Yi Shuihan beamed with joy and reached out to pick up the little one.

The little guy was as soft as water, as if he would slip off my hand at any moment.

The living Yama, who dared to face 80,000 iron cavalry with only 1,500 men, panicked and looked at Xiao Qingyin helplessly.

Xiao Qing's music is unbearable.

"Adjust it so she can rest her head in the crook of your arm."

Yi Shuihan carefully changed the child's position, and the little guy stared at him intently, his eyes crinkling with laughter.

The Marquis of Yong'an was extremely jealous.

My daughter has never smiled at him like that before!

"If you want a daughter, have one yourself," he glared at Yi Shuihan. "All you do is steal other people's daughters."

Yi Shuihan said with a smile, "You don't like your daughter, and instead of reflecting on your own actions, you blame others. You've lived such a long life in vain."

Marquis Yong'an: "!!!"

This wretched child, he won't rest until he's driven mad with anger, will he?

He walked up to his wife and complained, "Qingqing, look at him! He went off to Xilin for sightseeing, leaving me with all the work, and now he's trying to take our daughter away from me as soon as he gets back."

Princess Zhaoyang patted his hand, "If you don't want to see him, go and wander around somewhere else first."

Marquis Yong'an: "???"

Why was he the one who left?

The one who should leave is clearly the unfilial son!

Princess Zhaoyang coughed lightly: "You're already so old, don't hold it against the child."

Marquis Yong'an felt a pang of sadness.

Qingqing actually thinks I'm too old?

He cast a resentful glance at Yi Shuihan.

If it weren't for his rebellious son exploiting him, he wouldn't have aged so quickly.

Yi Shuihan noticed his gaze, turned her head away, and asked with concern, "Father, your eyes are so wide open, can't you see clearly? Should we go to the glass shop to get a pair of glasses?"

You're the one with presbyopia!

Marquis Yong'an nearly burst into a tirade of curses.

If it weren't for the fact that my daughter-in-law and two children are here...

Xiao Qingyin tugged at Yi Shuihan's sleeve and whispered, "Don't go too far. If you anger your father, who will take care of government affairs for you?"

Yi Shuihan readily agreed: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He handed the little one in his arms to Marquis Yong'an: "Father, please take this."

Marquis Yong'an hurriedly took his daughter into his arms, and was about to make her laugh when he found that her little hand was tightly gripping Yi Shuihan's sleeve.

She looked like she was reluctant to part with her handsome brother.

Yi Shuihan gave Yong'an Marquis a meaningful look.

Marquis Yong'an was immediately filled with worry.

My daughter has always been so fond of beautiful women since she was little; what am I going to do when she grows up?

The Marquis of Yong'an, who was originally content with having a daughter, began to worry.

After meeting her parents-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, Xiao Qingyin went to the General's Mansion.

She handed the letter and note that Fu Junshi had asked her to bring back to Yun Wanyin.

"Uncle Fu will be stationed in Xilin permanently. If you wish to reunite with him, Yi Shuihan will send someone to take you there."

How is his health?

"I suffered some torture while imprisoned, but I have now recovered to about 70-80%."

Yun Wanyin's heart clenched instantly.

“Winter is approaching in Xilin. He has many old injuries and I’m afraid he won’t be doing well. I’m going to see my mother and I can leave right away.”

"Let's go after the full moon celebration," Xiao Qingyin said with a smile. "It won't make a difference if we go a day or two later."

She was referring, of course, to the full moon celebration of Princess Zhaoyang's twins.

"That's right, it's better to have a drink before leaving, so that we can be better prepared."

The full moon celebration is in two days.

The Yong'an Marquis's residence was packed with guests who came to offer their congratulations.

Xiao Qingyin helped entertain the guests, her face almost stiff from smiling so much.

As he took a sip of tea to relax, he suddenly saw Zuo Miaomiao helping Old Madam Ouyang in, and he hurried forward to greet her.

"Madam, Miaomiao, please come in."

She was a little confused, because logically, it should have been Ji Yunhua who was accompanying Madam Ouyang.

How did it become Zuo Miaomiao?

As she and Zuo Miaomiao helped the old lady inside, she asked the question.

"Madam, where is Yunhua? Why didn't she come with you?"

The old lady replied, "Something happened at the glass workshop. They went there to deal with it and will be back later. I was going to wait for them, but Miaomiao came to the mansion to find me, so I came with her first."

Xiao Qingyin was even more puzzled: How did these two, one old and one young, who had no connection in life, suddenly become friends?

Zuo Miaomiao gave Xiao Qingyin a look: We'll talk about it later.

Xiao Qingyin then put it aside for the time being.

Princess Zhaoyang and Marquis Yong'an were surrounded by people while holding their twins.

The old lady wanted to see the children but couldn't squeeze in, so she could only watch from the side and asked Xiao Qingyin, "Did they sleep well last night?"

"It's pretty good."

"No crying or fussing?"

"No."

"That's not bad," the old lady said with a smile. "If it cries at night, we should ask Baiyun Temple to register its name."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

Has Baiyun Temple expanded its business from teaching the elderly to cultivate immortality to curing children's night crying?

Seeing her suspicious look, the old lady explained, "Wang Guizi and her companions are especially effective at curing night crying. Several families had children who cried all night, and the families were worried that they had attracted unclean spirits, so they hired sorcerers and Taoist priests to exorcise the evil spirits, but it didn't work. As soon as Wang Guizi took action, of course it was cured."

Xiao Qingyin asked curiously, "How did she do that?"

The old lady replied, "She drew a talisman on the spot and stuck it on the child."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

That doesn't sound very plausible.

Just then, she caught a glimpse of Zuo Miaomiao winking at her.

He immediately understood.

After having someone lead the old lady to the banquet, she found a secluded spot and asked Zuo Miaomiao, "You followed her to gather information to sell to 'Xiwen' magazine?"

Zuo Miaomiao nodded: "That's right, I'm digging into the matter of Baiyun Temple curing night crying. By the way, I'm no longer just a spy providing information, but one of the chief writers of 'Xiwen' now."

Xiao Qingyin raised an eyebrow: "Congratulations, I'll celebrate with you properly another day."

Zuo Miaomiao quickly waved her hand: "This achievement is nothing to mention."

"You want to investigate this matter because you feel something is amiss?"

"Hmm, I don't believe in gods and ghosts. No matter whose house that Wang Gu Zi goes to, she always asks them to bring out a lock, hangs it up, and says that turning left means the ghost in the house is gone, and turning right means the ghost outside is gone. Then she writes a talisman, sticks it on, and drives the ghost away."

"Then why don't you just follow Wang Gu Zi directly?"

Zuo Miaomiao sighed: "That nun Wang is very shrewd. When I went to visit Baiyun Temple, she completely ignored me and was only interested in the old ladies from wealthy families. I can only take a roundabout approach and befriend Madam Ouyang so that she can take me to participate in the temple's activities."

You need to be careful.

Xiao Qingyin gave her instructions.

Cutting off someone's money is like killing their parents. Once the truth is revealed, Wang Gu Zi and her gang will lose a source of income and might do something wicked.

Zuo Miaomiao nodded obediently: "I will be careful."

Xiao Qingyin chatted with her for a few minutes before continuing to entertain the guests.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, Zuo Miaomiao got into trouble.