The note read: I live in Minfu, everything is going well, please send Mazi over tomorrow morning.
Everything went smoothly, and he even moved into the Min Prefecture. Zhao Wu must have gained the trust of the Min people. Xu Lanyin breathed a sigh of relief.
She fed Ma Zi water and food before locking it in its nest in the east wing.
Xu Lanyin got up at dawn.
She wrote a small note to Zhao Wu: "I got home at 3:15 yesterday and was released today at 2:15. I wish you well."
After feeding Mazi, he stuffed the small note into the small bamboo tube, kissed its little pointed mouth, and said with a smile, "Go, have a nice trip."
With his hands raised to the southwest, Ma Zi flew into the sky and disappeared in the reddish morning glow.
Hanako also got up and barked wildly at the sky. He was very sad because his master always took Mazi with him when he went out to play.
In the evening, Ma Zi flew back to deliver the letter, and Xu Lanyin also wrote a letter and sent it away early the next morning.
Zhao Wurang Mazi traveled between his home and Min Prefecture so frequently so that he could remember the Min household and this road, making it easier to send him letters in the future.
Three days later at noon, Ma Zi flew back home.
Xu Lanyin looked at the note written by Zhao Wu on its leg: I will go to the yamen to deliver the letter first and go home in the evening.
He has returned to Nanping County.
After feeding Ma Zi, Xu Lanyin went to the entrance of Xinghua Village to buy meat and comfort Zhao Wu in the evening.
She continued to walk along the back wall of Sujiazhuang. When she passed the back door, she bumped into two beautiful girls who had just left.
One of them looked like a young lady, wearing a rain-blue blouse and a pink, embroidered eight-panel Xiang skirt. She looked a bit like Su Qing, but her features were even more delicate. She was very beautiful, even in the village, she dressed brightly. However, her face was haggard and very thin, probably just recovering from a serious illness.
Xu Lanyin guessed that this person must be Su Qing's eldest sister Su Yuan.
She didn't want to get involved, so she walked past Su Yuan, but Su Yuan grabbed her arm.
Su Yuan pulled the village girl's arm in a hurry, but then felt it was too shameful, so she quickly let go and asked, "Are you from Xinghua Village?"
Xu Lanyin said, "No."
Su Yuan asked again, "Do you know Gu Wangchen?"
Xu Lanyin said, "I've seen him, but I'm not familiar with him." She wanted to leave again.
The girl was unhappy and said with a sullen face, "Our girl hasn't finished asking questions yet, why are you so anxious?"
Xu Lanyin asked curiously, "What does Miss Su want to know?" She was quite puzzled. If Su Yuan wanted to find out the news, she should go to the head of the village, Manager He, or the servants in the village.
Su Yuan winked at the maid, who took out a silver coin from her sleeve and put it into Xu Lanyin's hand, saying, "Reply to my daughter's words."
Su Yuan asked, "I heard that Gu Wangchen had a fiancée, but he didn't break off the engagement and hooked up with Su Qing. He even got Su Qing pregnant, causing his fiancée to come to the manor and cause a scene several times. Is that true?"
Su Qing is pregnant? How is that possible!
Even if Xu Lanyin despised Gu Wangchen and Su Qing's behavior, she still didn't believe that Su Qing could be pregnant. It wasn't that she trusted their character, but Su Qing was still trying to get close to Prince Ping through the Ruyu Shengji Cream. How could she possibly have confessed herself first?
Su Yuan asked this question to a stranger, possibly because she was really trying to get information, or more likely because she was deliberately trying to ruin the reputation of those two people.
Su Qing, who failed to get into Prince Ping's Mansion, wants to completely step on her biological mother and sister, but it is very difficult... I wonder if Su Qing and Gu Wangchen are engaged now.
Xu Lanyin didn't want to be used and inserted into their mess again. She said, "I haven't heard of this."
She returned the silver coin in her hand to the maid and left in a hurry.
There was not much meat left on the butcher's rack, so she bought the remaining pork liver, more than a pound of pork and two pork ribs.
In the evening, Zhao Wu returned. He did not ride a horse, but walked back, holding two packages in his hands.
There was butter he had bought and some food, as well as gifts from the Min government. Min Jia liked the little things Xu Lanyin had given her very much, and Min Hu and her wet nurse were very happy, and gave Xu Lanyin two pieces of brocade and two pieces of cloth.
Rich families like those in Min Prefecture usually send whole pieces of material as gifts, but this time they sent two pieces of material like ordinary families. These two pieces of material were really rare, and they only had one piece of each in their house.
Xu Lanyin only thought they were beautiful, nice-looking, and dazzling, but she had no idea what materials they were made of.
Qin, knowing the goods, said, "Oh my god, how beautiful! These are tribute gifts." She pointed to the jacquard fabric in the color of Concubine Yang and said, "This colorful brocade is perfect for making clothes. I'll keep it for you when you get married." Then she pointed to another piece of fresh and elegant light blue material and said, "This is cicada silk gauze. It's perfect for making shawls and veils. I'll keep it for you when you get married."
Zhao Wu pointed at the brocade and said, "This material is beautiful. When I was in the capital, I saw the princess wearing it from afar..."
If you feel like you've let the cat out of the bag, shut up immediately.
Qin had long guessed that his background was unusual and was not surprised.
Xu Lanyin didn't pay much attention to the gorgeous brocade, but took the cicada silk gauze and opened it. It was light and fluttering, with a light blue color, pure and fresh like a distant blue sky.
Xu Lanyin smiled with her eyes curved, and said, "I have another great use for this material. Mother, please help me."
Qin thought Xu Lanyin was going to make a different kind of veil, so she said with a smile, "I'm worried that your craftsmanship will waste this good material, so I'll make it for you myself."
Xu Lanyin took the two pieces of ingredients back into the house and put them away before coming out to bring the food to the table.
After they had dinner, Zhao Wu also drank two cups of wine.
After dinner, Xu Lanyin went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Zhao Wu followed her in and asked Huazi to guard the door.
Zhao Wu took out an envelope from his arms and said, "The murderer from that day has been caught. He is indeed the man the woman hypnotized me about. Lord Min is very happy and says that my sister is very capable. He was going to send someone to deliver this letter home, but since I was there, he asked me to bring it to you. The Ningzhou government has rewarded you with fifty taels of silver, and he has personally rewarded you with one hundred taels of silver."
Xu Lanyin wiped the water off her hands and took the letter. Inside were three silver notes, worth fifty taels, one hundred taels, and two hundred and forty taels respectively.
There was also a letter written by Min Hu himself. He first thanked Xu Lanyin for treating him, and then thanked Xu Lanyin for her kindness to Min Jia. He said that Min Jia was sad for a long time after she left... After that, he praised Xu Lanyin's "skill" with lavish words, saying that he wanted to secretly ask Xu Lanyin to be his "female legal advisor". She didn't need to be with him every day, but only need to help when he needed her. Her task was to help him treat illnesses and solve difficult cases. Twenty taels of silver a month, to be paid to her for a year first. There would be another big reward for solving a big case, and another reward for hypnosis. Of course, asking her to help solve the case was a secret, and for her safety and reputation, it would not be made public...
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