After spending more than ten days together, Meng Qi seemed to be genuinely friendly towards the servants, and she also seemed to be getting along well with Madam Liu and the other maids. More importantly, Meng Qi, through Lixia's help, helped the Hong Jin family solve a difficult problem.

The man of the Hong Jin family passed away early, leaving behind only one daughter who was eleven years old this year. She was old enough to work in the mansion, but she contracted a strange disease.

The skin on her body was like fish scales, red and itchy on cloudy or rainy days, and flakes would fall off when she scratched. That's why she quit the kitchen. Someone in the kitchen complained to Xiaolin, saying her daughter's illness was contagious and that someone like her couldn't stay in the kitchen.

Helpless, Hong Jin's family had no choice but to go to the flower and tree garden. There, not only could they no longer bring food home to supplement their daughter's nutrition, but they also earned less and could not afford their daughter's medical expenses.

Meng Qi had Lixia return to the Huainan Marquisate and instruct Meng Wan to contact Zhou Yu for help. She knew Zhou Yu had a brother who was a doctor and very skilled in preparing medicine. She also knew that the Hong Jin family's daughter's illness was not incurable; she had been cured by a traveling doctor in her previous life.

Lixia brought back the medicine, and Hong Jinjia gave it to her daughter to drink and apply on her skin. Surprisingly, she actually got better. This made Hong Jinjia overjoyed. Lixia had originally transferred her to Jing'an Garden to treat her daughter's illness. Now, she helped her get the medicine back, making her daughter gradually better. In Hong Jinjia's eyes, Lixia had become her daughter's savior.

Therefore, the Hong Jin family is now wholeheartedly working in Jing'an Garden, and has come up with many ideas for Lixia.

Lixia admired Meng Qi immensely. This member of the Hong Jin family, though seemingly quiet, was actually quite resourceful and knowledgeable. Especially since she had served the Lin and Gong families, she remembered some of the past events. However, this was something that the Hong Jin family had never spoken of.

Meng Qi didn't let Lixia ask so many questions, and told her to ask when necessary. After transferring Hong Jin's family out of the small kitchen recently, she followed Yuan Dong and helped check the situation and relationships of the people on the roster of the mansion's backyard.

Hu Erjia had always served under Madam Hai, and they had a good relationship. Because of Madam Hai, Hu Erjia's servants could walk with their backs held high in the inner courtyard.

Relying on this relationship, Hu Er's family found good jobs for Hu Er and his two sons.

The reason for their falling out was that their children had not been married off. It turned out that Madam Hai's youngest daughter had set her sights on the second son of the Hu family and was determined to marry him.

Matron Hai was also pleased. Hu Er's second son was not only handsome but also very capable and quick-witted. He worked as a handyman for Cheng Qian, the ceremonial officer. Because of Matron Hai, Cheng Qian had a high opinion of him and valued him highly.

While Madam Hai's daughter was in favor of the idea, Hu Er's second son disagreed. There were two reasons for this. First, Madam Hai's daughter was born with a congenitally bent toe. She was also dark, stocky, and possessed a terrible temper. Because of her disability, she felt everyone laughed at her. Taking advantage of her mother being the old maidservant of Prince Rui, she was a ruthless figure in the back streets. She often pinched the maidservants, leaving them black and blue, making it unacceptable for the servants on that street to cross her.

Another reason was that Hu Er's second son had a girl he liked, and Hu Er's family also liked her. The two families had decided that the girl would be married when she turned 15.

When Nanny Hai found out that Hu Er's second son disagreed, she was angry at first, but then she thought that a forced marriage would not be happy. If her daughter insisted on marrying in, even with her support, she would not be able to live with her every day, so she advised her daughter to give up.