He thought Lu Baichuan would think the same way, but Lu Baichuan, who had just had a daughter and had nowhere to show off, glanced at him indifferently, his posture quite unusual.
Lu Baichuan commented very seriously: "Daughters and sons are different. I will be strict with my son and make him a well-rounded person, because he will have to shoulder the responsibility of supporting and protecting the family in the future. But daughters are different. As long as she is happy, she can do whatever she wants. She can dress up beautifully every day, go out to play and go shopping. As long as she can understand right from wrong, I can support her for the rest of my life."
Qin Jian: ...
If looks could kill, Lu Baichuan would have been chopped into dust by now.
He considered Lu Baichuan his best brother, but Lu Baichuan wasn't on his side. So what if he had a daughter!
"You, you, you! This is blatant sexism! Your sister-in-law is such an open-minded person. If she knew you were sexist, she would never let you off the hook."
Qin Jian was so jealous he was practically grimacing, wishing he could write a letter to Jiang Jiuniang complaining right now.
Lu Baichuan remained calm and said, "You don't have a daughter, so you don't know what that feeling is like."
Qin Jian: !!!
He came to drink and vent with his buddies, not to get his heart pounding.
"Can't you speak properly? If you don't, I'm leaving!"
He actually stood up to get to work and leave, but Lu Baichuan smiled and pulled him back, finally saying seriously, "You're right, whether we have a son or a daughter isn't something we can decide, it's all up to fate. Since my sister-in-law still wants to have another child, then let's have another one if we can ensure safety. However, for the sake of my sister-in-law's health, let's wait a couple of years before having another child. This is something my wife has been emphasizing."
People nowadays don't have a high awareness of safety and don't consider women's health. Some women get pregnant right after giving birth, and they will definitely suffer from all kinds of illnesses in the future. During the time my wife was running a free clinic, most of the patients were women who had developed illnesses because they hadn't taken good care of their bodies.
Although he wasn't a doctor, he had learned some basic knowledge from following his wife for so many years.
If his wife were here, he certainly wouldn't have had the right to say these words, but since she wasn't here, he had to help pass on the message, as a way of expressing his concern for Qin Jian and his wife.
Qin Jian nodded: "I know that. I've been taking the medicine my sister-in-law gave me before, and I will never let anything happen."
After saying that, he sighed helplessly. In the end, it was his fault. If he still had any relatives alive, his wife wouldn't always be thinking about having more children for him.
Now the son takes his wife's surname, since he doesn't even know his own surname and just picked a name randomly. Taking his wife's surname is the best option, but his wife feels that his family is small and wants to change the situation on her own.
But in his heart, he didn't care about these things. All he wanted was for his family of three to live a good life and, when the opportunity arose, to take his wife and children out to see the beautiful landscape. Wasn't that better than risking his life to have a child and constantly tormenting his body?
Qin Jian shared his thoughts, and Lu Baichuan advised, "Naturally, you two need to be of one mind in this matter. It's best if you genuinely want the child to be born, rather than having some ulterior motive, as that would be cruel to the child."
The two had a heart-to-heart talk, and then each was taken home by a servant.
Inside the palace, the emperor listened to the report from his secret guards, his face expressionless.
So these two got together just to discuss having a daughter?
He had thought Lu Baichuan would complain that he had alerted the enemy and ruined the plan.
The guard knelt below and said, "In addition, Lord Qin also said that he wants to wait for General Lu to return before considering returning to the court, and he is considering going to Jingzhou for a short stay soon."
The emperor got a headache when he heard this. Qin Jian was his former bodyguard and should have been closer to him, but now everything revolved around Lu Baichuan.
When Qin Jian came to him, he told him that Peng Yuan had suffered a lot while following him to the border. He felt sorry for Peng Yuan, so he wanted to find himself a casual job and wait for Peng Yuan to recover.
There are always many things to do in the court, especially since Lu Baichuan has just stepped down from his current task and can't find anyone to take over. He didn't intend to agree to Qin Jian's request, but considering that Peng Yuan is his sister-in-law, he had to give the Empress some face, so he agreed anyway.
And then, that was it.
After Lu Baichuan and his wife left, Qin Jian and Peng Yuan seemed to have retired from public life, and they rarely saw each other unless necessary.
He had asked people to urge him before, but Qin Jian always had an excuse to refuse. He never expected that the real reason was this.
"Your Majesty, Lord Qin said that his relationship with Your Majesty is special and he needs to avoid suspicion, otherwise he will always be troubled. He wants to have a couple of years of peace and quiet."
The guards were worried that the emperor would misunderstand Qin Jian's meaning, so after thinking about it, they added this sentence.
Upon hearing this, the emperor sighed. He had just been about to issue an edict ordering him to return to court and handle matters properly, but after hearing this, he changed his mind.
The relationships within the imperial court were complex. Qin Jian, like Lu Baichuan, was a rising star in the court, especially Qin Jian, who was also related to the emperor by marriage.
With Lu Baichuan not in the capital, Qin Jian's situation will be like Lu Baichuan's before, with court officials watching him and causing trouble every day. Peng Yuan is in poor health, and their son is still young. It would be too difficult for them to face those troublesome things every day. Retiring for a few years would be a good solution.
"Alright, you can go now. You don't need to follow them anymore. Let them be."
The emperor waved his hand and rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled.
He knew perfectly well why Lu Baichuan and Qin Jian had chosen to travel far away and semi-retire—they were demonstrating their loyalty to him through their actions.
He understood everything, but the foolish things he had done back then were irreversible, and no matter what, a rift had formed between them.
However, he was satisfied with maintaining the status quo and would make up for it later.
What's more important now is the stability and development of the country, and we need to cultivate more talent.
When Lu Baichuan returned to the capital, many people knew that he had another daughter, and they all sent people to deliver gifts. Lu Baichuan refused them all, saying that his wife and children were currently away, and he would hold a banquet to invite everyone to his residence when he returned.
The implication is that they don't plan to hold a banquet or accept gifts at the moment.
This caused a lot of people great distress. They originally thought that Lu Baichuan's withdrawal from the court was equivalent to losing favor, and that the emperor would no longer protect the Lu family. Who knew that even Consort Hui in the palace had been removed from office, and that Lu Baichuan was summoned as soon as he returned and even had a meal with the emperor, showing no sign of diminishing favor. They had previously taken advantage of his misfortune openly and secretly, and wanted to take this opportunity to repair their relationship, but they did not expect that Lu Baichuan would not give them this chance at all.
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