Su Qing thought Xu Lanyin would keep them at home for a few days, allowing her to finish her confinement. She was disappointed. Her health was already suffering, and if she didn't take good care of herself during the remaining months, she would suffer even more. Staying at an inn, how could she make soup or tonics, or dry diapers easily?
Xu Lanyin knew what she was thinking. No matter how virtuous she was, she wouldn't dare let her stay. She was different from Wen Zhuofeng's other old friends. After becoming disabled, Wen Zhuofeng had lived alone in his home for ten years, rarely interacting with his old friends. Even Wen Yan and his wife, who lived with him in the Wen family, saw him very rarely. Su Qing, having lived with Wen Zhuofeng for five years in her previous life, knew him intimately. How could she dare let them meet? Even if Wen Zhuofeng changed, Su Qing couldn't let him have even the slightest suspicion.
But Su Qing’s current situation is indeed special.
Xu Lanyin continued, "There's a small courtyard at the Penglai Inn. I'll have Uncle Jia take you there and greet the innkeeper. Tell him you're distant relatives and ask him to take care of you."
He called Lu in again and asked her to go to the warehouse to get some donkey-hide gelatin, basil, astragalus, red dates, lotus seeds and other supplements, as well as a hen and some diapers prepared at home, and take Su Qing with Uncle Jia... no, it should be Gu Mei, or the lady of the Gu family, who took her to Penglai Inn.
Su Qing had noticed that Xu Lanyin had become a little plump, and she particularly liked Gu Qian. Seeing that her family had prepared diapers, she smiled and said, "Is Grandma Zhao pregnant too?"
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Yeah."
Su Qing breastfed the baby again. Afterwards, Xu Lanyin held the baby and played with it for a while before sending them out.
As soon as they left, Min Jia and Xu Lanyue from the side room ran over and got intimate with Xu Lanyin.
After Xu Lanyin and her family kissed each other twice, she said that she was tired from meeting the guests and wanted to rest, and sent the two girls to the side room.
She was really a little tired, leaning on the beauty couch to digest the message brought by Su Qing.
No wonder Zhao Wu's mother hadn't let the hairpin see the light of day; it held a profound secret. Perhaps even she didn't know what the secret was, otherwise she wouldn't have dared marry into the Wen family and become an eyesore to the Pu family. Even if she had married, she would have told her husband, Wen Rong, the truth, and the couple would have found a way to avoid disaster and save their child.
Xu Lanyin stood up again and took out the real Yanshang hairpin from her makeup box. She compared it with the fake one Su Qing had given her. From a distance, the two hairpins looked almost the same, but up close, both the quality and workmanship were much worse.
Judging from Su Qing's words, the Wen Yan couple had no idea Zhao Wu Niang had this hairpin, nor did they know its secret, which is why Zhao Wu Niang was able to keep such a valuable item. Otherwise, a three-year-old child would have been tricked into it. Meanwhile, Su Qing's previous life, Wen Zhuo'an, actually fell off a cliff and died. The Wen Yan couple only knew of its value when they obtained the hairpin, not its secret. It's unknown what Wen Zhuolin did with it before the Pu family discovered him and murdered him to silence him.
The Empress Dowager also has a similar hairpin, and the Pu family is afraid of it. What's the reason? Could it be that Zhao Wu's mother or elders are related to the Empress Dowager? But the Pu family is the Empress Dowager's family, so shouldn't their interests be unified?
The Pu family is definitely an enemy, and the Queen Mother doesn't know whether they are friends or enemies... When Zhao Wu returns, this real Yanshang hairpin will be placed in the "underground safe" beside the bed. If we can't find its secret, we can't let it see the light of day.
In the book, Su Qing didn't use the hairpin for anything after her rebirth. Perhaps it was because she knew the trouble with the hairpin that she didn't dare use it, and instead used Prince Ping to help her get revenge. Since she couldn't make a big splash in this life anymore, she tried her luck and asked Zhao Wu, Xu Qingyan, and Min Hu to help her get revenge...
Zhao Wuyi's previous focus on investigating Wen Yan and the Taoist temple was a long detour. He should have focused on investigating the Pu family, especially the Pu family before his mother became a Taoist nun...
Xu Lan's stomach ached from thinking so much, so she didn't dare to think anymore. She stood up, put the two hairpins in the innermost part of her dressing table, and went to bed. It was completely dark when Lu called her to eat.
She also heard from Mrs. Lu that arrangements had been made for the ladies of the Gu family and the others to live in a small courtyard with a small stove, which made it convenient for them to stew soup, boil water, and do laundry. The boss and the shopkeeper also promised to take care of them... She helped to stew the chicken soup before coming back.
When the two little girls heard that Xu Lanyin was feeling better, they ran up to the roof and leaned in her arms.
Xu Lanyin liked this one and pinched that one, and they didn't stop until the hour of Xu.
The next day, Xu Lanyin got up early, had breakfast with the two little girls, and then sent them on a carriage to go to Minfu to study.
Min Jia said, "Aunt Xu, my mother said you are three months old now and you can come visit me. She misses you very much."
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "I miss her too, but I can't go today. I have to go to my uncle's house to do something."
Xu Lanyin wrote another letter to Xu Qingyan and asked Ma Zi to take it to the capital. He only asked him to pay attention to the movements of Gu Wangchen and Zhou Zimei, but did not mention the hairpin.
Xu Qingyan and his son had previously spoken ill of Gu Wangchen at the Zhou family's house. It was unclear whether Old Master Zhou and Minister Zhou would approve of Gu Wangchen and Zhou Zimei's marriage. Xu Lanyin didn't want Gu Wangchen to be the Zhou family's son-in-law; a scumbag like that wasn't worthy of marrying again. Furthermore, if he did become the Zhou family's son-in-law, it would be difficult for them to punish him.
She had some gifts prepared, called for a sedan chair, and rode to the Qin residence. She went straight to the main courtyard. Grandma Qin and Xiaoxiang were chatting with Madam Qin, but Qin Hongyu was not there.
Xu Lanyin asked with a smile, "Where's my cousin?"
Madam Qin sighed, "She's been grounded by her father."
Xu Lanyin opened her mouth but didn't say anything. It must be because Qin Che saw that Qin Hongyu was interested in Li Luo that she was so angry.
After they chatted for a while, Xu Lanyin suggested going to visit Qin Hongyu.
Madam Qin said, "Go ahead and try to persuade her. She's your best friend, so maybe she'll listen to you. But she's already sixteen years old, don't dwell on those nonsense. We're trying to find her a husband. We'll get her married this year, and she'll be married next year."
I am Li Luo's sister-in-law. Asking me to persuade Qin Hongyu is also telling me clearly that Li Luo and Qin Hongyu are not suitable. Shouldn't I let Li Luo give up the idea first?
Xu Lanyin was in a difficult situation, but she still went there anyway.
Xiao Xiang wanted to follow his cousin to visit his aunt, but Mrs. Qin stopped him, "Monkey, you have to accompany your grandmother..."
Xu Lanyin went to Qin Hongyu's yard, where Qin Hongyu was copying "The Rules for Women".
Qin Hongyu hugged Xu Lanyin's arm and said coquettishly, "I've been bored for a few days. Why did my cousin come to see me just now? Sister, please help me speak well of this to my father. If you can marry my cousin's husband, why can't I marry Mr. Li?"
The last sentence gurgled in his throat and his face flushed with embarrassment.
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