Lu Yan came back to his senses and quickly coaxed her: "I'm just telling you this, don't get angry with me because of this in the future."
"Do you dislike me?" Bai Wanyi looked at him sideways.
Lu Yan was helpless: "I didn't think so."
"But you haven't been home for a while." Bai Wanyi looked down at Ping'er and told him to go play aside. "I know you must be suspicious that the Fourth Prince has something going on with me, but have you ever thought that if he really has something going on with me, it would be a stain on his life. Is it possible for him to ascend to the throne in the future?"
"Also, he wants to win you over and sleep with your woman. Don't you think this is contradictory? Isn't he afraid of you backstabbing him?"
Bai Wanyi was talking, tears dripping down her face. "You haven't been home these days, isn't it because of the strangle marks on my neck? Don't you know who I am? He almost strangled me to death, and you still doubt me."
"I didn't!" Lu Yan firmly denied. He hugged Bai Wanyi and coaxed her gently: "I just feel useless. I can't afford the livelihood of the family. So you have to work hard and beg for help. I'm sorry."
Bai Wanyi sniffed in his arms: "I'm not angry, you do this because you care about me, I understand."
"Don't worry, I will do my best."
Lu Yan talked about his plan in a rambling manner.
Bai Wanyi didn't really want to listen, but pretended to listen.
Lu Yan returned to the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion today. Wu Ziya, who hadn't seen him for many days, hurried out to greet him. Seeing the happy appearance of the family of three, her expression changed slightly, but she immediately stepped forward to greet them as if nothing had happened: "My husband is back."
Bai Wanyi also smiled gently: "Brother Yan has been busy at the garrison these days and has only been back for a few days to help send Ping'er to the clan school. I also have other things to do. I'll have to trouble you to take care of the family for the next few days."
Wu Ziya smiled and said, "This is what I should do. Sister has important things to do, so go ahead and do them. I will take care of the house for you and your husband."
The two of them looked so harmonious that Lu Yan felt relieved. He didn't want to come back, not only because he had a knot in his heart, but also because he was afraid that his two wives would quarrel again.
Now that the two of them were getting along, Lu Yan felt really relieved: "What are you busy with?"
In front of Wu Ziya, Bai Wanyi didn't want to say it, but after thinking about it, he said, "Of course it was the Fourth Prince's order."
After saying this, Bai Wanyi took Wu Ziya's hand and said with a smile, "Now we are all working for His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince. We sisters should get along well and avoid conflicts in the future."
"How could that be? I'm young and should need my sister's guidance in everything." Wu Ziya smiled innocently.
The two of them were so affectionate and affectionate, like a pair of sisters. As for what the other was thinking, it was unknown.
Lu Yan looked at the two of them and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they maintained superficial harmony, it would be fine. He wouldn't have to judge the case, which was better than anything else.
Lu Yan had been away for several days, so when he came back he naturally had to pay his respects to Old Madam Lu first. After reporting his recent whereabouts, Old Madam Lu let him go back.
"You don't have to eat at my place. It's important for you and your wife to live in harmony and have children for our Lu family as soon as possible."
After saying this, Old Lady Lu said to Qi Jing, "The roads outside aren't easy to walk on. You're pregnant now, so take care of yourself and don't go out there. Life is long, and having a child by your side is better than anything else."
Qi Jing knew that Old Lady Lu was warning her not to compete for favor, but she didn't care. She smiled and replied, "Yes, I will listen to you. I'll stay here with you."
Although Qi Jing's becoming a concubine was an accident, it did allow her to seize the opportunity and use some tricks. However, she did not think about competing for favor. As long as she had a child, her position in the inner house would be secure. As long as she lived a good life, she didn't care whether she was favored or not.
Lu Yan brought his two wives back to Qitongju. After dinner, Wu Ziya invited Lu Yan, "The main courtyard is almost finished. Would you like to accompany me to take a look?"
Lu Yan subconsciously looked at Bai Wanyi.
Bai Wanyi stood up and said, "I haven't been there either. Shall we go and see it together?"
Wu Ziya was very unhappy, but she had no choice but to agree to show her understanding.
The main courtyard was built very quickly. After the main structure was completed, only some details such as doors, windows, floors, and walls remained to be dealt with.
Wu Ziya's original intention was to use this opportunity to keep Lu Yan overnight, but who knew that he would end up leaving with Bai Wanyi.
The next day, Lu Yan took Ping'er to the Lu clan leader's house and learned that the Lu clan leader had become ill due to anger.
He refused to accept Ping'er. He had no choice but to use his connections to find another academy to send Ping'er to study.
Lu Yan made a special trip to visit the head of the Lu clan with gifts and apologized for Bai Wanyi's recklessness and ignorance, which calmed the matter.
Bai Wanyi sent Lu Yan and Ping'er away, changed into men's clothes, and left through the back door of the mansion.
Xie Qing personally went over to watch after receiving the news: "After waiting for so many days, she finally took action. I thought she had changed her mind."
Prince Du asked, "Why do you have to keep an eye on them personally? Are the people you support just eating for nothing?"
Xie Qing glanced at him and said, "If you don't want to work, you don't have to."
"Go, go, go." Du Shizi quickly shut up. This man was really difficult to deal with. He didn't dare to speak loudly, and muttered quietly: "I don't know if that woman will be able to tolerate you in the future."
Xie Qing couldn't stand it any longer and kicked him: "Shut up! She has secret guards, do you want to die?"
"Oh oh oh."
The two of them followed Bai Wanyi from a distance, playing and joking.
Even though there were secret guards around, the two of them did not alarm anyone. They followed Bai Wanyi and walked around four or five towns.
Bai Wanyi spent several days looking for these people, and each of them was hiding quite deeply.
Xie Qing was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he didn't dare to follow too closely. He just watched Bai Wanyi stay in each town for a while before leaving.
She didn't take anyone with her, which meant that anyone who left the town later might be a craftsman employed by Bai Wanyi.
Prince Du was worried: "Do we have to follow everyone?"
Xie Qing glanced at him and said, "As long as we keep a close eye on the Bai family, why should we be afraid of not being able to find these people?"
"What if she doesn't contact them?" Prince Du was still worried.
Xie Qing sighed. If the occasion wasn't inappropriate, he would have wanted to beat him up: "It's the same if you keep an eye on the fourth one."
"That's right!" Prince Du suddenly realized.
Xie Qing followed Bai Wanyi and finally arrived at the town they had visited before.
Bai Wanyi notified the Fourth Prince's men here and asked him to come and pick someone up.
Seeing Bai Wanyi being so cautious, Prince Du began to mutter again, "Do you think she might be hiding a few more people?"
"Of course, this woman has always been cunning." Xie Qing recalled the various parts of the firearm.
After taking Bai Wanyi's firearms and disassembling them for careful comparison, he realized that although Xie Qing had all the necessary recipes, he was unable to produce more sophisticated parts.
She gave the method of making steel, but it did not include more detailed ratios. The craftsmen needed to try it bit by bit. More sophisticated parts required complex craftsmanship and could not be made in a short time.
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