Old Master Qi gave Han Dongyu's stepmother a deep look. "You'd better pray to Buddha that those two children are alright. If you can't find them, just wait for the Ning family to deal with you. Don't you know the saying, 'Heroes emerge in troubled times'?"

After saying that, Old Master Qi was about to leave.

Grandma Han quickly grabbed Grandpa Qi's arm. "Brother, what about the second son?"

"Don't worry about the second son. It's already quite good that Ning Dafu was able to release the others."

"Brother, please go and beg the An family again. The second son... how could the second son possibly fight?"

"The An family has already given me a lot of face. If I were to go and beg again, I would be ungrateful. These are chaotic times, and in chaotic times, people who know how to fight are much more valuable than gold and silver."

After saying that, Old Master Qi pushed away Old Madam Han's hand and left.

Grandma Han cried again. "Why is my second son's life so miserable? Why is the Ning family so unreasonable? Waaah...waaah..."

Han Dongyu's stepmother also cried. She regretted not persuading her husband to keep the two illegitimate children. She would rather keep those two children than remain a widow. "Waaah...waaah..."

Over here, Grandma Han and Han Dongyu's stepmother cry whenever they think of Han Dongyu's father.

Meanwhile, Sisi and her group also arrived home.

As soon as Sisi returned, she took Han Dongyu and her younger brother to find Fengchan.

Feng Chan was teaching Twelve and Thirteen to play the zither. "Mother, we're back. Mother, did you miss us?"

Feng Chan looked at Si Si and asked, "Did you two properly pray to the Old Man Under the Moon?"

"Yes. I told the matchmaker that if he finds a good wife for Lao Hei, he'll make him a golden robe."

Feng Chan felt a pang of sympathy upon hearing this. "I've thought about it. Who are this young lady and this young gentleman?"

When Twelve and Thirteen heard Feng Chan say she missed Sisi and Lao Hei, they came over and hugged Sisi's waist.

Sisi patted their heads. "This young lady's surname is Han..."

Sisi briefly explained the identities of Han Dongyu and her brother.

Han Dongyu and her brother bowed to Feng Chan. "Greetings, Madam."

"Hello." Feng Chan called Liu Menglan over. "Miss Han and Young Master Han are Xiao Liu's guests. Please arrange a room for them."

Liu Menglan: "Okay."

Han Dongyu: "Madam, we are not Miss Six's guests, we are Miss Six's maids."

"What do you mean by 'helping out'?" There are three bachelors in her family. "You two siblings and Menglan are all Xiaoliu's friends. Menglan, take them to rest."

"Okay. Miss Han, how old are you?"

I'm seventeen.

"Then you're a year older than me. I'll call you 'older sister'. My surname is Liu. Sister Han, this way."

"good."

After they left, Twelve and Thirteen immediately looked at Sisi and said, "Sister, we missed you so much."

Sisi: "I miss you all too."

Twelve: "Sister, I dreamt about you last night."

Thirteen: "I dreamt about it too. I dreamt that my sister took us out to play."

12: "I dreamt that my sister fed me delicious food."

Sisi teased them, "I dreamt about you too. I dreamt that you didn't listen to me."

Twelve: "Sister, you're dreaming wrong."

Thirteen: "Hmm. I had a bad dream."

...

After the three siblings had finished their affectionate time, Feng Chan looked at Si Si and asked, "Why did you bring them back?"

Sisi recounted in detail how they met Han Dongyu and her brother, how they ended up where they were, and the complicated relationship between the Han and An families.

Feng Chan felt sorry for Han Dongyu and her brother after hearing this. Their father didn't care for them, and their mother was incompetent. "Luckily, their uncle taught them a few tricks, otherwise, who knows what would have happened to them?"

"Yes. Mother, can we go eat at the big table now?"

"Yes, you can." Miss Han is smart, beautiful, and brave; her three bachelors might just fall for her.

Sisi was very happy to hear that.

Finally, I don't have to eat in the corner anymore.

It's so pitiful to see a cat eating in the corner.

As Lao Hei sparred with Ma Zi, Si Si walked over with Twelve and Thirteen, all smiles. "Lao Hei, we don't need to eat at the small table anymore."

Old Hei smiled. "This trip wasn't a waste of time."

"Hmm. Ma Zi, everything's been alright at home while we were gone, right?"

"No. The servants that Brother Hei picked are all quite honest and dutiful."

"That's good. Can you hold your own against Old Hei now?"

"Twenty-three moves."

"Good job, keep it up."

"good."

After Lao Hei finished teaching Ma Zi, Si Si took Lao Hei, Twelve, and Thirteen to play in the military camp.

Yun Yuqi came over immediately when he knew Sisi had arrived. "Daughter, you're back? Daughter, have you noticed anything wrong?" His daughter hadn't come to the military camp just to play around.

Not yet.

"Then Dad will keep you going."

"good."

After taking a stroll around, Sisi gave Yun Yuqi a few suggestions.

On the other side, after Han Dongyu finished washing up, she brought her younger brother to find Feng Chan.

After finding Feng Chan, Han Dongyu and her younger brother bowed to her. "Madam, please assign us some work. We can't just eat and drink for free."

Seeing that Han Dongyu insisted on doing the work, Feng Chan said, "Then I'll teach you how to make military boots. You can't go to war without a good pair of shoes."

"Okay. What about my brother? My brother can do chores too."

“Your younger brother can play with Twelve and Thirteen. Twelve and Thirteen are like two monkeys, they never stop moving.”

That's how it was settled.

When Yun Yuqi and the others returned, they didn't pay much attention to the fact that there were two extra people in the house.

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