Dr. Qin has been practicing medicine for thirty years, and almost no one in Jiangzhou doesn't know him. When they see Dr. Qin being carried high, they all greet him and refuse to disperse.

  Magistrate Xu whispered to Zhou Xuan'er, "Zhou Gongzi, take your wife and hurry back. With so many people gathered here, the official is nervous and afraid that something will happen, and Lord Li is inside."

  Zhou Xuan shouted: "Dr. Qin is innocent and released, returning home in glory!" The two bailiffs carried his father-in-law towards the crowd.

  Liao Yin and his wife, as well as Hu Tong and his son, also shouted: "Dr. Qin has returned to his mansion!" They were the first to step aside, and the people behind them also made way, forming a human corridor for Dr. Qin to be carried through. With bows on both sides, there was a hint of elegance and refinement.

  Zhou Xuan grabbed Liao Yin and asked what was going on, why so many people had gathered to beg for mercy.

  Liao Yin said: "Didn't Master Zhou ask me and Cuihua to help the Qin family find some capable servants yesterday? Hu Tong said his aunt was a widow at home, cooking very well, willing to come to the city as a cook, so I let him go back to Shaoyang Village overnight, and this morning he brought his aunt to the Qin family. Cuihua also found two honest and reliable housemen for the Qin family, and three maids..."

  Cuihua was a hot-tempered person and scolded: "Ah, Xiao Yin, you are really talkative. Master Zhou is asking about life or death matters."

  Liao Yin said: "After all, we have to make it clear where these people came from - let's just say that our group rushed to the Qin residence and saw Madame Qin crying. When asked, they only knew that Young Master Zhou and Miss Qin had been taken away by the government officials. My wife immediately shouted out, saying that such good people as Professor Qin and Young Master Zhou would be arrested, what kind of world is this? We have to go to the prefecture to get people! So our group of over ten people came, all the way, my wife kept shouting, pleading for justice for Professor Qin, and the people following behind just got more and more -"

  Zhou Xuan burst out laughing, walking and bowing to Cui Hua, praising: "Sister Cui Hua, you are truly a heroine among women, with a heroic spirit. My father-in-law's acquittal this time is all thanks to your efforts."

  Cuihua was flattered by Zhou's praise and couldn't help but smile, she said to Liao Yin: "Xiaoyin, did you hear that? Zhou Gongzi praised me like this, do you still dare say that marrying me would be a loss?"

  "No." Liao Yin shouted: "I've never said such a thing."

  "You didn't say it out loud, but you thought so in your heart, thinking that I, Xia Cuihua, am not worthy of you. Dare you say you never thought this?"

  "Ah, Sister Cuihua, in my opinion, Liao Yin brother initially thought you weren't a great beauty, but after marriage, he found you more and more beautiful. Moreover, he discovered your many virtues, such as diligence, bravery, and hatred of evil... Now, Brother Liao doesn't think you're not good enough for him, but rather that he himself is not good enough for you, Sister."

  Cuihua was both startled and delighted, casting a sidelong glance at Liao Yin.

  Liao Yinting nodded repeatedly: "Young Master Zhou is absolutely right, I now respect and love my wife."

  Zhou Xuan said, "That's right, but I have one thing to remind you, Sister Cuihua. You should be even more loving and affectionate towards my brother Liao from now on. He currently feels that he is not worthy of you, and if you don't give in to him a bit, he will become increasingly self-abased and timid, losing his masculine demeanor."

  Cui Hua hastily said: "I know, I will be good to Xiao Yin." With deep affection, she looked at Liao Yin.

  At this time, Zhou Xuan saw Qin Que walking in front of him frequently turning his head to look at him, and hurriedly stepped forward, asking: "Que'er, what's the matter?"

  Qin Que said: "Dad is calling you."

  Dr. Qin beamed with joy and said to Zhou Xuan: "My son-in-law, I am 53 years old this year, today is the happiest day of my life."

  Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "Father-in-law, you can't say this in front of my mother-in-law when we get back to the mansion."

  "Why is this?"

  "Father-in-law should say that being able to marry my mother-in-law is the greatest fortune in life, and this time counts as the second."

  "Xianxu can be said to be good at understanding people's intentions." Dr. Qin burst out laughing, his body slightly tilted, and he quickly used his hand to support the heads of the two yamen runners under him.

  The two bailiffs were also laughing.

  Qin Que looked at Zhou Xuan with a mixture of shyness and annoyance, pouting: "You really are unscrupulous in your words!"

  Dr. Qin smiled and said, "I just like a son-in-law who is straightforward and humorous."

  From the provincial government office to Jiulian Alley, it's almost four miles away. Although the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed along the way, there were still two or three hundred people gathered at Jiulian Alley. The residents of Jiulian Alley all knew about Qin Doctor being imprisoned, and now they saw the yamen runners carrying him back in triumph, everyone was shocked and amazed. Some curious ones asked around and said that the Qin family had a good son-in-law who was related to the Duhu government office, and the neighbors were all envious.

  Back at the Qin residence, Zhou Xuan used a few pieces of silver to send off the two bailiffs. The whole household was filled with joy and laughter. After her initial delight, Madame Qin suddenly asked Zhou Xuan, "Son-in-law, Lu An came back for a moment earlier, packed his things, bowed three times to me, and left without saying a word. I wonder why?"

  Zhou Xuan felt a sense of relief in his heart, finally the one who should leave had left. He didn't mention the fact that Lu An had insulted him with foul language in the public hall, so as not to hurt this woman's feelings, but only said: "Young Lu saw that the case was already settled and also learned that there were important official duties in Shouzhou, so he hurried back."

  Madam Qin sighed: "It's okay this way." She also knew that Lu An couldn't stay here, and the sparrow was impossible to marry him. It was just too hasty, like an escape.

  Qin Que looked at Zhou Xuan deeply, thinking: "He's really considerate, sometimes he speaks recklessly, but he's very thoughtful of others. Although Brother-in-law slandered him in the public hall, he didn't say a single bad word about Brother-in-law to my mother, what great tolerance."

  The crowd that saw off Dr. Qin to his mansion finally dispersed, but there were more than a dozen men and women who didn't leave, and instead walked into the front yard. When Dr. Qin asked, he found out they were new servants and maids hired by his son-in-law. Dr. Qin still didn't know that all of his original servants had run away.

  The two new house servants, one named Ding Desheng, about fifty years old, and the other Tian Dazhuang, only eighteen years old, both looked honest and hardworking.

  Hutong's aunt, surnamed Wu, was capable and efficient. Without saying much, she immediately got busy in the kitchen. The other three maids were also sweeping and cleaning, and the Qin estate soon regained its usual tidy appearance, with a festive atmosphere permeating everywhere.

  Zhou Xuan, Liao Yin and Hu Tong's old father sat in the hall chatting with Dr. Qin, who was in high spirits, saying that he wanted to have a good drink with his son-in-law today and get drunk, as it is customary for the new son-in-law to get drunk on this occasion.

  Zhou Xuan thought to himself: "The young husband is still looking forward to the wedding night, how can he get drunk!"

  "Master, young master, come and see, there are still people who have no shame!"

  "Who? What's going on?" Dr. Qin asked hastily.

  Lai Fu said: "It's the original kitchen maid and servant girl from our mansion, they heard that Master has returned home with great fanfare, so they also want to come back. Bah! These ungrateful and shameless women, as soon as Master was imprisoned, they forced Mistress to pay them wages, and they even stole many valuable things on their way out."

  Zhou Xuan stood up and said, "Father-in-law, please sit down, I'll take care of this matter." Just then, Lai Fu arrived at the gate, where the cook and the maid were sitting on the steps with a bundle wrapped in a floral cloth each, because Lai Fu refused to let them enter.