Xiao Qingyin got up late and had just finished breakfast when Yun Zhao and Yun Shu returned.
Both of them looked extremely grim.
"What's wrong?"
Yun Zhao was filled with shame.
"Baibaozhai was vandalized."
Xiao Qingyin was slightly taken aback.
"Who did this?"
"The residence of Marquis Xuanyi".
Yun Shu said indignantly.
“Last night, that playboy was the heir of the Marquis of Xuanyi’s mansion. He sent people to smash up Baibaozhai early this morning and even threatened that my brother should cut off his own legs and crawl to the door to beg for mercy, otherwise he would smash up Baibaozhai every time it opened.”
Did you report it to the police?
"I've submitted it."
Yun Zhao looked dejected.
"When the Prefect of the Capital heard that it was the heir of the Marquis of Xuanyi who had done it, he immediately advised us to drop the case, saying that we had no evidence, could not win the case, and might even be counter-sued by the other party for making false accusations."
The Marquis of Xuanyi's residence was the maternal family of the Imperial Concubine.
With the Imperial Concubine enjoying the Emperor's favor and the Third Prince at the height of his power, the Prefect of the Capital naturally did not want to offend the Marquis of Xuanyi's residence.
If I had known it was the heir of the Marquis of Xuanyi...
Yun Zhao sighed heavily, recalling the man's burning, angry eyes from last night.
He'll probably still have to make a move.
"Cousin Yin, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for being reckless and bringing such trouble to Baibaozhai."
Yun Zhao felt extremely guilty.
Baibaozhai was the brainchild of Yin's cousin; she appointed them as managers in order to take care of her and her brother.
However, he ruined Baibaozhai due to a moment of recklessness.
The price of acting bravely for a just cause is so heavy; no wonder so many people turned a blind eye to the heinous acts of the Marquis of Xuanyi last night.
Even if he spent the rest of his life working like a slave for his cousin Yin, he could never make up for her loss.
"It's nothing, you don't need to blame yourself."
Xiao Qingyin comforted her.
"You're injured, so it's good for you to rest at home. We'll reopen the shop once you've recovered."
"But..." The other party said they would smash it every time they opened it.
Xiao Qingyin interrupted him: "We don't cause trouble if there's nothing wrong, but we're not afraid of trouble if there is. A mere heir of the Marquis of Xuanyi is nothing."
A mere heir of the Marquis of Xuanyi?
Yun Zhao was stunned.
Where did my cousin Yin get such a big mouth?
"Just focus on recovering from your injury."
Xiao Qingyin smiled.
"Let's tally up the losses at Baibaozhai so I can have the Marquis of Xuanyi's residence compensate us accordingly."
Seeing that she didn't take it to heart at all, Yun Zhao's panic gradually subsided.
"Okay, we'll start taking the statistics now."
The brother and sister went to check the inventory and review the ledgers themselves.
Ji Yunhua asked Xiao Qingyin, "What brilliant plan have you come up with?"
“There’s nothing there.” Xiao Qingyin shrugged. “I know nothing about the Xuanyi Marquis’s residence or the Xuanyi Marquis’s heir. I’d appreciate it if you could go and find out more.”
Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.
"All right."
Ji Yunhua also got busy.
Xiao Qingyin went to the teahouse for Qiu Sanniang's follow-up consultation, as originally scheduled.
"Your illness has been cured, and you can now eat and exercise normally."
After the follow-up visit, Xiao Qingyin said to Qiu Sanniang.
Qiu San Niang was overjoyed.
He immediately made himself a cup of hot tea and drank it all in one gulp.
There was no change in my skin.
Unlike before, I don't get red bumps after drinking hot drinks.
Qiu San Niang's eyes shimmered.
"This is my first time drinking hot tea. I'm so glad I did. Thank you so much."
"No need to be so polite, I was just doing my duty as a doctor."
But you changed my life.
Qiu San Niang sighed.
"I won't have to live in fear anymore."
She poured herself another cup of tea, but this time she didn't rush to drink it; instead, she savored it slowly.
"That's great. I can eat whatever I want, drink whatever I want, and run away whenever I want if I'm attacked."
What would be a natural thing for others, she had longed for for over twenty years.
She put down her teacup, opened the package beside her, and took out three sandalwood boxes of different shades.
"This is the consultation fee."
She handed the lightest-colored box to Xiao Qingyin.
Next, hand over the slightly darker-colored one.
"This is a thank-you gift."
Then hand over the darkest color.
"The last one is compensation."
Xiao Qingyin looked puzzled.
Qiu San Niang smiled gently.
“I was able to escape last night thanks to your cousin’s chivalrous rescue. This gift is for your cousin.”
As for the compensation, it's for Baibaozhai.
I'm so sorry that I've caused you all this trouble.
Xiao Qingyin pushed the third box back.
“I can accept the consultation fee and thank-you gift, but there’s no need for compensation. You are just a victim; the person who should compensate for the losses is someone else.”
Qiu Sanniang shook her head.
"Please accept this, otherwise I will feel uneasy. It's nothing valuable, just a small token of my appreciation."
Having spent so many days with her, Xiao Qingyin had come to know her character to a certain extent.
Seeing that she insisted on giving it to him, he had no choice but to accept it.
Qiu San Niang then smiled.
"I came to the capital to seek medical treatment. Now that I am cured, it is time for me to return to Nanyue."
"Don't worry about the heir of the Marquis of Xuanyi. I'll handle the trouble I caused myself."
Xiao Qingyin raised an eyebrow.
"How do you plan to resolve this?"
"That's not something I can say," Qiu Sanniang said, looking at the wall. "After all, walls have ears."
Xiao Qingyin then decided not to ask any further questions.
The two chatted for a while longer before parting ways.
Xiao Qingyin took the three sandalwood boxes back to the Yun residence and called Yun Zhao, Yun Shu, and Ji Yunhua over.
"This is a thank-you gift from Qiu San Niang."
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