"Uncle, you should go to the inn and find a place to stay first. I'll come and meet you later."

"Chunmei, where are you going? It's not safe for a young lady like you to stay in the county town. What do you need to do? We'll go with you," Xia Xintian said.

Xia Huohua: "That's right, there are a lot of kidnappers in the county. Where are you going? We'll go with you."

"When I came to the Du family last time, I met a maid. I went to her to inquire about the situation. It's not appropriate for you to come along. Don't worry, the Du family is still counting on me to confess, so they won't do anything to me. You should go and settle in first."

Xia Xintian knew he couldn't treat Xia Chunmei like any other child, so he said, "Okay, my brother-in-law works at Tongxin Inn. We can stay there and it'll be cheaper. Let's meet at Tongxin Inn in a bit. You know Tongxin Inn, right?"

"I know, I'll come find you later."

After separating from them, Xia Chunmei finally had a chance to talk to Xia Ping'an in a secluded place.

"I'll go rescue them after they're asleep tonight, Yaomei. Could you send a letter to Du Bin for me now?" Xia Chunmei said.

Xia Ping'an was surprised that the letter was sent to Du Bin.

“The Du family is rich and powerful. Even if I rescue Yaomei this time, they will still seek revenge. At that time, it may not be a simple kidnapping.”

Hearing this, Xia Pingan was frightened.

Xia Chunmei went to the letter-writing stall, spent five coins to borrow pen, ink and paper, and wrote down the sentence: Under the mimosa tree outside the mansion.

Where no one could see her, Xia Chunmei gave the letter to Xia Ping'an and asked him to pass it on to Du Bin.

Du Bin is now an unfavored illegitimate son, and his courtyard is dilapidated with no one to serve him.

While Du Bin was using the restroom, Xia Pingan placed the letter on the couch where Du Bin was resting.

After doing all that, all they could do was wait.

Waiting for Du Bin to come and meet.

Xia Pingan asked anxiously, "Will Du Bin come?"

“He will come. He knows who drew the picture and who forged the letter, but he didn’t stop it from the beginning, which shows that he is also full of hatred for the Du family. In addition, I didn’t sign the letter, so he will definitely want to know who wrote it to him. Everyone has curiosity.”

Xia Pingan was still puzzled: "But what can he do? He's not favored at home, and he's so badly injured, yet he still has to secretly buy medicine."

Du Bin was seriously injured. Although the Du family is now targeting Xia Chunmei, they still believe that Du Bin was responsible for the incident.

Therefore, when Du Bin was injured, Madam Du forbade anyone to call a doctor for him, so Du Bin had to find a solution on his own.

Xia Ping'an didn't think that such an unfavored illegitimate son could be of any help.

Xia Chunmei smiled and said, "Although he is not favored, he would be of great use if he could cooperate with me."

Although Du Bin is currently out of favor, he is by no means mediocre; otherwise, why would Madam Du have gone to such lengths to scheme against him?

She's definitely afraid he'll threaten her own son's position!

~

At exactly 9 PM, Du Bin arrived as promised.

Du Bin was still taken aback when he saw Xia Chunmei. He knew a little about her, such as being Fan Baowen's fiancée and a country girl.

Du Bin also knew that Du Jinghua, his wife, and the Fan family were plotting to get Xia Chunmei to confess in order to clear the Du family's name and Du Lanlan's name.

"Miss Xia, you've invited me here so late at night. What brings you here?" Du Bin said.

"I wouldn't presume to offer advice, but I'd like to discuss some business with Young Master Du," Xia Chunmei said. "I don't like beating around the bush, so let me be frank. I know you harbor resentment towards the Du family, especially towards Du Jinghua and Madam Du. I need your help to get out of my current predicament. I can help you seize the Du family's business and then gradually help you ascend to the position of head of the Du family."

A village girl said she could help him steal the Du family's business and make him the head of the Du family.

Is this funny?

Immediately, Du Bin laughed and said, "Miss Xia, forgive my bluntness, but you're just a country girl, powerless, penniless, and without influence. Cooperating with you..."

Xia Chunmei knew she had to demonstrate some value, otherwise no one would believe her.

She said, "I know you hate Du Jinghua and Madam Du, and I also know you're planning to set a trap for Du Jinghua."

Upon hearing this, Du Bin went from being shocked to being terrified!

How did Xia Chunmei find out about such a secret?

“I’m happy to see the Du family fall. You don’t need to be nervous. We have a common enemy, but we have no vested interests, so don’t worry about me revealing your secrets. I’m not threatening you; I just want to cooperate,” Xia Chunmei continued.

How would you like to collaborate?

...

Xia Chunmei talked with Du Bin for almost an hour before leaving.

Watching Xia Chunmei's departing figure, Du Bin observed three minutes of silence for Fan Baowen.