The group strolled around the streets to make sure that the renovations of every shop were proceeding smoothly before heading to the county government office to find Lu Baichuan and Gou'er to go back together.
Lu Baichuan handed the assassin he had captured last night over to Magistrate Lu, instructing him to keep a close watch on him and prevent any incidents from happening to him.
This was the first time Magistrate Lu had taken on such a big case in all his years in office. He was very nervous, but he remained calm and said to Lu Baichuan, "General, rest assured, I will keep a close eye on these people and wait for the court to send someone to take them away."
Lu Baichuan trusted him quite a bit, and nodded, asking, "Have there been any letters from the imperial court during this time?"
He was referring to the matter of the bandits being instigated behind the scenes.
Magistrate Lu shook his head: "I have been paying attention to this matter for some time, but I have not received any news from the imperial court."
Lu Baichuan pursed his lips, having already guessed what was going on, and said, "I understand. Keep an eye on things. I'll head back now."
"Your humble servant respectfully sees the general off."
Magistrate Lu was very respectful, but Lu Baichuan waved his hand and said, "No need, Lord Lu, please continue with your work."
After saying that, he took the dog out and waited at the door for a short while before Jiang Jiuniang and the others arrived. They then took a car home together.
In front of their parents, the couple didn't talk about matters of the court, but instead kept talking about business, and everyone gave Yu advice on how to negotiate cooperation with the government.
Since we're going to cooperate, we should go all out. So Jiang Jiuniang's idea is for Yu to talk directly to the prefect, rather than to Magistrate Lu.
They were not familiar with Shi Tao, the prefect of Changzhou, and did not even know what kind of person he was. For them, this was still a challenge.
After discussing it all the way, the group decided to reveal the Lu family's identity. Only a fool wouldn't take a shortcut, and besides, it would be a good thing for the country and its people, so they wouldn't feel any guilt.
"Then it's settled. Either tomorrow or the day after, Mother and Sister-in-law will go to the prefectural city to talk to Lord Shi. If he agrees, that would be great. If he doesn't, we'll use our power to pressure him. Anyway, our family has already offended so many people, we won't miss one more."
Jiang Jiuniang summarized it in one sentence, feeling very relaxed and comfortable. All the things had been arranged, and she could just laze around at home. How wonderful!
Everyone: ...
How could she so easily say something as unethical as using power to oppress others?
However, since no one could think of a better solution at the moment, they could only accept it.
After returning, Jiang Jiuniang took the opportunity to ask Lu Baichuan about the affairs of the yamen. Lu Baichuan said, "There is no news from the court yet, so there are only two possibilities. Either it is what we guessed before, that the emperor sent people to investigate in secret, but the news has not spread yet, and these people's appearance is completely walking into a trap, or the emperor's idea has been discovered, and the people he sent out were delayed or even assassinated, so there is no news for a long time."
Jiang Jiuniang rolled her eyes speechlessly. If it really was the first possibility, then she had truly seen something amazing. She had never seen such a stupid person in her life.
"Now that we've caught them, we should send a letter to the Emperor no matter what, letting him know the current situation. We don't want things to be resolved here while he's still stuck in Makka Pakka."
Jiang Jiuniang felt terrible whenever she thought about these things. What were those people around the emperor doing? They couldn't even handle such a small matter.
And yet he still wants to do everything in a day, I'm truly impressed.
Lu Baichuan responded and turned to write a letter at his desk. Jiang Jiuniang continued to mutter to herself, "Let's send a letter this time, and also bring some local specialties for Brother Qin and Yuanyuan. We and Mr. Kang are not in the capital, and it's just the two of them there. I don't know how the dog emperor is tormenting them all day long. Let's send them some things to help them recover."
Lu Baichuan: ...
His wife has a sharp tongue.
However, the Emperor really needs to strengthen the training of the people around him, otherwise he will not be able to keep up with their work progress.
Fortunately, his wife is about to give birth and will be staying in Changzhou for several months. Otherwise, if something else were to happen, the emperor would probably have no one left to send to his side.
Of course, he couldn't say such things, since it involved the dignity of an emperor, and it wasn't something he could just say whenever he wanted.
The Emperor must be aware of this, so there's no need for him to cause trouble for others.
After Sun and the others arrived, Jiang Jiuniang visibly had much more time to rest. For example, the task of teaching Zhang Saozi and the others how to do things fell to Yu and Sun. Everyone was very encouraged to see that Sun, despite her age, knew everything and could recognize many characters, and they studied even harder than before.
Gradually, not only women started learning, but men also became very interested. Originally, they were just eavesdropping outside, but when Old Man Lu discovered them, he simply called them in to teach together.
As more people gathered, news of the assassination attempt on the Lu family that night spread. It was spread by several neighbors. It was late at night, and no one dared to go out. They only heard the sound of swords and knives and assumed that bandits had come to rob them. But when they saw that the Lu family was all well and there was nothing unusual about them the next day, they forgot about the incident. When everyone gathered together, someone mentioned it, and that's when they realized that things were not so simple.
The Lu family didn't want to talk about this and cause unnecessary panic, but now that everyone has found out by accident, Lu Baichuan has decided to explain it to everyone.
“Those people were indeed coming for us, but they have already been handed over to the authorities. I apologize to everyone for this. If it weren’t for us, those thieves wouldn’t have been attracted here. But don’t worry, I have sent people to patrol the area, and it won’t happen again.”
Fortunately, the assassins targeted the Lu family this time and did not attack the neighbors. If they had caused trouble in the village, the Lu family would have been guilty, since they were the ones who had brought those people there.
When the first part of the sentence was spoken, everyone's hearts were still in their throats. After all, they were all ordinary people who had survived natural disasters and had barely managed to live. It would be a real shame if they were harmed by thieves.
But upon hearing the second half of the sentence, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; it was definitely better to have someone protecting them.
Jiang Jiuniang also spoke up: "Don't worry, everyone. Under normal circumstances, they are just doing their jobs for money and won't kill innocent people indiscriminately. After all, it doesn't cost them much more money to kill one more person. If you encounter this kind of thing, don't interfere. Just pretend you didn't hear it and stay in your rooms. We will handle it."
These words made everyone's faces a little awkward. Someone said, "But if something really happens, can't we help each other out since we all came out together? There's strength in numbers!"
"No, no, no, you must not try to be heroes in this kind of thing. Staying at home is the biggest help you can give us!"
Jiang Jiuniang clasped her hands together, looking very sincere.
Everyone: ...
At this moment, the old village chief squeezed forward with difficulty and said, "Third Master, Third Madam, I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible!"
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