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Su Qin packed up her things and went to say goodbye to Wang Er and the Xu family.

Wang Er didn't want to trouble Su Qin too much. He was planning to stay anyway, and he wouldn't go back even if he had to work illegally. Besides, he had money on him, so he could last a long time without working. So he said to Su Qin, "Don't worry too much about me. As long as I can stay, I can always find a way to support myself."

Su Qin nodded: "I know, your matter is not difficult to handle. As long as we can arrange for you to go to the capital and get a white register, you can stay. However, the work you can find will probably not be very good. But take it slowly. As long as you are down-to-earth and capable, more people will be willing to hire you."

Wang Er nodded with a smile: "I know, I am not afraid of hardship, as long as I can have food to eat every day."

Su Qin looked at the Xu family again, and Xu Chunshan smiled at her: "You don't have to worry about our affairs. With your medicine, Feng'er has been much stronger these days. If I can't stay with you, I can carry him back on my back."

Su Qin: "Okay, I know. Don't worry, even if you can't stay, I will prepare a car for you and won't let you carry Brother Feng back."

Xu Chunshan looked at Su Qin gratefully: "Thank you very much. I won't say more if I am too grateful. When I pass the exam, I will definitely repay you double."

After saying goodbye to them, Su Qin followed Mr. Zeng into the city. Because they had not had time to change Su Qin's household registration, the slave registration that Zhao Liangchen had previously obtained for Su Qin was still used for inspection when entering the city.

When they got home, Mr. Zeng asked Su Qin to rest first while he went to boil some water. Su Qin did not refuse. She had not been back for a long time and she really needed to pack up. She did not bring back the things that Zou Tai bought for her and gave them all to Wang Er and the Xu family. She only brought back the clothes and shoes and socks she made herself, but they were all men's clothes. She needed to find the women's clothes she had bought before.

She pushed open the door of the east wing, and suddenly a pungent fragrance hit her face. She couldn't help but sneeze, then took two steps back. After getting used to the smell, she looked into the room again, and was stunned by the scene inside.

The room on the north side of the east wing is the outer room, which has tables, chairs and bookcases. There are a lot of things piled on the floor and on the table in this room, with pieces of cloth piled high, and a dazzling array of jewelry and various cosmetic boxes on the table. There are also several bundles next to the bookshelf.

She turned and went to the kitchen to find Zeng Lao: "Grandpa, whose things are in the east wing? Are there other women in the house?"

Zeng Lao lowered his head and stuffed firewood into the stove while saying, "There is no one else, all of this is yours."

Su Qin was surprised: "Mine? How is that possible? I don't have the money to buy these things."

Mr. Zeng: "These things were sent by Liangchen. He made great contributions, and the emperor wanted to reward him, so he asked the emperor for these and sent them here."

Su Qin had a speechless expression on her face. It was not that she disliked these things, but she would not accept gifts without merit. She and Zhao Liangchen were just ordinary acquaintances. How could she possibly accept so many things when they suddenly came to her?

Her modern experience taught her that taking a man's things required paying something, but she had nothing to pay. She also didn't think that Zhao Liangchen was attracted to her, because the two of them had only met twice in total.

Their two families were still enemies, and there was no possibility of anything happening between them. Zhao Liangchen was a very rational person, so she would understand. She couldn't figure it out, so she asked Zeng Lao directly: "Grandpa, why did he give me so many things?"

Mr. Zeng: "It doesn't matter why he gave it to you. Just take it. It's free anyway."

Su Qin shook her head: "No merit, no reward. I can't accept these things."

Zeng Lao then looked up at her and said, "How can you say you have no merit? If it weren't for your advice, how could he have accomplished so many things and made such great contributions? Since you have half of the credit, of course you should also have a share of the reward."

Su Qin: "But I didn't do anything, I just said a few words. It was all done by Lord Zhao, and he deserves the most credit. He didn't ask for any reward and gave it all to me. This is inappropriate. Besides, I came here to rescue my family. Being able to rescue them is the best reward for me. I really shouldn't take anything else."

Zeng Lao said, "Who said he didn't ask for other rewards? Today, many officials in the court recommended him for the position of deputy commander of the imperial guards. If you hadn't given him advice, he would have had to fight for ten or eight years to get that position. You saved him ten years of trouble, so he deserves everything he gives you. Besides, he was the one who sent your family in jail, so it's his responsibility to rescue them."

Seeing Su Qin still hesitating, he advised, "Okay, don't worry about it. He has no ulterior motive. He has made contributions, so the emperor must reward him. But if he asks the emperor for fame and fortune, other officials will be jealous and suppress him. But he asked for some women's things, and others will think he is greedy and lustful, and has no great future. It will make him feel more balanced. This will be good for him. These things are already here, and he, a grown man, can't use them. Just take them and use them. It will be considered as helping him."

Su Qin: "But he can definitely take it home to his sisters or mother."

Zeng Lao curled his lips and said, "I gave it to him. You know he didn't have a good life at home. His stepmother and sisters didn't take him seriously at all. Giving them so many good things would not only not make them grateful, but would make them even more greedy. So he only took back a small part."

Su Qin pursed her lips in worry. She understood the logic, and if she continued to refuse, she would feel like she was being pretentious. However, she really didn't have the habit of taking other people's things for free. She didn't know how to repay Zhao Liangchen for so many things in the future. She didn't like the feeling of owing others.

Seeing that she couldn't figure it out, Mr. Zeng stopped trying to persuade her. Anyway, those things were there, and Su Qin couldn't throw them all away.

Su Qin didn't throw it away, but she didn't plan to use it either. She went back to her room, sorted all the things into categories, and then placed them against the wall. They were all valuable and good things, and Zhao Liangchen would always need them in the future.

When she was cleaning up, she picked up the dozen or so boxes of perfume and frowned. These perfumes were all good things, and each one smelled good, but the mixture of more than a dozen scents was very choking. In addition, the rouge and powder also had a smell, and there was a faint smell of medicinal herbs mixed in, which made the whole room smell very strong. Su Qin felt a headache after staying in the room for a long time.

Looking at the ointment in her hand, she remembered that time when Zhao Liangchen said he would give her ointment when he sent her to the prison. She was a little annoyed and cursed angrily: "How much do you dislike my stench? You took so much ointment. If you dislike me, just tell me directly. I will stay away from you from now on."

Looking at these things was really annoying, so she found a few jewelry boxes, poured out the jewelry inside, put all the perfume and rouge and powder in them, and still smelled a smell after closing the lids. She went out and found some oilcloth to wrap the boxes tightly. She opened the bundles and found that the boxes were filled with some supplements and medicinal herbs. Although these medicinal herbs also had a smell, it was not strong. She wrapped them up again and placed them on top of the cloth, then opened the doors and windows to ventilate the room. When the fragrance in the room had almost dissipated, she felt a little better.

Mr. Zeng boiled some hot water, and Su Qin took a comfortable hot bath. Although she had water to simply wash herself these days, it was inconvenient and she couldn't wash herself cleanly. Now that she could take a hot bath, she was so comfortable that she dozed off.

After washing, changing into women's clothes and dressing up, she became the quiet and gentle lady again.

"Grandpa, where is the market here? I'll go buy some vegetables so we can have a good meal today."

Zeng Lao said with a smile: "That's good, I will have a treat now that you are back. Let's go, I will go with you. You won't be able to find the place just by telling you."

The two of them went out and met many acquaintances from the neighborhood along the way. Mr. Zeng introduced everyone he met: "This is my granddaughter Su Qing."