The person who arrived was none other than Bai Yanzhang.

As soon as he came in, he went straight to the consultation table and sat down.

Xiao Qingyin thought he was going to see a doctor.

Unexpectedly, he took out three hundred-tael silver notes from his pocket, placed them on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Last time I left the palace, I was grateful to Miss Xiao for treating me and giving me medicine. This is for the cost of the medicine."

Xiao Qingyin was extremely surprised.

It's been so long, and you're only now remembering this? It seems Lord Shaoqing's thought process is a bit long-winded.

She put away the silver notes and smiled slightly: "Thank you for your patronage. Is there anything else I can help you with, Lord Bai?"

Bai Yanzhang shook himself and stood up.

Before turning around, she said softly, "Mrs. Qin is still seriously ill. Miss Xiao, you should arrange for her to do some light work. Otherwise, if something happens to her, you might be in trouble with the law."

Xiao Qingyin was dumbfounded.

What is this junior official saying?

Did she mistreat Qin Shi?

That's a really big pot.

She only made Qin feed the bats and run errands, which had absolutely nothing to do with being tired.

How can you just accuse her of being a heartless capitalist without any evidence?

He then asked, "Lord Bai, where did you hear these rumors? Wenjun has never been wronged while working in my household. Aren't you slandering me?"

Bai Yanzhang replied, "Justice resides in the hearts of the people. If Miss Xiao has a clear conscience, then I have offended you and I ask for your forgiveness."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

Is the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review so free that he has to keep an eye on suspects he has dealt with before?

Or is it—

She said coolly, "Don't worry, Lord Bai. I treat Wenjun like a sister and would never make things difficult for her. But why are you still keeping an eye on Wenjun, Lord Bai? Is the case of Ma Laosan still unresolved?"

Bai Yanzhang replied indifferently, "It was just a casual question, and it has nothing to do with the case."

Yeah?

Xiao Qingyin was half-believing and half-doubting.

Bai Yanzhang said "Farewell" and turned to leave.

Xiao Qingyin noticed that the purse hanging on his waist was not the same one she had seen at Dali Temple last time.

After returning home and having dinner, she called Qin Wenjun aside and brought up the matter.

Qin Wenjun was filled with shame.

"Miss, it's all my fault. I only wanted Meng Qi to forget about me, but I didn't expect it to tarnish your reputation instead."

She recounted the whole story in a straightforward manner, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

Xiao Qingyin was both amused and exasperated.

Unexpectedly, the rumor originated from Qin Wenjun.

She shook her head and sighed, "Why don't you just give that disloyal maid a good beating? Why sully your own reputation?"

Qin Wenjun stammered, "This servant doesn't want to cause trouble, and was thinking of showing weakness to the enemy..."

This is how she has dealt with those troublesome people all these years.

She was powerless and had no one to rely on, so she dared not confront anyone directly and could only feign weakness to protect her child and herself.

Xiao Qingyin understood that this was a kind of survival wisdom on the streets.

However, she encouraged him, "You're mine now. I'll back you up. You can be bold and speak your mind without beating around the bush."

Qin Wenjun's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Thank you, young lady!"

This is the first time in her life that someone has stood up for her.

With such a capable young lady and her future son-in-law, she can practically do whatever she wants in the capital.

She must have accumulated a lot of good karma in her past life to have met such a wonderful girl.

Just as Xiao Qingyin was about to hand her a handkerchief, Yi Shuihan suddenly jumped down from the eaves, grabbed her hand tightly, and said with a stern face, "Wife, I am yours, you can't be fickle."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

This idiot is going crazy again.

It took her a while to calm him down.

After that fool went to play with Qin Tianci, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, I only raised one; I really couldn't handle more.

Qin Wenjun remarked with emotion, "The young lady and the general have such a good relationship."

Xiao Qingyin: Hehe, that's because you didn't see him when he had a brain. He was really good at arguing.

Feeling a little sleepy, she told Qin Wenjun and went back to the courtyard.

I didn't expect that as soon as I opened the door, my sleepiness would vanish in an instant.

There was a masked man in black lying in the room.

"Chirp chirp!"

The little white bird flew out of its nest on the golden dog's head and chirped at her.

Its cries were full of smugness.

Xiao Qingyin squatted down to check and found that the person had been poisoned by her medicine—the medicine was put into the claw marks on his hand.

The claw mark was clearly the work of the little white bird.

The medicine was stolen, but no one knew how.

Xiao Qingyin reached out and stroked its head, praising, "Not bad, it can handle enemies now."

The little white bird chirped twice more.

This time, however, they were begging for food.

Xiao Qingyin gave it a magic bean.

The little white bird looked at her, then at the little red bird in the nest, and reminded her that she needed another one.

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

She can't afford to support her family.

That jar of magic beans is almost half gone.

If you want to grow it, you have to find an animal to parasitize it.

The animals she raises are all big meat eaters.

She gave him another magic bean, and said sternly, "You're a bird with a family now, you need to learn to support yourself, do you understand?"

The little white bird stared at her with its tiny black eyes.

He pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Xiao Qingyin rolled her eyes at it, tied up the man in black on the ground, then fed him the antidote and the truth pill, preparing to dig into the inside story.

However, they discovered that this person was not only deaf and mute, but also illiterate, making communication impossible.

She suddenly realized: "No wonder Yi Shuihan and the others fainted when they heard birds chirping on the cliff, but the men in black were fine. It turns out they couldn't hear anything at all."

This man in black was clearly part of the group of men in black.

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