Not long after, Qin Ru and Qin Che arrived at the Xu family one after another.

Qin Che gave Xu Lanyin a set of red jade lotus head ornaments, and Xu Lanzhou and Xu Lanting each a mutton-fat jade pen holder. While Xu Lanting was away, he also gave Qin Shihuang a silver note worth 10,000 taels of silver.

Qin was unwilling to accept such a large sum of money and said, "I am not poor. My son gave me 10,000 taels of silver for selling the magic medicine, and his father also gave me several thousand taels of silver. Our family is doing well, so I can't ask my cousin for so much money."

Qin Che said, "Cousin, don't you know what our Qin family is like? The Qinshun comb business has been in business for hundreds of years, and the Qin family is small, so we are not short of money! Be obedient, take this money and buy a bigger house."

The two refused for a while, but after being persuaded by Wu and the Qin brothers and sisters, Qin had to accept it.

After dinner, the Qin family played until the beginning of the evening before returning home.

Qin looked at the stack of banknotes and asked, "Yin'er, shall we buy a big house?"

Xu Lanyin shook her head and said, "At least not now. If we buy it, my grandfather will think that it's his son's money and he's just trying to live here. Or what if I ask my father to buy them a big house? When my uncle and mother's relationship can be made public, and he knows that mother is using her family's money, he won't dare to be so righteous."

In fact, if the old man was as sensible as the old lady and didn't cause trouble, there would be no problem living together or buying them a big house. But the old man bullied Qin so much, why should he be allowed to lord it over others?

Qin Shi, who listened to her daughter's words, put the banknote away with a smile. She continued, "Now that our family has money, you should buy the best for food, clothing, and daily necessities. We should also spruce up our house..."

The next morning, the sky finally cleared up. The sky after the rain was a clear blue, and there was a faint rainbow on the horizon.

The mood of the Xu family members was as beautiful as the sky, and everyone was smiling.

Li Luo arrived just as breakfast was served.

Today, he was also very special, having entered standing up. Although still on crutches, his presence was "epoch-making." He was also happy, smiling brightly, a rare occurrence.

Xu Lanting ran out and shouted excitedly, "Brother Li, you walked to my house."

Everyone was amused.

Li Luo smiled and said, "This is the first time that Brother Li has left his home in ten years."

Qin and Xu Lanyin were both happy for him and went out to welcome him in.

After entering the room, Li Luo clasped his fists to Xu Lanyin again and said, "I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Miss Xu, I will never forget this kindness for a moment."

Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Zhao Wu is my younger brother, and you are my elder brother. We are family and we should keep our differences."

After they finished their meal, Xu Lanting went to school.

Xu Lanyin then told the story of Qin and Qin Che recognizing each other. Qin's life story, Li Luo's life story, both families knew each other.

Li Luo was also happy for Qin and said, "Congratulations, auntie. I hope that Chai Zhengguan will be taken down soon so that you can stand before the public again."

Qin smiled and said, "I appreciate your kind words. Evil will be punished, but the time has not come yet. I also hope that those evil people in the Wen family will receive their retribution soon, and that Master Li will be restored to his status as a noble man soon." She then invited, "My cousin and nephew will be coming to our house for dinner tonight. You should come too."

Li Luo smiled and said, "You can catch up on the past first, and then have a drink with Uncle Qin and Brother Qin later."

Not long after Li Luo left, Wu and Qin Hongyu arrived.

Qin Hongyu also said, "I didn't let Xiangge come today, and he cried like crazy."

Today, the two old ones were still whispering in the upper room, and the two young ones were whispering in the west wing. They only got together at lunch.

In the evening, Qin Ru and Qin Che arrived one after another. Just as they were about to have dinner, Huang An arrived.

Xu Lanyin went out and asked, "Mr. Li, is there anything wrong?"

Huang An said, "Lord Min came to my house to drink with the young master, and the young master asked if you had any extra snacks to go with the wine."

After saying this, his face turned red. He was very puzzled. If he wanted to buy some snacks, he could just go to the restaurant at the corner of the street to buy them, but the young master asked him to come here to get them.

Xu Lanyin understood that this was to warn Qin Che and Qin Ru to be careful not to run into Minhu. Besides Xu Lanyin and the others, only Minhu knew Li Luo's true identity.

Although Minhu is trustworthy and is a good friend of Tang Che, it is not the time to tell him Qin's true identity.

Xu Lanyin led Huang An to the kitchen and took out some snacks for him to take home.

For the next five days, the Wu mother and daughter came to Xu's house every day to play for a day or half a day, while Qin Che and his son did not dare to come every day. After that, the Wu mother and daughter would not come every day.

On July 12, Xu Lanyin went to the teahouse. She had sent notices to Min Nan and Hu Yi the day before, inviting them to meet at the teahouse. She hadn't sent one to Qin Hongyu, having told her so herself. She also sent someone to the Min Mansion to fetch Xu Lanyue and Min Jia, who would then return to the Xu family together.

As soon as Min Nan arrived, he criticized Xu Lanyin, "We agreed to get together every ten days, why didn't you get together last ten days?"

Xu Lanyin explained that her mother was ill and she had been at home taking care of her, so she quickly apologized.

Hu Yi went to the Xu family once. She arrived early, and Qin's mother and daughter had not yet arrived. Xu Lanyin took her to the street corner for a walk, saying that Qin's illness needed to be cured, and then she had lunch outside and sent her away.

Several people played in the teahouse until the early afternoon, then went home.

Today, with two more children, the Xu family is lively again, with people laughing and dogs barking until after dark.

One night, Xu Lanyin was sound asleep when she heard a slight rustle against the window screen. She looked out the window, where the light was as bright as silver. Through the screen, she could see a faint black silhouette. Even just a tiny glimpse, she could tell it was Zhao Wu. Furthermore, she could smell the delicate fragrance of soapberry, mingled with a hint of a familiar scent.

He comes home so late?

Xu Lan was so happy that she put on her clothes and went to the window. Zhao Wuzheng was standing there smiling at her. His hair was wet and draped down, and he was wearing a loose stone-blue home suit.

Xu Lanyin went to the living room and gently opened the door. Xu Lanyue slept in the south room, so Zhao Wu took her to her bedroom in the north room to avoid waking her.

She whispered, "Why are you back so late?"

Zhao Wu whispered, "We took the eight prisoners back to Ningzhou Prefecture at noon. We have been trying a case with Lord Min in the yamen and have just returned home."

Xu Lanyin asked, "Is the case solved?"

Zhao Dao smiled and said, "The case is solved. But when Lord Min was interrogating the prisoners, he suspected that another prisoner might know more. However, that person was cunning and kept beating around the bush without getting to the point. He must be avoiding someone he absolutely dared not offend. This prisoner has a heart condition, so severe torture is not appropriate. Lord Min said that tomorrow he would have you disguise yourself as a man and I would accompany you to the prison to see if there is any way to pry open that person's mouth."

Xu Lanyin smiled and nodded in agreement. After receiving the salary from the Fujian household for so long, it was time for him, as a legal advisor, to be put to use again.