Lu Baichuan bowed and left. The emperor was indeed completely relieved. He had no worries about entrusting this matter to Lu Baichuan.
If Lu Baichuan and his wife go out to play, they will have less support in the court, and things will not go as smoothly as they used to.
The emperor felt a little sorry, but still chose to respect it.
If he can catch a few corrupt officials along the way, it will be a great help to the imperial court.
When Lu Baichuan returned home, he told Jiang Jiuniang about the emperor's intentions. Jiang Jiuniang pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "Why does he always give you these thankless and offensive things? If no one is supporting you behind the scenes, how dare you be so blatant? One move affects the whole situation. This is going to make sure you don't make a single friend in the court."
As Jiang Jiuniang spoke, she rolled her eyes. "He can't even enjoy himself when he goes out to play. Who taught him to be an emperor like this?"
We also need to help him find treasure.
If there really is a clue to the treasure, could she tell that scoundrel emperor?
That's absolutely impossible!
An ancient legend has driven the people of Dongting to such madness. If there really is news of a treasure, how can the world remain at peace?
"I am willing to do things for the people. We'll see in time. I won't really offend everyone."
Lu Baichuan spoke calmly, showing a strong ability to accept information.
Seeing his reaction, Jiang Jiuniang didn't say anything more. It was just a matter of convenience, and she would handle it as best she could.
Lu Baichuan wanted to do more for the people, just as she wanted to do more for women. She understood and supported this.
Now that I've decided to go, the most important thing is to tell my family.
Jiang Jiuniang felt that, given how much Ms. Sun cared for her and her unborn child, this matter would be somewhat difficult to handle.
"I'll go tell Mother."
Lu Baichuan took the initiative to step forward. Going to provide disaster relief was his business, and the imperial decree had already been issued. At most, he would be scolded if he went to speak up, which he was already used to.
"No, no, no, I have to go and tell them myself. If you go and tell them, Mother will only let you go by yourself, she won't let me go with you."
Jiang Jiuniang felt that she knew Sun Shi quite well, and the old lady would never want her to go through such trouble, so she had to go and talk to her herself.
Having prepared herself mentally, she went to the Sun family's courtyard.
As Sun was getting dressed and preparing to go out, she saw her arrive and took the initiative to invite her, "Third son's wife, want to go listen to a storyteller?"
"I won't go. I have something to tell you. Come on, let's go inside!"
She took Sun's arm and went inside, her attitude unusually intimate; it was clear at a glance that this was not a good thing.
After preparing herself mentally, Madam Sun asked, "Speak, what is it?"
Jiang Jiuniang said hesitantly, "Actually... it's not a big deal. There's just a problem in the disaster area in the southwest. The imperial court sent Bai Chuan there, and I plan to go with him."
"Isn't this a big deal?"
Ms. Sun's eyes widened, her expression contorted, as if she would hit Jiang Jiuniang if she dared to say another word.
"Do you even know your situation right now? If this were before, you could do whatever you wanted, as long as you were happy. But now you're pregnant, you can't joke around. Don't even mention you going, it would be very dangerous for the third prince to go. It's an imperial order that can't be disobeyed. Why would you go and suffer with him?"
She also harbored some resentment towards the emperor. With so many people in the court not being assigned to specific tasks, he was only targeting her son. Her daughter-in-law had just become pregnant, and now he was being forced to do such a dangerous mission. Who could stand that?
She always felt that her son owed his wife something and should stay home with her. Who knew that the emperor was so unreasonable and didn't consider the family's situation at all? Anyone would be unhappy in that situation, right?
But since they were subjects, they couldn't disobey the emperor's will. Even if they were dissatisfied, they couldn't show it and had to smile and do things perfectly.
Jiang Jiuniang dared not say that she had asked Lu Baichuan to apply for it, otherwise she might get beaten up.
“Mother, it’s precisely because that place is dangerous that I want to go with him. I’m worried about him going alone. Besides, this has always been our wish. After we’ve dealt with the disaster area, we won’t rush back. While Gou’er is still young, we’ll take him out to broaden his horizons so that he can have more knowledge than others when he takes the imperial examinations in the future.”
Jiang Jiuniang spoke cautiously, constantly observing Sun's reaction.
Sure enough, Sun's expression was beyond words. She raised her hand and said, "You're going to bring Gou'er along? Say that again!"
Jiang Jiuniang covered her head and hid to the side, then said fearlessly, "We had planned this for a long time. We originally wanted to set off after my pregnancy was stable. We just happened to run into Prince Jing's matter, so we went to help out and then went out to play."
"How much of a playful person do you have to be so restless even while pregnant? Long-distance travel is the worst thing you can do during pregnancy. Others do it out of necessity, but you're just making trouble for yourself. Can't you wait until the baby is born before you can go?"
Sun's brows were furrowed, and her fierce expression never softened.
“I can wait, but Gou’er is getting on in years. That kid is farsighted and will be taking the imperial examinations in the future. Taking the imperial examinations is not something that can be done overnight. I want to take him out to play for two years, and then he can focus on his studies when he comes back. If we delay for a few more years, he will be too busy taking the imperial examinations to have time to go out and play.”
Unlike later times, when you can travel anywhere for a few days and then make a round trip, it takes several months to get there. So if you focus on passing the imperial examinations, you won't have the chance to travel anymore.
Hearing these words, Sun almost couldn't stand up. She knew that her third son's wife's ideas were always very progressive, and sometimes her actions were hard to understand, but they were all good things. Although she didn't understand them many times, she still chose to support her.
But this is really outrageous. She's pregnant and wants to go to disaster relief, and she even said she wants to go on vacation for a few years. Does that mean she'll have to give birth abroad? Isn't that ridiculous?
Sun's thinking was rather conservative; she believed that pregnant women should stay at home so that they could cope with any unexpected events.
Therefore, the two people's ideas could never overlap on this matter.
"Let's compromise. I'll allow you to go with us to the disaster relief, but don't even think about going out to play. We'll talk about that after the baby is born!"
With that, Madam Sun made the final decision, giving Jiang Jiuniang no chance to speak.
Jiang Jiuniang sighed. If Plan A didn't work, then they would have to execute Plan B.
When Old Man Lu returned home that evening and learned about the incident, he immediately called Lu Baichuan out for a private talk without saying a word.
Seeing Lu Laotou's calm expression, Jiang Jiuniang knew that Lu Baichuan was definitely going to get scolded.
Sure enough, after a while, Lu Baichuan returned looking disheveled. When he saw Jiang Jiuniang, he touched his nose and gave a helpless smile.
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