Prince Du heard that Marquis Pingyang went to the palaces of the princes at night, trying to borrow money to repay the Ministry of Revenue, but failed.

The most laughable thing is that Marquis Pingyang went there late at night, intending to avoid being seen, but early the next morning, the three princes were still waiting for him at the palace gate. What was originally a secret matter was brought to the surface by the three princes.

This time, Marquis Pingyang failed to gain anything.

It can be seen that a good general may not necessarily be a good official.

Thinking about it this way, it is normal for Pingyang Hou to want to return to the border and find ways to make achievements.

But this Bai family...

It seems that he has some different ideas about the prince.

Prince Du had many thoughts but spoke very little. He pretended not to see or hear anything and studied with a telescope.

Xie Qing naturally knew what Prince Du knew, and he was even more aware that Lu Yan did this for his father to see.

However, even if the couple's plan is good, it still depends on whether the emperor will accept it.

He said solemnly: "It's not your turn to decide my affairs."

Bai Wanyi raised his eyes to look at Xie Qing, tentatively reaching out to tug at his shirt hem. "I'm only thinking about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If Your Highness thinks I'm meddling, then I won't say anything. I can make a better and more sophisticated telescope. By then, I'll be able to see even insects invisible to the naked eye in a drop of water clearly."

"Hey, are there bugs in the water?" Du Shizi suddenly said, shuddering and feeling nauseous. "How are we supposed to drink water from now on?"

Bai Wanyi blurted out, "I'm afraid that once the things are made and you have to look at everything, you'll starve to death."

Prince Du shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then you'd better not make it. I don't want to starve to death yet."

Bai Wanyi immediately sat on the ground and laughed. Her sitting posture was beautiful, her figure was flexible, and she looked charming when she laughed.

A married woman behaved like this in front of other men. Prince Du couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic towards Lu Yan. How cuckolded she must be.

Xie Qing didn't even bother looking at Bai Wanyi: "Leave your things here, you can go now."

Bai Wanyi didn't achieve his goal and was reluctant to leave: "Your Highness, are you sure you won't consider my idea?"

Xie Qing looked at her coldly, "The world is peaceful now. Where can you expect me to find someone to fight? If I continue to support the enemy, wouldn't that give my father a reason to depose me? What are your intentions?"

Bai Wanyi stammered, speechless. Xie Qing continued, "You should know that my father has already entrusted me with the task of making firearms. Adding a telescope won't be much help. You can leave now."

Bai Wanyi could only get up and leave reluctantly.

Prince Du personally went to close the door and had someone guard it. Then he played with the telescope and said, "Don't you think Bai is strange? If she had simply come to you, she wouldn't have to act like this. But she is so, uh, coquettish in front of you. Does the Marquis of Pingyang know about this?"

Xie Qing took the telescope and looked down from the window. Bai Wanyi had already boarded the carriage. He watched the carriage slowly leave and said, "Whether you know it or not is not important."

It doesn’t matter at all. Lu Yan seemed to be poisoned by Bai Wanyi. He believed whatever she said.

Even if one day he saw Bai Wanyi in bed with someone else with his own eyes, he would believe every word she said, believe that she was innocent, and believe that there was nothing between her and the other person.

Is this really the case?

Bai Wanyi got on the carriage in a distracted state.

She never brought a maid with her when she went out, only a coachman to take her wherever she wanted to go.

"Ma'am, are you going home?"

Bai Wanyi shook his head, remembering that the driver couldn't see, and said, "Go...Avril."

Liuli Shop, Jinghuayuan, and the milk tea shop are not very profitable.

The most profitable store nowadays is Avril's beauty store.

Bai Wanyi entered the shop and saw so many customers. He finally smiled. After greeting the familiar customers, he went upstairs to start counting the bill.

In fact, she was a little absent-minded when checking the accounts.

Bai Wanyi's setback in front of Xie Qing today was unexpected, but also expected. This man was too unpredictable.

Even when facing the Fourth Prince, Bai Wanyi could still handle it with ease, but when facing Xie Qing, she lost confidence.

In particular, since the day she came out of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Lu Yan's attitude towards her has changed.

They had agreed before that the two of them would live a good life and pretend that the Wu family didn't exist.

Bai Wanyi originally thought that the two of them could be sweet and affectionate for a while, but unexpectedly, since that day, Lu Yan has been living in the camp of the Beijing Guard Command Headquarters and has not returned home.

What went wrong?

Bai Wanyi couldn't understand.

"Mother."

Ping'er hadn't seen Bai Wanyi for a long time, so she pestered her maid to take her to one shop after another to look for her. As soon as they met, she hugged her legs.

Bai Wanyi came back to his senses in an instant: "Why are you here?"

The maid smiled and said, "The young master has nothing to do at home, so he clamors to see Madam. Madam, please forgive me for saying so much, but the young master is six or seven years old, and it's time for him to go to school. Why not send him to school? It's better than doing nothing at home."

Bai Wanyi had forgotten about this incident. She was unfamiliar with the capital, but she did recall the private schools and private tutoring houses she had often seen in novels. "Does the Marquis of Pingyang have a private tutoring house? With so many children, there must be one, right?"

The maid hesitated for a moment and said, "The Marquis's Mansion has a clan school, but it's not located in the mansion, but in the old clan leader's home."

Bai Wanyi couldn't figure out the account, so he pushed the account book aside and pulled Ping'er, saying, "Come on, let's go to the clan school."

Bai Wanyi walked so fast that the maidservant didn't react. When she caught up with him, the carriage had already gone far away. She was stunned for a long time and stammered, "To go to the clan school, you have to find the clan leader first, and then prepare the ceremony..."

But Bai Wanyi had no idea about this. In her concept, the clan school was her own school, and her children could go there if they wanted to.

What's more, the Lu family's wealth now depends on the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. As the wife of Pingyang Marquis, it is normal for her to send her children to school, right?

When Patriarch Lu saw Bai Wanyi and his mother, he was surprised. Even if they were family members, they should have handed in a letter before coming. "Brother Yan's wife came here in a hurry. Is there something wrong?"

Bai Wanyi wasn't very happy with the address, but since the other person was her elder, she didn't mind. She pushed Ping'er forward and said, "Ping'er is old enough to go to school. I'll take him here to study."

Patriarch Lu looked Bai Wanyi up and down. Seeing that she came with nothing and no one was following her, he became even more dissatisfied with her. "You need to prepare a tuition fee to study here. If you don't bring any, do you want me to pay for it for you?"

"Shuxiuli?"

Bai Wanyi searched for this thing in her mind, but unfortunately, the novels she liked to read were all about love and romance. Even if there were any stories about this, she wouldn't remember them. "Isn't it just silver? I have it here."

Bai Wanyi took out a silver ingot and placed it on the table: "Is this enough?"

Chief Lu looked at the glittering silver, his head buzzing, and for the first time in his life he cursed: "Get out!"