Wen Zhuofeng didn't mention helping him with his leg injury; he thought it was just a pretext his brother had come up with to encourage him to keep living. After being crippled for eleven years, how could he possibly stand up again?

Of course, Zhao Wu's letter about this matter was also vague, and he did not explicitly say that Xu Lanyin had the magic medicine.

Minhu gave Zhao Wu several secret tasks.

After reading, Zhao Wu lit the oil lamp and burned both letters.

This time, Minhu went to the Wen family, and Qingfeng went along. Qingfeng recounted the affairs of the Wen family in detail. The Second Master and his wife were trying to find a marriage partner for the eldest son, but the eldest son always found excuses to refuse. His only excuse was that his younger brother had died less than a year ago, and he wouldn't propose marriage unless he was forced to death again.

Old Master Wen was still obsessed with alchemy. Already in his sixties, even though his eldest son had died, leaving behind two sons, one disabled and one dead, he had no intention of passing the title to Second Master Wen. Old Madam Wen and Second Master Wen were furious...

As the sky gradually darkened, Xu Lanyin brought six dishes and a jar of wine to the west wing with the chess master.

As soon as it was set up, Xu Yuan came with his sister Xu Man.

Xu Yuan asked in a loud voice, "Aunt Yin, Grandfather asked me to ask you why you didn't invite Grandfather and my grandfather to drink with the guests when they came to your house."

Xu Lanyin was speechless and said, "The people who came here are your Uncle Zhao's guests, not our Xu family's guests. How can we invite them if Uncle Zhao didn't invite them?"

Qin asked the chess master to bring half a bowl of crispy meat to the eldest wife's room and let the younger brother and sister stay here to eat.

The Xu family still ate in the upper living room, and Xu Lanyin would occasionally go to the west wing to see if there was anything they could help with.

She took the opportunity to inquire about Qin Che.

Qingfeng smiled and said, "Master Qin grew up in Wucheng, Jiangnan. I heard that his family has been merchants for generations, and he is the only official to have held such a high position. Master Qin can be considered a late bloomer, passing the imperial examination at the age of thirty-two, and rising from the seventh rank to the fifth rank in six years. He has a good reputation and strong abilities. My uncle admires him very much and regards him as a close friend..."

Xu Lanyin felt somewhat disappointed; this information wasn't particularly constructive... However, she went back and repeated her thoughts to Qin Shi, but she still didn't react. Xu Lanyin had no choice but to abandon her previous hypothesis.

The next day, after seeing Qingfeng off, I asked him to bring some snacks that Minjia liked to eat and three rabbit dolls, one large and three small.

Xu Lanyin and her family were busy packing their belongings for the move. Zhao Wuze was so busy that he rarely returned home, returning late at night and leaving early in the morning. Besides his official duties, he also had to complete secret missions assigned by Min Hu, and he also had to find time to practice martial arts with Jie Chi at Daxiang Temple.

Xu Lanyin knew that one of Zhao Wu's secret missions was to occasionally monitor Zhang Heizi. In Minhu's view, if Zhang Heizi truly killed Zhang Gangdan himself, it would be even more tragic than a hero cutting off his own arm. There must be something extremely secretive involved, forcing Zhang Heizi to take such ruthless action against his own son...

Zhao Wu knew that he had offended Xu Lanting, so he spent a lot of money to buy him a beautiful fine porcelain brush holder with painted patterns in the county town and asked Xu Lanyin to pass it on to him. Only then did he win the little boy's heart over.

Now, the news that the second branch of the Xu family spent two hundred taels of silver to buy a big house in the county town and even hired servants had spread to several nearby villages.

People saw that his family had become rich in less than a year since they broke off the engagement with Gu Wangchen. While they were envious and jealous, they also felt that it was indeed Gu Wangchen who had dragged their family down before.

On the 22nd, Xu Lanyin and Zhangqi took some of the family's belongings to the county town house, and then went to the Xu family shop. She told Xu Dashi that she wanted to move her family to the provincial capital, and then move the shop's main store there. She had an idea. If it worked, she would let Li take the lead...

She had a very good impression of Xu Dashi and his wife, and was willing to provide them with good opportunities if they came up. Furthermore, the Xu Lanzhou brothers didn't put much thought into business, so it was better to use Xu Dashi, who was clear-headed and capable, than anyone else.

"...Whether this will succeed or not is uncertain. I haven't even told my mother and Lan Zhou yet. Just keep this in mind."

Xu Dashi rubbed his hands with joy. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Lan Yin. If it's okay, we will definitely work hard and not be a burden to you." He added, "Gu Wangchen returned to the teahouse the day before yesterday. Mrs. Gu was showing off everywhere, saying that Gu Wangchen bought a big house in the capital and was going to take her there to enjoy a good life."

Gu Wangchen was a poor Jinshi, and the teahouse had only been his for a short time. How could he have afforded a large house in the capital, or even a small one? It was most likely a property bought for him by Su Qing's in-laws, or perhaps a dowry from the Su family.

Xu Dashi added, "Many people thought they would sell the teahouse and open another one in the capital, since this place is far away. Some people wanted to buy the teahouse and inquired about it, but they said it wasn't for sale and would continue to operate."

Xu Lanyin thought to herself that Su Qing was still hoping that Gu Wangchen would achieve great success with the Yi Ju Restaurant, so she could just dream on.

Just after finishing lunch in the shop, the gate of the courtyard rang.

Li went out to open the door, and it turned out to be Gu Wangchen, followed by a servant.

Gu Wangchen smiled and said, "Sister Xu, I want to meet Sister Yin."

His voice was as gentle as before, without any official airs.

Li didn't dare let him in and said, "Master Gu, wait a minute. I'll ask Lan Yin if she wants to see you."

Xu Lanyin was surprised to hear that Gu Wangchen came to see her. She instinctively didn't want to see that man again, but she was also a little curious about what he wanted to see her for. He couldn't be here to say goodbye to her. If he was here to show off his success, wouldn't he be on the same level as Gu Pozi? Xu Lanyin had a hunch that he wouldn't be so low-level.

Xu Lanyin got up and went to the gate of the courtyard.

Gu Wangchen was wearing a moon-white cloud satin gown embroidered with round flowers, a jade belt around his waist, a jade hairpin on his head, one hand behind his back and the other holding an unopened folding fan, with a smile on his lips, looking elegant and graceful, like an immaculate exiled immortal.

Xu Lanyin didn't let him in and said, "Master Gu, what brings you to my humble abode?"

Gu Wangchen stared at Xu Lanyin, the warmth and admiration in his eyes undisguised.

This infatuated look reminded Xu Lanyin of the description of the ancient male supporting role in the book. This should be for the heroine Su, why is it used on her?

Xu Lanyin hated the look in his eyes and sneered, "Master Gu is not only better dressed than before, but also more imposing. Marrying a noble lady is indeed very beneficial. At least it will save you twenty years of hard work."

Gu Wangchen's face turned slightly red due to the ridicule, but he did not retort, and the emotion in his eyes became even stronger.

Xu Lanyin got goosebumps and reached out to close the door.

Gu Wangchen quickly blocked the door with his hands and signaled to the servant behind him. The servant came in and placed a brocade box in his hand on the bamboo table in the yard, then retreated behind Gu Wangchen.