The two shook their heads repeatedly: "We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare even if we had ten more lives!"
He Jiuniang nodded slightly and said, "There are always people more capable than you. I really can't understand how you, a mere seventh-rank official, have the audacity to run rampant in Jingzhou City. You're lucky to have met me today. Get lost."
Hearing that He Jiuniang had let them go so easily, the two brothers were momentarily stunned and even thought they had misheard.
The two exchanged a glance and asked each other, "Can we go now?"
The next second, he scrambled away, not daring to look back, for fear that He Jiuniang would throw another silver needle at him.
When Lu Baichuan entered, he saw the two brothers running out with a group of men. He looked rather unwell. Just as he was about to go to He Jiuniang's clinic, he saw that she had already come out and was preparing to go home.
"What's going on with that group of people? I heard there was some trouble at the clinic, so I came over to check after I finished what I was doing."
He Jiuniang waved her hand dismissively: "It's nothing, it's all taken care of, let's go back now."
Just as he was about to leave, Doctor Song chased after him and said, "Doctor He, I didn't think things through today. If it weren't for your skill, the consequences would have been unimaginable. I want to apologize to you, and I will definitely find a way to handle similar situations in the future."
Whenever someone came to cause trouble for He Jiuniang, it was Doctor Song who stepped in for her. This old man had good intentions, but he was just not capable enough. He Jiuniang never thought of blaming him, after all, he had done his best.
"Dr. Song, this has nothing to do with you, and I haven't taken it to heart. What happened today is over, so there's no need to talk about it anymore. It's getting late, everyone should go back and have dinner as soon as possible!"
She waved her hand casually, grabbed Lu Baichuan, and walked out.
Song Chi helped his father watch the couple leave, his heart at peace, devoid of any romantic feelings.
A woman as legendary as her, only that man could protect her.
He admired from the bottom of his heart that a man from an ordinary peasant background had actually entered the Fire Cloud Division through his own efforts and even became its leader; this was something he could never achieve.
Over here, He Jiuniang was telling Lu Baichuan about the trouble caused by the two Pan brothers today.
"A mere seventh-rank official dares to shout at me like that; his shortsightedness is truly astounding."
She omitted some details and continued, "But the token you gave me before came in handy today. As soon as I saw it, I knelt down without saying a word. It felt really good!"
Seeing her happily telling him these things, Lu Baichuan's mood also improved. He had given her the token so that she wouldn't be bullied outside, and he was happy as long as she had fun.
With his current official rank, he can practically do whatever he wants in Jingzhou City. Even in the capital, as long as he's not a first or second-rank imperial relative, no one would dare offend him.
He doesn't need to go to the capital for now, and he hasn't really finished collecting all his merits yet. Once he has collected all his merits, he can walk around the capital with impunity.
"It seems the Pan family needs to be taught a lesson."
He led He Jiuniang slowly toward home. Today, he neither took a carriage nor rode a horse; he simply wanted to hold her hand and walk slowly along the street.
During this time, all he did was hold hands with her little hands, and He Jiuniang let him do as he pleased, since it felt pretty good anyway.
Hearing that he was going to teach the Pan family a lesson, He Jiuniang still advised, "Forget it. You've only been back for a short time. Don't offend these families in Jingzhou too much. Anyway, I'm not the one who will suffer today."
Lu Baichuan believed him; he had seen the two brothers' condition, and they were indeed in a terrible state.
However, he had his own plans for this matter. He had risked his life for many years to ensure that no one would dare to bully his family again. If he let this matter pass so easily, people would only look down on him more. The Pan family could not be allowed to live.
Now that there are no elders or children at home, the two of them haven't even gone home for meals. Instead, they found a small stall on the roadside and sat down to eat.
The sun was setting in the west, shining directly on the stall. The orange-red sunlight gently fell on He Jiuniang's face, and a few strands of hair fell down, outlining the perfect curve of her cheeks. Lu Baichuan couldn't take his eyes off her.
He had always thought he had improved a lot over the years, and was much better than those around him in both literature and martial arts, but at this moment, he couldn't find a single word to describe his wife's beauty.
What makes him worthy of having such a wife?
He Jiuniang was focused on eating the noodles in her bowl when she looked up and saw Lu Baichuan staring at her with a perverted grin through his mask, which really startled her.
As for why He Jiuniang could see his infatuated smile through the mask, it's probably because the couple had a telepathic connection.
"What are you doing? Even if the noodles are delicious, there's no need to be this happy, is there?"
He Jiuniang glanced at the noodles in his bowl; they were all clumped together.
"It's nothing, it just feels so good to be reunited with my family."
He smiled, lifted his mask slightly, and ate his noodles with gusto.
The wrinkles on his face are no longer as frightening as they were at the beginning; they've improved significantly and now look more like natural aging. It's not scary at all, so there's no need for him to wear a mask.
But Lu Baichuan felt that if he didn't wear a mask and walked down the street with his wife, people would definitely mistake them for an older man and a younger woman...
Oh no, it's better if it's an older man and a younger woman. But if it's misunderstood as some kind of romantic entanglement between a beautiful woman and an old housekeeper, then that would be too unfair to my wife!
His wife had bought him a storybook, and when he had nothing to do, he flipped through it and found a scene like this in it!
His wife is such a delicate and beautiful woman, he can't bear to see her subjected to any speculation.
He Jiuniang had no idea that this man had been secretly reading her storybook. She only heard him say that it felt good to be reunited with his family, so she nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's still better at home. It's lively at home, and my mother always protects me. Although she sometimes hits me, I know it's because she loves me so much and is strict with me... Oh no, it's like she hits me because she loves me! My eldest sister-in-law is a good cook, my second sister-in-law is efficient at housework, my youngest sister has a good personality and gets along best with me, and my sister from the Shen family is so delicate that she blushes after just a few words. Ah, I really miss them!"
"The city isn't that far from home, but I just can't get back. It's so frustrating!"
She propped her cheek on her hand and suddenly realized that the noodles in her bowl didn't taste good anymore.
The patients I've taken on before were all in critical condition, so I couldn't leave them for a while. Especially with Jiang Ruoya, she's currently in the most critical stage. I can rest for a while after this busy period, but I absolutely cannot stop now.
So, she wanted to go home and there was still a long way to go.
Looking at her like this, Lu Baichuan saw a genuine expression of emotion, which showed that she had an exceptionally good relationship with the women in her family.
I just found her words somewhat amusing, but now I feel sorry for her.
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