The next day after breakfast, Madame Ren took Ren Huan and prepared to return home.

  As Mrs. Ren was a senior, the brothers had all gone to school, Xie Qi was under house arrest, and Xie Wan bid farewell with Xie Yu and Wang Shi at the second gate.

  Her eyes were dark and gloomy under her eyebrows, constantly looking at Xie Wan with a resentful gaze. Xie Wan stood behind Huang Shi and talked to Xie Wei, ignoring her.

  Mrs. Ren saw it, but there was nothing she could do. The other family was a respectable one, and their daughter should naturally be careful about her reputation. It wouldn't be proper for them to take the initiative to talk to Ren Yun. Still, seeing her son like this made her feel uncomfortable and anxious inside.

  Said goodbye to Wang and the others, then smiled and said to Xie Yu: "Big girl has time to come to our house for a visit." Then smiled and nodded at Xie Juan.

  The two of them politely bid farewell and saw her off as she got on the car.

  Xie Wan didn't feel dissatisfied with Mrs. Ren's differential treatment at all, firstly because Xie Yu was already familiar with the Ren family, and secondly she didn't believe that Ren Shuai would go back like that yesterday, and Mrs. Ren wouldn't ask about the reason after seeing it. If she wasn't cold to her, that would be abnormal.

  So this didn't affect her normal life at all. After this matter subsided, it was time for Xie Lian's trial period.

  When the peach blossoms in the courtyard had just burst into bloom, Xie Liang and Xie Hua received the joyful news of their success in the imperial examination. Among the twenty successful candidates, Xie Hua ranked eighteenth, while Xie Liang took first place.

  This means that from now on, the two of them will not only be able to receive six dou of rice every month, but also formally wear long gowns and straight skirts. They have also obtained the qualification to officially enter the county school to study, and can be respectfully called "Xiucai". Next, they should prepare for the imperial examination in three years.

  Xie Qigong specially arranged for two tables of banquet in Yulan Hall to celebrate their wedding.

  Xie Wan had long since asked Luo Sheng to hastily make several sets of Hangzhou silk robes, and when Xie Cang put one on, the jade-like face with a blue robe, square sleeves and straight body, actually made him look even more refined and gentle. Even Xie Qigong and Huang Shi couldn't help but nod their heads in praise when they saw him.

  Xie Huai was talking loudly and eloquently at the banquet, speaking of his grand ambitions, looking like he would become a respected gentleman in three years. Xie Liang drank two cups of wine and returned to their room with his sister calmly.

  After this ordeal, Xie Lian came to realize that things in the world were not always as severe and frightening as he had imagined, and his mindset gradually stabilized.

  Xie Wan greatly admired her brother's humble and unassuming nature, just like in his past life. She had Yu Xue warm up two jugs of wine, and they drank together again in the embracing pavilion.

  Although she was still shallow in her wine capacity, three or five cups down the belly, she could still maintain her sobriety. She tapped the chopsticks against the bowl edge and sang "Hao Hua Shi" to the rhythm. Xie Liang had never seen such a sister before, and when he was interested, he let Wu Xing bring over a huqin (a Chinese violin) and played "Ba Jiao Ye Yu".

  They are siblings, not confidants, and it's hard to tell others about the blood ties that rely on each other for survival in that unknown time and space.

  Xie Lang rested for half a month, during which he took Xie Wan to live in the Qi Mansion for a few days. When the peach blossoms were in full bloom in March, Xie Lang officially entered the county school.

  At this time, Xie Wan had not yet received a reply from the Jing Shi Jun Fu.

  Luojifen helped her come up with a few possibilities. One was that the letter had been lost before it reached Jun Yong's hands, and the other was that Jun Yong thought the letter was too sudden and couldn't confirm its authenticity.

  Xie Wan thought of a third possibility, that Jing Yong might have already been brainwashed by Xie Rong.

  Although Xie Rong had successfully entered the Hanlin Academy in her previous life, which was already a fact, she still didn't have the ability and confidence to completely stop it from happening. However, since the final moment hadn't arrived yet, Xie Wan still wanted to try her best with her meager strength.

  She wrapped up fifty taels of loose silver and gave another hundred taels in silver notes, wrote down the address, and instructed Luo Zhu: "I don't care how you do it, but you must find a way to contact Lord Jing, best if you can find out whether San Ye has contacted him and how he contacted him."

  Luo Ju thought for a moment, "Should we avoid San Ye's eyes and ears?"

  Xie Wan said: "If possible, avoid it."

  Luo Ju nodded and then put away the silver coins, returning to her room to pack her luggage.

  Xie Wan sat in the house for a while and then came to the outer courtyard herself.

  "This time you come to Beijing, can you also help me find out about someone?"

  "Who is it?"

  She thought for a moment and said: "Inquire about which family in the capital surnamed Wei has a young master around twelve or thirteen years old."

  Lu Ji was taken aback and sized her up, saying: "I don't know what special features you have?"

  She thought for a moment about the boy's attire and demeanor on Qixing Mountain, saying: "He shouldn't be from a lowly background, perhaps he's an official's descendant, speaking extremely refined official language. He went to Qinghe last year during the Double Ninth Festival. He looks very handsome."

  She indeed only remembered that he was extremely handsome, and could even be said to be more beautiful than a girl. However, as for what his eyes or nose looked like, because they had not been together for even half a day, and at the time her mind had been preoccupied with her parents' safety, after being reborn she was distracted by these trivial matters that needed to be urgently resolved, so it was somewhat fuzzy.

  Unfortunately, although she lived in the capital in her previous life, she was not very familiar with the officials in the court. What she knew were only those extremely prominent families. As a result, now she can't think of which officials in the court have the surname Wei. If it weren't for his pure and authentic official tone, she probably wouldn't even know where he's from.

  Luo Ju thought for a moment and then said: "I don't know what aspects of Wei Gongzi's affairs the young lady wants to inquire about?"

  Xie Wan was speechless at this mention.

  Yes, what's the point of inquiring about these things? Even if you find out, what can you do about it? The other party just happened to rescue her along the way at that time and may not even remember this matter anymore. Even if she goes to thank them in person, it would be too much of a bother.

  But since I've received kindness from others, how can I just forget about it? Although the other person may not even remember this matter anymore, but thinking back to the help he provided at that time - if it wasn't for him, even if she were reborn, she would still be facing a desolate mountain valley and the predicament of not knowing how to make her way down the mountain with an injured leg.

  Maybe someone else will come along and rescue her halfway, but no matter who saves her, it's something that needs to be remembered.

  Someone who can lend a helping hand without expecting anything in return, even if it means going hungry and dark himself, especially when he's just a kid too, is definitely someone worth befriending. If he doesn't remember her, that's okay, at least she knows where to find the person who saved her.

  "Just ask around about his name and see how he's doing, that's all. No need to disturb him."

  Although it's clear that it's nonsense, it's still a bit of a reason. Thinking about it, since Wei Gongzi can travel to Qinghe with his highly skilled guards, how could he not be doing well? But if she were to hear from his own mouth that he's doing well, wouldn't she feel even more at ease? And in case he runs into trouble, she can take the opportunity to repay this kindness.

  Thinking so, I came down to earth.

  Luo Ju smiled and didn't say anything.

  Luo's father and son, as well as the people in the shop, were industrial workers. Their monthly wages were directly allocated from the second house, so their movements were not subject to control by the government.

  The next morning he left the government office, and no one asked him anything.

  Xie Hong just happened to see Shun Kou and asked where he was going, but Luo Ju quickly covered it up by saying that he was going back to the countryside to take care of his mother.

  Recently, Gong Zhong had no accounts to collect, and Xie Qigong had never really let Xie Hong ask about the affairs of the mansion, so he was idle. Seeing the outside ** radiant, he didn't know what kind of beautiful scenery there was in the city, so he called Chen Lu to drive the horse out of the gate.

  Li Ershun arrived at Li Zihutong's shop again.

  "Please trouble Old Man Luo to tell Third Young Miss that I'm not clever enough, without Third Young Miss, I wouldn't be able to eat this meal in the Zhao household. Ever since last time when you pointed out my mistakes and I spoke up in front of Master Zhao, he's been coming to ask for my opinion whenever something comes up, and each time I've managed to muddle through."

  "But can I muddle through for a lifetime? Director Zhao already resents Madame, if he finds out that I actually don't understand anything, it would be strange if he doesn't drive me out! It's better to ask Miss to transfer me back to the second house, I will definitely work diligently and not bring shame to Miss again!"

  Luojin endured the noise beside his ear with great effort.

  The shop on the other side of Liu Ye Hutong has been open for over half a month, and recently hired two new apprentices to watch the store, but they are not very handy. However, even if they were not handy, they would be better than Li Ershun. In Luo Sheng's eyes, Li Ershun was more despicable than a hooligan, more useless than mud that couldn't be helped up. Keeping such a person under his command, he wasn't tired of living!

  But the third girl had never said what she would do with Li Ershun, and he couldn't be sure if she had other uses for him, so it wasn't good to say anything too definite. He could only grit his teeth and say: "I'm not in charge of this matter, even if Lord Zhao came himself, it would be useless."

  She said and walked out of the room, avoiding his entanglement.

  Li Ershun caught up with him outside the door, grabbed his arm without saying a word, and smiled slyly: "I know this has to be decided by the young lady, isn't it just asking Luo Zhuang to help deliver a message? After the matter is settled, I will never forget your great kindness!"

  "Let go!" Luo Sen shouted in anger.

  Li Ershun said: "You don't agree and I won't let you go!"

  "Let go!"

  "Don't let go!"

  Lu Sheng struggled but was more afraid of being seen in a bad light, so he exerted his strength to pull his arm outward: "I must see the young lady first!"

  Li Ershun was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately loosened his grip to make a bow: "With Manager Luo taking charge, everything will naturally go smoothly. I thank you, Manager Luo!"

  Xie Hongxin let the horse run freely, and it happened to arrive at Li Zi Hutong. Seeing the two people pulling each other across the street, he couldn't help but stare and say: "This is the second house's shop. That fellow looks familiar, doesn't he seem like Li Ershun, the original house servant of the second house?"

  Chang followed Chen Lu's gaze, nodded and said: "It's indeed Li Ershun. I heard that he was beaten by the third lady, but unexpectedly got lucky and was later recommended by his wife to work in Zhao Daren's mansion. This kid has made progress with his wife's support."

  No matter how much Zhao Zhen and his wife hated Wang, it was all between masters. What the underlings cared about was who was luckier than whom, and who got along better with whom.

  Xie Hong looked up and saw that the two of them didn't seem to be arguing, but rather Li Ershun was being very deferential to Luo Sheng, which raised his suspicions: "Since he's already been kicked out by the second wife, what is he doing here now?"