"Now that I have been reinstated as a general, I will be going to the military camp. I will be leaving tonight, but I will still be training troops at the camp not far outside the city, and at the same time training some of our own people. I will come back every two or three days, and if there is anything, I will send someone to deliver a message to me."
Even if the island nation's envoys are still lingering, Lu Baichuan can't stay here indefinitely; he has to do his own thing.
Jiang Jiuniang nodded to indicate that she understood. She had already guessed this when Lu Baichuan was promoted. There were still very few capable people in the military. If Lu Baichuan stayed at home and did not go to the military camp to train soldiers, he would lose his value for promotion. In addition, those censors would also try to impeach him. He still had to do his job well and not let anyone find fault with him.
"Then remember to bring everything you need later. Also, I'll go ask your sister-in-law to pack some good food for you to take with you. Food is what's most lacking in the military camp."
There are many people in the military camp, so it's impossible to be as meticulous as at home. Although the general can cook for himself, Lu Baichuan has never used this privilege. It would be much more convenient to pack some pickled vegetables or cooked food for himself.
"Okay, I'll leave things at home to you."
Lu Baichuan hugged her, his heart filled with reluctance.
"Hey, we've been married for so long, why are you being so polite with me?"
Jiang Jiuniang rolled her eyes at him, then turned and left.
Lu Baichuan sighed softly. Now was the time when the family needed help, but he couldn't stay home with her to face it. Instead, he had to go to the military camp, which was a great test for him.
If Jiang Jiuniang had made a scene with him, he might have felt better, but the fact that she understood him so well and even prepared food for him to take away made him feel even more bitter.
He quickly packed his things and went to find his daughter.
Xiangxiang has been living with Sun Shi and Lu Laotou recently, as he is going to the military camp to spend more time with his child.
"Daddy! Hug me!"
Xiangxiang can now call him "Dad" clearly and loudly. When she sees him coming over, she opens her little arms and asks him to hug her.
Sun looked disgusted: "Why didn't you change your clothes before coming? If Xiangxiang gets hurt by this armor, she'll be in so much pain!"
While carefully holding his daughter, Lu Baichuan said, "I'm going to the military camp tonight, so there's no need to switch back and forth."
Old Lu immediately asked, "Has something happened at the military camp?"
Mrs. Sun was also very worried, as the elderly couple had a deep-seated aversion to the word "military camp".
"It's nothing, I'm just going to my post for training. I'll be back in a couple of days, don't worry."
Upon hearing this, the two elders breathed a sigh of relief. They had thought that the islanders were being unruly and that a fight was about to break out between the two sides.
Old Lu asked again, "What should we do with those islanders? Are we just going to leave them hanging like this? But it's not good to keep them lingering in the capital!"
Since the islanders came, he hasn't gone out to play chess with his old friends. He always felt that these islanders were watching them like tigers, and were planning to take action against them. If he were arrested, he would suffer, and his son and daughter-in-law would have to find a way to rescue him. It would be a loss, so he might as well stay at home and take care of the kids.
Lu Baichuan pulled his daughter's hand out of her mouth before answering, "They'll start taking action soon."
On one hand, his wife was threatening Xunyi's achievements; on the other hand, those islanders were running out of money, and if they continued to stay, they would probably have to sleep on the streets.
Old Man Lu was finally relieved; now he could go out and play anytime soon!
Lu Baichuan took Xiangxiang back, played with her for a while, and then started nagging.
Tell Xiangxiang to be obedient at home, not to be too naughty, not to be fooled by strangers, and to remember to cry out in danger to get an adult's attention...
After saying all that, she still won't stop and keeps babbling on.
Xiangxiang never imagined that she and her father had come here not to play around, but to listen to him chant scriptures.
The scariest thing was that Lu Baichuan was afraid she wouldn't remember, so he repeated it to her again and again, until the child fell asleep from talking to it.
When Jiang Jiuniang returned with the food that Yu Shi had prepared, she saw Lu Baichuan holding the sleeping Xiangxiang and muttering to himself in the yard.
"The child is already asleep, why are you still holding and bouncing her? Don't let her develop bad habits, quickly put her in bed to sleep."
She placed the food on the table, then sat down and poured herself a cup of tea.
Since Madam Yu wasn't home, she went to the restaurant to get the things, which was quite tiring for her to make the trip back and forth.
Lu Baichuan was reluctant to let Xiangxiang go to bed, so he sat down with the child in his arms and said with a reluctant expression, "I'll put her down when I leave later."
"Then you should sit still and not bump into her."
Jiang Jiuniang knew he couldn't bear to part with the child, so she didn't force him. She went into the house, took out a small package, and handed it to Lu Baichuan.
Lu Baichuan was very familiar with this small package. Every time he went out on a mission, his wife would prepare such a package for him. It was full of bottles and jars, filled with life-saving treasures.
Although this was just a training exercise and there was unlikely to be any danger, Lu Baichuan still put the package away safely. He valued his life and didn't want his family to worry.
Moreover, his wife and daughter possess mysterious powers from that world, so he must remain vigilant at all times to prevent them from being harmed.
Xun Yi thought about it again and again, and then personally led people to dig up all the graves outside the city, but still found nothing. After returning, he went to the palace.
They were simply saying goodbye to the emperor and preparing to leave.
This was his own decision, made without any communication with the island nation's envoy.
The emperor was somewhat surprised that he couldn't hold on so quickly and said, "I thought you would last for quite a while."
“I don’t want to waste my time on meaningless things, but I have to say you’re very lucky to have so many talented people sincerely helping you.”
He smiled with a relaxed expression. He had only been to two countries since he came to this world: an island nation and Bei Yan. Compared to the two, they were worlds apart. From the very beginning, he had chosen the wrong partner, otherwise he wouldn't have ended up like this with Lan Jiu.
The emperor was overjoyed; nothing could be more prideful than receiving praise from one's enemy.
"It's simply a matter of sincerity for sincerity. Someone like you, who only knows how to scheme and plot against others, would never understand that."
Xun Yi smiled and decided not to argue with him about such a pointless matter.
However, the emperor changed his tone and said, "But you can't just come and go as you please in Beiyan. You killed our border officials and dug up graves everywhere, seriously disrupting the normal lives of the people. Don't you owe us an explanation?"
Xun Yi's pupils contracted, and a murderous intent instantly flashed in his eyes.
He was already willing to back down, but the emperor still made a big deal out of it. Wasn't he courting death?
His hands clenched into fists, he really wanted to punch that dog emperor's head off.
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