Lu Baichuan laughed and said, "Thanks, brothers. I'll treat you to drinks sometime!"
With that, he waved and walked towards He Jiuniang's carriage, jumped on, and followed He Jiuniang out of the palace to go home.
The carriage was filled with boxes. He Jiuniang patted the boxes with a smile and looked at him, saying, "I told the Emperor about your merits in Nantai, and he rewarded you with these."
Lu Baichuan frowned. Is this something I can say?
“He originally wanted to reward you for your contributions, but I said it wasn’t the right time to announce it publicly yet, and that we should save it for now. So he said he would give you some gold and silver first.”
He Jiuniang smiled happily, grabbing a handful of money. All the money she had now was enough to ensure she would never have to worry about food or clothing for the next three lifetimes, let alone this one.
Of course, the premise is that there are no spendthrift children in the family, otherwise no amount of money will be enough to squander.
Why are you suddenly bringing this up?
Lu Baichuan didn't look at the money. Anyway, no matter how much money there was, it would all be handled by his wife, and he wouldn't get a share.
"Oh, the old emperor said he wanted me to come to the palace as a royal physician so it would be easier for him to treat his patients, and he could also transfer you to a position in the capital. I said you can earn your own official position and don't need to borrow my name. Anyway, I still owe you merits that haven't been rewarded yet. That's how this came about. But I refused his suggestion to come to the palace as a royal physician. I'm not willing to do it."
This made Lu Baichuan laugh. His wife was really capable; she could even chat with the emperor.
But this is really strange. The old emperor was a very eccentric person, and he had seen it all before. Why was he so special to his wife?
To be honest, he did have some feelings for his wife at first, but wasn't he manipulated later? So what happened?
Of course, he trusted his wife, after all, she had a knack for getting along with everyone, so it was reasonable for the old emperor to be so obedient. But he was just curious about how his wife managed to do it.
I should have gone in and taken a look.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you upset that I didn't agree to those rewards for you?"
He Jiuniang deliberately nudged him, and Lu Baichuan casually pulled her into his arms, laughing, "What's so strange about that? You did the right thing. It's not appropriate to talk about that matter for now. It's a good thing for the Emperor to know. We can't do something and then stay in the shadows forever."
That's exactly what I meant!
He Jiuniang looked at Lu Baichuan with bright eyes; this man understood her perfectly.
These things were all done for Prince Chen, who promised to reward him in the future. But the old emperor is still alive, and perhaps Prince Chen has forgotten about it? Or maybe there are other reasons.
In short, it's a good thing to let the old emperor know. At the same time, he will be more wary of Prince Chen. If we help Prince Chen push things forward, wouldn't we become great heroes?
Lu Baichuan sighed, "With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?"
He Jiuniang immediately became proud, looking quite smug.
"By the way, have you packed everything when you get back tonight?"
"Don't worry, everything is ready. We'll buy whatever we need later, and we can set off tonight."
He Jiuniang nodded. She didn't want to buy anything else. After all, she had been going to the street every day and had bought everything she wanted. She just wanted to set off later so that it would be dark before she could get things done.
In the evening, several boxes of things were seen in the courtyard, all of which were things that He Jiuniang had bought for the family during this period. In addition, there were several boxes bestowed by the old emperor, making it even more.
Lu Baichuan counted the items and said, "It will take at least two carriages to transport them all."
He Jiuniang shook her head: "Let someone carry everything into our room. There's too much stuff, it's inconvenient to carry. I'll just take some with me, and leave the rest for now."
Lu Baichuan: ? ? ?
Aren't these all things bought for family members?
Aren't you going to take it back?
Despite his doubts, Lu Baichuan did as instructed. He had originally planned to do it himself, but when he thought of the way his wife gritted her teeth when she treated his wounds, he rubbed his hands together and told the servants to fetch it.
The things had only been moved into the house a short while when Lu Baichuan went in and couldn't find them. He Jiuniang's explanation was: "I put them away. It's not good to leave them there forever!"
Even if you put it away, it shouldn't be this fast, right?
But he still didn't ask anything, which was something he had promised his wife.
He Jiuniang saw his reaction, said nothing, and left with great satisfaction.
That night, the two set out lightly equipped, each with a horse, avoiding the main roads and heading straight into the mountains.
Lu Baichuan understood immediately and asked, "Are you going to take me on a shortcut?"
I guess so!
He Jiuniang grinned and rode ahead on her horse.
Lu Baichuan felt that his wife was full of secrets, but that did not stop him from liking her.
Once inside the mountains, they found a relatively flat spot, and He Jiuniang dismounted to make sure no one was around.
Lu Baichuan also dismounted. Although he didn't know what his wife wanted to do, he felt a little uneasy.
He had a vague feeling that he was about to find out his wife's secret.
I felt a bit excited, and also a little nervous.
His wife was finally about to open up to him.
He Jiuniang had already walked up to him, looked into his eyes, and said, word by word, "Lu Baichuan, you should have known long ago that I am not the original He Jiuniang."
Lu Baichuan nodded blankly. He had already guessed it. His previous wife was timid and cowardly, completely different from the woman he was now.
"Your wife, Gou'er's original mother, died on the way to escape famine."
"My name is Lan Jiu. I am a lonely soul from another world, who came to life in her body."
"I have many secrets that I can't explain to you. It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I can't explain them clearly."
Do you still like me like this?
From beginning to end, she kept her eyes fixed on Lu Baichuan's eyes, not missing a single change in his expression.
Lu Baichuan smiled, pulled the person into his arms, and said in a voice with the chill of the night, "I like you. The person I like has always been you."
His marriage was arranged by his parents. At that time, he was always traveling and felt that it would be good to have a wife at home to accompany his parents. Besides, this wife was bought. Lu Baichuan felt that since his family bought her and would not let her live a life of wandering, it was not a bad thing for her.
Having been away from home for many years, he always felt responsible as a husband and never had affairs. He felt that since she had married him, even if he didn't like her, he had to be responsible for her, not let her be bullied, and not let his parents worry.
When he returned this time, he found that he had a son, and his wife seemed to have become a different person, as if she had been infused with a soul. She was full of life, and every smile and frown of hers touched his heart. He became even more devoted to her and never thought of anyone else in this life.
He had guessed all sorts of possible outcomes, but he never expected that his original wife had already died.
Although I had prepared myself mentally, I still felt very upset.
His previous wife was a responsibility, and if she were still alive, he would treat her well and make up for the hardships she endured raising the child alone for four years.
His current wife is love. She has taken over everything from his previous wife, yet she is also uniquely herself. She treats the dog like her own child, is filial to her parents-in-law, and loving towards her brothers and sisters-in-law. She even led his entire family to survive on the road of fleeing famine and built such a large family business.
All of this is indelible.
Such a change was really hard to write. Can you guys understand the male lead's emotional shift? He's not a jerk, not a jerk at all. Even if the original owner were alive, he wouldn't fall in love with anyone else or betray her. Of course, here's a little spoiler: the original owner is also the female lead herself, hehe, we'll reveal that later~
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