On the way back, Qin Miao was always held in Xie Yan's arms, losing the anxiety of going out, and gaining a sense of calmness and peacefulness.

  As they approached the entrance of the alley, Xie Yun personally and intimately begged: "I'll go back and choose a auspicious day for you to re-enter the mansion. Is that alright?"

  Qin Miao lowered her eyes and closed them, listening to him say this, her heart skipped a beat. But the concerns in her heart still needed to be expressed clearly: "We... can't we just stay like this now? I... I don't really want to enter the manor."

  "Why is that? Is it not clear enough what I mean?" Xie Yun was puzzled, tensely staring at the person slowly lifting their head from his arms.

  "You are the Marquis, if I were to become your wife again, then I would only be able to stay in the inner courtyard. What about the livelihood of the Qin family? What about my brother and sister-in-law and their child? I cannot just think of myself, can you bear it?" Qin Miao's small hands grasped his chest, her face full of expectation as she looked up at him.

  Facing those moist and shining eyes, Xie Yun was momentarily speechless.

  As his wife, she would naturally have to take care of the Hou Mansion. At present, the two are still in Xunyang, and they can still take care of the Qin family's affairs on a daily basis. If he is transferred back to the capital one day, Qin Miao will naturally follow him back. At that time, the Qin family would be even more neglected.

  As he pondered, Xie Yun felt a slight conflict. Qin Miao saw his slightly furrowed brow and didn't dare to pressure him again, speaking in a warm tone: "How about we slow down?"

  "No! We've been apart for so long, wasting so many days. I don't want to delay another moment." Xie Yan held her tightly, and dense kisses rained down on her, leaving Qin Miao breathless. But she no longer wanted to push him away. After all these days, she had thought it through, entwining herself in his arms. Such warmth would last for a day, and who knew about the future?

  "You're also tired today, go back and rest early. Don't worry, I'll think of a way to make it work out beautifully for both of us." After saying that, he leaned in and stole a kiss from her lips.

  It was night, Xie Xu returned to the mansion and had just entered the study when something urgent came up.

  "What's going on?" Xie Yun looked at the man standing at the door of the study with a puzzled expression.

  This man was none other than Li, the steward of the Yu Zhang Wang Fu. He had waited for almost half a day and finally managed to wait for the person to arrive.

  Magistrate Li was so excited when he saw Xie Yun that he became incoherent and stuttered.

  Xie Xuan's temples throbbed with pain. Cheng Ying, standing beside him, shook his head and said helplessly, "It was the Northern Garrison who made a mistake. However, we've already handled this matter. It was that group of soldiers and bandits we encountered on the road to Hangzhou Prefecture last time. Do you still remember?"

  Upon hearing this, Xie Zhen suddenly remembered that matter. "I had already reported this to Yu Zhang a long time ago, why are you still asking about it?"

  Magistrate Li's face was covered in sweat: "Lord Hou, you are not aware. The Wang Mansion only received this last night, and the source of the news is not the General's Mansion, but a secret report from the Northern Garrison. You don't know, after hearing it, Lord Wang flew into a rage. I've been serving for decades, but I've never seen Lord Wang get so angry. However, Lord Wang still values you highly, that's why he ordered me to rush here and confront you."

  "Confrontation? Hmph..." Xie Yun disdainfully turned around, his fingertips slightly trembling. Cheng Ying saw this movement and knew that the master had murderous intentions.

  Alright, things have gotten out of hand and it's every man for himself. Right now, intense anger is burning fiercely, truly a difficult situation to be in, indeed!

  "Cheng Ying, make sure to arrange for this lord to rest well. On a cloudy day, you will personally escort the lord back to Yu Zhang, and be sure to personally inform Prince Wang of the causes and consequences of the matter."

  He's really fearless about being stabbed in the back while sitting upright and straight on his sedan chair.

  Two days later, Liu Shiyeh personally sent someone to Qingfengpu to invite people. Today is the birthday of the Prefectural Magistrate, and Zhang Daren is afraid that Xiaomei will use her old tricks again, so he has been avoiding her on purpose and had someone waiting in the hall early on.

  Qin Miao spent the past two days, apart from secretly meeting Xie Yan, buried in the shop busy with business. Now that it's already spring, the city is also becoming lively and vibrant along with the arrival of spring, which is the best time for business.

  This wasn't here from the beginning, and it had never gone out before. Until the fellow guarding the outer hall came in to pass on a message, saying that Liu Shifu was personally coming to take someone back to the manor. Qin Miaocai was shocked, how could she have forgotten such a troublesome matter? But now the person was blocking the door, with an air of not leaving without taking someone away.

  How can this be good, thinking of escaping is also inevitable. The fourth-grade official gave you a face, and everyone on the street was watching, how could he not pull his face down to sweep him out the door? But as soon as he thought of that lewd face, Qin Miao had already cursed eighteen generations of Zhang's ancestors in her heart.

  No choice, can only grit teeth. At this moment, can only pull that third aunt tightly. Thought of a plan, felt somewhat more at ease.

  "Jade Dew, go and get ready, bring along the embroiderer, prepare the needlework kit. Come with me to pay a visit to the residence of Master Futa."

  She instructed Yu Lu to take a look at today's outfit. Recently, because she had been seeing Xie Yan, she had subconsciously chosen some fresh and tender clothes. Her eyes rolled around in circles as she rummaged through the back room. After searching for a long time, she finally found a half-old crab shell green spring shirt with dark patterns. She hastily changed into it, then took off the hairpins on her head in front of the mirror, leaving only one silver hairpin.

  It's true that clothes make the man. After this makeover, she looks much more subdued. But it suits her just fine.

  Liu Shiyehad been drinking tea in the hall for a good while, and was getting anxious. If it weren't for saving face, he would have rushed inside to tie people up long ago to get things over with. He had been scolded several times by his own elders because of Qin Xiaoniangzi's affair.

  As he paced back and forth anxiously, he saw Qin Miao leading someone out of the inner hall. Liu Shifu's eyes lit up instantly, not to mention how excited he was. But then he looked at Qin Miao who was dressed very low-key today, and felt a little displeased. However, he didn't dare to be presumptuous again, as people were the most important thing. He immediately went forward with alacrity and sent the person into the carriage, rushing all the way to the Zhang residence.

  The carriage soon came to a stop, and Liu Shiyeh dismounted to wait respectfully on one side, but Qin Miao did not hurry down from the carriage. She only lifted the curtain to take a look, and saw that they had stopped in front of the Zhang family's large gate. At the entrance, there were already many guests dressed in their finest clothes entering the house.

  She thought for a moment, then said to Liu Shiye outside the carriage, "Shiye, I'm just a humble woman, so let's do it as usual and enter through the side door. Besides, Third Aunt is still waiting for me and Xiu Niang."

  If we can't meet that Zhang fellow, let's hurry up and avoid him. That's why I suggested entering through the side gate and going directly to the inner house in the backyard.

  Liu Shiyeye thought that since the person had already been brought into the mansion, it was up to the master to decide how to arrange things. So he agreed and let the carriage driver head towards the side gate.