Congratulations to the Great General on the birth of your precious daughter."

Ruo Hai carefully took his daughter into his arms; although she had just been born, she had been well-nourished in the womb, emerging with delicate, fair skin unlike other babies who were wrinkly or red all over.

He looked at his brothers with a proud expression, "It’s a daughter! I have a daughter, something you guys can’t produce! Haha... My daughter really resembles Xuanbao."

The brothers who couldn’t produce: "..."

Ruo Jiang said enviously, "Let me hold her!"

Ruo Hai turned his back, "Scram! I haven’t held her enough yet!"

Back when Xuanbao was born, the fourth brother held her for an hour without wanting to let go. It was only after an hour that he let Ruo Jiang hold her, and less than fifteen minutes had passed before the other brothers started fighting to take her away.

This time, he was determined to hold her as much as he wanted.

Ruo Zhou looked at his second sister and thought that Xuanbao was still prettier, but he liked both of his sisters a lot, "Dad, let me hold her."

Back when Xuanbao was born, it wasn’t until the next day that he got his turn!

Ruo Hai was about to refuse but, meeting his son’s expectant look and remembering he had never really fulfilled his fatherly duties, his heart softened and he handed his still not-yet-warm daughter to his son.

Just as the midwife finished tidying up inside, he went into the inner room to see his daughter-in-law.

After Ruo Zhou got her, he hadn’t held her for long before Ruo Jiang took her away, asserting his status as an elder.

Everyone had experience from holding Xuanbao, so their moves were very standardized.

The family took turns holding her and then she was back in Ruo Hai’s arms after he came back from seeing his daughter-in-law.

Granny Lei picked up Xuanbao, "Xuanbao, are you happy to have a little sister now?"

"Happy!" Ruo Xuan said, looking at her sister with a smile.

Ruo Hai turned to Ruo Xuan, "Xuanbao, would you like to name your sister?"

Ruo Xuan loved the sunshine, and her sister was born in the morning, so she suggested, "How about Ruo Xi?"

"The rich Autumn harvest brings glory, and the morning sun is immensely bright. Good!" Ruo Hai said loudly.

Ruo Xian said, "Xi is the sun; Xi Bao is our family’s little sun."

As everyone discussed the name Ruo Xi, Ruo Hai brought his daughter over to He Xinghua with a smile, "Xuanbao has given our daughter the name Xi, what do you think? If you don’t like it, you can pick another."

He Xinghua said with a smile, "Xuanbao has chosen well."

Before, she and her husband had thought of many names for their daughter, but none had been quite right.

But she liked the name chosen by Xuanbao at once.

Morning glory! She loved the morning sun, full of hope.

The sun in Autumn brought the joy of the harvest.

Such an auspicious meaning!

Her daughter was her sun.

Everyone felt that Ruo Xi was a nice name and had a good meaning as well.

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The next day, Ruo Xuan went to the palace to cultivate with Xuanyuan Que.

There was no helping it, not being able to make a hundred taels in one try was too painful!

After cultivating one morning, in the afternoon, Ruo Xuan, dragging a reluctant Xuanyuan Que, left the palace to go climbing with friends to watch the maple leaves.

In the days that followed, under the merciless penalty, Ruo Xuan entered the palace every day to cultivate and study with Divine Lord Xuanyuan, just like in Shaxi County.

On their days off, Ruo Xuan took Divine Lord Xuanyuan out to play with friends: watching the autumn leaves, playing in the snow in winter, enjoying the flowers in spring, and boating in summer.

Time flew by, and after one year and then another, by the sixth year, Ruo Xuan was ten years old. Finally, The Emperor assigned Ruo Shui to take up a post as a prefect in the regions.

And it was no ordinary place but the prosperous Jiang City, rich as flowing oil and rampant with corrupt officials.

Naturally, his daughter Ruo Xuan had to go with him.

Ruo Shui was to be sent down as a prefect for five years; The Emperor appointed him specifically to reform the local corrupt bureaucracy.

Many officials from the capital ended up getting corrupted after being sent down there.

It was a place that emperors throughout history had both cherished and despised.

If Ruo Shui did well in this appointment, when he returned to the capital, he would rise rapidly in rank.

Ruo Xuan would have to follow her real father to his new post, which meant she would be separating from Divine Lord Xuanyuan.