Perhaps due to preconceived notions, regardless of how the girl explained herself, He Jiuniang felt that her intentions were questionable.
"Let her wait for now, let's eat first and then talk."
He Jiuniang was deliberately trying to make things difficult for her, wanting to see what her attitude would be. Lu Baichuan didn't say anything, which was considered as tacitly agreeing with her actions.
Xu Dashan responded and went out to reply.
He Jiuniang didn't let Xu Dashan bring her in, which meant she had to wait outside.
When Xu Dashan explained the meaning to the girl He Jiuniang, she nodded meekly and then stood obediently outside the door to wait without a word of complaint.
He Jiuniang was quite satisfied with this reaction. She continued eating with Lu Baichuan and then sent Yue Shu to keep a close watch and report any reactions.
"After you finish eating, go and take care of it. I still need to go back to the yamen. Don't wait for me."
After finishing his meal, Lu Baichuan got up and left. He had a lot of things to do at his office and often had to work overtime at night. He would come back on time to pick up He Jiuniang, have dinner with her, and then go back to handle his own affairs.
Qin Jian didn't quite understand this behavior at first, wondering why he had to accompany someone to a meal.
Later, when I complained to Lou Chong, Lou Chong taught me a lesson, and I realized how valuable it was.
Lou Chong said, "If it weren't for Third Master's dedication to his wife, she wouldn't have been able to wait for him so steadfastly when she wasn't sure if he would come back."
Qin Jian suddenly realized why Lu Baichuan's child was already four years old, while he was still an old bachelor.
"Go on, go on," He Jiuniang waved her hand, "I'll bring you some late-night snacks later."
During this time, Lu Baichuan has been following up on the matter of those Taoist priests. It seems that several more have been captured recently. They must have been getting anxious because they haven't received any news from here, so they sent people to investigate.
Before this, Jingzhou had already set up a trap, just waiting for these people to come, so that they could be caught in one fell swoop.
Lu Baichuan felt a surge of tenderness in his heart and was already looking forward to what to have for supper.
Although my wife isn't a great cook, she's full of ideas and always comes up with delicious dishes that she asks Sister Wang and the others to cook. They've already prepared several different dishes these past few nights.
Now he has a lot of prestige in the government office. His colleagues all envy him because they know he has a beautiful and virtuous wife.
Every night, everyone looks forward to what their wives will bring as a late-night snack, and then tries to compare it with his, but naturally, they can't beat his wife.
While the two were enjoying their sweet time together, back at the prefect's house, Madam Qian was devastated after learning that all the gifts she had sent had been returned and after hearing what He Jiuniang had said.
She had long regretted what she had done today and knew that He Jiuniang was not someone to be trifled with, so she sent someone to deliver gifts to apologize, but the other party didn't appreciate her gifts.
You should know that Lu Baichuan's official rank is one level higher than that of the prefect. With Prince Chen away, apart from his family, Lu Baichuan is practically the highest-ranking official in Jingzhou. She knowingly offended his wife on their very first meeting, and she won't even know how she died.
She was scared and didn't eat dinner; she was constantly on edge.
After thinking it over, she decided to go find her husband, who had just returned from his official duties, and tell him what had happened that day.
Prefect Qian Xing was busy all day. He couldn't close the case of the missing child. These past few days, he had been trying to ask Lu Baichuan to take over the case for him. He thought that since his wife had held a banquet for Madam Lu today, they should have established a good relationship. He would go to Lu Baichuan tomorrow to talk to him and get rid of this hot potato.
But when his wife rushed over and told him what had happened that day, he froze.
"What happened? Didn't I tell you beforehand to try your best to get along with this Mrs. Lu? I gave you all the instructions beforehand, how could you still make such a mistake!"
Qian Xing slammed his official hat down on the table, looked at his wife who was bowing her head and not daring to speak, and was furious.
"I...I just saw that Madam Li and the others wanted to see if Madam Lu had any talents, and I was just curious..."
Mrs. Qian spoke with some grievance. She had always been the one being fawned over, and now someone younger and prettier than her, whose husband held a higher position, had suddenly appeared. Naturally, she felt uncomfortable. She admitted that she had used some tricks, but hadn't she just been slapped in the face?
"Curious? Don't you know that curiosity killed the cat? Let alone that Madam Lu is no ordinary person, even if she were just an ordinary country woman, you would still have to fawn over her when she comes to a banquet! But you lot, not only did you offend her, but you also got a lecture from her! You, you, you idiot, I think you've gotten too cocky sitting in this position and have forgotten how much effort I put in to get to where I am today!"
"I originally wanted to ask Lu Baichuan for help, but now that you've messed things up, I don't even know if I can save this relationship, let alone ask him for a favor! You're really going to ruin me!"
"And that Mrs. Li, it's one thing to be arrogant and domineering, but this time she dared to offend her husband's boss like this. What kind of people do you usually associate with?"
"You must find a way to apologize to Madam Lu yourself and make sure she forgives you. Otherwise, you might as well not be in your position as the legal wife!"
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Qian Xing gave her a severe dressing-down, and Mrs. Qian wiped away her tears in grievance. Normally, she would have argued back, but today she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to utter a sound.
She could accept the beginning, but when she heard the end, she finally looked up at Qian Xing in disbelief and asked, "What did you say?"
In his anger, Qian Xing spoke without thinking, replying directly, "I'm saying, if you don't want the position of the principal wife, plenty of people will! If you can't handle the relationships between these wives, I can simply find someone else to manage it!"
He said this out of anger, but only three parts were his true feelings.
Over the years, his official position has risen higher and higher. If it weren't for a capable wife helping him, he wouldn't have been able to hold onto his position for long.
If something like today happens a couple more times, he can forget about keeping his official position.
"Qian Xing! Do you want to divorce your wife? For such a trivial matter!"
Madam Qian glared at Qian Xing and yelled. She thought that by taking the initiative to admit her mistake and work together to find a solution, things would be fine. But after only a few words, he started thinking about divorcing her.
I've been with him for almost twenty years and we've had several children together. How can he just divorce me like that?
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