Jiang Jiang tightened her grip on Meng Chuying's neck; all she wanted now was a hug from Meng Chuying, and no one could take her away from her.

He turned his head to the side, refusing to look at Ruan Banxia.

Ruan Banxia was both amused and exasperated. This little guy didn't doubt Cheng Qingyan's words at all.

How could she, an adult, laugh at a child?

Meng Chuying explained for Jiang Jiang: "Master, don't be angry. Jiang Jiang didn't mean to refuse you. She just didn't want you to suffer."

Ruan Banxia pinched Jiang Jiang's bottom and scolded, "You little ungrateful rascal, Aunt Ruan is heartbroken."

Jiang Jiang shifted her head and peered through the gap at Ruan Banxia.

Seeing that Ruan Banxia still had a smile on her face, she smiled too.

Seeing Ruan Banxia and Jiang Jiang's interaction reminded Shen Ziyu of the clean and pure smile she had seen on Ruan Banxia's face when she was still in Shuanghe Village.

This meeting seems to be the first time I've seen Ruan Banxia smile like this.

Wasn't she always smiling?

Yun Yue held a piece of light green jade in her hand, which Jiang Jiang had selected.

Jiang Jiang selected a piece of jade that wasn't particularly eye-catching from among the many rare treasures Yun Yue had brought.

Now that she knew Meng Chuying wouldn't leave her, she remembered the things she had brought with her.

Struggling, she got down from Meng Chuying's arms and took the jade from Yun Yue's hand.

He held it above his head and ran towards Ye Lingyu.

Running and shouting, "Mommy, Mommy, this is a gift Jiangjiang picked out for you!"

Ye Lingyu was rarely pleased that this child at least still cared about her.

Taking the smooth jade from Jiang Jiang's hand, Ye Lingyu ruffled Jiang Jiang's hair with her other hand: "Then Mother thanks Jiang Jiang very much~"

Jiang Jiang ran over with a smile and hugged Yun Yue's waist: "Thank you, Grandmother~"

The atmosphere was joyful, with laughter and cheerful voices filling the courtyard.

Yun Yue felt that it was already a great blessing that she was able to find Cheng Qingyan in her lifetime.

Unexpectedly, they not only found their child, but also gained a granddaughter.

Three generations under one roof in a single day.

Ruan Banxia did not leave Mengjia Village today. After dinner, she made an excuse to go to Meng Chuying's house with Meng Chuying and Jiang Jiang.

Yun Yue moved into Jiang Jiang's room, while Shen Ziyu went to the room she had previously shared with Ruan Banxia.

After Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu finished bathing, they lit mosquito-repelling grass in the yard.

There was a jar of wine on the stone table, and a pot of wine next to it.

Ye Lingyu ate snacks and cold drinks.

Cheng Qingyan was drinking fruit wine, which she had made by having Mu Zhiyue and the others find someone to experiment with brewing, based on the homemade fruit wine recipes she had seen online.

The wine jar contains strong liquor, produced by Mu Zhiyue's distillery. Based on Cheng Qingyan's rough design, the alcohol content of the existing liquor has been increased.

Therefore, the liquor in the jar has an alcohol content that is nearly 50% higher than that of other liquors brewed using traditional methods in other distilleries.

The spirits produced by their distillery, with the distillation ideas provided by Cheng Qingyan, have an alcohol content of around 40 degrees after distillation.

In this era, the alcohol content of wine was generally only in the teens or twenties.

Alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of around 10-20 degrees are quite common, and they tend to have a slightly sour and astringent taste due to fermentation, so they cannot be considered high quality.

But this type of wine is the most common on the market, and the market demand is huge.

After drinking a lot of slightly sour and astringent alcoholic beverages, a sip of sweet fruit wine can be a refreshing surprise.

The sweet fruit wine doesn't taste like wine; it tastes more like a drink sold at street stalls.

Especially in this weather, chilled fruit wine is sweet and sour, retains the aroma of the fruit, and is refreshingly cool on the palate.

After drinking a large glass, one feels completely refreshed.

Cheng Qingyan's wine jug contained fruit wine with ice, giving her the feeling of drinking with Ye Lingyu in a quiet bar.

The drinks were low in alcohol and served ice-cold, and there was also a fruit platter.

Another jar of strong liquor was prepared specifically for Shen Ziyu.

He had already put the porcelain bottle of sleeping potion that Ruan Banxia had given him into the wine jar.

Now, sitting here, Chun Chun is simply enjoying the cool air while waiting for Shen Ziyu.

She was certain that Shen Ziyu wouldn't be able to sleep tonight and would definitely go out.

Moreover, with two grown women sitting here, if Shen Ziyu had any eyes, she would have come over and greet them.

Unless she's doing something shady and is afraid of being caught, she'll choose to avoid being seen.

After sitting under the tree with Ye Lingyu for half an hour, and just as the mosquito-repellent plants in the pot were being lit again, Shen Ziyu's door opened.

Cheng Qingyan secretly praised himself for being wise to have drugged the wine jar beforehand. Otherwise, it would have been too late to add the drug now.

Shen Ziyu has an extraordinary sense of danger, which may be related to her constant fighting on the battlefield and facing enemies all the time.

She was like a lonely girl living among wolves.

The mosquito-repellent herbs were dried for them by Ruan Banxia when she lived here before.

As Shen Ziyu walked over, Cheng Qingyan picked up the wine jar, stood up, and poured Shen Ziyu a bowl of wine.

Shen Ziyu wanted to come out for some fresh air, but as soon as she opened the door, she smelled a familiar herbal scent.

She remembered that she had helped Ruan Banxia pick herbs at her house before. Ruan Banxia said that every year she would pick a lot of mosquito-repelling herbs in advance, dry them, and then give them away or sell them when the mosquito season came.

There will be people in the village who need it, and she also grows some medicinal herbs around her own home that snakes, insects, and rodents dare not approach.

The fire burning in the brazier next to Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu was the same kind of mugwort that she had picked with Ruan Banxia. She could smell the mugwort, but she couldn't identify anything else.

I remember Ruan Banxia told her about it when we were harvesting, but I can't remember it at all now.

The smoke from burning mosquito-repelling herbs and the twinkling sparks of fire drifted away into the night.

Shen Ziyu walked over slowly and sat down next to Cheng Qingyan.

A quick glance at the table revealed a feast of fruits, drinks, desserts, and snacks—they'd clearly prepared thoroughly before coming out to cool off.

"The bright moon hangs high, a gentle breeze blows; Brother Cheng and Sister-in-law, what a refined taste you have!"

Cheng Qingyan handed her the wine bowl: "Try it, it's newly made wine from Uncle Mu's winery. It's not for sale yet, so you can have it for free."

Shen Ziyu took the wine bowl, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he held the bowl and fell into deep thought.

Cheng Qingyan felt a little guilty. Had he been seen through?

Could it be? She even avoided Ye Lingyu when she drugged her.

So even Ye Lingyu was unaware that she had poisoned the wine jar long ago.

Even if Shen Ziyu had supernatural powers, she couldn't possibly be able to predict the future.

Could it be that Ruan Banxia suddenly felt sorry for her, changed her mind, and secretly told Shen Ziyu and the others that they were going to drug her and knock her out?

"Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for your own"—was this phrase stolen by Ruan Banxia?