However, he had figured out Xinran's plan: to make him and Lu Baichuan turn against each other, and then expose the weaknesses of Huoyun Division, so that they could take advantage of the situation.

Tsk, I have to say, you're really overthinking it.

When Qin Jian came out of the lobby, the play was almost over, but Lu Baichuan was still waiting to see him make a fool of himself. As soon as he saw him, he asked sarcastically, "What's wrong? You've been in there for so long, did you manage to touch her hand?"

Qin Jian rolled his eyes and ignored him, walking straight outside.

Lu Baichuan chased after him, shouting, "What's wrong? Did you get a cold shoulder? In my opinion, you're no good as a deputy commander. You can't even win over an actress. It's laughable, hahaha!"

As he spoke, he asked in a low voice, "Is anyone else following us?"

"No, no, stop disgusting me! I've already sacrificed myself to catch the spy, and you still have to be so disgusting every day. What's wrong with you? How did you become so despicable after coming back from the capital?"

Qin Jian distanced himself from him with some disdain, not believing that Lu Baichuan was putting on a show after receiving a reward from Prince Chen.

He accomplished something significant in the capital, so it's only right that he receives a reward. There's no doubt that he would definitely not be able to handle this matter well if he were given the task again. Besides, Lu Baichuan isn't the kind of person who likes to put on a show.

"Isn't this just playing along with your act?"

Lu Baichuan didn't think anything of it, but Qin Jian instantly became unhappy: "Then you can talk about other things! Why do you keep bringing up those dirty topics? I don't know how to respond to what you're saying! Get out of here, I don't want to see you at all!"

Qin Jian pushed him away and quickly left. After walking a short distance, he remembered that he had something to say and turned back to say, "Tell your sister-in-law that Xinran may go to see her for a medical appointment tomorrow. Remember not to give anything away."

After saying that, he quickly left.

Lu Baichuan responded and happily went home.

My wife should be up by now, right?

He Jiuniang did get up. When Lu Baichuan returned, He Jiuniang was tutoring a group of children.

He Jiuniang's genius mind made it easy for her to understand the classical Chinese of this era. However, she was too lazy to explain it with complicated language. She simply explained the meaning to the children in plain language.

"So that's how it is! I couldn't understand it at all when the teacher was explaining it!"

The dog's eyes lit up, thinking that its mother was amazing and could do everything!

He Jiuniang smiled and patted his head, then asked the other children, "Do you understand?"

The other children nodded in agreement: "We understand now. Auntie explained it even better than our husbands!"

The new teacher is an old-fashioned scholar, unlike Kang Xiucai who was flexible in his teaching. He teaches in a very rigid way according to the original method, which makes it difficult for the children to understand. However, he is very kind, so the group of children both like and feel helpless about this old teacher. When they encounter problems that they really can't understand, they can only come back to ask He Jiuniang or go to ask Mr. Kang.

He Jiuniang immediately said, "You can't say that. I'm sure my explanation isn't as professional as your teacher's. I'm just simplifying the knowledge for you. But your teacher has high expectations of you and you have to understand it using traditional methods, understand?"

Everyone nodded in agreement again.

Seeing this, Lu Baichuan suddenly felt caught up in the situation. His wife was so capable, and if he didn't work hard, he would seem useless. He definitely couldn't neglect his studies.

Over the years, although he has been taught cultural knowledge by tutors outside, and he is considered the best among them, their learning was only to be able to recognize characters and understand military books, unlike children today who learn very profound things.

What if his wife isn't around one day, and his child asks him questions, but he doesn't know how to answer?

He instantly felt a sense of crisis, and instead of going to be affectionate with He Jiuniang, he hurriedly went to the study to read and study.

When Gou'er turned around, he only saw his father's hurried departure and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Daddy? Why is he walking so fast?"

He Jiuniang smiled gently and explained, "It's nothing, just a midlife crisis."

She had already seen Lu Baichuan standing not far away watching, and naturally she also saw his smile gradually freeze.

A man who was only twenty-four years old, in the prime of his life, was already being labeled as having a midlife crisis: ...

That evening, Lu Baichuan couldn't wait to return to the master bedroom. After much pleading, he finally managed to get two perks, because He Jiuniang had to go to work at the clinic early the next morning and couldn't be stood up again.

The atmosphere was quite good tonight, and Lu Baichuan still had the energy to chat with her. He said, "Xinran will probably come to see you for a medical check-up tomorrow. Remember to act like Qin Jian and I are at odds."

"Miss Xinran, who is she?"

He Jiuniang's mind was a little muddled, and she didn't react for a moment.

"It's that girl Qin Jian recently took a liking to, she's an opera singer named Xinran, you know her?"

"Hmm? Hmm—hmm…I understand."

The next morning, as he was leaving, Lu Baichuan specifically reminded him, "Don't forget what I told you last night."

"What's up?"

He Jiuniang turned her head away, thinking very seriously about what they had talked about last night.

"Miss Xinran."

"Okay, I understand!"

With that, she gave an OK sign, got into the carriage, and left.

Jiang Ruoya's illness has almost fully recovered, and she no longer needs to visit her at home every day. Recently, she has not had any patients requiring long-term treatment or home visits, so she went directly to the clinic.

Because I stood everyone up yesterday, the clinic was already packed with people before dawn today, all hoping to be at the front of the line and get a chance to see a doctor.

"Oh dear, Dr. He is here!"

"Wow, Dr. He has become even more beautiful since I last saw her! I've never seen anyone so beautiful in my life!"

"Dr. He didn't come to the clinic yesterday because he wasn't feeling well, but he looks so good today. He really is a doctor; he even knows how to treat himself!"

...

Hearing these compliments, He Jiuniang felt a little embarrassed. She greeted everyone with a smile and said, "I'm so sorry everyone. I wasn't feeling well yesterday, so I couldn't come. I'll try to be as quick as possible today and catch up on what I missed yesterday."

"No rush, no rush, Dr. He, please take your time and examine me carefully. We can wait!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was worried that she might not be able to examine things carefully if she read too quickly, so they hurriedly advised her to read slowly.

"You can rest assured about what I do!"

He Jiuniang waved her hand and went in first, beginning a busy day.

It wasn't until noon that Xinran finally arrived, and seeing the long queue, she instantly felt dizzy.

"Did all of these people go to see Dr. He for treatment?"

Is that woman's medical skill really that good?

"Yes, what illness does the young lady want to see? If it's just a common cold, you can find another doctor to prescribe medicine. Dr. He only treats difficult and complicated cases."

The young assistants at the clinic maintained order and also asked about the patients' basic information to make arrangements.