Later that evening, Jiang Jiuniang reviewed the whole incident with the children and asked Lianhua and Leizi to explain their plans.
Seeing everyone looking at her expectantly, Lianhua couldn't help but feel a little proud. She stood up gracefully, ready to explain.
"Actually, it was unexpected that we would go shopping together that day. I didn't expect her to have the nerve to come along. But Lei Zi and I quickly decided to turn the tables on her and let her know that we were not short of money, which would fuel her ambition."
"Then she came to me, and I inadvertently revealed that my relationship with Leizi wasn't very good, making her feel like she had a chance to take advantage of me."
“Especially that day when she came to our house for a free meal, my aunt tricked her, making her feel that I was not valued at home, and she gained a sense of superiority from my status.”
"And every time she came, she couldn't see Lei Zi, so she inevitably started to get anxious and felt that dragging it out was unrealistic, so she might as well take a gamble."
“Lei Zi had already sent people to keep an eye on her. She sent people to bribe the waiters at the restaurant. We guessed what she was up to, so we decided to turn the tables on her.”
Youya was dumbfounded. Although she knew that Sister Lotus had a plan, she did not expect it to be such a meticulous plan.
She found it annoying to see Cui Wanyun every day, but she never expected that Brother Lei and Sister Lianhua had already laid a trap.
I am absolutely in awe of you!
"Hmm, that's right. What did you learn from this experience?"
Jiang Jiuniang poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and savored the fragrant aroma. She closed her eyes contentedly, waiting for feedback from the group of children below.
She's like a language arts teacher now, taking her students to see a big movie and then asking them to write a review.
The dog chuckled and was the first to speak: "I know, sometimes brains work better than brute force!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Youya chimed in, "Although I don't quite understand yet, I'll definitely ask Sister Lotus to teach me more in the future!"
Jiezi replied, "Scumbags will take advantage of anything, so we must be more careful in the future."
Little Tiger: "You shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against others."
Tingya: "You're all right!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
After everyone laughed for a while, Lianhua spoke again: "I used to think that as long as we didn't provoke others, they wouldn't bother us. Now it seems I was wrong. There are always some people who want to take advantage of us. In the future, we must keep our eyes open and not let anyone take advantage of us."
Lei Zi chimed in, "The reason things went so smoothly this time is mainly because we noticed their ill intentions early on and sent people to follow them. We knew their plans in advance, which is why things went so smoothly. In the future, we should make plans in advance if we encounter similar situations."
After all the children had finished speaking, He Jiuniang summarized, saying, "What you all said is right. In the future, no matter what happens, be more careful, observe more, and take measures to prepare in advance if you find something wrong. Don't wait until the last minute to panic."
"We know!"
The children nodded emphatically, fully understanding He Jiu Niang's good intentions.
Jiang Jiuniang was raising them seriously, treating them all like her own children, because they were good enough and deserved it.
After a few days of peace, Jiang Jiuniang received a letter from Jingzhou saying that Lu Xiaoyang and Liu Yuexiang's marriage had been arranged. Although some troubles had been encountered, they had all been resolved and the result was quite perfect. Now they were just waiting for everyone to come to the capital for a reunion on the eighth day of next month.
When Jiang Jiuniang told Lu Baichuan the news, Lu Baichuan was washing his hands. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What trouble did Xiaoyang encounter with her engagement?"
"I don't know. The letter didn't say anything specific. It seems to be about Yuexiang's family. It's okay, as long as it's all resolved. I'll gossip about it when they come to the capital and then tell you."
Jiang Jiuniang took the initiative to move closer and winked at Lu Baichuan.
Lu Baichuan smiled helplessly. The way he said that made it sound like he really enjoyed gossip.
He wiped the water off his hands, put his arm around her waist, and said, "In two more days, Qin Jian will be arriving in the capital. He has made a great contribution this time and should be able to be promoted to the capital."
Jiang Jiuniang leaned against him, listening to his heartbeat and feeling drowsy: "This is a good thing, you can fight side by side again."
"Yes, I've worked so hard all this time so that he could come to the border with me."
Lu Baichuan sighed, and Jiang Jiuniang immediately woke up from her drowsiness upon hearing this.
What's going on with you?
Good heavens, I just thought they were very close brothers. He had been trying to promote Qin Jian so that Qin Jian could come to the capital and the two of them could work together like before.
Who knew this person's purpose was to abduct everyone to the border!
"His Majesty has received news that the Eastern Court is extremely restless. Although they are fighting amongst themselves, they also want to take back the cities and gold that were given to us, and take the opportunity to avenge the Third Prince. A great battle is imminent, and I may have to lead troops to the border before the end of the year."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but tighten his grip on He Jiuniang's arm.
With the emperor newly enthroned and everything in need of rebuilding, he, as the emperor's right-hand man, had a great deal to do.
They were often separated, and he felt very guilty towards her.
He had made up his mind. Once the war was over, he would stay home with her and the children and never leave again.
But how long will the battle last?
His heart was filled with worries, and he could only think of a comprehensive way to end the war as soon as possible, so that the people and soldiers on the border would suffer less.
"Okay, you go ahead with your work, I'll come find you when I have time."
Jiang Jiuniang knew that he would not agree if she said she wanted to go with the army, and besides, she had other plans, so she didn't tell him too much.
Lu Baichuan patted her back gently and sighed, "Stay in the capital and don't wander around. The battlefield is dangerous. I can only feel at ease when you're at home."
Although he knew her abilities, he was still worried about letting a woman go through those things alone. Protecting the country was a man's job, and as a general and her husband, he had to protect her even more.
"Okay, okay."
Jiang Jiuniang was very perfunctory and clearly didn't take it to heart; her voice even weakened as she spoke.
Lu Baichuan looked down and saw that she was already fast asleep.
He smiled indulgently, then picked the person up and carried them to bed.
I covered her with the blanket, kissed her on the forehead, and then quietly left.
Since we're going to fight, we need to thoroughly study the terrain of the border areas so that we can use the terrain advantages to win.
Learn more before you go, and you'll save a lot of time later.
Two days later, Qin Jian and his men indeed escorted the offending officials into the city. This mission was nothing short of miraculous; the few dozen men from the Fire Cloud Division defeated tens of thousands of enemy soldiers without losing a single one.
This is quite a sensation in the entire industry.
As a result, the emperor sent Prince Mao to personally go out of the city to welcome him, which was quite a show of respect.
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