Madam Sun understood that He Jiuniang wanted to help the Yao family, and nodded, saying, "I heard that Susu's biological mother is also in the capital. Go there and see if you can help her. She's a pitiful girl."
I've been spending a lot of time with Mrs. Yao these past few days, and that's how I heard about Su Su's mother. Every time Mrs. Yao talks about it, her eyes are filled with tears and self-blame. She says that since she can't protect her daughter, she can only try her best to protect her granddaughter so that her daughter won't worry.
Women in this era are like this: they have to rely on their husbands' families for survival their whole lives. So even if she knows that her daughter is suffering in her husband's family, she doesn't dare to easily bring her daughter back because her son and daughter-in-law object, and she really doesn't have the ability to protect another daughter.
As a woman herself, Madam Sun particularly understood the difficulties faced by Madam Yao and Su Su's mother. Not every family in this world has brothers and sisters who are as easy to get along with as hers.
Otherwise, like when they were fleeing famine, they would have specifically sought out Lu Guilan's family. After arriving in Jingzhou, they lived together for a long time, and even now they still spend holidays together. But for other families, a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, and the son and daughter-in-law would never allow it.
Thinking of this, Madam Sun sighed again at the good family tradition, where everyone worked together and there was not much infighting.
He Jiuniang nodded and said, "We'll see when the time comes. It's not good to rush to help. Sometimes, good intentions can backfire."
She definitely felt some sympathy for Su Su's mother's plight, but there were too many tragic people in the world. If she had to rush to help everyone, wouldn't she be exhausted?
At most, she would only act when the other party came to her for help, depending on the situation; otherwise, there was nothing she could do.
Madam Sun nodded, sighed, and said, "You should have left tomorrow morning. Why did you have to travel so late at night? It's cold and dangerous. I don't know what you were thinking!"
"Don't worry, Ms. Sun, I have my reasons."
He Jiuniang couldn't very well say that she would be in the capital soon and could even get some sleep, so she could only continue to contradict Sun Shi.
"Don't worry! What do I have to worry about? Humph! It's not me walking alone at night!"
Sun was so angry that she glared at her and then turned her back on her.
He Jiuniang prepared everything and left the city a quarter of an hour before the city gates closed.
The dog was sleeping in the carriage. He had thought that his mother would be scared in the middle of the night and would need to talk to her, but he fell asleep before they even set off.
This was exactly what He Jiuniang wanted. She carried him onto the carriage and rushed out of the city. Madam Sun was terrified and complained to her maid, "Anyone who didn't know better would think they were fleeing for their lives. They're running so fast!"
The maid covered her mouth and laughed, then comforted her, "Third Madam is trying to get out before the city gates close, otherwise there will be more trouble!"
"If you ask me, it would be much better to take it easy tomorrow morning! Oh well, never mind that, I'll go back to sleep, I have a lot to do tomorrow!"
Mrs. Sun waved her hand and walked back very briskly. If you want to say she was reluctant, that's for sure. The family that was once so happy was now going their separate ways, and she was indeed a little reluctant. But everyone was working hard for a better life, and there would always be a time when they could reunite.
Besides, life is so much better now than before, there's nothing to be sentimental about.
Seeing that she walked briskly, the maidservant hurriedly stepped forward to help her, but Madam Sun waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about me, you should go to sleep too. You have to go to the club early tomorrow morning!"
With nothing much going on at home, all the maids and servants went to the club to help out. It just so happened that Madam Yao was giving a tea ceremony class, so they could go and listen in and learn some skills.
"Yes, madam!"
That's what she said, but the maid still sent her back and even assigned someone to keep watch at night before returning home herself.
Meanwhile, He Jiuniang headed into the mountains after leaving the city. Once she was sure no one was around, she put the carriage into her spatial storage, picked up the dog, and boarded the plane.
Lu Baichuan knew a day in advance that they were coming to the capital that night, and he calculated their arrival time to prepare to go to the city gate to greet them.
He had been living in the military camp for some time, and since he was not staying there tonight, he naturally did not give the soldiers any extra training.
"General, where are you going?"
When his close subordinates saw him change into casual clothes and was about to leave, they rushed forward to gossip about him.
Lu Baichuan hadn't left the military camp for more than half a month. Every day, he did nothing but extra training. Several times, they joked that he should go out and find some younger sisters to relax before his sister-in-law arrived.
As a result, good heavens, before he could even finish speaking, he was put into extra practice and was practiced all night long.
Most of the soldiers were unmarried, and they would occasionally go out to satisfy their needs, which was something everyone tacitly agreed on. Many generals also liked to try new things outside, and on several occasions they even secretly brought women back. They didn't think anything of it, but they didn't expect that they had directly crossed this person's bottom line, which caused great harm to their brothers.
Not only that, the next day they continued to educate them on how those with wives should treat them well, and those without wives should work hard to save money to get married and treat them well so that they could have a place to call home and their families could rest easy. They were also told not to get involved in any improper things.
He then praised His Highness the Crown Prince, saying that he only had one wife, the Crown Princess, and that the couple was very loving. He contrasted this with those who had three wives and four concubines, saying that their homes were always chaotic and noisy, which made those with concubines or those who liked to go out and have fun feel depressed.
Every day after that, he would find different ways to praise his wife. Her good looks were obvious, anyone with eyes could see that, so he would talk about her other virtues, such as her bravery—she single-handedly stormed a bandit's den during their escape from famine; her virtue—after all these years away from home, she had raised their son so well and was very filial to her parents; and her competence—she was the one who built all their businesses…
There are countless stories, and they can be told endlessly. Even after they've been told, they can be told from the beginning again. The soldiers' ears are practically blistered from all the talking.
At first, they didn't believe it, but when they asked Li Dazhuang and the others who came from Huoyun Division with Lu Baichuan, they found that they all nodded firmly. Every time they mentioned their sister-in-law, they showed respect from the inside out, which confused everyone. Was there really such a powerful woman?
Their curiosity about He Jiuniang is practically overflowing the screen, but she's in Jingzhou, not in the capital.
Seeing his smug look, Lu Baichuan knew what he was thinking. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Going to the city gate to pick up your wife and son. What, you want to come along?"
"Think about it! I've been hearing the general talk about her for almost half a month now, and my admiration for my sister-in-law is as boundless as the Yellow River..."
"Alright, if you want to go, then come along. But even if you don't sleep well tonight, you can't skip tomorrow's training."
Lu Baichuan kicked him, but a smile appeared on his face. He had to take him to see it before he could come back and confirm with the people in the camp that he wasn't bragging, and that his wife was the best!
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