As soon as she said that, Jiang Jiuniang and Peng Yuan knew her purpose: she wanted to explain the previous incident indirectly.
Perhaps because nothing has happened recently, they know they don't care, so they deliberately came to go through the motions.
Utterly hypocritical.
But since everyone was already there, it would be awkward if they didn't join in the conversation. This time, Peng Yuan was smarter and didn't even look at Jiang Jiuniang's expression. She just smiled and said, "Oh, I thought it was something serious. It's just that the kids were being reckless and almost bumped into something. We didn't even have a second thought. I didn't expect Miss Cao to remember it. You've really gone to a lot of trouble!"
Peng Yuan smiled warmly, as if she wasn't the one who had been terrified those past few days.
I've learned a lot from following Jiang Jiuniang during this time, and I can now manage to control my emotions fairly well.
Upon hearing this, Cao Shulan immediately realized that she had really overthought things. She had been so worried about it that she couldn't eat or sleep for a while, but it turned out that these two idiots had no idea what had actually happened.
No wonder his attitude towards her has never changed.
Thinking of this, Cao Shulan said, "It's good that Madam Qin is alright. I was just thinking that Huizhou City is under my father's jurisdiction. If something had happened to Madam Qin in Huizhou, we would have felt very bad. We hope that Madam can give birth to General Qin's child safely. General Qin would be very happy."
There wasn't much of a problem with what she said, and neither Jiang Jiuniang nor Peng Yuan intended to respond. But at that moment, Cao Shulan asked again, "I heard that General Qin has been back for some time now. Why doesn't he spend more time with his wife? Although I'm not married yet, my mother often says that pregnant women should be spent more time with their parents. No matter how busy General Qin is, he shouldn't neglect his wife too much."
While saying this out of concern for Peng Yuan, they were actually asking about Qin Jian's whereabouts.
Peng Yuan panicked a little, thinking that the Cao family knew that Qin Jian had investigated their past. She instinctively wanted to ask Jiang Jiuniang for help, but Jiang Jiuniang laughed and said, "Brother Qin only came back for one day, and went back to work the next day. These days, only my general is here."
"How could this be? Weren't you saying the two generals would return together?"
She seemed a little anxious, and Jiang Jiuniang gave her a meaningful look.
Cao Shulan didn't notice Jiang Jiuniang's gaze, but she realized her mistake as soon as she spoke and hurriedly tried to make amends: "I heard it from the soldiers guarding the city. After all, the two generals are like brothers and often come back together."
Perhaps things go wrong when you're in a hurry. It would have been better if she hadn't explained; the explanation only made it seem like she was trying to cover something up.
But neither Jiang Jiuniang nor Peng Yuan seemed to care much, giving the impression that they were not scheming at all.
After talking for a while and confirming that Qin Jian was not there, Cao Shulan left.
No sooner had she left than Jiang Jiuniang said mysteriously, "I know why she's targeting you now."
Peng Yuan nodded, her face pale as well: "I understand."
As a woman herself, Cao Shulan's intentions were all too obvious. She said she came to see her today, but in reality, she came for Qin Jian. Especially when she learned that Qin Jian had only been back for a day and then left again, the disappointment in Cao Shulan's eyes was almost overflowing.
But Cao Shulan had only met Qin Jian a few times, so how could he have gone so far as to target her?
And how could Cao Shulan be sure that without her and the child, Qin Jian would definitely be interested in her?
It wasn't that Peng Yuan was completely skeptical. Although her looks weren't as stunning as Jiang Jiuniang's, they were definitely far superior to Cao Shulan's. Did Cao Shulan have some kind of misunderstanding about her?
At first, she thought Cao Zheng was going to harm her, perhaps because Qin Jian had offended someone and was now seeking revenge on her and her child. She never expected the truth to be like this.
Peng Yuan felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.
Seeing that she was starting to lose her composure, Jiang Jiuniang patted the back of her hand to comfort her, saying, "It's okay, it's all the same anyway. Brother Qin has already gone to investigate her father's crimes. Once her father falls, she won't be able to cause any trouble."
Although I know it was a misunderstanding before, it doesn't matter. If Cao Zheng can raise a daughter like Peng Yuan, then he can't be a good person either.
"And you should know that there are all kinds of birds in a big forest. Brother Qin will continue to rise in rank, and more and more women will flock to him. You need to adjust your mindset and face it calmly."
Jiang Jiuniang thought about all the women she had helped Lu Baichuan deal with before, and felt that they were all things of the past.
As if remembering something, she added, "If you're in a good mood, handle it yourself; if you're in a bad mood, leave it to Brother Qin to handle. Just don't let it affect your mood. The most important thing between husband and wife is trust."
Just like her, she has always trusted Lu Baichuan. Because Ms. Sun's family has good upbringing, the men of the Lu family are not allowed to mess around outside. As a result, Lu Baichuan has no feelings for the original owner and has never caused any scandals while he was away from home for many years. Not to mention now that he is completely focused on her.
That's why he won't get angry no matter what kind of woman dances in front of him.
Of course, if any man had feelings for her, Lu Baichuan would simply eliminate him silently, rather than come back and vent his anger on her.
After being comforted by Jiang Jiuniang, Peng Yuan felt much better. Perhaps it was because of her mother's influence that she had heard the idea that a pregnant woman should find another woman to help serve her husband, which made her feel inexplicably panicked, fearing that Qin Jian would really have another woman during this time.
But her idea was clearly wrong, so Jiang Jiuniang had to comfort her again and reinforcing her correct values.
"There is no such thing as a woman needing another woman to serve her husband when she is pregnant. Pregnancy is a matter for both husband and wife. It is the wife who suffers and endures the hardship. It is the husband who should serve his wife. Why should a man need another woman to serve him when he has nothing to do? These are all shackles that irresponsible men have come up with to impose on women. They are wrong. As women, we should resist such shackles instead of obediently putting them on ourselves."
"To put it bluntly, your mother is the kind of woman who has been harmed by the shackles of morality. That in itself is wrong, and you don't need to be affected by it. Just live your own life well. Anyway, Brother Qin has no parents, and his godparents are even less likely to come and make things difficult for you. As long as you love each other, that's more important than anything else, understand?"
When Jiang Jiuniang was telling Peng Yuan these things, she was very serious, afraid that the girl would be poisoned by those toxic remarks.
This era is still too harsh on women. It seems I need to find time to talk to the Queen about this, to properly popularize correct values, and to promote the awakening of women's consciousness, instead of making them victims and perpetrators of disgusting male rhetoric.
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