After being together for a long time, He Jiuniang always liked to do these little things to him. Lu Baichuan's heart fluttered, but he remained as calm as an old dog on the surface.
He grasped the restless little paw and said gently, "Even without this incident, the Tan family would still be investigated. When His Highness returns in a while, many things will need to be investigated."
"Am I causing you trouble?"
After all, if this hadn't happened, Lu Baichuan would have handled everything officially, no matter how he investigated. But after this incident, he would be accused of settling personal scores.
However, despite saying that, He Jiuniang didn't seem to feel any remorse; her eyes were full of cunning.
Looking at her like this, Lu Baichuan found her incredibly cute. He grabbed her little hand, kissed it, and said, "No, you can do whatever you want. I'll cover for you if anything goes wrong."
"What if you can't cover it up?"
Lu Baichuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "I can ask His Highness for help."
"Pfft!"
He Jiuniang couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "Are you so sure that Prince Chen will help you with everything?"
"I'm confident for now, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future. But I will definitely do my best to protect you and your family."
Since Prince Chen hasn't yet obtained that position, there are still ways to use him. He will definitely help him with some trivial matters. But if he really sits on that position in the future, then it's hard to say. After all, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. The thoughts of an emperor are always more difficult to guess than those of ordinary people.
He didn't know when that day would come, but he would definitely make arrangements for his family before then, ensuring that they wouldn't be implicated.
He Jiuniang was satisfied. This man rarely said sweet words, but when he did, they could make her happy for a long time.
He thought quite far ahead, even considering matters concerning the court in the future.
She had originally thought that Lu Baichuan had been working for Prince Chen all these years, so he must not have any other thoughts about Prince Chen. Even when she went to the capital last time, she saw that Prince Chen treated Lu Baichuan very well. As an outsider, she couldn't help but think that their relationship was even better than that of brothers. She didn't expect Lu Baichuan to be so clear-headed.
"Hehe, I got it!"
He Jiuniang smiled, reached out and played with Lu Baichuan's face, kneading it into various shapes.
He Jiuniang asked again, "When are we going to the capital? So I can talk to the clinic."
"I also need to make some arrangements at the government office in three days."
"Okay, you go ahead with your work, I'll go check on the kids in the yard!"
After saying that, He Jiuniang got up and left, completely ignoring the man she had been flirting with for a while.
Lu Baichuan: ...
He glanced down at the position of his legs, feeling somewhat helpless, but there was no rush; the night would soon deepen.
When He Jiuniang went out, a group of children and the Lu family elders were studying very diligently. Lanterns had already been hung up, and everyone was still teaching Xia Yulan math problems by candlelight.
At this moment, the group of children were somewhat frustrated. They didn't think Xia Yulan was stupid, but rather that they were incompetent and felt that they were definitely not as good as their aunt in teaching. They understood as soon as their aunt explained it, but they couldn't explain it clearly to Xia Yulan no matter what.
Xia Yulan blushed deeply. She had always thought she was quite smart, but these math problems today made her question her life. Was she really that stupid?
Xia Chenhao and the Lu family elders next to her had all learned how to do it, but she couldn't, and she felt a little guilty.
Just as she was feeling guilty, He Jiuniang came over and, seeing the situation, hurriedly called out to her, "Auntie, come quickly, we can't teach Sister Yulan!"
It was Youya who spoke. She had just vented her anger by beating someone up, and she was in high spirits. She was the first to speak when she saw He Jiuniang come out.
When He Jiuniang went over to take a look, she saw that Xia Yulan could not lift her head at all. She was nervously clutching her skirt and looked very inferior and scared.
He Jiuniang picked up the draft paper around her and looked at it. Then she looked at the draft paper in Xia Yulan's hand. It was covered with dense writing, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that it was well-organized. However, she still did not understand it.
"Madam, I... I didn't mean to not be able to learn it..."
Xia Yulan spoke cautiously, feeling very embarrassed and completely at a loss for what to do. She had been studying diligently, but she just couldn't understand it.
Unfortunately, her friends were very enthusiastic and patiently taught her again and again. Not only did they waste their time, but she still couldn't understand anything. Would Mrs. Lu think she was stupid and not let her come tomorrow?
Thinking of this, she nervously bit her lower lip.
"Why are you saying all this? I'm not blaming you. It's normal not to learn it. It's okay."
He Jiuniang could sense her nervousness and reached out to pat her head to comfort her.
Xia Yulan was somewhat flattered. How could Madam Lu not be angry with her for being so clumsy?
"But I..."
"There's no 'but' about it! It's not a big deal. Just answer me a question: when they were teaching you seriously, were you paying attention?"
Xia Yulan nodded repeatedly: "I'm serious, but I just can't understand it, I..."
Her voice was trembling with tears; she might burst into tears if she continued.
He Jiuniang said, "Don't cry, what's there to cry about? If you can't learn it, then don't learn it. Anyway, you've tried your best, and if you still can't learn it, then there's no need to force it. You don't usually use these things anyway. We only let them learn them because we think they're suited to learn them. Everyone is suited to different things. What you're good at might be incredibly difficult for them. Just shine in your area of expertise!"
He Jiuniang gave them these questions simply to train their brainpower, gradually increasing the difficulty as they progressed, without requiring everyone to master them.
Furthermore, Xia Yulan is clearly a liberal arts student, so it's perfectly normal that she doesn't understand the dense numbers that science students deal with.
It is because of this difference that the distinction between liberal arts students and science students exists.
Hearing He Jiuniang say this, the group of children felt inexplicably excited. They had always thought that everyone should learn this, even if they couldn't, they should try their best to learn it.
Unexpectedly, my aunt said that if you really tried your best, you don't need to learn it if you can't learn it. Just shine in your area of expertise.
They were genuinely shocked.
Sun and Old Man Lu listened without interrupting. They weren't very educated, but they knew it wasn't the right time to speak up, because their third son's wife was quite skilled at educating children. If she said there was no need to learn, then there really wasn't.
Besides, they also felt that some things couldn't be forced. A group of children in Jinwa were all surrounding the little girl from the Xia family, trying to teach her, but she didn't learn it. The other children didn't have time to do anything else, and the whole night was wasted.
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