Lu Baichuan's emotions were very complicated. He felt inexplicably depressed. After seeing the letter, his mood did not improve but became even more depressed.
This is the Empress's apology letter. The Empress usually doesn't care about court affairs, yet she was able to know immediately that this was wrong, but the Emperor didn't.
Is this possible?
That's clearly impossible.
So he paused for a moment and said, "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll resign after I've finished dealing with everything at hand."
He chose to follow the emperor, who was then Prince Chen, for two reasons: first, he was forced by circumstances at the time, as he was being watched and could not go home at will; second, he wanted to follow him to accomplish great things and realize his ambitions.
Now that everything is within his grasp, he can retire without regrets. There's nothing to miss, and there's no need for the emperor to be wary of him every day, who might come up with some scheme to target his family in the future.
Seeing his firm attitude, Jiang Jiuniang decided not to try to persuade him any further. Although it was a pity to retire at this time, being happy was the most important thing. In any case, all the children in the family were excellent, and it wouldn't be difficult for them to support the family in the future. She also had so many businesses, so she could live a carefree life without any worries.
"Okay, I also think this damn general is no fun at all."
This is why the emperor had repeatedly offered her an official position, but she always refused. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; that treacherous emperor has many ulterior motives.
Lu Baichuan is the only person in the court right now, and he is already so wary of him. If he were to become an official, wouldn't he be restless and unable to eat or sleep?
However, it doesn't seem like it's impossible?
However, Jiang Jiuniang quickly dismissed the idea. She wouldn't do something that would kill a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of her own. Besides, in the end, it was the dog emperor who would benefit.
Qin Jian was also troubled by the Lu family's affairs. He wanted to speak up at the banquet that night, but Lu Baichuan stopped him. He had been holding back his anger ever since.
He had served the emperor since he was very young and had some understanding of the emperor's character. The emperor was always concerned about the people and worried about the country. How could he have made things difficult for the emperor in such a situation?
He also wanted to explain to the emperor what had happened on the border, and that the reason they were able to achieve certain military merits was because Lu Baichuan deliberately gave them the credit, even doing the difficult parts and leaving the easy ones for them to finish and receive the credit directly.
Lu Baichuan knew that his current identity was somewhat sensitive and that many people were watching him. He didn't want to put the emperor in a difficult position, so he had been trying to keep a low profile. But why was it that not only were others eyeing him covetously, but even the emperor was starting to feel wary of him after his return?
Now that we're wary of Lu Baichuan, will we have to be wary of him from now on?
Before getting married, Qin Jian might not have considered so many things, but now that he's married and about to have his first child, he doesn't dare to take the risk.
"How can you be so sure it was the Emperor's brother-in-law who arranged it? Maybe it was that person's own idea?"
Peng Yuan still defended her brother-in-law, thinking that Qin Jian and the others must be overthinking things.
Qin Jian shook his head and said, "If it weren't for the Emperor's instruction, it wouldn't have been a newly recruited official who spoke up, and the Emperor's attitude would never have been so perfunctory. At the very least, he would have defended his sister-in-law in front of everyone."
Although Qin Jian is not very bright normally, he is very reliable when it matters.
Peng Yuan was somewhat surprised and tried to say, "My brother-in-law wouldn't treat you like that. My sister is the Empress, and you have a long-standing relationship with him..."
Towards the end, she became somewhat insecure.
Jiang Jiuniang and her sister had a good relationship, and Lu Baichuan had made so many contributions, but he still couldn't overcome the fickleness of human nature.
Qin Jian noticed she seemed a little nervous. He didn't want to upset her too much, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to explain things to her. So he said, "It's precisely because you are the Empress that my position can't be promoted any further. The Emperor won't allow the Empress's family to hold high positions, as that would directly affect her status. Especially since you're the only one in the harem, we should try our best not to cause you any trouble in the future. This is protecting you, and it's also protecting ourselves."
After Lu Baichuan arrived in the capital, he became the Director of the Fire Cloud Division, a third-rank official. Later, he was transferred to the capital because he rescued Prince Jing on the border and obtained a large number of weapons. Although he was not promoted in rank, his position was actually higher.
He had previously thought that with a little more effort he could get promoted and give Peng Yuan a better life, but now it seems that not being demoted is already a good thing.
Even in the capital, it's not very safe. Hanging around in front of the emperor all day only attracts more attention. It would be better to be transferred to another post as an official, where at least one could live a more comfortable life.
Peng Yuan was startled and subconsciously touched her stomach, nodding: "Don't worry, I understand. I'll try to visit Sister Jiu Niang less often during this time; going too often will only harm her."
The emperor immediately took action, and the Lu family is now under surveillance. If she doesn't restrain herself and continues to visit Jiang Jiuniang, things will only get worse. The emperor wants their relationship to be less harmonious and less united so that he can feel at ease for the time being.
Qin Jian nodded; this was the only solution at the moment.
The next evening, the entire Lu family gathered for dinner, something that hadn't happened in a long time. In the past, everyone would have been very happy, but this time, everyone was melancholy. Considering the emperor's attitude that night, the whole family was at a loss, wondering what they had done wrong to make the emperor suddenly want to target them.
"Why are you all staring at me? Eat!"
Jiang Jiuniang looked up at the whole family, and they were all staring at her as if there was something on her face.
Lu Baichuan was sitting next to them. They could ask him anything, but the family seemed to be used to asking Jiang Jiuniang for help. Even though Lu Baichuan was there, they wanted Jiang Jiuniang to talk to them.
After holding it in for two days, Sun had reached her limit and finally spoke up, saying, "Tell us what's going on so we can have a better understanding of whether we can still stay in the capital."
"Sure, just do what you always do, we'll stay the same as before."
Jiang Jiuniang spoke casually, but everyone was clearly not satisfied with her explanation, feeling that she hadn't finished speaking.
Fortunately, Jiang Jiuniang didn't want to delay the meal, so she said, "The Empress wrote me a letter saying that such a thing will not happen again. Let's just pretend nothing happened and continue with what we were doing. You don't need to worry about anything else. Even if the Emperor is inhuman and targets us, our whole family will be safe and sound. This is the guarantee that Baichuan and I can give you."
"you……"
Sun pursed her lips, feeling neither comforted nor at ease; instead, her mood grew even heavier.
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