-Against The Current《adapted from He Yanshan's novel》Lan Xiangyuan《, the story begins with an accident in the Shen family.Shen Jialan is the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Scholar's Palace. She has been studying and learning calligraphy since she was a child. She was originally engaged to Lin Jinqi, the eldest grandson of the Lin family, the Minister of Civil Affairs.She thought she would get married according to the arrangements of her elders, but she waited until the Lin family broke off the engagement when she was still young.The new emperor pursued his old ministers, but Scholar Shen refused to obey. The Shen family was accused of treason and the entire family suffered.The female family members were sent to the Jiaofang Department. Before Jialan's mother died, she still managed to leave a way for her daughter to survive.

Xu Wanquan and Xue Guihua were rescued by the Shen family's mother and daughter when they were desperate.Their daughter Xu Lanxiang eventually died of illness. In order to repay their kindness, the couple took the risk of exchanging Jialan with their deceased daughter's body and took her away from the capital.Jialan lost a close relative and for a time did not want to live alone. The yellow paper left by her mother only had the word "%ALVI" written in blood.Under the name of Xu Lanxiang, she returned to Jinling with the Xu family and her husband. She changed from a young lady in a deep house to a daughter of a slave family. She learned to make fires, cook, and wash clothes, and regained the love of her parents in the poor days.

Xu Wanquan was working in Rongbao Pavilion. Lanxiang relied on the knowledge taught by her grandfather and saw that there was an authentic painting hidden under a fake painting, helping her father resolve the dilemma of losing money.The family lived frugally, hoping to collect enough money to redeem themselves together.Unexpectedly, the Lin Mansion wanted to choose a daughter from the family to be a maid, and Lan Xiang was brought in anyway.She didn't want to reveal her life experience, she just wanted to work cautiously and save her parents. She started as a third-class maid who boiled water in Zhichun Pavilion.Lu Jier is determined to climb up the ladder, Xiaolian only hopes to get married officially in the future, Yuchan was once assigned to marry a stupid man, Gantang is faced with the situation of being exchanged for her brother's gift from her family, and every girl around Lanxiang has unspeakable suffering.

After Jin Qi got married, he went to the military camp and spent many years fighting against the Japanese. His marriage to Zhao Xingtang only left family interests.After returning to his hometown, he traced his wife's loans, falsified accounts and extramarital affairs. The fight between the two also involved the maid.Lanxiang wanted to avoid her master's secrets, but also refused to leave her innocent sisters behind. She tried to save people in critical situations several times.Later, Delphinium Huasheng caused a misunderstanding, and Lan Xiang found out through the book, and borrowed a letter from the Fourth Young Master to resolve it; Jin Qi's army's cotton clothes were adulterated, and she found clues from needlework and leftover materials from poor households, ventured into the house, and lured out the hidden Lu Dalang.

The munitions case led to collusion with Japanese pirates, and the brothers and sisters Du Zheng and Du Cuixue gradually revealed their true colors.Many people in the house were poisoned, and there seemed to be a sudden epidemic. However, Lan Xiang discovered something fishy from the whereabouts of the bath water and the bell, and rescued Yu Chan, Xiao Lian and others.After the turmoil, she finally helped her family get out of the country, moved into the Lu Family Painting and Calligraphy Shop, and relied on her skills to make a living.Her neighbor Han Liang got on well with her, and the two elders wanted to get married.Lan Xiang started writing plays, thinking that she would be able to decide her future life by herself after leaving the Lin Mansion.

Jin Qi is already in love with her.In order to remove obstacles to the marriage, Zheng Manyi of the Duke's Mansion set up a trap to kidnap Lan Xiang and sell her to Yangzhou Qingyan Tower.Lu Ji'er, who had been rescued by Lan Xiang, recognized her there and took the risk to let her go.After Lan Xiang returned home, she raised money to save people, and used the wedding banquet at the Marquis Mansion to expose the Zheng family's evil deeds.At the same time, undercurrents surged in the court. Jin Qi and Yongchang Hou escorted the prince back to the capital and made great achievements.The new emperor granted a marriage, but Lan Xiang had no time to get engaged to Han Liang, so she was forced to reenter the Lin Mansion and became Jin Qi's wife.

Becoming a mistress does not mean that Lan Xiang is willing to accept this marriage.She blamed Jin Qi for taking advantage of the emperor's orders to arrange her life, and insisted on continuing to write plays to earn money and rescue Ji'er and A Zhi.She wrote plays under the name "Shen Ru Gu" that were loved by women. She helped her eldest sister who was abused by her husband to get a divorce, and supported her sisters to find their own way out through crafts, business and reading.After many arguments and adventures, Jin Qi gradually understood that the respect she wanted was not just food, clothing and dignity, but also the right to make her own choices.

Mutinies, pursuits and family troubles followed one after another. Lanxiang protected her family with courage and Jinqi gradually discovered her hidden origin.They went from resenting each other to sharing blessings and misfortune. Lanxiang took over the leadership of the Lin family, taking care of both the Xu family's parents and the sisters and descendants who grew up together.In her later years, she still kept writing, leaving behind the past events of the Shen family and the lives of many women, and wrote the Shen Family Records, waiting for the day when the injustice would be seen again by the world.

The Shen family is in trouble, Jialan is rescued and leaves Beijing

Shen Jialan is the eldest granddaughter of Bachelor Shen. She grew up in a scholarly family.She accompanied her mother to offer incense, and on her way back, she met Xu Wanquan and his wife carrying their sick daughter to seek medical treatment.The Xu family was a slave. After their daughter Xu Lanxiang became seriously ill, the family was kicked out by the master's family, who could not even pay for medical treatment.Jialan gave them ten taels of silver, and seeing that Lan Xiang's clothes were thin, he gave her his spare clothes.

When Jialan reached the age of hairpin, she had already been engaged to Lin Jinqi, the grandson of Lin's parents, but the two had not met yet.Mother arranged a tea party and planned to invite the Lin family to visit to discuss the marriage.On the appointed day, the Lin family did not come, and all they received was a letter of divorce.The situation in the court has changed. The old masters of the Shen and Lin families had advised to withdraw the vassal. Now that the vassal king has ascended the throne, the old matters are being investigated again.

The Lin family chose to obey the new emperor and resigned and returned to Jinling after condemning the deposed emperor in order to save the whole family.However, Mr. Shen refused to go against his will. In the end, the Shen family was convicted, the men were executed, and the women were taken to the Jiaofang Division.The women of the Shen family did not want to be humiliated there, so the mother and daughter of the second wife took poison first, and the rest of the female family members also committed suicide one after another.Since there was no stool on which to rest her feet, the old lady leaned down and let her daughters-in-law step on her to pass away.Jialan's mother sent her mother-in-law away, and in the end only she and her daughter were left.

The mother wanted Jialan to go with her family, but found that her daughter was unconscious and still breathing, so she couldn't do anything.At this time, Xu Wanquan and his wife, who were working in the Jiaofang Division, arrived.Their biological daughter Lanxiang has died of illness. Thinking of the help that the Shen family's mother and daughter had given, the couple decided to take the risk and replace Jialan with their deceased daughter.Jialan's mother then committed suicide. The Jiaofang Bureau verified the number of people and identities and reported it, so Jialan was able to escape.

Jialan woke up again and was already on the boat leaving Beijing.After watching her family members die, she could not accept living alone and still wanted to die.The Xu family hurriedly stopped her and told her that once her identity was exposed, everyone would die.Xu Wanquan also handed over the yellow paper left by his mother. It was originally a piece of paper Jialan prayed for for his parents, but now it had a "living" word written in blood by his mother.Her mother tried her best to save her life, but Jialan didn't have the courage to take the road ahead of her.

The Xu family returns to Jinling, Jialan discovers the mystery in the painting

Xu Wanquan and his wife guarded Jialan, fearing that she would not be able to think about it again.The two of them discussed working more to earn money after returning to Jinling and trying to prevent their children from being wronged as much as possible.The Xu family originally lived in the capital, and their biological daughter rarely went out because of illness. Old neighbors may not remember her appearance. If anyone asked, they would explain it by saying that the girl had changed as she grew older.From then on, Jialan will live under the name Xu Lanxiang.

After returning to Jinling, the Xu family and the Lu family lived in the same courtyard.Xu Wanquan works in Rongbao Pavilion, an antique calligraphy and painting shop, but his monthly payment has not been paid, so the family can only eat cornstarch to satisfy their hunger.Jialan couldn't get used to it, but she refused to burden her savior any more.The Lin family held a wedding event, and the servants distributed wedding cakes to the slaves. Xue Guihua specially left two for her.The word "Lin" on the cake brought back old memories. Jia Lan couldn't help but cry when she learned that the son of the Lin family who was once engaged to her was now married to the daughter of the upstart Zhao family.Osmanthus hugged her and let her cry out her grievances.

As the days passed, Jialan began to learn to cook and help her mother wash clothes.Six years later, she has grown up and has a real relationship with the Xu family and his wife.Two boys from the neighbor's Lu family often use slingshots to cause trouble. Lu Ji'er is also very competitive and even fights for space to hang clothes.Jialan refused to quarrel with her and deliberately led her to a mossy area. Ji'er fell down and was left mute.Xu Wanquan heard from merchants in the capital that someone was collecting the bones for the Shen family, and that the Shen family and the real Lan Xiang could finally be laid to rest.

Jialan went to Rongbao Pavilion to deliver food to her father as usual, but she encountered Xu Wanquan who had received a fake painting, and the shopkeeper asked him to pay five taels of silver.She recognized the mystery in the painting and recalled the story her grandfather had told her. She then taught her father to display the painting when Mr. Lin visited the shop. She also told him in advance how to answer the question so that he could clearly explain the reason without offending the shopkeeper.Sure enough, the old man discovered that there was an authentic painting hidden under the fake painting outside.As a result, Xu Wanquan was exempted from compensation, and instead received a reward of ten taels of silver, and was promoted to the third shopkeeper.

This money, plus the family's savings, was enough to redeem Jialan's life.However, she was reluctant to leave her parents behind. She wanted to wait until she earned enough money to deregister her family as a family.On the other side, Lin Jinqi, who had been away from home for many years, made meritorious service in fighting against the Japanese and was transferred back to Jinling to take up a post.The family should have been happy for him, but his father was quite dissatisfied with his choice, and the father and son did not get along well with each other.

Jialan was elected to the government to recover silver for her father.

Only when Lin Jinqi returned home, he discovered that a group of servants had been replaced in his courtyard.His marriage to Zhao Xingtang was due to family arrangements. He did not want to be manipulated by the Zhao family, so he went to the military camp after the marriage and stayed away for six years.Nowadays, some of the maids in the past have been sold, some have been married off, and even the personal servant Yuchan has been assigned to a foolish person.Jin Qi was very angry about this, and his relationship with Xingtang became increasingly tense, so he decided to recruit new people into the mansion.

As soon as the Xu family was living a slightly more prosperous life, Grandma Han came to choose a daughter from the family to be a maid.Neither Xu Wanquan nor Guihua wanted Jialan to enter the Lin Mansion, especially because they were worried about her old identity.They used money to ask the boss of Rongbao Pavilion for help and skipped the trip on the grounds that Jialan was ill.Unexpectedly, after the money was handed over, Aunt Han came to collect it the next day.Unlike the Xu family's anxiety, the Lu family hoped that Ji'er would get a good marriage and were filled with joy when they entered the house.

Seeing Jialan being taken away, Xu Wanquan was so angry that he picked up a knife and went to the big shopkeeper to settle the score.Jialan was afraid that her father would be killed, so she asked Aunt Han to allow her to go back.She didn't just say that she was anxious, but reminded her that if the dispute about collecting money for errands spreads and someone gets involved, it will also cause trouble for her.After weighing the matter, Aunt Han agreed to let her go.Jialan rushed to the shop and found her father had been restrained by the shop assistants.

She quickly figured out that the big shopkeeper would not even let go of the twenty taels of silver from the Xu family, and was probably eager to fill the hole in his account.So she made it clear: if the matter went to the government, someone from the Lin family would definitely come, and the accounts would not be hidden.The big shopkeeper was already feeling guilty. Hearing this, he didn't dare to pester anymore, so he had to refund the money.Jialan advised her father not to be impulsive anymore. Everyone should save their lives first, and there would always be a chance to redeem themselves together in the future.After spending many years together, she had already regarded the Xu family as her biological parents.

Zhao Xingtang prepared a table of dishes for Jin Qi, also wanting to convey his father-in-law's intention to welcome him, but Jin Qi was unwilling to attend.Aunt Han happened to bring four maids selected by the eldest lady, including Jialan and Lu Jier.Xingtang was used to using her own maids as dowry and didn't want new people to enter the hospital, but this time it was her mother-in-law who made the decision and Jin Qi was there to support her, so she had no choice but to accept it.In this way, Jialan entered the Lin family with whom she was once engaged.

Buddhist scriptures were changed in the account book by mistake, Jialan was careful to protect herself

 Qinghui led the four newly arrived maids to arrange their accommodation and took advantage of the situation to take stock of their temperaments.Lu Ji'er wanted to get close to her uncle, and it was easy to see what she was thinking; Jialan deliberately restrained herself, which only made her feel like a timid girl.The newcomers are all third-class maids and cannot serve their masters closely.Jialan and Ji'er were assigned to Baogai, who had to do the work of boiling water first. The fire must not be turned off, and they had to take turns guarding them at night.

Ji'er promised to change shifts, but when she returned, she slept until dawn and blamed Jialan for not waking her up.Jialan didn't argue. He only said that he squinted for a while in his free time.The two went to pick chrysanthemums, and Xi'er took a fancy to Jialan's better-packed flower basket and took it directly in exchange for keeping her literacy secret.Jialan didn't want to show off her talents in the house, so she put up with these trivial matters for the time being.

Zhao Xingtang also has his own troubles.She is illiterate, and her marriage and life are all arranged by her family. When she is bored, she can only count money to relieve herself.She knew that her mother-in-law sent a new maid because she had not had children for many years.At this time, someone in the eldest wife's room asked Jialan and Ji'er to hand over a Buddhist scripture. Ji'er saw that it was an opportunity to get close to Jin Qi and immediately agreed.On the way back to the hospital, it was about to rain. They bumped into Qing Hui while walking on a small road. After dropping the Buddhist scripture, they picked it up by mistake, and no one noticed.

Jialan accidentally flipped through the text in the book and realized that she actually had an account book in her hand. Thinking that the big shopkeeper was eager to settle the accounts, she guessed that the big grandmother was involved in this matter.She advised Ji'er to hand over the book to the master as soon as possible, but Ji'er insisted on waiting for Jin Qi to come back and go to the room to dress up first.Qinghui went back and found that she had brought the wrong thing, so Xingtang brought someone to find it.Just when Jialan saw that the account book was still there, there were footsteps outside the door.Xingtang saw that the two of them seemed to be illiterate and Ji'er was only focused on dressing up, so he took the account book away without making any announcement.

Jin Qi was not unaware.He found out that Xingtang had married his personal maid to the son of the big shopkeeper. He knew that there was something wrong with the account books he sent, so he checked them when he borrowed them to enter the house, but the big shopkeeper didn't dare to reveal it to Xingtang.Later, when Jiugao came to get the tea, Baogai was not there, so Jiu'er broke the rules and went to deliver it himself.Jialan's reminders were fruitless and she could only wait for Bao Gai to come back and explain the situation.Ji'er came back and proudly showed off the silver reward, and also said that he mentioned to Jin Qi the matter of Grandma getting the Buddhist scriptures.The more Jialan listened, the more worried she became, and advised her not to be so pushy.

Qingfu was forced to marry, and Ji'er was beaten and sold.

Jialan reminded Lu Jier of the Liu family's maid who was beaten to death by her mistress: the mistress was sentenced to imprisonment for this, and even if she was a slave, her master could not beat her to death at will.Ji'er couldn't listen to the advice and just thought that Jialan didn't want to see her well.Jin Qi handed the evidence of Zhao Xingtang's loan sharking to her mother, hoping that the elders would handle it to prevent the couple from directly breaking up.The eldest wife had disapproved of this marriage back then, but she couldn't resist the old man, and now she was even more unwilling to allow her daughter-in-law to get into trouble.

The eldest lady summoned everyone and announced that Qingfu would be married to Butler Yang Er in the capital.The other party was a widower in his forties. Xingtang couldn't bear to part with this maid who loved her sisters and strongly opposed it.However, Mammy let Qingfu see the evidence of the loan, and Qingfu had no choice but to agree because he wanted to protect Xingtang.Xingtang was illiterate and couldn't understand why she suddenly changed her words.As soon as Qinghui left, the other maids felt sad. Only Ji'er thought she had a chance to be promoted.

Before Ji'er could have a perfect dream, Xingtang falsely accused her of stealing and ordered her to be beaten.Seeing that she was about to be beaten to death, Jialan deliberately broke the vase and knelt down to beg for mercy, thus reminding Ji'er of the law he had spoken before.Ji'er finally came to his senses and said intermittently that even if he killed his slave, he would go to jail. Only then did Xingtang stop and sell the entire Lu family.Jialan and others sent the seriously injured Ji'er back and had time to see her parents.Xu Wanquan understood that he was trying to establish his authority and wanted to spend money to find someone who could deliver the letter so that he could know his daughter's condition at any time.

Zhao's mother came to the door and asked why Jin Qi never came to Zhao's house.Xingtang complained that her father forced her to get married, but her mother never helped her and did not want to talk about it anymore.After seeing her mother off, she went to Jinxiufang to meet her cousin Qian Shaoze.The two were secretly in love, and in order to conceal their relationship, Shaoze often dressed up as a woman.Qingfu was away, so he had to rely on him to take care of the accounts, so the two agreed to use half of the Yuanyang seals to check the accounts.

Hearing that her mother-in-law suddenly came to the courtyard, Xingtang hurried back with two pieces of silk.The eldest wife knew that she was selling out the Lu family to vent her anger, and wanted to take back the stewardship because she had no heirs.Xingtang called Jialan and Xiaolian in advance, promoted them to second-class maids on the spot, and gave them silk and satin, saying that they would satisfy her husband and mother-in-law.The eldest lady understood that she was willing to arrange for the maid to have a baby, so she stopped pursuing it for the time being.Jialan and Xiaolian were not happy about this promotion.

Jialan hides the couplet, and Xingtang's personal relationship is revealed

Xiao Lian doesn't want to muddle along and give birth to a child for her uncle. She wants to get married officially and live her own life.She liked Jialan and didn't want her to encounter the same arrangement, so she prayed every day that her eldest grandma would get pregnant as soon as possible so that everyone could avoid this problem.Jialan looked at Xiaolian, thinking of her sister, and felt even more sorry for this simple girl.

Xu Wanquan spent money on things, but still couldn't find a reliable messenger.Xiaolian's mother collected night incense in the mansion and was able to enter the inner courtyard every night. After hearing about the Xu family's difficulties, she was willing to help.Osmanthus asked her to bring thick clothes, and Jialan put on the clothes sewn by her mother, and finally no longer suffered from the cold while working.At the same time, Jin Qi went to Rongbao Pavilion to check the accounts. The big shopkeeper truthfully told the strange things about the account books, and the clues pointed to Xingtang's dowry shop, Jinxiufang.The shopkeeper who always presented himself as a woman was Xingtang's cousin.

Xingtang asked his daughter-in-law to tell stories to relieve her boredom, but when she heard the story of Mrs. Fu's secret meeting with her lover, she became angry and accidentally dropped her beloved fox fur shawl on the stove.Zi Jin failed to save her, and a piece of her shawl was burned.Xingtang remembered that Jialan said that her mother could sew and thread, so she gave her the job of repairing. If she repaired well, she would be rewarded, and if she repaired poorly, she would be punished.Jialan guessed the clue from Xingtang's reaction.Xiaolian came back and told her that in the story, after the mistress failed, all the servants around her suffered. Jialan became more and more worried that she would be implicated.

Jin Qi asked Xingtang to use the seal in person to see if she had a seal in her hand that matched the accounts.Xingtang always blocked it, refusing to allow anyone to see clearly.He simply knocked over the printing box, and Jiugao checked it while he was packing it up, but couldn't find the target.It turned out that Jialan had secretly hidden the seal in her shawl and covered it up for Xingtang.After Jin Qi left, Xingtang and Zi Jin looked around. The seal fell out of the shawl. The red mark left on it told her that Jialan had helped, so she rewarded her with a silver ring.

Jialan was not completely unprepared. She had left the mark on her arm in advance.Recalling that her mother once talked about the mandarin duck seal, she knew that this kind of seal had another half, and the matter was not over yet.When Xingtang went to Jinxiufang again, Jialan offered to accompany him, hoping to find out for himself what secrets were hidden in the shop.

Jialan was punished in the snow, Jin Qi ordered her to pay attention to Xingtang

Arrived at Jinxiufang, Jialan noticed Miss Qian%’s feet and recognized that she was actually a man.She was afraid that if Xingtang's affair was exposed, all the servants following her would be implicated, so she was anxious to leave the scene.She asked Nanny Feng for leave on the pretext of sending a letter.Grandma was kind-hearted and gave her a few pennies to buy glutinous rice wine, and also asked her to bring some back with her.

After Jialan went out, she saw Jiugao and Nanke and guessed that Jin Qi had sent someone to keep an eye on the shop.She deliberately bumped into a customer who had just gone out to buy cloth, causing him to argue in the street and letting Jiugao clearly see that she was outside the store at that time.The store lost money for this, and the news also disturbed Xingtang and Qian Shaoze.Shaoze had no choice but to leave early. Although he was wearing women's clothing, Jin Qi in the dark still saw the flaw.

After returning home, Xingtang punished Jialan by kneeling in the snow.Xiao Lian begged for mercy, and Nanny Feng also reminded her that Zhao's mother's birthday was approaching, so there was no need to have trouble with the Lin family's maid at this time.Jialan only admitted that she was at fault for going out without permission, and did not confess to her mother who had allowed the leave.Xingtang finally asked her to pay for the losses in the store before allowing her to return to her room.Xiaolian helped the frozen Jialan in. The parrot had already prepared hot water, warmed the quilt, and brought hot sugar water.Thanks to the care of her sisters, she finally recovered.

The monthly money was not enough to compensate, so Jialan had to go home to get the money.Osmanthus felt relieved when she saw that her daughter was safe, and asked her to take as much as she needed. The family's savings were originally reserved for her children.Jialan felt uncomfortable seeing her mother's hands covered with frostbite.Osmanthus also took out a newly made sachet. She was reluctant to change it immediately and planned to keep it until the New Year.As soon as she left the house, Jiugao was already waiting to take her to see Jin Qi.

Jin Qi asked Jialan to pay attention to Xingtang's movements, and directly pointed out her literacy.Xu Wanquan's calligraphy was taught by his daughter, which could not be hidden from his investigation.Jialan admitted that she had read books, but did not say much about her life experience. She only answered cautiously that since she was a slave of the Lin family, she should share her master's worries.At the same time, Nan Ke was ordered to tell Xingtang that Jin Qi would not attend Zhao's mother's birthday party.Xingtang had nowhere to express his anger and actually poured hot tea on Nan Ke.

Things go wrong at the Zhao family's birthday party, and Jin Qi proposes a divorce.

 At Zhao's mother's birthday banquet, Xingtang took Jialan and Xiaolian to the banquet.Her husband didn't come with her, so her cousin took the opportunity to make fun of her, but Lin's mother held up the scene for her daughter-in-law in front of outsiders.During the dinner, Nanny Feng whispered to Xingtang that Qian Shaoze was also here. Mother Zhao was afraid that he would cause trouble, so she arranged another table, but he disappeared after drinking.Xingtang immediately sent people to search.

Jialan deliberately took a step slowly and took Xiaolian to follow her later, so as not to reveal something she shouldn't know.Xingtang suddenly thought of the library and hurried there. He excused himself to ask for a pair of thick-soled shoes and sent Jialan away, leaving Xiaolian outside to guard her.Jialan was worried about Xiaolian, but couldn't find a chance to take her away.On the way, she met Jiugao dressed as a woman and could only tell the truth where Xingtang had gone.

Jiugao forwarded the news to Nanke at the male guest's office, who then reported it to Jinqi. At the same time, he advised Jialan not to go back if she wanted to save her life.Jialan refused to leave alone, so she turned around and rushed to the library. Finally, she took Xiaolian away before everyone else, took her and hid her nearby, and told her not to say anything.Although Xiaolian didn't understand what happened, she still obeyed her arrangements.

Qian Shaoze heard that Jin Qi invited Mr. Shouyi, a celebrity, to celebrate Xingtang's birthday. He mistakenly thought that the relationship between the two couples had improved, and he was afraid that Xingtang would not want him, so he rushed to have a private meeting.Jin Qi invited Mr. Shouyi to the banquet, but in fact he was interested in Zhao Jiazheng's search for editor candidates, and wanted to use this as an excuse to let Zhao's father see his daughter's affair in front of his eyes so that they could negotiate a reconciliation.After receiving the news, he led Zhao's father and others to the library, and sure enough he bumped into Xingtang and Shaoze.Zhao Gang quickly accompanied Mr. Shouyi for a walk elsewhere to prevent the family scandal from continuing to spread.

Father Zhao angrily beat Qian Shaoze, but Xingtang stepped forward to protect him.In order to protect himself, Shaoze claimed that Xingtang took the initiative to seduce her. Only then did Xingtang realize that the feelings he cherished could not withstand the slightest storm.Jin Qi took advantage of the situation and proposed a solution: if he wrote a letter of divorce or let Xingtang die violently, the Zhao family would be equally embarrassed, and the latter would not be able to enter the Lin family's ancestral grave.Even Zhao's father couldn't accept it, so Jin Qi proposed to divorce on the grounds of emotional discord to save some face for both parties.At this point, Zhao's father had no choice but to make a written statement according to his wishes.

Yu Chan returns to the Lin Mansion, and Jin Qi encounters difficulties due to military supplies

 Jin Qi left the library and went to look for Mr. Shouyi, and found him playing divination with Jia Lan and Xiao Lian.Jialan uses Jie Gua to say things she shouldn't say and should keep her mouth shut. This not only reminds Xiaolian but also allows Jin Qi to hear her attitude.Mr. Shouichi had a good chat with the two girls and sent them invitations inviting them to come back when they had time.This interesting anecdote was also spread to the banquet.

Jialan and Xiaolian then answered Jin Qi's questions truthfully.The famous post added a layer of protection to them, otherwise even if Jin Qi did not pursue the case, the Zhao family and his son might not be willing to let the insider go.Nanny Feng and Zi Jin no longer survived. Qian Shaoze tried to escape with the money, but was intercepted by Zhao Gang according to the whereabouts provided by Xingtang. He lost his life, but his money was recovered.Xingtang knew that her father hated her for bringing shame to the family, so she could only protect herself for the time being because the old man was still protecting her.

The two families formally reconciled, and the Lin family returned all Xingtang's dowry and belongings. The maids brought by the Zhao family as dowries were sent back to the Zhao mansion, and the people she bought later were sold separately.Before Jialan and others got the new arrangements, they had to clean up the yard first.Mother Lin was touched when she saw several girls working silently.She took over the housework again and promoted Gan Tang to the rank of second-class maid, along with Jialan, Xiaolian and Baogai, a total of four people, and eight third-class maids.

After Yuchan reconciled with her husband, she returned to the Lin family and worked as a first-class maid again.She gained the trust of Jin Qi and Lin's mother, and was kind to the people below her. She encouraged everyone to let go of the past and start a new life.After listening to her words, Jialan was more willing to live seriously.When they were separated, Jialan and Gan Tang lived together. When Xiaolian moved to Baogai's place, she still came to see them, hoping that she could be promoted to a higher level in the future.Jialan understood that Jin Qi had just reconciled, and would have to marry a real wife first. They would not be forced to have children for a while, and now she could finally work with peace of mind.

Jin Qi soon experienced the difficulty of losing the protection of the Zhao family.The cold winter has arrived, and the cotton-padded clothes and boots urgently needed by the army have not yet arrived, so he can only rush them in person.The boss in charge was a disciple of Mrs. Zhao, and the other party used the new regulations as a reason to postpone the matter, so the military supplies were still not in place.

Delphinium moves into the Lin family, Jialan spends the New Year with peace of mind

Jin Qi asked the supervisor to deliver military supplies to the camp before the Yamen sealed the seal, and then asked Du Zheng to spend 350 taels from his private account to buy sheep to reward the soldiers.Du Zheng once saved his life. Mother Lin always remembered this kindness and specially invited him to her home for dinner.

Errands were reassigned in the courtyard, and Yu Chan arranged work according to the abilities of the four second-class maids.Jialan took the initiative to explain that she was literate. Although others were surprised, the old man knew about this before she entered the house.This gave her the opportunity to work in the inner study.The study room is of great importance, and Yuchan also reminds her that if something goes wrong, the punishment will never be light.

Du Zheng came to visit, and Lin's mother prepared a sumptuous meal. She also heard that he only had one younger sister to live with, so she let Du Cuixue live in the house, hoping to keep a loyal person for Jin Qi.Delphinium has good hands and a pleasant personality, and quickly became familiar with several ladies of the Lin family.She also said that she wanted to be a female official, which surprised the second wife. The second wife was worried that her daughter could not find a suitable marriage at this time.

Xiaolian's family moved into the Lu family's old house and became neighbors of the Xu family.Osmanthus thanked Xiaolian's mother for delivering messages and clothes to her daughter before. Seeing that they were moving and didn't bother to cook, she sent two bowls of meat.The chief shopkeeper of Rongbao Pavilion was sent to Zhuangzi, and Xu Wanquan was promoted to the second shopkeeper.Osmanthus reminded him that with a higher position, he had greater responsibilities, so he should not make the same mistakes as his predecessor and harm his daughter.Wan Quan kept his wife's words in mind.

As the New Year approaches, the delphinium brings colorful gifts.Yuchan borrowed the paste to send Jialan away, and reported to Jin Qi her observation of the two maids: Xiaolian was simple-minded, but Jialan was very good at hiding things.Jialan came back and happened to hear that they were still checking whether she knew about Xingtang's affair.Jin Qi finally decided not to pursue it further. Since she knew how to keep silent, she let the past matter go.Jialan's hanging heart finally dropped.

Everyone gathered together to celebrate the New Year. Jialan put on a new sachet made of sweet-scented osmanthus and put the yellow paper left by her biological mother with the word “live” written on it.Jin Qi went to see his grandfather and learned that Mr. Zhao had been promoted again. In the future, it was inevitable that someone would make things difficult for him in order to please the Zhao family.Since he had given up writing and joined the army, he was unwilling to change his choice just because of the loss of power in front of him. He also believed that good or bad fortune might not be determined at this time.

Jialan borrows Hua Sheng to save Jin Qi from the siege

After listening to Jin Qi's suggestion, the old man decided to invite a young man of suitable age to come to the house as a guest on the day of the people's victory to see the second young lady's marriage.The Lin family wanted to thank Xie Zhao, but they couldn't invite him alone, so they made the banquet lively.Mother Lin was responsible for the preparations, and specially sent strict nuns to guard the locked doors of each courtyard to prevent young men and women from accidentally meeting and spreading gossip that would affect the reputation.

The second lady was looking forward to Xie Zhao and asked the maid to inquire about his clothes and hide behind the window to peek.She didn't know that when Xie Zhao changed his clothes after getting wet, what she saw was actually Du Zheng.Xie Zhao thought the games during the dinner were vulgar and felt that he was betraying the reputation of the Lin family's scholarly family, so he found a quiet place alone.The second uncle met him. Jin Qi heard the conversation between the two and decided to accompany him by drinking and drinking.

Jialan was reading in the courtyard and happened to read the meaning of the delphinium flower. She remembered that there was one in the colorful flower sent by Miss Du, and she suddenly became anxious.If Jin Qi wears it to a banquet, it will easily be seen as intending to take Delphinium as a concubine. If it coincides with a blind date, it will cause misunderstandings.She picked up the book and looked for Yuchan, and met Gan Tang on the way, but the two of them were stopped by the gatekeeper, who refused to let them go no matter how hard she explained.

The fourth young master was hiding in a tree and playing with his slingshot, and happened to hit Jialan.She was so anxious that she promised to ask her neighbor Liu Shu, who was good at making slingshots, to make a new one for her, and asked him to help send a message to the old man.Someone at the table recognized the Huasheng that Jin Qi was wearing and made a joke. Du Zheng was also very embarrassed.Fortunately, the old man and his second uncle both showed up wearing the same huasheng. After explaining the meaning, they distributed it to each guest, and they gently dispelled the idea of ​​their children's affair.

Mother Lin questioned Delphinium, but Delphinium pretended not to know and blamed Xiaolian who was packing the box.Xiaolian couldn't remember to let go of the flower victory, so she thought she had made a mistake in her rush.Yuchan and Nanny Wu also received twenty sticks and half a year's monthly payment for their negligence.Jialan was rewarded with ten taels of gold and also asked for a reward for Gantang who was traveling with him.Jin Qi invited the fourth young master to eat, and then he found out that the person who rescued him was Jialan, and asked her to ask what happened.Jialan said that she guessed that Delphinium made more than one, and everyone wore them, so naturally it cannot only refer to the love between men and women.

An adulteration of military uniforms goes wrong, Jialan looks for clues from needle and thread

Jin Qi praised Jialan for being brave and resourceful, and asked her what other rewards she wanted.Jialan only asked for a day off to go home and ask for some military ointment to use on her mother who had frostbite on her hands.Jin Qi agreed.Delphinium pretended to apply medicine for Xiao Lian, and casually asked how Hua Sheng was discovered. She learned that Lan Xiang found out the problem by looking up the book. She felt unhappy, but still spoke softly on her face. Xiao Lian still thought she was a nice person.

It was rare for Jialan to rest. Her parents were afraid of waking her up, and even the neighbors had called her in advance to let her have a good sleep.After getting up, the food was ready. She applied the medicine to the sweet-scented osmanthus with her own hands, fearing that her mother would be reluctant to use it.After the meal, she took out the bounty. The couple had never seen so much gold in their home, and they thought they could finally redeem themselves.However, Jialan reminded that the Lin family was not short of money, so it was not appropriate to propose it rashly now and they would have to wait for an opportunity.Even though her parents didn't fully understand, they were still willing to listen to her.

But something big happened in the military camp: the cotton-padded clothes under the clothes were stuffed with inferior stuffing, and some soldiers froze to death.Sun Yong brought people to ask for an explanation, suspecting that Jin Qi had colluded with businessmen and swallowed military supplies.The boss could only suspend him first.Jin Qi promised to find out the truth and go to the person in charge. The person in charge said that time was too tight at that time, so he purchased from Lu Dalang. Someone testified that the goods were inspected before delivery, and he could not be held accountable at the moment.

Jin Qi's loss of power also affected the second lady's marriage.The Xie family broke off the engagement because of the incompatibility of their horoscopes, and the second wife came to inquire about the suspension.She believed that Jin Qi was not unconscionable and did not blame him. On the contrary, she saw clearly that the Xie family was following the trend and felt that it would be better for her daughter not to marry him.Lin's father came to reprimand his son, but his second uncle made sarcastic remarks. The two brothers started to fight, and Lin's mother and second wife could only busy protecting the things in the house.

Jiugao and Nanke looked for Lu Dalang everywhere, but could not find him.Jialan thought that sewing women would always be hired to make large quantities of cotton clothes, and workers would often take back the leftover materials for their families to use. Maybe she could get clues from this.She took the two of them to Nancheng, where poor families live. Jiugao pretended to be a salesman and visited. Sure enough, he saw that the children's shoes were made of the same fabric as military uniforms and stuffed with reeds. The woman who took over this batch of work was probably nearby.

Jialan ventures to explore the house, and Lu Dalang's identity is exposed

Jiugao approached Mrs. Li Si by selling goods and found out that she had sewed clothes for a family named Luo.The house had a strong servant and two watchdogs, so it was difficult to enter rashly, so he first found out the surrounding terrain and reported back to his house.He specially gave the candied dates left over on the road to Yuchan, and left happily after seeing her eat them.Jin Qi suspected that thousands of fake cotton-padded clothes could enter the military camp, and there must be an insider. He did not dare to easily alert more people, and was also afraid of implicating friends of the Sanfa Division.

Since the other party is willing to let the needlework woman in, we can start from here.Jiugao originally wanted to pretend to be a woman, but Jin Qi was worried that it would be too easy to reveal his secret.Jialan took the initiative to ask for help, pretending that her husband had died of illness and that she needed to raise money to return to Beijing to ask if there was any needlework.She entered the house smoothly, and because she was afraid of the guard dog's behavior, she put the medicine-soaked handkerchief into the dog's water basin. She also paid attention to the movements in the courtyard all the way, and saw that these people might be preparing to leave.

The woman who received her asked her to try her craft, and there was a man in the back room.Jialan hid a needle and deliberately mentioned that she had a large amount of cotton that she wanted to sell as soon as possible. Sure enough, the man came out and agreed to go see the goods with her.She had seen the portrait and recognized this person as Lu Dalang.But when he arrived at the door, Lu Dalang found that the dog had passed out. The servant said that only Jialan had been here today. He immediately realized that he had been tricked and held her hostage with a knife, forcing the people outside to show up.

Jin Qi, Jiugao, and Nanke arrived, and Jialan's neck was already bleeding.She took the opportunity to stab Lu Dalang with a needle. After breaking free, her hind legs were too weak to stand up, so she could only crawl to the corner little by little.The two sides fought, but Lu Dalang was defeated and finally committed suicide by caesarean section.When someone from the Army and Horses Division came, Jin Qi asked Nan Ke to send Jialan to give medicine first, and then he followed Jiugao to see the commander Liu Xiaochuan.When examining the body, he found a transverse incision on the deceased's abdomen and thick calluses between the toes, and suspected that the deceased was a Japanese pirate.

Jin Qi then visited Jialan and asked about the details of the house.She also judged that Lu Dalang was not like a businessman, so she told what she saw.Combining these clues, Jin Qi confirmed the identity of the other party and speculated that this group of people wanted to transport cotton to Japan. There might be officials in the DPRK and China colluding, and the ship was likely to leave in the next two days.Jialan had nightmares at night and was afraid that she was too strong.Gantang told her that she had received a reward of fifteen taels of silver for rescuing the siege last time, so she did not have to be married off by her family in exchange for a bride price for her brother.Her first appearance really saved herself.

Yongchang Hou intercepted the boat to investigate the case, and Jin Qi was cleared of suspicion.

 The second young lady came to her mother excitedly and learned that the Xie family had broken off the engagement.She cried and fussed, not believing that Xie Zhao was so ruthless, and wanted to find out from Jin Qi: If it was just the decision of Xie's elders, maybe it could be undone after her brother was cleared of suspicion.But when she arrived, Jin Qi was being taken away.Lin's father and mother came after hearing the news. Lin's mother fainted in desperation. Jin Qi could only comfort his sister that she would be fine.

The third and fourth young ladies couldn't persuade the second sister, so she ran into the yard alone, only to run into Du Zheng. Only then did she realize that the person who had been peeping had been him and not Xie Zhao at all.The sadness of divorce suddenly turned into joy, and she didn't care about the huge difference in family status between the two families.The third young lady saw this and envied the second sister for being so calm; if it were herself, she would never dare to ignore her identity.

Before being arrested, Jin Qi had told Jiugao and Nanke to continue the secret investigation.Jiugao found clues and sent back the news. Yuchan followed Jinqi's advance arrangement and called Jialan to find Yongchang Hou.The two of them had no identity and it was difficult to see them. They could only stay at the place where the Marquis must pass when he returned to the city, and sang the lyrics he had given to Jin Qi to prove their origins.

Marquis Yongchang heard that he was from Jin Qi, but first explained that he had no interest in investigating the case.Jialan quickly said that the letter should involve Jiang defense affairs.After reading the letter, the Marquis immediately turned around and returned to the camp, taking the two girls away with him.Jiugao and Nanke arrived soon after, and they all ambush Lu Dalang's accomplices by the river.The other party not only smuggled cotton, but also wanted to transport away the old woman who knew how to sew and thread.Yongchang Hou said that he would report the credit for Jin Qi.

Jin Qi was soon released, and Sun Yong led his soldiers to greet him and apologize.He did not blame everyone. After this case, he won the trust of the soldiers. Only Du Zheng next to him looked unhappy.After returning home, Jin Qi first went to reassure his mother, and then prepared to visit his grandfather. Hearing that Yuchan and Jialan were still in the military camp, he took Jiugao to pick them up.When they arrived, they discovered that Jialan was reading a story to the soldiers. Everyone was excited and reluctant to let him go.Jin Qi stood aside, watching her generous narration, and did not look away for a long time.

Jade Chan's rash worsens, and Jialan discovers the Du family's suspicions

Yongchang Hou praised Jialan in front of Jin Qi and wanted to take her to his house.Jin Qi refused on the grounds that she was a maid arranged by her mother, and began to pay attention to her unconsciously.On the way back, Jialan saw that Jiugao and Yuchan were interested in each other, so she walked faster to give them a chance to talk.After entering the house, the second lady brought Delphinium again, saying that she wanted to go to the temple to fulfill her vows. Jin Qi was suspicious of the closeness between the two, so he asked Jialan to pay more attention and gave her ointment to apply on the wound on her neck.

There is not enough hot water, so Jialan lets Yu Chan take a bath first.Unexpectedly, Yuchan started to develop rashes on her body, and the two of them thought they were allergic at first.Hearing that Delphinium knew something about medicine, Jialan went to her hospital to ask for medicine, but she had already gone to the temple with the second lady, leaving only Xiaolian to guard her.Jialan saw a pair of expensive chess pieces, and Xiaolian said they were given by Du Zheng.With the Du family's family background, how could such a sum of money come from?Jialan secretly had doubts and told Xiaolian not to talk more, just saying that she had come to ask for medicine.

Marquis Yongchang admired Jin Qi more and more and also mentioned his marriage.His princess wife passed away many years ago, leaving behind an eleven-year-old daughter who has been taken care of by him. Now he wants to marry a girl from the Lin family.Jin Qi understood and agreed to go back and ask his second aunt.Before he finished speaking, Jiugao came to report that the Japanese pirate in custody had been poisoned and died, and Wang Er, who delivered the meal, also committed suicide, with the powder still left in his fingernails.The two hurried over and decided to get to the bottom of it.

Yuchan's condition is getting worse, and Jialan is worried that if she alerts Lin's mother, she will be sent outside to recuperate.Once the maids are sent away, the conditions are poor, and many of them will never come back, but if they don't invite doctors, they are afraid of delaying treatment.She went to find Jiugao and happened to meet Jin Qi returning, so she had to ask for help truthfully.Jin Qi arranged to ask Doctor Li first on the pretext of asking for a safe pulse for Lin's mother, and then secretly brought him to Yu Chan for treatment.

Jin Qi took Jialan to change clothes and went to ask her mother and second aunt about Marquis Yongchang's marriage proposal.The second aunt took a fancy to the Marquis's character and status and was quite satisfied. However, the eavesdropping second lady hurriedly objected and was stopped by the two younger sisters. Delphinium also advised her not to just rely on noise to solve the problem.The fourth lady also had a rash. After Doctor Li looked at it, Jiugao took her to Yuchan's place.Jiugao stayed outside the window for auscultation and took the initiative to buy medicine.Later, the third young lady saw the second sister and Delphinium walking together in the pavilion. In a blink of an eye, only Delphinium was left, so she got up and went to look for her sister.

The Lin Mansion was blocked, and Jin Qi tracked down the Dai family overnight.

The third lady bumped into the second sister and Du Zheng making out in the cave, and was so shocked that she hurriedly left.At first, she felt a little secretly happy because she was suppressed by her second sister, but she soon realized that the reputations of the sisters were linked together, and no one could escape alone if something happened to them.She returned to the pavilion and asked the maid to bark like a dog. When the second lady heard the noise, she hurriedly packed her clothes and left, asking Du Zheng to leave later.The third lady pretended that she was just joking, and sent her maid to wait for Jin Qi, hoping to report it quietly.

Du Zheng failed and hurriedly left the house with Delphinium, but the third lady was already on guard against the brother and sister.The fourth lady's condition became serious, and Dr. Li came back for a diagnosis. He initially thought it was erysipelas, but then he saw that the maid and the nanny had red rashes. He was worried that it was an epidemic, so he didn't dare to say anything, and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.Jialan chased after him and asked him to see Yuchan again, but he failed to keep him.

Jin Qi was taking a bath at night, and Delphinium came to give gifts to the soldiers. He asked Jialan to take the things and send them away.The third young lady sneaked in, but before she could explain what happened to the second sister, she was afraid that her brother would misunderstand that she had falsely accused her sister, so she started crying.Jin Qi was comforting her when Nan Ke arrived injured and reported that it was the Dai family who had colluded with the Japanese pirates.Jin Qi was worried that Marquis Yongchang was in danger, so he had to let his sister leave first, took Nan Ke out overnight, and asked Jialan not to reveal his whereabouts.

As soon as he left the house, the Lin family was sealed off because someone reported an epidemic.Jiugao came after him to deliver the message, and everyone realized that they were almost trapped at home together.Mother Lin quickly separated the patients and checked the others.Jialan, Gantang, Baogai, Wu and others have no symptoms and are temporarily staying at Zhichun Hall.At this point, Jialan knew that her master was not here and could no longer hide it, so she could only tell her mother Lin the truth.

Mother Lin looked around and found that Jiugao and Nanke were also absent. She guessed that her son must have something important, but did not go into details.At this time, someone can run outside, leaving a glimmer of opportunity.Delphinium proposed that she knew medical science and was willing to see the fourth lady.Just as Mother Lin was about to agree, Jialan deliberately took off her headdress as a reminder. Mother Lin noticed and politely declined.Delphinium also saw this little move and realized that she had underestimated Jialan.

Lan Xiang found out the poisonous water and tried to force Delphinium to hand over the antidote

Lanxiang sent the third lady to a temporary residence. The third lady saw that she had been trusted by her mother and elder brother, so she told her what Tongcao had followed Lingdang: Lingdang had been to the second master's courtyard and talked to the maid, and they were asking for bath water there.Lanxiang understood that she was reminding herself to pay attention to the delphinium and agreed to find out.Before leaving, Tongcao gave her a lantern to light up the night.

Gantang also felt that something was strange. She and Lan Xiang took turns taking care of Yu Chan, but neither of them contracted the disease. Only Xiao Lian on Delphinium's side was affected, so it may not really be an epidemic.She also heard Delphinium lamenting that Jin Qi had just gone out after taking a bath, and someone was obviously paying attention to his whereabouts.Lanxiang connected the events before and after: she gave the bath water she was going to use to Yuchan, and Yuchan developed a rash the next day.She asked Baogai and learned that when the water was boiled, Bell came with medicine to treat menstrual cramps. Later, when another bucket of water was boiled for Lan Xiang, Bell did not come near.

Lan Xiang went into Jin Qi's room to check the water and confirmed that he didn't have time to take a shower that night and happened to meet Nan Ke.She expressed her suspicion that someone had poisoned the water, and asked him to take a water sample out for inspection, and then send a message to Mother Lin.By the time she finished writing the letter to Jin Qi, Nan Ke had brought back Mother Lin's token of ownership.Mother Lin knew that the second wife, Aunt Zhou and several children could not support the current situation, so she could only leave the family affairs to Lan Xiang.

Gantang mentioned the expensive pajamas worn by Delphinium again. Lanxiang thought of the expensive chess pieces and thought someone was wooing her with heavy gifts.After Jin Qi received the news, he was also wary of Du Zheng, but still took him on the mission.Du Zheng wanted to leave by changing clothes and weapons, but Jin Qi had already prepared what he needed and didn't give him any time to send a message.In the mansion, Lan Xiang found out that it was Aunt Zhou who was bathing in the second master's courtyard yesterday. She rushed to take a look and found that she had also been tricked.

When passing by Delphinium's residence, Lanxiang heard cries, only to learn that Lingdang died suddenly and guessed that it was silence.The conditions of Yuchan and Xiaolian are getting worse and worse. Yuchan may not even survive the night. Lanxiang does not want to wait any longer, so she asks Gantang to boil Jinqi's bucket of poisonous water into tea and give it to Delphinium.On the other side, Jin Qi led his men to wait in the forest for Marquis Yongchang.Sun Yong mistakenly thought that he was going to ambush the Marquis, but was still willing to obey the order. Only then did Jin Qi explain that what he had to deal with were the masked men who ambush the Marquis.

The Du brothers and sisters were exposed, and everyone in the Lin family was rescued

 In the ambush, Du Zheng finally stopped covering up and turned to kill Jin Qi.Jin Qi always thought about saving his life and did not want to believe that his brother had really betrayed him.In Lin Mansion, Delphinium also began to show symptoms of poisoning.The second young lady still wanted to defend her, but the third young lady refused to remain silent any longer and told the second sister what she saw in the cave in public, reminding the second sister that if she did anything that would harm her reputation, her sisters in the family would also be implicated, and they could no longer trust the Du brothers and sisters.After the second wife understood, she hurriedly asked her son to pull the second lady back.

Lan Xiang revealed the poisoning process: she found the bell close to the bath water, so Delphinium used poisonous food to kill her. The poison in the entrance spread faster, and she died suddenly.She poisoned Delphinium too in order to force her to hand over the antidote.Unexpectedly, Delphinium did not expect that she would be harmed, and did not prepare any medicine at all. She also bluntly said that it was Lan Xiang who was originally harmed, and Yu Chan just suffered for her.At this moment, Delphinium simply stopped pretending to be weak and felt that it would not be a loss if he could drag a few people to be buried with him.

The Lin family finally got the antidote. After Lin's mother recovered, she walked in front of everyone and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.She believed that she had never treated Delinqué badly, and even though she did not want her to be Jin Qi's concubine, she had been looking for a good family for her.However, Delphinium felt that as a woman, even if she had ambitions, she would have nowhere to show her ambitions. If she only married someone with a decent family background, she would still have to serve her husband's family with a dowry and seek a future for her husband.She wanted to join a rich family, but the Lin family refused to accept her, so she naturally found another supporter. Lin's mother proposed marriage for her, which in her eyes was just a favor to Du Zheng.

Lin's mother ordered someone to give the antidote to Delphinium to prevent her from dying in the house inexplicably.Delphinium hated Lan Xiang even more, but Lan Xiang finally rescued Yu Chan, Xiao Lian, Nanny Wu and others. They were seriously ill and had to stay in bed for recuperation.Jin Qi outside the city hesitated to take action because he missed his old relationship. Marquis Yongchang shot Du Zheng in time with an arrow, ending the danger.Du Zheng was taken to jail, and the other persons involved were also detained.

After the incident, Mother Lin gave the maids a banquet to celebrate.Everyone drank happily, and when they saw Jiugao and Nanke coming back with Jinqi, they also toasted to them.Lan Xiang was already tipsy. Jin Qi walked up to her, took a sip from her wine glass, and toasted her with another glass.She couldn't drink anymore, so she got up and went back to her room, swaying all the way, and Jin Qi followed her.

Lanxiang's family deregistered, and the third lady voluntarily proposed to marry

The people involved in the Dai family case were investigated one after another, and Lin's mother rewarded the maids for their meritorious services. Lan Xiang felt that she had finally waited for the right time and proposed that the family deregister.Mother Lin couldn't bear to part with this capable girl, and because she was working as an errand in Jinqi Courtyard, she decided to discuss it with her son first.Before Lanxiang was about to leave, she still remembered her promise to teach her sisters how to read. She asked Jiugao to buy the Three Character Classic, give each of them a copy, and then entrusted the teaching to Yuchan.

Jin Qi unexpectedly agreed to let her go.The matter of the Du brothers and sisters has aroused discussion outside. Letting slaves who have done meritorious deeds redeem themselves will also let people know that the Lin family has clear rewards and punishments and is willing to treat loyal people well.He said it carefully, but he was equally reluctant to give it up in his heart.Xu Wanquan and his wife were invited into the mansion and received the deed and Anjiayin. The family of three then went to the government to complete the formalities.On the way, Xingtang was getting married in a sedan chair in the capital, but Lan Xiang was rejoicing in her freedom. Jin Qi felt unhappy when he saw her leaving.

Du Zheng died in prison, Jin Qi still built a monument for him, and took care of the people who escorted Delphinium to exile in Qiongzhou, so that she could worship her brother.Jin Qi never looked down on Delphinium because of her background, but she could never let go of her identity.The second young lady actually dressed in white clothes and white flowers for Du Zheng, and believed that he went astray because he wanted to be promoted and marry her. When she heard that he wanted to marry the Marquis of Yongchang, she even cried and refused to agree.

Mother Lin brought the second lady's wet nurse, Mother Zhou, and finally revealed the reason why she admitted the wrong person.The Du brothers and sisters had bribed Zhou's mother, and her son deliberately wet Xie Zhao's clothes, forcing him to change into green clothes, and then asked the second lady to identify Du Zheng as Xie Zhao.After hearing this, the second wife still wanted to suppress the matter, fearing that Marquis Yongchang would know about it, but the old man had already heard everything that happened outside the door.

The old man proposed that he should either go to the Marquis's mansion to apologize and break off the engagement, or let the second lady die violently, so as not to affect the marriage of his other daughters.The second wife was afraid that her daughter's reputation would be ruined, and she couldn't bear her death. In desperation, she threatened her with death.Jin Qi stopped her in time and pointed out that the Lin family did not only have a daughter, Miss Er.The old man thought of the third lady, who also took the initiative to enter the house and expressed her willingness to marry Yongchang Hou.

The Xu family moves into a calligraphy and painting shop, and Lan Xiang meets Han Liang.

 The third lady was usually timid, but suddenly she proposed marriage. The old man thought it was Jin Qi who taught her.But she made it clear that this was her choice.Lanxiang dared to fight for freedom, which gave her courage. She wanted to live a dignified and stable life and was unwilling to give in blindly.Jin Qi has talked with Marquis Yongchang. The other party focuses on marrying the Lin family and is not obsessed with the second lady.After hearing this, the old man felt that the third lady had the bearing of a mistress, so he agreed to the marriage, while the second lady was grounded.

Lanxiang's family was looking for a place to live. Jinqi was afraid that they would be deceived, so he secretly asked Jiugao to make arrangements.However, Jiugao made things too obvious. The good house he found was in a good location, but the agent only stayed open for five or two years.Lan Xiang estimated that it was worth at least thirty taels, and felt that it was a scam, so she pulled her parents away quickly.Jiugao went back to plead guilty and was kicked by Jin Qi, so he had to go find him again.

The family saw the Lu Family Calligraphy and Painting Shop recruiting people on the road, and it had been posted for half a year.There is no fixed salary here, but accommodation is provided, and the money earned is split half and half with the employer.Lan Xiang went in and asked carefully. She felt that Mr. Lu Qi was a good man and his neighbor Han Liang was a scholar, so he wanted to stay.Although there is no monthly payment for the time being, at least the rent is saved and there is an opportunity to do business.

The Xu family moved happily and invited their old neighbors to celebrate together.Everyone gets along well on weekdays. Xiaolian's eldest brother Dasong is even more grateful to Lanxiang for helping his sister. He pats his chest and says that if the Xu family needs help in the future, he will definitely be there.Han Liang and Lan Xiang also got along well with each other, and they had many common topics when they first met.

The case of colluding with Japanese pirates failed to be pursued. In the end, Dai Rong and Liang Yu were held responsible, and both of them died in prison.The prince came to Jinling in the name of offering sacrifices and still wanted to continue investigating the case, but the emperor wanted to keep things quiet.Jin Qi went to visit Lan Xiang's new home and felt jealous when he saw that she and Han Liang got along naturally, far less distant than when she faced him.Jiugao understood his master's thoughts and took the initiative to inquire about Han Liang: he was born in a poor family, had become a scholar, and was dependent on his mother. After his sister's husband passed away, he also planned to take his sister home.

Lan Xiang helps the Han family, and Han Liang asks his mother to propose marriage

Han Liang took his widowed sister home.Sister Han went to buy vegetables, but she didn't even dare to bargain because her brother was a scholar. Lan Xiang stepped forward to help, buying two handfuls of vegetables for three cents and paying two cents herself.When the two went back, they saw Sister Han's husband's family blocking the door, pestering her in the name of asking her to go back and observe filial piety, but in fact they wanted her to pay less taxes and avoid chores.

When Lan Xiang saw Grandpa Tu holding tung oil, she quietly poured it on the ground and hid the oil barrel.Someone slipped and fell, causing a great mess.She then introduced the regulations, and Han Liang also explained logically. Xu Wanquan understood his daughter's eyes and shouted to report to the official. After a while, he blew the whistle to pretend that an official was coming, scaring people away.The Han family was extremely grateful. Guihua and Han's mother both felt that two children were suitable.

In the Lin Mansion, the third lady and Marquis Yongchang held a gift ceremony, but the second wife was still aggrieved because her biological daughter missed the marriage.After the second lady was banned, she read and copied books according to Jin Qi's instructions, but her mood changed.She wanted to learn to be a “big ship” and no longer be crushed by Du Zheng's pebble. She also advised her mother not to blame her third sister. From now on, she would be Mrs. Hou's sister and we would be a family after all.The second wife was very pleased to see that she finally thought about it.

It had been more than a year since Xingtang left, and Lin's mother began to discuss marriage for Jin Qi again, and she fell in love with Zheng Manyi, the youngest daughter of the Duke of China.Jin Qi brought gifts and orchids to visit Lanxiang. When he learned that she was at Mr. Lu's place, he went straight over and happened to see her duet with Han Liang.He was unhappy, but still cheered loudly.Mr. Lu heard him announce his family name and found out that he was the grandson of Mr. Lin. He said that he didn't want to work together and turned around to go back to the house.

Lanxiang brings Jinqi to her courtyard.Jin Qi proposed to introduce Han Liang to study with Mr. Shouyi, but Han Liang saw his affection and politely declined.Jin Qi left the orchids again, calling them Yu Chan and Gantang Tuo, and the orchid fragrance was collected.After he left, Han Liang explained through the wall that he was not rewarded for his merits and did not want to owe a favor that was difficult to repay.Lan Xiang then handed over her Mr. Shouyi's name card in a basket, saying that she was thanking him for recommending her to Mr. Lu, so that both parties would not owe each other.Han Liang was so happy that he turned around and confessed his feelings to his mother, urging her to hire a matchmaker as soon as possible and not to let others get there first.

Man Yi buys flowers to set up a trap, and Lan Xiang is kidnapped twice.

Zheng Manyi went to Lin Mansion as a guest with her mother.She was raised by the concubine since she was a child, and Old Mrs. Lin had a good relationship with the concubine, so she naturally liked her very much.Both families have plans to marry: the Lin family wants to use the power of the Duke of Guo, but the Duke of Guo wants to win over Jin Qi because the prince values ​​him.Lin's mother arranged for Jin Qi to send Man Yi to the old lady's house to give the two of them a chance to be alone.

On the way, Jiugao brought a pot of withered yellow orchids. Yuchan asked him to give it to the gardener, but he was afraid that Jinqi would be anxious when he came back, so he came to ask first.Jin Qi immediately urged him to do it, and Man Yi saw that the flower was very important to him.Jin Qi left on official business and did not send her to the finish line, but gave her a book as a gift.Man Yi understood the poetry in the book and knew that he did not want to lean on the Duke's side, but she also believed that it was not his place to decide the marriage, which was decided by his parents.

Hearing that Jin Qi often went to Lu's calligraphy and painting shop, Man Yi went there specially. Seeing the same orchids displayed there, she offered a hundred taels for them.Lan Xiang agreed to sell flowers, but Man Yi did not expect that she valued money more. She smashed the flowers after returning home, determined to destroy Lan Xiang and cut off Jin Qi's thoughts.She bribed people from Furong Theater Troupe and asked a fake handyman to stun Lan Xiang while she was delivering Mr. Lu's new play notes.

Lan Xiang woke up and found that she and the unconscious Han Liang were locked in a box on the stage and would soon appear in public.She used ready-made objects to pretend to be ghosts. Once the lid of the box was opened, she sang "There is a ghost in the box".Seeing that there was someone else in the box, Furong quickly cooperated and covered it back.The second and third masters of the Lin family were watching the play in the audience. The third master had read the script and felt that the acting method was different. He also felt that the people on the stage looked familiar, but he did not see through it on the spot.

After stepping down, Fu Rong arranged for Han Liang, and Lan Xiang started to draw the appearance of the fake handyman after washing up, trying to find out who set up the trap.Before the painting was completed, someone used a message from the class leader to trick her into opening the door, knocked her unconscious again, and took her away.Han Liang woke up and saw the unfinished portrait.This time it was the Duke's people who took action.The Duke of Guo suspected that his daughter was not doing things cleanly and ordered the handyman to be killed, but Man Yi insisted that Lan Xiang should not be killed, otherwise she would become someone Jin Qi would never forget.

Furong and Han Liang went to Xu's house to discuss. Jin Qi heard the news and came to investigate, starting with the theater troupe.Uncle Liu was avoiding the search, and Han Liang recognized him as a tea master who had been making tea in the troupe for many years.He happened to see the kidnapper, and Jin Qi promised to protect him and asked him to make up the portrait.The officers and soldiers came to the troupe originally to look for the deposed prince who had never gone to sea, especially to check the length of his fingers.Marquis Yongchang also told Jin Qi the news, and they all wanted to save the people first.

Jin Qi went to Yangzhou to look for someone, and Ji'er let Lan Xiang go.

Jin Qi changed Uncle Liu's clothes and brought him to the Zhao family and his son in a dignified manner. He introduced him as a gentleman who can sing Kunqu opera. The other party was not suspicious and just urged them to leave.Back at the Lin Mansion, Uncle Liu drew a fake appearance as a handyman, and Jin Qi talked to him alone again.The officers and soldiers' actions of checking their fingers, coupled with Uncle Liu's incomplete index finger, allowed Jin Qi to guess his identity. The so-called injury while chopping firewood was actually to hide the fact that his index finger was longer than his middle finger.

Jin Qi did not point it out directly, but asked Nan Ke to find a similar corpse to replace it.He did not want any more bloodshed in Jinling and advised Uncle Liu that it would be safer to go overseas, and Uncle Liu agreed.On Lan Xiang's side, Jin Qi also found out that Zheng Baichuan was responsible. The fake handyman had been silenced and he was sent to Yangzhou.He asked Han Liang to tell the Xu family and his wife that he would bring them back.

Jin Qi consulted with Marquis Yongchang.The emperor was in poor health, but the prince could not leave Jinling without orders. Returning to the capital without permission was tantamount to treason; Zheng Baichuan was a member of the Han Dynasty, and the situation was already very dangerous.The two tried to protect the prince back to Beijing, and went to Yangzhou not only to find a safe waterway, but also to save Lanxiang.Jin Qi set out the next day and handed Uncle Liu over to a reliable boat gang boss to arrange for him to go on a long journey.

Lanxiang was sold into Qingyan Building.The proprietress Liu Yueniang punished the disobedient girl by splattering two drops of blood on her fan. In order to temporarily save her life, Lan Xiang took the initiative to use rouge to paint the blood spots into flowers to let her see her painting skills.Lan Xiang behaved obediently at first, but Yueniang was still afraid that something might happen if it took too long, so she planned to arrange guests for her the next day, and she kept a close eye on her, so there was almost no way for her to escape.

The top guy in the building came to see Lan Xiang and took off his mask. It turned out to be Lu Ji'er who was sold two years ago.She always remembered Lanxiang's kindness in saving her from the staff, and was willing to take risks to help her escape.Lan Xiang promised to come back to redeem her life after escaping danger, and Ji'er also said she would wait.Lan Xiang finally left the Qingyan Building, but Yueniang soon realized that she was missing and sent someone to chase her. Jin Qi also just got the news and rushed to the building immediately.

Lan Xiang exposed the evil in public, and the stage of Hou Mansion was shocked.

Jin Qi and Lan Xiang missed each other. They rushed to Qingyan Building and searched everywhere, but still couldn't find anyone.Ji'er stood nearby, thinking that he might recognize her, but Jin Qi didn't even look at her.She finally understood that the price she had paid to get close to him had no impression on him.Jin Qi took away Yueniang's fan and made sure that Lan Xiang had not been humiliated before feeling relieved.

Lan Xiang didn't have a pass, couldn't get on the boat, and was afraid of being caught back by the people from Qingyan Tower. She was at a loss when she suddenly heard the familiar voice of opera singers.Following the sound, it was Furongxiu and Han Liang who were looking for her.After hearing what happened recently, she thought of the woman who bought flowers and knew that it was Zheng Baichuan's daughter who misunderstood that Jin Qi liked her, so she committed such a murderous attack.She didn't want to let it go, and she didn't forget Ji'er who was still trapped in the building.

After returning home, Guihua heard that Ji'er saved people and immediately agreed to redeem her life.If you don't have enough money, you can wait until Mr. Wanquan and Mr. Lu come back to raise money. If Ji'er wants to find a family member, the family can help her find it. If she doesn't want to, she can be her own daughter and become a sister to Lan Xiang.Han Liang, Sister Han and Furong Xiu also chipped in money to send it. Everyone knew that the ransom would be high, so they rescued people first and paid back the money they owed slowly in the future.

Lan Xiang then thought that Furong Xiu would sing for the prince at Yongchang Hou's wedding banquet, and she could hide in the opera box again and go on stage to demand justice from Man Yi.Jin Qi came to the door and listened to her singing. He knew that she was safe and did not go in to disturb her.He still has to discuss with the Marquis, and he cannot directly punish the Zheng family for the time being.On the day of the wedding, Zheng Baichuan's people were already outside the Hou Mansion, and there was a plan to intercept and kill the prince hidden under the wedding banquet.

Lan Xiang came out of the theater box, Man Yi lost her composure on the spot, and was reminded by her mother to stop.Seeing this scene, Jin Qi understood that Lan Xiang did not want to be wronged in vain, and asked the Marquis to take care of her. He went home to recover and left the house with a few drinking friends.Someone lowered his head and quickly got into the carriage. Zheng Erye suddenly became suspicious, but Sun Yong started to make a fuss under the pretext of being drunk and almost vomited on him. Jin Qi intervened and the group was able to leave.

In the mansion, Lan Xiang calculated the route for the prince to change costumes and deliberately confronted Man Yi nearby.Man Yi used her power to say lawless words, but the prince listened to her.Zheng Baichuan hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, but the prince still ordered Man Yi to go to the Ministry of Punishments to confess his crime the next day.When the “Prince” came on stage, he was shot with a concealed weapon after singing just two sentences, and everyone at the table was in chaos.

The prince successfully succeeded to the throne and interrupted the Han family's proposal of marriage by granting him a marriage.

Zheng Baichuan thought the assassination was successful, but found that the person on the stage was not dead, and was not the prince at all, so he had to draw his sword and take action.The real prince had already left the Hou Mansion among Jin Qi's friends and was on his way to the capital.Man Yi took advantage of the chaos to kill Lan Xiang, but Han Liang arrived in time and injured her. Lan Xiang and Furong Xiu tied her up together.When news came back that the prince had successfully left the city, Zheng Baichuan knew that the situation was over and finally surrendered, but Man Yi still refused to accept his father's surrender.

Lanxiang went home at dawn, and Xu Wanquan and Mr. Lu also came back, bringing back the redeemed A Zhi.But Ji'er angered Yueniang by letting Lan Xiang go, so she was sold to a businessman passing by Yangzhou, but no one found her.Lanxiang is so disappointed that she can only hope that the new buyer will treat her well, and she will continue to look for him.

The escort arranged by Jin Qi and Yongchang Hou went smoothly, and the prince finally rushed back to the capital.The King of Han originally wanted to seize the throne while the emperor was critically ill, but he did not expect Jin Qi to bring someone back.The emperor died after speaking his last few words to the prince, and the prince succeeded to the throne.The Lanxiang family paid homage to the Shen family and finally was able to express their condolences to their relatives under Jiuquanxia.Mr. Lu saw the Xu family burning incense and came over to inquire. He talked about the death of his family members at the hands of the late emperor, and his words were full of hatred.Lan Xiang explained that the Xu family was favored by the Shen family and was paying homage to their old friend. Mr. Lu seemed to hear more, but he only advised her to live a good life.

After the national funeral, Han Liang invited his mother to propose marriage.Mother Han brought her son to Xu's house. Guihua and his wife were very happy, but before they could finish the wedding, the messenger had already arrived.Jin Qi performed well in protecting him and asked the new emperor for marriage. The emperor betrothed Lanxiang to him.The Xu family and the Lin family received orders respectively. The mothers on both sides couldn't bear the accident and fainted.

Guihua and Wanquan did not want their daughter to return to the Lin family again, so they wanted to go to the county government office to request that the order be withdrawn.Mr. Lu and Lan Xiang stopped him quickly.Resisting an imperial edict is a serious crime, and even if the couple is willing to fight tooth and nail, they will drag their daughter into it.The marriage was a foregone conclusion, and another marriage that was just around the corner was cut off by the imperial edict.

Jin Qi was punished by family law, and Lan Xiang was forced to prepare for the marriage.

Lan Xiang couldn’t sleep at night, leaning against the wall alone, drinking and crying.Han Liang was also sitting on the other side of the wall. He didn't expect that he was still a step late, and he didn't expect that Jin Qi would use the imperial edict to ask for marriage.Han Liang knew that Lan Xiang was not in love with him yet, but that the two had similar interests and were in compliance with their parents' wishes. They originally hoped to slowly fall in love after marriage.What Lan Xiang was thinking about was that the Lin family broke off their engagement many years ago, and now that person came to forcefully marry her again, and the old wounds in her heart were reopened.

The Lin family elders were equally furious.The third young lady is already the governor's wife, with a first-grade imperial title, but Jin Qi wants to marry a woman who was once a slave. The old man is afraid that his descendants will follow his example and tamper with the family law.Jin Qi was punished without saying a word. His younger brothers were distressed but did not dare to stop him. The second master even wanted to interrupt by pretending to be stunned.The third lady rushed back in time. The old man knew that it was the reinforcements invited by Jin Qi. He stopped after seeing that he had been beaten to bleeding.

Jin Qi was in bed recovering from his injuries, with his brothers surrounding him.The third young lady came to see him and said that she had discussed it with her mother. Since the emperor granted the marriage, anyone who discussed it in the future would be disobeying the holy will.Jin Qi was very pleased to see that his sister no longer flinched.After everyone dispersed, he asked Yu Chan what she thought.Yu Chan said that she was shocked when she first heard it, but she knew Lan Xiang and owed her life-saving grace, and was willing to serve the new mistress sincerely.

The Zheng family was convicted, and Yuan Shaohui was ordered to announce that the men would be put to death and the women would be sent to the Jiaofang Division.Zheng's mother also wanted to use Manyi's appearance to let her cling to power and give mother and daughter a chance to turn around.Manyi couldn't believe that her mother had such a plan. During the escort, she grabbed the guard's knife and committed suicide.Yuan Shaohui took a special look at her move, arranged for people to escort the other female family members, and asked the Jiaofang Secretary to take care of her.

Furongxiu was happy for Zheng Baichuan to commit suicide.Back then, her father was guarding Jinling with Zheng Baichuan and refused to surrender to the city, so he was killed by him.Zheng Baichuan surrendered the entire city to the late emperor, while the female member of the Furong Xiu family was sent to the Jiaofang Division. She survived with the care of her sister.On the Xu family's side, Guihua was busy preparing clothes for Lanxiang. Lanxiang advised her not to force herself to hold up the scene. The Lin Mansion already knew about her family's situation.Mr. Lu believed in her intelligence and reminded her that since she could no longer change her marriage, she could still use this imperial edict to protect herself.

Lan Xiang got married with resentment, and the bride slapped Jin Qi

Lanxiang got married and reluctantly said goodbye to her parents.There was a lot of excitement outside the door, but Jin Qi and his friends were the only ones who were really smiling happily.Mr. Lu helped the Xu family get married, and specially presented the imperial edict to let the neighbors and Jin Qi remember that this marriage was a gift, and Jin Qi was here to be the son-in-law, and he could no longer treat the Xu family as the old master.Jin Qi dismounted and knelt down to greet her, and then Gui Hua sent her daughter to the sedan chair.

On the way to the wedding party, they met a man who announced the good news for Han Liang, and he passed the exam to understand Yuan.The two sides refused to give in to each other. Han Liang rushed to look at the sedan chair. Jin Qi did not press the emperor's orders, but dismounted and greeted him politely.Han Liang said that Mr. Lu had hosted a banquet in the restaurant, so he led everyone out of the way.Jin Qi understood that Han Liang was not willing to give up this road to him.

Entering the Lin Mansion to salute, when it was time for the husband and wife to bow, Lan Xiang was reluctant to bend down, so Xi Po pressed her gently to complete the ceremony.Everyone was waiting for the wedding, and when the hijab was lifted, Lan Xiang slapped Jin Qi on the spot and whispered that he was too deceitful.That was exactly what her mother said when she received the Lin family's divorce letter. Before her mother could ask for an explanation, the Shen family was raided. Now she returned these words to Jin Qi.

There was silence in the room. Mr. Lin and Yuan Shaohui hurriedly took the guests out to drink. Jin Qi also dismissed the servants and told Yuchan and Mammy not to spread rumors.Lan Xiang didn't say a word, but sat by the bed to eat the wedding cake. She remembered that when she was young, she heard that Jin Qi married another Xingtang because of a piece of Lin family wedding cake.When Jin Qi went out to socialize, Yuan Shaohui joked that he would suffer tonight. He could only smile bitterly and say it would be bitter first and then sweet.

Lin's mother learned from Jiugao that Lan Xiang almost got engaged to her neighbor Han Liang, but her son had indeed forced her to come. When she heard about the slap, she thought he had asked for it.At night, Lanxiang moved to Nuange and saw Yuchan and others serving him respectfully, fearing that the sisters would be separated from each other.But they felt that with Lan Xiang as their mistress, they could feel at ease and no longer have to worry about being married off randomly.When Jin Qi came back, Lan Xiang lay down directly.He sat and said a few words, then took her back to the bedroom and stayed in the Nuan Pavilion for the night.

Jin Qi plans to go to Beijing, but Jiugao disguises herself as a woman and refuses to marry him

 The day after the wedding, Lan Xiang will accompany Jin Qi to pay homage to her elders.She didn't use the jewelry and clothes that Jin Qi had prepared, and only wore the ones given by her parents. Although they were not luxurious, they were all what they wanted.After not seeing each other for more than a year, Xiaolian can speak better than before. She praises Yuchan for teaching her well.Yuchan prepared fish soup in advance and asked Gantang and Xiaolian to go with their two masters to pay their respects.

Jin Qi was filled with joy, but Lan Xiang remained silent.When she arrived in front of the elders, she refused to speak. Mother Lin hurriedly came to the rescue, saying that this was the custom for brides to salute nowadays. The second wife followed suit, but the old lady was confused but could only listen.Gantang also said that Lan Xiang specially made the fish soup with his own hands. Lan Xiang was surprised and still cooperated to serve it.The old lady didn't want to accept it at first, but finally she accepted it.Jin Qi knew that she was at fault and blocked everything for her, hoping to get a sincere response from her in the future.

Jin Qi took this opportunity to propose that he should go to the capital to take up a post.Father Lin felt that as a confidant of the new emperor, it was natural for him to stay by the emperor's side, but the old man was not very happy.Jin Qi also had selfish motives: his family originally disapproved of marriage, so if he stayed away from home all year round and left Lan Xiang behind, he would inevitably be wronged.Lan Xiang didn't want to go, she couldn't bear to leave Xu's parents, and she didn't want to go back to the place where the tragedy happened.

He also wanted to take his younger brother and sister with him so that everyone could see the world. The second brother, who had been ill for a long time, might be able to find better treatment in the capital.The second wife and the third master took the second young lady to beg her grandfather. The second young lady kept kneeling outside the house.Jin Qi asked her third sister, who was pregnant, and Yuan Shaohui and his wife to persuade them, and they finally convinced the old man.The second young lady also met with Mr. Hou and his wife. Putting aside old matters, Yuan Shaohui and his wife saluted the second sister.

Aunt Wu was busy arranging marriage proposals for Jiugao, looking for people with good family backgrounds.In order to refuse, Jiugao actually wore women's clothes and swaggered across the street, which made Nan Ke who was accompanying him very embarrassed.Sure enough, the people who said they were married were furious when they saw it and felt that the grandma was unreliable.Aunt Wu went back to her house and cried, and Mother Lin could only persuade her. Fortunately, her son hadn't brought back any unknown person yet.This was heard by Jin Qi and Lan Xiang who came to pay their respects. Seeing that his wife was busy, Lan Xiang informed the maid and left first. Jin Qi immediately chased after her.

Lan Xiang returns home and learns of Ji'er's whereabouts

 Jin Qi accompanied Lan Xiang back home.In order to reassure her parents, Lan Xiang took out the cloak Osmanthus made for him. He understood her meaning and took the initiative to lean over and let her put it on.When he arrived at Xu's house, he didn't put on any airs and just ate and talked to his elders as usual, which surprised Lan Xiang.When it comes to going to the capital, Jin Qi hopes that his two elders can help persuade him, but Lan Xiang says that she almost died of illness there when she was young and doesn't want to go back.Her parents understood that what she was really afraid of was the old affairs of the Shen family, so they stopped trying to persuade her.

Jiugao and Yuchan helped in the calligraphy and painting shop and took the opportunity to give her the newly bought hairpin. Yuchan had not yet understood the affection and thought that the other one could be given as wormwood.There was a man who looked like a beggar wandering outside the door. Jiugao restrained the man and found out that it was A Zhi.She was sold to a lame man by her family and lived a miserable life before escaping again.Jin Qi lent Mr. Lu a gift and left with Xu Wanquan, leaving room for the women to talk.

A Zhi brought news that Ji'er was in the capital.In order to fulfill her promise to save people, Lan Xiang finally decided to go north, but she didn't have time to tell Jin Qi.Yuchan noticed that many people in the shop were happy to buy the pens and pencil cases used by Han Liang, and she also bought some, hoping to give them to the second wife's children in the name of Lanxiang, so as to ease her relationship with her elders.Jin Qi asked her to say that it was a gift from herself and Lan Xiang.

Jin Qi still thought Lan Xiang refused to leave, so he actually made her drink wine mixed with sleeping pills.Before Lan Xiang finished speaking, she realized there was medicine in the wine and fell asleep.He settled her and went to meet his grandfather who summoned him.The old man told him that he had the entire Lin family on his shoulders and must think of his family before doing anything. As for what exactly he had done, his grandfather did not want to ask.

Jin Qi couldn't help but be afraid when he thought that he had escorted the deposed prince to the sea, and if it was revealed that it might lead to the annihilation of the clan.Lan Xiang woke up and found that she was already on the boat.Jin Qi wanted to please her according to the method taught by his brothers, and took off his clothes to take a bath, but Lan Xiang ran into his arms.

The old sunken house touches the fragrance of orchid, and Ji'er meets Xingtang again

Lan Xiang saw Jin Qi covered in scars. Although she felt pity for him, she was not moved by it.She noticed that he was cold, so she wrapped him in a quilt and made him drink ginger soup.When she arrived in the capital, an even greater shock awaited her: the house given to the Lin family by the emperor was actually the Shen Mansion back then.The corridors and houses all brought back old memories, and she instantly recognized the running sister Zhi as her younger sister Jialian.

The eldest aunt and her husband Lu Jian have already helped clean up the house.Lu Jian worked diligently because he hoped that Jin Qi would find a job for him in the Ministry of War.Jin Qi came here for the first time and wanted to straighten out the affairs first, then discuss arrangements and let his sister convey them.Lanxiang walked into her old parents' dormitory and couldn't calm down for a long time.Jin Qi heard that she wanted to live there, and even though it was a house originally reserved for her elders, she immediately agreed.

Lan Xiang borrowed Jiugao from him to find Ji'er, which was considered as a way to avoid drugging.Jiugao quickly found someone, and Lanxiang rushed there, just as she was being bullied by the shopkeeper's wife.She protected Ji'er first, and after asking, she found out that the real owner's wife was in the hands of the owner, and this owner was none other than Zhao Xingtang, who had remarried to the Dai family.Jin Qi suggested that she write a letter of thanks to the Queen and use the Queen's power to pressure Xingtang to release her, but Lan Xiang was unwilling to use her power to force her.

She bluntly said that it was because no one in her family was an official that she was forcibly married by Jin Qi.Jin Qi thought he was respectful enough, but in his heart he still regarded this marriage as a high achievement for her and hoped that she would be grateful.The dispute between the two made him unhappy, but Lanxiang still decided to find a way on her own.She inquired about the Furong Opera Troupe in the capital. The troupe leader was Furong Xiu's disciple and was willing to help. She also told her that Qingfu had returned to Xingtang.

Although Xingtang became Mrs. Dai, her stepsons were older than her and were not taken seriously by her husband's family.Lan Xiang took the initiative to see her and met several ladies, Chui Wan, including the wife of Jin Qi's boss and Dai Rong's wife.Everyone laughed at her for being ignorant, so she said that she had never seen such interactions between the governor's wife and the family members of the guilty ministers in Jinling.Some people blamed Jin Qi for Dai Rong's accident, but she also pointed out that Dai Rong colluded with Japanese pirates and committed suicide out of fear of crime. How could he blame others, which temporarily silenced the other party.

Lanxiang Chuiwan won the contract and earned five hundred taels from writing plays

Xingtang offered a ransom of 30,000 taels to deliberately embarrass Lanxiang.Lan Xiang reminded her that even if she had money, it might not really belong to her. It was better to put the property in Qingfu's name, so that she could avoid the Zhao and Dai families, and the long-term income would be far more than thirty thousand taels.Xingtang heard this idea and still asked Lanxiang to hit the ball into the hole before letting him go.Unexpectedly, Lan Xiang made a hole-in-one, and finally obtained the body deeds of Ji'er and others, completed the procedures, and placed them in the theater troupe first.

Ji'er no longer looked forward to her original home.She gave the money to her parents, but they only ran away for herself and her two sons, without even thinking of saving her daughter.She decided to go to Quanzhou, where she could set up a female household. Even if some people looked at her, she didn't care as long as she could make money on her own.Lan Xiang supported it, but knew that naturalization in another place was not easy. She bought relevant books and worked with her sisters to find out how.

Jin Qi learned from Yu Chan that Lan Xiang rescued people without spending any money, and was very surprised.He had an acquaintance in Quanzhou, so he wrote in trust and asked Lanxiang to write to his friend's wife, Mrs. Xu, and give it to Ji'er to take with her to facilitate their stay.Lan Xiang was sincerely grateful and said that if she is needed in the future, she would do her best.

A Zhi is willing to go with Ji'er, and the two set out with the caravan a few years ago.Lanxiang was afraid that she would not have enough money, so she pawned her jewelry and exchanged it for the clothes sewn in gold leaves as a gift to them. She was also afraid that Ji'er would refuse, so she handed over the clothes before leaving.Yuchan, Xiaolian and others also collected fifty taels.When Ji'er said goodbye, she told Lan Xiang that everyone should live well.

After Jin Qi found out, he redeemed the jewelry first.Yuchan said that Lanxiang was only for three months, and he would be able to collect five hundred taels at the end of the period. He didn't believe it for a while.Kelanxiang writes plays under the pseudonym "Chen Ruji%". The recent play "The Legend of the Feathered Immortal" has become very popular. The theater troupe has made as much as a year in three months. Even the owner of Little Furong doesn't know the true identity of the author.She quickly returned Jin Qi with five hundred taels, explaining that she had earned it from writing a play. She also admitted that she had kept her name anonymous for fear of affecting the reputation of the Lin family. This was something she liked, and she had decided to do it before she got married.

Lanxiang came to help and took her eldest sister out of the Lu family.

After Lan Xiang left, Jiugao told Jin Qi about the play she had written. It was about the plight of women and many ladies liked it.It happened that the third master was getting married and the second wife was busy cooking. The eldest aunt brought her daughter to ask for her help in making peace.Lu Jian spent all her dowry and even destroyed the list. Because Jin Qi failed to find a job for him, he beat his wife.She showed the scars on her body. Although the second wife felt distressed, she was afraid of disturbing her child's marriage. She also worried that her biological mother had caused Lin's mother to have a miscarriage, so she did not want to displease her sister-in-law.

The second young lady wanted to speak for the eldest sister, but was taken away by her mother, so she had to quietly go to beg Lanxiang.She explained the old grievances of the previous generation: when Lin's father spoiled his concubine, Lin's mother almost died. Eight-year-old Jin Qi was so angry that she beat her father with a stick. The old man later handed over the housekeeping rights to Lin's mother and raised Jin Qi himself.But the elder brother is inconvenient to see the injuries suffered by the eldest sister with his own eyes. The second young lady is still being punished, so she can only ask Lan Xiang to rescue her.

Lan Xiang first found someone to teach Lu Jian a lesson, deliberately mentioning that he beat his wife and put the blame on Jin Qi.As expected, the Lu family came to ask for an explanation, and Lu Jian pretended to be seriously injured.Jin Qi didn't know about it at first, but after hearing it, he realized that his sister had been abused, so he taught Lu Jian a lesson in person and drove away the person.When he went out and saw Lanxiang, he understood that it was her arrangement.The two of them discussed that they could not just break into the official's back house and rob someone, so Jin Qi went to drag the men of the Lu family while Lan Xiang led people into the backyard to pick up the eldest sister.

The eldest sister was forced to take arsenic and commit suicide. There was a collision in the backyard and the danger suddenly emerged.Lanxiang stuffed the blood bag into her arms and took her out.When Lu's mother stopped her, the blood bag burst and the eldest sister fainted when she saw the blood.Lan Xiang and Yu Chan took advantage of the situation and pretended to be seriously injured. The second lady didn't know the inside story and was so anxious that she started crying.Yinxian cleverly took away the arsenic wrapping paper and kept it as evidence. The Lu family had no choice but to let it go for fear of losing lives.

After returning to the Lin family, Jin Qi asked the imperial doctor to examine him, but Lan Xiang described the injury as more serious.It was inconvenient for the imperial physician to examine the body of the female family member in person, so he could only judge based on her description.Jin Qi clearly supports his sister's marriage, and the second and third masters also agree.The second wife still had concerns, so the second young lady cried and said that if she got married and had to endure the injustice, she would not dare to get married in the future, hoping to persuade her mother to change her mind.

A reconciliation was achieved in court, and Jin Qi was punished on behalf of her sister.

 The second lady took out the arsenic wrapper, and the second wife finally stopped trying to stop her.She had to be busy with her son's wedding and return to Jinling the next day, so she couldn't care less about it.Lanxiang knew that it would be difficult for a woman to reconcile, so she had already prepared another way.At this time, the imperial examination results were released. Han Liang won the third prize, but Xie Zhao ranked last.The emperor lamented that Han and Xie were young and promising, and said that the Zhao family was good at choosing their grandson as their son-in-law. When asked about Jin Qi, Dai Qing's eldest son Dai Rui reported that he was in the government office fighting a divorce lawsuit for his sister.

Master Liu was interrogating the case, while Dai Rui was watching.Lan Xiang and Jin Qi knew that the Dai family had bad intentions. Fortunately, Mr. Liu was the British father-in-law and could still remain neutral.According to the law, Lu Jian did not want to reconcile, and the Yamen could not directly allow it, so Lu Jian was confident.Lan Xiang immediately sued the Lu family for misappropriating the Lin family's property, and handed over the list of items left to her eldest sister when the Lin family moved to Jinling, as well as the Lu family's pawn records and Lu's father's signature.

Although Lu Jian tore up his wife's dowry bill, he could not produce evidence to refute the set of documents in front of him.If the misappropriation of property is established, he will be punished and exiled. He has no choice but to agree to divorce in court, and his daughter will be raised by the Lin family and begs Lanxiang to withdraw the lawsuit.Seeing that her goal was achieved, Lan Xiang agreed to stop.However, Heli case still had to be punished according to the law. Jin Qi, his sister and Lu Jian each received one hundred canes. Jin Qi took pity on his sister's frailty and decided to bear it for her, a total of two hundred canes.

Dai Rui hinted that Mr. Liu could use this opportunity to give Jin Qi a favor.Lan Xiang was worried that something might happen to her under the sentence, so she told her face to face that if something happened to Jin Qi, she would definitely report it to the emperor. The presiding judge would not be able to escape responsibility, but Dai Rui, who was watching, might not be punished.Mr. Liu had no choice but to use experienced hands to execute him.Jin Qi was carried out of the Yamen, just in time for the team of new scholars. Han Liang was riding a horse in high spirits, and Lan Xiang looked at him and smiled.Jin Qi was disgusted by this and held her hand, but she did not avoid it.

At night, Jin Qi took advantage of his injury to keep Lan Xiang by his side.She saw that he could have used punishment to set up a trap against his political opponents, but she did not want to let things get to that point: the eldest sister was already weak, and if she blamed herself for her brother's serious injury, her health would only get worse; if Mother Lin knew that her son had suffered for her, she might also be angry.Jin Qi didn't expect that she was not only protecting herself, but also thinking about her sister's future situation.

Lan Xiang detects the mutiny, Jin Qi blows up the firearms warehouse

 The emperor gave Jin Qi a newly made firecracker and allowed him to carry it with him.On the day of the real Xu Lanxiang's birthday, Lanxiang went to the temple to worship. He heard from the master that all the dogs in the nearby village died overnight, and the villagers came here to pray for blessings.After leaving the temple, she met Jin Qi and was taken to another courtyard to celebrate her birthday.Jin Qi saw that she was unhappy and asked if he had offended her. Lan Xiang only said that she missed her mother, and he stopped asking.

The next day Jin Qi invited a theater troupe to cheer her up.Lan Xiang heard from Xiao Shunqing that the He family and his son had defected to the King of Han, and thought that all the dogs in the village had been killed. The class leader usually went to sing for Commander Tiance Weitian on the fifteenth day of every month, but this time he had no time to listen.The King of Han is about to go to the vassal territory, and the Tiance Guards should not be so busy. Putting several abnormalities together, Lan Xiang suspects that there will be a mutiny.

She immediately asked Yu Chan to go back to her house, and gave the second master a hint that Jin Qi wanted to eat beans and rice. She asked Xiao Lian to prepare the car, Gantang to lock the courtyard gate, and also asked the troupe to stay temporarily.Jin Qi was about to go to Tiance Guard today to reward the troops for the emperor, and Lan Xiang drove to warn him.When he arrived at the gate of the camp, he realized something was wrong. When he saw her coming, he left his things outside the door and left on the pretext that his wife was having a bad temper.

Lanxiang explained the whole story in the car, and Jin Qi judged that the King of Han was indeed going to raise troops, and he had to stabilize the Shenji camp first.Chen Zuodu had an old friendship with the King of Han. If the Shenji Battalion, which mastered firearms, turned against the rebels, the consequences would be disastrous.Jin Qi took Nan Ke there and ordered Sun Yong to escort Lan Xiang back to the other courtyard.Lanxiang leaned out of the car window and told her to be safe. He turned around and kissed her before getting on his horse and leaving.

When Yuchan returned home, the second master understood the warning and immediately asked his wife to take the eldest and second sisters to evacuate from the corner gate, and then prepared casual clothes for everyone.In the Shenji camp, Chen Zuodu attacked Jin Qi with a firecracker and made his position known. Jin Qi and Nan Ke killed him and took the token.However, the King of Han came with his troops and falsely accused Jin Qi of treason. Wei Bao shot him with an arrow and the two of them were dragged down.Fortunately, Jin Qi protected his chest with the token and blocked the arrow with his hand, so he was still able to move.He sneaked into the firearms warehouse with a license, waited for the King of Han and others to approach, and ignited the explosives.The explosion seriously injured him. Nanke took him away on horseback, but the pursuers did not stop.

Jin Qi is seriously injured and asks for help, Lan Xiang finds a hut to hide in

Jin Qi was seriously injured and could not travel. He did not want to drag Nan Ke down, so he handed over the token and asked him to ask the British Duke to send troops to rescue him.Nan Ke knew that the British Duke was abiding by the rules and might not be willing to act without an imperial edict, so Jin Qi asked him to bring up old things: Back then, the British Duke advised the late emperor to keep the crown prince. If the King of Han were to take the throne now, his family of more than 100 people might not be able to protect it. What happened to the great scholar Shen is a lesson learned from the past.Nan Ke then left and quickly went to ask for help.

Jiugao had been ordered to enter the palace to report the news, but the rebels broke through the city gates one after another.Zhao Jin suggested that the emperor leave the palace. Han Liang, who was on duty, stepped forward and asked how the edict should explain this move.Zhao Jin also mentioned that he had launched an army with the late emperor, but the emperor refused to listen and ordered people to capture him and Dai Qing.The emperor used 10,000 soldiers to fight against 500,000 enemies, but he did not want to be afraid of the rebels in front of him, so he picked up weapons, distributed them to his maids and guards, and led people to fight at Qianqing Gate.

Jin Qi runs for his life alone, but Wei Bao pursues him.Sun Yong arrived with his troops in time. It turned out that Lan Xiang did not let him continue to escort him. Instead, he saw smoke rising from the firearms warehouse. He guessed that Jin Qi must have been cornered before detonating, and begged Sun Yong to go back and save people.Lan Xiang dressed up as a maid and caught up with Jin Qi. She bought a mule from the old man in the village and let it carry the wounded while looking for a place to take shelter.

The second master took his family and servants to hide in the theater, leaving the door open, pretending to be an uninhabited poor place, hoping to avoid the rebels who were searching for money.Unexpectedly, Sister Zhi woke up and cried twice, inviting people in.The second master made a quick decision and took her out. He pretended to be a consumptive patient and coughed. The child also obeyed and pretended to be mute and did not speak.The rebels were afraid of getting sick, and seeing that what he said was consistent with the outside world, they finally retreated.

The second master struggled to deal with the person, then coughed up a mouthful of blood, wiped it quietly, and asked Sister Zhi to keep it a secret for him.Lanxiang found a thatched house and finally settled Jinqi.He knew he could no longer protect her, so he taught her how to use a fire blunderbuss.Lan Xiang understood the principle, but had never really practiced it, so she still seriously accepted this life-saving weapon.

Lan Xiang rescued Xingtang and burned the evidence of the prince's secret release.

Jin Qi’s fever persisted. Lan Xiang went out to look for herbs and suddenly heard a cry for help.She hid in the grass and saw that Xingtang's sister was dead and the two bandits were still bullying Xingtang, so she used a fire blunderbuss to knock down one of them, and Xingtang took the opportunity to stab the other to death.Lanxiang put a shawl on her and covered her sister's body, telling her to run away quickly.However, Xingtang always followed, and Lanxiang could only take her back to the hut.

Jin Qi had actually woken up, heard footsteps, and pretended to be asleep for the time being.Xingtang was very hungry, so she took the bean cake from Lan Xiang and told her story while eating: her father and brother stole her money, killed Qinghui, and left her and her sister behind.The sister saw the bodies of her father and brother again on the way, but she was happy that they died first.Lanxiang saved her and killed those who bullied her, she remembered this clearly.

Xingtang took out the note from the comb and handed it to Lanxiang.It contains evidence that Jin Qi secretly released the crown prince, which is enough to wipe out the Lin family.Her father and brother originally planned to give this to the old lady for meritorious service, but they encountered a rebellion by the King of Han, and the old lady entered the palace and never came back.Over the years, she has quietly learned to read, but her father and brother still treat her as blind, so they don't prevent her from seeing the secret.

Lanxiang didn't believe that she would hand over such a thing just to repay her kindness.Only then did Xingtang reveal the serious injuries she had been covering up with her shawl: She came here just because she didn’t want to die with those dirty people.Before she died, she asked Lanxiang to live well.After dark, Lan Xiang read the note and realized that the Zhao family had found out the details of the troupe, boatmen, and body substitutes.She didn't dare to stay and burned the evidence without hesitation, but she didn't realize that Jin Qi had been watching behind her.

Jin Qi originally thought that she only had Han Liang in her heart, and also guessed that she would use this matter to negotiate terms with the Lin family, but she didn't expect that she would burn the paper directly.He woke up and asked her if she had anything to say. She only talked about Xingtang's death and said nothing about the evidence.Wei Bao and others later caught up, but Jin Qi was unable to fight hard.Lan Xiang recognized that the sword used by the bandits earlier was Tian Cewei's sword and concluded that the King of Han was defeated.Jin Qi accordingly advised Wei Bao that he might not be afraid of death, but he should also think about how his family would be implicated.

Wei Bao surrendered, and Jin Qi and his wife were rescued and returned home.

Wei Bao listened to Jin Qi's advice and was willing to lead the rebels to follow Sun Yong to see the British Duke and strive to atone for his sins.The emperor learned that Jin Qi and his wife were still missing and ordered the British Duke to search. Han Liang was worried about Lan Xiang and took the initiative to accompany them.When they arrived near Shenji Camp, everyone heard fighting and found that Miss Dong, the daughter of the county magistrate, was leading the people and government officials to resist the rebels.Her father was killed because he refused to join the rebellion. She had been fighting hard for a day and a night, and finally forced the opponent to surrender, and she fainted from exhaustion.

Han Liang put a cloak on her and asked people to carry her away. He promised to take care of these people and stopped searching.The British Duke's people then received news that Sun Yong had brought Wei Bao and others to surrender outside the camp.Jin Qi and Lan Xiang were finally found and escorted home by Jiugao and Nanke.After the imperial doctor diagnosed and treated her, the eldest aunt seemed to have something to say, so Lan Xiang left with an excuse.

The Lu family rebelled against the King of Han, and the eldest aunt was worried that her son Jun brother would be implicated, so Jin Qi agreed to plead with the emperor.Lan Xiang asked the housekeeper and Nan Ke about the evacuation process, and learned that the coachman actually left Xiao Lian behind. If Nan Ke hadn't found out, she almost froze to death, and some servants stole the second lady's jewelry and escaped.Lanxiang blames herself as a mistress for failing to make proper arrangements at home.

Later, she and Gan Tang met Jiugao confessing his love to Yuchan in the corridor, and the two watched quietly without disturbing him.Yuchan did not do it unintentionally, but she was married before and was older than Jiugao, so she was afraid that Nanny Wu would not agree.Grandma has always wanted to marry her son to a good girl, but she doesn't want to make the old man sad.

Jin Qi finally understood that the reason why Lan Xiang resented him was because he did not want his life to be arranged by others anymore, just as he had chosen to join the army because he refused to be manipulated by the Zhao family.He promised to respect her from now on and not change her family status.However, Lanxiang still hides her unspeakable life experience. Whether the two want the same thing, she cannot answer calmly.She then took her eldest aunt and second young lady to pray for blessings, and the housekeeper came to report. When she was putting away sister Xingtang's body, she found a piece of paper and a letter of departure. Only then did the second young lady find out that the deceased was married to Xie Zhao.After returning home, Lan Xiang emphasized that her aunt had been doing things properly these days and told her about another plan.

Jin Qiping rebelled against the feudal lord and brought orchid incense to worship the Shen family.

Lanxiang wants her eldest aunt to take care of the house for her.The eldest aunt did not dare to transcend her status as a mistress, but Lanxiang made it clear for her: the dowry had been exhausted, and she had to raise two children. She could not always rely on her family to take care of her. Since she had the skills, she would receive monthly wages and earn money by doing things.The second lady also advised her to think about herself first.When Lan Xiang made the announcement, she specifically mentioned that Jin Qi had received two hundred sticks for saving her sister, and reminded the senior nuns not to create difficulties in secret.

Jin Qi played chess with his second brother and saw that he felt much better after leaving Aunt Zhou's constant care. Tan was also pregnant.In the past, Aunt Zhou was always worried about his health and didn't even dare to let the couple get along.The emperor made Jinqi the Marquis of Jing'an for his work in suppressing the rebellion, and Lanxiang became the Marquis of Marquis. Jiugao and Nanke also took off their slave status and were appointed as Qianhu and deputy Qianhu respectively.

When the news reached Jinling, the family was overjoyed, but the old lady suffered a stroke and the third grandmother also gave birth.Later, Jingzhong received a letter from his family, and the old man still asked everyone to stay in Beijing with peace of mind.The second wife will not be coming in the short term because she is taking care of the elderly. The second lady is glad that she does not have to be forced to get married immediately, but the second master reminds her that she should make plans for herself in advance and not just wait for her elders to arrange it.

Jin Qi chose a day to take Lan Xiang to a remote place to worship. On the way, he met the woman Okra.He told Lan Xiang that he was ashamed of the Shen family and secretly asked someone to collect the remains. He also asked someone to buy Nanny Sun and Qiu Kui with a large amount of money and help them deregister.Okra later married a carpenter and had three children. She did not recognize her rescuer.Lan Xiang was also shocked to realize that her former maid had changed her appearance.

Facing the graves of the Shen family, Lan Xiang knelt down and cried bitterly. She could only explain it by saying that the Shen family's mother and daughter had saved the Xu family back then.Jin Qi said that today is Shen Jialan's birthday, and Lan Xiang remembered that she had been Xu Lanxiang for so long that she almost forgot the day that really belonged to her.Jin Qi brought her here because he wanted her to fully understand him. He was willing to tell her even the unspeakable secrets and promised never to let her down.Lan Xiang asked him to kowtow three times and give him an answer later.Later, she takes Jin Qi to see a play written especially for him.

The second master was left alone on his deathbed, and Jin Qi resigned and returned to his hometown.

 Lanxiang asked the troupe to perform the story of Gao Xianzhi.The general was loyal and brave, but his experience was quite similar to that of Jin Qi. In the end, he was killed because the emperor favored the eunuch.She used the play to express her true feelings: She did not believe that there should be unconditional obedience between king and minister, father and son, and husband and wife. The emperor also killed people, and he killed the most and the most ruthlessly.She hoped that Jin Qi would not only think about being loyal, but also think more about the safety of the Lin family behind him.

Three months later, Tan's son will be 100 days old. The family is discussing how to hold a banquet. The couple just want to celebrate simply.But the second master's condition became worse and worse, and he could not survive until that day.Before his death, he entrusted his son to Jinqi and his wife to Lanxiang.Lan Xiang promised that as long as she was still in the Lin family, she would not let Tan be wronged.

Nine months later, news came from Jinling that the old lady had passed away, but the old lady did not let people from Beijing return to their hometown for the funeral.Lan Xiang understands that the government is unstable, and he is afraid that if Jin Qi asks for leave, his position will be replaced by someone else.She was also considerate of her brothers and sisters, and offered to take them all back first, and escort the second master's coffin back home.

Jin Qi listened to the discussions of the ministers in the palace. The emperor became more and more fond of the eunuchs and indulged in cricket fighting.Walking through the palace wall, he remembered the killings that had occurred here, and finally made up his mind to resign.Jiugao and Nanke returned to Jinling with him.After the couple went through these things, they really got closer and had sex after returning to their hometown. Soon Lanxiang became pregnant.

The fourth sister has grown up and is about to marry the third master of the Yang family, and the family is busy adding makeup.Lanxiang gave her a rice shop and a set of rules and regulations, hoping that she would have food and skills, and Lin's mother was very satisfied; Osmanthus gave her paintings, the second lady gave her a gold stick, joking that she could teach her children and husband in the future, and the third lady gave her a wedding dress made by the palace embroiderer.Mrs. Cheng asked the third master to prepare a gift, but the third master took out a cricket. She gave it to the fourth sister without looking at it carefully, which made her relatives laugh.

Xiu Ru refused to take a concubine, and the Lin and Yuan families agreed on terms

The third master explained that the cricket was worth sixty gold, but Mrs. Cheng was only angry with him for not living up to expectations.After Jin Qi resigned, the Lin family lost power and military expenditures were reduced. He never had a new job. Even the third master resigned from his original job due to being squeezed out. Relatives took the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks.Seeing the embarrassing situation, Lanxiang reminded her fourth sister to answer the call.The fourth sister quoted poetry and combined it with the emperor's hobbies, and Xie Sange used crickets to encourage himself, and the dispute was resolved.Although the second wife still cares about Lan Xiang's background, Lin's mother recognizes her more and more.

Xiu Ru's marriage also encountered difficulties.Yuan Shaohui was thirty-nine years old and Xiu Ru was twenty-six years old. They gave birth to three daughters in succession.Mrs. Yuan was in frail health and wanted to have her grandson before she died. She even chose a concubine, Biwu, the daughter of Butler Yang.Xiu Ru refused and walked alone in the rain. Her stepdaughter Rong Jieer came to hold an umbrella for her and persuaded her to go back to her parents' home to find her uncle and aunt.Sister Rong recognized this mother and understood that once her father had a bastard, the situation of their daughters might be even more difficult.

When Mother Lin heard Xiuru's insistence that she was not allowed to take concubines, she first said that she could not stop the Yuan family from continuing the family line on her behalf, then stood up and left.Lanxiang understood that she was leaving space for herself to propose reconciliation.Xiu Ru thought about it carefully and expressed her willingness. Jin Qi took out the letter of peace and separation, negotiated with Yuan Shaohui, and also invited people from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War to participate.The third aunt of the Yuan family ridiculed Xiuru for her husband's family, but Yuan Shaohui pointed out that the Lin family used the wedding banquet to escort the prince and worked hard to perform meritorious services, so the honor was earned by themselves.

Jin Qi made it clear in front of the officials that Lan Xiang saved his life, and since he had the Enlin family, he would never take a concubine; if he did not have a son in the future, the title would be returned to the court.On the female side, the second wife only cried, and Lan Xiang supported Mother Lin to preside over the ceremony.Lin's mother proposed that if the Yuan family insisted on taking concubines, the Lin family would decide on the concubine to avoid further chaos in the inner house; the family property should also be divided equally among the children born to the main wife.

Mrs. Yuan refused to accept the second clause, but Yuan Shaohui said that if her son had the ability, he could earn it on his own, but if he didn't, he would not be able to hold on to his property and position no matter how much he had.Both parties finally took a step back, and the old lady agreed.Lan Xiang immediately took out the document and asked the mayor to witness it. Yuan Shaohui signed and deposited it without hesitation.Afterwards, Mother Lin reminded the Jinqi couple that Xiu Ru's persistence was not only about the relationship between the couple, but also about planning for several children. Don't blame her for this.

The sisters get married, and Lanxiang gives birth to a daughter, which raises doubts

Sister Rong and her three younger sisters knelt down to thank Jin Qi and Lan Xiang. Lan Xiang wanted to help her, but Mother Lin stopped her and said she could bear the gift.Xiu Ru taught her daughters early to be prepared for danger in times of peace. The Hou Mansion can make them worry-free about food and clothing, and it will also become a place where they must be prepared for every step.The Yuan family was in trouble, but Xiu Ru no longer cared whether her husband took concubines or not. She would do the ceremony decently and protect the reputation of her daughters.

Hearing that the Yuan family's concubine would be chosen from the Lin family's maids, Gantang first said that he wanted to marry Xiaolian's eldest brother Dasong.She had met him and felt that he was down-to-earth and Xiaolian's family was friendly, so she was willing to live with him.Xiaolian was very happy, saying that her family's foreign debts had been cleared and her brother was about to leave school.Neither Xiao Lian nor Bao Gaize wanted to be sent as concubines. Lan Xiang promised that Lin's mother would choose someone who was truly willing and would not force them.

Nan Ke also came to ask for Xiao Lian's hand in marriage, just because he was afraid that she would be chosen to go to the Yuan family.Lan Xiang did not make the decision for Xiao Lian. She said that she had asked herself first and then gave her answer. She also explained that she would not choose someone from Zhichun Hall, so Nan Ke was relieved.Later, the two newlyweds held a wedding on the same day, and everyone gathered for a drink, but Grandma Wu felt sad for Jiugao, who was in his thirties and had not yet married.Osmanthus asked her if she had too high expectations. She said that as long as she is a woman, it would be fine.

Yuchan heard this and plucked up the courage to stand up and recommend herself. Jiugao immediately walked to her side and admitted that they were in love.Yuchan said that although she was an orphan, she had been taken care of by her grandmother since she entered the house, and she also learned skills from Lanxiang, and she thought she was worthy of Jiugao.Grandma finally stopped caring and accepted this daughter-in-law.

The fourth lady Xiu Shu and her husband went home to announce the good news. She was three months pregnant and did not tell her elders until the fetus was stable.On the same day, Lan Xiang was also due to give birth. Po Wen and the doctor had already prepared the preparations, and her mother had sent someone to invite her. Jin Qi was still so nervous that she stayed in the delivery room. In the end, she fainted from fright.Lan Xiang gave birth to her daughter safely, but Gui Hua was afraid that the Lin family was patriarchal, but the second wife said that the eldest wife not only liked sons, but the old man had named the great-granddaughter Lin Zhangchen.

Lan Xiang accidentally mentioned that it took her mother a whole day and night to give birth to her, but Gui Hua later said that it only took half a day, and Jin Qi felt conflicted.He dug out Lan Xiang's old paintings and calligraphy, and thought that she was very skilled in painting, but her calligraphy was deliberately like that of a beginner. Calligraphy and painting should be connected, and the more he looked at it, the more confused he became.Lan Xiang woke up and saw him holding a box for collecting old things. She only said softly that he had intentions and did not take the initiative to explain.

Jin Qi burned things to protect his wife, and Lin's mother handed over the family order before her death

When Jin Qi asked about Lan Xiang's identity, she did not answer directly. She only said that he collected these things himself, so why did he ask her now.Jin Qi hugged the box and left in despair.Guihua brought the child. Although Lanxiang didn't know what her husband would think, she became more determined when she saw her daughter. She must live no matter what.

Jin Qi inquired about her grandfather and found out that the painting Xu Wanquan had received was originally from the old collection of Mr. Shen. His grandfather cherished it to show his guilt towards the Shen family.He asked Shen Jialan again, and his grandfather said that he had only met her once, but the Shen family never treated her poorly because she was a girl, and instead raised her very well.The clues gradually came together, and Jin Qi finally confirmed that Lan Xiang was his fiancee.

In the evening, he asked Baogai to move the stove into the house and burn the old things that could prove her identity one by one.From now on, she will be Xu Lanxiang, his wife who shares his blessings and misfortunes.The two of them didn't need to say anything anymore, they just looked at each other and smiled.Lin's mother soon became critically ill, and the imperial doctor had no power to save her. Jin Qi and his younger siblings stayed by the bedside.She handed the family order to Lan Xiang, but the second wife still cared. She felt that her sister-in-law didn't believe her because she hid her illness and finally handed the family over to her former slave.

When the eldest wife passed away, Mrs. Cheng took the opportunity to persuade her mother-in-law to take over power, and also talked to Lin's father.Lin's father never cared about housework, so he followed his younger siblings.Lan Xiang and Jin Qi came out. She had arranged the funeral arrangements in an orderly manner. Mrs. Cheng did not expect her to be so well prepared. Father Lin did not dare to say more and had to retreat. Mother Wu was so angry that she showed no mercy.

The couple held a wake at night, and Lan Xiang took out the note from the token bag. It turned out that Lin's mother had already written down the arrangements for her death.Jin Qi treasured it and recalled that his mother taught him to be kind to his younger siblings. He also understood that his mother often asked the fourth sister to visit the third sister because she was afraid that she would be too distracted and lead astray.Lin's mother did not take the old grudges between her husband and concubine to anger her child. Lan Xiang advised him to cry whenever he wanted and not to hold back.Later, Brother Jun and Sister Zhi stopped Lan Xiang outside the ancestral hall and handed over the jade cong used to sacrifice their mother. Mrs. Cheng forced Sister Zhi to hide it in Lan Xiang's underwear in order to frame her, and threatened to drive them out of the house.Brother Jun wanted to hide back in Cheng's house, but Lan Xiang stopped him immediately.

Juan brother entered the family tree with his mother and was kidnapped on the way to the embroidery and weaving workshop.

 Lanxiang told the two children that others can speak out, but they cannot decide how they live their lives.She was once a slave. They lost their father and lived in her uncle's house. These were real situations and they should not be taken lightly because of this, nor could they retaliate by framing them.The child was still afraid of being kicked out, but the old man happened to come and said clearly that he would not.Jin Qi had already mentioned that the two of them should take their mother's surname, but the old man had not agreed, but now he took the initiative to ask them if they were willing, and the children immediately knelt down and thanked him.

The two changed their surnames into the ancestral hall, and the old man also warned Mr. Cheng. Only then did the second wife know about the ridiculous things his daughter-in-law had done.The old lady officially recognized Lan Xiang as the head of the family and handed over the Cheng family to her.Lan Xiang did not impose a severe punishment, but only asked Cheng to sit back and reflect on her faults, copying the Diamond Sutra a thousand times for Lin's mother, and everyone in the family truly recognized her status as the head of the family.

The emperor died and a new emperor came to the throne. Jinqi and his wife were worried about changes in the court situation.A year later, water bandits were rampant. Longjiang Guards suffered heavy casualties and tributes were also robbed.Following the wishes of Eunuch Wang, Mao Suitang asked the guard station to raise money to make up for its losses, and also assigned the vacant command post to Jin Qi.Even though he knew it was for remediation, he couldn't refuse.Duke Xiang pretended to be ill and left with his son, and Yuan Shaohui was transferred to Zhejiang to prepare for the Japanese invasion, so it was difficult to help him.

Jin Qi has already written a letter, proposing a way to fully compensate the soldiers without arousing dissatisfaction among the sergeants.When going home to discuss, Lan Xiang took out the letters she exchanged with Ji'er, which recorded the prices of goods in Quanzhou.She collected information for writing a play and found that sea trade was very profitable. If Jinling businessmen could participate, there would be a way to raise money.Jin Qi accidentally said that he had taken over the command. Although Lan Xiang was surprised, he did not question him again.

The second young lady, Xiu Xuan, loves to listen to operas and also learns to sing. The second mistress is afraid that it will be difficult for her to fall into the hands of Mr. Cheng in the future.Xiuxiang wanted to make money on her own and help out in the weaving workshop managed by Gantang.Sister-in-law Peng, the weaver mother, asked her to go with her to pick up a new loom. Unexpectedly, she was met by bandits on her way back and the two of them were kidnapped together with their goods.The second wife was so anxious that she blamed Gantang and angered Lanxiang. Jin Qi blocked her on the spot and arranged to find someone separately the next day.Xiuxiang and Sister-in-law Peng escaped by themselves at night, and met Xie Zhao on the way.

Delphinium colluded with pirates, Yuan Shaohui was killed in Zhejiang

Xie Zhao didn't know Xiuxian, but he still helped the two of them hide and pointed out a false path to Zhang Shuizai and Du Cuixiao who were chasing them.He knew that the water bandits would not let him go easily, so he said that he had made an appointment with the magistrate.Delphinium recognized him and stopped Zhang Shuizai to get him out of danger.Xie Zhao sent the two of them back. Sister-in-law Peng was worried that staying out all night would cause gossip, so she asked Xiuxian to keep it a secret.Lan Xiang and Gan Tang picked them up and told the public that they were staying at the Lin Mansion due to the curfew.

Xie Zhao drew a picture of the robber and gave it to Xiuxian, who then passed it on to Jin Qi.Jin Qi recognized the person who had robbed the tribute and immediately offered a reward.Some of the bandits were afraid and wanted to retreat to the sea. Delphinium signaled Zhang Shuizai to kill the leader on the spot, so that no one dared to discuss it further.Zhang Shuizai was infatuated with Delphinium and was willing to listen to her, so she continued to use this thought to arrange the delivery of letters.

Lan Xiang was talking to Xiuxian and Xiuru, and suddenly remembered that the woman in the portrait was Delphinium.After everyone checked, they concluded that she faked her death during her exile and joined the pirates after escaping.Delphinium also took Zhang Shuizai to the door of Lin Mansion. Seeing that Jin Qi had been granted the title of Marquis, she lamented that she was only one step away from becoming Mrs. Marquis.These words made Zhang Shuizai even more jealous and vowed to kill Jin Qi.

Delphinium asked him to send a Delphinium flower to Zhehai.Zhang Shuizai secretly poisoned Yuan Shaohui's men and waited until they lost their fighting power before taking action.Yuan Shaohui fought hard with injuries, knowing that he could not win, so he ordered Ding Peng to use Huasheng to find Jin Qi, and he eventually died at the seaside.

There was another sudden change in the court: the emperor personally conquered Wona and was captured. Han Liang supported King Chen as Minister of War and sent orders from various places to mobilize troops to Beijing.Jin Qi was ordered to escort the grain and grass, and his children Run Ge'er and Sister Cheng prepared luggage for their father. Sister Cheng handed him the amulet and hoped that he would be safe.Lan Xiang always felt that Delphinium's attack at this time was not just seeking revenge, but coincided with the emperor's capture, and she might have another agenda.The two of them were thinking about the connection when they suddenly heard the sound of Nan Ke arriving.

The Lin family set up a bureau to resist the night attack, and Jin Qi went north to secure food supplies.

Nan Ke was ordered to deliver the letter, but on the way he encountered Ding Peng, who was seriously injured, and realized that he was a step too late.When Delphinium Huasheng was brought back, Yuan Shaohui was dead. Jin Qi lost control and immediately sought revenge on Delphinium.Lan Xiang stopped him, knowing that the more impulsive he was, the easier it would be to step into the opponent's trap.After the two discussed, they asked the government officials to take the portrait to the streets the next day, deliberately revealing the identity of the military household that Delphinium cared about most and colluding with pirates, in order to provoke her to take action first.

The new emperor came to the throne and the eunuchs lost power, but Mao Suitang still paid money to deliver news for Delphinium.He told the other party that Jin Qi was ill at home and the Yuan Mansion was busy with funerals and property disputes, so it seemed like the right time to take action.Delphinium then ordered Zhang Shuizai to burn grain, intending to leave the capital with no grain to defend. When Wo Na destroyed the court, he would no longer be a water bandit, but would become the King of Jinling.Zhang Shuizai wholeheartedly fulfilled her wish.

Xiu Ru took her three daughters to the Lin family. Lan Xiang asked the whole family to sleep together at night and not to move around without permission.She took Sister Chen to visit Guihua, who was seriously ill, fed her mother medicine, and told her father to close the door and not turn on the lights tonight.Delphinium brought the pirates into the city, but she came to Lin Mansion wearing her wedding dress.Lan Xiang, the maids, and Zhi Niang each held candles to greet them at the door. Delphinium mocked them for not knowing what they could do, and took out a blunderbuss to kill people.

On the other side, Zhang Shuizai went to the grain boat and sprinkled sulfur, but Jin Qi was waiting there, and the two sides fought fiercely.In front of the Lin Mansion, Xiu Ru used the sound of pipa as a signal. Everyone blew out the candles and threw them out, and then poured oil on the incoming enemy.The delphinium was covered in oil and did not dare to light a fire and fire a gun.At this time, someone shouted that Jin Qi had won and Zhang Shuizai was dead. The pirates were shaken and fled, and Lan Xiang lit a fire and attacked Delphinium.Before she died, she wanted to pounce on Lan Xiang and die together, but Xiu Ru threw a pipa to block her, and finally Delphinium was killed in a gunpowder explosion.

Jiugao and Nanke promptly helped Jin Qi to restrain Zhang Shuizai.Although Jin Qi was injured, he was still alive. His hands and feet were severed and handed over to the government for punishment according to law.Shouting news of death in front of the house is just to confuse the enemy.Everyone who participated in guarding the house received fifty taels each, and Xiu Ru also personally avenged her husband.Only then did Jin Qi learn from the son of Duke Xiang that the Duke had passed away. However, after receiving the news from Nan Ke, he continued to set up a defense line and ordered him to secure food first and organize the funeral later.If food is not guaranteed, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed.Jin Qi then dragged his injured body and continued to protect food and went north.

Osmanthus dies of illness, Xie Zhao sincerely begs to marry Xiuxian

Only a few servants in the Lin Mansion were slightly injured. The doctors saw that there was no danger to their lives.The old man asked Lan Xiang why he had calculated the night attack. She said that she and Jin Qi deduced that Delphinium had colluded with Wo Na, so they deduced from the timing of burning food and tried to lure the enemy into the situation.Mrs. Cheng disobeyed the arrangement and went back to her room in the dark at night. Instead, she lost four front teeth and had to go to the doctor with her.The old man heard that Guihua was seriously ill, so he asked Lanxiang to take her parents to Zhichun Hall to stay for a while.Lanxiang stayed with her mother and finally sent her away.

In the hospital, Xiuxian saw the horse in the backyard and wanted to use the tree stump to mount the horse, but accidentally fell and was being held by Xie Zhao.Xie Zhao came to see Ma, and the two old acquaintances chatted and realized that they both wanted to travel across the mountains and rivers.When he learned that she was Lin Xiuxian, he said that he would visit the old lady in the future.

When he returned to the Lin family, Xie Zhao not only visited, but also proposed marriage.When the second wife heard that a Jinshi came to beg for her daughter, she wanted to make a decision quickly, but when she saw that it was Xie Zhao who had broken off the engagement, she immediately refused.But Xiuxiao was very happy. The old man let the two of them talk this time and stopped the second wife from intervening.Xie Zhao admitted that in the past he could only listen to family arrangements, but now he is willing to make decisions for himself; Xiuxiang also said that she also misjudged others back then, so she could not blame him entirely.After going around for many years, the two finally expressed their feelings in person, and the second wife no longer stopped them.

Lan Xiang held her mother's funeral, and her family shared the duties and took care of the children. Her fourth brother-in-law also accompanied Xu Wanquan to the temple.Xiu Ru was making vegetarian soup, seemingly much more peaceful than before, but another thing had been arranged behind the scenes.She spread the news that the emperor wanted to pursue Yuan Shaohui, which caused the tribesmen who were afraid of being implicated to actively seek to divide their households.The third master started fighting with the visitor, and then she came forward and agreed: Although they both have the surname Yuan from now on, they are already two families, and the misfortunes and blessings are not related to each other.

Jin Qi and Han Liang went to court, and the new emperor wanted to keep him in Beijing. He asked to return home because of his health, and the emperor finally agreed.Wona withdrew his troops, but the courtiers agreed to welcome the Emperor back.Han Liang once supported the new king, and now he understands the outcome he may face.On New Year's Eve, Jin Qi still hasn't returned to Jinling, and Lan Xiang stays alone with her children.

Han Liang died on the snowy night, and Lan Xiang finished writing the Shen Family Chronicles

 The Emperor was restored to power, and Han Liang was left waiting outside the palace. He was not allowed to leave without an order.It snowed heavily at night, and he stood all night. When he was found the next day, he had already frozen to death.The ministers who had previously supported King Chen with him were also imprisoned one after another.Jin Qi returned to Jinling half a year later and told Lan Xiang what happened in those days.Young Master Ding of the Han family, thinking of his friendship as a disciple of Mr. Shouyi, escorted Han Liang's coffin and his wife and children back to Suzhou for burial. Later, under the persuasion of his relatives, Dong settled in his old residence in Jinling.

When Mr. Shouyi learned about the student's death, he was old and frail, so he still let his grandson carry him around. He contacted prestigious scholars in Jiangnan and jointly requested to rehabilitate the Shen family.Lan Xiang knew that the emperor would not publicly admit that his father was at fault. As expected, the petition was not approved, but other officials in the imperial prison were released.Only then did she realize that the husband was borrowing an old case to help the person in front of her survive.

From then on, Jin Qi stayed with Lan Xiang and the child, and personally taught her daughter how to practice swordsmanship. She was not allowed to do needlework just because she was a girl.The days passed by year by year, and when Sister Chen reached the age of sixteen, he still told her to use her wisdom before doing anything, and not to use the kung fu if it was necessary. If you really do it, it might be a life and death fight.No matter what, her parents hope that she will survive.

Jin Qi went to Yuelao Temple to ask for a red rope. At night, he sat next to Lan Xiang, tied the two together, and made a wish to be husband and wife in the next life.He said that if he had known that he would marry her, he should have taken good care of his health when he was in Jinzhou.Not long after he finished speaking, he passed away, not yet fifty.Lan Xiang snuggled next to him and sat for a long time.

Over the years since then, people around her have left one after another, Lan Xiang has turned gray-haired, and her granddaughter has grown into a teenager.She never stopped writing. At first, she just wanted to record the life of the Shen family. Later, she wrote down more and more experiences of women of the same generation, and also organized and preserved the old events of the Shen family.After completing the Shen Family Records, she held the sachet and passed away peacefully.One hundred and thirteen years later, the Shen family was finally rehabilitated, and the woman's remains were buried in her ancestral home and a tomb was built.