In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The danger in the Qi Mansion was lifted and the family was reunited. Everyone couldn't help but think of Qi Wan's marriage again.

Pei looked at Qi Wan and felt worried.

She whispered, "What about Awan's marriage? Qin Gaoming didn't even wait. When he saw that our Qi Mansion was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, he immediately arranged the marriage."

Qi Lu said: "It's not their fault. For the safety of the family, most people would make this choice."

Qi Xiang looked at his eldest niece and found that she was much more stable than last year.

He frowned slightly and asked, "Why, is there anyone else talking nonsense about Ah Wan?"

Regarding Qi Wan's reputation, no one, whether in the letter or the servants sent by the Qi Mansion, mentioned Qi Wan.

When Pei heard Qi Xiang mention the nonsense outside, she was furious, "It was all set up by the Third Prince."

"It turned out to be him." Qi Xiang was very surprised.

Qi Lu then told his second brother in detail what had happened before.

The family was worried about Qi Wan's marriage, but the old man just sat there calmly, twirling his beard and saying nothing.

Qi Xiang was furious that the Third Prince and his gang had set up a trap to harm the Qi family. He said, "With the prince's behavior, it's no wonder he was schemed and lost his life."

He was thankful again, "Fortunately, they didn't succeed, otherwise the Qi Mansion would be involved in the fight for the throne, and the fate of the Zuo family would be the fate of us in the Qi Mansion."

"Yes, fortunately it didn't succeed." Qi Lu said.

Qi Wan lowered his head and thought to himself: That's right, I was involved in the struggle for the throne in my previous life. After I helped the third prince to ascend the throne, the entire Qi family was killed.

Qi Xiang thought that things were over and now that it was the end of the year, he didn't want to talk about these unhappy things anymore.

He smiled and mentioned another incident, "I encountered a very strange thing."

"What's the matter?" asked the old man.

"I bought a string of white crystal beads from a man from the Western Regions at a high price. I was planning to give it to Awan as a dowry. But suddenly one day, it disappeared before my eyes. It really disappeared right away." Qi Xiang was also surprised when he talked about it.

Qi Wan blinked in surprise and pulled her sleeves down. She was glad that she had never shown the rosary in front of anyone, otherwise, she would not be able to explain to her family where she got the rosary from.

The Qi family members all laughed and said, "Maybe it's a spirit that flew off to look for its master."

"It's also possible that someone cast a spell and moved him away."

Qi Xiang was more inclined to believe that "I'm afraid the spirit has gone to seek the Lord."

Old Master Qi nodded, "That's fine, spiritual objects all have owners."

The people in the Qi Mansion talked and laughed for a while, thinking that this was magical and interesting, and they had never encountered such a thing before.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qi Xiang had to leave Beijing for Guangzhou. His wife and children were still staying in Guangzhou, so he was worried and wanted to go back early.

The people in the Qi Mansion did not try to keep him, but prepared plenty of food and wine for Qi Xiang and his guards to eat and drink on the road.

Before leaving, Qi Xiang said, "Brother, sister-in-law, there is no rush for Ah Wan's marriage. If we can't find a suitable marriage this year, please find a man in Guangzhou who is both talented and handsome, and has excellent moral character."

"Then thank you for your help, second brother." Pei stood up and thanked him.

Old Master Qi waved his hand and said, "There's no rush for this matter. We'll see next year or the year after next."

Everyone looked at the old man in surprise. He was the most anxious before. "The Qin family is OK. Hurry up and make a deal. There will be no such opportunity after this."

But the Qi Mansion was surrounded, and Qin Gaoming soon got engaged. The old man sighed, "Alas, our mansion missed a good son-in-law."

Now he says there is no rush.

Qi Lu nodded, "Then listen to father, and we'll talk about it next year or the year after next."

Qi Xiang said, "That's fine. Women in the Western Regions usually get married when they are 17 or 18 years old."

After Qi Xiang left, the Qi Mansion was granted a title, and during the New Year there was an endless stream of people coming to give gifts. Some of them were the same people who had come to take advantage of the situation when the Qi Mansion was besieged.

Pei didn't know whether to accept it or not, "How about accepting the gifts from these people?"

Qi Wan smiled and said, "Mother, please accept all of these. If you don't, they will think we are still holding a grudge against us."

She added, "I'll return the favor when I have the chance."

"Awan is right." Pei smiled, accepted all the gifts and wrote them down in a book so that she could return the gifts easily in the future.

The Qi family planned to host a banquet for relatives, friends and people who had given gifts after the national mourning.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Yuan family came to report the death, "The eldest lady has passed away."

Qi Yuehua died. According to the report from her dowry, her death was extremely tragic and miraculous.

In the middle of winter, Qi Yuehua was afraid of the cold, so she asked people to put several braziers beside her bed and keep them burning day and night.

Doctor Yuan advised: "Placing the brazier like this is prone to fire."

Qi Yuehua cursed with all her might, "Get lost, I'm using my dowry to buy charcoal."

"If I don't enjoy it myself, should I leave it for your concubine to give birth to?"

Doctor Yuan no longer cared.

On the morning of the ninth day, Qi Yuehua woke up. She opened the tent and asked for service as usual.

Unexpectedly, a corner of her tent caught a spark from the charcoal fire and the tent suddenly caught fire.

Qi Yuehua was so frightened that she forgot that she couldn't walk. She rolled out of bed and tried to escape, but she rolled into the brazier with her head down and was burned beyond recognition. She was burned to death by the charcoal fire.

"Stupid thing, he killed himself." Old Master Qi cursed in pain.

The people in the Qi Palace discussed who should go to worship.

Old Master Qi made the decision: "Qi Lu and Pei Shi, don't go. You are the elder brother and sister-in-law. It is not right for you to offer sacrifices for your younger sister."

"Qi Ze and Qi Yuan will go to Yuan's house to see if they can help. Zheng will take A Wan with her and return on the same day."

"Yes, old man." Everyone responded.

Qi Ze and Qi Yuan, with a team of servants, escorted the carriage carrying Zheng and Qi Wan all the way to Yuan's house.

Imperial Doctor Yuan usually cured illnesses and saved lives, and did good deeds, which led to long queues of people coming to Yuan’s house to give gifts and pay tribute to him.

Seeing the Qi Mansion's car coming, the people in the queue took the initiative to make way, "Make way, make way, the Qi Mansion's people are coming."

Seeing the Qi Ze brothers escorting the carriage, the servants saluted and said, "Master Qi, Master Qi, please come in."

The visitors looked around and saw that Qi Lu had not arrived. Someone whispered, "General Qi and his wife are not here."

"General Qi is a marquis, and he is your elder brother, so it's normal that he didn't come." A man said.

Someone was mumbling about Madam Yuan Qi. "Her mother was divorced, her brother died, and she had no one to back her up. Old Master Qi sent the two brothers from the eldest house to give face to Imperial Doctor Yuan."

"Yes."

Qi Ze and his team entered the mansion. The two brothers saw Zheng holding Qi Wan's hand and getting off the carriage, entering the second gate, and then followed them into the upper courtyard.

The Yuan Mansion was not big, just three courtyards, and there were people standing everywhere.

The owner and servants of Yuan Mansion kept on receiving guests.

Qi Ze and Qi Yuan came forward to receive the distinguished guests brought by Imperial Doctor Yuan.

The princess's mansion also sent people.

The dead are the most important, so Zheng and Qi Wan went to the mourning hall first to burn incense and pay their respects.

The two filial daughters knelt in front of the coffin in mourning clothes to express their gratitude.

When Miss Yuan Er saw Qi Wan coming, she rolled her eyes and did not return the greeting.

Miss Yuan combed her hair like a woman and returned the greeting respectfully. Her red and swollen eyes were filled with gratitude when she looked at Qi Wan.

It was not until their mother's death and funeral that the two sisters realized, "If they had an adult brother to support them, they wouldn't have to work so hard." They knelt from morning to night and knelt down to greet every guest who came.

The son born to Imperial Physician Yuan's concubine is less than one year old. If he wants to rely on him to share the burden, it will take more than ten years.