Fortunately, he had his back to Song Huai, so the latter didn't see him.

But the sudden fall of the medicine box might have alerted him.

He lifted his foot and walked towards Sanwa.

Shen Qiyin and Dazhuang exchanged a glance and immediately stepped forward.

One of them forcefully pulled the three children towards the backyard, scolding them, "Why are you only coming back now? There's a ton of work waiting for you at home. Hurry up and prepare the ingredients for cooking."

Another person picked up a basin and splashed water onto the ground, saying to Song Huai and Feng Heng as he did so, "My junior brother just returned from a house call. I'm afraid he might have passed on his illness to others, so we need to use this water mixed with medicine powder to properly remove the poison."

"Please be careful, gentlemen, and try not to get this medicine on your clothes, as the smell is not easy to wash off."

Song Huai clicked his tongue and, while dodging the water, still peered inside with unwavering determination.

Finally losing patience, he simply asked Dazhuang, "Who was that person who went in just now?"

"My junior brother."

I meant his name!

"Third child."

"San...Sanwa?!" The name was so corny that it instantly made him lose all curiosity about the other person's appearance.

Da Zhuang nodded, confirming again: "The 'San' in 'neither here nor there,' and the 'Wa' in 'Gua Wa Zi.'"

Song Huai: "..." Too much to ask.

Frowning, Song Huai put on a waxed face and turned to leave.

Seeing that he had left in the backyard, Shen Qiyin said to Sanwa, who was squatting by the stove, "He's gone."

Sanwa remained silent.

She checked the time and realized it was time to go to the Marquis's residence, so she didn't say anything more.

As soon as she turned around, she heard Sanwa's muffled voice behind her, a tight, strained sound that seemed to be squeezed out of his throat: "You...you've already guessed it, haven't you?"

Chen Xiyin paused in her steps.

She turned around: "Is there a prize for guessing correctly?"

Sanwa was stunned, somewhat taken aback.

Shen Qiyin withdrew her gaze and said casually, "There's no money to be had, so I guess what it's up to."

"However, if you ever want to talk about it, I can listen for free."

Sanwa was startled.

She had said these words to him before.

Although she always acted casually, he could feel that she cared about him!

But to this day, he has never given her any explanation.

"Senior sister, I..."

Sanwa suddenly looked up, but Shen Qiyin was nowhere to be seen.

He stared blankly in the direction of the gate, muttering to himself, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, I'm just... afraid..." afraid that if he told you, he would lose you.

He lost his senior brother and Chunsheng.

To lose this hard-won home.

Chunsheng peeked furtively into the backyard from the main hall. When he saw Shen Qiyin come out alone, he hurriedly went up to her and asked, "Second Master, Third Master, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

"fine."

“I heard that person call him ‘Huiguang’. Is that the Third Master’s original name? It’s quite a nice-sounding name.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiyin paused in her work of tidying up the medicine box and said, "That's not his name."

She turned to look at Chunsheng, her expression unusually serious: "Chunsheng, remember this, he is your third-in-command, call him Sanwa."

"As for that 'gray light' or 'white light,' it's not a nice thing to say, so don't mention it again in the future."

Chunsheng nodded obediently: "...Oh, yes."

"Chunsheng has noted it down."

"Um."

Shen Qiyin then left with peace of mind. She first went to Qiying Pavilion with Rendong, and after handing the latter over to Xionglu, she changed Qianxing's medicine before going to the Wu'an Marquis's residence alone.

When she arrived, Jiang Jiyao was playing the zither for Wei Heng.

Perhaps because the Lady of Wu'an had given her instructions beforehand, Jiang Jiyao did not cause her any trouble this time. Until she finished giving Wei Heng acupuncture, the former remained obedient and did not utter a sound.

Chen Xiyin naturally finds peace and quiet.

Before leaving the Marquis's residence that day, she told the Marquis's wife that they could have someone remove all the boards from the windows, or simply give Wei Heng a more spacious and bright room.

Otherwise, even the best person would get sick from being cooped up in this kind of cellar-like room.

As I left the Marquis's residence and returned to Guangrentang, people on the street were already discussing the matter of Consort Zheng being arrested and taken to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Even Shen Yaozu and Shen Ruyin were dragged out again and subjected to all sorts of nasty insults.

Shen Xiyin listened with great pleasure.

So much so that she was beaming with joy the whole way back to the Shen family later that evening.

As soon as she got back home, someone came to spoil her good mood!

Madam Shen went to her room at some point and dug out all the clothes and jewelry that she had bought for Ren Dong. The clothes and jewelry were piled up on the table like "evidence of the crime," just waiting for her to come back for "interrogation"!

Seeing her finally return alone, with no sign of Ren Dong, Madam Shen felt even more certain that she had a handle against her. She said sternly, "Is this the good girl you raised? She has no manners whatsoever!"

"If the old lady and your father find out, won't they blame me for not managing my subordinates properly? Who knew it was you who dragged me down!"

"I'll kick her out today, so that no one can use this against her!"