Just like that night, we found an open space to land, then put the helicopter back into our spatial storage, and released the horses from there.
Lu Baichuan stepped forward and glanced at his horse. Sure enough, it was in the same condition as it had been in the capital, showing no signs of being startled.
That's amazing!
His eyes sparkled as he looked at He Jiuniang, feeling as if he had struck gold.
He Jiuniang took a step back, crossed her arms over her chest, and said, "What are you doing? You don't know how powerful I am, and you have ulterior motives towards me, do you?"
Lu Baichuan: ...I've had ill intentions towards you for quite some time now!
But he was too embarrassed to say it aloud.
"Let's go, the dog must be sleeping soundly right now, let's go check on him."
He Jiuniang mounted her horse and rode ahead.
Lu Baichuan looked at her skillful movements, smiled and shook his head. He really didn't expect that, according to her, the means of transportation in her world were so advanced that she shouldn't ride horses. How could her horsemanship be so good?
Thinking this, he quickly chased after them.
Entering the city gate involved the same procedure. The guards only recognized the tokens, and upon seeing the Fire Cloud Division's token, they hurriedly let the person in.
The couple went straight back to Xishuiyuan. Their sudden return made Xu Dashan, who was guarding the gate that night, very happy. Just as he was about to wake up the others, he heard Lu Baichuan say, "It's late, so don't disturb them. Take the horses to the stable and feed them some food."
Xu Dashan quickly agreed, then asked, "Would you like something to eat, sir and madam? I'll have my wife make some..."
"No need, you should get some rest too."
Lu Baichuan waved for him to leave, then took He Jiuniang's hand and returned to their courtyard.
The yard was quiet, and the two of them went to the dog's house together.
Erniu, being the dog's servant, was usually quite alert and would wake up at the slightest sound. Upon hearing the door open, he immediately sat up.
Upon seeing that it was He Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan, he hurriedly tried to bow, but He Jiuniang quickly made a "shh" gesture, and he immediately nodded obediently and withdrew.
The master and mistress haven't been back for a long time, and they came back in the middle of the night to see the young master. They must be very worried about him. As a servant, he must understand this.
He Jiuniang was still quite satisfied with him, and pulled Lu Baichuan toward the dog's bed.
After not seeing him for a while, Gou'er had lost a lot of weight, which made He Jiuniang feel very sorry for him.
She pinched her son's cheek and whispered, "How did my son, whom I finally fattened up, become so thin?"
"Son, your parents are back. It's okay, Mom will help you gain weight back in a few days!"
Lu Baichuan didn't say anything, but just watched as He Jiuniang touched her son's little face one moment and muttered to herself with heartache the next.
The puppy's eyelashes trembled, and it finally couldn't help but say, "Mommy, if you keep touching me, I'm really going to sneeze!"
He had been awake for a while, but he found it interesting to hear his mother whispering, so he pretended to be asleep. However, his mother kept touching his nose and face, which tickled him so much that he eventually gave himself away.
"Hehe, who told you to pretend to be asleep? I just wanted to see how long you could keep up the act."
He Jiuniang sat on the edge of the bed and pulled the person into her arms. Lu Baichuan also sat down, and then the son was placed in his arms.
The dog smiled a little shyly: "Mommy already knew I was awake?"
"Of course! You're my child!"
He Jiuniang proudly raised her chin and asked Lu Baichuan, "Right?"
Lu Baichuan quickly agreed, then said to his son, "Yu'er, it was your father's fault this time, I'm sorry for making you worry."
If he hadn't been so hasty, allowing Lin Yiping to take advantage of the situation, his wife and children wouldn't have been so anxious, and so many things wouldn't have happened.
The little dog shook its head very sensibly: "As long as Daddy comes back safely, that's all that matters! Daddy is a great hero, and he's going to do great things that benefit the country and the people. Mommy and I won't blame Daddy, right, Mommy?"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"
He Jiuniang's smile was somewhat perfunctory. This child was already showing his filial piety, but he also dragged her into it. Humph.
Lu Baichuan was once again pleased with his son's thoughtfulness and said, "Then you can go back to sleep. Daddy will take you and your brothers horseback riding tomorrow."
I thought my son would be happy to agree, but to my surprise, he shook his head and said, "I can't go horseback riding tomorrow. Mr. Kang was falsely accused of cheating in the imperial examination and almost couldn't take the exam. He didn't perform well in the exam either, and he's been depressed these past few days. My brothers and I have been keeping him company."
"Mr. Kang is in trouble? How could he be in such a terrible state!"
He Jiuniang blinked, unable to help but feel a little sorry for Kang Xiucai.
Passing the imperial examination at a young age was a great honor, bringing glory to one's ancestors, but due to poor health, it was delayed for so many years.
They finally managed to arrange a marriage, but the other party tried every means to break it off.
Now that I'm feeling better, I finally managed to participate in the scientific expedition, but then this upsetting thing happened.
He's definitely a bitter gourd in the human world.
The little dog nodded, then sighed with a precocious air and said, "Yes, it's so sad that Mr. Kang is so talented but not appreciated!"
He Jiuniang pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll go with you to see Mr. Kang tomorrow."
Lu Baichuan licked his lips and suddenly felt that he was a very unsuccessful father. It was one thing for his son to want to see someone else and not him, but now even his wife wanted to go.
Speaking of Mr. Kang, he seems to be in a rather unfortunate situation.
So he quickly said, "I'll go with you."
He Jiuniang frowned and said, "Isn't this too formal? Won't it make Mr. Kang feel even more uncomfortable?"
Lu Baichuan said, "It shouldn't be that bad. Although I don't handle the imperial examinations, if there's anything I can do to help, I can ask the prefect. The imperial examinations involve a wide range of people, and we can't just deal with it so casually."
Although I was a little jealous at first, I genuinely want to help now.
The children in the family all like Mr. Kang very much. They had a meal together before and thought he was indeed a gentleman. Now that he has been framed, they will do their best to help him.
He Jiuniang thought Lu Baichuan's words made sense, so she said, "Alright, let's go take a look together tomorrow. Come on, let's go to bed!"
She turned to say goodnight to her son, but the dog clung to her neck and said affectionately, "I want to sleep with Mommy!"
Lu Baichuan: !!
He retracted his earlier thought that his son was sensible!
He had planned all along, thinking that he could naturally go back to the master bedroom to sleep tonight, but his son interfered and ruined his plans.
"you……"
"Okay, then Mommy will sleep here with you!"
He had barely opened his mouth when He Jiuniang agreed, then slipped off her shoes and cuddled her son to sleep.
Lu Baichuan: ...In the end, it was all for naught.
I'm struggling with what kind of fate to give Kang Xiucai, so that he truly lives up to his reputation as a "bitter gourd in the world." Of course, with the help of the male and female leads, things might turn out for the better.
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